Obama and the Stock Market

A lot of financial experts are saying that stocks took an even greater dive after the election and have stayed down since, because investors (both foreign and domestic) are waiting to see what an Obama presidency will do in terms of the economy (taxing the rich, etc). As of now, they do not have the confidence to invest, so are taking a "wait and see" approach..

Overall, Obama's judgement has been impressive as far as most of his cabinet picks and his retaining Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. It was also heartening to see that he did not back down on his choice of having Pastor Rick Warren be a part of the inauguation, despite being under heavy fire from the "gay gestapo" for doing so. Perhaps he will not pander so much to the special interest groups as was feared by many.

It is being predicted the market will recover somewhat, after he takes office, especially if these bipartisan choices become the rule. President elect Obama is an extremely smart man, and since being briefed by the White House on confidential, top security, matters, his stance on ending the Iraq war seems to have have been altered, as he has gained a more comprehensive sobering view on how the outcome of that war (misguided as it has been) relates to America's security (after all, the #1 responsibility of the government is to keep us safe!) The fact that he wants to increase our troops in Afghanistan is very promising.

Unfortunately, a lot of people who voted for him will be undoubtebly, disappointed that all of the entitlements they expected, are not going to come to fruition. There is a glimmer of hope now, for a lot of us naysayers, that Obama might turn out to be a president for all the people after all, and potentially one of our greatest presidents. He certainly has inherited a big mess!!!! May God be with him and

Homosexual "Marriage"

The union between two persons of the same sex and that between a man and a woman will never be "equal", no matter how many laws are passed or rulings by activist judges are made. They are entirely different and therefore, require different words to describe them.

I believe that a committed homosexual couple ought to be afforded the exact same legal rights as a married one through civil unions, etc., however, I along with the great majority of Americans, simply do not want the definition of marriage, that has stood for over five thousand years and is the very bedrock of civilization, changed.

The term marriage ought to be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. I do not believe this is really about the term marriage, however, it is about forcing the acceptance of a lifestyle that most of us find repugnant.

As far as legalizing gay marriage not affecting all of us, one has only to look at the ramifications of the law in Massachusetts. Parents now have no rights at all in terms of what their children can and cannot be taught about the subject. Gays are pushing their agenda heavily in the schools through books and mandatory "education" programs.

Parents are being told they and their children may not "opt out" of these indoctrination sessions since gay marriage is now the law of the land.

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Sarah Palin, Bright Shining Star of the New Republican Party

Gov. Palin may not have fancy degrees from an ivy league school, but she is a dynamite lady with amazing administrative abilities who has an unprecendented 80%+ approval rating in the state she governs. She is being credited now, in part, for the double digit victory of Saxby Chambliss yesterday, even after the Dems sent in their big guns, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and the rapper, Ludicrous. Imagine that!

Over the next four years, the Republican Party, which sadly, lost its way over the past 8 years, will rally and rediscover its Reaganistic ideals: smaller government, fiscal responsiility, more individual rights and freedoms . All of this and lower taxes.

Sarah Palin is one of several dynamic new stars who have a bright future in turning the party around to accomplish those goals.

Musings on Muslim Extremism

The attacks by Muslim Extremists in India, in the past several days, have me doing some serious thinking in terms of why the world is in the midst of turmoil largely created and being perpetrated by this faction of Islam, ironically, called "the religion of peace".

I am growing quite weary and troubled by those who want to justify the actions of this group by denigrating all religion, especially, Christianity.

In simplistic terms, Christians follow the teachings of Christ (hence the name Christian) who came "not to condemn the world, but to save it". No where in the New Testament are Christians mandated to kill in his name. On the contrary, we are admonished to "love our neighbor as ourselves", "hate the sin, but love the sinner". The Old Testament is an accounting of Jewish law, which was mostly abolished with the coming of Jesus. The United States' judicial system was, however, patterned after the Ten Commandments, which are in the Old Testament.

Muslims follow the teachings of Mohammed, a warrior and founder of Islam. Islam was established 600 years after the birth of Jesus. The followers of that religion are bound by the teachings of Mohammed, which are clearly outlined in the Koran. The mandate to followers of Islam is to kill all unbelievers, if they cannot be converted. It is all is in there, in black and white, though most Muslims do not take that literally, (hence the Extremist view, which is to interpret it in that way).

Those who refuse to believe that, are courting danger in this very real "War on the West" we are experiencing and which is the source of most of terrorism in the world today. If suddenly and miraculously this war by Muslim Extremists were to cease, the world would be a decidedly more peaceful place.

As stated earlier, this is a simplisitic view, and is much more complicated, but basically that is the way I understand it.

To compare Christianity with Islam is folly at best, and ignores the very real dangers inherent in the teachings of Mohammed. I can only think that a large majority of the world's 2.3 billion Muslims are either illiterate and therefore, haven't read the Koran (just as a lot of people who claim to be Christians haven't actually ever read and studied the New Testament) or simply choose to ignore the part of their holy book which does indeed incite them to violence against unbelievers.

I continue to be amazed at the lack of an outcry among Muslims, as a whole, condemning these violent acts of terrorism.

God Bless America

John McCain fought the good fight for America against overwhelming odds. His concession speech last night demonstrated that he is truly a class act.

I wish President Obama all the best, and hope all Americans will get behind him. We simply cannot endure another 4 years of intense hatred toward an American president by the main stream media and a lot of our citizens. That does nothing but weaken and divide us.

Obama will need all of our support and prayers as he faces some of the most difficult challenges in our nation's history. My biggest concern is our country's security against those (Radical Islam) who want nothing more than the destruction of our nation and its people.

The good news is that McCain is still our Senator here in Arizona. He took our state by a comfortable margin, as he did in my home state of Tennessee. The other good news is that the citizens of Arizona overwhemingly passed the "Protect Marriage Amendment" to our state constitution.

The Election

The sad (and scary) prediction is that, if Obama loses, there will be mass rioting in the streets. Police Depts. all over the country, especially in the predominately Black large cities, are preparing for the worst. They also predict riots if he wins!

It is indeed very troubling to see people voting for Obama soley on his color, and not his "content of character".

He continually has denied knowing anything about the radical agendas of his numerous, far left, close friends and associates for the past 20+ years, his Kenyan aunt who is here illegaly, etc., etc., etc.!

His campaign has effectively silenced any MSM news source that has criticized him,(thrown reporters off his plane, boycotted the Florida TV station that dared to ask a straight question they didn't like, etc).

The ultra liberal "community"organization A.C.O.R.N., for whom Obama has worked in the past, has obviously committed large scale voter registration fraud in order to help swing the election. Again, he has down played his role in helping that group in the past.

The LA Times is refusing to release a video they have of him toasting A PLO terrorist leader. The list goes on and on. Still, masses of the American public prefer to turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to these facts.

This man is a charlatan, pure and simple.

Definition of charlatan:

A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.

It is frightening how this man and the far left, liberal, Democratic political machine, have carefully woven their web of deceit around the American people.

Tragically, this has largely been accomplished with the help of an unprecedented amount of donations from the likes of anti-American billionaire,(Mr. "Open Society"),George Soros , and the "Hollyweird" crowd, along with millions in very questionable, untraceable "pre-paid credit card" internet donations, which, are highly suspected to have come from countries that hate us and are fervently hoping for an Obama victory).

Undeniably, the unfortunate timing of the collapse of the financial and housing markets (in large part due to the irresponsible decisions made by the Democatically controlled congress of the past 2 years), has also played a tremendous role in the negative mood of voters towards the Republicans and the citizens' hunger for "change"(even a more devastating change), has allowed this unprecedented, far left, liberal foothold in this election.

May God help us all.

The Election

Unfortunately, most Americans are not inclined to do any research on the candidates or the issues, and have been fed a steady diet of pro-Obama-Biden rhetoric by the mainstream media,

A lot of us have already voted. The McCain campaign was hit hard by the financial crisis and, it appears, lost a lot of momentum in its tepid attempt to get the truth out about the Dems' role in this great disaster. As one pundit put it, McCain might have done well to just say to Americans that "he would cut pork, and kill terrorists"! In the end, we will get the President we deserve.

I truly hope we can heal the great divisions, come together as Americans and get behind our new President. He will, indeed, need all of our support, as well as a supernatural force to help him in the next four years.