Ineptocracy

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The Online Slang Dictionary  "A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers."


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Liberals disagree

Merriam Webster says…thugocracy and ineptocracy go hand in hand

US military strength beefed up at Hormuz as nuclear talks with Iran fade

DEBKAfile   "Shortly after the announcement, senior US administration officials said the fourth round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and six world powers taking place in Istanbul Tuesday were most probably the last: Tehran has refused to give way on the key issues of the 20-percent grade enrichment of uranium and the closure of its underground nuclear facility at Fordo.

The new war drums sent oil past $100 for the first time in three weeks.

As for the Gulf buildup, US sources said counter-measures were in place in case the extra forces were targeted for Iranian aggression."

Do you somehow visualize Obama launching an attack, oh, say about the first week of November?

Jerusalem Post cartoon

The Jerusalem Post seems to lack confidence in Obama's military leadership: Obama ‘chickened out’ of confronting mullahs  "  "The White House, however, has “a systemic failure in understanding the lay of the land” when it comes to Iran. The current president is no exception, according to Reza Pahlavi.

" “Barack Obama is hell-bent on engaging the Iranian regime just to prove that he’s not George Bush. That doesn’t help the problem. That’s not what people expected in Iran,” the Iranian prince said.
" “The people of Iran are asking for help, and Obama cares about showing Khamenei that he can reason with him. That was Jimmy Carter’s mentality in 1979 and that’s still the mentality in 2012.”
Reza Pahlavi called on “Israeli friends to stand up in support of those trying to bring democracy to Iran.”
"He added: “Of course Iranians don’t hate Israel. The regime wants you to think so."

New Zimmerman Evidence Removes Any Doubt; George Zimmerman: victim of a liberal racist lynch mob.

PJ Media  "There is no doubt in my mind that Zimmerman is the main victim here and that President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Al Sharpton, special prosecutor Angela Corey, Sanford detective Chris Serino, and a host of others are prominent members of this shameful multiracial lynch mob.

"In my previous article, I pointed out that I have investigated many cases of racial violence and police brutality, and have documented, in official federal reports, that many such awful events have indeed taken place in this country. Yet Zimmerman’s case did not have any of the features of those other incidents of racial brutality."

Independence Day

Wikipedia  "During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia declaring the United States independent from Great Britain. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised the wording of the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day earlier, John Adams had written to his wife Abigail:

The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.

"The 4th of July is America's birthday. That's a big deal. This brief ceremony will help you bring meaning back into this holiday. It's easy and fun. Join the party!"

The soon-to-be-gone Neal Boortz has posted these:

Phonies celebrating Independence Day "This is a day we celebrate the Declaration of Independence … proclaiming our independence from Great Britain and the heavy-handed governance King George was inflicting on the colonies".
How about an Independence Day quiz?  "I then posted the quiz on line and teachers across the country printed it out and gave it to their students as an open-book take-home test.  It also became hugely popular with home schoolers. So .. here it is, somewhat revised ….."
I'm going to miss Mr. Boortz terribly.


Americans aren't the only ones left historically, um, "challenged" by our education system

OUTRAGED Midwest Farmers Protest EPA Spy Planes Over Iowa Ranches

Gateway Pundit  " Midwest farmers were outraged to hear that the Obama EPA was spying on ranches in surveilance planes. Rep. Tom Latham sent a letter to the EPA demanding answers,

“No federal agency has the right to treat the American farmer like the Taliban.”

"To the Obama EPA – Iowa farmers are the enemy."  Original article.

Stop The Sovietization Of American Medicine

Forbes  "For me, the expanded reach of an already bloated central government brings back bad memories of being a physician in the Soviet Union, which collapsed under the weight of its own bureaucratic inefficiencies two decades ago. I was among the many Soviets cheering for its demise. Now I worry that some of the most ruinous traits of the Soviet system are taking hold of American medicine."

...."Washington has unleashed an avalanche of regulations that devour physicians’ time while disjoining us from patients. Without hard evidence of their effectiveness, these regulations are useless and, worse, harmful. "Hospitals, which now own many physician practices, are subject to multiple layers of oversight. Many establish more bureaucracy than required, at substantial cost, to ensure they appear compliant, or risk losing accreditation and funding."  Leonid Poretsky (right) is a Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Our own family physician bears all this out . TD   Also here.

"Soviet" definition: " ....any similar council or assembly connected with a socialistic governmental system elsewhere."


Rick Moran: House guerrilla tactics attempt to stymie Obamacare implementation   "There's more than one way to skin a cat and the GOP in the House are looking at ways to defund, or refuse to fund implementation of Obamacare in government.

"Next week, the House will take up a bill to prevent HHS money from going to the IRS."

So much for protecting us against an ever more voracious, controlling government

Now we have nobody to stop this regime from the things it plans to do to us in their pretense of doing things for us. We have only the ballot box and the hope that Republicans we elect will have the courage to remove this heavy tax and regulatory burden being laid upon our nation.
But if the Supreme Court withered under the pressure of threats from Obama and his press, how  will members of Congress - who are much less insulated from all - that hope to do any better?  TD

WSJ; Get Ready for the New Investment Tax  "So when the court affirmed the law on Thursday, investors—and tax advisers—started scrambling.
...."Got all that? The new rules present big challenges for taxpayers. But if you start thinking about them now, at least you can minimize the damage."   More here.  And here.


MoneyNews.com; America On Board for 'Financial Train Wreck', Economist Warns    "Whether or not you agree with Peter Schiff, CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital, one thing is beyond dispute: Those whom we have trusted to fix our economy have failed."

Hat tip to Jerry Bentley, Lompoc, CA

From Charles Schwab; Q and A on Supreme Court Health-Care Decision

"This may remove an immediate uncertainty, but there's always the possibility down the road of another attempt to overturn this law. How soon do you think it will be before the politics allow for another challenge to the health-care mandate to surface?

"It all depends on the election outcome. If Republicans win the White House and both chambers of Congress, they are very likely to make a run in 2013 at repealing the entire law, or major elements of it. If the President is re-elected, or if Congress remains divided, then repeal is not likely to happen." By Michael TownsendVice President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Charles Schwab & Co. is one of many despised Wall Street money managers that the Occupy movement hates and whose offices they have attempted to vandalize. This company has made it possible for me, a retired hourly maintenance electrician, to live my remaining years out comfortably and enjoyably because we entrusted our savings to them, not to Barack Obama, the Democrats nor to the Occupiers.

However, I might add, guess who is portrayed as the villain in most TNT ("Law & Order" for example) dramas and who they show as the good guys. I'm just sayin'. TD


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