Here's my question. How is it that President Obama has not been able to fill 57% of the more than 500 senior positions requiring Senate confirmation. According to the report in the New York Times, the president is still missing an assistant treasury secretary for financial markets; a director for the Agency for International Development; and even his Army secretary, as well as several top national security posts. Now, I know he's had problems confirming a majority of his picks, some with IRS problems, like Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury, and others, who failed to pay their income tax in recent years. And others like Republican U.S. Senator Judd Gregg who, after being chosen, decided they were not on board with the Presidents radical policies. But why the sudden lack of attention as far as filling the rest of his Presidential appointments to his staff? Could it be that he just wants to bypass the vetting system altogether? I mean, as long as he's appointing his Czars, which DO NOT have to have Senate confirmation and report to no one else but President Obama, why go through the lengthily process?

Wow, I guess Obama wasn't kidding when he stated that he will fundamentally change this nation. One of the changes he seems to favor is to eliminate the checks and balances of power that were put into place, by our founding fathers, so that no branch of government was more powerful than the other. By appointing all his Czars he is doing away with the need for Congressional approval and having these czars accountable, not to the American people, but to him and him alone. Is this how our country was set up to run. I don't think so.

Just in case you were not aware, with over 250 of his presidential appointee spots still open, Obama has found the time instead to appoint the following Czars:


1. Afghanistan Czar - Richard Holbrooke
2. AIDS Czar * - Jeffrey Crowley
3. Auto Recovery Czar - Ed Montgomery
4. Border Czar * - Alan Bersin
5. California Water Czar
6. Car Czar - Ron Bloom
7. Central Region Czar - Dennis Ross
8. Climate Czar - Todd Stern
9. Domestic Violence Czar - Lynn Rosenthal
10. Drug Czar * - Gil Kerlikowske
11. Economic Czar * - Paul Volcker
12. Energy and Environment Czar - Carol Browner
13. Faith-Based Czar * - Joshua DuBois
14. Government Performance Czar - Jeffrey Zients
15. Great Lakes Czar - Cameron Davis
16. Green Jobs Czar - Van Jones
17. Guantanamo Closure Czar - Daniel Fried
18. Health Czar * - Nancy-Ann DeParle
19. Information Czar - Vivek Kundra
20. Intelligence Czar * - Dennis Blair
21. Mideast Peace Czar - George Mitchell
22. Pay Czar - Kenneth R. Feinberg
23. Regulatory Czar - Cass R. Sunstein
24. Science Czar - John Holdren
25. Stimulus Accountability Czar - Earl Devaney
26. Sudan Czar - J. Scott Gration
27. TARP Czar - Herb Allison
28. Technology Czar - Aneesh Chopra
29. Terrorism Czar - John Brennan
30. Urban Affairs Czar - Adolfo Carrion Jr.
31. Weapons Czar - Ashton Carter
32. WMD Policy Czar - Gary Samore

My question for you is, what do we really know about these people who are so closely advising our President?

Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Liberal, Left or Right. You gotta love our Vice President, Joe Biden. Whether you are on the Right, looking forward to hearing what great gaff comes out his mouth this time, or you're the left, who cringe every time he has to make a public speech, for fear of what he might say next. One thing you can truly count on, Our VP will always tell you what's on his mind. Wow, who would have thought, in this day and age, a Washington Politician saying what he feels. You know, as a Conservative, I don't agree with Mr. Bidens politics, but, I do have to respect a man that speaks from his heart. Sure, in dealing with other governments or others in general, it is important not to offend and to be tactful in your approach, but, since when has being politically correct been more important than telling the truth? I wish more politicians would worry less about the terminology used in describing situations at hand ,and worry more about informing us with the facts and truth of what we are up against. We don't need to be coddled, we're adults. Whether you think we can handle it or not, we deserve to know.

What bothers me the most is when I hear the media talk about; how the VP's candor is a "persistent challenge for Obama.". Why is that? Is it because they wish he would be more diplomatic in his speech, or, is it because that, when VP Biden speaks the truth, it brings to light key facts that the President would much rather have us in the dark about? Such as how the Obama Administration "misread how bad the economy was." Or, on the campaign trail, when he stated that; Obama, if elected, would face a "generated crisis" to "test the mettle of this guy." The latest incident happened this week when he said, during an interview with The Wall Street Journal, that Russia would have no choice but to cooperate with the United States because it is on the brink of sharp decline, referring to their current economic problems. Sure he could have phrased it better but, does that make his statement any less true?

I am not saying that Joe Biden is the ideal statesmen. I am fully aware of how diplomacy works. What I am saying is that; we need to listen, a little more carefully, to what our Vice President is saying these days. For this reason: I believe that, when a person speaks off the top of their head, ( and not off a teleprompter ) you are more likely to hear some unintentional truths slip out. More so than from a canned response or a written statement. If that is what it takes for us to get the real facts, about what is happening and what our leaders are thinking, than I say; Let Joe speak freely, and let him speak often.

I am so tired of hearing, in response to the lies and deception in Washington, phrases like; "That's just politics, Politics as Usual or What do you expect? they're Politicians". When did this all begin? How long has it been the Status Qua that, it's OK to allow our nations leaders to lie and deceive us? And when they do, just write it off as politics as usual. I'm no historian and maybe I am wrong, but, I can't imagine our founding fathers sitting around the room, when they were drafting our constitution, saying; "We can't put that in there, it might offend this group over here" or "If we don't include this, this group over here won't get what I promised them" or what seems to be going on, more and more, in the Bills flying through Congress these days; "If we use this language, it will give the impression we are looking out for their best interests and still leave it open to do what we want" When did it become OK for us to be lied to and deceived? When did we decide as a nation that; we have no choice but to settle for leaders who say one thing and do another? When did we drop the ball; when it comes to holding our elected officials accountable to do the job they were elected to do? Think about this. We let Congress pass Bills on TARP, Cap and Trade and Health Care without reading what's in them. How can they possible be protecting the citizens who elected them when ,they don't even read what they are putting into policy? I guarantee our founding fathers not only read what they signed and passed, but also, had full knowledge and understanding of what they were voting on. Remember this?:



The problem is; We as Americans are letting our so-call leaders do this to us. We are letting them lie to us. We are not holding them accountable for their actions or lack there of. We are justifying their playing games, with our freedoms and future, by letting them off the hook with a simple excuse of; "What do you expect, they can't help it. That's the nature of the game in Washington" "That's how politics work" ENOUGH ALREADY!!

As long as we just sit back and allow our leaders to keep doing this, to us and our country, they are going to. If we don't hold them up to a higher level of accountability, then we deserve what they give us. I can't speak for anyone else, but, I for one will be writing letters to, calling and emailing my elected officials, State Senators and Representatives, letting them know that; when it comes to their role as my elected official, They are expected to do the job they were elected to do. When it comes to communication with the voters, that they say what they mean and mean what they say. When they don't, I will hold them accountable and they WILL hear from me.

I have a right and an obligation to keep our leaders in check, and, so do you

As humans, we tend to attack things that pose a threat to us. I mean it's only natural that when someone threatens us, our way of life, our self interests, our agendas and our money, we get defensive, Right? Many people feel that, when there is a threat looming, the best course of action is to strike first, kill it before it kills us.

With that being said, why is anyone surprised at the way the Main Stream Media (MSM), which is comprised mostly of very liberal individuals, is going after Sarah Palin? I'm one of those who believe that MSM is the strongest proponent for the "Left". I mean think about it. The "Left" loves the fact that they are in the drivers seat. They're in their hay days and loving every minute of it. Do you think they want the ride to stop now? I mean, with the ferocity that the MSM went after Palin during last years election, it was obvious that they were relieved when it was all over. I mean Obama only won with 53%, and that sure wasn't the landslide the MSM predicted it would be. I give Sarah Palin the credit for closing the gap and, I believe, they do too.

I really think that the MSM and those on the "Left" were hoping to, not have to worry about Palin for ,at least, a little while. The fact that the victory party was cut short has really upset them. I mean Sarah Palin hasn't even announced what her plans are and, already the media has their claws out, ready to pounce on her. Like I said, when someone is threatened, they attack. I'm sure they have seen the latest Gallup poll which states that; " Currently, 72% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have a favorable opinion of Palin, compared with 56% for Romney and 59% for Huckabee. But her lead on this measure largely reflects the fact that she is better known than the two former governors, given the substantially lower "no opinion" figures for her. Republicans rate each candidate more positively than negatively by better than 3-to-1 ratios." And this is in spite of the MSM's non stop attacks on Sarah Palin and her Family.

Now, I am in no way saying who ,I believe, should be the next candidate for the Republican Party or any one else. All I'm saying is this; The best way for the "Right" to gauge who the "Left" is most afraid of, in the FUTURE, is to watch WHO they are attacking NOW.

Just a Note.

   It seems like, after the tremendous amount of participation from average citizens attending the April 15th Tea Parties, there would have had more media coverage about the 4th of July Tea Parties that were held all over America. But, after searching the news and Internet this weekend, I was very disappointed at the lack of coverage. I was extremely upset at Fox News, which in the past has been a champion for these "grassroots" events. As far as the "Main Stream " media goes, I was in no way looking for any enthusiastic or glowing coverage of the events as much as I was surfing for their condescending reports of all the "Right Wing Conservative Nut Jobs" who gathered together in vain protest over, what should be, their patriotic duty, in tough economic times such as these, to pay higher taxes ( as VP Biden was quoted saying )

   The media has already voiced their opinions of the 10's of 1,000's of people who attended the April 15th tea parties, using such terms as : extremists, prejudice, rednecks, Obama haters and Tea Baggers. Is this what the media really thinks? Do they feel like events such as these are not news worthy? Have we led them to believe that we, their audiance, are not interested in stories about people who are frustrated just like ourselves? Is that what they really see when they witness these lawful and peaceful assemblies of citizens who gather under the protection that our Constitution gaurantees? Radical, out of touch wack jobs? Watch this clip. What do you see.




   As far as I am concerned, these are just your everyday, average, hard working American people who believe that they have a voice in the direction of our Nation. As do I. I'm starting to think that, the media has gotten so liberal in their own views, they feel like any action or reaction against this current administrations policies is a direct attack against themselves ? They even go so far as to report these protests as not being a "grassroots" movement at all, but, more a clandestine movement by the Republicans against the Obama administration to use these functions as a platform to push their agenda. On the contrary, most of these events have not invited, or even banned in some instances, local politicians from even attending so they can't use the tea parties as a tool to get themselves in the good graces of the people. In Austin, Texas, over the 4th of July, Sen.John Cornyn (R) was "Boo'd", while starting his introduction of a guest speaker, because the citizens of Austin were very upset with his "Yes" vote on the wasteful spending "Tarp" bill that passed earlier this year. They Boo'd over his rhetoric and as you watch the clip, you can see that he was not even listened to until he started talking about Our soldiers overseas and the characteristics of the guest speaker.




   These aren't republicans, democrats, left wing, right wing, religious nuts or extremists. They are American citizens and I, for one, am interested in what they have to say. To me this is news also. Since when has it been the medias job to report only issues that are in line with what they believe ? Observe & Report and let U.S. decide. They are not there to decide what they think is news worthy. 35,000people attending an event in Texas, on the 4th, protesting tax increases peacefully is news, but to do it in tandem with 100's of other cities across the nation on the same day is something, I believe, we also need to hear about. But yet there was little, if any, reporting about it by the networks. What's up with that ??

   Ok, I understand how, in the shadow of " MJ's " death 10 days prior, smaller, less important events such as ; the energy bill that would implement the largest tax on American citizens passing the House floor, N. Korea flexing their muscles and breaking more International laws by shooting off 7 missiles with greater accuracy than before or an unemployment rate of 9.5% that is at the highest number in the last 26 years might be overlooked or downplayed by the media. Are we that detached as a nation ? Are we, the people, that shallow that the media feels like, if they break and report on these types of issues, they will lose viewers to the entertainment channels that are running 24/7 MJ coverage ? What is that saying about us? Are we tuning into the News to be informed or simply entertained? The networks are reporting more like the "National Enquirer" or "E" rather than a news agency.

   Hey Media !! Do your Job ! You Observe it, than Report it and We will Decide.

Why does it take so long for the media to open it's "objective" eyes and see what many of us have seen for months. Is the spell that seemed to be cast, on mainstream media, finally wearing off. It's one thing for us, as citizens, to be sucked up and in by a very talented and charismatic politician. Especially when Our Nation has been crying out for some ( desperately needed ) change in our government and, out of nowhere, this good looking eloquent speaker, who looks nothing like any of our leaders of past, promising us the Hope & Change we needed so desperately. I might add, we STILL do. We wanted to believe him, we almost needed to. Yet, it still took us, normal everyday citizens, less time to sober up to the fact that this guy was not who he claimed he was. That the change he is bringing, is not the change we had hoped for. Maybe I was wrong in assuming that the news media were more educated than me. That they were trained in detecting "B.S.". That their job was to report objectively, search for the angle and bring to light inconsistencies. See, we have an excuse, ( not really, but for the sake of making my point ) we are "un-edjumicated" in this sort of stuff. All we had to go by was what the "Powerful & Mighty" Press reported to us. ( lame excuse, don't even try to use it )

Still, that's not the point of my ranting today. That's not why I'm even writing about this.

Here's what made me mad when I watched this clip on RealClearPolitics.com

THE ONLY REASON THEY ARE TAKING NOTICE NOW, IS NOT BECAUSE THEY SEE THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS DESTROYING OUR GREAT COUNTRY. IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE SEEING ( like we have ) THAT THEY ARE BEING CONTROLLED BY THEM !!