Teflon Aristocracy

In times past, most governments around the world were run by and for the aristocracy.
The aristocracy was usually a hereditary institution, with the rewards being riches, standing, power, prestige and access to the best that society had to offer.
Included in the package was a virtual shield from the consequences of their actions. They were seemingly impervious to the law or public opinion.

Hmmmm! How is it that this all sounds sooooo familiar?

America has been gifted with a Teflon Aristocracy of its own. Or, to borrow a term from the Soviet Union, the nomenklatura, that is to say, the Named Ones. Those who, by virtue of birth or membership in certain organizations, are "entitled" to do and have done whatever they feel is right for the rest of society.
Without fear of consequence (unless they mess with other members of the club) or interference.

Examine our society..
The Rich and the Celebrities do whatever they want. They are almost impervious to the law, being able to get away with virtually any crime on the books, including murder. (multiple Kennedys, OJ & Robert Blake, )
Our supposed representatives have a proven record of ignoring the wishes of their constituencies and doing whatever the Club (or their Parties) tell them to do.
Taxes keep going up, but the Rich/Celebs can afford the high end CPA's and enrolled agents to AVOID these taxes altogether.
Who gets stuck with the bill. The working man and woman.

The Teflon Aristocracy of the members of government are also non-stick in that they just rewrite the laws to protect their positions and portions of the vast sums of money, our money, that they are controlling and using for THEIR own purposes, or those of the party.


That's a term that rings a bell, The Party. The only difference between old Soviet and New American politics, is that we supposedly have TWO parties that act with impunity to their benefit and the detriment of the rest of society. Witness the general populace's crying out for tax reform and the abolishment of the IRS.
I haven't heard the government rushing to respond to THAT call.

The great unwashed masses that they have come to believe they are somehow inherently superior to.

Is that what they call a dangling participle???

Next entry: The Infidel Factor...

links

Have just found a clearing house of libertarian sources and opinions. not to mention facts and Truths. Yes, I capitalized it. Truth.. is something that is out there, paraphrasing the X- Files.
And, apparently, the only ones who are interested are Libertarians... \
Take this article on free speech located here. And a listing of Libertarian blogs found here!
I haven't gone down the list very far yet, but I am thrilled with what I have seen so far.
We are out there. But, for me I think it means I have to get beyond spouting my own worthless little opinions and individual rants and start getting my facts straight. Start writing with a point.
So, hopefully, the content of MY little adventure into cyberspace with gain weight and content.
Check out these two links.. VERY interesting.

Degeneration

Are you aware that the average person in the modern United States of America is tased to the point that he/she must work until nearly June of each year to pay all the accumulated taxes, fees, fines, and etc,
This includes all the various misleading titles such as, Social Security, Income Taxes, Property Taxes, City taxes, county taxes, Excise taxes, sales taxes, Value added taxes, license fees, business taxes, self employment taxes, School taxes, etc, etc, etc.
Are you also aware that in the late 1700;s the good people of the American Colonies rebelled against the tyrannical government of the British Crown and oppressive taxation, they were willing to be branded Traitors and risk death in a myriad ways to resist a tax rate of about 3%.
And now we are looking at nearly 50% tax rate, and a government that intrudes into our private lives far far more than the British governemnt of that time ever dreamed, while maintaining the illusion on the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
The last I can only agree with, but the first???
The facts speak for themselves, right?
Look around for your self and ask yourself, "Whatever happened to the Republic for which We Stand?"

From the Halls of Montezuma

Number Two Son, Steve is at Boot Camp. He will go through Hell for the next 13 weeks or so.
But he wanted a challenge, and I think he got his wish.
And, for some reason, my already sensitive nose for the news has gotten even worse.
My antipathy for Liberals, Socialists, Communists, and Statists of any sort has grown by a factor of ten, at least.
With the current trend of the State (hawk, ptooie!) to stick its overbearing fingers into everything about our personal and private lives I am already incensed as a fact of daily life.
Toss in the economic troubles the world finds itself in, and the incompetence of Any government to deal realistically with such issues, and the American Government (hawk, ptooie!) in particular.
The Ivory Tower Complex comes to the fore in virtually every newscast or photo-op that occurs.
Almost every proposed solution includes some form of the opinion that "the government MUST step in".
Why is it that people who are virtually unqualified for anything else but selling themselves to the uninformed, which used to be call "hustling" or "bunco", go into politics and suddenly feel they have a much better idea on how to deal with YOUR life and YOUR money????
These folks may or may not be competent to tie their own shoes, but how will we know, since their elevation to the New American Aristocracy provides them with a vast separation from the general populace.
The exception being their servants, who probably CAN tie shoes. Have to, since the Aristos (hawk, ptooie!) cannot be bothered with manual chores anymore. ( I know, it's a cheap shot, but I have to take the ones I can get.)

Maybe Over the Top./

I now have two of my favorite stepsons joining the military. Their choice. Their decision and I support them all the way.
Yet I have Trepidation.
I support the military, the troops. and a strong America.
But I DO NOT support the government that controls the military.
It has proven repeatedly, in many theaters, that it (the government) is totally incapable of directing ANY successful military action, on any scale.
From Korea to Viet Nam and then Gulf One and Iraq. The proof is there. Even with the liberal media trying to spin it to the left.
This Socialist regime is about to crash the American Way of Life into another Great Depression.
Of course, they keep saying over and over again, that they inherited this mess. (A practice called the Big Lie, perfected by Nazi Germany, the People's Republic of China and Soviet Russia, and, of course, the People's Republic of California.)
But, their solutions all involve taking away from the people who need the most.
Taxing Cigarettes. Hmmm? What about booze? Seems Dui's contribute to the death toll.
Oh, No! We'll just tax Health Care.. Gee why didn't we think of this before. Look for Rent Taxes Soon. All that rent money changing hands and no piece of the action for the Gov.
Why that's just wrong.
Water tax... Another idea lost in the shuffle. I'm sure they can find a way for that to work.
School tax... Oh yeah, the Lottery. Pretty good, make it voluntary and absolute minimum of prize outlay.
More on this later.

President Ben Dover

So, the Dems are going one step further and intend to TAX Health benefits. And the explanation was as convoluted as I have heard since Clinton or Blagoyovich.
In fact, it reminds me of "we had to destroy the village in order to save it".
If it doesn't give you a headache, try to follow any one of his appearances and LISTEN to what he is saying.
I wish I had the text to illustrate what I am talking about, but he specifically mentioned cutting Medicare services and treatments to be able to afford the "New Health Care Initiative"
More will follow, I am sure.

B.O. (Now stands for Bend Over)

That's right, Mr. Obama has gravely disappointed me.
I was looking forward to having him shake things up on Capitol Hill. But He has turned out to be just the Ideal Democrat/Socialist. Every other sentence is about what a mess the Bush Administration left him to deal with.
Very little about what he is DOING. Lots of parabola about his lofty goals and miracle cures.
But they all come back to creating a new Socialist Utopis, even with the evidence that Socialism is a complete failure throughout history.
That doesn't count China because China is NOT socialist. It is a non-heredity monarchy.
The "King" or Premier actually owns everything, with the Aristocracy, or Party Membership, keeping things running by using Propaganda and the Military.
Now I have wandered all over the place.
Obama is planning to Socialize everything and making up pay for it.
Watch and plan for your own survival thru the recession/depression. Watch the obvious steps he will be taking, compare the rhetoric and the actions.
More Later...