Sarge

There is no other but the ONE

Occasionally somebody asks why conservatives have so much trouble helping people. This is troubling because conservatives have been noted for being the more charitable members of society over the years. But conservatives expect (and some demand) the individual be responsible for his or her actions. It’s this responsibility in action indicates the productivity and purpose of the individual in society. Those expecting the responsibility gauge the value of another based on their performance and know how much they can count on that person in times of trouble.

Contagious depression

There’s a rime of frost on the windows and the air carries that crisp, cutting edge on a breeze manufactured in the north. My dogs Coco and Chewy are bouncing around outside trying to determine why I’ve ostracized them to Antarctica. The answer’s simple: my toilet is indoors while theirs is in the neighbor’s backyard. I’m not going to change that because the neighbor’s chickens like to leave their effluent in my yard. It seems a fair trade.

The Headache’s coming

“I know there is a God – I see the storm coming and I see his hand in it – if he has a place then I am ready – we see the hand” – JFK I have a new friend I cherish as we should cherish all of our friends. But, she’s becoming special to me because she’s actually one of the most HUMAN beings I’ve conversed with in a long time. I’ve never met her and don’t so much as know what she looks like, but she’s a patriot and a person who’s engaged with her need to protect her country and the future of her children.

Pulling the roots apart

Anybody endures any amount of time in my presence understands I love words, language and the “art” of communication.

Pirates

Piracy was (and is) a dynamic and dangerous industry often ending in injury or death for both side of the equation: the pirates and the pirated. The “Golden Age of Pirates” (1650 – 1720s) was directed by the conduct of economics as ANY form of warfare is. The vessels used were many times the mightiest available, while at other times a large rowboat sufficed to get the job done. We’ll deal with the “mightiest available” as we’re going to equate piracy to its closest equivalent industry: POLITICS.

Fourteen Characteristics

We find ourselves living in a fundamentally changing nation. It’s a nation heralding that change with a nouveau riche blend of faux-patriotic slogans: “Hope and Change”, “FORWARD!” And “Yes we Can!” Flags are adorned (defaced?) with the face of the incumbent “leader of the free world”. Children have been exhorted to sing the praises of the man most recently elected to the presidency. The state’s been moved to an overpowering position of supremacy over the people “as we go marching on” (Battle Hymn of the Republic).

Harvesting the Weeds

This column has addressed the fact Obama gets his information, clipped, cut, sculpted and dressed like a fresh haircut barbered by people in total accord with his concept of style. Give him his Marxist/Socialist style with a suggestion of Progressivism and he’s happy to go on vacation neatly trimmed for the next photo-op.

Joan of Arc redux

Be careful what you ask for: you might get it. This sage advice offered by every parent ever listened to the angst dramatically rendered by their teenagers for some ridiculously trivial slight has existed for millennia. It ranks near the pinnacle of trite aphorisms and clichés.

Leader of the Pack

Plausible deniability describes withholding information from senior officials to protect them from repercussions and/or criticism in the event illegal or unpopular activities become public. The term refers to denying blame in a command chain.

Philosophical myopia

This morning is a pain in the butt. My computer was hacked by people from, of all places, Bangkok. It seems there’s a small society of worthless, useless and misguided little twerps out there causing the downfall of people such as I. They have no other purpose evidently than to cause trouble and laugh about it after they cause people more trouble than imaginable.

Combat Conservatives

Subset: n 1. (Mathematics) a. a set the members of which are all members of some given class: A is a subset of B is usually written A B b. proper subset one that is strictly contained within a larger class and excludes some of its members. Symbol A⊂B 2. a set within a larger set. The Free Dictionary by Farlex In bold letters pasted across the screen of my kick-starter equipped computer are the words: “THE REPUBLICAN SCHISM”. It’s the banner for an e-column published by REDSTATE © (a Blog) and edited by Erick Erickson. It’s a good article and develops a few good points. But, it makes certain statements some may take exception to; not because Erickson is wrong but because the perceptions he reports on are prejudiced and myopic in the way they perceive Republicanism (as in the party) and the Tea Party movement as a subset of the party.

Waiting

"Waiting On The World To Change"
 Me and all my friends 
We're all misunderstood 
 They say we stand for nothing and 
There's no way we ever could 

Now we see everything that's going wrong 
 With the world and those who lead it 
 We just feel like we don't have the means 
 To rise above and beat it 

 Chorus: So we keep waiting 
Waiting on the world to change 
 We keep on waiting 
 Waiting on the world to change 

It's hard to beat the system 
 When we're standing at a distance 
 So we keep waiting 
 Waiting on the world to change 

 Now if we had the power 
 To bring our neighbors home from war 
They would have never missed a Christmas 
 No more ribbons on their door 
 And when you trust your television 
 What you get is what you got 
 Cause when they own the information, oh 
 They can bend it all they want 

Chorus… 

It's not that we don't care, 
 We just know that the fight ain't fair 
 So we keep on waiting 
 Waiting on the world to change 

 And we're still waiting 
 Waiting on the world to change 
We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change 
 One day our generation 
Is gonna rule the population 
 So we keep on waiting 
 Waiting on the world to change 

We keep on waiting 
 Waiting on the world to change John Mayer © 2006 John Mayer’s a talented young man. His talent for rhyme, rhythm and tempo, can plumb emotions making you feel human and vulnerable. Talent like this points thought toward truth and truth deeper into thought.

Rotting fish

It’s been said before and it’ll be said again: Obama is following a strictly Alinsky based rhetoric storm. He’s taken the initiative and slams the opposition by accusing it of having done some egregious, horrible act HE’S guilty of in the first place.

Imaginary lover

Imaginary guvmint, almost run aground, when all the others worry today, Obama leaves town. It’s his private pleasure, midnight fantasy, someone to share wildest dreams indeed Imaginary lover, he’s handy all the time Imaginary, oh yeah When ordinary lovers don’t feel what you feel as real-life situations lose their thrill imagination’s unreal. Imaginary lover, imaginary lover, he’ll go blind anytime (Instrumental interlude) Imaginary lovers never disagree Congress isn’t there, isn’t there for your needs Their satisfaction’s guaranteed Imaginary lover, Imaginary lover Obama’s almost blind, his imaginary lover’s ready all the time. (Sung to the tune of Imaginary Lover by Atlanta Rhythm Section © 1979)

Full faith and WHAT!!!!!

With government allegedly at a standstill the rubber gummed hucksters are spreading their rhetoric like fresh slop in a pig-pen. The politicos are talking about funding the government and whether for or against ObamaCare, they swear on their ancestors’ hallowed graves they don’t want to jeopardize the world’s “full faith and trust” in the American economy. It would be a lot easier to believe in the “full faith and trust” of our economy if we had ANYTHING approaching “full faith and trust” in the jackasses claiming they represent the American people and the government they’ve screwed up so majestically over the past few decades.

Still more rising incompetents

It appears political parties require not that the most enterprising and qualified people exhibiting modesty, intelligence and a history of hard work be promoted within the hierarchy but, that the most conceited, greedy, lazy and self-serving, rhetoric rich and substance challenged should rise to the top echelons of the group. It appears from observation the worst examples of candidates are presented with party backing while those possibly more qualified are disallowed the financial support and backing necessary to prevail.

Rise of the incompetents

Years ago a man wrote a book called The Peter Principle. The Peter Principle states the members of an organization where promotion is based on achievement, success, and merit will eventually be promoted beyond their level of ability. The principle is commonly phrased, "Employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence." In more formal parlance, the effect could be stated as: employees tend to be given increasing responsibility and authority until they cannot continue to work competently. It was formulated by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull in their 1969 book The Peter Principle, a humorous[1] treatise, which also introduced the "salutary science of hierarchiology. (Wikipedia 2013)

Cui Bono (Who benefits?)

The Romans had a phrase they used when they started questioning people’s motivations. The phrase was “Cui Bono” - who benefits?

Between ignorance and cowardice

Allegedly Bill Clinton disarmed U.S. soldiers on military bases by commanding they not be allowed to possess and/or carry personal firearms on base. This happened in 1993.

Noblesse Oblige

As usual, the messenger is being fired on like Custer looking for a campsite at the Little Bighorn. Senator David Vitter (R-LA.) has called for a floor vote on his bill to effectively end exempting Congressmen and their staffs from having to pay for their participation in ObamaCare. These people would receive a healthy subsidy financed by tax-dollars. They would become the only people to gain these subsidies. For this, Vitter is being attacked personally and legislation drafted against him for his past admission of inappropriate activity. In an act of obvious spitefulness, Senate Democrats drafted legislation to embarrass Vitter and divert attention from the fact Obama exempted these people for political gain by directing attention to a 2007 prostitution scandal involving Vitter.