The Political Lie and how to curtail them.

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The political question is when is a lie a lie?

Those having read my modest effort here already know I have little patience for that sort of thing. Unfortunately, here in Washington State, political lies are perfectly legal.

That's why we receive so many of them.

Lies at the national level are well known.... well known, yet we continue to tolerate them.

Is it any wonder that the so-called "birther" movement exists? How can they believe their government?

Here locally, the more ignorant GOP'ers banded together to elect a lying scumbag as mayor of Vancouver... a lying jerk (Tim "The Liar" Leavitt) who manipulated people into actually believing he opposes tolls... which, of course, he does not do... not unlike the scumbag mayor of Portland who lied over and over again about having sex with a teenager. He lied, and attacked his accusers when he KNEW they were telling the truth.

And he still remains mayor of the zoo known as Portland.

And when that awful truth about the tolls becomes known, what happens then?

Absolutely nothing.

And because nothing will happen, what kind of message does that send to current and future politicos?

Why NOT lie? It doesn't cost me anything, and hell, if I lie well enough, I just might get elected!

So...when do we believe? When are we supposed to believe the words spewing from the mouths of the vipers that lead us in government?

We've spent billions and billions on an increasingly more apparent scam known as "global warming," in everything from getting rid of freon (R-12) (that requirement alone enriched corporations like GE to the tune of tens of billions as people swapped their refrigerators, cooling systems and air conditioners in everything from houses to cars) to nonsensical measures here locally such as requiring certain utilities to produce percentages of power only from so-called "green sources."

Does that mean that I believe no steps should be, or should have been taken to reduce pollution? Of course not.

But we as a nation are poised on a precipice to act in the best interests of the liars and swindlers who control the White House and almost every level of government down to cemetery districts.

My question: Where's the outrage?

We have been abused in every imaginable way... tens of billions of dollars added to the costs of almost everything... cars, power, housing, an almost unimaginable list including crap like forcing even bakeries that make our bread to filter and recycle their air... so we no longer smell the wonderful smells of bread baking as we drive by those companies... because that smell was "pollution."

Where's the anger?

Our government, who must have had people within who knew the truth of it as far back as Eisenhower, people that remained silent... lied to us. Over and over and over again, while they forced us to pay and pay and pay.

And it seems like few of us give a damn.

Well, I have a plan to help end this abuse of the taxpayer, of the people.

It's a simple plan, really. And it goes like this:

If, as a part of your campaign, or as a part of your job while in office, you lie to us... then you lose your job and you can be held personally, financially and criminally liable for your lies.

There is no "first, second or third" offense. If you lie ONCE, you're gone. And you lose your cloak of immunity.

Imagine, how much cleaner campaigns would be.

Imagine how much smaller our debt would be if, for example, the empty suited moron running the country had been held instantly accountable for lying about how high unemployment would rise when the porkulus scam was implemented. Do you think for one second the lying scum running this country would have come out and claimed that passage of this scam would result in an 8% unemployment ceiling if they knew they would be held accountable for their claims?

How do we do it? Well, I'm working on that. We could force each elected official to sign an undated resignation as part of their oath of office.

Who would apply the standard? I haven't figured it out, yet. But this is a discussion that we must have or else we will continue to be buried in lies and debt and erosion of our rights... and the blood of our men and women as a result of the clueless idiot running the show.

But this bizarre idea promulgated by leftist whack jobs that we do have recourse at the ballot box, as if that plan would undo the damage the corrupt liars are doing to us every day, is simply not enough. We must put our leaders on notice. And we must do it now.
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Here's your bumper sticker: Obama Care....

....bend over and cough.

Barney Fwanks: the newest in pork and hot air (picture)

Kinda speaks for itself.

The latest on the illegal alien front, and how unions make it worse

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Fascinating article about the amateurish steps taken by the Obama Administration to address the growing illegal alien problem.

Seems the administration is taking the stealth approach to doing the same thing Bush did... Bush was just a lot louder about it.

Now, I don't fault the Obama effort to actually address this issue: the effort itself is part of a strategy I actually support, which is to hold employers accountable for holding up their end of the illegal alien destination resort equation. I DO fault them for failing to round these scum up and deport them, but half a loaf is better than none.

And I also fault the efforts of both this administration's, and the last's, efforts to avoid checking out the union membership the same way.

Unions should undergo the same types of audits that employers face. And if unions have illegal aliens on their membership roles, then they, too, should face the same penalties.

They don't, of course. Here's the money quote:

Service Employees International Union Local 6, which represents about 280 of Seattle Building's workers, said as many as 150 of them might be undocumented.

So, if the clown running this union KNOWS that,,, then why isn't the union held accountable for aiding and abetting these illegal aliens? How is it that these scum can HELP these people break the law with impunity?

Sergio Salinas, SEIU Local 6's president, said the union has filed grievances against Seattle Building over the firings but admitted there's nothing it can do to stop them.

So, this union KNOWS that these scum are here illegally; knows they've been HIRED illegally, knows they've been FIRED legally, but filed grievances ANYWAY?

He said unlike other immigration investigations elsewhere, Seattle Building used E-Verify to ferret out those on its payroll who might be illegal — something a spokeswoman for the Homeland Security, which administers the program, call an "inappropriate" use of E-Verify. The system is intended to be used for new hires — not to check existing employees.

So, using a tool provided by the government to ferret out illegal hires is "inappropriate?" WHY can't "existing employees" be checked? In fact, why shouldn't the unions use the same thing to check THEIR MEMBERSHIP?

So, you truly do learn something new every day: you learn that, in part, unions break the law much like they did in the days of Hoffa.

And no one is doing anything about it.
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MORE hypocrisy by the Columbian? When the "will of the people" matters.

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One of the biggest problems I've got (and there are many) with our local excuse for journalism is their situational ethics.

They wrongly proclaim they're mainstream, with no leftist bent, yet in the last partisan elections, they endorsed democrats and democrats only fr any open seat, from the president on down to the local level.

That, of course, is their privilege. But when they do endorse, they are much less likely to hold those they endorse up to anything approaching the same standard as those they oppose... the largest local examples being that of their glowing endorsement of the empty suited, anti-American racist bigot they wanted to win the presidency and their efforts to rehab the image of the Cowardman, our local congressman who faked a death threat to avoid facing his constituents over the empty suit's socialization health care programs.

He has done a spectacularly abysmal job in every area. He's piled lie upon lie, exaggeration upon exaggeration. But when it comes to those righteous editorials slamming that moron, what do we get?

Nothing but crickets chirping.

So, today's effort, as innocuous as it is, gave yet another glimpse of this left wing rag's double standard. Here's the money quote:

In listening to the will of the public, and in supporting the construction and maintenance of trails, local governments show their commitment to recreation and public health

Which, of course, brings us to the crux of the matter:

WHY is the so-called "will of the people" so damned important when this stain on journalism supports what the perceive to be that will, but not nearly so important when this despicable rag fears the probable outcome?

And there's the rub. The stinking, rank hypocrisy of the positions of this waste of wood pulp is but one of the many reasons why they're circling the drain.

IF "The will of the people" is important on an issue like "trails," THEN IT'S IMPORTANT ON ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.... LIKE $4 BILLION BRIDGES AND LOOT RAIL THAT WE NEITHER NEED.... OR WANT.

I've been waiting, with growing impatience, for this despicable crap pile to demand that the will of the people be sought in a county wide vote before we waste another dime on studies with pre-ordained outcomes that have vaporized $100,000,000.

This isn't the only instance this garbage heap has talked about the "will of the people" when it suits them. Now, if they'd only apply the SAME standard to this horrific waste of billions of dollars that THEY want, but that THEY won't have to pay for, why, I'd be EVER so grateful.
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