Christie for president would be a good start

I'm quickly becoming a big fan of New Jersey's governor, Chris Christie. I like his no holds barred, straight talking mannerism, and the fact that he is not afraid to go toe to toe with special interest groups, especially the teachers' unions and the public employees' unions. Personally, I think this is the kind of candidate that the Republicans should run for president in 2012.

Can you imagine the debates between Governor Christie and President Obama? Christie would eat him for breakfast. Can you image the rage from the Left? I would love to see it.

The problem with the Republicans, and the Right in general, is the fact that they try to be too nice. You can't be nice when you are dealing with the Left. They are spoiled, self-centered, overgrown children who are in badly need of some serious discipline. We allowed them too much leeway, and look what happened. They were able to get a Marxist elected as our president, and they are systematically tearing down this country one brick at a time. However, now they are doing it 20 bricks at a time, because they think that there is no way for the Right to stop their impending Communist revolution. The Right has basically shown the Left that it is not going to stand up to their agena. They are only going to slow it down. Well excuse me, but a march to Communism, whether fast or slow, is still a march to Communism. The Right needs to grow a pair and start standing up for this country again. Electing someone like Chris Christie as president would be a good place to start. Then we could start tackling once and for all the failed Socialist agenda of the Left, and hold them in the contempt that they so greatly deserve. In subsquent articles I will address issues like education, public employee unions, government workers in general, crime, and the military. stay tuned.

Rolling Stone Article

OK, I read the article in Rolling Stone about General Stanley McChrystal called, The Runaway General. I don't get it. Why would an Army Four Star grant access to, or even talk to a reporter from a far left hippie magazine like Rolling Stone? The article by Michael Hastings drips with anti-military condescension of the worst kind, and labels General McChrystal and his staff as uneducated morons who's sole purpose in life is violence and eating at McDonald's. What was the general thinking?

Having been in the military myself for 26 years, I have seen support for the military among the majority of the population wax and wane depending on what administration is in power, and what is the real world threat to our mere existence. One thing that never changes, however, is the Far Left's contempt for the military.

I believe that the Left hates the military, because the Left hates any form of authority, unless it's their authority and they get to control the shots. You would think that the Left would love the military, because the social structure of the military is absolute top down Totalitarian Socialism, which is what the Left loves.

You get to wear a uniform, just like China under Chairman Mao. The further up the Aparat you go, the more privileges you get just like in the USSR. You get free medical, dental, and housing. Sounds like Utopia to me. They have free shuttle buses that take you all over the base, including the housing areas, and on some bases, the shuttles run 24/7. You can get hammered at the club, and then ride the bus home. They have exchanges and commissaries, bowling alleys, gyms, jogging tracks, golf courses, MWR facilities where you can sign out all sorts of recreational equipment ranging from skis to kayaks. Some even have marinas where you can park your boat. Gee, doesn't this sound like a Socialist paradise?

I guess the reasons why the Left despises the military has to do with its mission and what it has accomplished for many fine Americans...keeping America's enemies contained overseas in order to keep them out of this country. That goes against the Lefts World Citizen world view. All cultures are equal, except for the American white male culture. Another reason is the fact that the military has been a vehicle that has allowed many members of the underclass to escape the Left's "plantation." I have seen many black men from the ghettos become military leaders with advanced college degrees, and retiring after 30 years service as senior enlisted managers. Many of them used the college degrees to get into Officer Candidate School or Officer Training School, to become commissioned officers, who then work their way up into the executive ranks of the military. They become commanding officers, and some become flag officers in charge of major commands. What's there not to like?

Maybe there is another side of the Left's hate for the military, and it goes beyond the Left's contempt for authority. It has to do with the fact that many on the left don't have what it takes to serve their country. They are weak and they know it. Therefore, they have to tear down that which exposes them for what they really are. I've always said what a lot of the hippies in this country need is two years of compulsory military service, and make sure that that service includes boot camp. I think that experience would straighten out a lot of attitudes, including the holier-than-thou condescension of Michael Hastings.

Remember General Betray US from moveon.org?

Back in 2007, when George W. Bush was president, moveon.org ran a full page ad in the New York Times about General David Petraeus called "General Betray Us." Remember it? Remember the hatred that the Left had for him as well as President Bush? Well guess what hippies, your messiah has now appointed General Petraeus as the new commander in Afghanistan. As soon as President Obama made the announcement, the ad which was on the moveon.org website since 2007, disappeared? How come? Is Petraeus OK now that "Hopeandchange" has put him in charge of military operations in Afghanistan? Come on now hippie hypocrites, explain this to me, the Almost White Trash Old Sarge.

Regardless, I agree with columnist Pat Buchanan, who says that Afghanistan is now Obama's war, and only Obama's war. You can't blame Bush anymore. Everything that goes wrong over there, and if, Heaven forbid, we LOSE over there, it's now owned lock stock and barrel, by Barack Obama. I hope that the Right now pins every casualty, every setback, every problem over there on Obama, just like the Left did with Bush in Iraq. Turn about is fair play. OK hippies, it's now your war. Let's see if you have the fortitude to bring this to victory as soon as possible, with as few casualties as possible...or are you now in denial, trying to still blame Bush and looking for some dry diapers.

McChrystal "Resignation"

President Obama has accepted the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal, who in my opinion had a major league lapse of judgement when he and his staff criticized the civilian leadership of the United States Military, and their policies concerning the war in Afghanistan. I was in the military for 26 years, and it is a violation of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (88 USC) to do so. Its called insubordination, which is a court martial offense. Now there has only been one military member ever court marshaled for under 88 USC, and that was in the 1950s. It's very unlikely that General McChrystal will meet the same fate. However, the president was 100% right to relieve him of his command and show him to the door.

I have mixed feelings about McChrystal. He is a great general and an expert at counter-insurgency. However, it's his rules of engagement that put the lives of Afghani civilians over the lives of American and Coalition forces that I don't agree with. If you are going to fight a goddamn war, fight the goddamn thing. Do what we did during World War II. We put the moral blame on the enemy for the death of their civilians, and we kicked serious ass, until we completely broke the enemy both in means and in spirit. This is what needs to be done to our enemies in the Middle East.

There is an upside to this unfortunate chain of events. General McChrystal can now apply for retirement. That can take about 60 days. After that time, he would be able to run his mouth every chance he got. Maybe we will see him every day on Fox News tearing the administration a new asshole. Let's see...starting in September and the election being in November...that's just about the right amount of time to turn the majority of Americans against Congress and the current administration and its policies. This could get quite interesting...More to follow...

The Humane Society Soiree

Nelson (my Chesapeake Bay Retriever) and I had a great time at the Montgomery County Humane Society happy hour fundraiser yesterday. He made lots of friends both dog and human. The downside of the event was the rain. We were outside at a Spanish restaurant, and the downpours started. Everything got soaked, human and animal...and there is nothing like the smell of a wet Chespeake Bay Retriever.

Different vendors were giving out samples of their doggie treats and dog food. One lady who either works for, or owns a soon opening high end pet food store was trying to "guilt" me into switching Nelson from Purina One dry food, which is what he eats, to some high end $2.40 per can organic, no animal byproduct food, that she sells. I'm sure it's good food, but my vet told me that there is nothing wrong with Purina One. A former pet store owner told me that the difference between Purina One and Purina Pro Plan is one is sold in grocery stores, and one is sold in pet stores for more money. The formulas are identical. The idea was to "guilt" me into buying high end food. The condescention was dripping from every word she spoke. Well, I've got news for you. I don't care about animal byproducts and neither does Nelson. I happen to like scrapple. You don't want to know what's in scrapple. That's why they call it SCRAPple.

Ah, another example of Montgomery County guilt ridden elitism. I find it amusing and annoying at the same time. I don't worry about organic food, and neither does my dog. I think he's read the same reports that I have, about organic being no better for you than regular. It just costs more, so it makes certain people feel that they are more important than the "little people" like myself. Now I think I'm going to go make myself some bacon and eggs with white bread.

I'm enjoying watching things crash and burn

I'm having a great time watching the "show" as our government ends up with more and more egg on its face every day. What happened to your "hope and change"? I know I know, give him a chance. Well excuse me, but hasn't it been since January 20, 2009, and this is June 22, 2010? I think that's been 15 months, right?

50 plus days dealing with the old spill in the Gulf, and no end in sight? What's the real motive behind the lack of action. Could it possibly be that the administration knew that there was a problem with the rig, and gave it an outstanding rating last year anyway as a smoke screen for bigger things to come? BP has a notorious reputation for ignoring environmental and safely regulations. I think they were sited 752 or so times.

How about this scenario: The Obama Administration WANTED the rig to blow, so that Obama's boss, George Soros, as well as his com padres on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Al Gore, and other Left Wing Marxist billionaires could create a crisis that would make them billions or possibly trillions of dollars in the long run as the government "solves" the crisis. Sorry sanctimonious upper middle class "hippies," you can't blame George W. Bush for this one. Congress (the Democratic controlled congress), the current administration, and BP are to blame for this one, and the real reason for your inaction is you want to use this "crisis" to enact legislation that will drive the cost of energy through the roof. That way you can control the "little people," as everything including food is priced out of reach for everyone except for your Mandarin class of upper middle class and rich Liberals. Yea yea I know...if we weren't so "addicted" to oil. Well I've got news for you. Oil is going to be around for a long time, and don't give me that bullshit about Brazil and alternative energy. Brazil is drilling for lots of oil off its coast with money provided by the United States and your good buddy, George Soros.

"We should lead by example." OK hypocrites, YOU lead by example. Don't expect me to change my lifestyle while you live high on the hog. I don't see any of you giving up your big homes for smaller ones that use less energy. You want us, the little people to give up our small single family homes in the suburbs and be forced into "human habitat area" ghettos where we can be controlled for the "common good." I don't see any of you giving up your cars, even if they are hybrids, and riding the bus with the unwashed masses that you supposedly care so deeply about; you care about them when it's convenient for you to care about them, and there is something in it for you. I don't give a shit about your liberal white guilt. You are nothing but phonies.

Yes I know, your favorite targets are SUVs (which many of you drive), pickup trucks (try transporting a lawnmower in a Prius), cargo vans, and especially Hummers. You are so freekin' concerned about the environment...at least you pretend you are. Yes I know, you recycle. Whoppie Shit! You're lifestyles prove differently. What's that? The only reason men drive big vehicles is because they need to enhance their penises? It's amazing how you are so against sexism, but frame everything in sexist terms. Let me tell you why working class men drive big vehicles besides the fact that we need them for our work. We do it because it pisses you off. We do it to say "F*&# You" to the Marxist environmental movement. Sorry, but many of us don't share in your Liberal Guilt, or Liberal White Guilt, depending on the situation. Yes, our mommies were mean to us too, but we got over it. We see through your hypocrisy, and we are going to rub your noses in it every chance we get. Now go back to eating your tofu and drinking your herbal tea.

Another Hot Miserable Day

Yup, today the temperature is in the high 90s, and it feels like a sauna out there. I'm going to bring my Chesapeake Bay Retriever puppy, named Nelson, to a gathering of Montgomery County mucky mucks tonight in Rockville. It's a social activity called a "Yappy Hour." Bring your dogs to a Spanish restaurant. The flyer said "well behaved dogs on a leash." OK, a well behaved dog in a restaurant? Well, we'll see how Nelson does. He's a typical Chessie; hard headed, strong, gentle, good with people and other dogs...He's also a 70 pound, 9 month old puppy. I wonder what sort of chastisment I'll get from the Montgomery County meritocratic Mandarins about the fact that he's not neutered yet. I'm sure I'll be labeled a bad person, since this soiree is to benefit the Montgomery County Humane Society. Sorry, but he's got good papers. He's got good genes, and he is going to father a couple of Chessie litters before I have him neutered.

Ok, here goes nothin'

Greetings: I've decided to start a blog about the goings on in good old Prince George's County, Maryland, as well as the goings on of me, one of their lower middle class, anti-elite, semi-educated, conservatives, who can't stand the sanctimonious "anointed" ones that think that they know what's better for me than me. Please check back here from time to time, and don't forget to check out my other blog, Chip's Common Sense.