For over 20 years, I served in the military, either active duty or contractor. Every year, I had to take security training. The President and his staff NEED to take this training! They need to be taught the definition of classified information.

The definition of a secret security classification is: “when its release would cause SERIOUS DAMAGE to national security”. That is the first thing you learn when you get a security clearance. Maybe the President needs to take Basic Security Training 101, and learn that when classified information is released, then by definition, it causes damage to the country that he is supposed to be protecting.

“There’s a little bug inside of me which wants to get the FCC to say to Fox and to MSNBC, ‘Out. Off. End. Goodbye.’ “”It would be a big favor to political discourse; to our ability to do our work here in Congress; and to the American people, to be able to talk with each other and have some faith in their government and, more importantly, in their future,”

The trend of silence the messenger as opposed to dealing with the substance of the messages is troubling.  Senator Rockefeller’s statement should offend all Americans. Unfortunately, it speaks volumes about just how some of the members of the upper house are with the people. For the record, I think MSNBC is a ridiculous network of the far left. However, I am not in support of taking them of the air by government decree. Nevertheless, I am not Chairman Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation. Of course, if I were I would keep my comments limited to the hearing at hand as well as recognize the boundaries of my legal power, which do not regulate cable.

Credit card payments are going up and it is because of the new regulations ironically designed to protect us.  The government always claims to be looking out for the poor and middle class; their intentions are admirable, but their results are irresponsible and harmful.  Instead of attempting to put corks on our forks in the way of protection, how about you get your fiscal house in order by getting out of planning the economy with bailouts, energy markets (tax incentives/moratoriums) and our doctors office (health care law).  If you (federal government) want to protect the most vulnerable Americans, why not start by protecting those in the womb?

The policies of this administration have, and will continue to do nothing in the way of advancing freedom and liberty.  In fact, they will only make it more difficult for people to attain it and put into jeopardy countries who are currently protecting it.  However, it may make the world more peaceful …relatively.  Of course, there is peace in North Korea and Cuba, but not freedom or government by consent.

No doubt the President has many supporters of these policies.  Sadly, their thinking is fatally flawed (literally).  On a lesser scale, they blame guns not criminals.  I wonder if they realize that negotiation with oppressive regimes is only effective when backed by the sword.  Take away our swords (nukes) or willingness to use them, and the negotiation is over; we are at the mercy of our foe’s benevolence.  Twentieth century history is replete with examples of mass murder and genocide when we choose to advance these naive policies.

Our President and his fellow statists in Congress have met this economic downturn with Keynesian, big government interventions. From a stimulus, which had to take or borrow money from one group of taxpayers and give it to another, to a health care law that this week bore the fruit of a public hearing for companies who have dared to calculate the cost differential between maintaining certain benefits or paying a fine (tax); the federal government is using its full power (defined and implied) to regulate, intimidate and control businesses. These events are not anomalies: The extension of unemployment benefits, the take-over of student loans and the demonization of any would be competitor to government have all sent the message: If you dare to compete with the Federal Government you will be punished. These actions have, and continue to destroy investment, innovation and subsequently job creation. A recent LA Times piece detailed the recessions of Reagan and Obama. The key difference: The current (Obama’s) recession job losses are actually just below those of President Reagan’s. However, it is in the measure of job creation where Reagan’s record dwarfs Obama’s anemic results.

All the talk of GDP growth and green jobs is just hot air. Without an environment where productivity through free enterprise is incentivized; you end up with consistent double digit unemployment and government picking the chosen few who are able to succeed.