Arkady's Thoughts

While I have many complaints that I have issued toward the Republican party, right now they are showing a certain amount of leadership that should be noted. The Big 3 (GM, Ford, Chrysler) are asking for 25 Billion dollars in bailout money. They are accusing the economy of destroying their business and furthermore threatening the country with devastation if they are allowed to fail. The truth is that the big 3 are destined to fail, they have created this situation themselves and it has nothing to do with the economy. The economy merely exposed their rotten infrastructure . Look at this: A blogger named Mark Perry wrote the following: "Total compensation per hour for the big-three car makers is $73.20. That’s a 52 percent differential from Toyota’s (Detroit South) $48 compensation (wages + health and retirement benefits). In fact, the over sized UAW-driven pay package for Detroit is 132 percent higher than that of the entire manufacturing sector of the U.S., which comes in at $31....

What do you guys think of the new design? I was getting slightly depressed by the old design and if I want people to read my content, least I can do is provide pretty colors - right?

Yesterday I made a posting in reference to Broun's accusation of Obama looking like a dictator. It did not take long for the rest of the spineless politicians to send Mr. Broun into a corner. Story: Broun Apologizes I understand this kind of fiery rhetoric may offend a lot of people and in fact it may very well be overblown. However his point is entirely valid in the sense that the people should be vigilant. We are dealing with something very unusual here and when a president-elect suggests that we need a national force that is as well armed and as well funded as the US Military, it is alarming. Beyond the fact that the military has a budget of over 400 BILLION dollars, the necessity for such a force should raise many questions. The chain of command of this civilian force is also questionable as it would seem as of now that they will answer to the president - directly. People need to stop living in a politically correct fantasy world preaching the mantra of "it cannot happe...

I have been getting frustrated by the collective musings of Americans who are under the impression that a historic seismic shift transpired on November 4 th . Significance of a bi-racial man elected as president is most certainly a notable event, but so is the election of the most liberal left-wing candidate in history. Although official numbers are still not released we can make some very reasonable assumptions of the turnout (source: wikipedia ). Barack Obama Democratic Illinois 66,117,432 52.6% John McCain Republican Arizona 57,847,877 46.1% Total: 123.4M George W. Bush Republican Texas 62,040,610 50.74% John F. Kerry Democratic Massachusetts 59,028,444 48.27% Total: 121M An increase of 2+ million voters between 2004 and 2008, not the kind of historic significance I was hoping to see. Furthermore what is striking is that Bush obtained almost 5 million more votes four years ago! This is an indication that Republicans sat home. There was probably some cross-over to the Democrat ca...

There have been credible speculations that either Michael Steele or Newt Gingrich are interested in the RNC chair. It is important at this juncture to have a vivacious leader full of ideas to lead the torn Republican party. My idealistic vision would be of a Republican party that appeals to conservatives and libertarians and not the antiquated fat cats inside the beltway. Republicans like John McCain do not win elections because they do not inspire or invigorate Americans. People who perpetuate the same corruption, government spending, government intervention and regulation are no different than the liberals that threaten this country. There needs to be a set of agendas that people can get excited about! So while the prospects of a legitimate third party are still bleak, we have to rely on the GOP to rebuild and include people that want basic things from our government. 1) Make it smaller 2) Less intervention 3) Cut spending by reducing departments, cabinents, etc that lead to ...

This is from Fox News and I am absolutely delighed to read it. A congressman from Georgia, by the name of Paul Broun has said what we on the blogosphere have been saying for a long time. We are disturbed by the combination of gun bans and a civilian force, we find it to be reminiscent of Stalin or Hitler. Throw in a cult of personality and you got the perfect combination. I can only imagine how much heat this is going to generate, I hope Rep. Broun stands strong. I am going to send him an email encouraging him to continue the fight. Email: Paul@PaulBroun.com Jonah Goldberg would be proud to know that Broun is a true conservative at least according to his voting records. Only American conservatives can be relied on to stop the spread of fascism. Here is the story: "WASHINGTON -- A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist or fascist dictatorship. "It may sound a bit craz...

I suspect I might have to make a regular piece about this, given the nature of this presidency. Today's CoP moment, brought to you by http://cjonline.com/stories/110908/loc_353922770.shtml Planning under way for Obama holiday The Capital-Journal Published Sunday, November 09, 2008 Plans are being made to promote a national holiday for Barack Obama, who will become the nation's 44th president when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20. "Yes We Can" planning rallies will be at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the downtown McDonald's restaurant, 1100 Kansas Ave., until Jan. 13. The goals are to secure a national holiday in Obama's honor, to organize celebrations around his inauguration and to celebrate the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, who was born on Feb. 12 1809. At 7:30 a.m. on Inauguration Day, Obama Cake will be served at the downtown McDonald's, and a celebration is scheduled for 8 p.m. to midnight Jan. 20 at the Ramada Hotel and Conventi...