This world is incomprehensible

The Israelis want to build a heritage shrine at the tomb of the patriarchs which happens to also be a muslim mosque. As one can imagine, the muslims are offended and rioting. Rational men would recognize that the tombs of Abraham, Issac and Jacob are shared cultural sites that should be open to all mankind. I'm certain that the Israelis would allow anyone to visit these sites in peace. But muslims don't want filthy infidels anywhere near these sites.

Muslims are simply one trick ponies that violently attack other cultures, murder, enslave and loot their captives then destroy the victim's culture by supplanting it with their own. For me, islam is just a cover for criminal activity. The invasions, murder, looting, raping and slavery are features of islam, not isloated bugs. Religion is but codified culture and the people who created islam are nothing but criminals.

Robert Serry, the U.N. special coordinator for the Middle East peace process gave cover to intolerant muslims stating "I call on Israel not to take any steps on the ground which undermine trust or could prejudice negotiations, the resumption of which should be the highest shared priority of all who seek peace". Let me translate this pig's statement into common english: The UN supports muslim intolerance and the cultural destruction of common historical sites. Eat shit and die Bob.

This world is incomprehensible. 

Obowma tells the Brits to Bugger Off

Over at Belmont Club, Wretchard has a piece on the growing tensions between the UK and Argentina over the Falkland Islands. The British are shocked that the US is remaining neutral regarding the issue and are dismayed that Obowma has betrayed them.

But why wouldn't he betray the British? He has thrown everyone and everything under the bus like a used kleenex when they no longer have utility. The European socialists thought that they had their man in the whitehouse. Instead they are shunned by the president that has no empathy for white Europeans whatsoever. So Obowma bows to leaders of color and gives DVDs of his speeches to white leaders.

On one hand this rift is amusing, because the socialist vermin in the UK deserve to be shunned and ridiculed. Socialists always betray everyone, just like the nazis betrayed the bolsheviks during WW2. On the other hand, this rift is a disaster because it is another hole in the wall of Western civilization. As I wrote earlier, the age of men has ended.

If Argentina can right the old wrong and reclaim the Falklands, then China can reclaim Taiwan, Russia can reclaim it's empire and all the maps in the world can be redrawn. Assets can be seized and redistributed based upon cultural and racial lines. And Obowma's America will remain neutral as chaos accelerates.

American voters are fucking idiots for electing British socialists to power in America. The world will mourn the loss of Western civilization once the tribal and racial realignment begins. It is coming for you.

The Federal Government is a Threat to Americans

CNN reports that 56% of Americans think the federal government is a threat to their rights. No shit!

The federal government has been transferring power away from the people to itself for 150 years. This tendency has been accelerating since the 1970s and under this regime the federal government is on the verge of tyranny. The federal government now owns or controls the banking, insurance and auto industry and if they pass Obamacare, will control the health care industry. If this evil congress manages to pass cap and trade legislation, the federal government will control the energy industry. At that point, they will own you!

The founding fathers of this nation intended a federal government that would handle those matters that local government could not, being common defense and interstate trade. Our founders recognized that local governance was most effective and that national government should be very limited in scope. We have drifted far from this approach.

If the residents of San Francisco want to live in a Marxist commune they should be allowed to do so. If the people of Chicago want to live in a Sicilian mafia feudal society they can choose to do so. Likewise, if the residents of Detroit want to emulate an African village then do so. But don't make me pay for it nor try to convert me to your miserable, failed system.

The federal government is acting like Spanish conquistadors, invading, conquering and converting Americans in the name of Marxism, the mafia and tribal culture. None of this activity is constitutional and hence is illegal and immoral. Americans have every right to resist this effort.

I pray that God will open the earth and swallow the whole of Washington DC and those everywhere that would make us slaves of government. Perhaps we could start over again and create a government that serves the people rather than itself.

The Wicked Witch

"And your little dog too....heh heh heh heh heh" cackles the Wicked Witch of the West as her flying monkeys await her command. Somebody, please throw a bucket of water on this evil bitch.

Satan Toasts You

 

Does this man look like satan or what? It's like he's saying "I toast the destruction of you and your seed". Or perhaps, "You'll take my health care and like it you pathetic little Americans". Jesus help us!

The Age of Men has Ended

In Lord of the Rings, Aragon addressed the men of the West and stated "A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship..".

I grew up in a world of my father where such a concept was impossible. American sheepdogs would always stand against wolves to protect the gentle sheep of the world. The strong bonds of fellowship ensured that English, French, Canadian and Australian friends would stand with Americans as men of the West against evil.
That bond was a mighty, unbreakable steel Chain  that could never be torn apart by outside forces.

During my lifetime I have watched the Chain rusting and links open. The French link became weak and parted decades ago. The English link is weakening daily and soon will be unable to bear any weight. The Canadian link is weak and cannot be trusted. The American link is corroded and unless renewed will surely fail. The Chain is but a relic.

The Chain has not been destroyed by outside forces but from within each link. The culture that gave rise to the successes of the West is being systematically undermined by allowing outside cultures in. A combination of hubris and naivety brought this doom upon the West.

In the past year, America has forsaken it's friends and is on a path to break all bonds of fellowship in the West. Our leadership embraces tyrants and turns their backs on sheep being savaged by wolves. America is silent as Iranians and Chinese are murdered by tyrants, Women are raped and caned and economies are looted by thugs. America won't even stand up to pirates on the seas.

Within America the bonds of fellowship are but a flimsy thread that could snap in a breeze. Being American is meaningless since the country is full of foreigners who are only here for the loot. Being in America is being a sale or a vote to be purchased or a mark to be had. Nothing more. Our leaders no longer care what we want but would rather tell us what we get. Tis truly every man for hisself these days.

Even families are but shattered bits of convenience. Children are fought over for the government handouts that they make possible. Otherwise children are inconveniences to be shuffled around in government daycare while "adults" seek their fantasies of fame through sexual and other indulgences. Our own children are routinely forsaken in modern America, breaking all bonds of humanity. Wild animals show more signs of humanity than many Americans, as animals do not willingly abandon and abuse their offspring.

Increasingly I feel disconnected to anything or anybody in this country but my immediate family. I care about my fellow Americans as much as they care about me, which is not at all. Although I have always been a sheepdog by nature, I would probably shrug and walk away if I witnessed a countryman being savaged by wild beasts or barbarians. There is a 50/50 chance that the unfortunate is a libtard that voted for the leaders we have today.

Tolkein's Aragon would weep were he to see modern America and the West. Most of America has forsaken everyone and utterly broken all bonds of fellowship. The Age of Men has ended.

America 2010

 The Whitehouse is looking like da hood these days. Trash bags set outside the door in a snow drift. It looks just like the gangsta ghetto house in our neighborhood where the paroled felon deals dope. As Lame Cherry said, it makes one wonder what Bo's dog kennel looks like. Is it full of dog crap?

Well America wanted a man of color as president so I guess the people's house should reflect the man's culture. Maybe we should just be thankful that Obowma doesn't have a pack of snarling pit bulls wandering around the grounds.

I wouldn't be surprised that we don't see Black Panthers replace the Secret Service before Obowma leaves the Whitehouse. Surely this gangsta will claim that his failure is due to America's racism. He needed to have the Panthers provide security to protect hisself from all of us racists.

If i were a foreign dignitary brought in through the back door of the Whitehouse, past the garbage, I would tell the driver to turn around and leave. There ain't nothing here for me except insult.

This picture defines what America is in 2010. A ghetto nation. All the fine McMansions, Lexus SUVs and 4G iphones won't wash that stink away. America wants to be Zimbabwe and is well down the path towards that end.

Mom's Will and the Government.

As the executor of my mother's will I have found that I am mostly fulfilling government mandated requirements that insure that government entities get a share of the proceeds of my mother's estate. The process has little to do with my mother's will or her heirs. Government bureaucracies, banks, lawyers and undertakers descend upon the stricken corpse immediately, each demanding their legal share of the loot.

The process begins when the attending physician completes the death certificate. The state board of health has a checkbox that asks if the death was smoking related. The physician can check yes, probably or don't know. My mother's attending physician, who had never seen her before her last trip to the hospital checked probably. How would this healer know? But then again, he is only "practicing" medicine. We have to make accomodations since we all "know" that if you smoke, it is related to your death, no matter what you die of.

Next we have the undertaker who has legal guidance about the manner in which the remains must be handled. Many forms must be properly completed and provided to government bureaucracies to insure compliance with law. Once the fees are paid the remains can be processed. It costs about $10,000 to put your loved one's remains in a box and bury it in the ground, and fill out all the required paperwork.

Now comes my mother's bank, who, before they even have a death certificate, "know" that my mother has died and "as a service",  returned her direct deposit social security check to the government. How did they "know" that my mother died? Service to whom? The government?

Eventually the executor selects an attorney to walk youthrough the legal minefield created by attorneys, for attorneys and of attorneys. Fees vary wildly from 6% of the VALUE of the estate to flat fees of $150 per hour. It takes about 27 billable hours to process a simple, minimal estate... apparently. The work involves completing more government forms, court filings and contacting/discovering assets. Letters of testamentary are approved by the court allowing the executor to handle estate business.

Interestingly, the lawyer advises that I pay no-one. I should make them seek payment through the court. Odd.

Again to the bank, with Letters of Testamentary, to close the deceased's bank account and armed with a new federal tax ID, set up an estate account. Lots of documents must be sent to the government to make this happen. Then wait for documents to be processed by bureaucracies before the account can be opened.

Yesterday I HAD to go to the cemetery to get the final paperwork for interment. This visit is a legal requirement that basically gives the cemetery an opportunity to deliver a sales pitch for more services and plot sales.

That's where we are 55 days after mother died. I'll post again as the process progresses. The government has more assets to legally acquire and redistribute...it will just take awhile to discover what she had so she can pay her "fair share".

Punch that will Stun the West

Iran says that Thursday will be the demise of liberal capitalism. Could the Kavoshgar-3 satellite in low earth orbit, passing over the US six times per day have a nuclear weapon capable of effecting an EMP attack on the US?

Federation of American Scientists have stated that an effective continental EMP attack would require a megaton nuclear warhead detonated between 136 and 227 miles above the target. The Iranians certainly have the altitude in Kavoshgar-3 and Omid-2 but lack the lift for a megaton device. At least for now.

The Iranians have been working on nuclear weapon and rocket technology for almost a decade. The Iranians have friends that would love to see the US eliminated from the global scene, and some of their friends have nuclear and rocket technology. Is this scenario impossible? No. Probable? Doubtful. Today anyway.

If attacked by an EMP detonation, the US would still maintain a retaliatory strike capability even if we were all literally in the dark. Iran would be utterly destroyed if they attacked the US in this manner. But I don't think the zealots in charge would care. Liberal capitalism would fail globally as the US descended into the 17th century and then chaos.

Something is up as it was quite odd that Obowma would order US ships and missiles to the Persian Gulf. This socialist is more likely to bow to Ahmadinejad than confront him. It is more likely that Obowma is trying to deter Israel from striking Iran than any US attempt to defend US interests.

The most likely scenario is that Iran will demonstrate the ability to orbit and de-orbit a spacecraft in the fashion of an ICBM attack. That would be a stunning achievement for a regime that has repeatedly called for the annihilation of Israel and the West.

Update: 11-Feb-2010
As of 2100hrs EST we haven't met our demise. Apparently the punch was the announcement that Iran is a nuclear world power, having enriched U-235 to 20%. Politically, uranium is considered military grade above 20%. So Iran is on the threshold of violating the non-proliferation treaty and probably preparing to manufacture nuclear weapons. Are you stunned yet?

So much for the 2007 NIE report that claimed that Iran wasn't intent on making nuclear weapons. Meanwhile Directors Blair, Panetta, Burges and Mueller testified that we are likely to experience a terrorist attack in the next 3-6 months. What are the buffoons in Washington doing about it? Well, they are doing what they do best, which is spend more of your money and talk.

Perhaps the pricks in Washington should read the Constitution which defines one of the principle duties of the federal government as "provide for the common defense" of the nation. Providing health care, carbon cap and trade and bribing each other is not mentioned in the Constitution.

I'm stunned only by the ideologues and dopes in the US who won't see what is coming. The US is begging for an Iranian nuclear detonation on American soil.

Monday Tab dump

I wonder what Iran has in mind for their mighty "punch" that will stun the West. Will they de-orbit their worm and turtle satellite payload on us? These buffoons have run their mouths before, but one of these days they are going to get lucky and kill a bunch of Americans. Meanwhile Obowma has his finger up his bung.

Murtha died. I pity the Marines that will have to pretend to care when this treasonous crook is buried.

Economic news just gets worse and worse. The EU has debt problems, China has bubbles and the DOW is mining below 10k. It seems that despite all the talk of economic recovery by our leaders, the Dow disagrees.

The Superbowl sucked. The game, ads and halftime show were all boring. The wife and I didn't understand most of the ads. If the Superbowl represents the best of America, then the culture is sick and dying.

Goodie! Another major snowfall and I get to drive 88 miles roundtrip with dumbasses.

Got me a "green" job

I finally became a full time employee at my work this week. My salary is disappointing and my health care cost is just over the moon. But I'm just thankful to be part of the working-living again here in 21st century America.

I'm a test engineer at a lithium ion battery manufacturer. The company hasn't made a dime yet but they seem to be well positioned to grow significantly from the coming clean energy market. We have contracts for government, military, smartgrid, public bus and automotive applications that are underway. The company is characterized as CleanTech so I guess I got me a "green" job. Not too bad for an old fart like me!

It's a buyer's market for employers right now. An engineer with 25 years experience makes about 2/3 market rate. My salary is what I was making in 1987, so I'm set back 23 years. Ouch.
I'm told that salaries "should" improve once the company makes money. I think it's a good risk. And it beats the crap out of unemployment.

God is in charge of His Creation

Oh yeah....we're dying from global warming here. The climate change grifters are taking a pounding right now. Climategate then weather are putting these conniving, theiving global elitists in their rightful place in history along with Pol Pot, Hitler, Stalin and Mao.

I know this will sound mean, but I hope Algore's roof collapses from weight of snow...on him and his cult followers.

Retirement Perils

Lately I've been thinking about how my paternal grandparents lived in retirement. From the perspective of a young boy, my grandparents seemed to be living in near poverty. As an adult, I suspect that my retirement  may look worse.

My grandfather worked for most of his life as a founder in a metal alloy mill. He was good enough at his work that management and engineers alike sought his advise to solve production problems. He was offered salary positions in the company but he remained an hourly worker because he thought his fourth grade education was insufficient.

My grandparents raised nine children on his wages, half of them raised during the Great Depression. My father related that no one ever showed up late at the dinner table because to do so would mean that you din't eat. It is remarkable that the children had a roof over their heads, clothing to cover themselves and a full belly every night when they went to bed. But my grandfather always provided for his eight boys and daughter.

When my grandfather retired, he and my grandmother purchased a small four room house in the lower middle class neighborhood where they raised their family. The living room just barely held the couch, a chair, a television and the big gas heater that dominated the room. The bedroom barely accommodated the full size bed, a chest and a nightstand. The kitchen table filled the center of the room while an  ice box and wringer washer filled out one wall. No garage was necessary, as my grandfather never owned a car.

Although my grandfather worked for fifty years, he couldn't retire in the current understanding of the term.
His children took money to my grandparents every Friday to help them pay the bills. Pension and social security just wasn't enough to cover all the bills. My grandparents never amassed any savings as they spent everything he made raising nine children and helping grandchildren weather the Great Depression. They lived modestly for seventeen years before they died within two years of each other.

As I approach retirement age I have started to wonder what my retirement might look like. After 41 years of work I have three vested pensions, social security and modest savings. All of my savings are at risk of losing value in this crazy investment climate. Two of my pensions have been turned over to the government PBGC and are only viable if the federal government continues to fund them. Social security benefits are dubious with a federal government deep in debt with declining tax revenues.

My goal is to work until age 68 if my employer survives this Depression and will allow me to work that long. My retirement goals are simple, I want to own my home and cars while having some income to sustain a modest retirement. My over-riding concern is that my wife be able to stay in our home and be able to live modestly after I die.

My fear is that the economy won't recover and the government will default on all it's obligations, leaving us in poverty. Personal savings are no hedge against economic and government failure. My savings have lost a significant portion of their value several times in my lifetime. There is no guarantee that these savings will exist in the future.

Our house is three times larger than my grandparents, we have central heat and air conditioning and two bathrooms. We own two cars and have broadband internet connections. We have access to the best medical system in the world. We are living far better than my grandparents. But can we afford it all in retirement?

I'm thankful that I don't need vacation homes, travel and expensive consumer goods for happiness. These aren't my portion in this life. I have learned to live small the past ten years and am satisfied with my lot. But I don't want my wife to live in poverty in retirement, wanting for heat, cool, food, clothing and medicine. Especially, I don't want to burden my descendants with the burden of keeping us afloat until we go home to God.

Fear is the greatest peril in old age. I don't think my grandparents were afraid. I wonder if we will be so lucky.