Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Politcal Venting
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OK, So I am now and have always been a conservative, I make no excuses. I am who I am and what I see as common sense leads me away from progressive big government ideas. That being so, I have never liked our current president. I am one of those alarmist throwbacks who think that when a mans spiritual mentor is a radical, anti American racist that he probably shares at least some of those views, or at the very least can not help but be influenced by. I also don't like the man's policies so even without Wright I still couldn't get behind The One.
But on the moral side of things I tended to agree with several of Obama's campaign promises. Despite my political feelings I felt a great sense of pride in my country for electing it's first black president. I also felt that is was long past time we got out of Iraq, I hoped for an end to Don't ask Don't tell, wanted DOMA repealed or struck down by the courts, I wanted gitmo closed and America out of the torture business. (I said i was a conservative, not that I was a fan of Bush, you cant stick the law into into peoples marriages while tripling the deficit, and then create the biggest govt bureaucracy in American history and call yourself a conservative with a straight face. )
So one year in and None of those has happened!!!!!!!
NOT ONE!!!
We are still in Iraq, and have put 30,000 more troops into a country the Taliban all but abandoned already.
Despite a critical shortage of troops, especially linguists that speak Arabic for Christ's sake, and we are dismissing Linguists, specialists of all types, and infantry men/women of all sorts because of sexual orientation?!?!
Not only is DOMA still on the books but Obama paid my tax money for a federal Attorney to defend it. Fucking liar.
Gitmo's still open, we are still holding people without trial, on indefinite terms and without pressing any formal charges in either a civilian, or civil trial. Our Declaration of Independence holds ALL men created equal. Not just our citizens. Our Liberty and dignity demand that we treat all people with the respect we expect to be treated by them. that means if you have evidence they are a terrorist then try them. if you can't convict them you have to let them go. It sucks sometimes. Sure does, ask any cop. What starts with non civilian detainees ends up with citizens disappearing. there is not one instance in history that shows any other pattern.
Torture is stupid. It opens the door to justify further barbarism on both sides of the conflict while producing little to no reliable information. But we are still doing it.
The bailouts were a bad idea when Bush did them and will be just as bad an idea when porkulus II is passed.
The one big gov idea he had that I was even luke warm for was Health Care, if I am gonna get stuck with another poorly run, grossly inflated entitlement clusterfuck at least it would be one that was at making an attempt to heal people. I could at least call it a Noble stupid idea. But even with a full year and a Super majority could he even get that passed.
So what do we have. George bush II.
OK, So I am now and have always been a conservative, I make no excuses. I am who I am and what I see as common sense leads me away from progressive big government ideas. That being so, I have never liked our current president. I am one of those alarmist throwbacks who think that when a mans spiritual mentor is a radical, anti American racist that he probably shares at least some of those views, or at the very least can not help but be influenced by. I also don't like the man's policies so even without Wright I still couldn't get behind The One.
But on the moral side of things I tended to agree with several of Obama's campaign promises. Despite my political feelings I felt a great sense of pride in my country for electing it's first black president. I also felt that is was long past time we got out of Iraq, I hoped for an end to Don't ask Don't tell, wanted DOMA repealed or struck down by the courts, I wanted gitmo closed and America out of the torture business. (I said i was a conservative, not that I was a fan of Bush, you cant stick the law into into peoples marriages while tripling the deficit, and then create the biggest govt bureaucracy in American history and call yourself a conservative with a straight face. )
So one year in and None of those has happened!!!!!!!
NOT ONE!!!
We are still in Iraq, and have put 30,000 more troops into a country the Taliban all but abandoned already.
Despite a critical shortage of troops, especially linguists that speak Arabic for Christ's sake, and we are dismissing Linguists, specialists of all types, and infantry men/women of all sorts because of sexual orientation?!?!
Not only is DOMA still on the books but Obama paid my tax money for a federal Attorney to defend it. Fucking liar.
Gitmo's still open, we are still holding people without trial, on indefinite terms and without pressing any formal charges in either a civilian, or civil trial. Our Declaration of Independence holds ALL men created equal. Not just our citizens. Our Liberty and dignity demand that we treat all people with the respect we expect to be treated by them. that means if you have evidence they are a terrorist then try them. if you can't convict them you have to let them go. It sucks sometimes. Sure does, ask any cop. What starts with non civilian detainees ends up with citizens disappearing. there is not one instance in history that shows any other pattern.
Torture is stupid. It opens the door to justify further barbarism on both sides of the conflict while producing little to no reliable information. But we are still doing it.
The bailouts were a bad idea when Bush did them and will be just as bad an idea when porkulus II is passed.
The one big gov idea he had that I was even luke warm for was Health Care, if I am gonna get stuck with another poorly run, grossly inflated entitlement clusterfuck at least it would be one that was at making an attempt to heal people. I could at least call it a Noble stupid idea. But even with a full year and a Super majority could he even get that passed.
So what do we have. George bush II.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
think first then speak.
This morning we has a fairly serious software outage at work. Actually it was a multiple server problem, but the users don't know that and wouldn't understand if I told them. What they know was that the software that runs on those servers was unavailable and that they needed it to get their jobs done. Now I know that this is a stressful situation for them and I make allowances. But i am the only tech here at the butt crack of dawn and can only take one call at a time. I also do not have access to the servers, so while I can diagnose the problem and frantically call the on-call tech, the only other thing I can do is work my way through the rapidly growing call Que and repeat the same message to dozens of ticked off employees.
The winner of this mornings snotty bitch award goes to caller #42 here is a transcript.
Me: Help desk, this is Skippy.
42: it is about time, neither me or any of my co-workers can access Lotus notes and I had to wait on hold for 20 minutes. This is unacceptable, I am busy, make it work. Now!!
Me: Hold please... (get up, go refill coffee make sure it has the perfect coffee, sugar cream ratio, wander back to desk stopping to water the plastic plant) Sorry for the hold, was that Lotus you were having the problem with?
42: yes, and don't you dare put me on hold again I do not have time for this, you IT folks are so incompe.....
Me: Hold please...(count to 100 in Russian...thanks google) sorry about that I keep having phone difficulty this morning. As far as the Lotus issue it is company wide. Our server techs just arrived and are working on the problem. I will send you an e-mail when the e-mail system is back up. Thanks, have a nice day.
When will the entitled self absorbed whiny bitches of the world realize that they might make life harder on their targets, but they certainly make it more difficult on themselves?
The winner of this mornings snotty bitch award goes to caller #42 here is a transcript.
Me: Help desk, this is Skippy.
42: it is about time, neither me or any of my co-workers can access Lotus notes and I had to wait on hold for 20 minutes. This is unacceptable, I am busy, make it work. Now!!
Me: Hold please... (get up, go refill coffee make sure it has the perfect coffee, sugar cream ratio, wander back to desk stopping to water the plastic plant) Sorry for the hold, was that Lotus you were having the problem with?
42: yes, and don't you dare put me on hold again I do not have time for this, you IT folks are so incompe.....
Me: Hold please...(count to 100 in Russian...thanks google) sorry about that I keep having phone difficulty this morning. As far as the Lotus issue it is company wide. Our server techs just arrived and are working on the problem. I will send you an e-mail when the e-mail system is back up. Thanks, have a nice day.
When will the entitled self absorbed whiny bitches of the world realize that they might make life harder on their targets, but they certainly make it more difficult on themselves?
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Been a while huh?
Ok so i haven't posted anything in about a year, so sue me. It's not like anyone but you read this anyhow dear.
I just have to rant a bit.
Someone today made a "funny" comment about how he likesme despite the fact that I am an unapologetic conservative?
WTF!!!!!
Why on earth would i want to apologize for being a conservative. Mind you I said conservative, not Republican, if you can honestly call yourself a Republican after the Bible thumping Nazis got control you should not only apologize but you should also volunteer for the lobotomy.
Should I apologize for believing that every human being has potential? Or for believing that the smaller a government is the further it is from tyranny?
What is more heartless letting one person suffer the hardships of their own actions, or continuing to give that person just enough handouts to keep from starving and dooming then and generations of their descendants to poverty?
Am I cynical to not want to pay more taxes when I already give a quarter fo what I EARN to a gov't that delivers less than 10% of what it promises?
I am also a bit tired of being called a racist because I don't support a black president. I wouldn't support the pastiest of white men who propsed spreading my wealth.
grrrrrr
I just have to rant a bit.
Someone today made a "funny" comment about how he likesme despite the fact that I am an unapologetic conservative?
WTF!!!!!
Why on earth would i want to apologize for being a conservative. Mind you I said conservative, not Republican, if you can honestly call yourself a Republican after the Bible thumping Nazis got control you should not only apologize but you should also volunteer for the lobotomy.
Should I apologize for believing that every human being has potential? Or for believing that the smaller a government is the further it is from tyranny?
What is more heartless letting one person suffer the hardships of their own actions, or continuing to give that person just enough handouts to keep from starving and dooming then and generations of their descendants to poverty?
Am I cynical to not want to pay more taxes when I already give a quarter fo what I EARN to a gov't that delivers less than 10% of what it promises?
I am also a bit tired of being called a racist because I don't support a black president. I wouldn't support the pastiest of white men who propsed spreading my wealth.
grrrrrr
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