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That was a black day in history…

Rand Paul for President.

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I'm sure the Today Show, and certainly the gals on The View will all be opining on Palin. Gotta love it when the get thier knickers in a knot!

I got to thinking: "Why would Obama bow again to a world leader when the first time he did it was so embarrassing for him?" Think King of Saudi Arabia. And then it struck me–he did as a way to distract from the first bow. The Japanese bow is really Obama's way of diluting the "real" bow to the King of Saudia Arabia.

Obama is ALL about the photo op and perception.

Think about it. Right now the Obama administration has handed over the mastermind of 9-11 to a NYC civilian court. And in an amazing coincidence this is announced while Obama is out of the country on the way to, among other places, Japan. So he bows to the Japanese leader.

That picture goes viral. The WH comes up with the lame excuse of "protocol" when we have seen that every other leader in the world just shakes the Japanese leader's hand. Now there is further evidence that this is "just the way the President does things." Of course we know that is BS because he didn't do this to the Queen of England among other people.

It's all subterfuge. As it always is.

How about the free market? We conservatives are really good at being proponents for our beliefs right up to the moment when those beliefs require actual merit. Money is a market like any other and will always seek value. Allow competing currencies and let people choose the currency they want to use. Artificially set interest rates have caused much of the market distortions that led us to the mess we're in now. The market can determine interest rates based on an aggregate of information just like all other prices. Panama has no central bank. They use which ever currency gives them the best value. Traditionally it's been the dollar, but they are free to switch to another if they find a better store of their wealth. Many folks there have accounts denominated in different currencies and just use the one that best protects their wealth. In the age of electronic money, conversion is instantaneous and hassle free.

God give us another Andrew Jackson:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AJ~bank.JPG

Ok, but there is that minor constitutional issue. Congress has the power to coin money and regulate the value thereof. Of course, that's one reason the Federal Reserve needs to be abolished along with the personal income tax. We can always try to amend the Constitution, but we should never let them sidestep its restraints again.

Money is simply the 3rd party in a two way trade. And the Common Denominator in the exchange of goods and services. Usury charges highly interfere with the values…Therefore if we Nationalize the "federal" Reserve Bank and still charge interest, we will continue to have financial problems. This is because no currency is issued for the interest portion of the loan. The borrower is enslaved to the lender. The Private Bank Industry is a monopoly.

Obam needs to get a new person at the protocol office on this bow thing …

Oh – I see why she is having issues … it's the post office fault and her TAXES !!!

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/06/19/shocker-new...

Exactly! Enacting the Federal Reserve Act was a way for Congress to be able point the finger at someone else when we hit a bump in the road! It's a disgusting abdication of responsibility.

Politicians? Hell no! Patriots!

I agree in principle, however we have to have something to replace it and a Congress with the will to implement a wise alternative.

The ONLY way to rectify the coming collapse of the US fiat dollar is severely restrain the federal budget, the bulk of which is entitlement spending.

It's time for the boomers to make up for their wild spending governments and vote to limit/means test/privatize the social security/medicare systems.

That depends on who the GOP elevates to oppose him. Which depends on the liberty loving citizens to be involved in more than pulling a lever against Obama.

"Mr O, Holder, and Gore, Axelrod need some Wild West Justice."

What exactly are you saying here?

It can't be anything worse than Nidal Malik Hasan was saying, so what does it matter? If this post came from a Muslim extremist terrorist would anyone be asking?

So, instead of getting that dough taken from me against my will all these years in that deduction called "FICA," and considering that I've been prudent in my investments and have lived within my means all my life while simultaneously educating my kids, driving cars until they become "classics," foregoing vacations, and many other things to increase my savings and investments, I'll be "rewarded" with a denial of my benefits when I become eligible just because I was sensible?

Not happenin' dude.

It's time to follow the wise McCain's advice and figure out a way to stop pork completely and force each new budget to match revenue. When it doesn't, entitlements are off-limits. Many of those, like SS, are contracts. We'll just have to cut off the spigot for many other things and to hell with the complainers.

Nice Picture & posting also. Thank you for nice posting.

Nice blogging. I’ve subscribed to the RSS. Grants are still hard to find, no?