itisjustmyopinion

Good morning all. Hope you all had a good evening and rested well. i know i did, so i have a lot of energy.  i am warning all who read this that this is going to be a blog filled with a lot of venting over a lot of issues, so buckle up because this could be a rough ride…but i promise, you will survive.

i awoke this morning and turned on the news and the first story i heard was about the post office.  They are thinking of cutting back to a 5 day delivery week; okay, fine.  They are planning on raising the price of stamps by 2 cents; okay, tired of price hike, but still okay.  Then i hear that the Postmaster General is going to get a $100,000 pay raise next year.  That is not a typo.  ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS in a pay raise; all the while the USPS is $6 BILLION in debt..NOT OKAY!!! Not by any means is this okay.  i like to consider myself a fairly intelligent person, but i just cannot wrap my mind around this line of thinking.  i have never understood how the banks, with the first ‘bail out’, could all get away with these lavish vacations; ONLY for the CEO’s, don’t ya’ know, and then be able to come back to the government with their hand out AGAIN,  and the government GIVES IT TO THEM…DUH?  What happened to the mandating and oversight that was supposed to be in place on this $700 Billion of government money, in other words, taxpayer’s money?  They STILL don’t have any oversight in place, like they said they were going to have, because this was government money going into the system, not stockholder’s money.  So the government should have been like a watchdog over these funds, but that apparently has never happened. Just more political speak, to make us feel better for the time.

And then, Nancy Pelosi, who’s job is Speaker of the House, is, and has been, sticking her nose in where it doesn’t belong, and the people above her are not reeling her in. It just amazes me. i do not remember Tip O’Neal going to broker deals with middle eastern people, or going to the “big 3″ auto makers to make a deal with them.  i could be wrong, but i don’t think that is in her job description.  She has no business doing anything except sit her butt in that chair at the house and rule over it.  Anybody got some duct tape?  And speaking of the ‘big 3′, comedians can’t write material this good.  Not only do they have the nerve to show up in Washington, on PRIVATE jets, no doubt; to ask for money; but they were asking for money that was never intended for them.  The first $700 billion ‘bail out’ money was for the financial market to help the banks rewrite the loans and help the homeowners, since that is where this whole breakdown started in the first place, a little under 3 years ago, now; when the DEMOCRATS were in charge of BOTH SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES….so fast forward to the ‘big 3′ coming with their hand out..they are NOT part of the financial market; they are part of the INDUSTRIAL market..totally different entity entirely, and they STILL get money..

Then another stimulus bill is passed..well, i should say it was rushed through and signed off on, by the Pres himself, even though, most of the Republicans NEVER had enough time to read the thing…And this is okay with all the Obama love fest people..it is okay to pass whatever law, bill, precedent, whatever, as long as the Republicans don’t even get a chance to read what all is involved..Trust me, the world would not have imploded  in 5-7 days, to give the Republicans a chance to read through the 700+ page bill, to see what it entailed.  But NO: Not with the DEMS in charge..if the shoe were on the other foot, i bet their would be such a public outcry from the Dems, it would be ridiculous.  Nothing would ever get done.  My only point is that the Republicans should have had an opportunity to at least read through the piece of crap, oh wait, i mean legislation, before it was rushed through to be signed off on..

It is a scary state of affairs when NO Republicans and 8 Democrats voted against this latest stimulus package and it STILL passes..please do not get or extract the idea that i am a die hard Republican..If the Republicans were in charge of all three houses, i would find that just as troubling.  Our nation is, and always has been, set up to be a Democratic nation, meaning both sides get a say..not just one..But i am truly afraid that we are not going to be democratic for very long with all that is happening..if you put the pieces together, we are not going to have to worry about becoming a socialist nation; nope, we are going to jump right over socialism and land head first into communism..

IF you disagree with me, why does the government want to start nationalizing 2 banks, which is eventually going to lead to them nationalizing all banks..  This type of governing does not, and will never work for America..People, you need to wake up..Open your eyes and see what is happening. THIS IS INSANITY.. and we are free falling straight to a place that the people who are part of the OBAMA NATION are NOT going to like at all.

President Obama caved to the left in appointing Leon Panetta as head of the CIA.  Mr. Panetta was part of the Clinton administration; very intelligent and capable man.  I have no problem with him, except for the tiny, insignificant detail that he has no experience in central intelligence.  The left is being famous for being soft on terror..and they have proved it 2 different times so far.  Number one, President Obama’s appointment of Mr. Panetta.  He does not believe in torturing prisoners of war. I guess he thinks that instead of prison, they should be put up at the Ritz Hotel, on taxpayer’s dollars, of course. Because putting them in prison is too tough and pampering them is going to gain the intel that they need to protect us from another major attack..sure; is it just me, or does this not sound right?  Secondly, President Obama, in all his wisdom, did away with the war on terror.  That means he fixed something that wasn’t broke. You can be a Bush hater all you want, but you have to, at the very least, give him the credit for keeping our country safe for the last 7 years.  i want you to understand that i am not a Bush lover either, just as i am not an Obama hater.. i believe there were so many mistakes that Bush made, but Obama is not helping making Bush’s mistakes right..In a sense, what President Obama did when he did away with the war on terror, along with Mr. Panetta, is do away with most of the safeguards that were put in place after 9/11 to keep us safe.  i ask you, how many times have we, as Americans, been attacked since then again?  Oh, that’s right..NONE!

The closing of Gitmo is another thing that bothers me and just hang with me for a second and let me make this point, before you start throwing things at the screen and yelling at me, as you probably have well before now.  Gitmo was set up on Cuba for a very good reason. It was solely put there, so that if it were set up on our land (the contiguous states), we would not become a larger target for our enemies.  It was set up on ‘neutral’ territory; where it should be.  But now, they want to house those that are there at the Supermax Prison in Colorado; without their permission.  This concerns me.

i do believe that some of the prisoners at Gitmo are absolutely without fault and not guilty of anything; and i believe that all Gitmo needed was an overhaul; not shut down completely. To me, Gitmo is a necessary entity and belongs where it is for the reason stated above. It does not belong here in the US. This is only going to make us an even larger target, and since the terrorists probably did NOT get the message from Obama that the war on terror is over, i am expecting a terrible, tragic, and catastrophic event to happen within his first year of his first term; which will be horrible, sad and what’s more, preventable.

If it is coming off that i am a Bush lover and an Obama hater, i am not. But i see all of this stuff happening and it is scaring me, as it should you.  i understand that Obama inherited a real big mess.  But not all of it was Bush’s fault; some but not all.  What we are experiencing is not even close to democracy.  Our founding fathers wanted there to be 3 branches of government to avoid a ‘monarchy’ type of regime.  They wanted a BALANCE of power.  We do not have that now and won’t for at least 2 years, if not 4.  And i  will repeat to you that i would not be too happy if all the Republicans were in charge of all 3 branches either.  Our founding fathers never wanted this to happen.  They came here to escape the tyranny that was happening in their country to start a country where they had rights and privileges that they were being denied.  i say, hang on, because unless this thing turns around, and turns around fast, we are all in trouble..big big big trouble.

And when this train gets totally run off the tracks, i will probably be one of the very first ones to be jailed, because i am not going to shut up about these events that are happening that are not fair.  So i will be the martyr, if that is what i am here for.  i am used to playing that role anyway; so be it.

But that is just my opinion, (and only my opinion)..

Hello again; i hope that this blog finds all 4 or 5 of you that read this blog in fine spirits and good moods.  i sincerely hope that all is going well for you and yours. Thanks again to all of you who do read my blogs and give me input..i have said it before and will continue to say thanks, because it really does help me.

i don’t think that this blog is going to be very long; but we will see where it goes…so i make no guarantees.

To fill you in, just recently a male friend of mine on Facebook, who, btw, i have known since 1979, was given an ultimatum from his girlfriend..delete me as a friend or she was walking out the door…UNREAL! There is more going on there in that situation, it isn’t just our friendship, but i will stick with what directly involves me…

She doesn’t like the way i look..okay, go tell God about it, i didn’t ask to look the way i do..and she was reading far too much into the convos we would have…they were no where NEAR inappropriate in any way, because i do NOT go there. i have way too much respect for their relationships then to start that game.  This whole thing has been shocking to me.  Not only that but it hurts me and it pisses me off.

i have extended offers to my male friends who are in relationships that i would enjoy starting a dialogue with their wives and girlfriends if they were up to that because i think that is only fair. i have had no takers yet; but i am holding out hope.

i understand all too well, believe me, that there are some real crazy women out there in cyberspace that will stalk and hunt down men in relationships and cause all kinds of problems.  Unfortunately for her, i am NOT one of those women…i never have been, and i am not going to start now.  i have had it done to me far too many times to count, but that is on those that did that. i am responsible only for my actions, and part of that behavior does not include causing trouble in others relationships. i take the golden rule way on this subject..i do NOT want it done to me (ever again), so i don’t do it to others.

i cannot control what others do. i can only control myself and my actions.  And it hurts, and it pisses me off when other women, who don’t even know me, AND won’t take the opportunity to get to know me as i have offered, place judgments on me.  It isn’t their place to judge me anyway, but if they are going to continue to do so, then fine; i can’t stop them.  What’s done is done…and the damage left is i no longer have a really good friend in my life and that saddens me; all because his girlfriend is insecure and won’t take the chance to get to know me.

i posted a note on my facebook profile for the wives and girlfriends of my male friends.  In a nut shell, i stated that if you have a problem with me, come to me with it.  Giving your man an ultimatum is only going to come back and bite you and bite you hard..

In general, i don’t know of any person who likes ultimatums thrown at them, putting them a very difficult position.  i don’t DO ultimatums; i don’t accept them, and i do NOT tolerate them because it isn’t fair to the other person to have to choose one or the other..now i am strictly speaking about the facebook deal, just so that is clear..with more serious issues, they are understandable, but this is FACEBOOK..jiminy crickets..and this is someone i have known forever and a day it seems..

So now, after reflecting on it for the past few hours (because this just all accumulated yesterday), i have decided fine..i posted the note for the wives and girlfriends; i changed my status to say that i was opening Pandora’s box and getting ready to have a whole lot of fun; and i changed my profile pic back to the modeling shoot one that seemed to get a little more attention than other pics of me.  And not only that, below the pic is a statement that says i put this pic back up because that is the kind of sweet b***h i am. you are more than welcome..; i then commented on my note, stating that if these women are going to continue to be jealous of me, and not get to know me; fine, but i am going to give you a reason to be jealous..

Now some of you out there may think this is the wrong approach, or maybe i should just let sleeping dogs lie, or something along those lines.  Well, i am sorry to dissappoint you..this is the road i am choosing of my own free will, and i am the one that will deal just fine with all the fallout that may or may not come from this action.

What these women are doing is not only wrong, it is so petty, it is laughable (as a friend conveyed to me when i told this story to them)..Life is way to short for all this petty crap. When are you going to understand this???

And, just as an afterthought, when did i become the dog that you women get to kick around and use as excuses for their insecurities and baggage that you yourself brought into the relationship? Because if that is what my job is here on earth, someone forgot to give me the memo on that one.

Not only that, i am warning you now that i am not one of those girls that will lay down and take this lightly.  OH NO….You do NOT get the luxury of judging and attacking me and making me part of the excuse for your troubled relationship, especially when i don’t EVEN know you,  and then get to just walk away. i am going to have something to say to you about that, and if you don’t like it, i don’t care. You involved me and that was not a smart thing to do. Next time, you might want to think twice before involving me into any of your problems. Because the God’s honest truth is i am NOT the problem…YOU ARE..so please do not project anything onto me..and just so you know, my blame card has been full for quite sometime now.  i have nowhere to put you on that list. Sorry.

So like i said, my advice is, and you can take it or leave it, leave me out of your crap; i had nothing to do with it, and go get some help for your insecurities and the other obvious mental problems you have.  Do something positive for you, but DO NOT EVER AGAIN bring me into the situation i had nothing to do with, or the next time, i just might start mentioning names..

but then again, it is just my opinion

take it or leave it…i strongly suggest you take it…