Silencing all forms of critical opposition has been and will likely remain an objective of political scoundrels with something to hide. This form of initiative actually highlights the fact that they fear the truth, or some aspects of it.

A perfect example of this abused of power can be seen in the use of unelected “Czars” to achieve an objective without becoming directly entangled in it. The president seems to be intent on obliterating the First Amendment.  Google quickly found an answer that would resolve the problem for the time being, use servers outside the country.

What happened to the land of the free? Increased dependence on foreign oil will be become an even more dominant factor with the recent rejection of the Keystone pipeline project, but the administration isn’t satisfied with that potentially detrimental decision. The next action in their sites is regulating US oil company profits. But the real problem is the broad scope of potential actions the government may take if they decide dislike you; your personal choices such as politics, consumer business dealings, your line of work, etc. could be regulated under the false guise of being for “the common good.” Once again the feds know best what’s good for you even through they will never ask for you opinion or input.

Another such action is the absurd one that Pelosi is pushing knon as Obamachildcare. This action, if enacted, would mandate that all toddlers to school age children be enrolled in government childcare thereby forcing private childcare companies out of business via ultra-intrusive, massive regulations. This would essentially provide the liberal and socialist crowd with  cradle to grave indoctrination and intrusive oversight resulting in robotic, compliant, mindless minions serving the leaders of the United Socialists of America.

Freedom could become a fleeting memory if we don’t correct the current course being directed in Washington…

If you happened to catch the Sunday morning interview of David Axelrod on Meet the Press by host David Gregory, then you heard an endless stream of misinformation by Obama’s chief campaign strategist. The topics ranged from how the bailouts saved the auto companies and help lift them to record earnings to the complete turnaround of the economy with a significant initiative being in the energy sector. What he conveniently forgot to mention is the fact that General Motors still owes we the people/taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars in unpaid stimulus cash. He failed to mention the biggest energy sector boondoggle to date, the abysmal failure of Solyndra. Yet he insisted that clean energy is the foundation for taking the economy to the next level–yeah, down the tubes.

He used inaccurate rhetoric in claiming that Obama was hamstrung by by the economic policies of the former administration, yet he failed to mention that this administration had total control in Washington for his first two years in office. So what were they waiting for, why didn’t they change the rules they now claim caused the economic meltdown? This is exactly the kind of hollow, ineffective, divisive political pandering the general public/voters are tired of hearing.

The sad truth for us and our country is the lack of positive change that’s resulted from the lame actions and false claims of success. The results have been essentially dismal, and small businesses and corporations are continuing to hold guarded positions about expansion and hiring, the exact opposite effect we’re led to believe when hearing the White House “happy news” on a weekly basis. The country remains on the brink of failure and outright economic global collapse if we remain of the current path of adding more inept rules and regulations that inhibit growth and continue stripping individual rights.

I’m not a frequent flyer these days, and the few trips that I have taken don’t make me yearn for another opportunity to fly any time soon.

The problem begins, and often ends, when checking airfares. Dinking around on Google can result in a wide array of posted ticket prices, but that’s merely the beginning of a final cost nightmare. While there have been some taxes on airline tickets for years, the current array of add-on charges will make your eyes glaze over and, if it was physically possible, cause steam to come out of your ears from frustration and outright agitation. Here are several examples of what the feds have now mandated for “up front” disclosure, but that doesn’t mean you’re gonna like them any more than you did when discovering them at the final stage of the process when payment is due: government excise tax, government segment fees, September 11th security fees, and airport passenger facility charges.

It used to be an easy proposition getting a non-stop flight to most major cities, but not these days. This is likely due in part because the feds have quietly “encouraged” airlines to segment their flight to accommodate the government segment fee. That’s right, every time that plane lands, even if you aren’t required to get off the plane, that fee is tacked onto the price of your ticket. But why? When I called several airlines the answers I got were essentially the same; “Because we’re required to charge it…” That answer was obviously directed by some government bureaucrat that probably flies on a private plane, not a commercial one.

And what the heck is a passenger facility charge?! Yes, it is as absurd as it implies; it’s a charge for the privilege of being able to access the inner sanctum of the airport, that magical area beyond the security checkpoint. I suppose in reality it’s an up front payment for the potential of being groped by a TSA agent who came to work in a bad mood.

Yep, things just keep getting better and easier when it comes to commercial air travel, and that pretty much explains why politicians will continue doing everything in their power to avoid using the same type of air transportation as the “commoners.,” commonly known as taxpayers. As usual, the joke is on us, but most of us aren’t laughing…