THE END OF THE AMERICAN WORK ETHIC RANT

     Since its founding and before, the United States has been renowned as the land of opportunity where dreams, hopes, and aspirations could indeed become concrete and achievable realities.  Millions upon millions of immigrants from all over the world have proved this basic tenet down through the generations.  They came here with virtually nothing and within a relatively short time they and their progeny began moving up the economic ladder, improved their fiscal condition, and realized in their own fashion what’s been termed the “American Dream.”  The same has always been true for those who have been born in this country.  Of those, for example, who began life in the lowest quintile (the bottom 20%) only about 3% remained there permanently.  Upward mobility, a concept really not known or experienced by the vast majority of the planet’s population, became not just a reality in America but a reasonable and realistic expectation.

     Only in America could such a phrase as “workaholic” have been invented and applied to so many who took that term as a huge compliment and a source of pride.  Most of the rest of the world, by the way, thinks we’re absolutely nuts to take the concept of work so seriously.  According to them, we have simply not learned to stop and smell the roses or appreciate those “finer” things in life.  We’re in way too much of a hurry trying to accumulate that next “buck” and have over emphasized the material aspects of life at the expense of the more leisurely pursuits.  Too many accuse us of allowing our work to define who and what we are and claim that this has caused us to become overly crass, grasping, and materialistic.  We don’t know, they insist, how to be truly happy and satisfied but instead must ever strive to achieve more.  This may sound like envy or jealousy, but in some regards our critics are correct for work in many ways does indeed define us.

     It is not so much the specific job, career, or profession that define us but rather the very concept of work.  Most Americans throughout most of our history have had an absolute need to work and that includes the vast majority of folks who have accumulated sufficient wealth to enable them the luxury of sitting on their asses doing absolutely nothing should that be their choice.  As a people, however, that kind of option has been widely spurned and rejected because it is not productive and Americans have long been known for their astounding productivity.  Historically, we have been far more productive than any other nation in the industrialized, developed world.  We work longer hours and days and take far fewer vacations than our counterparts in other countries.  To work is to feel necessary and useful.  To work, regardless of the task, makes us feel important and valuable.  To work means we are active, contributing members of society rather than merely “hangers-on” or parasites living off the productive class.  To work is a main-line adrenalin boost and builds self-esteem and a positive outlook on life that can be matched by very little else.

     Work instills in us a very real and palpable sense of self-reliance, rugged individualism, and independence all of which throughout the years have become major building blocks and cornerstones of the American character and psyche.  To work means not having to depend on others for the necessities or luxuries of life however they may be defined.  To work instills a sense of pride that comes from the knowledge of being able to support and provide for loved ones without assistance from the community or the government.  To work is to be whole, to be fulfilled, to be satisfied.  To work is to be motivated to succeed and throughout the years no one has more appreciated success than Americans so long as it has been honestly and honorably earned.

     To work is to be admired by one’s peers, family, and others – especially the children who see fathers as examples to be followed and emulated.  To work means to develop habits and attitudes of reliability, punctuality, and trust.  To work means dependability, steadfastness, and even a sense of sacrifice and self-gratification delayed or denied.  To work is uplifting and builds character and instills a deep sense of morality for the concept and act of work is supremely moral.  To work fosters a sense of right and wrong and helps to keep most of us on that straight and narrow path that provides nations and societies a sense of boundaries and limits that should not be crossed.  To work helps instill a sense of honesty and integrity that carries over into the realm of family, friends, and acquaintances.  To work is to be both enabled and ennobled and to work means acting on what’s been deemed the “American Work Ethic” in order to achieve what has been famously termed the “American Dream.”

     The American Dream – now there’s a concept for you.  It’s a term we’re all familiar with and means different things to different people.  No matter how we as individuals choose to define it, the term is imbued with a sense of boundless optimism and hope for the future.  It is an overwhelmingly positive statement about what individuals can accomplish in this country and that the only real limits to success are those that are self-imposed.  It should be noted, by the way, that the idea of an American Dream is peculiarly and uniquely, well, American.  I’ve never heard of the English, Italian, or Russian dream.  I’ve never heard of a Chinese or Korean dream.  Sadly, the only images that come to mind when trying to conjure up a dream associated with Africa or the Middle East are horrific and gruesome nightmares.  No, it is a term and attitude that is uniquely American and is an essential feature of what has been correctly referred to as American Exceptionalism.

     One writer explains that the, “American Dream can be described as a belief in freedom that allows all citizens and residents of the United States of America to achieve their goals in life through hard work.  Today, in America it generally refers to the idea that one’s prosperity depends upon one’s own abilities and hard work, not on a rigid class structure.”  The author recognizes that the term does not mean exactly the same thing to all people.  He notes that for some, “it is the opportunity to achieve more prosperity than they could in their countries of origin,” while for others, “it is the opportunity for their children to grow up with an education and career opportunities.”  For still others, “it is the opportunity to be an individual without the constraints imposed by class, caste, race, or ethnicity(http://askville.amazon.com).” Others define it simply as the, “notion that the American social, economic, and political system makes success possible for every individual,” or as, “an American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire.”

     Realizing the American Dream, however, is not a given but rather involves a cost.  Simply to be born here or to travel to our shores is no guarantee.  The American dream cannot be realized unless it is tied to the concept of work.  Our streets are not and never have been paved with gold as one old myth used to claim.  Work – hard work – is and always has been the crucial element for achieving the Dream.  For those who fail or refuse to acknowledge this reality, the American Dream will remain an elusive even a mythical concept and through the centuries, Americans have come to understand that the concept of “something for nothing” produces only disappointment, failure, and bitterness.  Realizing the American Dream has always depended upon an American Work Ethic.  The Oxford Dictionary defines it as, “the principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward,” while the Collins American English Dictionary notes that it is, “a system of values In which central importance is ascribed to work, or purposeful activity, and to qualities of character believed to be promoted by work(www.collinsdictionary).”  Yet another source notes that it constitutes, “a belief in the moral benefit and importance of work and its inherent ability to strengthen character(http://dictionary.reference.com).”

     For most of our history, the concepts of the Dream to be realized by the Ethic have been the staples of our success as a nation and a people.  They have helped make this country the wealthiest, most powerful, and most generous entity the planet has ever seen.  Tragically, that America seems to be rapidly coming to an end and both the American Work Ethic and the American Dream can be properly placed on the EPA’s endangered species list if not the fabled ash heap of history.  Make no mistake, for both are near to extinction in the second decade of the 21^st Century.  The American Work Ethic has been under assault for many decades and it appears that those leading the charge can actually see their victory in sight and that prospect leaves them literally salivating.  Who are they?  Who are they that so loathe America as founded and presently constituted that they would gladly destroy it?

     “They” would be America’s Liberals who espouse the very destructive philosophy of Liberalism.  I have dubbed the leaders of this insidious movement as the LFE (Liberal Fucking Elite) and they spearhead the drive whose basic goal is to usher in the demise of the United States of America.  The modern era of Destructive Liberalism can be traced directly back to the 1960’s with LBJ’s Great Society and his bogus War on Poverty.  Every single Liberal policy and philosophy since that time has been nothing more than a frontal assault on cherished American traditions, values, and norms.  Every single program enacted by those enemies of America has been purposely designed to bring our country to its knees and to deny the fact that without the United States, the world would be in far worse shape than it is today.  Those saboteurs and their minions will never acknowledge the goodness that is America nor will they recognize that we have been throughout the years a beacon that has lit the way for countless millions of the oppressed and impoverished the world over.  To them, we represent nothing less than evil incarnate and an enemy that must be defeated and discarded to be replaced by the forces of statism, collectivism, and Socialism.

     Under Obama’s stewardship, we have seen the United States take on all of the visages of a Socialist State that provides cradle to grave everything with the recipients having to work no harder than to fill out the required government forms.  Are you hungry?  No problem.  Barry Boy and his Fellow Travelers will provide all the food stamps you require and if you’re one of the few who hasn’t heard of this program, the government runs television commercials urging as many as possible to sign up for the goodies.  Lost your job because of our evil and heartless Free Market Capitalist economic system?  Not to worry, just sign up for nearly two years of unemployment insurance.  Should that run out, SSDI is right there to pick up the slack! Don’t have a cell phone?  Go see Barry Boy and that problem is solved!  If you are deemed to be “poor”, congratulations!  We now have something like eighty federal programs, many of which are redundant, to provide the material necessities that you can’t seem to provide for yourself.  What a great country!!

     The problem with the above – and so much more – is that nowhere is the concept of working or earning what you have ever even hinted at.  When Gingrich and the rest of the Evil Republicans took over Congress back in the ‘90’s, they replaced the concept of welfare with a really radical idea called “Workfare.”  If you want the freebies, you had to prove that you were at least actively seeking employment.  Crazy, right!?  With one stroke of his “Entitlement Pen”, El Destructo destroyed that horrid concept and now once again all you have to do is stick out you hand and your demands are met.  It has been estimated that over 100,000,000 people in this country are currently on the receiving end of some form of unearned tax-payer largesse and that number is rising.

     This signals the death knell of the American Work Ethic and so too the American Dream, as historically defined.  That dream will be replaced by the utter nightmare of full-blown, unabashed Socialism which is exactly where the Liberals amongst us want our nation to go.  With the demise of our Work Ethic, so too comes the death of such uniquely American characteristics as rugged individualism, self-reliance, and an overwhelming attitude of optimism, hope for the future, and unlimited possibilities.  Because nature abhors a vacuum, these American values will be replaced by an overwhelming dependence on government for all of our wants and needs, an inability to provide for ourselves and our families, and a complete and utter lack of confidence regarding the future of the greatest nation God ever granted mankind!

     This attitude and mindset constitutes and aberrant and radical break with past traditions and values.  Since our nation’s inception, not working at some useful and productive occupation has been viewed as shameful, embarrassing, and un-American.  It was a rare occurrence and those who could or would not successfully support themselves and their families were seen as failures, losers, and free-loaders.  They could not carry their own weight and in most cases were ashamed and mortified by their inability to succeed at any level.  It was a horrifying embarrassment to have to ask for help, to beg with hat in hand.  To actually wind up in the Poor House (yes, they really did exist) was to stigmatize oneself.  To have to accept charity from the community or church was deemed shameful.  This sense of shame at receiving charity both undeserved and unearned also served as a powerful motivating force.  Folks back then did all they could as quickly as possible to better their condition for charity all those years ago was viewed as only temporary.  If someone had fallen on “hard times” the community understood and helped – for a while.  Hand-outs would be tolerated but only temporarily.  One was expected to find a job, learn a skill, start a business, or perhaps head out West where more and better opportunities might be found.  Charity was not considered permanent and anyone who didn’t understand that was viewed as anathema.

     This attitude is all but extinct in the United States today.  The concept of charity has been replaced by that of “Entitlement.”  Yes, literally tens upon tens of millions of us actually feel that they are somehow deserving or worthy of the fruits of another’s labor.  That, by the way, used to be called stealing and was against the law.  Welfare has now become so institutionalized and ingrained in our society that most Americans can’t conceive of the notion that no one deserves what they haven’t earned and this attitude grows ever more prevalent.  Depending on how we define the term, America is in its third or forth generation of welfare recipients.  Entire families from great grandma on down have known nothing but welfare and government hand-outs.  It’s become an intergenerational phenomenon and much to the nation’s detriment, it has become permanent.  Welfare recipients feel no guilt or shame anymore and to criticize them in any manner, shape, or form has been deemed the epitome of Political Incorrectness, bad taste, and a heartless insensitivity!

     A piece entitled the, “Socialist Work Ethic(http://canadafreepress.com),” relates the experience of an immigrant to America who came from a Communist country.  She, “was in awe at the long hours Americans worked, their dedication to the work place, productivity, personal responsibility for errors, much better remuneration based on merit, and pride in a job well done.”  The writer goes on to note that, “Unfortunately, things have changed in the 35 years since I arrived in the United States.  Half the population subscribes to a socialist welfare work ethic long forgotten.  Why try so hard to work when welfare, food stamps (EBT Cards), disability, out of wedlock babies, and 99 weeks of unemployment are so much more lucrative?”  She continues, “Let the other 50 percent of idiots go to work and earn distributive welfare income for the rest.  Government taxation and income redistribution are very generous.  All welfare recipients have to do is keep voting Democrat and the bonanza follows.”

     Unfortunately, the writer’s assessment of the American condition is spot-on accurate and it’s only getting worse.  Speaking of those who are habitually and chronically on the dole she posits that, “Surely they cannot believe that it is morally and socially just to steal from the labor of those who work and give it to those who prefer sloth.”  This is exactly and precisely the attitude of too many millions of present-day Americans and the Liberal Elites whom they blindly follow.  In today’s atmosphere of class envy, class warfare, and jealousy it is somehow believed that those in the productive class who have worked hard and succeeded have done so dishonestly and immorally.  They believe that somehow success has been achieved by stealing from the backs of the poor.  Does that concept even begin to make any sense at all?  The poor by definition have absolutely nothing to steal!

     The article continues, “Greece is a good example of the deliberate demise of a country caused by the depreciating work ethic.  Greece, once famous for its art, architecture, and military genius, is now famous for its social, political, and economic bankruptcy.”  This, tragically, is exactly what is happening in the United States and for those of you who can’t recognize this, it’s seriously time you removed your heads from your asses and looked around!  The article further notes that the, “socialist workers of Italy, Greece, or France are not giving up their life-long secured employment perks to adopt an American work ethic of responsibility, accountability, and decency,” but instead, “Americans are adopting by the millions the socialist work ethic.”

     Author Dr. LLeana Johnson Paugh concludes that, “The American work ethic, based on values of hard work and diligence, has enhanced the moral character of millions.  Americans with a strong work ethic are reliable, entrepreneurial, take initiative, and always pursue new skills and ventures.”  She notes, however, that, “a degradation of the moral character has resulted in a diminished work ethic.  The entitlement mentality . . . has driven more nails into the work ethic coffin, promoting the European socialist mindset and a dubious ethic, alien to our American values.  Our anemic economic recovery is a result of this mentality.”  Unfortunately, her assessment is not only accurate but is indeed prophetic.  There are people out there who are not working and have absolutely no intention of doing so.  They have stopped actively seeking employment and either will not or cannot develop the education and skills necessary to allow them to become part of an ever-dwindling productive class of citizens.  It has been estimated that something like 91,000,000 Americans are no longer part of the work force.  They no longer participate.  They have dropped out.

     This used to be unthinkable – unimaginable.  Years ago, it literally meant an inability to feed, clothe, and house yourself and those who depended upon you.  It guaranteed regular visits to the soup or bread line and homelessness or life in a shelter was virtually inevitable.  Years ago, poverty was a feared and dreaded thing to be avoided at any and all costs.  Well, not so anymore.  If you analyze the conditions of the “poor” in America, they would be envied by most of the world’s population.  Almost everyone from nations like Bangladesh, China, India, or anywhere in the so-called “third world” would love to live even nearly as well as do the poor in the United States.

     Most “poor” households in America are safe and built to code.  Indoor plumbing with working flush toilets and hot and cold safe running water are the absolute norm.  You will also notice showers and baths, dependable electricity, fully stocked refrigerators and freezers, and a working stove/oven.  Hell, most of the world’s population can’t come close to this level of affluence and luxury!  You will also see at least one and probably two late model flat screen television sets hooked into a cable or dish network system.  Computers, both desk and laptops, abound.  “Poor” folks who live in the suburbs are almost certain to have an automobile which is usually gassed up and serviceable.  Cell phones are everywhere, iPhones are ubiquitous, and full-fledged entertainment systems are more than common.  Does this sound much like traditional poverty to you?  Yeah, me either.  How is it possible for so many of tens of millions of unemployed folks to live so well?  You got it, Skippy – Liberalism.  That philosophy promotes utter and complete dependence and completely destroys the ability or desire to fend for oneself.

     An article entitled, “5 Reasons America Is In Decline(http://townhall.com),” notes that our early, “settlers and prospectors had no other choice but to work hard because they didn’t have the option of turning an exorbitant social safety net into a hammock.”  Author John Hawkins explains that the, “more government does, the less reason there is for a man to take care of himself.  When the government takes on the role of the father with welfare and food stamps, pays workers for being unemployed, pays for retirements, pays for people’s medical care, and pays for charity, a significant percentage of people see no need to continue to do these things for themselves.”  Hawkins continues that the, “more Americans turn into dependent sheep that need big daddy government to take care of them, the worse off the country is, but the better off it makes the politicians.”

     Have you noticed that dependent sheep have absolutely no work ethic whatsoever but are perfectly happy to sponge off of those who still do?  The piece concludes that, “This country is not doomed to continue to slide down the back side of the mountain, but unless we start to seriously address our weaknesses, future generations will grow up in a place where their grandparents will have to tell them what it was like when America was a great nation to call home.”  Mr. Hawkins seems to believe that our nation is not yet doomed.  I and many others, however, believe that a vanishing work ethic can mean nothing else than the destruction of the United States as historically founded and presently constituted.  Until the tide of Liberalism is turned back by those with a love of country and a mere modicum of common sense, our nation’s prospects are indeed dim.

     Unfortunately, I see very little if any evidence that Liberalism is in decline.  Many of us believed that after the 2010 mid-term elections, a light at the end of that very long tunnel was visible if one looked hard enough.  The Anointed One’s reelection a mere two years later, however, gave the lie to that bit of wishful thinking.  At his very, core Obama despises this nation and all that it stands for and is bound and determined to destroy it and turn it into something it was never intended to be – another failed Socialist state.  There is no better or effective way to do this than to destroy the concept and reality of the American Work Ethic.  A piece entitled, “Work Ethic, the Welfare State and the Income Gap(www.baconsrebellion.com),” notes that, “the erosion of the work ethic has been most acute among those raised in the multi-generational culture of poverty, e.g. a culture of welfare dependence.  Insofar as the lowest income Americans regard financial support from the government as a right and entitlement, they feel less motivated to make the sacrifices needed to acquire an education, work hard and find better jobs and make more money.”  This, folks, is key to understanding Liberalism and our current President.  It quite purposely and intentionally robs the individual of any incentives to work hard and be productive.  Once enough Americans adopt attitudes and behaviors of sloth, laziness, and turpitude the Work Ethic will come to a crashing and crushing halt, shattered beyond redemption, and our enemies will have succeeded in bringing the United States to its knees!

     A piece entitled, “B.S. Report Election Analysis:  Obama Voters Reject America’s Work Ethic and Individual Responsibility(http://thebsreport.wordpress.com),” notes that Obama and his Lemmings have succeeded in turning the United States on its head.  The article notes that the, “Founding American principles of hard work, individual responsibility, private property rights and free market economics have all been repudiated. . . .”  Additionally, “Voters signed onto Obama’s class warfare message:  a government green light to hold anyone but themselves responsible for any tough breaks that life meets out.  Obama’s government ‘self-esteem’ program encourages people to blame others for their own lack of economic success – regardless of the amount of time, effort or initiative put forth.” Obama and his allies in the LFE couldn’t be more pleased at the results of their purposely destructive plans and policies because it means that they are succeeding beyond their wildest dreams.

     The destruction of the American Work Ethic can mean nothing less than the destruction of the country and all that it stands for and represents.  Our Socialist-in-Chief and his sycophants on the Far Left have been working to that end for decades and it appears that they have finally succeeded!!

Much Luv Y’All and Have a Great Day!

The Fifth Horsemen (Dr. David M. Rich, Ph.D.)

            

       

              

   

    

    

       

                   

THE OBAMACORE RANT



                                                                          

No, read that title again. It doesn’t say OBAMACARE (see the OBAMACARE RATIONING RANT of 4/15/12) but rather OBAMACORE and it has nothing to do with our health or health care but rather with our nation’s educational system. It deals with what and how America’s children will be taught and what they will therefore learn. Like Obamacare, it represents a radical departure from traditional, accepted, and even cherished notions of educational process and theory in this country. It constitutes but one more example of the Destroyer-in-Chief’s threat to fundamentally transform the United States and turn it into something it was never intended to be. Just as the Affordable Care Act nationalizes-socializes the field of medicine, Obamacore does the same thing to education. If successfully implemented, this scheme will have huge negative consequences for our young people as well as for the nation. Once the central government controls what our young ‘uns can and cannot learn it effectively controls their minds. They will learn only what has been deemed worthy and acceptable to the powers that be and nothing else will be tolerated or permitted. Education will become nothing more than mind control and teaching will morph into nothing more than a blatant and obvious example of brainwashing and propaganda. Our educational system will not create or produce individuals capable of independent thought and critical analysis but rather little mind-numbed robots and automatons that exist solely to do the bidding of those powerful few at the top.



This, of course, is nothing new and certainly dates back to at least ancient times. Sparta affords an excellent example as did the now defunct Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Communist China, especially under Mao, also illustrates what happens to nations whose children are literally the property of the state. In more recent times, any country governed by Sharia Law (see the SHARIA LAW IN AMERICA RANT of 5/14/11) provides additional examples of what happens when young minds are controlled, shaped, and molded by malignant and repressive leaders and philosophies. Nazi Germany was such a place as is any two-bit, tin-horn dictatorship in present-day Africa or Latin America. Yeah sure, most folks know of these and other examples but am I suggesting that this form of state controlled and enforced mindlessness can occur right here in the United States of America? You’re damned Skippy I am! As a matter of fact, I posit that we’re much closer to this form of educational maelstrom than the vast majority of Americans would ever deem even imaginable let alone possible.



We already have our own brand of a malignant and repressive philosophy which is nothing more or less than full-blown, hard-core Far Left Liberalism. I have dubbed the leaders of this utterly destructive and malicious philosophy the LFE (Liberal Fucking Elite) and their playbook includes but is certainly not limited to such things as Saul Alinsky’s Rule Book For Radicals and Machiavelli’s The Prince. Liberalism is about nothing more than controlling all aspects of life and thought in America. Those in the movement will brook absolutely no deviancy from the party line nor will they tolerate any views that conflict with their particular brand of orthodoxy. They are far and away the least tolerant among us and they viciously attack and destroy any and all opposition. They are arrogant and condescending in the extreme and see the rest of us as merely incompetent “boobies” who must be led and controlled in everything we say and do. We “little folk” are deemed not competent, smart, or wise enough to make decisions for ourselves and our families and therefore cannot – must not- be allowed to make decisions for our nation. That must be left to them and only them. They are utterly and thoroughly absolutist and totalitarian in mind-set and are unabashed and proud statists. The rest of us are to be viewed and treated at best as semi-retarded eight year olds (apologies here to any and all actual semi-retarded eight year olds out there) who are to be neither seen nor heard. To a man and woman, they literally despise our country as historically founded and presently constituted. Led by their Socialist-in-Chief, they will do everything and anything they can to destroy America and bring it to its knees. They ardently and vociferously believe that the United States represents evil incarnate and is the cause of all the world’s ills and woes. They feel that if the United States were to fall, the planet would be a far better place.



It is those folks and their beliefs that have had virtually complete control of America’s educational system since at least the 1960’s and that stranglehold shows absolutely no signs of abating in the foreseeable future. In my experience, well over ninety-five percent of all those teaching America’s children are thoroughly committed Liberals and ardently and fervently believe in the tenets of Far Left Liberalism. I can speak with some authority here as I taught for thirty years in two very tough and violent New York City high schools. Please believe me when I say that there were very few of us Conservatives in the mix and at times it was a particularly lonely experience. We were constantly ridiculed, mocked, and lambasted for not blindly accepting and regurgitating the Liberal bilge that we daily confronted.



My Liberal “colleagues” did not feel it sufficient to merely instruct their students in course content regardless of the subject but felt obligated to infuse in their “charges” blatantly political views that portrayed the United States in only the most negative of lights. Never and I mean literally never did I hear or even hear of any of them trying to instill in their kids a sense of pride about our country but instead they focused exclusively on America’s real or imagined negatives. All of the great and unparalleled positives about this country were totally ignored or falsely refuted. Our major and permanent contributions to mankind’s betterment never saw the light of day. They did their damndest to brainwash students into literally despising their own country and to view it as the most malignant force that the planet has ever experienced.



This process begins in kindergarten and continues right through college and university. After roughly twelve to sixteen years of absorbing this Liberal anti-Americanism, the results are quite predictable. This, of course, is all part of the Grand Scheme and is being perpetrated on our nation’s youth purposely and effectively. Our young people do not leave school as educated, knowledgeable adults who are proud to be citizens of the greatest country God ever gave mankind. Instead, they are completely ignorant of our history and of our civics and have a total commitment to righting the myriad of wrongs and woes that the United States has unleashed on the world and its people. These folks leave school convinced that our country is at the very least racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, and Islamophobic. They are positive by the time they are let loose on the “real” world that the United States has stolen the resources of other nations thereby condemning them to perpetual and horrific poverty. They believe we have callously raped Mother Earth and would destroy her if we could. Our graduates have been taught to blindly and unthinkingly accept the myth of Anthropomorphic Global Warming and its attendant consequences (see the GLOBAL WARMING SCAM RANT of 4/2/09; the CLIMATE-GATE RANT of 12/20/09; and the COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CONFERENCE RANT of 1/24/10). They have been as easily and thoroughly brainwashed as were the young people who had the misfortune to live under Stalin or Mao during the 20th Century. To the Far Left in America, this is education as it should and must be and much to our detriment and peril these folks control virtually every aspect of education in the United States from the federal Department of Education right down to your neighborhood elementary school!



Well then, if this thing called Obamacore will have such a negative and devastating impact on education in the United States why has virtually no one ever heard about it? Until recently, I was unaware of this nefarious scheme. Have any of you out there heard of it? No, I thought not. This is a stealth tactic commonly employed by those on the Far Left because if the American people were allowed to examine their proposals and openly and honestly debate them they would be resoundingly and overwhelmingly rejected. Do you perhaps remember what that mental midget Nancy Pelosi told us about Obamacare? That’s right, she insisted that before we were allowed to find out about this attack on the world’s finest health care system we would have to pass it into law. That would be akin to buying a car based on trusting the word of the used car salesman when he claims, “Yup, she’s a runner alright!” No test drive, no research, no Blue Book, no nothing. Just put your money down and drive away. I’m sure you remember that whole Keystone Pipeline debacle. Building it would have measurably increased our nation’s energy supply and independence and most Americans heartily approved of it. Were the American people given the opportunity to openly debate its merits or faults? Were we given an opportunity to make our wishes and desires known? Of course not. Our Dictator Wannabe summarily canned the entire project because he and his fellow Liberal Elites don’t give a flying rat’s ass about what the American citizen deems important or worthwhile. Does this sound like government of, by, and for the people? Yeah, right! This is why virtually none of us has ever heard of let alone understands Obamacore?



A piece entitled, “Beware of Obama Core(www.telegram.com),” correctly posits that, “virtually no attention has been paid to President Obama’s behind-the-scenes effort to transform the system of public education,” and that is tragic, “because Obama Core is just as consequential for the country’s future as Obama Care.” Author Robert Nemeth notes that the primary purpose of this foray into nationalizing American education, “is to bring local education under federal control. That is to be accomplished through enforcing a national curriculum, bypassing parents, state and local school boards, and dictating what students will and will not learn.” You might want to read that last again. Federal Control? National Curriculum? Dictating what students will and will not learn?



Talk about a fundamental transformation of America, well I guess! Can anyone tell me exactly what some pencil-pushing beaurocrats in freaking Washington, D.C. know about the educational needs of students in your local area or state? Right, not a damned thing! Education in America has always been a local and state responsibility and was never the purview of the Federal Behemoth! For those of us who are old enough, we can actually remember when such things as American history and government were honestly and rigorously taught. It was believed all those years ago that the purpose of the American system of education was at least in part to create knowledgeable and aware citizens so that they could responsibly and prudently exercise their God-given rights. We were taught how our system of government was supposed to work and what it could and could not do to the people of this nation. We were taught about our system of Federalism which, as you may remember, is the sharing of power between the federal and state governments to ensure that one did not become overly powerful. We graduated with a working knowledge of Delegated or Enumerated powers – those given only and expressly to the federal government – such as the ability to declare war or coin money. We were instructed in the concept of Concurrent Powers – those shared by the central and state governments – like the power to tax and enforce laws. Then, of course, we received instruction on Reserved Powers – those given exclusively to the states and only the states – such as the power to establish schools!



Nowhere in our Constitution was the Federal Government granted the power to have anything whatsoever to do with educating America’s children – no fuckin’ way, no fuckin’ how!! If Obamacore is ever actually instituted it would be patently and obviously unconstitutional and therefore by definition illegal! This, of course, means not a damned thing to Obama and his Fellow Travelers. They have repeatedly vowed to fundamentally transform the United States. After all, Obamacare is utterly and thoroughly unconstitutional because it blatantly violates the Commerce Clause of our Constitution – Justice Roberts notwithstanding. By the way, the same can be said of the federal Department of Education established by that peanut farmer from Georgia back in 1979. President Carter too was a bona fide member of the Far Left in America and those guys don’t give a shit about our Constitution, our country, or its citizens. They are Hell bent on destroying this nation, our traditions, our heritage, our beliefs and all else that has made the United States both great and exceptional! As Mr. Nemeth so aptly points out that because, “federal laws explicitly prohibit the central government from directing, funding, or controlling any state and local education standard, the White House uses surrogates – commissions and foundations – as well as immense financial pressure to coerce the states to go along with the change.”



It must be pointed out that a key element of Obama’s “Common Core” is an attempt to introduce a single, unified national curriculum that all students must learn and all pedagogues must teach. Education, therefore, will become as transformative and dangerous as has America’s health and health care system. Equally important, just as Obamacare has nothing to do with the state of our health, Obamacore has nothing at all to do with education. Both represent ways to control the American citizen and force him or her to comply with the Regime’s worldview and presumptions. To control your health is to control your body. To control education is to control your mind. This “experiment” in mind-control represents a radical and distinct departure from our nation’s history, traditions, and heritage. It is but one more example of an ever expanding, growing, and intrusive centralized government into the daily lives of citizens.



Our Founders – all of them – specifically warned of the dangers of an all-consuming, omnipotent central government and they cautioned that as government becomes more and more powerful, the citizen becomes less and less free. Nationalization of public education is in fact a loss of freedom. Our nation was founded on the belief in individual choice and opportunity and that certainly set us apart from any other country in the world. Educating our youngsters was the responsibility of the family and the community not some far distant, remote bureaucracy run by government hacks whose knowledge of local needs and requirements is utterly nil. Obamacore also flies in the face of yet another long-held and cherished American tradition, that of rugged individualism. That philosophy posits that we know what is best for ourselves and families and we also know best how to obtain what we require with very little or no “help” from Washington, D.C. Ronald Reagan once famously quipped that the eleven most dangerous words in the English language are, “Hi, I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” Far too many Americans today have ignored that warning and now turn to government as the source of all wealth and happiness. That attitude is a slap in the face to our history and traditions and will lead to the destruction of this great nation.



These and many other Founding Principles have been and are being completely decimated and destroyed by those on the Far Left and it is being done purposely and with extreme malice. These saboteurs despise everything this country stands for and represents, especially our historic emphasis placed on the individual as opposed to the state. The LFE in America are wild-eyed collectivists who insist that the individual must be subordinate to the needs of the state in order to promote some vague and vacuous concept known as, “the greater good.” Whenever you hear phrases like that being glibly tossed around, be aware that you are in the presence of a committed Socialist who can’t stand the United States of America. Perhaps one of the most odious and reprehensible departures from our heritage is that Obamacore is a perfect example of what may be correctly viewed as “top down” initiatives or directives. Throughout our history, decisions have been initiated from the bottom up. If enough citizens in a particular locale decide that certain action is required then that will be taken up by local authorities. If enough individuals in a particular state decide that something needs to be done, then the state representatives will ideally carry out the wishes of the majority. Should a majority of people in enough states agree that some action on an issue is necessary, then that issue is taken up on the national level. It is indeed a progression from the bottom up. Obamacore, Obamacare, and everything put out by El Destructo’s administration is exactly the opposite. They all come from the top down. This approach assumes that those of us way down here exist only to serve the needs and desires of those at the top because they are the fonts of all wisdom and knowledge. We peons are too wrapped up in our petty and small day-to-day requirements and are therefore incapable of seeing and understanding the so-called bigger picture. We are deemed far too petty, peevish, and boorish to correctly comprehend the needs of the nation as a whole. Only those on the Far Left, the LFE, are considered worthy of such a heavy burden.



A piece entitled, “Obamacore: Government Schools(http://junkscience.com),” notes that El Jefe is overhauling America’s educational system without any input, advice, or participation from Congress which is to say that he is completely ignoring – once again – the will of the American people. Well, hey, why not? After all, it’s only the children of American citizens that will be effected by old Barry Boy’s scheme to socialize education in America. The parents of the kids at risk don’t need to be heard, do they? This represents but one more typical example of Liberal arrogance and condescension. They know what is best for us and only they know what we need. We are required only to heed and unquestioningly obey the edicts handed down from on high.



Any input by we “lesser” types is viewed as merely unwarranted meddling into areas in which we have no legitimate business or concern. You know, like something as unimportant as our childrens’ education! The piece goes on to note that there, “is little or no research showing that these measures lead to better educated children or higher graduation rates,” and that, “none of the top-performing countries against which the United States is frequently compared – in an unflattering light – use any of the techniques advocated by Obama.” If this is indeed the case, then why does he advocate the complete overhaul of our entire educational system? We must remember that Obamacore has absolutely nothing to do with improving the nation’s educational system but everything to do with bringing the United States down. It is about controlling the minds of young Americans and teaching them to loathe and despise their own country and its history. This is a certain path to national destruction and constitutes Liberalism’s top priority.



The article points out that, “President Obama’s bid to control what your children learn in school is surely one of the most important and disturbing of his many transformative plans,” and that not, “only is Obama’s attempt to devise what is in effect a national k-12 school curriculum arguably unconstitutional and illegal, the fact that most Americans have no idea that the new ‘Common Core’ (a.k.a. Obamacore) even exists may be the most troubling thing about it.” Yes, of course that is troubling in the extreme but it is quintessential Liberalism because, as always, secrecy and stealth constitute standard operating procedures for our LFE. Even more significantly, the piece correctly recognizes that the, “potential for political abuse in a curriculum heavy with political documents and news articles should be obvious. Given the politics of most teachers, the new non-fiction requirements create a huge opening for leftist indoctrination.”



This last point is critical. America’s destruction will not come from some powerful, external enemy but rather from within and it won’t be accomplished by foreigners with accents different from our own. We will be brought down by other Americans who have been taught to loathe and despise their own country. If Obamacore is successfully implemented, this process will become a national priority to be instituted at the highest level and will infect every single school in America and every single student. We are already getting dangerously close to the precipice and if Obamacore becomes the reality and then the norm, we will have plunged over the edge. One writer notes, for example, that there, “is a dark progressive cloud looming over the Alabama horizon. It comes in the form of a push by the Obama administration to take over the American education system. National common core standards is the means to accomplish this goal. Out with traditional learning and in with leftist indoctrination on steroids.”



Additionally, a group called the Alabama Federation of Republican Women, “detailed the plan to remove parental authority over school curriculum. A cleverly disguised attempt to indoctrinate our children.” The article correctly posits that, “Obama and his leftist lackeys are still scheming to fundamentally change our nation by grooming American children . . . using nameless, faceless bureaucrats who are unelected, unanswerable, and unaccountable to the American voters to seize control of education. . . . His low standards will include alternative lifestyles, criticism of capitalism, praise for unions, redistribution of wealth benefits, radical environmentalism, and a combination of the denigration of Christianity and acceptance of all other religions. Parents and local school boards will have no say whatsoever.” If Americans are not vigilant, Obamacore will become a reality even though most citizens have never heard of it and would reject it if given the opportunity. As with Obamacare, however, we simply will not be given that chance for our Socialist-in-Chief has a habit of governing against the will of the people.



Schools should and must be completely apolitical if any real education or learning is to actually take place. There is simply no room for politics in a classroom for any reason especially in an environment where there is a young, impressionable, and captive audience. Most of our young ‘uns still respect authority figures – despite what you see and hear in the mainstream media – and are still eager to please most of the time. Their minds and opinions are still not wholly formed and developed and are open to pretty much anything they are told or taught. When some Liberal “teacher”, as the vast majority of them are, goes on a rant about how horrible the United States is in any and all imaginable aspects, the young folks trapped in the classroom sit there and soak it in, especially in the younger most impressionable grades. These kids tend to believe what they hear especially from a trusted adult and most will not question the “wisdom” thrown at them from the man or woman in front of the class. They’ll accept it as gospel from on high.

Teachers have no right to politicize the educational process and, in fact, have a duty not to do so but that certainly doesn’t stop them. Most of the Liberals I had the misfortune to spend so much time with seemed especially proud of the fact that they never missed an opportunity to denigrate every single aspect of American life and history. They made no attempt whatsoever to simply teach the subject matter – and most of them had yet to master said matter – but gleefully extolled the virtues of Democratic candidates and the Democratic Party. They also told outrageous lies and falsehoods about those they deemed political enemies. The students sat there and absorbed it all. This applied to all subjects at any grade level and this is the approved pedagogical method underlying Obamacore. In my humble opinion, teachers who engage in this form of brainwashing should be immediately fired and have their pensions revoked – but hey, that’s just me!



A piece entitled, “Like Obamacare, Obama Core Is Another Power Grab(http://townhall.com),” points out that it’s, “well known that public schools are not graduating students as well-educated as before, that Americans score poorly on international tests, and that billions of federal dollars showered on public schools have not achieved any of the designated roles which were to raise test scores and to eliminate the gap between higher income and lower income students.” The writer correctly notes that, “Obama progressives want us to believe that the remedy is to turn over control to the federal government.” This, of course, is standard Liberal fare because they feel that only the federal government can act on any and all issues and that the people simply don’t matter and don’t need to be heard from at all. Remember, according to Liberalism we are here to do what we are told and nothing more. Any input from us is simply not needed, not wanted, and will not be tolerated. This view, “fits right in with Obama’s attitude that there is no higher power than the federal government.” Turning our educational system over to those in Washington, D.C. will serve only to make an already failing system even worse and that is precisely what the Liberals desire and intend.



In fact, the “essence of Obama Core is control of curriculum because that is where minds are molded and stimulated to higher levels of learning and character is formed,” and that, “Obama Core is a comprehensive plan to dumb down school children so they will be obedient servants of the government and . . . to indoctrinate them to accept the leftwing view of America and its history.” This is exactly the point of all education in this country according to Obama and his allies in the LFE. Education is merely a tool to be used by Liberals to cement their position and power and to transform this nation into exactly the antithesis of its founding. It has been Liberalism’s overwhelming desire and fondest wish to bring America down and Obamacore is but one more nail in the coffin!



Not only does Obamacore violate the letter and spirit of America’s founding and Constitution, it literally shreds the all-important 10th Amendment. While only a very small percentage of the American population can intelligently and reasonably discuss the Bill of Rights – which is in itself a searing indictment of our entire educational system – no one I have ever met has even the faintest notion of that crucially important amendment. Very briefly, it stipulates that any powers not specifically delegated or given to the federal government automatically revert to the states and the people. In other words, the federal government shall NEVER have any more power than it was granted by our Founders. Those folks understood only to well that the nature of government and of those who govern is to acquire more and more power at the expense of individual freedom and liberty. Obamacore simply trashes that crucial principle and completely violates the concept of a strictly limited federal government.



This is not merely opinion but is instead an immutable, indisputable fact and is well recognized by those whose business it is to study our Constitution. The Federal Government simply has no business, right, or power to meddle or interfere with America’s educational system. It is Constitutionally prohibited. An article entitled, “Six Reasons Why Conservatives (Should) Object To The Common Core(http://caffeinatedthoughts.com),” explains that the, “Constitutional argument is pretty clear. Education is not listed in the enumerated powers of Congress found in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. The 10th Amendment then clearly states that ‘the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.’” This is absolutely clear, obvious, and not open to interpretation. The Federal Government does not have and was not given any power whatsoever to involve itself in the education of our young people.



Do Obama and his Liberal Mob give even one lousy Tinker’s Damn if their actions violate our Constitution? Of course not, so long as those actions promote their Liberal agenda of doing all they can to pervert and destroy the United States. They know that most Americans have given up fiercely and jealously safeguarding our precious rights and freedoms and that those few who still do constitute so small a minority that all they can do is make noise but cannot initiate effective corrective steps and measures. Ever since FDR’s New Deal started us down the road to Socialism, Americans have become comfortable with an ever expanding and intrusive Federal Government and feel it is normal and proper. Not surprisingly, this attitude has been fostered and promoted in our schools for at least the last half century and Obamacore – the complete Federal takeover of our nation’s school systems – is only the logical and expected culmination of that movement.



The same piece also notes that Obamacore not only violates our Constitution but laws of a lesser nature as well. For example, have you ever heard of something called the General Education Provisions Act? Neither had I. Author Shane Vander Hart explains that the law stipulates that no, “provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers to overcome racial imbalance.” Get the message? The Federal Government is by law forbidden to interfere in any manner, shape, or form with any and all aspects of educating children in the United States! Well, Obamacore just violates the SHIT out of this law and the Socialists among us know it but don’t give a rat’s ass in Hell! Aparently, the American people don’t either.



The same article also points out yet one more especially disturbing aspect of this thing called Obamacore. It is absolutely Orwellian in nature and reminds us that Big Brother is indeed watching over us but is certainly not watching out for us. You’ve perhaps heard of the term “data mining” with all of the publicity of the recent NSA and IRS scandals that have so violated the rights of Americans who our Great Leader does not approve of. I, for example, am a member of the NRA and a group known as the Tea Party Patriots and I have the distinct impression that I’m definitely getting looked at by our oh-so benign Federal Government. No doubt that’s just my raging paranoia rearing its ugly head again and maybe I’d better seek professional help. What the Hell has data mining got to do with Obamacore, you might ask? Well, I’ll tell ya. It appears that the, “U.S. Department of Education is investigating how public schools can collect information on non-cognitive student attributes, after granting itself the power to share student data across agencies without parents’ knowledge.” Can we say “spying?”



Furthermore, the “feds want to use schools to catalogue attributes, dispositions, social skills, attitudes, and intrapersonal resources, independent of intellectual ability . . . all under the guise of education.” Basically, the author correctly maintains that our right to privacy will be nonexistent under the benign auspices of Obamacore, but not to worry. Our government would never use its vast power to harm individual Americans and violate their rights and freedoms. Would it? But wait, there’s more and it’s equally disturbing. The article explains that, “the data the Feds want to collect goes beyond the classroom.” Now there’s a real shocker for you. The piece maintains that, “the department is also funding and maintaining databases that could expand each kid’s academic records into a comprehensive personal record, including health-care history, disciplinary record, family income range, family voting status, and religious affiliation.” Indeed, under “agreements every state signed to get 2009 stimulus funds, they must share students’ academic data with the federal government.” How’s Obamacore look to you now? Are you still feeling all that hope and change the Anointed One promised? What’s next – The Gulag for Noncompliance?



A piece entitled, “Common Core Curriculum: A Look Behind The Curtain Of Hidden Language(www.christianpost.com),” also notes the extremely intrusive nature of Obamacore and recognizes that it is a complete invasion of not only a student’s privacy but that of the family as well. While most of us are fully aware that virtually all of us are on more data bases than we can possibly imagine, when something as ominous and distant as the Federal Government is targeting our school kids and collecting data that seemingly has nothing even remotely to do with education maybe it’s time we all developed a healthy and protective sense of paranoia! The piece maintains that, “Common Core amasses large amounts of personal information about students,” and explains that, “Common Core’s data mining includes using cameras to judge facial expressions, an electric seat that judges posture, a pressure-sensitive computer mouse and a biometric wrap on kids’ wrists.” Facial expressions? Electric seats? Biometric wraps? Does this sound like education to you? I didn’t think so either.



Throughout the millennia, education has always served one essential purpose: to prepare the younger generations to become responsible, productive adults who will contribute positively to the community and the country. One day it is the young ‘uns who will steer the ship of state and either continue our voyage of excellence or cause it to run aground on the rocks of destruction. Education has never been used to create citizens who instead of thinking for themselves exist only to serve the needs of those bent on destroying individual rights, freedom, and privacy. Not until now that is. Yet another piece entitled, “Lawmakers and Activists Rally to Stop Obama-Backed Common Core(www.thenewamerican.com),” explains that the, “Obama administration circumvented Congress to avoid privacy protections in U.S. law and is using more federal bribes to coerce state governments into collecting vast amounts of private, sensitive information on students and parents.” This in no way sounds like the America I grew up in but rather more resembles that of a completely authoritarian or totalitarian state in which the rights and freedoms of citizens count for absolutely nothing.



Obamacore constitutes yet one more Liberal attack on the United States, its history, and its traditions. The LFE in America want to use our educational system solely as a means to indoctrinate our children. They are to be used merely as pawns in their cynical and very purposeful attempt to bring America to its knees and to destroy the entire concept of American Exceptionalism. If Obamacore is ever fully implemented – which I believe is inevitable – our country is in fact doomed. We will have become but one more example of a great nation that has simply passed out of existence. It’s coming folks!





Much Luv Y’all and Have a Great Day!

The Fifth Horseman

(Dr. David M. Rich, Ph.D.)

The Environmental Protection Agency Rant


                                                                         

The much maligned President Richard Millhouse Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency way back in the distant 1970’s. How could anyone object to that? An entire Federal Agency with all of its concomitant power and authority devoted to protecting our precious and precarious environment. Mother Nature now had a firm and steadfast ally in the form of the United States government and it was created by us evil Republicans. Who woulda thunk it? We have always been portrayed by those on the Far Left as promoters of dirty air and water, poisoners of children and the creatures of forest and field all in the name of heartless profit and Free Market Capitalism. Can it possibly be that those of us on the “Right” actually give even one lousy tinker’s damn about clean air and water, a healthy environment, and the legacy we leave to future generations? Nah, that can’t be. Such “compassion” is reserved for only those on the “Left.” Just ask them and they’ll be more than happy to vociferously confirm this particular example of propaganda and disinformation.



Indeed, I truly believe that the Agency was created with the finest of intentions and the purest of purposes. We humans do have an obligation to be responsible stewards of Mother Earth and should not create any more of a mess than we absolutely must. When we do cause pollution, we have a duty to clean it up to the best of our ability and our record in this area has been, for the most part, absolutely stellar, first rate, and top notch. We have the cleanest environment of any modern, industrial nation on the planet and whoever holds second place is still a long way behind. This is not just a matter of interpretation or “spin” but falls into the category of well accepted, documented, and indisputable fact. It seems, then, that the EPA as initially created and conceived was something that all Americans regardless of race, creed, or political affiliation could champion with little or no hesitation or trepidation. That was then and this, of course, is now.



Things have radically changed at the Environmental Protection Agency. It has, unfortunately, become nothing more than an arm of the LFE (Liberal Fucking Elite) in America and is no longer concerned with environmental protection, pure water, and unspoiled air. Like anything and everything tainted by the Far Left it is concerned with nothing more than power and control over every aspect of our lives and existence. It has become just one more example of a federal agency run amok and one that is bent on destroying as much of our personal freedom and choice as it possibly can all, of course, in the name of protecting the environment and our children.



Many if not most of us who supported the EPA or were at least willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, have by now realized what a drastic mistake that was. We either didn’t understand or simply forgot a basic rule of political science all those years ago. If given the opportunity, all government – ours included – will always amass more and more power unto itself at the expense and to the detriment of freedom and personal liberty. This is axiomatic for it is the nature of government and of those who govern. Our Founding Fathers realized that immutable fact as well and the system they created was intended to prevent it from happening here. Our Declaration and Constitution reflect this mind-set as well as this fear for those folks had lived under a tyranny and truly understood how utterly inimical to freedom and liberty it is. Our Bill of Rights expressly forbids a centralized government from doing certain things to its citizens and that had never been done before in all of world history. Those guys knew the dangers and specifically warned future generations of the fight that must constantly be waged against those forces that would destroy freedom and deny us our liberty.



We have, of course, over time completely ignored their dire warnings and sage advice. We modern Americans have come to take our freedoms for granted and have stopped jealously guarding, protecting, and defending them. We have become so fat, lazy, slow, and dim-witted over the passing generations to the point of abandoning not only our Founding Principles but we have managed to dull our survival instinct to such an extent that it can no longer slice through a melting bar of butter! Today, for example, most Americans absolutely can’t fathom the concept, can’t grasp the idea that the Environmental Protection Agency has become a serious threat to our freedom and way of life. This simply just won’t compute. Most folks just don’t have the time or energy to spend worrying about how some federal agency run by unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats in far away Washington, DC, can possibly have negative repercussions on their daily lives. Yet, when you think about it any and all of our very human activities do have an effect on the environment in some manner, shape, or form. There is absolutely nothing that we do or don’t do that doesn’t impact our environment. Does that mean that the EPA can indeed intrude into the lives of citizens in the name of protecting old Mother Earth? Hell yes it does! It’s much the same as Obamacare in that regard. Every possible human activity that you can think of can in some way be linked to our health and health care. This simply serves to provide Obama and his like-minded Socialists with still greater power to control us and thereby limit our freedoms and choices as American citizens. This has become the sole purpose of agencies like the EPA and laws like the Affordable Health Care Act. Indeed, on their face they may sound noble, pure, and compassionate but they are anything but.



Apparently, the EPA was not conceived in this light at its inception. An article entitled, “EPA Choking Freedom(www.ocregister.com),” makes the point that, “Once upon a time this overbearing regulatory agency restricted its intrusions to matters that pretty much everyone agreed needed attention. Air pollution was a serious problem not long ago. It’s debatable whether the might of the federal government was the only, let alone the best, solution. But at least real pollution was a real problem.” The article goes on to correctly assert that there’s, “nothing as insulated, nothing as isolated, nothing as arrogant as a federal bureaucracy,” and that the, “EPA epitomizes this aloof, authoritarian worst of all federal bureaucracies.” Another article entitled, “The EPA is a Nation-Killer(www.freedompub.org),” explains that to, “the naïve and uninformed, the Environmental Protection Agency exists to ensure clean air and water in the nation. That was its initial mandate when it was created by an executive order by President Nixon in 1970,” but it, “has since become a nation killer.”



A nation killer? Well isn’t that just a bit over the top and beyond the pale? How do we make the leap from clean air and water to destroying the country? Given the goals of our Socialist-in-Chief and his minions, it’s less of a leap and more of a logical progression. Obama and his allies in the LFE want nothing more than the destruction of the United States as envisioned by our Founders and presently constituted. While they may pay obligatory lip service to our nation’s great history and accomplishments, they don’t mean one damned word of it. They view the United States as nothing more than a blight on the planet and accuse us of fomenting and fostering all of the world’s ills and evils. In their warped and twisted view, America must be brought to its knees and punished for the sins it has visited upon mankind for the last few hundred plus years. Author Alan Caruba explains that in, “2013, a flood of regulations will cost thousands of Americans their jobs and drive more industry overseas to avoid the cost of doing business in America. It will up the cost of energy from electricity, along with the cost of gas and diesel fuel. It will effectively kill much of the coal mining industry in a nation that is the Saudi Arabia of coal, an energy source that formerly provided fifty percent of all electricity in America.” Can anyone out there think of a better, more effective way to destroy the United States than to deny us the use of our own vast natural resources? This would serve to make us more and more dependent upon other nations for our energy needs which means we are literally held captive to the whims and machinations of other countries who, to say the least, do not have our best interests at heart. Obama and the LFE do not want an independent, prosperous America just as they do not want to see independent and prosperous American citizens. Dependency and complete control over our lives by an ever larger and intrusive central government is their objective and with the Great Leader’s reelection, that goal is just about guaranteed.



Furthermore, the same source notes that the EPA and their Far Left Masters are actively attempting to destroy technologies that have the real potential to make America truly energy independent (see the Freaking Fracking Fracus Rant of 1/31/13). The agency is, “girding up to kill fracking, a technology that has been safely in use for decades and one that holds the promise of further provision of natural gas.” We, by the way, have more natural gas below our feet than any nation on the planet and yet the Liberals and the Enviro-Facists in our midst would deny us access to this precious resource. Additionally, the EPA – no doubt doing Obama’s bidding – would deny us access to additional oil supplies from one of our closest allies and friends – Canada. The piece notes that the, “provision of oil is being thwarted as well; most famously by Obama’s derailment of the Keystone XL pipeline in a nation laced with energy-providing pipelines. Energy, the lifeblood of the nation, will be under attack as never before.” This is the road to national suicide and it is being purposely promulgated by misguided zealots on the Far Left who claim that their only motive is saving the planet from us rapacious and irresponsible Americans. Crap, Hooey, and Hogwash!





According to the source referenced above, the EPA is getting involved with initiating a new ozone standard that will cost any where from ninety billion to one trillion smackeroos per annum, would destroy at least 7.4 million jobs, and, “effectively ensure plant closings and that no new manufacturing and other businesses would set up shop.” The EPA is also getting its shorts all in a twist over cement. Cement? When is the last time you gave any serious thought to the ever exciting topic of cement? Yeah, cement, the stuff we use in construction. I’ll bet you and your buddies spent a good part of last Saturday night at your favorite gin-mill discussing the various ways that cement impacts our daily lives. Not to worry, my friends, for you can rest assured that those bureaucrats at the EPA did just that. The article notes that the, “EPA will release regulations on the manufacture of cement . . . that would increase the cost of manufacturing this essential element of construction by 22% to 36%.” This, of course, means that many, “such plants would have to close and the U.S. would have to import cement from nations like China.” This agency no longer sounds quite so benign and protective but can truthfully be deemed but one more weapon in the Far Left’s arsenal that is being used to club us into submission and relieve us of choice and freedom. Oh, did you know that the EPA also regulates “farm dust” which can actually negatively impact the nation’s food supply? Didn’t know that, did you?

There is apparently no human activity that doesn’t come under the regulatory purview of the Environmental Protection Agency and so long as Liberals run the show, that agency’s power over the American citizen will only grow. From approximately 1999 to 2011, that bureaucratic nightmare has generated about five thousand rules and regulations that cost the taxpayer roughly 10.7 trillion dollars and employs over 20,000 full-time workers. In fact, “These regulations have little to do with clean air and water and everything to do with destroying the nation’s economy, putting thousands out of work at a time when economic growth is barely occurring, and new taxes will further reduce the spending and investment power of Americans.” That the EPA over time has morphed from at least a useful tool into nothing more than a Socialist weapon to be used against American citizens, deprive us of our freedom to choose the lifestyles we prefer, and render us powerless in the face of an ever growing, out of control, and increasingly intrusive centralized government should be apparent to every freedom loving, independent minded citizen.



Do we all remember the controversy over some damned bird called the Spotted Owl years ago? That bird was considered an endangered species back then and fell under the protection of the EPA. The agency put forth the outright lie that the feathered beast could only live and breed in our nation’s so-called old growth forests which are indeed few and far between. By declaring the bird to be endangered and its habitat protected, the EPA had developed a method to wage war on our nation’s lumber industry which, of course, is essential to our nation’s housing industry which directly relates to the needs of human beings. Housing, obviously, is a basic human need and therefore in the hearts and minds of the little dictators who populate the EPA is at best secondary to the needs and requirements of some damned bird somewhere. The EPA effectively banned lumber companies from plying their trade anywhere a spotted owl was reportedly nesting. This, of course, was nothing more than a blatant attempt to destroy the lumber industry in our Northwest region thereby putting thousands of human beings out of work and causing untold harm and discomfort to employees and their families.



It seems that the EPA has plenty of compassion for birds but absolutely none for people. As it turned out, the whole damned endangered bird thing was nothing more than a hoax and an attack on an American industry. The spotted owl and all birds of prey will thrive so long as they have access to – you got it – prey. You know, mice, rats, rabbits, hamsters, squirrels, and the like. Vermin such as these live in every part of the United States and not merely in old growth forests in the Northwest. There have in fact been numerous sightings of spotted owls, hawks, and other predatory winged creatures living on top of skyscrapers in places like Seattle and New York City. Care for just a few more examples of the EPA’s penchant for placing people second and animals first? Sure thing.



You ever hear of something called the Sage Brush Lizard? Me either, but then there isn’t a whole lot of sage brush in my neck of the woods. In an article entitled, “The EPA Gestapo Attacks Again(www.nationalfreedomforum.com),” the author explains that the EPA, “that has destroyed industry after industry, this time is focused on protecting the Sage Brush Lizard that happens to live in west Texas in the Permian Oil Basin.” Yeah, that’s right. If it comes down to a choice between a freakin’ lizard and providing more of the precious energy that the nation so desperately requires, which side do you think Obama and the Boys are going to take? The author reports that in the next six or so months, Obama’s EPA will decide if the little beast constitutes an endangered species and if, “that happens many oil rigs will have to shut down, which will result in the loss of thousands of jobs.” Additionally, “since 20% of current U.S. oil production comes from the Permian Basin in Texas, that means we will be even more dependent on foreign sources for our energy production.” Put your money on the lizard, folks, and then double-down. It’s a sure bet.



This, of course, is the same EPA that, “declared the Delta Smelt in the Sacramento River Delta an endangered species.” The Delta Fucking Smelt?!? What did this momentous decision cause? Well, the end result, “has been turning thousands of acres of the richest farm land in the country, in the San Joaquin Valley in California into a dust bowl.” This, of course, resulted in the fact that farmers, “have been put out of business and more than 27,000 farm workers have lost their jobs. Wonder why the price of food has gone up?” How predictable: the Delta Smelt 1 and America 0. It seems that the EPA under our Socialist Son of a Bitch President is becoming little more than a huge jobs killer, a harbinger of unemployment, and an economic nightmare. Unless this agency is reigned in or put out of business, the outlook for our country is indeed bleak at best.



Do you perchance remember a huge controversy of some years ago dealing with the rights of some creature called the Snail Darter versus the rights of human beings who were unfortunate enough to live anywhere near the Snail Darter’s natural habitat? The details are somewhat fuzzy with the passage of time, but the upshot was that the Snail Darter thingee and its habitat were deemed far more important than those unfortunate humans who happened to share the same space. Where the Snail Darter lived, virtually no human activity was permitted. No building, no development, no commerce, no industry, and certainly no progress. Human life was deemed secondary to the well being of this slippery, slimy, snail creature but to the Enviro-Whackos amongst us the lives and needs of Homo Sapiens are always secondary. There was also a story out of Texas I believe in which a private property owner desired for whatever reason to cut down a tree on said private property which the gentleman owned free and clear and upon which he paid taxes. I don’t know why the guy wanted to take down one of HIS trees on HIS private property and it’s really none of my business or anybody else’s for that matter. Maybe the tree was dying – they do that you know. Maybe the tree was leaning at a precipitous angle and represented a threat to home, hearth, life, and limb. Maybe the damned thing simply obstructed the fellow’s view from his backyard window and that annoyed him. Who the Hell knows? The man wanted to cut down a tree that he owned on private property that he owned. So fire up the ole chain saw and get ‘er done, right? Wrong!



Some how, some way the EPA got wind of the property owner’s evil design and sent out a team of experts. Sure enough, the team just happened to find that some endangered species of insect had made the tree home base and the private property owner was prevented from touching it. The poor Bastard couldn’t cut down a tree that he owned on land that he purchased. This, folks, is the modern day Environmental Protection Agency. What the Hell ever happened to clean air and water? The EPA has become repressive as well as aggressive and has turned into a destroyer of individual rights and freedoms. This sounds like anything but a benign federal agency but maybe that phrase itself is just one huge oxymoron!



Then there was the case some years ago when a neighborhood was having flooding problems after heavy rain and thunder storms. It seems that after particularly severe weather events, scores of privately owned backyards became flooded and this had apparently been going on for years. The private property owners had finally gotten fed up enough to do something about their problem. They hired the requisite “experts” who determined that drainage problems kept recurring due to poor “grading” when the neighborhood was conceived and created. The private home and property owners were assured, however, that the problem was eminently correctable. Not to worry. Yeah, not to worry until the damned and dreaded EPA got involved and declared the flooded yards a “wetlands” that couldn’t be touched by the hand of man! What do you suppose happened to the value of the affected property? That’s right, it completely tanked, went right through the floor, and there was apparently nothing the property owners could do. After all, the EPA had spoken. Let’s see: private property rights – destroyed; the right to engage in lawful commerce – destroyed; freedom of choice – destroyed.



The Environmental Protection Agency and its autocrats – uh, I mean bureaucrats – have not the vaguest notion of economics 101 and seem Hell bent on ignoring any form of economic rationality or even common sense. I am certainly not a trained economist, but when I was in school all those years ago I received at least some rudimentary training in the subject. It appears, however, that this is no longer the case. The Far Left and those at the EPA appear to be violating basic rules of economics that they probably have never even heard of. The first of these would appear to be the Law of Diminishing Returns. At some point, the original objectives are no longer worth the return on investment. The investment keeps growing in terms of cost, energy, and effort but the positive returns or outcomes are so small – even miniscule – as to be no longer justified.



Is it a good and positive thing to protect the environment and ensure clean air and water? It would seem so. Is it a good thing to spend the same amount of effort and zeal protecting every creeping and crawling thing that exists on this planet? That depends on the cost to real live, living and breathing human beings. Is concentrating on protecting lower life forms worth it if it means destroying the lives and livelihoods of human beings? Is it worth, for example, taking productive farm land upon which crops can be grown that feed people out of production? I doubt it. Is it worth wreaking havoc on the lives of real people who make a living and feed their families from the lumber industry? Probably not. Is it worth purposely destroying our coal industry from which real live needy human beings earn a living and raise families? Nope. Is it worth shutting down the “Fracking” industry in which thousands are employed and has the real potential to make the United States truly energy independent? You tell me. The EPA is engaged in what might be termed overkill in order to accomplish what has become a very questionable mandate and the tremendous costs it engenders in terms of human suffering and misery, the loss of economic opportunity, and the very literal destruction of our nation no longer seem to justify its existence.



The second major economic principle violated by the EPA and its Masters is known as Opportunity Costs. If we concentrate almost exclusively on making the environment as pristine as can possibly be imagined, then what will that opportunity cost us as a nation? Huge unemployment as industries are regulated out of existence as well as a tremendous loss of productivity as domestic enterprises set up shop overseas where the cost of doing business is far less onerous and profit is not deemed a “dirty” word. As we concentrate almost exclusively on protecting the environment, we reduce the chances for experimentation, creativity, and ingenuity in our own nation. Who’s going to run the risk of starting new industries, acting on innovative ideas and concepts, or inventing that better mousetrap with the EPA standing there throwing hand grenades? Who’s even going to make the effort in an environment that has become so hostile to human progress? Yes, a clean environment is a worthy goal, but at what cost?



It seems that the EPA goes out of its way to burden Americans with so many rules, regulations, edicts, and fiats that no average citizen can possibly know when he or she is in violation and can therefore be declared to be in a state of noncompliance. This, of course, opens the door for the federal government to come crashing into your life like a bull elephant on crack! Administrators at the “Agency” seem to maintain that whatever inconveniences are caused by the EPA’s quest to protect good old Mother Earth are purely unintended consequences and must, therefore, be overlooked, ignored, and excused in light of the Agency’s overall mission. Well, sure, we all know about those pesky, little unintended consequences even when the cause is pure and the intentions noble. Hey, whaddya gonna do – shit happens! How about, however, when the consequences are absolutely and conclusively intended with evil and malice aforethought? That is exactly the case with the Environmental Protection Agency in particular and with Liberalism in general.



The destruction wrought by the LFE in our nation is being perpetrated against America both purposely and purposefully. The damage they cause is not unintended but is designed to bring America to its knees. It is part of a long standing plan to irreparably harm the United States in ways from which it can never recover. When he first ran for office, our Socialist-in-Chief vowed to fundamentally transform this country and that is the only campaign pledge he has fulfilled. Most American discounted his extreme verbiage as just one more example of political bullshit not to be taken all that seriously. Just more of the same old Ho-Hum Crap. Would that it were so. Obama and his lemming-like sycophants are about as benign as a school of Great Whites that sense a wounded, bleeding fish in the water! An article entitled, “The EPA – Endlessly Punishing America(http://realreaganconservative.com,)” notes that while unintended consequences may be unavoidable there are, “some government agencies whose sole purpose in life is to burden America with intended consequences,” and that the, “Environmental Protection Agency is at the top of that list.” The author correctly maintains that unfortunately, “for freedom-loving Americans, the Agency has become nothing more than a tyrannical arm of the Obama administration; keeping its boot on the neck of the Nation’s most successful and productive companies – mostly in the industrial and energy sectors.”



This certainly seems to be the case and writer Paul Tully dubs it the EPA’s, “War on Affordable Energy.” More simply put, a War on Affordable Energy really translates into a War on America for without affordable energy, our nation comes to a grinding, screeching, and sickening halt. This is exactly what the EPA became shortly after it was created. Tully, as have others, notes the advent of higher energy prices, the attempt to destroy fracking, and the killing of plans for the pipeline from Canada. What is to blame for this War on America? Liberalism. The piece goes on to note that, “Liberals desire only two things – the power to tell you how to live your life and the power to redistribute your money.” There can be no argument here. These two objectives constitute the very heart and soul of the Liberals in the United States. Additionally, the EPA “wants to first convince you that our fossil fuel based energy resources are severely limited (which they aren’t) and that even if there weren’t such a scarcity, these fuels are responsible for the planet’s impending doom. (A.K.A. Global Warming!) Such scare tactics are one of the many tools used by the left to separate you first from logically thinking for yourself, and then from your money.”



Intertwined and woven throughout each and every industry killing, job destroying, and liberty-freedom eroding action and regulation undertaken by the EPA and its Liberal Masters is their favorite bugaboo of Global Warming or Catastrophic Climate Change. The specter of global warming rears its ugly head anytime and anywhere the LFE desires to shut down industry and commerce, put Americans out of work in order to make them ever more dependent on government, and halt progress and development in the United States. It is always their fall back or default position. When they have nothing else left, no more arrows in the quiver, with which to cow and intimidate the American people into doing their bidding, you’ll hear shouts and cries of anthropomorphic (man-made) global warming, rising sea levels, desertification, increased temperatures, green house gases, and on and on and on. It is charged that mankind is destroying the earth, raping Mother Nature, and completely ruining our delicately balanced and fragile environment (see the Global Warming Scam Rant of 4/2/09; the Climate-Gate Rant of 12/20/09; the Copenhagen Climate Conference Rant of1/24/10).



They see Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as the tool with which evil mankind – especially those of us who believe in Free Market Capitalism – will despoil the planet and have declared that substance to be a major pollutant and insist that it must be regulated out of existence if mankind and the planet have even the remotest chance of surviving. Lies, Lies, and Damnable Lies! They lie, folks. They defy all common sense and logic, employ faulty or “junk” science to support those lies, and viciously attack, vilify, and slander all who would dare to disagree with their false premise. They overwhelm us with their propaganda to enhance and further entrench their political agenda of making full-blown Liberalism the prevailing and, in fact, the only accepted and approved orthodoxy. To disagree is nothing less than heresy and that must be severely punished (for an excellent expose of the entire Global Warming/Catastrophic Climate Change crap see Michael Creighton’s State of Fear).



The entire anthropomorphic global warming farce is based on a huge, erroneous, faulty premise (read that lie): that Carbon Dioxide is in fact a pollutant. It isn’t nor can it possibly be. This truism, of course, is vehemently denied by the Liberals in our midst. It is not taught to our young ‘uns in school at any level. They are brainwashed into believing that CO2 is a vile, evil pollutant perpetrated on the planet by those on the “Right.” This lie is further reinforced in our popular culture, our media, and entertainment venues that just so happen to be overwhelmingly controlled by those on the Far Left. It is in their best interests, both ideologically and financially, to keep the population – especially our youth – in a perpetual state of fear, anxiety, and angst. This makes it so much easier for the ignorant amongst us to line up in lock step to do the bidding of those in the LFE. They are easily manipulated, ever so malleable, and are utterly incapable of independent thought, honest reflection, or the ability to critically analyze an issue. They are literally putty in the hands of hucksters like Al Gore and his ilk who are fond of stating that the debate is over and that Carbon Dioxide is a pollutant. They shout, shriek, and harangue that we must do whatever is necessary to save the planet and a loss of freedom, opportunity, and choice is but a small price to pay. Yeah, well BULLSHIT!!



Let’s see, there are roughly six billion people on the planet and one thing we all have in common is we breathe in oxygen. You get that don’t you? Well, if there are six billion of us ingesting oxygen then there are also six billion of us exhaling, wouldn’t you agree? What is it that we all exhale? You got it, evil Co2! Well then, are we all to be labeled and categorized as polluters who should be punished for something like undue or inappropriate exhalation levels or practices? Yeah, sounds damned silly doesn’t it? Obviously, CO2 is a naturally occurring phenomenon and there’s not a damned thing we can do about it unless we die for then the process of exhaling becomes moot. So, we exhale Carbon Dioxide which as everyone knows is a dreaded Green House Gas – oh, no! If we breathe then we must exhale and we, in fact, do exhale CO2 which I’ve been repeatedly told is a Green House Gas. Ask any Socialist Son of a Bitch Enviro-Freak and they’ll lecture you that CO2 is the most prevalent of the Green House Gases and that it despoils Mother Nature and kills the planet. They’ll scream at you that CO2 along with the use of hydrocarbons (fossil fuels) is man’s way of implementing planetary destruction, mayhem, and madness. They will, of course, lay the blame for this on the evil, dastardly Republicans, Conservatives, and Free Market Capitalists.



Well, what’s wrong with this little scenario? How about everything? Carbon Dioxide is, in fact, not the most prevalent of the Green House Gases. Water vapor takes that honor –you know, stuff like steam. Well then, CO2 must be a close second, right? Wrong. That distinction goes to Methane as in cow flatulence as well as that of other animals including human beings. Coming in at a meager third place we finally get to the despised Carbon Dioxide. Well, so what the “Libs” will scream. It doesn’t matter which of the guilty gases is first, second, or third because they’re killing the planet, right? Nope. Indeed, there does exist a literal Green House Blanket that envelopes the earth. See, they’ll shriek, it surrounds the whole planet. Now that’s really evil! Truth be told, without that Greenhouse Blanket the average temperature of the planet would rise to about 140 degrees Fahrenheit which would make life as we know it virtually impossible. Global Warming, my sorry old ass!



Will you ever hear or learn these facts from those Leftist Sonsabitches at the EPA? Of course not. They are too invested in frightening children, spreading bald-faced lies about evil mankind, and declaring that unless we change our ways and drastically reduce our lifestyles then the end is nigh and unavoidable! A piece entitled, “The EPA Snake Pit(http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com),” correctly asserts that the EPA is, “populated by the most radical, disaffected and anti-industry discards from other agencies,” and that the EPA’s, “repeated failures should not come as a surprise because the agency has long been a haven for scientifically insupportable policies perpetrated by anti-technology ideologies.”



Another of the essential facts about Carbon Dioxide that you will absolutely never hear from the EPA or any of the other phony environmental groups out there is that without CO2, life on this planet in any form could not possibly exist. Zip, Nada, Zero. When is the last time that little factoid was offered up in a high school or college science class do you suppose? Think about that for just a second. Without CO2, life could not exist and yet the Enviro-Freaks and their allies at the EPA insist on classifying it as a pollutant. When we evil, planet- destroying human beings ingest food – as in eat – we produce a waste product that our bodies must get rid of for if stored within the body for too long they become toxins. Without becoming too graphic here, it’s what we do when we go to the bathroom. Ya with me so far? Good. Well, plants, trees, plankton and all other forms of vegetation also produce a waste product that must be disposed of. They literally eat – ingest if you will – the evil Carbon Dioxide. That is their food, their nourishment. They must, like us humans, get rid of the waste product produced by digesting what they feed on. What is that waste product? Oxygen, air, the stuff we breathe, the stuff that keeps us alive.



Let’s see, CO2 is necessary for plant life and plants literally exhale oxygen which is necessary for human life. Without Carbon Dioxide, there would be no oxygen without which human life, or any other for that matter, could not exist. Our planet would be dead and yet these utter idiots at the EPA and their allies in the LFE insist on classifying Carbon Dioxide as a dangerous pollutant! It’s time the Environmental Protection Agency was given the respect it actually deserves which is to say NONE! That institution has become nothing more than a tool for the Far Left but most Americans just don’t know enough about it to reach that conclusion. That agency has morphed into nothing more than an instrument to control our lives, limit our options, and take away our freedom.



An article entitled, “Destroying America With The EPA’s Carbon Lies(http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com),” is succinct and to the point on this issue. The author notes that there is, “no need to limit greenhouse gas emissions because there is NO global warming,” but the EPA, “has been pushing the global warming fraud for decades.” The author makes the excellent point that to, “declare CO2 toxic, the EPA is saying that all that natural CO2, plus the six pounds of carbon dioxide that every human exhales every day,” is somehow not natural and asks, “How can carbon dioxide be a pollutant when all life on earth is dependent upon it?” The article accurately asserts that, “CO2 is to vegetation what oxygen is to human and other animal life. Without CO2, all vegetation dies and then all animal life dies for lack of the nutrients provided by food crops.” The piece also points out that 97% of the earth’s Carbon Dioxide is produced by nature! Let’s see, 97% of all CO2 is produced by dear old Mother Nature but the propagandists and Leftist Sonsabitches still classify it as a pollutant. Man, talk about junk science!



An article entitled, “Stop The EPA Before It Destroys America(http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com),” explains that throughout, “its history the EPA has deliberately distorted actual science to advance its own warped environmental agenda,” and in fact CO2, “is not a pollutant or a threat to health; it is a natural gas vital to all life on earth via the process of photosynthesis by all plant life. Without CO2 all vegetation dies and with it all animal life.” The piece correctly concludes that what, “begins is the end to the abundant choices Americans have always had regarding the manufacture, distribution, and purchase of anything and everything common to our present lifestyle.” Read that last again. This is what the Far Left has been attempting for decades and one of the major weapons in its arsenal is the rogue federal agency known as the EPA. The Liberals-Socialists have long desired to bring down the quality of life in America, to destroy all choice and freedom, and to move what they view as our extravagant and wasteful existence closer to that of some Third World Shithole nation! Make no mistake, folks. The EPA is not at all about improving and safeguarding the environment but rather about destroying the single greatest nation God ever gave mankind.





Much Luv Y’All and Have a Great Day!

The Fifth Horseman

(Dr. David M. Rich, Ph.D.)