It’s hard to understand why and how this administration can think that it has turned around our nation’s economy when the national unemployment rate continues its path towards double digits. Some state unemployment numbers are nearly double the national average (i.e. Michigan again recorded the highest unemployment rate among the states, 15.3 percent in September).

According to the Bureau of Labor’s statistics in September, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 43 states and the District of Columbia and increased in only 7 states. Even though Obama likes to state that his administration took quick action to “create or save 300,000 jobs” the unemployment statistics sing a different tune. Since Obama has been President, jobless rates have increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. That’s all 57 states if you’re Obama. The West reported the highest regional jobless rate at 10.6 percent, followed by the Midwest at 9.8 percent. The Northeast and South recorded the lowest rates at 9.0 and 9.3 percent.

President Obama and the Democratic Leadership, living in their self created statist utopia, like to blame the rising jobless numbers on President Bush by saying that they inherited the failing economy. While there is some truth that Obama may have inherited part of this problem, he has most certainly not made sound fiscal policy decisions since he has been in office. Therefore the rising rates are attributed to Obama and his policies, not Bush’s. The blame game is getting old. President Reagan inherited a failing economy from Mr. Irrelevant and turned it into one the largest economic growth periods this nation has ever experienced and he did it by making sound decisions like reducing taxes. So what is Obama’s excuse? He can’t blame it on Bush, he can’t blame it on Congress since his party is in control (at the moment), and he can’t take responsibility for his own actions. Considering his past actions, he’ll probably travel to a foreign country and blame all of us.

Since Obama has been President American’s have been worried about the rising cost of living (due to Cap & Trade and other Green agendas), rising healthcare costs (aka Obamacare) and rising unemployment. Obama’s system has a serious flaw in it. How can you afford to pay for all of these huge government programs if the people aren’t paying taxes because they are unemployed? Wouldn’t it make more sense to focus on creating real jobs (non-governmental jobs) rather than trying to overhaul our healthcare system into a form of socialized medicine?

Still there are those supporters that think Obama needs more time to show us what he can do. So lets take a look at a few of the states statistics to really drill the message home. Arizona, which has been known to be at the top of the list when referring to the fastest growing states for the last few years, had unemployment rates jump from 6.0 percent in September of 2008 to 9.1 percent in September of 2009. That’s a 3.1 percent increase in unemployment after the stimulus packages and bailouts. Next door, California’s jobless rate was at 7.8 percent in 2008, now they are at 12.2 percent, a 4.4 percent increase. Michigan suffering a 6.4 percent increase in unemployment as most would imagine was one of the most affected due to the bailouts of the big auto makers, at 15.3 percent and climbing. Do we really want to give him more time to show us that he doesn’t know what he is doing? If something isn’t done to help untangle the free markets from more government influence, this will undoubtedly be a recipe for further economic disaster.

Where are these supposed 300,000 jobs at anyway? Sure the stock markets may have recovered some, but at what expense? And other than the failed bailouts and the zillion dollar stimulus packages that haven’t helped do anything but waste tax payer money (spending it on pork projects faster than the ink can dry) what exactly has this administration done to be able to say with a straight face that they brought us back from the brink of a economic collapse? The simple answer is, nothing.

In 2011-2012, it will be interesting to see how many candidates use the “we’ve inherited this failing economy from Obama” mantra to propel themselves into the oval office.

Riding on the coat tails of the New York’s 23rd Congressional District race, for the 3rd or 4th time this year, the Whitehouse and the main stream media (a.k.a state controlled media) have tried to divert the news and brand Rush Limbaugh as the leader for the GOP in some sort of last minute political smear campaign. When are they going to realize that this is not a bad idea? Many people on both sides of the political fence wish he was the leader of the party, albeit for different reasons. At least Rush knows exactly what his values are and where he stands on the issues. We cannot always say the same for the GOP.

With a minimum weekly syndicated radio talk show audience of 13.5 million listeners (a majority of which are conservatives), the GOP should be thanking Rush for trying to keep the party on target for the last 20 plus years instead of trying to distance  themselves from him. With that kind of talking power and vast reach to potential voters, he should be viewed as more of a political asset than someone to avoid. If Rush were a liberal talk show host, the lefties would protect him as if he were their Prophet…he’d be untouchable.

Strange happenings in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, GOP candidate Dierdre Scozzafava has officially endorsed the Democratic candidate over the Conservative Independent candidate Doug Hoffman. Yes that’s right, a Republican is supporting a Liberal Democrat in this race, proving the point of the Conservative Right that Scozzafave was a RINO. This is exactly why conservatives are beginning to get feed up with the GOP and its political mis-guidedness. Back in April when the Tea Parties started, many of the people that attended were worried that the GOP would hijack the movement rather than learn from it. It’s becoming very clear that the worrying was well founded. Since last year’s Presidential election, the GOP has been trying to recruit more moderates and centrists to the party; which sounds like a party full of John McCain wanta-bees.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich argues that the party needs to be more inclusive of moderates if it has hopes of retaking the majority, but is that really the problem? The reason that the Independent party is growing is because the Republican Party seems like it could literally explode at any minute and split itself up. Oddly enough, as party leaders are saying they need more moderates to win in 2010, the GOP has had a difficult time staying on course with the issues because it has too many “moderates” in the party already. By having moderates and even some lefties in Republican clothing in the party, it weakens the party’s effectiveness and image.  Republican leaders spend a lot of time worrying about the moderates and how likely they are (or aren’t) to vote along side with the Republican base. If this is the case, then why support moderates or anyone that’s not in line with your party’s political values and stances? This all seems to be a recipe for political party suicide.

And as expected the Whitehouse and its crony Democrats are using the New York race as evidence that the Republican Party is dividing and won’t be able to retake the majority with a far right agenda. The Republicans have very little time to get their act together and show America that they can support a strong Conservative position. They can either start to realize that a majority of conservative Americans want a strong conservative Republican Party that is united in its values and goals; or they can simply step aside like Scozzafava did and let the conservative Independents split the party up and fill the gaps.

Why are members of this administration discussing non-governmental issues like Rush Limbaugh’s group bidding for ownership of the St. Louis Rams football team on the fllor of Congress? Democrat Congresswoman (Texas – 18th District) Sheila Jackson Lee took it upon herself to vocalize her opposition of Rush and his NFL bid.

Now keep in mind, this the same Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee that answered her cell phone during a tough question at a healthcare townhall. And it’s the same Sheila Jackson Lee (who represents a district in Houston and sits on committees that deal with NASA) who did not know that astronauts had not traveled to and planted flags on Mars – which was seen when she inquired whether the Mars rover would be able to roll over to where astronauts had planted the American flag…therefore I’m not exactly sure how powerful her words really are for the Democratic party.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had previously launched an online petition to express outrage at Rush Limbaugh for saying he wanted President Obama to “fail.” Now they are trying to ruin his image by calling him a racist and which ultimately lead to his failed NFL bid. The Left will take any shot that it can at discrediting anyone on the Right. Sure they may have succeeded in stopping Rush from taking ownership of the team, but at what cost? To use an analogy; the problem with throwing the first punch is that you have one less arm to block the incoming counter punch from your opponent, opening yourself up for an attack. The Left better be ready, because Rush Limbaugh is a heavy hitter.

Ding, ding, round Two…

Once again the talk about gun rights is heating up, mostly due to Bobby Rush’s (D) H.R. 45 Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 and the Obama administration’s appointment of anti-gun advocate Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The Act is much more than a forced registration of all firearms in America; it amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and would essentially establish a nationwide system for prohibiting unlicensed gun-ownership. Sound sort of non-ominous right? Well, even if the bill was drafted under the most thoughtful intentions, it is without a doubt a direct assault on the second amendment. If approved, the law would require gun owners to apply for five-year licenses to own firearms, and would give the U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, broad authority over the entire program. Keep in mind that Eric Holder is a former Democratic prosecutor and a staunch supporter of extremely strict gun control.

The second amendment is very clear to me, “The Right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. By using the very definition of the word “infringe”, this Act and the anti-gun supporting actions of anti-gun lobbies and a few liberal members Congress would clearly indicate a move towards violating the rights of the American people guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

Some people claim that this is a fringe bill and that it has virtually zero chances of becoming law. And that may be true, but do you think the attack on the second amendment will stop there? President Obama and Eric Holder aren’t the only members of this administration that have expressed their anti-gun plans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is on record as wanting to confiscate all guns suitable for self defense and she wants to strictly regulate all hunting guns as well. This would have already been done had she believed it were politically possible to accomplish without breaking her party and damaging the President.

Whether you’re pro-gun or not, take a step back and think about the impact this will have on our nation and our Constitutional rights as whole. The second amendment is without a doubt a constitutional right recognized by a majority of Americans that is written and defined by our nation’s founders. If the liberal left can somehow get this right changed in some way to weaken it, then what is to stop them from changing anything else that is guaranteed by the Constitution that they do not like? What’s next, maybe the right to freedom of speech, certain parental rights or the right to practice the religion of your own choosing? Oh, wait what am I talking about….those rights are also under attack by the lefties, statists and totalitarians.

History has proven to us time and time again that dictators and tyrants have used firearms registration and gun control measures as the first step toward gun confiscation and citizen disarmament….which also leads to other losses of civil rights. Don’t think that could happen to America? Research German history during the 1940’s under Hitlers rule; they didn’t think it could happen to them either.

“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom.” – John F. Kennedy

President Obama promotes the decreasing of weapons of mass destruction, yet how exactly can we stop a country from developing (and possibly using) Nuclear weapons if we ourselves aren’t willing to confront them head on? This administration needs to take a real hard look at how Reagan handled the Cold War, because we are headed for a similar situation…except this time it won’t be just between two countries. This administration has been played and used like a pawn by Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Russia since Obama has taken office. All of this inaction, pandering and apologizing for America’s past actions has proven to the world that America (or at least its government) has become weak and out of touch with the global world of politics and is unwilling to commit to anything of real global importance. A clear signal to our allies and our enemies that America has “changed” can be seen when we abandoned our plans for placing ballistic missile defense (BMD) installations in Poland and the Czech Republic.  We’ve turned our backs on our allies, betraying and exposing them to the threat of nuclear retaliation and blackmail; while our enemies continue to build up their military arsenals. The world’s leaders can clearly see this administrations lack of experience, and they know that Obama is an empty suit.

In the face of the Obama administration just days after being condemned over a newly revealed underground nuclear facility that was being secretly constructed,  Iran announced that it successfully test-fired short-range missiles during elite Revolutionary Guard drills. This was obviously a show of force as it was done only days after Obama’s “tough” United Nations speech.

And to make matters worse, we now have Venezuela asking for Iran’s and Russia’s help in detecting uranium deposits on its soil. As I had written about in a prior post, this “friendship” between our enemies is the beginning of a real problem for the United States.  These anti-US countries have too much invested financially and economically with each other to turn back now. Our shaky relationships with these nations are hanging by very thin unraveling pieces of string.

On Monday, Iran has said that it will test fire its Shahab-3 short range missile; which according to Tehran can travel approx 2,200 km…that’s capable of hitting Israel and even some US bases in the Gulf. Clearly tensions are rising in the east, and our great savior Obama is running out of time and out of options to save the world.