In regards to George’s interview with Michael Steele on Sunday’s “This Week with George Stenphanopoulos”, I can’t believe George does not know the difference between make-work jobs and REAL jobs. He seems to think a job is a job—as long as it pays.  “HEY! George, your liberal credentials are showing.” Now I’m not as smart as George, but I do know the difference. “So George, let me help you out on this.”  

Make-work jobs are jobs given to people as payback for political considerations. Usually it’s unions or government entities that create make-work jobs. These jobs are for the most part menial, and may or may not require the job holder to actually report for work. These types of jobs last as long as the political considerations that created them are relevant to the political climate. Also, these jobs are most likely public sector funded and supported; in other words—THESE JOBS ARE PAID BY THE TAXPAYER.

Real jobs are created by free market forces, the result of economic growth, expanding markets, and a stable economy. Real jobs are relevant to the market forces that created them, such as business investment, business expansion, and research and development. These types of jobs last as long as free market forces require them. In a free market economy with a sensible tax structure, an educated work force, and incentives for investment, these jobs are very secure and long lasting. Also, these jobs are almost exclusively private sector funded and supported; in other words—THESE JOBS CREATE TAXPAYERS.

In a nut shell, George, that is the difference. The next time you interview someone, and the subject of jobs comes up, you can now have an intelligent conversation with that person—and not look like a liberal buffoon.

Jeff Jorgensen

HILLARY!!! But you new that already, didn’t you?

The way things are going now, 2012 could be another historic presidential election year—the year of the all women presidential contenders.

Jeff Jorgensen

jorgie714@frontiernet.net

What was vaguely referenced during the presidential campaign, took only two weeks to fully emerge. America is witnessing the total Carter-esk transformation of Barrack Obama. One need only glance over the recent headlines to realize the extent of Obama’s, arrogance, hypocrisy and inexperience. Obama’s missteps are glaring, and they are dangerous.

With Obama at the helm, America appears to be heading for the cliff. If inexperience continues to govern, and incompetence continues to prevail on foreign policy and economic issues, there is no guarantee America can stop short of the cliff. Momentum is a dangerous thing to amass when one is heading for a cliff—but gaining momentum we are.

It has been a long and grueling first two weeks for President Obama, but in this time I have gained a presidential perception of our 44^th President. Obama’s interview with Al-Arabiya best illuminates this presidential perception of mine. The perception is this—Obama is weak. I know it, and now our enemies know it too.

Jeff Jorgensen

jorgie714@frontiernet.net

When your ideological opponent is Obama and the liberal body politic, it isn’t hard to predict the next move on the Chess board. With passage of the House Stimulus Bill, the Senate will be next to vote on the measure. And vote they will, leaving the house bill largely in tact, and the Obama/Pelosi/Reid Stimulus Bill becoming law. Soon after, more spending bills will be passed with the help of herd mentality, and the public will be aghast by the Godzilla-like spending measures and huge deficit increases.  And just like Godzilla the movie, the public outcry will be to kill the beast before it eats everyone alive.   

And that, my friends, is the objective of the Obama multitude. For that is when the next target in the liberal crosshairs comes into view—the U.S. defense budget. And decimate that, they will—or try. You see, if the libs succeed in obliterating this target, they will have achieved Nirvana—and left us helpless. All of this is, of course, speculation. But this is speculation based on intuition. And since my intuition is on loan from God, my intuition has been batting a thousand.

Post Update:(http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/30/defense-official-obama-calling-defense-budget-cuts/ )

Jeff Jorgensen

jorgie714@frontiernet.net 

If BIG government wants to become BIG oil, BIG banking, BIG mortgage, BIG insurance, BIG healthcare, and the BIG three, let’s require them to make BIG PROFITS.

A “profitable” BIG government is more efficient. A “profitable” BIG government doesn’t need to borrow capital—i.e. tax revenue. A “profitable” BIG government increases shareholder equity; and aren’t we the shareholders of BIG government?

Stimulus—Schmimulus!!! Let’s eliminate the deficit, pay off the national debt, and close down the IRS! Let’s nationalize everything and reap the BIG PROFITS!    

A friend of mine confessed to me he voted for Barrack Obama because George Bush was such a terrible public speaker. According to my friend, Bush’s oratory was so horrendous he irreparably damaged his presidency, and decimated the image of the United States of America. My friend wanted a president who could speak in public with confidence, clarity, and conviction.

I, on the other hand, voted for John McCain because I couldn’t vote for George Bush a third time. I think actions speak louder than words, and in my opinion, Bush’s actions spoke louder than his words when it came to the important issue of defending this country. I felt John McCain had that same quality. In about six months we should know who was right, me or my friend.   

Time has a way of revealing the character flaws of a new president, and President Obama appears to have a few. First, my friend thinks Obama’s cool, calm, and collected. That’s not a bad thing. I happen to believe Obama’s cold and calculating, and that’s not a good thing. Being cold and calculating leaves no room for humility or humanity. A president must be able to shed a few tears once in a while. Tears show both humility and humanity; to date, Obama has shown neither.  

Second, my friend thinks Obama is a sophisticated intellectual, and after eight years of cowboy Bush, we need intellect and sophistication in the White House. I happen to believe Obama’s an elitist snob. He won the election; he also reminds people he won the election. I don’t recall George Bush ever putting out that reminder at a bipartisan congressional gathering. Come to think about it, I don’t ever remember a president with as much memorabilia for sale, as much 24/7 news coverage, and as many documentaries about themselves as Barrack Obama, the 44^th President of the United States.

Third, Obama has a temper, and we have caught a glimpse if it thanks to Joe Biden. Now having a temper is not necessarily a bad thing. I feel presidents need a temper. They can use it as a tool to advance their political agenda. The problem lies in the agenda President Obama wants to advance. This agenda includes the explosive temper leaden issues of abortion, same-sex marriage, higher taxes, and redistribution of wealth. Overlay this with the current economic crisis and I see a no-win situation for any bipartisan effort to save America. Obama’s temperamental breaking point will be tested within the next six months. We’ll all be waiting to see how well he fares.      

I believe the cracks in the Obama facade are already starting to show. It shouldn’t take more than six months to get a comprehensive picture of the true character of our 44^th President, and get a sense of his true vision for this country. In many ways, I hope I’m wrong. We face enough problems as a nation. But, I don’t see things turning out for the better. I see a Jimmy Carter ending, complete with economic chaos, national insecurity, and a diminished presence on the world stage. If I’m wrong, we’ll all be better off. But if I’m right, take to heart Proverbs 16:18-19,      

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”

Jeff Jorgensen

jorgie714@frontiernet.net

These can’t be hard times we’re facing. If they were, congress and the President would be working overtime to address the problem. They would be passing legislation that would create incentives for investment, stimulate job growth, and grow the private sector economy. Instead, they’re poised to pass legislation that only grows the public sector economy—the government; and we all know that a growing government is proof of a growing economy.

If these were hard times, congress would eliminate or temporarily suspend the minimum wage. This would help thousands of college kids find the summer jobs they need to help pay for college tuition. Also, by eliminating the government mandated minimum wage, people about to lose their jobs might be able to keep working for less money. I’m sure people would rather work for half a wage then stand in a breadline with no job at all. The fact that congress is not even considering, let alone debating, this idea tells me times can’t be that tough.  

Or better yet, let’s save the 700 billion dollars a year we spend on foreign oil. Let’s drill for our own oil and harness our own energy resources. Wouldn’t that create jobs? Wouldn’t that grow the economy? Let’s see, we keep the 700 billion dollars a year we spend on foreign oil, we create tens of thousands of new high paying jobs, Uncle Sam gets millions and millions of dollars of new tax revenue…nah, that would be too easy. If it was that easy, some high minded, Harvard educated politician would have thought of it by now.

That’s why, in my opinion, times aren’t so tough. If these were tough times, congress and the President would be putting the health of the economy above political ideology. Instead, they’re putting political ideology above everything else. 

Jeff Jorgensen

jorgie714@frontiernet.net

Same-sex marriage, socialized medicine, gay rights, legal rights for Gitmo prisoners/illegal immigrants/illegal combatants, partial-birth abortion made legal, talk radio/public prayer/In God We Trust made illegal, gays allowed in the service, straights leave the service.

Smaller cars, higher gas prices, no SUV’s, bankrupt car companies, more solar power, no nuclear power, more wind power, no coal power, no drilling, larger trade deficits with Saudi Arabia/Iran/Venezuela, cap and trade made law, higher energy prices, less energy produced in the U.S., more green house gases produced and energy consumed in China/India/third world countries.

Less money spent on missile defense, more chance of a nuclear strike, less money spent on national defense, more chance of another 9/11, all diplomacy and no threat of military action in troubled regions, less chance of peace in troubled regions, military action taken off the table, Iran acquires the nuke.        

Higher income taxes, bigger government, higher corporate taxes, more American jobs move overseas, more government intrusion, less liberty, more government bailouts/handouts/welfare, less responsible government/responsible citizens/stable economy, trillion dollar deficits, trillions of dollars added to the national debt for our great-great-great-grandkids to pay, four years of Democratic control, four years of economic recession/depression/stagflation/malaise—

These are the realities we face if we stay cowered in the corner. For those of us conservatives still standing, the time to re-group is over. Let’s ROLL!

Jeff Jorgensen

jorgie714@frontiernet.net

Forget the crystal balls, tea leaves, tarot cards, and Ouija boards. To get a preview of the first one-hundred days of an Obama administration simply tune in to the first fifteen minutes of ABC’s hit show Supernanny.

The show, now in its fifth season, is all about snot nosed, self-centered, spoiled rotten, brats who demand their way or else. The show is also about the soft-spoken, weak-kneed, linguini spine parents who are trying to cope with their dysfunctional family. Each episode ends with the Supernanny injecting a regimen of parental discipline and sensible advice that, in the end, saves the day and allows a dysfunctional family to become functional again.

Now, substitute snot nosed, self-centered, spoiled rotten, brats with snot nosed, self-centered, spoiled rotten, Democratic Party contingencies and…well, you get the picture. With Obama’s inauguration, the stage is now set. Democratic Party contingencies are lining up fast, clamoring for the biggest government intervention and give-a-way in our nations’ history       

If President Obama is to have any hope of success in the next four years, he needs to acquire the parenting skills of the Supernanny. He must set the boundaries of fiscal responsibility. He must address the critical issues we now face with rational, common sense solutions. Above all, he must learn to say “NO” to the multitudes demanding from government what they themselves can better provide. Anything less, I fear, will lead to battered parent syndrome—or in this case battered president syndrome.

Jeff Jorgensen

jorgie714@frontiernet.net

Just incase you’ve been too busy getting ready for that four-year holiday pleasure cruise aboard the S.S. Obama, let me fill you in on the latest. The November unemployment rate was 6.7%, up from 6.5% in October. Trends indicate an unemployment rate of 7.2% by March 2009. As of December 25^th, 2008 the national debt stood at 10.6 trillion dollars and some odd cents.  The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 750 billion dollars will be added to the national debt in 2009. Private economists peg that figure at well over one trillion dollars. Interest on the national debt for fiscal 2008 was 451.1 billion dollars. Interest on the national debt for fiscal 2009 is estimated to be close to 500 billion dollars, or 10% of GDP.

With these trends and forecasts as a back-drop, President-Elect Obama plans to reform our capitalist system by using government works projects to invigorate our economy instead of tax incentives and spending cuts. Projects like the Big Dig in Boston, MA and the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington D.C. will undoubtedly increase a hundred-fold after Obama takes office. Future projects will most likely be concentrated in Democrat held congressional districts.

How have these earlier projects fared? The original cost estimate for the Big Dig was 2.6 billion dollars. The actual cost stands at 14.6 billion dollars and counting. The scheduled completion date was 2003; the actual completion date has yet to be determined. The Capitol Visitor Center was originally a four year project with an estimated cost of 100 million dollars. One billion dollars and six years later, it is 85% complete.

As of Christmas Day, 2008 each U.S. citizen’s share of the national debt was 34,593 dollars and 63 cents. It’ll be interesting to see what this figure will be on Christmas Day, 2012. I doubt there will be much improvement.

But enough with the reality check. I’m looking forward to our four-year holiday pleasure cruise across uncharted waters aboard the S.S. Obama. And after I get back, I plan on boarding the O-train for the brand spanking new bridges-to-nowhere cross-country holiday tour. It should be a lot of fun. Happy New Year everyone! 

Jeff Jorgensen

jorgie714@frontiernet.net