Timothy Lawton

     Are the Democrats and President Obama hell bent on destroying our economy? The actions that they have taken over the last five months demand that we ask this question. The list of bills already passed and ones that have been proposed that will wreak havoc on our economy is long and costly. From the “Stimulus” to the Cap and Trade Bill currently winding its way through Congress it is hard to believe that Obama and the Democrats aren’t purposely trying to destroy the United States of America. Along with Mr. Obama’s title, Commander in Chief, he should take a new one, Bankrupter in Chief.

     The same Democrats who railed against the irresponsible spending of the Bush administration are now willing to at least triple his worst debt. Including the war spending, which was not included in the ordinary accounting (which it SHOULD have been) Bush’s worst year was 560 billion dollars in federal debt. This year will probably top 2 TRILLION due to decreasing tax revenues. How can we sustain such profligate spending? No less when much of this debt is being paid for by printing money.  For those who are not familiar with economics this will lead to inflation. The Bush administration started this madness and Obama has taken it to another level. As a percent of Gross Domestic Product our federal deficit is now matching what we had during WWII. I know we are at war and in a financial crisis, but we are not even close to facing the challenges that we were facing in the largest war ever fought in the history of mankind.

     The seven hundred billion dollar spending bill, otherwise known as the stimulus package, is one of the greatest wastes of money the world has ever seen. Most of it goes to pork projects and theoretical plans to alter the basis of our economy. A lot of this is targeted at so called “green” energy. Yet, these technologies are extremely elusive and in most cases years from producing significant amounts of energy. Yes, we should be investing in these concepts, but we must maintain the current energy production we have until we can bridge over toward alternative sources. Solar energy only produces 1% of our current consumption. Add to that the fact that we import nearly 70% of our oil and the reality of replacing coal and oil today becomes absurd without destroying our economy. The Democrats either do not recognize this or don’t care. Obama seems to be a true believer in socialism and eco-fascism and this governs all his policies. This can be the only reason he supports Cap and Trade, or as I like to call it Cap and Slave.

     Cap and Slave is based on the concept that mankind is causing global climate change. This is unproven and the costs of trying to remedy a theoretical problem will be the collapse of the American economy. The cost of all fossil fuel produced energies will dramatically increase. This will in turn raise the prices of all goods. The lower and middle class will be hurt the most by this due to the percentage that energy costs comprise of the average person’s budget. Our country’s ability to compete with foreign competition is already hindered by a number of factors. Adding this monstrosity of a tax to our businesses will be the straw that breaks the back of this nation economically. Companies will look overseas to conduct operations in lands that do not have these self-imposed burdens placed on their corporate citizens. This will drive out the little that remains of our manufacturing base. And little is as dangerous as depending on an unfriendly world for means of production.

     On top of these cumbersome impediments to economic growth we also have the proposals for socializing medicine, a gargantuan highway bill, and the raising of taxes. This would be a prescription for a disaster in a healthy economy it is suicide in the global downturn in which we now find ourselves. How can these ideas be seen as anything other than a deliberate attack on the United States? This is an attempt to reduce America from the world’s leading power into just one of many nations. Nationalized health care is bankrupting the countries in which it is practiced. We need to make changes to our system, but government control will only increase costs and diminish treatment. 

     In addition to this the government meddling in the economy is creating a climate that is hostile toward investment and private enterprise. The Bush administration’s take over of large sectors of the financial system have permitted for an unprecedented power grab by Washington. Obama has only increased this disturbing trend. The takeover of GM and Chysler are another example of this insanity. We wasted billions of dollars in order to hold off their inevitable bankruptcies by about six months. The government has involved itself in day to day operations and also ignored the law when it came to investors. When people who are supposed to be first in line as creditors are ignored in favor of pacifying unions who will be willing to risk capital in American based companies. This arbitrary power of government is the same thing that chills investment in communist and socialist nations.

     So, I feel the title Bankrupter in Chief is most appropriate for President Obama. He and his Democratic cronies are doing everything possible to ensure that this nation will spiral into an economic depression. We may see a temporary improvement in the economy that will be followed by a sharp economic downturn. This is practically a certainty if these policies are not reversed as soon as possible. The printing of copious amounts of money will cause inflation and the massive deficits will drive up the cost of debt financed by government issued bonds. That in turn will drive up the cost of mortgage rates. We can not continue to spend like drunken sailors, though that is an insult to drunken sailors. Eventually the willingness of investors to finance our debt will cease to exist. Obama and the Democrats are pursuing policies that will destroy this nation. It is imperative, if the America we know is to survive, that this madness be stopped.

     I know that Michael Jackson was one of the most famous pop stars of all time, but his death does not warrant twenty-four hour a day coverage. This is not the most important story in the world. There are wars, political issues, and other far more pressing matters. The House of representatives just passed a Cap and Trade bill that could destroy the economy of this nation, Iran could be near a revolution, and billions of people around the world live on less than two dollars a day. These are the stories that should be on the news. These are the things we should be talking about. Michael Jackson was a gifted performer and he will be missed, yet the world WILL continue to spin despite what some with a penchant for hyperbole may think!!!!!!

     My update on battling the Deer is not a good one. I used Deer Scram and only around 36 hours later they returned with devastating effect. The casualty toll has now crossed 100. My sunflowers in the front gardens have been 80 to 90% destroyed. This is especially troubling due to the fact that they are my signature flower. Most years I have at least one that blooms its first flower at over ten feet. This year I’ll be lucky if any even approach that height. Anyway, when I found that the Deer Scram did nothing I decided I had to take more serious action. The first thing was to say scram to the Deer Scram.

     I then got a bottle of coyote urine and spread it along the perimeter of my gardens and placed three bottles of it to hang out. I also got one ultra-sonic motion detector activated Yard Gard. This morning I found the remainder of my sunflowers and a few other plants eaten by the evil Deer. I don’t think they ate anything near the Yard Gard, but I decided to get another because the area I’m trying to protect is greater than the area just one covers. So, now I will wait and see if THIS works. As of now I can safely say that soap, pepper, Deer Scram, and coyote urine do NOTHING to protect a garden from evil Deer. The only problem with the Yard Gard thus far has been that I, and several others, are able to hear the high pitched tone that it makes. If it works I’ll figure out a way to cope. I may just have to turn them over every morning and reset them in the afternoon. If they work I’ll deal with it. It’s better than losing all of my plants.

     This is my third post this season in the gardening section. I have generally had a decent year, but the problems have probably been worse than the average spring. I have been able to plant almost all of the plants I grew from seedlings, yet I still have a lot left over. Soon I’ll have to stick them in the ground or put them in the compost pile.

     The weather since April has posed a fairly consistent problem. Cool temperatures and too much rain. Neither of the two do I have any control over, even though I wish I did. (Maybe someday)  Despite this not being the optimal growing situation it is far better than too hot and too dry. Both of which I have had ample experience. Heat can be devastating  to plants and when it doesn’t rain one has to break out the hose. I have spent countless hours of my life imitating a thunderstorm or soaking down pour. So, when it rains too much count your blessings and never curse it. A drought is always just around the corner.

     My biggest problem this year has been the Deer. Those ravenous monsters have eaten the tops off of at least 50 of my plants and that’s being conservative. They have a bad habit of picking the plants that have the fewest numbers in the garden. They also seem to have a taste for sunflowers. Every one of their ill-gotten meals represents dozens of flowers that will never be. I don’t care what all the idiots have to say about the POOR deer. What about my POOR plants?  No one seems to care about them. I have tried milorganite, a pellet fertilizer that has had a modicum of success in years past, Irish Spring soap cut into three slices a bar, various peppers, and finally yesterday Deer Scram. All except the latter have done little to deter the Deer and  with the Deer Scram only time will tell. I know we’re moving in on their territory, but I’ve been opposed to over development for decades and it’s not my fault that everyone else wants to build over every patch of woods in the state.

     Much of my early preparations in the gardens have served me well thus far. Laying down as much weed preventing fabric as I could has certainly saved me a lot of time. The wet start to the season has also allowed me to spend my time on tending my plants instead of watering them. This has mainly permitted me to do a lot of dead heading of spent flowers which promotes more new flowers to grow. The only downside to this has been that I have had to let the weeds grow much bigger than I want in areas that preventive measures were not practical. The reason for this is that wet ground is not very suitable to pull weeds. When it is wet the soil clumps around the roots that are pulled and sometimes even the plants your trying to protect get pulled out as well.

Part 1 Setting Moon

1989

Death, oh his death a shadow seed
Patricide, my eclectic deed
Good king comes to you death’s plan
Father, reach out you’re hand I’ll take you to another land
Of this I’ll make it better
Mine!
Moment has risen, time has come
Glory shape as stars, hidden dark of son
They’re colliding
Summoning of hate toward ultimate benign
Father, grab my hand do it it’s the time
Eclipse!!!
I’ve gone beyond my mind he has but little time
Blade sheared within him he’s spilling just like wine
His created chasm destiny be not mine
Coronation, new king’s decrees
Must bear us many fine warriors, giant awaken, come from your sleep
Arise, we shall reach new heights
Lost thought of the good king’s smite
We will march on and bring our brothers home
Together we will forge a new blade that will cut as far as we can roam
Forgotten, good king emptied of life
Forgotten, horrors that come with strife
When the giant awakes, with each step he takes
Ground will tremble and shake, oblivious to who he will awake