Food Shortage, Gas Prices, Politicians and Immigration RANT

"The Sky is Falling"

Out of character and needing a step ladder to get on the soap box ~

What's this nonsense about a shortage of food? In America? Go ahead media keep up the nonsense and you'll find more people growing veggies in the backyard and not participating in the grocery store market. THEN what will you do? This is yet another excuse to accept higher prices, by jumping on the bandwagon and blaming the gas hike.

It's bad enough that politicians have banned access to our own national resources. The green folks out there (I have a great respect for Mother Nature, but not when people use it as scare tactics) are saying we're in a Global Warming situation.

Huh? Global Warming my foot! The Earth is cooling these days, not warming. The last mini-ice age was around 1850 in the amount of one-degree Fahrenheit and supposedly we are over due for another ice age about 100 years ago. Scientists say there is a perceptible cooling occurring worldwide, including oceans that trap 80 percent of the world's heat. So, folks, go ahead and use those cars and buy the hair spray - we need to keep the earth warm.

Back to the gas prices for a second. Did you know there's an oil pool in North Dakota, estimated to have up to 4 BILLION barrels of crude? I'm sure everyone is aware of Alaska's treasure (the Greens are trying to get the Polar Bears listed as endangered even though they aren't so that the area will be under protection).

Here we are, because of politicians, at the mercy of nations (some who don't like Americans, yeah, smart eh?), because we won't supply our own oil, because Government refuses to look into clean coal or the energy exploration of the US continental shelf, what about hydropower energy or nuclear energy? Yet there ARE countries who operate WITHOUT the use of gas.

You can't tell me that America, advanced as she is, is incapable of finding relief from record high-energy prices. I don't give a rat's toot if the oil industry is making money, but at least give Americans a fair shake at competitive options. Isn't that our legacy?

Now, politicians are saying, "Let's take the "windfall" profits from the oil companies. Without having something else lined up? Are they loco? We're in the oil company's grip and our energy needs are there, we NEED them and until we get another option available, let's not bite the hand that feeds us - let's get smart.

Instead of focusing on the real problem, media hypes about the food shortage because of gas prices. The food shortage, other than those resulting from drought are MAN MADE and deliberate. It's the result of our own foolishness and that can be corrected.

And while I'm on the rant, I'll add in an email from Greg:

"I just made the payment to (leaving out health ins co name).. damn that hurt.. especially when I look back on how miserable that friggin night was. I really hate the medical profession in this country. I know most of that (payment) was to go to pay for these welfare recipients and immigrants who get free hospitalization.. and bring not only the cost of medical performances but my insurance rates through the roof."

Ugh, don't get me started on illegal immigration. My grandmother is a Cajun French descendant. She spoke French. At one point there was a law that said you couldn't speak French, you had to LEARN ENGLISH. Yet everywhere we go, there's the Spanish equivalent. NO HABLO ESPANOL. What's worse ~ these same immigrants who use our hospitals and such will say to your face, "I don't think of America as my home. I'm using it to make money and get free medical and send money home to my family. When I have enough, I'm going back to MY HOME in MEXICO."

Somebody build me a border and call it America!

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