So I’ve been considering taking this blog down.  After not writing for months, I’m quite certain that no one is reading it, anyway.  And for the first time, I don’t really care.

I no longer feel the need to write long rants on why I think that food stamps should be limited to certain items, why government employees shouldn’t be allowed to unionize, or why unemployment extensions only do more harm to our economy than good.  I don’t feel the need to explain why printing and borrowing money is a bad thing, or how Congress is using our money to buy votes.

So long as people have this perceived ‘need’ for government to take care of them (monetarily or otherwise), all of the logic in the world won’t make a difference.  So instead of putting my thoughts on this blog, I’ve been taking advantage of situations in real life by calling people out on their addiction to government, and arguing with them when they attempt to justify it.

It might be in the line at Walmart, when someone buys $400 of groceries on food stamps, and then buys an X Box, DVD’s, and is chatting on their Blackberry cell phone.  I no longer have any qualms about saying, “You’re welcome” to that person.  I no longer have any reservations about telling a teacher that they don’t deserve any more job security than you or I do, or explaining to a single mother who is bragging about the $9,000 tax return she just received (after only paying in $2000), that it isn’t a tax return, it’s a welfare check…and again, “You’re welcome”.

If someone walked up to you and grabbed your wallet, took the money out, and then handed the cash to the first person they deemed “worthy” of it, and then the person who received the money came up to you and showed you the nice, shiny new cell phone they bought with the money, wouldn’t you have something to say to them?

Anyway, I’m not sure how much longer I’ll leave this blog up and running.  I may just leave this post at the top of the page for awhile.

In the meantime, I’m going to continue enjoying my family and my new hobbies.  I can say that the people in my life find me much more bearable when I’m not blogging, any many have told me so.  I’ve also found quite a bit of peace in the fact that it doesn’t matter what I say here on this blog.  Nothing I say here will help to change a thing.  It’s those moments in our real lives and interactions with the people around us that will help to change our society.

So, I want to thank those of you who’ve read Pheistyblog throughout the years.  I wish you all the best and hope you’ll continue to stand up for your convictions, no matter what those convictions happen to be.

Know who you are and know what you stand for.

Best Wishes,

Joey

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Late last night, I read that Rush Limbaugh was rushed to a hospital in Honolulu with chest pains.

Meanwhile, hateful leftist bloggers and Twitter-ers are busy posting away, letting the cyber-community know how much they’d like to see him croak.

Funny thing is, Rush expects this sort of thing from these people.  Their behavior and displays of hate and intolerance are totally predictable.  But the funniest thing is, Rush could care less if they’d all like to see him dead.  (Like he didn’t know that before?)

I have no doubt that as he rests comfortably in his hospital bed, he’s laughing to himself, thinking about all of the venom being spewed onto the web.  These idiots have no idea the amount of ammunition and material they’ve just given him.  For Rush, it’s like a late Christmas gift.

My thoughts and prayers are with him, and may the venom being directed at him be used for good.

I can’t wait for his next show.  Something tells me that ‘hate speech’ will be the primary focus.

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For those of you wondering where I’ve been, this picture should give you an idea:

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my family and friends.

That’s my mom and I making Lefse.  If you don’t know what Lefse is, then you’re probably not from Wisconsin or Minnesota and more than likely have no Scandinavian blood in you.  Google it, if you’d like.

Anyway, I’ve decided that I more than likely won’t be blogging until after the holidays.  At least, I won’t be blogging about anything political.  I was on political overload and it wasn’t pretty.

So, until then, I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving.  We still have so very much to be thankful for.  Enjoy your family and friends and time spent with them.  I know I will.

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You are the reason why I care so much about the direction our country is heading.  You are the reason why I will continue to stand up for freedom.  You have sacrificed so much, and I, so little.  The least I can do is stand up for the cause of freedom, no matter how unpopular that might be .

Thank you for your sacrifice.  I–and the rest of America’s free people–are forever in debt to you for your service.

God bless you.

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Our brilliant Congress just doesn’t have enough to do, apparently:  They’re trying to pass yet another intrusive law that forces employers to give 5 paid sick days per year to employees if they come to work sick with a contagious illness and are asked to leave, or if they call in with something catchy:

SEC. 3. PAID SICK LEAVE REQUIREMENT.

(a) In General- An employer who directs an employee to leave work or not to come in to work because the employer believes the employee has symptoms of a contagious illness, or has been in close contact with an individual who has symptoms of a contagious illness, shall provide paid sick leave to the employee for each workday (or portion thereof) the employee complies with such direction, up to a maximum of 5 workdays per 12-month period.

(b) Employee Compliance With Employer Direction- An employee shall be considered to be in compliance with an employer’s direction to leave work or not come in to work if the employee leaves work or does not come in to work when the employer instructs or advises the employee to do so because the employer believes that the employee–

(1) has symptoms of a contagious illness; or

(2) has been in close contact with an individual who has symptoms of a contagious illness.

Large business typically already provide paid sick time.  This law is a dagger into the heart of small business.  Period.

I thought this administration was all about “the little guy”?

Here’s a novel idea:  Maybe they should leave the business decisions to the business owners, eh?  Most of these congress creeps have never worked a real job in their lives let alone run a for-profit business, yet they believe that they have the knowledge necessary to make major business decisions for people who’ve been working their tails off their entire lives doing just that.

Where does this arrogance come from???

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So if a Democrat hears an alternative health care reform proposal but the media doesn’t report it, does the alternative proposal cease to exist?

Robert Gibbs, commenting on today’s protests in Washington against the Democrat’s health care reform plan:

“I think anybody that watches is struck by the fact that there’s a rally going on without a solution on their side[...]“

How can he just blatantly lie like that and get away with it?  Leftists, if you’re out there reading this, please explain to me how the President’s press secretary can communicate something so patently false to the people of this nation and still maintain any semblance of credibility?  Obviously, he and his boss don’t believe they can win this argument on merit, so they’ve instead resorted to out-and-out lies–which the media reports without questioning.  What other reason could there be?

There have been alternative solutions a-freakin-plenty coming from Republicans, Libertarians, and conservative organizations in general.  I’ve listed several of them on this blog…over and over and over again.  Unfortunately, those alternatives do nothing to expand the voting base of the Democrat Party, so there’s not a chance in hell of any alternatives being passed.

The bigger issue, here, is that the Democrats and the Obama Administration believe so strongly in their agenda that they will spout out-and-out lies, and use ‘ends justifying means’ scenarios which include suppressing the real arguments which must happen in order to turn out the best possible piece of legislation–for all people.  They’re so concerned with staying in power, and so sure of their higher intelligence (and the American people’s lack thereof), that they will use deceit to ram what they believe is best for us (or them) down our throats.

It’s insulting.

Kudos to the protesters, by the way, and to Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) for putting the tea party together.

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Instead of addressing the unbelievable spending that is taking place in our nation’s largest state, Governor Schwarzenegger has decided to take from the poor (average taxpayer) and give to the rich (government workers)-

California “borrows” from its citizens

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More disturbing news from Afghanistan as the death toll continues to mount.  For those readers who think we should remain in this quagmire I challenge you to give me a reason why- JUST ONE will work.  No defined enemy, no defined mission and no defined exit strategy.  I’m no military expert, but our children are dying needlessly.  The people in this part of the world hate us.  We are occupying a country and have no moral authority to do so.  8 years after 9/11 we are no closer to catching Osama Bin Laden than the first day we arrived.

BARACK, CALL THE RUSSIANS AND THEY’LL GIVE YOU THE EXIT STRATEGY

Death Toll Rises

Official Resigns Over Afghanistan

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