Democrats Police State Spying on Citizens

We have spent the past 7 years listening to Democrats constantly squeal that the Bush administration has destroyed the rights of innocent citizens through the application of sensible anti-terrorism surveillance tactics. The New York Times even went to far as to publish the result of illegal leaks regarding an effective electronic program the result of which was to cause the program to be shut down. And one interesting fact of all of this is that none of these stories ever have a victim. Even when one is manufactured and they go to the courts, the courts throw them out as having no standing (ie they haven't been harmed).

But now, we have a clear case of the government invading an individual's privacy in an effort to cause them harm. From the Columbus Dispatch:

Vanessa Niekamp said that when she was asked to run a child-support check on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher on Oct. 16, she thought it routine. A supervisor told her the man had contacted the state agency about his case.

Niekamp didn't know she just had checked on "Joe the Plumber," who was elevated the night before to presidential politics prominence as Republican John McCain's example in a debate of an average American.

The senior manager would not learn about "Joe" for another week, when she said her boss informed her and directed her to write an e-mail stating her computer check was a legitimate inquiry.

The reason Niekamp said she was given for checking if there was a child-support case on Wurzelbacher does not match the reason given by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

I have been following this story for a while. The manager responsible for this records search has contributed the maximum to Obama's campaign. The governor of the state of Ohio has already investigated and said nothing was done wrong based on what this woman said:

Director Helen Jones-Kelley said her agency checks people who are "thrust into the public spotlight," amid suggestions they may have come into money, to see if they owe support or are receiving undeserved public assistance.

Interesting policy. So, if the Bush administration saw and Arab man on television, it would be okay to investigate him because he was holding a sign at a pro-Obama event? Does anyone believe that Obama supporter would consider that Okay? They wouldn't. But in any case, that story is an outright fabrication. Because this is what the employee who was directed to do this search said:

Niekamp told The Dispatch she is unfamiliar with the practice of checking on the newly famous. "I've never done that before, I don't know of anybody in my office who does that and I don't remember anyone ever doing that," she said today.

This is a criminal violation of privacy directed by senior officials in the Democratic party against a citizen who asked Barack Obama a question that exposed his real views on redistribution of wealth. A question that not one reporter has ever had the guts to ask Obama. And in return, they illegally directed subordinates to use government records to attempt to destroy someone they determined was a political enemy. THAT is the definition of destruction of the protection of civil liberties. THAT is an outline of just exactly how a party in power could destroy the underlying fabric of our country. And THAT is just okay with Democrats.

Read the entire article here.

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Democrats don't understand "Joe the Plumber"

This has been an interesting week. One of the reasons we have spent so much time on the Presidential campaign is that it is VERY MUCH about taxes and the impact on New Jersey citizens. The big news this week is Joe the Plumber. Here's is what has caused the fuss:



There were two things that happened here. Obama walked down Joe's street and Joe came out and asked the candidate a question. Obama answered and frankly, I think he answered truthfully.

What Democrats and Liberals don't understand is as follows:

1. "Spread the weath around" Citizens know Socialism when they see it and this is it. I don't know anyone or any political stripe who believes that we should redistribute wealth. Obama made a major political blunder by exposing this side of his belief system.

2. Most people aspire to more than they have today. The subsequent attacks on this man suggest that he shouldn't like McCain because he would GET MORE from the Government under Obama. Well let me give you some news folks, most citizens do not look to the government for handouts. As a matter of fact, most people consider government handouts as an indicator of failure, not success. Obama's plan to shower voters assumes that people are real believers in the welfare state-and most are not.

3. Personal responsibility. Joe has it. Obama showed he doesn't believe in it. This is a big one. His "spread the wealth" comment is very indicative of a government nanny state philosophy.

4. Joe did what the media seemingly won't. Joe asked an everyman question. Obama answered it. Joe did what thousands of journalists would not and every citizen in this country now knows it. Hillary must be absolutely disgusted tonight.

5. Obama attacks again. He and "fake Joe Biden" will ridicule Joe, he will debase McCain, he will run through Joe's trash and personal history and publish it on the web. But the truth is already out. Obama is a socialist at heart and throwing Joe under the bus won't change that.

6. Fairness. Real people in this country believe in fairness. Obama's treatment of this entire situation will backfire, just as his trashing of Palin did.

7. Change versus Real People. Barack Obama says he represents change. But how is change trashing a citizen who asks you a simple question. Obama is perhaps the most over-funded over-managed candidate in the history of the United States. I am convinced that one this man's donor records are out, he will make the Clinton China issue look like child's play. While a lot of citizens are supporting Obama, I do not believe that all of this money is clean. Nor do many citizens in this country. I am sure that Obama has already put out a fund raiser on the Joe issue. And I am sure that his supporters on the West Bank have contributed...again.

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Joe the Plumber and Mark the Trucker

From the Corner on National Review Online:

Joe the Plumber and Mark the Trucker [Kathryn Jean Lopez]


From a proud American wife who gets it because she lives it:

Hello Kathryn,


I always like to read what you write, particularly when you stand for life. Good take on Joe. I am married to Mark the Trucker. He owns a small transportation business (approx 15 employees). He started with one truck in 1978. I'm pretty proud of him. He was also my high school sweetheart and still a hunk.


Anyway, the point I want to make is that small businesses are usually S-Corps or LLCs, and that means what they cannot deduct as business expenses is taxed as personal income. That puts most small business in a higher tax bracket than the one they would qualify for if only their real earnings were taxed. Also, this predicament disqualifies their children from receiving financial aid for college—we are "wealthy" by FAFSA standards.


In the transport industry an owner has to keep sinking-fund, so to speak. Engines blow up, accidents happen, and the price of replacing an 18 wheel tractor or a specialty trailer is very expensive. My husband is taxed a higher rate on income that is really not income. He puts a large percentage of it back into his business, as I know most entrepreneurs do. We live on a modest percentage of what appears "wealth" to Senator Obama.


My husband's employees understand that. They see how we live and they respect their boss because he pays a fair wage and does provide health care and contribute to their 401ks. He's not a Fat Cat or Robber Baron.


They recognize every time they pass through the toll booth and the EZ Pass registers that their boss is being taxed. They see more taxes when they fuel his rigs. They know that Interstate permits are more taxes. He pays Unemployment and Workman's Comp, as well as half of their Social Security taxes. They recognize this.


And Kathryn they all vote Republican.


My gut feeling is that Joe works for a man like my husband, and wants to buy the business. Joe is like my husband and his employees. They work hard and dream bigger. There are a lot of Joes and Marks out here and they all don't own businesses yet, but they dream. They know less government is best government. I sent that Joe clip to my husband as soon as it became available on Youtube. He has passed it around. Thanks for reading this far.


10/16 10:18 AM

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