The southern border is collapsing. Ebola is spreading. Russia is on the rise. U.S. infrastructure is crumbling. The electrical grid is in jeopardy. Can the republic suffer another year of the Obama Administration without help?
If the Obama Administration can’t do it, who do you think should govern the country?
The admins here at the Treehouse were chit-chatting yesterday (as we often do), and Menagerie called our attention to an article, Seven Signs You’re Too Smart For Your Job.
Menagerie said she noticed it because it was linked to by a former employee of hers. This person (who apparently thinks that he/she is too smart for the job) failed to exhibit proficiency at either of the two jobs that were assigned, and refused to come to work if it snowed.
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Here’s one for Lou! Seriously, this is a good discussion of what we used to call peer pressure, but what they now call ‘Social Proof’. Excellent comment on the YouTube thread:
“Science” is the new religion of the secular. Pointing this out causes them to foam at the mouth, “You don’t know what science is! You are an idiot! How dare you question science!” Science progresses by questioning existing science. Every experiment is conducted by humans, and the results are interpreted and reported by humans.
“There aren’t a lot of functioning democracies around the world that work this way where you can basically have millionaires and billionaires bankrolling whoever they want, however they want, in some cases undisclosed. What it means is ordinary Americans are shut out of the process.” Barack Obama, White House press conference, Oct 2013.
Breitbart London, James Delingpole reporting:
“Yes, indeed. But the millionaires and billionaires doing the damage are Obama’s allies on the liberal-left, not his enemies on the right. So says a devastating report published today by the US Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works.
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I have run into several comments/posts/videos this past week that reminded me of this opinion piece that I originally posted in July of 2012. It still applies. Envy is used politically by the left to create an atmosphere of resentment and hate. It is VERY IMPORTANT that we do not fall into the trap.
“The rich should pay their fair share.”
…”when you spread the wealth around it’s good for everybody.”
“Nobody’s ideas or effort are really that much more innately valuable than that of their peers. You can, however, use your abilities to steal that much money.”
”The central lie here being getting rich through hard, honest work. I don’t think anyone has ever gotten rich without the determination of screwing other people out of their money.”
“Romney never created any jobs. He only created wealth for his partners. There is a big difference.”
Does America Need Another Great Challenge?
I saw this on Facebook today, and thought it would make a fun game today. What song title do YOU think describes Obama?
crossthread42 just asked an interesting question (one that may also have occurred to you):
One other thing that bothers Me… How does One, or a Family, AQUIRE the MONIES to make the trip, MUCH less pay a “smuggler”, or Coyote, to get them across the Final push across the border? 3000. to (reports of) 20.000.00 Each? If it’s a FAMILY, just on average, were talking close to 50K for ONE FAMILY to Get here?? WHERE do they get this Money? If they are in POVERTY?
This may be a clue. This is outrageous. There is no better word to describe it, and the IRS is doing nothing to stop it.