Daily Press Apple Valley Review
October 8, 2013
The deleterious Obama-effect
by Daniel B. Jeffs
President Obama's perpetual campaign against the best interests of America is manifested by his obsession with his so-called "signature legislation" of the UnAffordable Health Care Act -- his "Social Justice" assault on the fragile economy -- his leading from behind bungling of foreign policy highlighted by deals with the devils of Russia and Iran, and ignoring the growing monsters of terrorism.
Too many 2008 and 2012 presidential election voters were oblivious to the deleterious effect of President Obama's promise to fundamentally transform America -- the Clinton-caused housing and financial meltdown -- and the puppet-Democrat Congress and the biased media, which propelled him to do just that with Obamacare, edicts and executive orders, runaway spending and unsustainable debt. That is what created the Tea Party, polarized America, extended the recession and fortunately, raised the influence of Fox News.
Obamacare, reckless spending and debt limit madness are being perpetuated by Democrats demonizing the Tea Party, and Republicans eating their own. That's why I am an independent voter. Truth is, the spontaneous Tea Party represents the feelings of the majority of Americans. Hopefully, sanity, social and economic recovery, and national security will be restored after the 2014 and 2016 elections. Anything less could result in the final fall of the greatest nation on earth.
Daniel B. Jeffs is an Apple Valley resident
and author of the series, "Letters to the Editor: From the Trenches of Democracy
The Washington Examiner
May 30, 2013
Holder is investigating himself again
Re: "Justice investigating IRS targeting the Tea Party," May 15
From the time presidential candidate Barack Obama campaigned on fundamentally transforming America, we have seen steady growth of government regulations and spending accompanied by insurmountable debt -- all supported by the liberal state media. Years of liberal indoctrination by the education establishment have left most Americans clueless about the Obama administration's insidious machinations to undermine the Constitution, or the deep chilling effect they have had on his opposition, as evidenced by the IRS targeting conservatives and the Tea Party and the Justice Department targeting the Associated Press and Fox News reporters.
As usual, President Obama feigned outrage when it was exposed, then fired the IRS Commissioner and ordered his Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate, even though Holder had signed the order to investigate James Rosen, Fox's chief Washington correspondent, as a co-conspirator on a national security leak.
Just like Holder investigating the "Fast and Furious" Holder about his blatant abuse of power, this is a redundant gesture.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
(original letter)
From the time presidential candidate Barack Obama campaigned on fundamentally transforming America, his presidential actions, diversions, distractions and deceptions tantamount to outright lies paved the way to accomplishing his liberal agenda -- beginning with ramming his national health care legislation through a complicit Democrat Congress.
Indeed, from then on it was steady government and regulatory growth, spending and insurmountable debt by leaps and bounds -- all supported by the liberal state media, who got President Obama elected and led him into a second term, but not before he lost the House of Representatives to Republicans backed by the spontaneously formed Tea Party in opposition to the president's health careless laws, spending and insurmountable debt.
No thanks to the liberal press and years of liberal indoctrination of students by the education establishment, most of America is clueless about President Obama and his administration's insidious machinations undermining the Constitution, and the deep freeze chilling effect he has on his opposition -- as evidenced by the IRS targeting the Tea Party, conservative groups and individuals -- and the Justice Department targeting Associated Press and Fox News reporters.
Of course, as usual, President Obama feigned outrage at the exposures, fired the IRS Commissioner, and ordered his Attorney General Eric Holder to review policies and investigate, even though Holder had signed the order to investigate FOX's Chief Washington Correspondent, James Rosen as a co-conspirator on a national security leak. Surely, Holder investigating "Fast and Furious" Holder and his blatant abuse of power is a redundant gesture.
Alas, lest we forget, it is President Obama's dictatorial regulations, legislative tyrannies, government growth and his gang of liberal Democrats that are limiting our free speech and liberties -- ruining our economy and our culture, not to mention risking our national security by toying with terrorism -- when it is much smaller limited constitutional government that we need to survive.
Daily Press - Apple Valley Review
May 28, 2013
Obama's mounting articles of impeachment
It's already obvious that the 9/11 anniversary Benghazi, Libya terrorist attack costing the lives of our ambassador and three security personnel was the result of intentional malfeasance by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton.
Worse, the deceitful cover-up is tantamount to giving aid and comfort to our Islamic jihadist terrorist enemy to further a re-election campaign and to protect Obama and Clinton at any cost.
Even worse, the ongoing Teflon provided by the ideology-driven liberal media to President Obama and presumptive 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton -- and the demonization of all opposition -- is an unconscionable abdication of public responsibility by the press.
It was bad enough that the President Obama's campaign promises supporting the passage of Obamacare were a pack of lies concealing the devastating costs and cuts in America's healthcare coverage -- in addition to the wasteful, useless spending of his enormous stimulus packages, economy-busting regulations, national debt expansion.
Now comes reports that as early as the 2010 passage of Obamacare, and during the re-election campaign, administrative tyranny was launched by President Obama's IRS against the Tea Party and other conservative opposition's tax exemption status -- in addition to the merciless demonizing of all opposition of any description. Indeed, even the New York Times criticized the administration's abusive IRS tactics against the Tea Party in a March 2012 editorial.
Subsequently, the president's sequester idea developed into selective pain from government cuts in FAA air traffic controllers and all manner of other unnecessary cuts designed to adversely affect the public -- placing blame on Republicans -- all intended to reclaim Democrat control of the House of Representatives in 2014.
Certainly, President Obama has made it painfully and abundantly clear that he has no problem defying Congress, ignoring the constraints of the Constitution, and the will of the people to do or get what he wants -- un-American as it may be.
Clearly, President Obama's costly ideology-driven executive orders, and administrative edicts and regulations amounting to tyrannical administrative abuse of power and cover-ups, along with patterns of lies and deceit, dereliction of duty against terrorism, border security -- and his failings in national and domestic security -- are stacking up as prospective articles of impeachment.
Lest we forget, it was House Republicans who moved ahead with hearings on the Watergate cover-up and articles of impeachment against former Republican president Nixon's abuse of power resulting in his resignation. Which begs the question: Where are the Democrats in the mounting evidence against President Obama and his captains of corruption?
The problem is: President Obama will likely never be impeached and convicted because congressional Democrats and the liberal press are unlikely to let it happen -- and America will undoubtedly suffer the consequences.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
NewsMax Magazine
April 2013 issue
March 23, 2013
Dividing America
President Obama invokes his liberal "creed" upon America with his second-term 2013 inauguration speech, marking the second half of the liberal Obama era.
He seriously diminishes the best interests of the American people ("President's Plan Divides the Nation," March).
Obama promised to fundamentally transform America, and that's exactly what his presidency has done.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif
San Dieto Union-Tribune
March 1, 2013
Sequestration deadline hits
President Obama's sequester scare tour
President Obama's sequester scare causing the release of illegal aliens being held for deportation is an insidious political ploy that will endanger the lives and property of American citizens.
Indeed, President Obama is using the sequester budget cuts on his perpetual campaign tour -- backed by congressional Democrats and the complicit media -- to scare the American people by manufacturing crisis to blame on Republicans, to get what he wants at the nation's expense.
Simply put, President Obama is a political ideology sucker-puncher. Problem is, it is the people who will take the blow and fall.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
Victor Valley Daily Press
February 25, 2013
President Obama's 'State of Distortions'
President Obama's State of the Union address was replete with highly embellished job numbers since he became president -- over 6 million -- when the truth is closer to 1 million, and his untrue claim that vehicle gas mileage has doubled is a deal he made with automakers in 2011 that won't start until model year 2017 or happen until 2025.
Indeed, it's bad enough that the president has cooked the books with all the wasteful spending and debt he and the Democrat Congress pushed through -- along with economy-busting healthcare and finance laws carefully delayed until after the 2012 and 2014 elections to maintain power -- but when they lie and swear to it, it's more than rhetorical political perjury.
Worse, when feigned crisis king Obama falsely accuses Republicans of manufacturing crisis -- and announces that he will bypass Congress with executive actions and edicts to resolve (false global warming) climate change -- it amounts gross abuse of power, attacking the engines of energy, jobs, the economy, and raising the cost of living.
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Clearly, President Obama's grand plans including universal (indoctrination) pre-school, education, raising the minimum wage and manufacturing are plans for more government growth and control -- and are, in effect, unconscionable working plans for selling out America.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
Time Magazine
January 22, 2013
President Obama invokes his liberal 'creed' on America
President Obama invoked his liberal "creed" upon America with his second-term 2013 inauguration speech, which marks the second half of the obsessive-compulsive Obama era, seriously diminishing the best interests of the American people.
Indeed, the historic election of the first black president set in motion candidate Obama's promise to fundamentally transform America, and that's exactly what his presidency has been doing. God bless the United States? God help America.
San Diego Union-Tribune
January 18, 2013
Quest for immortality opens second term
President Obama's 2013 inauguration to a second term marks the second half of the obsessive-compulsive Obama era, which has diminished the best interests of the United States. Indeed, the historic election of the first black president set in motion candidate Obama's promise to fundamentally transform America, and that's exactly what his presidency has been doing -- with or without his direct participation.
Everything President Obama needed to begin his quest for immortality was in place with his media-backed election in 2008 and coronation in 2009. The Democrats controlled both houses of Congress. False blame for the Democrat-caused housing and financial crash was placed on outgoing President Bush. And the president and Congress hurried through government expansion with reckless stimulus spending, enormous debt and overreaching health care and finance regulations, until being delayed by Republicans taking back the House in 2010.
Unfortunately for the American people, President Obama's transformation of our country has included a fundamental increase of government growth and executive power, fundamentally undermining the economy, an ongoing loss of freedoms, and a fundamental decrease in our national security.
President Obama will make it painfully clear that he is going to break the abuse of power barrier with a change of the Cabinet guard, circumventing Congress and the Constitution with imperial edicts and executive orders, which will be backed by the media, and supported by the Courts -- with impunity. What is most disturbing is that the president knows that regardless of what he does or fails to do, he will not be impeached and removed from office.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
The Washington Times
January 16, 2013
Media complicit in Obama's abuse of power
Joe Klein's most recent narcissistic Time magazine column, "Obama's Second Chance," is nothing less than a propaganda-laden media victory lap celebrating the fact that Americans were deceived into re-electing the current president.
However, Mr. Klein's Republican bashing conveniently ignored the facts that Democrat, former President Clinton caused the housing and finance crash, which was falsely blamed on President Bush. It also neglects to mention that President Obama increased the national debt by $6 trillion, manufacturing health care and financial crises along the way. All this resulting in rushing overreaching health care and finance laws through a Democrat-controlled Congress. It also fails to mention how Mr. Obama issued executive orders and edicts on immigration and energy -- until is abuse of power was delayed by Republicans taking back the House in 2010.
Unfortunately for the nation, Mr. Klein and his ilk are nothing more than an active members of President Obama's rooting section, people who know very well that this second-term president is merely carrying out his promise to fundamentally transform America for the worse by any means necessary. The liberal press could be responsible for aiding the abuse of power by the man who quickly is becoming the most unconstitutional president in history.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
NewsMax Magazine
January 2012 issue
Federal and state solar energy extremes cost counties and taxpayers large sums ("Seeing Red Over the Cost of Going Green," December). Unfortunately, liberal insanity runs far and wide among environmental extremists in Washington and particularly California (my home).
Now that California is under one-party liberal Democrat rule, Gov. Brown and company will undoubtedly take more of a lead in driving Californians and America down the road to dependency and insolvency by overwhelming taxpayers and free enterprise.
Big government means taxing, spending, insurmountable debt and loss of freedoms. There is no other formula for socialism. Alas, 2014 is the next chance for voters to turn it around, that is, if it's not already too late.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
(original letter)
Federal and state solar energy extremes cost counties and ratepayers
Between President Obama and California Governor Brown's extreme obsession with solar energy, there is a vacuum of costs to be borne by Southern California Mojave Desert Inyo, Riverside and San Bernardino counties and electricity ratepayers.
Indeed, two of the world's largest solar energy projects are located in San Bernardino County. The $2.2 billion Ivanpah solar plant next to the Nevada border has agreed to pay the county $377,000 per year, but that will hardly cover county costs and the loss of recreation and private development revenues.
Worse, contrary to the usual lengthy environmental delays, state and federal approvals for the solar plants were almost immediate. President Obama's grand push for solar energy and a regulation nation, coupled with AB 32 and Governor Brown's vow to "crush" opponents of solar projects, will make it painfully clear to San Bernardino County and ratepayers that, in President Obama's words, "electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket."
Unfortunately, liberal insanity runs far and wide among environmental extremists in Washington and particularly California. Now that California is under one-party liberal Democrat rule, Governor Brown and company will undoubtedly take more of a lead in driving Californians and America down the road to dependency and insolvency by overwhelming taxpayers and free enterprise.
Big government means taxing, spending, insurmountable debt and loss of freedoms. There is no other formula for socialism. Alas, 2014 is the next chance for voters to turn it around, that is, if it's not already too late.
San Diego Union-Tribune
January 4, 2013
President Obama's "fiscal cliff" is nothing compared to what's ahead
By the time President Obama completes his government-class warfare against the foundations of America, even the indoctrinated will come to the inescapable conclusion that big government means the loss of freedoms. Indeed, when he said he was going to fundamentally transform America, he meant it.
Surely, it is becoming painfully clear that government's power to legislate, borrow, tax and regulate under liberal/progressive rule went to extremes over the last century. And, under the perpetual campaign of Barack Obama's presidency, it is being accelerated, as evidenced by the increasing power of government to destroy the economy, foreign policy, national security, the freedoms of our unique society and the spirit of America.
Certainly, it is bad enough that the people are unduly influenced by the dominant elite of the liberal media, entertainment industry, the education establishment, and the enormous government class. But when it wreaks the havoc of war against free enterprise and private property causing the housing and financial bubble and burst, exacerbated the money bubble being created by the Federal Reserve central bank, the last shoe will drop.
Which means we will be broken by government-inflicted regulation, taxation, debt, explosive inflation and interest rates.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
The Washington Times
January 3, 2013
Not a happy new year
Considering the furry of spending and finance-suppression laws by congressional Democrats and President Obama during the first two-years of his presidency, plus the rush of executive edicts, regulations, enormous deficits, mounting debt and the "fiscal cliff," something became painfully clear: This was not a very merry Christmas. Alas, more taxes, regulations, spending and a deeper second recession are coming, which means it certainly won't be a happy new year for years to come ("Obama's hidden tax-heist," Dec. 24).
Indeed, not since President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty and the "Great Society" illusion that created the dependency class have a president and Democratic Congress done so much damage to America, our prosperity, our freedoms, and our future.
Also worth mentioning: The relentless push of Presidents Carter and Clinton for 'affordable' housing, which caused the housing and financial crash of 2008, and Mr. Obama's foreign policy and national security failures.
DANIEL B. JEFFS
Apple Valley, Calif.
Riverside Press Enterprise
January 2, 2013
Hillary Clinton failed badly
The recent report from the State Department investigation of the attack on our consulate -- needlessly costing the lives of our ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya -- confirms that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been commanding an empty bureaucratic vessel of systemic failures with impunity, replete with implausible denials and unaccountability ("Four quit after report on Benghazi." Dec. 20).
Indeed, Secretary Clinton's lack-luster tour of duty at State -- aimlessly traveling the world -- serving the Obama administration's lack of leadership and do-nothing philosophy in foreign policy, has allowed the Middle East to explode into the Islamic extremist takeover of Egypt, the unfettered expansion of al-Qaida, massacres in Syria, the growth of Taliban power in Pakistan, and the advance of Iranian nuclear ambitions.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
The New York Post
January 1, 2013
Clinton's State Department is an empty vessel
The recent report from the State Department investigation of the attack on our consulate, which needlessly cost the lives of our ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi, confirms that Clinton has been commanding an empty bureaucratic vessel of "systemic failures," with impunity, replete with denials and unaccountability.
Clinton's lack-luster tour of duty at State -- aimlessly traveling the world -- serving the Obama administration's lack of leadership and do-nothing philosophy in foreign policy, has allowed the Middle East to explode.
There has Islamic extremist takeover of Egypt, an unfettered expansion of al-Qaeda, massacres in Syria, the growth of Taliban power in Pakistan, and the advance of Iranian nuclear ambitions.
Needless to say, the Obama/Clinton foreign policy is seriously diminishing our national security.
Daniel Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
San Diego Union-Tribune/North County Times
January 1, 2013
Fiscal cliff built by Democrats
Being backed-up to the edge of the 2013 fiscal cliff is the direct result of media-driven, miseducation establishment, Hollywood-style demonizing Democrats, the abuse of power and battered Republicans.
Lest we forget, it was the Democrats who put time limits on the Bush tax cuts, which should have been permanent when they were first passed, benefiting the middle class, job creators and the economy.
That is, until now since the tax cuts are expiring on top of President Obama's 4-year economy-crushing race to recklessly expand government empire building, regulations, taxation, spending and insurmountable debt.
And lest we forget, it was administration Democrats Carter, Clinton, Cuomo, Reno, and the congressional likes of Frank and Dodd pushing unaffordable housing, who caused the housing crash and financial meltdown.
Of course, government's race to insolvency is still being led by pernicious California Democrats on the backs of over-regulated and over-taxed-payers, still an insidious work in progressive/regressive socialism.
Alas, if we are to survive, the American people must somehow come to their senses, and break the grip of government, to be truly free and prosper.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad, CA
The Washington Examiner
December 31, 2012
Kerry is wrong choice to head State Department
Prior to announcing his nomination of Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat for secretary of state -- as a payback for launching his presidential career as the keynote speaker in Kerry's 2004 presidential bid -- President Obama put further wear on his rotator cuff by patting himself of the back for his foreign policy and national security accomplishments.
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's foreign policy and national security failures notwithstanding, Mr. Kerry is the worst possible choice to assume that vital post, short of being nominated for secretary of defense.
Indeed, Kerry's Senate position as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his relentless campaign to succeed Clinton is merely a veiled attempt to mask his anti-Viet Nam War and anti-Iraq War betrayal of the military and other anti-American activities.
Although Kerry is better than President Obama's first choice of "yeswoman" UN Ambassador Susan Rice, he is nevertheless in line with Mr. Obama's highly disturbing, reckless and weakened American foreign policy and national security philosophy.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
Los Angeles Times
December 29, 2012
Re: Fiscal talks get more upbeat - Front Page
President Obama's legacy in 'forward' motion backward
In the few weeks leading to President Obama's inauguration to a second term, he is using the 'fiscal cliff' crisis to make the Democrat-controlled Senate extort a brief relief from the Republican-controlled House that will give him some cover to bestow on the middle class and to satisfy his base in his inaugural address.
What is most disturbing though, is the obvious behind President Obama's motives to finish his legacy -- of capitalizing on his win in 2008 with a Republican-collapsed economy and a Democrat Congress to pass sweeping health care and finance legislation -- with an FDR-initiated, LBJ-extended government growth bang.
Worse, to the biased press and entertainment industry, it doesn't seem to matter that Democrats caused the 2008 housing and financial crash and put time limits on the Bush tax cuts, Or that the last thing we needed was wasted Democrat stimulus spending -- costly national health care and attendant tax increases -- over-reaching finance and environmental regulations, 'skyrocketing energy costs' and insurmountable debt.
Indeed, it will soon become painfully clear that falsely blaming Republicans is an exercise in futility. And that President Obama's media-endorsed, progressive 'forward' legacy will be based upon implosive backward actions of punishing taxation and regulation, big government's largess of redistributing wealth, loss of freedoms, crushing the economy, failed foreign policy and dangerously reduced national security.
The Washington Times
December 27, 2012
Kerry shares Obama's disturbing views
Prior to announcing his nomination of Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat for secretary of state (as a payback for launching his presidential career as the keynote speaker in Kerry's 2004 presidential bid, no doubt), President Obama put further wear on his shoulder-rotator-cup, patting himself of the back for his foreign policy and national security accomplishments ("Obama nominates Kerry for secretary of state," Friday).
However -- Current Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's foreign policy and national security failures notwithstanding, Mr. Kerry is the worst possible choice to assume this vital post. Indeed, Mr. Kerry's Senate position as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his relentless campaign for secretary of state are merely a veiled attempt to mask his anti-Viet Nam War betrayal of the military and his anti-Iraq War and anti-American activities.
Although Kerry is second-best to Mr. Obama's first choice of yes-woman UN Ambassador Susan Rice, he is nevertheless in line with Mr. Obama's highly disturbing, reckless and weakened American foreign policy and national security philosophy.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
Los Angeles Times
December 26, 2012
Not so merry Christmas and unhappy new year: The tax man cometh
Considering President Obama's and the Democrat Congress' fury of unstimulus spending, health careless and finance suppression laws in the first two-years of the president's first term -- plus the rush of executive edicts, regulations, enormous deficits, mounting debt and the 'fiscal cliff' -- something has become painfully clear for Mr. Obama's second term:
This has not been a very merry Christmas. And alas, the tax, regulation, spending and deeper second recession man cometh, which means it certainly won't be a happy new year for years to come.
Indeed, considering the fact that not since President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty and "Great Society" illusion -- that set the government growth, tax, spend and dependency class was set in motion -- has a president and Democrat Congress done so much present and future damage to America, our prosperity, our freedoms, and our future.
Not to mention Presidents Carter and Clinton's inescapable push for unaffordable housing that caused the housing and financial crash of 2008, and President Obama's foreign policy and national security failures.
San Diego Union-Tribune
December 24, 2012
Payback for Kerry
In response to "Kerry tapped for State Dept.," Dec. 22): Before announcing his nomination of Sen. John Kerry for Secretary of State -- as a payback for launching his presidential career as the keynote speaker in Kerry's 2004 presidential bid -- President Obama put further wear on his shoulder-rotator-cup, patting himself of the back for his foreign policy and national security accomplishments.
However -- Current Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's foreign policy and national security failures notwithstanding -- Sen. Kerry is the worst possible choice to assume the vital post, short of being nominated for Secretary of Defense.
Indeed, Sen. Kerry's Senate position as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- and his relentless campaign for Secretary of State -- is merely a veiled attempt to mask his anti-Viet Nam War betrayal of the military, anti-Iraq War and anti-American activities.
Although Kerry is second best to President Obama's first choice of "yes-woman" UN Ambassador Susan Rice, he is nevertheless in line with Obama's highly disturbing, reckless and weakened American foreign policy and national security philosophy.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
San Diego Union-Tribune
December 7, 2012
President Obama's presidency is the final liberal straw
Liberal-progressive presidents are responsible for the rise in government growth, contrary to the dictates of the Constitution. Indeed, government growth and abuse of power began with the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, continued with Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, then Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, both of whom are directly responsible for the housing crash and financial meltdown.
Then comes President Barack Obama with a liberal-progressive vengeance in his first term with a Democrat Congress that threw fiscal borrowing and spending restraint to the wind with a wasted trillion dollar stimulus bill, and yearly trillion dollar deficits that sent the national debt soaring from $10 to over $16 trillion -- stemmed only by spontaneous Tea Party voter revolt resulting in Republican control of the House of Representatives.
But not before President Obama and his Democrats rammed through the enormous, costly and needless "Unaffordable Healthcareless Act," and the Dodd-Frank financial disaster laws -- as if their culpability in the housing crash wasn't enough. Then, of course, Mr. Obama' monarchial edicts are elevated with over 6000 more regulations and continuing his war against affordable energy and energy independence.
Surely, the "fiscal cliff" is meaningless to President Obama and Democrats, who extended the Bush tax cuts rather than making them permanent and intend to raise taxes beyond merely letting the tax cuts expire January 2013, which, coupled with the coming costs of "Obamacare" will decimate businesses, jobs and the middle class.
Alas, America has already been deceived, betrayed and pushed off the "fiscal cliff" -- hard landing dead ahead.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
The Washington Examiner
December 5, 2012
America has already fallen off the 'fiscal cliff'
The "fiscal cliff" is meaningless to President Obama and Democrats, who extended the Bush tax cuts rather than making them permanent. They intend to raise taxes beyond merely letting the tax cuts expire January 2013.
President Obama is following and long line of liberal-progressive presidents responsible for the rise in government growth, contrary to the dictates of the Constitution. In his first term with a Democrat Congress, he threw fiscal restraint to the wind via a wasted trillion dollar stimulus and yearly deficits that sent the national debt soaring from $10 to over $16 trillion.
The spending was only stemmed by a spontaneous Tea Party voter revolt resulting in Republican control of the House of Representatives in 2010, but not before the Democrats rammed through Obamacare and the Dodd-Frank financial disaster laws -- as if their culpability in the housing crash wasn't enough.
Obama' monarchial edicts were elevated with over 6000 more regulations and continuing his war against affordable energy and energy independence. Coupled with the coming costs of Obamacare, this will decimate businesses, jobs and the middle class.
Alas, America has already been deceived, betrayed and pushed off the "fiscal cliff" -- and there's hard landing dead ahead.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
New York Post
December 4, 2012
Spreading the wealth -- and choking U.S. growth
Surely, the fiscal cliff is meaningless to Obama and the Democrats. They extended the Bush tax cuts, rather than making them permanent, and then went on a $6 trillion borrowing, spending and regulation spree with impunity.
They intend to raise taxes beyond merely letting the tax cuts expire on Jan. 1, which coupled with the coming costs of ObamaCare, will decimate businesses, jobs and the middle class.
America has already been deceived, betrayed and pushed off the fiscal cliff. A hard landing and deeper recession are dead ahead.
Daniel Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
Apple Valley Review - Daily Press
December 4, 2012
President Obama's presidency is the final liberal straw
Liberal-progressive presidents are responsible for the rise in government growth, contrary to the dictates of the Constitution. Indeed, government growth and abuse of power began with the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, continued with Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, then Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, both of whom are directly responsible for the housing crash and financial meltdown.
Then comes President Barack Obama with a liberal-progressive vengeance in his first term with a Democrat Congress that threw fiscal borrowing and spending restraint to the wind with a wasted trillion dollar stimulus bill, and yearly trillion dollar deficits that sent the national debt soaring from $10 to over $16 trillion -- stemmed only by spontaneous Tea Party voter revolt resulting in Republican control of the House of Representatives.
But not before President Obama and his Democrats rammed through the enormous, costly and needless "Unaffordable Healthcareless Act," and the Dodd-Frank financial disaster laws -- as if their culpability in the housing crash wasn't enough. Then, of course, Mr. Obama's monarchial edicts are elevated with over 6000 more regulations and continuing his war against affordable energy and energy independence.
Surely, the "fiscal cliff" is meaningless to President Obama and Democrats -- who extended the Bush tax cuts rather than making them permanent -- and intend to raise taxes beyond merely letting the tax cuts expire January 2013 -- which coupled with the coming costs of "Obamacare" will decimate businesses, jobs and the middle class. Alas, America has already been deceived, betrayed and pushed off the "fiscal cliff" -- hard landing dead ahead.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
Riverside Press Enterprise
December 2, 1012
Unions show public disdain
It's bad enough that unreasonable union demands fuel higher prices, outsourcing of jobs, business such as Hostess closing up ("Hostess, union talks fail." Nov. 21), and local/state governments facing bankruptcy.
But when union protestors, led by the purple-shirted SEIU, show their true colors by intentionally disrupting and delaying Thanksgiving travelers at Los Angeles International Airport because of dispute with an airport subcontractor that says its worker decertified the union, it' simply unconscionable ("March disrupts LAX Thanksgiving traffic," Nov. 21),
Indeed, coupled with the implementation of business and economy-busting Obamacare, selfish union leaders will soon find themselves and their members facing a second, deeper recession, the loss of many more jobs, and remorse for supporting President Obama in voter-assisted economic suicide.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
North County Times
December 1, 2012
President Obama's other shoes dropping
Since President Obama's re-election, his other shoes are dropping in multiples: CIA Director General Patraeus resigned on a sex scandal and Afghanistan Commander General Allen being caught-up in it, raising even more questions about the deadly Benghazi terrorist attack.
The stock market continues to fall and large companies are closing shops and announcing layoffs because of the fiscal cliff, and pending tax increases -- including implementation of the health careless laws -- which will damage small business and the middle class, not save us.
Federal tyranny shifts into high gear with President Obama rolling out over 6,000 regulations and more at a steady pace -- while military arms, equipment and nuclear missile defense are being reduced including our national security.
Indeed, President Obama's re-election makes us the un-United States of fools, endorsing social, political and economic suicide.
Daniel Jeffs
Carlsbad
USA TODAY
November 28, 2012
Shifting control keeps Israel in check
Israel and our national security in the Islamist vice - America facing regulatory balloon payments and economic Armageddon
Egypt's President, Mohamed Morsi brokered the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. This gave Hamas the claim of victory and Morsi the opening to seize power for himself and the Muslim Brotherhood. indeed, he might have more power than Hosni Mubarak. ("Morsi's sweeping powers throw Egypt into turmoil," News, Monday).
Surely, the deadly insidious plans of Russian-assisted Iran and Syria are to squeeze Israel among the rockets/missiles of Gaza's Hamas, Lebanon's Hezbollah and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to deter action by Israel against Iran's nuclear weapons development. Meanwhile, the Obama administration will undoubtedly continue to sit on the sidelines and be "flexible," as the region implodes.
So much for addressing the clear and present danger threats to Israel, to our national security, and to the world. And don't forget Libya terrorist debacle costing four American lives, and reports of Mexican drug cartels smuggling Hezbollah agents into the United States.
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ON THE HOME FRONT, America faces the 2009-2010 President Obama-Democrat-Congress-engineered 2012-2014 malfeasant balloon payments for the unaffordable Health Care Act -- and the Dodd-Frank Financial Services Act's over-regulators -- coupled with Obama edicts EPA anti-carbon, anti-fossil fuel, anti-energy regulations that will undoubtedly engender economic Armageddon.
Certainly, what we have here, is irrefutable evidence of the ongoing -- now stepped-up downhill -- transformation of America from a limited government, free market Constitutional Republic; to the intentional chaos of a superficial society of social aggression, political terrorism, selfish interests and extremes; to unabated government growth, an overwhelming entitlement society, costly dumbed-down education indoctrination -- and class warfare on the road to socialism and the loss of freedom.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
San Bernardino Sun
November 25, 2012
Set law aside
President Obama is not king of America
Those with the notion that the war over Obamacare is over and it's time for resisters to get with the program is disturbingly tantamount to reaffirming the Democrat congressional Star Chamber and the president's irreversible national healthcare edict.
Granted, the health care act is law, but contrary of liberal belief, President Obama is not king of America, and the law can be repealed.
If we are to avoid the fiscal cliff and a second, much deeper recession, the Bush tax cuts must be carefully modified and made permanent, the tax code must be simplified, and the costly health care law must be set aside.
Otherwise, the double-trouble of a ruthless recession, and insurmountable debt will certainly raise the cost of living and increase unemployment.
That is unacceptable.
Instead of savaging Mitt Romney for losing the election, Republicans must keep their eyes on the ball: Reducing the size, scope and power of government and restoring power to the states and to the people is the solution. That effort begins now and with the 2014 election. Indeed, our Constitution demands it.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
San Diego Union-Tribune
November 24, 2012
Middle East conflict
Iran/Hamas vs. Israel
Israel did a lot for peace by giving up Gaza to the Palestinians as their state -- even to the point of Israel forcibly removing its own citizens from Gaza -- which of course meant nothing to the Iran-backed and armed terrorist Hamas government that came to power.
Iran needs to buy time to develop their nuclear weapons, so they had their puppet Hamas attack Israel with rockets, keeping Israel busy defending itself to the point of an invasion -- lessening the chance of Israel taking out Iran nuclear weapon facilities for a while.
However, it should come as no surprise if Iran's Hezbollah in Lebanon attacks Israel, doubling the defense battle fronts for Israel to keep them busy for even longer. Indeed, it's all so transparently deadly, the vile arrogance of terrorist states.
Sadly, America's bleeding heart liberals and fools in the media, of course, take the side of Palestinian death and suffering without the least consideration that extreme Islamists have no value for life -- only the afterlife -- while Israel values their life as free, sacred and precious.
Alas, the question is, where to President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton really stand on this explosive issue of national defense and world security? We will soon see where America's leadership, or lack thereof, is coming from and where we are going. Thus far, it doesn't look good.
One thing is certain. Iran's fanatic Islamic state is obsessed with scorching Israel's earth and snuffing it out of existence, by any ruthless means necessary. That kind of mindless tragedy will take peace-loving, freedom-seeking Iranians with it. What's the point? Islamic world domination at any cost.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
San Diego Union-Tribune
November 23, 2012
Benghazi intrigue continues
Obama's Benghazigate
President Obama's plausible denial over the Benghazi attack cover-up is simply implausible. Particularly, when former CIA Director, Gen. Patraeus said in a closed congressional hearing that his report indicated it was a terrorist attack, and that al-Qaeda was involved.
However, when the talking points were returned to Patraeus, the terms terrorist and al-Qaeda had been removed. Then, of course, UN Ambassador Rice personally carried the false video message -- which had to have come from the president -- to the media.
The insidious nature of Benghazigate is surely being developed from President Obama covering his manslaughter malfeasance with administration surrogates, Clinton, Rice, Patraeus and his own diversionary statements at the United Nations. Indeed, feigning outrage at Sen. McCain and being offended by Gov. Romney will not relieve him of direct responsibility and dereliction of duty.
Worse, President Obama's grievous inattention to the Iran nuclear threat, the unraveling of the Middle East, the growth of al-Qaeda, and the opportunistic, escalating Gaza-Hamas attacks on Israel portends serious threats to our national security and our economy.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
The Washington Examiner
November 20, 2012
Obama, unions leading us right to the 'fiscal cliff'
Re: Ding Dong, Hostess is dead, and the wicked union did it - editorial
The first people President Obama met with at the White House after his re-election were union leaders, obviously to thank them for their support.
The Hostess company went out of business because of the union's refusal to make concessions, putting all 18,500 of their members out of work. That's what President Obama calls moving 'forward' -- but his forward is over the 'fiscal cliff.'
Politicians should stop using the term 'forward' because what it usually means is metastasizing the cancer of government growth.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
The Wall Street Journal
November 16, 2012
Re: California's liberal supermajority - editorial
Californians spread liberalism throughout the West
California's double-trouble
California's liberal political class in Sacramento's legislature attainting a one-party-rule supermajority in the 2012 elections is clear and convincing evidence that the liberal voting class is dead-set on committing voter-assisted social, political and economic suicide.
The passage of Governor Brown's Proposition 30 tax increases, Proposition 39's anti-business measure, and the defeat of Proposition 32 union controls adds insult to the injuries of taxpayers, property and business owners, and the soon-to-be unemployed.
Coupled with California's welfare state mentality -- the open-door invitation to illegal aliens and criminals, and the sure-to-intensify environmental extremist tax and regulatory tyrannies -- the state's liberal lemmings are accelerating the run to the fiscal cliff, pushing the rest of us in front of them.
Certainly, with the re-election of President Obama and more Senate Democrats leading America to insolvency, California is in double-trouble, with only the Republican House to slow the fall. Hopefully, the people's last chance for survival will be realized in the 2014 elections.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
San Diego Union-Tribune
November 12, 2012
Letters: U.S. political landscape
Appoint managers to run government
Clearly, the 2008 election and 2012 re-election of Democrat President Obama and his manipulative regressive/progressive agenda -- opposed by the of-and-on compromising conservatism of Republicans -- shines a glaring light on the reason why America has been in steady decline.
Indeed, after nearly a century of the two-party system of political factions -- and creeping socialism infecting our traditional conservative culture -- our nation has turned into a superficial entitlement society of selfish interests, social aggression, political terrorism and extremes.
Surely, the government-caused unaffordable housing, financial and employment crash, government growth, taxes and insurmountable debt is making it painfully clear that the -- nowhere-to-be-found in the Constitution -- two-party system is counter-productive to our liberty, security, freedom and prosperity.
Therefore, a novel idea for a solution might be found in the establishment of nonpartisan direct representative democracy by means of secure voting networks, wherein truthfully informed voters elect well-compensated professional government managers -- subject to annual confirmation -- instead of professional politicians. And the voters would decide all matters of taxation and public policy -- of course implemented by the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.
Alas, without fundamental change, we can certainly expect not so happy Thanksgivings, not so merry Christmas's, unhappy New Years and substantial losses of jobs, freedom and prosperity.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
San Diego Union-Tribune
November 6, 2012
It's official:
President Obama re-elected, making us the United States of Fools.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
USA TODAY
November 5, 2012
The clear choice for president
The clear choice for voters Tuesday, one of the most important presidential elections of our time, is either for President Obama the problem-maker, or for Governor Romney the problem-solver.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
The New York Post
November 2, 2012
Hurricane's aftermath
President Obama's mantra of never letting a crisis go to waste is on full display, acting as the commander-in-chief during Hurricane Sandy, on the eve of the presidential election.
Helping our people in a disaster is a good thing.
However, it does not excuse his dereliction of duty in the deadly terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya and the loss of four patriots' lives -- or his abdication of responsibility to our economy and national security.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
San Diego Union-Tribune
November 1, 2012
Toying with terrorism
President Obama's mantra of never letting a crisis go to waste is in full swing as the commander-in-chief of Hurricane Sandy on the eve of the presidential election. However, the president is not in command against the crisis of terrorist attacks, including nuclear threats.
Instead, the tragedy of the loss of life and property notwithstanding, the enormous hurricane molding into a perfect storm comes at a convenient time to divert attention away from the deadly Benghazi terrorist debacle in Libya.
The president's campaign must now use his position to ensure his voting base reaches their polling places in the areas of the East Coast and inland affected by the storm. That is surely his main endeavor in dealing with the emergencies.
Dealing with natural disasters is one thing, However, what is really frightening, is President Obama's Hollywood-style toying with terrorism after killing Osama bin Laden and dispatching drones against al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda, which is alive and growing rapidly toward an inevitable terrorist nuclear attack against America enabled by Pakistan or Iran and/or North Korea or Russia. In that regard, President Obama's casual nuclear weapon reduction fantasy and his re-election would certainly raise the terrorist nuclear threat against us.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
Los Angeles Times
Opinion L.A.
October 31, 2012
Commander in chief just in time (and what about Benghazi?)
President Obama's mantra of never letting a crisis go to waste is in full swing as he takes control as the commander in chief during Hurricane Sandy on the eve of the presidential election.
Helping our people in a disaster is a good thing. However, it does not excuse his behavior in the deadly terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya and the loss of four patriot lives, or his abdication of responsibility to our economy and national security.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
San Bernardino Sun
October 29, 2012
No second term
President Obama's first term proves he should get no second
Let us recount the reasons: Costly takeover of healthcare; $900 billion stimulus that produced nothing but more government jobs; dumping $96 billion into the failed education money pit; takeover of student loans now in excess of $! trillion.
Bad investments in crony green energy capitalism; government intrusion in the auto manufacturing industry; excessive finance regulations; excessive environmental energy and carbon tax regulations of industry.
Adding $6 trillion to the national debt; 4 straight $trillion dollar budget deficits; enormous tax increases due on January 1, 2013; no reduction in unemployment rates.
An unyielding record of governing by ideology-driven machinations, reckless spending, deception, distraction, distortion, and managing by crisis and serial political perjury.
And a stand-back foreign policy; toying with terrorism; dangerous unilateral reductions in nuclear weapons and military strength in the face of a nuclear Iran.
DANIEL B. JEFFS
Apple Valley
New York Post
October 25, 2012
Romney's world view: bring back US leadership
The Issue: The third presidential debate, which focused on foreign policy, and how candidates fared.
(Lead letter)
Mitt Romney held his own and more in the debate with President Obama regarding foreign policy and the need for a strong economy and military to resolve America's failing leadership in the world. ("Mitt's optimism," Editorial, Oct. 23).
He did not stoop to childish jabs as the president did, nor did he embarrass the president over his deadly failure to protect his ambassador and three security agents from terrorist attacks in Libya.
Romney did demonstrate a presidential command of knowledge, concern and solutions to the threats of military and economic weakness that President Obama poses to America now and in the future.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
The New York Times
October 24, 2012
Debates over, the final decision awaits
Mitt Romney held his own and more, in the debate with President Obama regarding foreign policy and the need for a strong economy and military to resolve America's failing leadership in the world.
He did not stoop to childish jabs as the president did, nor did he embarrass the president over his deadly failure to protect his ambassador and three other Americans from a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
Mr. Romney demonstrated a presidential command of knowledge, concern and solutions needed, while President Obama poses the threat of military and economic weakness.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
Los Angeles Times
October 24, 2012
That settles it -- for both men
(Re: "Parting shots for final stretch," Oct 23
Romney held his own and more in the debate with Obama regarding foreign policy and the need for a strong economy and military. He did not stoop to childish jabs as the president did, nor did he embarrass the president over his failure to protect the U.S. ambassador and three security agents from attack in Libya.
Romney did demonstrate a presidential command of knowledge and concern and solutions to the prospects of military and economic weakness that Obama poses to America.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
San Diego Union-Tribune
October 23, 2012
Obama-Romney Debate No. 3
Gov. Romney held his own and more in the debate with President Obama regarding foreign policy and the need for a strong economy and military to resolve America's failing leadership in the world.
He did not stoop to childish jabs as the president did, nor did he embarrass the president over his deadly failure to protect his ambassador and three security agents from terrorist attacks in Libya.
Gov. Romney did demonstrate a presidential command of knowledge, concern and solutions to the threats of military and economic weakness that President Obama poses to America now and in the future.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
The San Diego Union-Tribune
October 17, 2012
Meaningless presidential debates
In response to "A feisty exchange" (Oct 17): If President Obama seemed to have won the second presidential debate, it was only because debate moderator Candy Crowley chose mostly biased audience questions in favor of Obama, frustrated Governor Romney's efforts, and gave Obama more time. Indeed, many voters viewing the debate on television were probably frustrated by neither candidate addressing audience questions directly, but diverting their responses to their respective campaign agendas.
Worse, while President Obama spent most of his time falsely calling Governor Romney a liar in defense of his indefensible record, Romney missed several more criticisms of Obama's energy policies, the high cost of living and gas prices -- including Obama's shutdown of 11 million acres of oil resources in Alaska, the lack of refineries and pipelines, and the A123 Systems electric car battery company that just went bankrupt taking a $249 million Obama federal grant down with it.
Worst of all, presidential debates are meaningless to most people suffering through a brutal, failing economy seeded by the Carter and Clinton administration's obsession with unaffordable housing -- exacerbated by the Obama administration and the previous Democrat Congress. America simply cannot withstand another four years of ideology-driven machinations, reckless spending, deceptions, distractions, toying with terrorism and serial political perjury.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Carlsbad
San Bernardino Sun
September 30, 2012
Perpetual campaign
President Obama's well-choreographed speeches, and malfeasance in office have transformed his persona of hope and change to a presidency devoted to costly, ideology-driven changes resulting in over-reaching government, reckless spending and diminishing hope, leaving future generations enslaved by a high cost of living, taxes and debt -- and steeped in uncertainty.
Alas, this most important of elections will be difficult for Republicans to win because too many American voters have been lost in a fog induced by the betrayal of the media, education and entertainment industry propaganda arms of the left, nit-picking Mitt Romney's capitalism, elevating our national security risk and exposure, and ameliorating President Obama's failures.
Certainly, President Obama's enforcer administration, his state media's suppression of fair and balanced news, and his gang of Democrats in Congress represent the growing tail of government power wagging the public dog by any deceptive means necessary. Before it's too late, the voting public dog of freedom must bite the government tail, and reduce its size, scope and power to restore the republic.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
NEWSMAX Magazine
October 2012 issue
Middle-class extinction
President Obama's feckless bid for re-election to save the middle class masks his extreme ideology of social justice demonstrated by waging class warfare against Republicans, the rich, and the middle class.
This is evidenced by his deceitful record of pushing through laws of social, political and economic injustice against the American people ("Death of the Middle -- Why Conservatives Should Care," August).
Social injustice is the destruction of the middle class by socialistic government growth and taxation, creating a giant underclass. That is Obama's philosophy of social justice, also known as socialism.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
The Riverside Press Enterprise
September 25, 2012
Attacks linked to 9/11
So al-Qaeda is putting out the call for all Muslims to expel American embassies from Muslim lands ("Al-Qaida calls for more attacks," Sept. 16).
This has little if anything to do with the anti-Muslim film made by a California Egyptian immigrant, and everything to do with the anniversary of 9/11. Surely, the spread of radical Islam throughout the Middle East is intent on wiping out Israel, Jews, America and Americans everywhere in the world.
And If not prevented from doing so, Iran will use nuclear weapons to start the all out war.
President Barack Obama's action or inaction, and Governor Mitt Romney's intentions are vital to deciding our future and whom to elect.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
The Washington Examiner
September 20, 2012
Obama's foreign policy should prevent re-election
Al Qaeda's call for expelling Americans from the lands of Islam was not over the anti-Islamic film. Considering the history of al Qaeda's focus on "death to Israel and America" and the deadly events of the last few days, militant Islamists have made it painfully clear that the 9/11 anniversary, plus retribution for drone deaths of their leaders, were behind the premeditated terrorist attacks on our embassies in Libya, Egypt, throughout the Middle East and other countries. All of which is exacerbated by President Obama's ambivalence to threats from Iran against Israel and America.
Surely, it's too late for President Obama to back Israel's "red line" against a nuclear weapons Iran, to increase our military resolve, or to back off his costly liberal policies and executive actions damaging our economy. It's clearly time to crank-up our domestic oil and fuel production immediately -- plus our vast coal energy resources -- to ensure our oil and energy independence, which is absolutely necessary for our national security, our defense and our economic recovery.
President Obama's history of actions and inactions are clear and convincing evidence that he is unfit for a second term. Hopefully, if Mr. Obama is not re-elected, his reaction to a deeply bitter campaign -- as a lame-duck president from November 7th to January 20th -- won't be a spiteful slash and burn departure.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
San Diego Union-Tribune
September 13, 2012
Bungled Libyan embassy security
As usual, President Obama equivocated about the obviously planned 9/11 terror attacks on our embassies in the Middle East. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is still visibly stunned, in a trance, talking very slowly about the embassy attack in Libya and assassination of our ambassador, simply because she dropped the ball on protecting her people.
Indeed, President Obama's reluctance in backing Israel against Iran's nuclear threat is tantamount to President Clinton's failure to follow-up the first World Trade Center attack in 1993, his refusal to take Osama bin Laden when offered up by Sudan, the attacks on the our military housing in Saudi Arabia, the Cole, and our embassies in Africa.
Clinton's only response were the misguided missile attempt to kill bin Laden in Afghanistan and the aspirin factory, all of which lead to the 9/11 attack on America. Clearly, Clinton/Obama style of national security misleadership reduces the security of the United States.
Governor Romney's criticism of President Obama was clearly needed.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
The Washington Examiner
September 10, 2012
Clinton set stage for housing bubble, recession
Re: "Bubba: Give Obama time to finish the job," Sept. 6
Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Ryan and the Republicans should hammer Bill Clinton and his alliance with President Obama. Clinton's speech nominating President Obama for a second term deserves no accolades and the liberal media have intentionally failed to tell the truth.
It was Clinton -- using President Carter's Community Reinvestment Act to intimidate banks, mortgage lenders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make home loans to those who could not afford them -- who was responsible for housing and financial meltdown and the recession, exacerbated by President Obama's $5 trillion in borrowed spending and his $16 trillion ticking debt-bomb clock.
President Bush tried to stop the madness, but was thwarted by Rep. Barney Frank, Sen. Chris Dodd and a Democrat Congress. Obama accuses Romney and Ryan of lying to the American people, when it is he and his fellow Democrats in Congress who gutted a critically wounded economy, making things worse, and falsely blaming it on Bush.
It's bad enough that Clinton disgraced the White House and was impeached for it. But to applaud him for a balanced budget, a federal surplus and welfare reform when it was the work of House Speaker Newt Gingrich's Contract with America and a Republican Congress is a deception.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.
The San Francisco Examiner
August 28, 1012
States should handle public-school issues
The San Bernardino Sun
September 1, 2012
Miseducation
Pouring money into public education is an exercise in futility. Particularly with the checkered history of the miseducation of teachers and students, and the malpractice of teacher unions.
Indeed, considering the latest education political barbs being thrown by President Obama accusing Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney of wanting to cut education funding is instead a perfect example of Obama's wasteful spending on education to keep the support of teacher unions.
Clearly, most of President Obama's spending of $96 billion of stimulus funds on national education was to save teachers' jobs, and he wants to spend another $70 billion to do the same thing. Then there is his the enormous increase in college Pell Grants to $36 billion. Pell Grants were intended for poor students, however, Obama has expanded it to most, if not all students for nothing more than their votes.
Considering the failures in education, and the destructive, selfish interests of teacher unions and the NEA, the Department of Education should be abolished. Public education is a matter for the states to handle, or mishandle as in the case of California -- not the federal government.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
Riverside Press Enterprise
August 23, 2012
Ryan plan extremely wise
Paul Ryan's conservative budget plan is only extreme to the extent that it's what is needed to reform decades of extreme liberal government growth. This has been exacerbated by President Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress increasing government power, spending and debt to the extreme.
Indeed, Obama's attack ad against Ryan's plan is a lie. It won't hurt seniors.
In terms of voters, hardworking, taxpaying private sector voters know what is happening with government and the failing economy, and they will turn out to elect the Romney/Ryan ticket and a Republican Senate.
Then there are the weak-minded, entitlement types and liberal-indoctrinated voters who will vote for Obama and Democrats because they can't or won't leave the economy-burning building.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley
The Washington Times
August 20, 2012
Obama's slogan should be 'Backward'
President Obama's "Forward" campaign slogan for re-election is nothing more than a continuation of the liberal/progressive movement's thrust toward even larger government, more centralized power, more regulations, more taxes, more spending and more debt. Indeed, the hackneyed Washington phrases, "Moving forward" and "Going forward" are in reality constant signals of government growth and economic chaos.
Clearly, now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has selected Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, as his running mate, President Obama has turned his false attacks to Ryan's health care and budget plan, saying they would help the wealthy and hurt Medicare and seniors -- even though his health care law takes $721 billion from Medicare to cover 30 million uninsured. Sharing prosperity means taxing job creators and hurting the middle class.
Adding insult to injury, President Obama is taking credit and spreading lies about rescuing the Auto industry and creating a comeback with the bailout of General Motors and its union with billions of dollars in taxpayer stock investments. Meanwhile, GM stock has lost $25 billion in value and Obama wants to "bail out" other industries. Surely his entire campaign is based on lies distractions and deceptions, with congressional Democrats swearing to them.
However, when Mr. Obama says a Republican win would mean going back to what got us into this mess, he fails to admit that it was Democrats Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barney Frank and Christopher Dodd who made the mess by forcing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, banks and mortgage lenders lower qualification standards for those who couldn't afford home loans. Nor does he admit that his failures made the overall mess worse and he wants to do more of it.
DANIEL B. JEFFS
Apple Valley, Calif.
Daily Press Dispatch
August 19, 2012
'Forward' campaign
President Obama's "Forward" campaign slogan for re-election is nothing more than a continuation of the liberal/progressive movement forward toward even larger government, more centralized power, more regulations, more taxes, more spending and more debt. Indeed, the hackneyed Washington phrases, "Moving forward" and "Going forward" are in reality constant signals of government growth and economic chaos.
Clearly, now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has selected Congressman Paul Ryan as his VP running mate, President Obama has turned his false attacks to Ryan's health care and budget plan as helping the wealthy and hurting Medicare and seniors -- when his health care law takes $721 billion from Medicare to cover 30 million uninsured -- and sharing prosperity means taxing job creators and hurting the middle class.
Adding insult to injury, President Obama is taking credit and spreading lies about rescuing the Auto industry and a comeback -- based on bailing out GM and their union with $billions in taxpayer stock investments -- when GM stock has lost $25 billion in stock value and Obama wants to do the same with other industries. Surely, President Obama's entire campaign is based on lies distractions and deceptions, with congressional Democrats swearing to it.
However, when Mr. Obama says electing Romney and Ryan's plan means going back to what got us into this mess, he fails to admit that it was Democrats Carter, Clinton, Frank and Dodd who made the mess by forcing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, banks and mortgage lenders to make so-called affordable housing loans by lowering standards for those who couldn't afford it -- or that his failures made the overall mess worse and he wants to do more of it.
Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley