piratepatriot's Blog

Ok Everyone.....I made a remark in my other blog that poses an interesting question. If you could bring back any President to serve for the next 4 or 8 years, who would it be and why? For me, it's a toss up between Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.

Right now, Teddy's "Talk softly but carry a big stick" mentality would be ideal in these dangerous times.  Being the original "Trust Buster," I think that he would put the Oil  Industry and other corrupt corporations in check. Teddy says what he means and means what he says!

The Gipper, aka Ronnie,  would also be great because America really needs a President that can lift our Spirit and give us hope as a nation again.  Also, the Middle East knows from past experience that the Gip would have no problem turning them into a parking lot if they don't get their act together!  China would also think twice about messing with the Gip!

What about the rest of you? Who would you pick?

After last night's embarrassing results, Hillary is once again trying to "re-create" herself as the "youth" candidate instead of Obama.  It is another pathetic example of how the Clintons change their opinions and beliefs based on the political winds.  Her campaign threw everything it had into the Iowa Caucus, to include Bill, Chelsea, her mom, several high profile Democratic figures and a lot of money.  Even with all that, 70% of Iowa Democrats rejected her and her ideas.

Unfortunately, many people will fall for her latest attempt to rebrand herself.  She claims that she is the most experienced Candidate, even though she spent most of her life in Bill's shadow.  What is most offensive to me, is that she claims that she is ready to be Commander in Chief on her first day in office.  I remember the 90's, when most of us in the military referred to Bill's Administration as the "Dark Times."  Morale was very poor, money was scarce and I suspect it would be even worse under Hillary.

Anyone But Hillary!!! (or Edwards or Obama)

I saw on the Yahoo page today that Sean Penn is visiting Venezuela as an "independent journalist." He actually had the nerve to say that "I came here looking for a great country. I found a great country." Are you kidding me? Anyone with half a brain KNOWS Chavez is a DICTATOR!!!!!! It's very scary to me that the Militant Left actually believes mainstream America agrees with him.  This just shows how much of a whacked out ultra liberal he is...along with Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte and Cindy Sheehan. Well....everyone knows how much a whacked out ultra lib she is!

 
 

 

 

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 Cathy Castor has been in office for nearly 7 months now and what has she actually accomplished? She has done some good things, but she has also been a contributor to the gridlock in Washington. Both sides are guilty of "towing the partyline." That is because the vast majority of people in national politics are professional politicians.  Would anyone other than me be willing to support someone who is not a professional politician next year?
 

It continues to amaze me - no, sicken me - how Homeowner's Associations, Condominium Associations and Landlords ignore the rights afforded to our citizens through Florida Statutes.  (See, Fla. Stat. §§ 720.304(2) & (3), 718.113(4) and 83.67).  These statutes specifically allow homeowners, condominium owners and tenants to display a US flag, regardless of these groups' attempts to prevent otherwise by passing "anti-decoration" provisions.  I hope Brandon Davis is able to find an attorney who will help him enforce his rights and stick it to his homeowner's assoc.  As far as I'm concerned, he earned the right to fly the US flag outside his door. 

No one can possibly deny that the shootings at Virginia Tech were nothing short of tragic.  However, after reading the remarks made by some foreign governments and newspapers, I became VERY annoyed.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said that his country "took action to limit the availability of guns and [we] showed a national resolve that the gun culture that is such a negative in the United States would never become a negative in our country."  Italy's newspaper,  Corriere della Sera, particularly annoyed me with its story,  "Guns at the Supermarket." they wrote....

... "The latest attack on a U.S. campus will shake up America, maybe it will provoke more vigorous reactions than in the past, but it won't change the culture of a country that has the notion of self-defense imprinted on its DNA and which considers the right of having guns inalienable." ...

It amazes me that a culture would think the Right to bear arms and self defense was an offensive or less-evolved belief.  It's that very Right that has prevented a Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong or Kim Jong Ill from coming to power here in the United States. The founding fathers believed the Right to bear arms was essential in deterring tyranny. I for one, agree 100% with them!