My Dear Friends, it is Time for a Break

After about 5 years, I am tired. This blog has been a good outlet for me and I believe it let me accomplished a few things. I certainly made some great online friends and kept in touch with good friends and family. You have brought me happiness, thank you.

I have found myself busy with other things, all of which bring good feelings, love and happiness. My work remains a pleasure and something to look forward to every day.

Therefore, I have decided to take a break for a few months. I might be back with an occasional post, but plan to do little here until my annual Christmas story. In the meantime, please come back near the holidays and look for a Christmas story.

Until then, may God bless you and keep you. I hope you find comfort in your faith and your families. They are what count the most in life.

Loma Alta
Aug. 23, 2010

Did Harvard Get its Marching Orders?

This received no State Press notice in the U.S. Then,the Drudge Report linked to it Aug 16.

You thought it was terrible about U.S. actions in the UN and the president's support for the mega-mosque at ground zero. Well, it just keeps getting worse. Seems the radical leftists and radical Islamists are lining up behind our radical-leftist, Muslim president to formulate even more anti-Semitic policies. Of course, the State Press completes this unholy triumvirate.


It was reported in Israel's Globe on August, 15, 2010 source.

Harvard University fund sells all Israel holdings

No reason for the sale was mentioned in the report to the SEC.
15 August 10 17:15, Hillel Koren

In another blow to Israeli shares, the Harvard Management Company notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday that it had sold all its holdings in Israeli companies during the second quarter of 2010. No reason for the sale was mentioned. The Harvard Management Company manages Harvard University's endowment.

How Low Will The Leftists & Islamists in America Go?

God only knows the depths of their prejudice, hatred, and evil. However, I think we will see more and more of it, especially during the Nov. 2010 - Jan 2011 lame duck Congress period and Obama's lame duck period from now through Jan 2013.

The only solace we have as people of faith and good will is that we know. Yes, we know of the inevitable judgment and we know what will happen to the evil forces opposing and oppressing Israel. Let's pray that America can become decent and tolerant again, and soon.

Some Myths & Realities about Illegal Immigration

You have all heard the myths of illegal immigration, open borders, and amnesty.

Here are some quick examples:

1) "They are only taking jobs Americans won' do." -- Proven false when immigration raided business such as the meat packing plant in Greely, CO. Tens of thousands of Americans sought work there after the raids. This pattern has been repeated across the land whenever illegal aliens are arrested and jobs become available.

2) "They are good people and have the right to enter our country." It is a crime to enter America illegally. It is a crime to work here illegally, it is a crime to be involved in identity theft, it is a crime to falsify job applications, ...

3) "If I were poor and starving, I would do the same thing." Well, unemployment has skyrocketed to over 10% and as high as nearly 50% in some job applicant classes; youth, unskilled, etc. I wonder why people saying this nonsense do not go to Mexico or any country in the world illegally and find work? The simple answer is they face arrest and imprisonment if they enter another country illegally.

One could write a book about the thousands of myths and lies used by the enemies of America to justify illegal immigration.

Here is the truth about illegal immigration. It is from the recent protests against Arizona's SB1070. (SB1070 would have brought equal justice under law in Arizona).

You will not see it in the state media.

Like Other Leftist Projects, the Volt is a Scam, at the Taxpayers' Expense

Like other loony leftist ideas the Government Motors Volt is illogical, indefensible, much more harmful to the environment than helpful, and all done with taxpayers money for a very few of the leftist elite.

Here is some of what Jonah Goldberg had to say.

Because the Volt’s sticker price might be too high for even that crowd, the government is offering a federal subsidy of up to $7,500 (Californians have a state subsidy, too), which means that working-class people will be helping to pay for playthings for upper-income people.

“Like the EV1 that GM tried to peddle in the California market,” Kenneth Green, an environmental scientist at the American Enterprise Institute, says, “the Volt is a vanity car for the well-off that will be subsidized by less well-off taxpayers at all stages, from R&D to sales and to the construction of charging stations.”

Indeed, the Volt’s price is $41,000, but the cost is much higher. “Government Motors” is already selling the car at a loss. According to the blogger Doctor Zero, if you apply the subsidies that have gone directly into the car to just the first 10,000 vehicles, the cost is more like $81,000 per car.

Of course, electric-car boosters say this sort of thing is necessary to get the industry up and running. (Green responds: “Supporters claim that electric cars need subsidies because they’re still in their infancy. Electric cars have been around for over 100 years. That’s some infancy.”)

But would it be a good thing if we all switched to electric cars? The point is to reduce CO2 emissions, right? But in some regions, we get our electricity from CO2-spewing coal. The more electricity pulled from the grid, the more coal is burned, essentially replacing dirty oil with dirtier coal (which is why some coal backers see much promise in electric cars). Studies confirm that China — which is allegedly “beating us” in the race to a green economy — would produce vastly more greenhouse emissions if it switched to electric vehicles. source.

There you have it. Another "green swindle" at the taxpayers' expense.

What is Your Share of State Debts?

The following link is to a map showing per capita debts to state government. This does not include the trillons of dollars of the federal debt, but it is still massive in leftist states. Values range from $15 per capita in Nebraska to nearly $4000 to $5000 in the leftist states on both coasts and Hawaii.

Your share of the state debt
States are taking on more debt. Here’s your state’s burden per capita. source.

Amazing for Leftist California

This is an amazing story to come from California, the home of leftist, judicial activist judges.

THE JUDGES SAVE THE PEOPLE:
THE CALIFORNIA STATE SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

THE CALIFORNIA STATE SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND SAID THAT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION MUST END IN CALIFORNIA. source.