Sarah Palin Steps Aside- Good or Bad Idea?

Sarah Palin has stepped aside as Governor of Alaska and the political feathers are flying! If you are listening to the news, you are sure to have heard all sorts of bad things, that she is comitting political suicide and so on, but I don’t think so. I would be willing to bet that Sarah Palin shows up at a tea party somewhere tomorrow. I believe that her decision is to seperate herself from the Republican party, in order to establish herself as a true Independant, as a true believer in the fact that our current and previous leaders have made a big mess and she wants to fix it! Hey, she fixed Alaska in half a term as Governor, what could be wrong with that? I will be waiting to hear more, I take this as good news!

Sarah Palin is going to travel the country and get herself known, and also learn about the country from the inside out actually being with the people, and not the party! Look out Republicans and Democrats, the new force of the people of America is on her way!

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Email from senator John Cornyn 4-13-09

21st Century Threats
‘Unproven Technology’ Lays Basis for Missile Defense

The following op-ed ran in today’s edition of the Defense News, which can be accessed here.

On April 5, North Korea launched a missile – and sent the world a wake-up call.

Ballistic missiles in the hands of rogue states, potentially armed with weapons of mass destruction, remain one of the most serious security threats of the 21st century. Change of administrations in Washington does not change this strategic imperative: Free nations must defend themselves from ballistic missile attack through robust and layered missile defense capabilities.

North Korea’s launch continues a ballistic missile development program that is now four decades old, and which many believe is the most advanced in the developing world. North Korea’s Taepo Dong-2 long-range missile has the potential capability to strike Hawaii, Alaska and possibly the West Coast of the United States.

Many observers agree that North Korea has proliferated elements of its missile program, along with those of its nuclear program, and has helped accelerate development of dangerous capabilities in Iran and other nations. Iran’s capabilities, in turn, could threaten all our allies in Europe, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East, including Israel.

Despite the growing risk, the new U.S. administration seems determined to scale back our missile defense capabilities and leave us and our allies more vulnerable.

On the same day that North Korea tested its new capabilities, President Barack Obama announced that America’s capabilities would be subject to new restrictions. He said in Prague that our missile defense partnership with NATO, including a tracking radar to be based on Czech soil, would go forward only if it is cost-effective and proven, and if the threat from Iran persists. These qualifications may seem reasonable, yet they signal unreasonable cutbacks throughout our missile defense program.

The next day, Defense Secretary Robert Gates made clear which U.S. missile defense capabilities meet the administration’s new standards. Approved for more funding are the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, the Standard Missile 3 program, and the conversion of six Aegis cruisers for missile defense.

Defunded or delayed are the Multiple Kill Vehicle program, the Airborne Laser program and additional ground-based interceptors in Alaska. Overall, the administration plans to cut funding for missile defense by nearly $1.5 billion, or about 15 percent.

Reading between the lines, we can see the new administration’s priorities. They recognize our proven but limited capability to destroy missiles in the midcourse and terminal stages of flight, yet they resist developing new technologies that would defeat such missiles much earlier, in the critical boost phase. In Europe, what they haven’t left out of the budget they seem eager to give away at the negotiating table.

And while trillions of dollars in domestic spending are justified as economic stimulus, new defenses against ballistic missiles – built right here in America – must overcome much higher hurdles from the budgetary bean counters.

FIXING THE PRIORITIES

The administration has set the wrong priorities, partly because it takes too lightly the growing missile threat from rogue states, but mostly because it has failed to recognize three crucial developments over the past 25 years.

First, new technologies have proved the skeptics wrong. During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan’s vision of defenses against ballistic missiles was dismissed as science fiction. Today, our nation has deployed ground-based interceptors, early warning satellites, land- and sea-based radars, and an integrated command, control, battle management and communications infrastructure. Together these components give us an emergency capability against a limited long-range ballistic missile attack, yet each of them, decades ago, was merely an “unproven” technology.

Research, development and deployment of today’s unproven technologies are the key to improving our defenses in the decades to come.

Second, the administration seems unaware of the sea change in international public opinion on the issue of missile defense. At the close of the 20th century, our allies and friends were still very skeptical of missile defense. Yet, consistent and patient diplomacy by the Bush administration changed all that. Today, our nation has cooperative agreements on missile defense with the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, Japan and Australia.

We are working with Poland and the Czech Republic to give NATO a missile defense capability, and with Israel to improve its defenses against medium-range rockets. India, France and many other nations have expressed interest in cooperating with us on these technologies. Cutting back on U.S. missile defense capabilities makes no sense when so many allies and friends want to deepen their cooperation with us.

Third, support for U.S. missile defenses now crosses partisan lines. Five of my colleagues, including Independent Joe Lieberman and Democrat Mark Begich, wrote President Obama following his administration’s proposed funding cuts for missile defense. They urged him to reconsider these recommendations and to continue development of an integrated, layered defense against the ballistic missile threat.

I share my colleagues’ concerns, as do millions of Americans across the political spectrum. The president has inspired so many with his vision of crossing ideological divides to pursue common, long-term objectives. Building the infrastructure of missile defense presents a tremendous opportunity to make that vision a reality.

President Obama, like every commander in chief, must make difficult choices to protect our people, advance freedom and defend our strategic interests. I applaud his surge of forces in Afghanistan and appreciate the additional defense capabilities he appears willing to fund. Yet I will oppose any cuts to missile defenses, and to any program that gives us a fighting chance to deter and defeat the security threats of the 21st century.

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Sarah Palin: Can it get any better than this, John McCain made the right choice, will you?

I have waited to write about Sarah Palin until I studied the subject a little bit, I don’t want to get caught with my fly open, like a few others have lately! The garbage that has been written about this powerful woman has blown my mind!

The reason for this Blog; is to allow myself and others to vent about a certain subject, however, I will never write any trash, nor will I even acknowledge these writers as writers! Lies do not represent creativity, they only show things about the author, the bad things! Hmm, I wonder why no one ever challenges what I write? I know that it is being read, maybe every one reading agrees, I doubt it, but maybe? If not, please remember that I welcome anyone to comment and disagree, or agree, whatever works for you, and if you want to write your own posts to disagree, I welcome you, just contact me, just challenge the topic in a comment and tell me you want to write about that, I welcome opposing opinions, that is why the site is called OpinionHead and not, JustMyOpinionOnlyEver, I want to hear, uhh, read, other points of view, maybe all of us can learn something?

I watch many different news shows and read many other opinions here on the web, I have heard so many views, that have either been proven right or wrong, that it really frustrates me when I see or hear something that is just off the wall stupid! Why do the same people say the same stupid stuff all the time? IT IS THEIR JOB! That’s why, so, if you rely solely on what some news idiot says, you are missing the boat! What I try to do, is listen to the source, if they say it themselves, then, maybe I believe it, unless I see or hear them say something different, I never believe the he-said/ she-said crap! So, my advice to you, is to stop listening to your buddy, and research what someone actually says or does, don’t just listen to the sound bites, study it yourself, you will understand why I say this, if you actually do it!

I know that unless you like to pay extra, to pay for those that pay none, you will understand! If you like for someone else to make sure you do everything right, because they won’t let you do it yourself, you will understand! However, if you are an independant thinker and not a zombie that wants the government to send you a check every month so you can run out and buy your crack, or whatever, then you should get it! Anyway, back to the topic!

If you have never heard of her, Sarah Palin, you must be from the moon! Although only on the big scene for a few days, has been around for quite some time, actually much longer than Barack Obama, and in more responsible positions than Obama or Joe Biden! You know, actually running something besides their mouths? Having to make real decisions that are like, right now, and not debated for months? Decisions that are not just naming holidays, and figuring out how to spend taxpayers money on pork projects, but actual budgets? Sarah Palin has also actually been in command of troops! Maybe just the National Guard, but that trumps either Obama or Biden, they have never been in command of anything!  Sarah Palin is proof that you don’t have to be a lawyer, to be successful and move up in politics! Don’t you remember that dream as a kid?

I am so happy about John McCain’s choice, that it gives him credibility for his judgement, something that has been proven over and over! John McCain has been right on all of the same issues that Barack and Biden both have been proven wrong about, like the surge or not drilling for oil, we know that we have it so lets get it!

To me it is simple, if I want the USA to be a better country, then I choose McCain/Palin, if you want to make the government bigger, expand welfare, cut the defense and surrender, while hoping somebody invents some magic beans that turn into energy that will power a car or city, among many other things, that may do me some good, but not the country, then choose that other guy!

I hope that everyone listens to what Sarah Palin has to say tonight, if you do, I think you’ll get it!

Have you heard  P-Diddy? The whole there is no crime, crack or even black people in Alaska thing comes off a little bit creepy, is he that stupid?  Should he be called P-Dummy? What, does he think this election is “only” about black people?  It is about ALL PEOPLE! This election is about America! Come on dude, Alaska is the largest state in the USA, you know, looking at the map, top left, just the other side of Canada, and just this side of Russia?  The only state surrounded by foreign countries and not other states? A place where a substance called oil can be found, you know, they make pretty much everything from it? A substance that without it our country, (United States, if you don’t know) and the world as it is, would not be in this century? Hey, they make CD’s out of it even, come on dude, put down the pipe! The world would have to go back to using wax to make records! Wait a minute, even wax comes from crude! Alaska also has natural gas, something you also find when drilling for oil?

Anyone else out there, if you really want change, vote for McCain/Palin, they are going to shake things up in Washington!

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