The Ol' Fat Guy Blathers On

Should The U.S.  Boost  Military Numbers In Europe? I vote yes! Most of us should remember Ronaldus-Magnus and his instantly famous phrase: " Mister Gorbachev , tear down this wall ,"  from the Brandenburg Gate,  Berlin, FRG. That was the beginning of the end of the 'Cold War' and it's military manning requirements, primarily in Europe. 1970 Jeep M-151A2 In 1954 ~ near the beginning of the 'Cold War '~Army manpower stood at 1,404,600-worldwide; Air Force manpower was 948,000; Navy manpower was 725,700; the Marine Corps manpower was 223,800.  The 1954 total uniformed military forces stood at 3,302,100, with a considerable percentage stationed in Europe. Total U.S. uniformed military manpower in ten-year increments, 1954-2014: 1954-3,302,100 [Cmdr in Chief- Eisenhower ]; 1964-2,687,400 [Cmdr in Chief- Johnson ]; 1974-2,162,000 [Cmdr in Chief- Nixon/Gerald Ford ]; 1984-2,138,200 [Cmdr in Chief- Reagan ]; 1994-1,610,500 [Cmdr in Chief- ...

MY Position Has Always Been....     I've " forever " thought that 'fence-jumpers, river-swimmers' are doomed right from the start!  The first thing they've done as RESIDENTS of the United States was ILLEGAL, in that they've crossed one of America's borders " without an invitation ."  The country's leadership went wrong the instant the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo [1848] became official:  They failed to start the fencing along the new southern border!  So.... that's where I stand.     Practically since then~ 1848 ~the fore-runners of the obama cRATics~ the democRATics ~have been promoting illegal immigrants to INVADE the United States!  To that end, they eventually found someone they chose to snooker...~ my presidential fave ~" Ronaldus-Magnus... " President Ronald Reagan .  In 1986, Mr Reagan signed  the Immigration Reform and Control Act into law.  As they were to do later with the budget , the democRAT...

Refrain From Being The Party Of "Me Too"     For the past twenty~~ or so ~~years, the republicRATic party has been playing catch-up to the obama cRATic ( formerly, the democRATic party tho' nothing about it is " democratic !") party. The republicRATics have been chided for not being bi-partisan, for not rolling-over-and-playing-dead at each fork in the political road!  Bi-partisanship~~ in most cases ~~is a label assigned those too ' squishy ' to have an opinion, to have a policy for which they're willing to stand up for.     After " Clown Prince " obama 's first immaculation he threw  TRILLIONS-of-dollars~~ willy-nilly ~~all over the place; most of which landed in the pockets of his bundlers, his donors, his political supporters and his high-level campaign flunkies.  After~~ sort'a ~~ bailing out~~ or taking over ~~the green energy industry, the auto industry, the banking industry, the housing industry, the student loan...