The Cost to Buy Presidential Election has Gone Up

Obama's campaign manager is urging donor to give $350,000 each. According at recent CNN article, Obama would have over $1 billion for his re-election campaign.

I am sure he will receive that much money and more. Between the labor and teachers unions, he will be rolling in cash. If he gets re-elected, the unions will change their strangehold on the US to a deathgrip. Our country will belong to the unions.

Socialist and communists are aligning themselves with the unions to push their agenda to destroy the free enterprise system and force people to join their cause. All those who even think about voicing their opinion will be bullied.

In the recent events in Wisconsin, we witnessed the tactics of the socialists and communists as they infiltrated the rank and file of the teachers unions. Big labor under the command of Richard Trumka provided resources to push his agenda.

Trumka was asked about his visits to the White House and how many times he gets to spew his rhetoric into the ears of advisors.

Do you believe his arrogance?

Global Markets Respond Favorably to OPEC News

As OPEC mulls over the possibility of increasing oil production, the global markets respond favorably. Dow futures and NASDAQ futures are up slightly this morning. Oil prices are down a bit.

Do people truly believe it is over and we are past the worst. Far from it. Keep watching the Middle East. Although the "Day of Rage" in Saudi Arabia has been postponed due to low turnout, it will happen. Saudi security forces will ruthlessly put down the protest marches. If they do, protests will get larger and more violent.

The Saudi government has already started to block certain websites in preparation of protests. There are forces at work that will not be stopped.

Chief Analyst at Oil Information Service Makes Big Prediction

Chief Analyst, Tom Kloza, at the Oil Information Service predicts that gas prices could surge another 10 to 15 cents this week alone.

Oil at a 2 and Half Year High

Due to the problems in Libya and possible supply disruption, oil is now trading at $106. I read that for every $1 increase in oil prices, it translates to a 2 cent increase in gasoline at the pump.

Although Saudi Arabia has said that it will make up the loss, the real problem is the unrest in the Middle East. It is just a matter of time before rioting starts in Saudi Arabia. Revolutionaries have called for March 7th to be a "day of rage".

If the Saudi government reacts like other nations, it will be like pouring gasoline on a fire. If there is a supply disruption in Saudi Arabia, we can easily see the price of oil go to $200+ a barrel.

We need to drill now and everywhere. I honestly believe that the economy cannot handle this problem well. It will plunge us into an economic meltdown the likes we have never seen.

Increased Cost of Stimulus Package

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has once again adjusted the cost of the stimulus package. It will now cost the American taxpayer an estimated $821 billion which is $34 billion more than was original budgeted.

With all of the money the government has given away, unemployment is at 9%. Remember, what we were told. Unemployment would not go above 8% once the stimulus package was approved. I guess another broken promise.

I still hear Democrats peddling the same sob story about having to deal with a Bush problem. They always use the same story even after 2+ years of the Obama administration. I am so tired of hearing their whining. To be quite honest, I am tired of both sides. Stop whining and work the problems.

Bad Day for the Markets

With oil futures spiking by $7, Wal-Mart reporting miserable sales, the Dow futures already starting the morning down 115 and the NASDAQ down 12.50, it will be a very sad day in the market.

Even though the Obama administrations and his so-called financial whiz kids have said that the worst is over, it really isn't. I still read articles about a possible double-dip recession. With the Federal Reserve monetizing our debt through the QE2 and uncontrolled spending by the Congress, our economy and our way of life may become things of the past.

68% of Wal-Mart's business comes from households that earn less than $70,000 per year. My family and I shop at Wal-Mart and we make more than $70,000. Although I would prefer to spend money at other stories especially local stores, we prefer to save money and pay off any remaining debt. In the past, I would normally put an item on a credit card. Not anymore. I pay everything with cash.

Most Americans have started or will be starting their own austerity programs. When I was laid off and I did not know how long it would take for me to find another job, my family economized wherever we could. We cut back our spending and tightened our belt. We never missed a mortgage payment and we continued to eat very well. Every bill was paid on time with money left in the bank for emergencies.

Right now, our economy is based on consumerism. According to some economists, consumerism accounts for 68% of our economy. Some say that number is higher. In either case, it is completely unacceptable to base an economy on consuming things. If a society does not produce anything and only consumes, it cannot sustain itself. That is simple economics. If you have no money coming in, you do not have money available to go out unless you are the government and can run huge amounts of debt.

The Obama administration is about to add another $1.6 trillion to our national debt. With more and more Baby Boomers retiring and tapping into Social Security and Medicare, our unfunded liabilities skyrocket with each day. Think about this. We current pay $169 billion just to cover the interest payments on our national debt. Over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office, we will be paying $5.5 trillion dollars.

With unions screaming for more benefits and strangling our economy and pension plans with completely unreasonable terms, our economy is spinning out of control and will not recovery. Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke are telling us that our economy will not return to a pre-recession economy for another 4 to 5 years. By that time, most states will be on the verge of bankruptcy. There will be more riots and uprising in the streets around the world as food and fuel prices skyrocket out of sight. We will see riots in our own streets. You do not have to go far. Just look at Wisconsin.

Whether they like it or not, Congress must slash entitlement programs. The President said that Congress is using a machete and he would prefer to use a scalpel. I say it is time for a chainsaw.

US Agrees to Tell Russia Britain's Nuclear Secrets

In a recent "The Telegraph" article, it was revealed that the US will provide Russia British nuclear secrets include the serial numbers of all Trident missiles sold to Britain.

In order to get the Russians to participate and agree to the terms of the new START treaty, the Obama administration agreed to provide the Russians with the number of  missiles in Britain's  nuclear arsenal. The administration used this information as a "bargaining chip" to get the Russians to agree to the terms.

This is wonderful. With the stroke of a pen, President Obama just undermined our relationship with Great Britain. Wasn't sending back the bust of Winston Churchill enough? I guess not. We need to sell our ally down the river.

I believe that this will damage our relationships with our allies. Why are we willing to do this? We are moving closer and closer to relationships with Russia and China. Our other relationships are only relationships of convenience.