Looks like the Obama Administration and the Democrats in Washington are at it again!  When will it stop?  Haven’t they done enough damage to our country already?

Obama and the Democrats in Congress are considering tax hikes on energy to pay for two years of deficit spending and proposed billions more spending that Obama outlined in Ohio on Labor Day.

The fact of the matter is that higher taxes on energy mean lost jobs.  In-fact, according to the American Petroleum Industry raising taxes on energy threatens over 43,000 Alaska jobs, and that will make Alaskans feel the crunch right here at home.

Alaska jobs directly provided by the oil and gas industry:   16, 854

Alaska jobs directly or indirectly connected to the oil and gas industry:  43,454

That’s a $5 Billion (with a B) in economic impact right here in our state where we live.

If Obama and the Democrats, like Mark Begich, in Congress go ahead with their plan to implement higher energy taxes, lost jobs are just around the corner.   America’s oil and natural gas industry supports 9.2 million jobs throughout the economy.  And it is common sense knowledge, to the average American on the street, that keeping those jobs is essential to our nations economic recovery.

Our economy is at a crossroads.  Earlier this month, the government reported the lost of another 131,000 more US jobs in July.  That’s on top of nearly 5 million lost jobs since 2008 when Obama and the Democrats took over, their complete, control of congress.  The US unemployment rate remains high, at 9.5% with very little relief in sight.  And remember that many Americans are not counted in that unemployment rate because they are no longer receiving unemployment benefits and not even looking for work anymore because they can not find jobs.

For our economy to recover, America needs jobs.  We will not get them if Obama and the Democrats in Congress continue their plan for new taxes on energy to pay for dramatic increases in government spending.  Some reports suggest taxes on energy could be as high at $80 – 100 billion.

Taxes cost jobs!  Maybe that’s why a recent survey suggest that more than 64% of Americans oppose new taxes on oil and gas.  The American people get it even if Washington doesn’t.

Call Senator Murkowski and Senator Begich and urge them to oppose new increased taxes on oil and gas. Raising taxes on energy will kill jobs across the nation and right here at home in Alaska.

Then, hopefully, in November, Americans can put a stop to Obama and his Democrats by throwing many of them out of office.

Think About It!!      9-8-10

Second-year head coach for the Brown Bears Oliver David will  lead a Kenai River team which returns a team record nine players from 2009-2010.  The Bears also list 10 Alaskans on the early roster.

Kenai River looks to improve on a last place finish in the West Division of the North American Hockey League in 2009-2010 with a roster of experienced players and an established coaching staff. 

The West Division of the NAHL will have a few new looks as well.  The Alaska Avalanche has moved from Wasilla to Palmer and the league has added two new teams; the Fresno (California) Monsters and Dawson Creek (British Columbia) Rage.  With the addition of two teams, the West now has six teams and will qualify the top four to the playoffs.  The Brown Bears finished last season at 12-40-6; however, received a playoff berth because the West sported only four teams.

Kenai River Brown Bears: Opening Weekend

September 10th

Kenai River vs Alaska Avalanche @ Palmer Ice Rink   7:30 p.m.

September 11th

Kenai River vs Alaska Avalanche @ Subway Arena in Anchorage   7:30 p.m.

Rated: R

Tuesday – Thursday: (5:00, 7:15)

Theater: Orca

Rated: R

Tuesday - Thursday (4:15 & 7:15)

Theater: Kambe

Rated: R

Tuesday Thru Thursday (4:00 & 7:00)

Theater: Kambe

Well, how did you vote in the U.S Senate race?  Did you vote for Joe Miller or for the incumbent Lisa Murkowski?  Joe Miller is just about to be our new U.S. Senator and one of the major reasons is his endorsement by our former Governor Sarah Palin and the TEA Party movement that has spread across the nation like “a wild fire”.

So…what in the world is the TEA Party??  The Media and Party propagandist would have us believe that up is down, left is right, and that tax means to invest. Party elites have been successful with their propaganda that big-government programs are conservative, but big-government Democrat programs are liberal.  TEA Party people know that both are wrong. TEA Party people are citizens who have learned to focus on the behavior of their elected officials, not the words that come out of their mouths.

Here are the five foundational beliefs that are interconnected:

1)  Constitutional compliance.     2) Smaller Federal government.     3) States’ Rights.     4)Lower Federal spending and taxes, and     5)Individual rights, responsibility, and integrity.

TEA Party people understand “Constitutional Compliance.”  Like Thomas Jefferson they understand that our U.S. Constitution is a restrictive, not a permissive document. The role of the federal government was intentionally limited, because history proves that the more power a central government assumed, the less freedoms their citizens enjoy. This was true during the Roman Empire, monarchies of the middle ages and many of the dictatorships of the twentieth century.

TEA Party people are not anarchists, but merely opposed tp excessive growth in government not authorized by the Constitution and entities such as the Department of Education, Energy, and Health and Human Services because they were not created by the amendment process.

TEA Party people believe the Federal government has over-stepped the States’ Rights guaranteed by the 10^th Amendment and that if a very specific power is not stated in the Constitution then our states or the people retain that power.  For Instance, the federal Dept. of Education consumes billions of our tax dollars but does not educate anyone. Think of the improvements we could make to our classrooms if federal bureaucrats were not skimming the top off of our education budget!

Tea Party people believe that shrinking the U.S. government results in less federal spending;   hence fewer unnecessary taxes would be confiscated from our paychecks.

There was a time in our nation when individual responsibility and integrity did not need to be explained. However, now our society is ruled by a legal system which makes excuses for convicted murderers (had a bad childhood) or groups of individuals (to include those here illegally).  This “victimology” mentality allows the federal government to act as a monarch dictating to her serfs. TEA Party people believe that integrity is inseparable from individual responsibility.

TEA Party people do not believe in a classed-based society where elected officials are allowed to lie, cheat, or steal, but common citizens are prosecuted for similar conduct. TEA Party people believe in the rule of law and fairness to all American citizens.

Only time will tell if Joe Miller will be able to bring this kind of TEA Party thinking to the U.S. Senate or whether, in Alaska, all will continue as it has been for the past 24 years.

Think About It!         JCD   9-01-10

The Last Exorcism

Rated: PG-13

Monday thru Thursday: (4:50, 7:00)

Theater: Orca

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So….Has America become the land of the special interest and home of the double standard?

Let’s see….. if we lie to the Congress, it’s a felony and if the Congress lies to us it “just politics”;  if a white person dislikes a black person ,they are a racist and if a black dislikes whites, it’s their first amendment right;  our government spends millions to rehabilitate criminals and they do almost nothing for the victims;   in our public schools you can teach that homosexuality is OK, but you better not use the word God in the process;  you can kill a living unborn child, but its wrong to execute a mass murderer.

We don’t burn books in America, we now just rewrite them;   We got rid of the communist and socialist threat by naming them progressives;   we are unable to close our border with Mexico but have no problem protecting the 38^th parallel in Korea with our young men;  if you protest against President Obama’s policies his staff calls you a terrorist, but if you burned an American flag or George Bush in effigy it was your 1^st Amendment right.

You can have pornography on TV or the Internet, but you better not put a nativity scene in a public park during Christmas;   we have eliminated all criminals in America, they are now called sick people;   we can use a human fetus for medical research, but it’s wrong to use an animal.

We take money from those who work hard for it and give it to those refuse to work;   we all support the Constitution, but only when it supports our political ideology;   we still have freedom of speech, but only if we are being political correct;   parenting has been replaced with Ritalin and video games;   the land of opportunity is now the land of hand outs;   the similarity between Hurricane Katrina and gulf oil spill is that neither president did anything worthwhile to help.

And how do we handle a major crisis today?  The government appoints a committee to determine who’s at fault, then threatens them, passes a law, raises our taxes and then tells us the problem is solved so they can get back to their reelection campaign.

What has happened to the land of the free and the home of the brave??  Sounds like it is gone and may never return.  In retrospect, the voting policy of some to never ever vote for an incumbent now sounds like a pretty good idea.

Think About It!!      JCD   8-25-10

The life of Ted Stevens was remembered today, in Anchorage, as funeral services were held for the longest-serving U.S. Senator from Alaska.

Vice-President Joe Biden, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Mitch McConnell and Senator Daniel Inouye each reflected on the life of  Stevens, today, at the Anchorage Baptist Temple.  Vice-President Biden remembered how both turned to each other after the deaths of each other’s first wives.  Biden also remembered how much Stevens loved his state. 

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Senator Lisa Murkowski, in her words, told those attending that Ted was Alaska. 

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Today’s service was attended by many senators and former senators, many from the state legislature and hundreds from the across the state.

As the Borough Assembly awaits a recommendation from the CPGH, Inc. Board of Directors, regarding future governance and ownership, we spoke to Assembly President Pete Sprague about the possible change.  He remains uncertain about a change.

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The Borough Assembly makes the final decision on any recommendation from the hospital.