We all knew that the moment Obama was elected as the 44th President, there would be some serious setbacks on abortion front. Well, here is the latest setback for abortion opponents, Obama administration will announce next week its going to rescind Bush abortion rule. It provides some job protections for doctors and nurses who have moral qualms on abortion (and birth control).
If We Have Defense Budget Cuts, What Should We Keep?
How many of us knew one day we would fight two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Let’s face it, if we never thought that one day we would witness a massive economic collapse on Wall Street, then it is indeed a safe bet to say that future is unpredictable. So, it’s always safe to err on the side of caution.
It’s easy to cut down the size of our armed forces, but it’s never easy to build up to new levels rapidly should a need arise in a major conflict. I’m sure Romans never thought that one day their empire would die a slow dying death, or that their armies would be annihilated for good. Beware of dangers of cutting down the size only to recognize finally the true danger once our enemies quickly build up to levels where it’ll be tough for us to beat them short of using nuclear weapons.
A brief Interlude: Rooting for Packers!
I’m just so excited about this coming season for Packers. Switching to a 3-4 defense in my view is a smart and long overdue move. It’s now in vogue, and forces mis-matchups to offensive teams. Hawk and Barnett will have a field day chasing down quarterbacks or runningbacks. I was surprised that Hawk floundered last season, probably due to his chest injury, but I’m loathed to make up excuses for any football player, even for my favorite team. What was particularly troubling was that Hawk had no forced turnovers at all. Perhaps Hawk’s last season was nothing more than a mere fluke, that happens even to the best players out there.
I don’t think Packers will be a major player in free agency for one very important reason: they’re very tight with money! Even though Packers have $25 million under salary cap, they’re loathed to give up that much room to sign a major free agent, instead going with a build-up philosophy through drafts and second-tiered free agents. Thompson is not known for chasing after big name players, though he did sign Charles Woodson and traded (or signed?) Al Harris. He usually prefers to reward Packers players like Aaron Rodgers signing a $20 million contract recently this past season. However, he could surprise us this time, considering he’s now in hot seat along with McCarthy, so he could do something drastic and unthinkable. Unlikely, but you never know, right?
The main action will be in NFL Draft this April. Packers pick at No. 9, so it’ll be exciting to watch who they will pick. I strongly suspect Thompson’s philosophy is to pick value over need. Maybe if Malcom Jenkins fell to that spot, Thompson will go ahead and pick him, as Packers isn’t sure if Al Harris is able to play lots of zone coverage in a 3-4 defense system. Or if Packers go with drafting need, then hopefully a big DT, who will be a key NT in 3-4 schemes, will become available at that time. Somebody like B.J. Raji from Boston College. Some scouts and experts still think Ryan Pickett can play NT, but who really knows? On other hand, Packers still could go after a linebacker, like Everette Brown from Florida State. Aaron Kampan is an excellent athlete, and has ideal size to play the outside linebacker, so he can be moved over to that position. But it’d be nice to draft a linebacker to back up an already elite crops of linebackers.
Packers will draft a lot on defense, but don’t be surprised if they draft a developmental player in OT. And you can’t go wrong if you draft another wide receiver, after all, Jordy Nelson had a great rookie season, especially if he can do some kick returns. But I think Packers is all set on offense, except for offensive linemen and perhaps runningbacks (I’m not entirely sold on Brandon Jackson).
Thompson and McCarthy will play smart even though they’re in hot seats. A good friend once told me, “In Thompson we trust!” Ha ha. I trust whatever they do, it’ll be for good reasons instead of doing stupid things just to save their necks. I can only hope rabid Packers fans will calm down for a minute and reflect on how good Thompson is really as GM. After all, he did draft Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings! I think Rodgers will be a perennial Pro-Bowl player once he has some experience under his belt, or in this case, towel. Hehe. Jennings, man, I love that player! He sails past cornerbacks or safeties and make some tough catches, scoring touchdowns left and right. I vividly remember his rookie year, where he played against perhaps the best CB ever, Champ Bailey. It was in overtime, and Jennings lined up in front of Bailey, somehow, he sailed right past Baily and made a touchdown catch. It was an unforgettable moment.
Oh, did I mention Ryan Grant? Enough said.
Like I said, it’ll be a great year for Packers, you just watch out for them! Pretty soon, you’ll stand in awe when Packers steamroll over Steelers in 2010 Super Bowl game. You just wait and watch! Go Pack Go!
Liberal Patent #2231134: Suing Somebody So You Can Break More Laws
Today in news, a rancher in Arizona is being sued for actually enforcing the law by illegals who, what else, are trying to across the border illegally. The Mexican nationals are suing Roger Barnett for 32 million dollars, because they were held captive at gunpoint by Barnett with his big dog. Barnett began to round up illegals trespassing on his property since 1998, shortly after they killed his calves, destroyed his property, and broke into his home.
Being A Foxy President Is Not An Easy Task
When you become the newly elected leader of the greatest nation ever to grace this sorry world, you are entrusted with many responsibilities that can’t be easily ignored. Some of responsibilities may seem trivial to you, but you should never ignore even the most basic duties…like being on time. Some people might laugh at punctuality as an awesome responsibility for a president, but think about it. A president is only a human being, not a superman, and he is burdened with many duties, so he can’t do all of them at once. But he has to make best of them by using time wisely.
It’s just like what the Bible says in Ephesians 5:16, “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” A president should use alloted time to each duty and attending an event wisely, after all, it does make an quite impression on ordinary people and elected representatives alike. Being on time demonstrates that he cares enough about them not to waste their precious time, and display some seriousness in going about his presidential duties. I am not saying President Barack Obama has to be on time all the time, after all, nobody is perfect, but one should not make it a habit to be late.
Real Dangers of Obama’s Revamped Faith-Based Program
I usually don’t blog here at all, but it’s time for me to toss in my two cents over the issue of Obama revamping the faith-based program first initiated by Bush. Recently in news, President Obama signed an executive order to establish a revamped White House Office on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
But as we know, while President Obama speaks in the language of unity and strength in diversity, he remains a radical liberal. In his inaugrational speech, he said that America is a nation of Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and non-believers. But what does it mean when addressing the revamped White House Office on faith-based programs?
The most contentious issue surrounding the updated office, potential restrictions on the hiring practices of religious groups that receive taxpayer dollars, will undergo a thorough legal review before Obama makes a decision on hiring guidelines.
If the religious organizations receive federal money, will that mean they have to compromise on hiring workers who may not share their religious beliefs? Does that an evaneglical organization which receives federal money will have to hire homosexuals or workers whose religions are in sharp contrast with the aforementioned organization’s religious tenets? Obama professes to be a Christian, but yet, he never demonstrates true Christian principles on touchy subjects like abortion. So, it’s important to see what kind of hiring guidelines Obama will establish in regards to faith-based programs.
Obama’s advisers want to be certain tax dollars sent to the faith-based social service groups are being used for secular purposes, such as to feeding the hungry or housing the homeless — not for religious evangelism. The administration doesn’t want to be perceived as managing the groups yet does want transparency and accountability.
Herein lies the main problem. There are some faith-based programs that use social services as a means of preaching the message of salvation through Jesus Christ’s atoned blood on the Cross for our sins. By avoiding to preach the Gospel and offering social services at the same time really defeats the main goal of such programs. And they are more likely to be excluded from receiving any sort of federal money.
If Obama professes to be a Christian, then how can he tell Christian organizations to shut up on offering the free gift of God while at the same time sending off people with cookies on way to Hell? Yes, that’s right you heard it correctly, I do believe there is a literal place called Hell, and that’s for people who have rejected God’s love through Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. I know that it’s a touchy subject, but I believe in being blunt here. Religious evangelism is an imporant part of many Christian organizations.
I thin it’s only fair to let faith-based programs do their work without having to compromise their religious principles. After all, as a born-again Christian, it pains me to pay taxes to federal government which has just lifted off bans on providing federal funding to agencies that promote abortion aboard. In short, I’ve just paid taxes so that an unborn baby can be murdered at will, without giving it a chance to live a life full of potential possibilities. There you go.
To be perfectly honest, it seems to me that Obama is using federal money as a means of enforcing his idea of religious unity on all faith-based organizations. However, to be fair, if any organization receives some sort of federal money, there would have to be some strings attached to it, after all, there’s no such thing as a free ride. But avoiding religious evangelism? Come on.
How can Obama call for accountability and transparency if he nominates tax cheats and display flawed moral judgments on the issues like abortion? But I guess the only thing Obama can say is, “I won.” Yeah, right.
