The Messiah is Coming!

Are you ready? He is coming. The world has been praying for his arrival.
No, not that one, the Obamassiah.
Change is already in the air. This week the Obamassiah has announced he will release his team's report exonerating them from any contact with the evil Blogojevich. And the press has breathed a sigh of relief. The apostle Hillary has announced that she has raised enough funds to pay herself back for campaign debts and now she will work toward paying everyone else back.
Putting politics above religion, the Obamassiah has chosen Rick Warren to give the blessing at his coronation. This will be the second time he prays with Warren. The first time was with him and John McCain. Rev. Wright would have been there but he was run over by a bus.
Once again a Democratic President has chosen school of choice as a better alternative to our public school system. It's only good enough for the sheep but the shepherd gets Sidwell Friends private school.
Change is coming.
Hail the bloggers. Obama has removed his CIA chief of choice, John Brennan, from the running because of leftist bloggers who apparently don't like his CIA connections. If the bloggers turn on Obama, will he resign?
Joe Biden has been chosen by the Obamassiah to expand the middle class. I suppose he will be in charge of punishing the wealthy by taxing them into submission.
Change is coming.
We stand at the door of history about to inaugurate a man who will be the first half african-american to take the oath of office. People are already proposing statues, naming streets and schools after him. One city has even proposed a holiday in his honor. Unfortunately, nobody can name anything he has accomplished other than getting elected Senator and now President.
Change is coming. The idol will be placed on the great white pedestal. The press is no longer needed as the Obamassiah will have a staff to write the news. The world will now love us as we have helped them elect their chosen one. Peace will reign. As the sun comes up on the Obama administration, American cars will fly off the lots. The stock market will soar. The lion will lie down with the lamb.
As the kool-aid drinking Obamamaniacs prepare to lay palm leave down on Pennsylvania avenue, I choose to lay straw in the manger and ponder the arrival of the real massiah. As those in this nation place all faith in one man, I choose to have faith in humanity.

New Store Hours

The big 3 are shutting down for a month. While this may make the media chirp that the sky is falling, this is going to be something that will set precedent among retailers in the new year.
The need for a 24/7 business, which seems to have put pennies-more-profit over everything else, is coming to an end. It stretched payroll and operating costs. I am going to make a bold prediction but it is one I have made for years. The seven day business week is on it's way out. Retailers, will be feeling massive losses this Christmas. Those who are around to try to survive will find they can make the same amount while spending less by reducing their hours. Remember the 24 hour Kinko's? That disappeared. Do you really need copies at 3 a.m.? Tuesdays may become quiet time at the mall. They are traditionally the slowest sales day of the week. Extended Sunday hours will disappear. Staying open on holidays will become a thing of the past. The Internet will suffice when it comes to late and holiday hours.
The long term effect will be the marriage of in-store shopping and Internet shopping. This will be good for both as the time has come for the two to stop competing with each other.
Every business needs to take some time off. Slow down it's production. Get a grip on its supply to match the demand. "Give the lady what she wants" may have worked in Marshall Field's day, but it's almost 2009 and the lady won't be able to get anything if she is out of work and the store is out of business.

A Den of Theives

Blagojevich is probably going to prison, just like so many of his predecessors. Must be something in the air in Illinois. Perhaps the precedent set by Abraham Lincoln is just too hard to live up to. And now we are set to inaugurate a President who comes from a cesspool of Chicago thugs. Obama has tried to distance himself from Blago by saying they were never close. I hear a bus starting to roll.

David Axelrod, Obama's chief advisor, is on record as saying that Obama had several conversations with Blago regarding his replacement. Obama said he never spoke with the governor. Somehow I would think someone like Obama, who seems to have called everybody personally after his election, would have talked to Blago, the guy responsible for appointing his successor. Didn't Obama care who would take his seat?

Rahm Emanuel, the Clintonista who took Blago's seat in the house when he was elected Governor, is now going to be Obama's chief of staff. How much did he pay for Blago's endorsement. Of course he also had the Daley machine using their strong arm tactics to win him the seat. Some of those thugs that helped him get elected are now sitting in a prison cell.

Tony Resko. You remember him. He is currently serving time for some similar shenanigans as his buddy Blago. Big surprise. Tony served on Obama's Senate campaign's finance committee. He also was the slumlord who secured government money with the help of Obama. He raised money for Emanuel's and Blago's campaigns too.

Somehow, this den of thieves, who seem to have more than just crossed path's, have all distanced themselves from each other when one gets caught. One by one they fall. If we are to believe the media, Obama is just an innocent guy who happened to be in the same circles as these thugs. I judge the man by the company he keeps. Resko, Blagojevich, Wright, Ayers.

Blagojevich was hailed as a bright young honest leader who was elected to change Illinois. Let's hope Obama isn't destined to follow the same charted path.

We Need a Non-Speaker of he House.

As the CEO's of the big 3 automakers return to capitol hill we hear they are now requesting $34 billion dollars. What caused this increase from the original $25 billion they originally requested? Nancy Pelosi.
After their first visit, the executives of GM, Chrysler and Ford were criticized by Nancy (I want a bigger Speaker's plane) Pelosi. The bellowing of the bellicose speaker that they should get rid of the corporate jets before congress would give them a loan was heard and received. They dumped the jets and drove back to Washington. All three CEO's will work for $1 a year. Cuts will be made. Big mouthed Nancy followed her aero-rant by saying congress must approve loans for the big 3 and that bankruptcy was NOT an option. This was heard loud and clear too. Nancy's loose lips will now cost the U.S. taxpayer an additional $9 billion, bringing the auto bailout to $34 billion. Gee, if she would have kept her mouth shut or just given them the $25 billion she would have saved the extra 9. Or is the $9 billion more to compensate for travel and bonuses?
Nancy has been in hot water before. She made up bible verses to give credence to her self-serving views on the environment. She claimed to be an expert on Catholic Church doctrine by saying "the Catholic Church really doesn't know when life begins" to try to gain support for her pro-abortion views. She just seems to make things up to suit her opinion. And she doesn't think before spewing out her venom.
After two years of Nancy and her Gladys Kravitz style of governing, we really appreciate the gentleman style of Speaker Hastart. Newt Gingrich may have voiced opinions, but at least he always got the facts right. And they respected the President. Pelosi has done nothing but complain and nag. She was supposed to be a giant step for woman. Unfortunately the step was backward. Perhaps that's why Obama is the President-elect and Hillary is HIS appointee.