Obama the Centrist?

With current political leniency towards a more centralized government, we hear the left speak conservative while they spread their cloaked agenda in the legislature and through small and big towns alike. President Obama likes to portray himself as a centralist, and so does the mainstream media but it must capture the attention of even the seldom news follower when Hugo Chavez a known and proud socialist wants to help Obama. Chavez considers him intelligent, and that he has good intentions, but why? Could it be that he sees him as a fellow revolutionary or at least in contrast anyone from the right, and that his intentions are to grow the government and make it a more socialized, and make business more regulated and answerable to a government entity? With less freedom to live the way, and do business you see fit, it is becoming clear what path we are going towards now.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5864ME20090907

Blue Dogs

Blue Dog Democrats have an opportunity right now to block the new health care bill from going to the House. According to Rep. Mike Ross, a leading negotiator for the “conservative” Democrats has said that the legislation does not contain needed reforms to control expenditures in the health care system. A version of the bill is being discussed in the Energy and Commerce Committee, where there is 36 Democrats, 23 Republicans, and out of those, eight Blue Dog Democrats are willing to block the bill. If you do not wish the government to run your health care, and force you to invest in something you already pay for yourself, or through your employer, then the time to act is now. The debt our country will sustain will deepen our future generations into financial obscurity if this bill succeeds.

Call 202-225-3121 and tell the Energy and Commerce to vote NO!

Reps. John Barrow (D-Ga.)
Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)
Baron Hill (D-Ind.)
Jim Matheson (D-Utah)
Charlie Melancon (D-La.)
Mike Ross (D-Ark)
Zack Space (D-Ohio)

California is Broke

Schwarzenegger on Wednesday has recently declared California a fiscal emergency. It has a 24 Billion dollar deficit and no plan from the 48 Democrats and 32 Republicans in the Assembly, or from the 25 Democrats and 15 Republicans in the Senate. The only plan the legislature has is to support government programs it can’t afford, keep borrowing, give out IOU’s to their taxpayers, and short change bond holders that invest in the state. The former golden state will reap what they sow, and the blame goes towards the liberal majority destroying what “golden” generations before them with their blood, sweat, and tears worked so hard to accomplish. The Gold Rush was a gift from god that created this one great state (with the potential to be great again) the infrastructure of a leading economic power. As a native born Californian, I didn’t lose hope in California, California lost hope in us, and minimized the individualism of the citizenry. Activists have brought California down, and activist can bring the state back to a leading position again.

http://reason.tv/roughcut/show/671.html

Stimulated

Many would like think that Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal got America out of the depression, and that the current administration's similar government interventionism would have the same perceived success. But the actualization is that the New Deal prolonged the problem it was supposed to relieve, and stifled the recovery of private enterprise with taxes, public projects, and spending that where short term quick fixes. The left has tried to compare both situations, and assume the same big public spending will fix the problem of the current recession. But the only guaranteed path towards recovery is with capitalism, American ingenuity, and free markets.


Stimulus Numbers

This past Sunday on Meet the Press, David Gregory confronted Vice President Joe Biden on how they came up with the economic number of 150,000 jobs made or saved after 100 days the bill was signed. Biden said that the administration uses a decades old econometric model to correlate the economic circumstances of the nation with the creation of jobs, and that the model is used by the Council of Economic Advisers. He also goes on to say how 600,000 more jobs will be created in the next 100 days because “this thing is beginning to roll out.” He then claims he doesn't even know anyone who is arguing about the economic model when Mr. Gregory showed him a part of an interview on Tuesday of his own economic adviser Jared Bernstein, who said that the president's citation of (saving or creating) of 150,000 jobs is “an estimate” based partly on what the economy would look like in the absence of the stimulus package. But Bernstein said he could not break down how many of those jobs were created versus saved. Later the VP went on to say, “everyone guessed wrong" on the impact of the stimulus, economy was worse off than anyone thought.”


Money Comes From...

The theory of government spending a nation out of a recession by creating new demand, and growing the economy is inherently flawed because every dollar the government spends must be taxed, or borrowed. This method also makes us susceptible to foreign interference, and dependency, one of them being China owning 24.07% of our Treasuries as of Jan 09. So no matter how much spending is done no real wealth is acquired efficiently with this method. Tax cuts on the other hand give the money back to private citizens to spend the money more wisely. Keynesian economics has been a failure in the past and will only alleviate symptoms in the short term, leaving us with less wealth.

Insurmountable amount of money is being spent on the guise of “it could be worse if we did nothing”. But the way Washington is pursuing this, maybe doing nothing is not as chaotic compared to using Keynesian theories. So as of now, can you say you are feeling stimulated?

A lot of Activity

There is a lot of activity in the universe and believe us when we say we understand how frustrating it has become to watch the Democratic party wield their coveted majority status.

The headlines are rife with tag lines that try to deceive the average reader with misguided facts and clever editors who continue to sell the investment of hope that many placed into President Obama's account.

I would encourage those of you who are reading this now to take some time and visit the b2journal, a poignant and extremely well written blog that cuts to the very core of this administrations impact on the future of America. Please spend some time there and realize that The Conservative Universe is chock full of citizens who share in the same love for America the we all have.

We here at The Conservative Universe are continuing to grow. Please look for more exiting things to come and remember... We are the Big Bang of Universal Conservatism.


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Iranian Threat

I feel it’s important to address one major factor in the Middle East that’s capable of transforming into a game changer for the region, and that is the nuclear ambitions of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The UN has said that Iran is distending their nuclear infrastructure to a much larger capacity, that it would prove a great challenge for the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) to examine suspected nuclear activity. With Republican guards verbal threats towards Israel, and American military targets in the area, we must be vigilant. Iran supports terrorist organizations with financial, training, and equipment, there is no basis to believe or trust they aren’t developing nuclear weapons.

Capacity

The amount of LEU (low-enriched uranium) stockpile has increased from 500kg to 1,339 in the past six months. At this moment there are nearly 5,000 centrifuges operating towards uranium enrichment. David Albright of the Institute for Science and International Security has said Iran now accumulated enough LEU to convert into high-enriched uranium (HEU) sufficient for one atom bomb. Eventually there are a planned total of 55,000 centrifuges that will increase capacity to larger amounts. There is also a separate project on working on more sophisticated centrifuges capable of enriching uranium 2-3 as fast as the P1 models. Missiles capable of delivering a nuclear bomb are readily available for any reason Iran deems necessary, Dennis Blair Director of National Intelligence has said, “Development of medium-range ballistic missiles, inherently capable of delivering nuclear weapons, has continued unabated.

Threat

Once you cross the HEU threshold, there is nothing more difficult to accomplish towards the development of nuclear weapons. Back in September of 2007 Iran threatened to fire long-range missiles towards American military targets in the middle-east. The Shahab-3 rocket is capable of penetrating a wide area of the middle-east, including a beacon of hope, Dubai which could be an Iranian target. The reaction of a nuclear Iran would start a middle-eastern arms race in the whole region, giving terrorist more opportunities to infiltrate government projects for destructive purposes.

Giving Iran the capability to be a nuclear power is a price we can’t afford. We have vested interest in the area, and all would be in jeopardy should we not stop this common international threat. Iran has nothing to lose from proclaiming they nuclear might, the time to act is before they have the capability to have this resource.

President Obama's speech redacted.

In the interest of time and as an opportunity to function as we know the mainstream media does, We at The Conservative Universe thought that it would be nice to illustrate how media spin and propaganda work.

We took the liberty of redacting the Presidents speech into one that was a little more short and to the point. No words were added to this speech, only removed. The speech in it's entirety can be found by doing a simple google search. This is not an attempt to minimise the speech or any of it's content. It does however illustrate that just as we were able to easily remove what we wanted from the speech and tailor it to align better within our interests, know that the world and all parties affected by the President's speech will do the same. The main stream media has already begun the process of spin control and rampant minimization that has become the staple of what now appears to be more like a state run media organization than anything else.

The content of this speech will be the topic of intense dialogue and debate for quite some time. Please enjoy this exercise and let us know what you think of this streamlined version. And as always feel free to discuss what the President's speech meant to you.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much. Good afternoon. I'm proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people. (Applause.)
Violent extremists have exploited tensions in a small but potent minority of Muslims. The attacks of September 11, 2001 and the continued efforts of these extremists to engage in violence against civilians has led my country to view Islam as inevitably hostile not only to America and Western countries, but also to human rights. All this has bred more fear and more mistrust.
I've come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, America and Islam are not in competition.
Now part of this conviction is rooted in my own experience. I'm a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims. As a boy, I spent several years in Indonesia and heard the call of the azaan at the break of dawn and at the fall of dusk. As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith.
As a student of history, I also know that Islam has always been a part of America's story.
So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed.
America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress that the world has ever known. We were born out of revolution against an empire. We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words -- within our borders, and around the world. We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum -- "Out of many, one."
Now, much has been made of the fact that an African American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected President. (Applause.) But my personal story is not so unique. The dream of opportunity for all people has not come true for everyone in America, but its promise exists for all who come to our shores.
Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion.
So let there be no doubt I believe that America holds within her the truth that regardless of race, religion, or station in life, all of us share common aspirations -- to live in peace and security; to get an education and to work with dignity; to love our families, our communities, and our God. These things we share. This is the hope of all humanity.
Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task. Words alone cannot meet the needs of our people. These needs will be met only if we act boldly in the years ahead; and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared, and our failure to meet them will hurt us all.
For we have learned from recent experience that when violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean. When innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience. That is what it means to share this world in the 21st century. That is the responsibility we have to one another as human beings.
And this is a difficult responsibility to embrace. For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes -- and, yes, religions -- subjugating one another in pursuit of their own interests. Yet in this new age, such attitudes are self-defeating. Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail. So whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners to it.
Now, that does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. Indeed, it suggests the opposite: We must face these tensions squarely. And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and as plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together.
The first issue that we have to confront is violent extremism in all of its forms.
We will, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security -- because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children. And it is my first duty as President to protect the American people.
The situation in Afghanistan demonstrates America's goals, and our need to work together. Over seven years ago, the United States pursued al Qaeda and the Taliban with broad international support. We did not go by choice; we went because of necessity. I'm aware that there's still some who would question or even justify the events of 9/11. But let us be clear: Al Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people on that day. The victims were innocent men, women and children from America and many other nations who had done nothing to harm anybody. And yet al Qaeda chose to ruthlessly murder these people, claimed credit for the attack, and even now states their determination to kill on a massive scale. They have affiliates in many countries and are trying to expand their reach. These are not opinions to be debated; these are facts to be dealt with.
Now, make no mistake: We would gladly bring every single one of our troops home if we could be confident that there were not violent extremists in Afghanistan and now Pakistan determined to kill as many Americans as they possibly can. But that is not yet the case.
And that's why we're partnering with a coalition of 46 countries. And despite the costs involved, America's commitment will not weaken. Indeed, none of us should tolerate these extremists. They have killed in many countries. They have killed people of different faiths. Their actions are irreconcilable with the rights of human beings.
And finally, just as America can never tolerate violence by extremists, we must never alter or forget our principles. Nine-eleven was an enormous trauma to our country. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable.
So America will defend itself, respectful of the sovereignty of nations and the rule of law. The sooner the extremists are isolated and unwelcome in Muslim communities, the sooner we will all be safer.
The second major source of tension that we need to discuss is the situation between Israelis, Palestinians and the Arab world.
America's strong bonds with Israel are well known. This bond is unbreakable. It is based upon cultural and historical ties, and the recognition that the aspiration for a Jewish homeland is rooted in a tragic history that cannot be denied.
Around the world, the Jewish people were persecuted for centuries, and anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented Holocaust. Tomorrow, I will visit Buchenwald, which was part of a network of camps where Jews were enslaved, tortured, shot and gassed to death by the Third Reich. Six million Jews were killed -- more than the entire Jewish population of Israel today. Denying that fact is baseless, it is ignorant, and it is hateful. Threatening Israel with destruction -- or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews -- is deeply wrong, and only serves to evoke in the minds of Israelis this most painful of memories while preventing the peace that the people of this region deserve.
Palestinians must abandon violence. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and it does not succeed. For centuries, black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the humiliation of segregation. But it was not violence that won full and equal rights. It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America's founding. This same story can be told by people from South Africa to South Asia; from Eastern Europe to Indonesia. It's a story with a simple truth: that violence is a dead end. It is a sign neither of courage nor power to shoot rockets at sleeping children, or to blow up old women on a bus. That's not how moral authority is claimed; that's how it is surrendered.
Now is the time for Palestinians to focus on what they can build. Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, recognize Israel's right to exist.
And finally, the Arab states must recognize that the Arab Peace Initiative was an important beginning, but not the end of their responsibilities. The Arab-Israeli conflict should no longer be used to distract the people of Arab nations from other problems. Instead, it must be a cause for action to help the Palestinian people to recognize Israel's legitimacy, and to choose progress over a self-defeating focus on the past.
America will align our policies with those who pursue peace, But privately, many Muslims recognize that Israel will not go away.
The third source of tension is our shared interest in the rights and responsibilities of nations on nuclear weapons.
This issue has been a source of tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is in fact a tumultuous history between us. In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government. Since the Islamic Revolution, Iran has played a role in acts of hostage-taking and violence against U.S. troops and civilians. This history is well known.
It's about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path.
Thank you. (Applause.)

Conservative Hugo?

During the Summit of the Americas in April, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez managed to create publicity, and awkward moments at the expense of President Obama. The perception of these encounters showed Obama oblivious, or glad to foot the bill. Just recently Chavez facetiously mentioned how conservative he appears in contrast with Obama’s recent government investments of 60% in General Motors. It’s been obvious that every time Chavez involves Obama or his likeness in anyway, it’s like El Professor is lecturing the pupil in social, economic, and Latin American affairs.

Obama more left wing