On 70th Anniversary of Soviet Union Attack on Poland, President Obama Cancels Missile Shield Plans

Dismay in Europe as Obama Ditches Missile Defence

President Obama dismayed America's allies in Europe and angered his political opponents at home today when he formally ditched plans to set up a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic.

My mom is from Latvia.. so this is a topic that has much passion in my family. I knew that Pres. Obama was not going to continue with the missile defense system. That had been floating for a while.. but the fact that he announced it TODAY on the anniversary of the Soviet attack of Poland makes it feel as though Poland should feel even more vulnerable. He had to know the date... what possible good purpose was the choice of announcing it on this day?

I Remember

On this day, I have spent time looking back and remembering. They say there are a few events in history that if you lived through them you will always remember where you were... for me.. this is it. I remember the day so very clearly. The shock. The tears. The uncertainty. The anger. The sorrow.

I remember praying. Being so sad.. but so proud of all those heroes who worked so hard to save so many. So many heroes laying down their lives. I remember in the days and weeks to come workers flooding from around the US to help.. sending in money.. praying. Flags flying everyone. National prayers. Hearts broken.

I remember the unity of our nation against this evil. I remember the plans for a memorial and for rebuilding. Here 8 years later it has finally begun. A small skeleton beginning to rise. I do not understand how so many seem to have forgotten. I do not understand why this is not built. And I am FURIOUS that the name has now been changed.. from the Freedom Tower.. as the building was to be called.. to the One World Trade Center!?!?

This year... according to wikipedia the name was changed. It must have been done quietly for I never heard tell of it.. and I consider myself a bit of a news junky. According to wikipedia: On March 26, 2009, the Port Authority said that the building will be known as 'One World Trade Center', replacing its former name 'Freedom Tower'.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN????

I find myself AGAIN angry.. and sad.. and hurt. I feel as though in a way our nation is AGAIN being attacked.. but this time without war.. without a terrorist attack... but we are being eaten away.

Now to be fair.. this is the address. But who names their building after the street address? And why in the world would you consider dumping a fabulous name like Freedom Tower??

We are NOT a ONE WORLD GOV'T... we are AMERICA! It was not the World that was attacked it was America. And it should have stayed the Freedom Tower.. a name that shows that spirit that our nation has... the love of liberty... the pride of our nation.. our willingness to fight for freedom. That love that was seen in millions of flags across this nation in the days and weeks following Sept 11. Yes, the world cared and mourned with us.. but this was an attack on FREEDOM and it is FREEDOM that overcomes. It was an attack on America.. and it shall be America that overcomes. The name One World Trade Tower flies in the face of that truth. And I do not believe that the name should be allowed to stand while the towers do not.

Friday Funny

God's Beautiful Handiwork ~ Space Butterfly

Hubble Telescope sends back a gorgeous photo of streams of gas from a dying star. Lovely!

Psalm 19:1-2
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they display knowledge.

Raising the Debt Ceiling : Obama's Changing Perspective

Senate must raise debt ceiling above $12T

The Senate must move legislation to raise the federal debt limit beyond $12.1 trillion by mid-October, a move viewed as necessary despite protests about the record levels of red ink.

The move will highlight the nation’s record debt, which has been central to Republican attacks against Democratic congressional leaders and President Barack Obama. The year’s deficit is expected to hit a record $1.6 trillion.

Democrats in control of Congress, including then-Sen. Obama (Ill.), blasted President George W. Bush for failing to contain spending when he oversaw increased deficits and raised the debt ceiling.

“Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren,” Obama said in a 2006 floor speech that preceded a Senate vote to extend the debt limit. “America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership.”

Obama later joined his Democratic colleagues in voting en bloc against raising the debt increase.

Well, isn't that interesting... when it was Pres. Bush and the debt ceiling needed to be raised... Obama fought against it. He said it was a failure of leadership. It was shifting the burden of bad choices onto the backs of our children and grandchildren.. but now??? Now we have to do it again.. and in fact, still pass even more spending bills, such as health care bills.

And for the record.. I was opposed to Pres. Bush's wild spending and expanding of entitlements.. although I was not opposed to military spending. Military spending is one of the only things provided for in the Constitution... the federal government is to provide for our defense. I realize thinking individuals can disagree on the war in Iraq but military spending is at least in the Constitutional role of the federal government. This ongoing spending and growing of federal government is AGAINST the Constitution and must be stopped.

It is interesting how one's perspective changes once one is in power. Isn't it?

Presidential Halo Photo

Well... hm. Once again, it seems there are those in his administration who have illusions of grandeur or even a messiah complex about our president. His original study guides for the school video were self-aggrandizing. And we know he has made statements implying that with his presidency would be the moment the world heals.. the seas stop rising.. etc. But this one.. is a new level of funny. I have copied this picture from the White House official blog. The caption underneath was simply: (President Barack Obama addresses a town hall meeting on health insurance reform inside a hangar at Gallatin Field in Belgrade, Mont., on Aug. 14, 2009.
Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

But it is clearly an altered photo... to give him a halo... YES on his own official blog. Sigh.

YouTube Video: Jack Webb Explains How Things Are to Pres. Obama