Welcome to “What’s Wrong With Washington!” I am Lance Pisowicz and I would like to thank you for joining us once again. I resolved that I would do a blog for today but once again my schedule will not permit me the time to create a video today. Please do check out my website, Lance Pisowicz Online (www.wix.com/lancejp/online). Also become a subscriber of my Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/user/lancejponline), like my Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Lance-Pisowicz/130049603677542), or follow me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/lancejp). You can also subscribe to my blogs on blogger (www.wrongwithwashington.blogspot.com and www.lancesweeklywalk.blogspot.com). There are a couple of key topics I would like to take a look at today. We will start off with the Wikipedia blackout that occurred on Wednesday, President Obama’s refusal to approve the Keystone pipeline, and finally we will take a look into the 2012 Presidential primaries.
*I was on the computer on Wednesday evening and had something that I needed to look up for school. Generally I try to use certified, expert websites for my research, but for general information one of my favorite tools is Wikipedia. When I got to the website, a black screen appeared that said, “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge.” I read the description on the screen and it mentioned something about the Senate possibly approving the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) that would target websites such as Wikipedia. It would greatly harm the free and open internet by trying to protect the intellectual property of individuals and organizations.
While protecting intellectual property is a honorable thing to do, the method that the Senate is taking in the bill is wrong. There are certain things that are common knowledge or a general public knowledge. That includes websites like Wikipedia. While I may not individually know where Henry Clay was born, there are thousands of people out there who do. That and the fact that one of these individuals knows this and is willing to share it, is all it takes to make it public property. A person cannot own the fact concerning Henry Clay’s birthplace. If SOPA targeted individual sites who were stealing facts from an Encyclopedia or a book, especially if the works were not cited, then I would have no problem with it. But to deny the people the right to free public information is a step toward a society with fewer freedoms. In fact, Wikipedia cites their sources on every page they have. What have they done wrong? Although I was disappointed to not be able to use Wikipedia on Wednesday, I fully support their stance and hope that it sends a message to the Senate: either listen to the people or be sent packing in November.
*Now I am going to switch gears to talk about the Keystone pipeline issue and how it affects every American. If you have been following the news at all recently, chances are you know what the Keystone pipeline is. Although Congress has passed the bill to expand the Keystone pipeline in Canada, President Obama has refused to sign it into law. So basically, President Obama is siding with his environmentalist cronies and denying the American people cheaper fuel from a nation that we are closely associated with. Most Americans agree that gas prices are still a huge issue in the nation and that they would approve of the Keystone pipeline expanding.
Instead the President wants to buy oil from Saudi Arabia and the rest of OPEC (some of these nations are on hostile terms with the United States) in fear of harming the environment. Is drilling oil in Saudi Arabia not going to harm their environment as well? Obviously it will affect the environment there differently, but it certainly is not going to help it. The President and his supporters also claim that they are saving the oil for a “rainy day.” Well judging by the state of our economy and national debt (among others) I would say the day is not a “sunny” one. By the time we get what Obama would call a rainy day we will either have an alternative fuel source or several generations will have come and gone by then. If we haven’t innovated enough to find an alternative fuel source by the time we run low on oil resources, I would suppose that all innovating had ceased to exist. In terms of how this will affect the election in November, I am certain the American people will be thinking about gas prices when they cast their ballots.
*Speaking of the 2012 Presidential Election, the Republican Primaries are well underway. The next stop on the road to the White House is South Carolina which is tomorrow. We didn’t have to wait until Saturday to hear some important news. Rick Perry dropped out of the race yesterday. I was disappointed to see him go. He along with Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich were my favorite candidates left. However, just because I liked those three the best does not mean I would formally support them. As the primaries drag on I am feeling more and more drawn to support Mitt Romney. I truly feel he has the best chance of defeating President Obama and brings the most economic experience to the table. I am especially interested to see how Florida votes at the end of the month and of course what Colorado, Ohio, and Indiana do before I finalize my choice. Those swing states will determine exactly who can defeat President Obama in November.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Opportunities and Potential
I am Lance Pisowicz and this is, “What’s Wrong With Washington!” Thanks for joining us today after a long Christmas and New Year’s break. I appreciate how patient you all have been with me through Christmas, New Year’s, and of course my final exams, but hopefully I should be back for a while now. Please do check out my website, Lance Pisowicz Online (www.wix.com/lancejp/online). Also become a subscriber of my Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/user/lancejponline), like my Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Lance-Pisowicz/130049603677542), or follow me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/lancejp). You can also subscribe to my blogs on blogger (www.wrongwithwashington.blogspot.com and www.lancesweeklywalk.blogspot.com). There are several key topics we are going to highlight today. Is Iran going too far by threatening to close the Persian Gulf to the U.S. Navy? Then we will look at if Governor Romney’s nomination by the Republican’s inevitable. Finally we will conclude with what the United States needs to do to turn its economic status around.
*To begin with let’s look at the issue regarding Iran threatening to close the Persian Gulf. While this is an insult to the United States and its military, it is a weak attempt by Iran to “hurt” us for placing strict economic sanctions on them. It is also an ignorant move by the Iranian president but I guess that has become a normal for him.
By closing the Persian Gulf, the nation of China and the rest of the Asian market would by far, experience the most hardship from the gulf being closed to trade and travel. While it would affect American gases prices, the effects most likely would not be substantial.
As I have said this is not a very wise move by Iran, considering they have already gone pretty far and avoided any military confrontation between Israel, NATO, or the United States. Any one of these three forces by themselves could take out Iran in a few months. There have been experts who have analyzed that the United States forces could take out Iran’s navy in a single day.
One would think that Iran would back off if the United States prepared for a military movement, but I don’t think they have enough common sense to do so. They seem determined to try to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, even if their trying ends up wiping them off the face of the earth.
The best bet for the United States right now is to take precaution for hostile Iranian forces in the area but go about their normal activities as far as trade goes. If Iran attacks, act in self-defense, but do not fire the first shots. The odds are that if the United States Navy wanted to push through there, it wouldn’t take much longer than if the Iranian Navy was even there.
*Let’s move on now to the race for the Republican nomination for president. It is becoming more and more apparent to me that unless things change in a hurry (especially in swing states), Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee for president. While I agree with Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich more than Mitt Romney, I think Romney is the best candidate from an economic standpoint and from an electability standpoint. I think George H. W. Bush and John McCain were thinking the same thing when they came out and publicly supported the governor. Also, I guy who I really get a kick out of, Chris Christie (Governor of New Jersey) has been supported Mitt Romney for several months now. I still am waiting to see how the candidates all do in swing states like Florida and Colorado in the next month or so, and if a more traditional Conservative candidate shows a comparable electability to Romney, I will not close in on a candidate at that point. If however, Mitt Romney sweeps through the swing states and even does half-way decent in the South, I think his nomination at that point becomes inevitable.
Regardless of who the next candidate for the Republicans is to run against Barack Obama, it is certain that he will have my support. Every single one of those candidates (Romney, Paul, Perry, Gingrich, Huntsman, Santorum) is an improvement of President Obama. That is one thing that I do not doubt for a second.
*Now we will conclude with what I think the United States as a whole should do to rebound their economy in 2012. A new year is often full of many great opportunities. For the United States the key to getting back our economic prosperity is through hard work and thought outside the box.
Why have Communist nations like the Soviet Union failed? The bottom line is that the experiment of Communism was not a successful one, because when the family structure is destroyed, there is no stable support system in place for individuals to achieve their greatest potential. The truth is that Democracy and Capitalism have fueled the United States to its prominence. One is always trying to better himself in hopes of gaining wealth, power, or a better standard of living.
In a Communist or Socialist society, wealth is spread out between all members of society regardless of their level of how productive they might be. What is the point for an individual to do better, if his incentive is simply going to be given to the guy down the street who does not work as hard. In these societies there is a cap on how much these people will achieve. More people means more production, but again there is a ceiling to it.
Although I believe President Obama honestly thinks he has the United States’ best interest in mind, I think he has missed the thing that has made this country so great. It is the unlimited potential of America and its people. While the Soviet Union hung with the United States for a while in production, military, and political influence, they eventually fell behind and disappeared because the people’s standards of living were inadequate and not motivational. The greatest solution to the economic issues in the United States is to open up industry, trade, and commerce, to regulate taxes in a way that promotes manufacturing here instead of abroad. With this approach, it won’t be long until the American economy roars again.
Thank you for joining me on “What’s Wrong With Washington” today. I will see you on Sunday with “Lance’s Weekly Walk.” Also, be sure to tell us what you think by leaving us a message at: http://lponline.wufoo.com/forms/z7x3k7/.
Be sure to tell us what your thoughts are on the taxation issue by voting at: http://poll.fm/3fmaw. You can access this poll and many other features through Lance Pisowicz Online, www.wix.com/lancejp/online.
I hope you have enjoyed our broadcast tonight, as much as I have. Thanks again and have a great weekend!
*To begin with let’s look at the issue regarding Iran threatening to close the Persian Gulf. While this is an insult to the United States and its military, it is a weak attempt by Iran to “hurt” us for placing strict economic sanctions on them. It is also an ignorant move by the Iranian president but I guess that has become a normal for him.
By closing the Persian Gulf, the nation of China and the rest of the Asian market would by far, experience the most hardship from the gulf being closed to trade and travel. While it would affect American gases prices, the effects most likely would not be substantial.
As I have said this is not a very wise move by Iran, considering they have already gone pretty far and avoided any military confrontation between Israel, NATO, or the United States. Any one of these three forces by themselves could take out Iran in a few months. There have been experts who have analyzed that the United States forces could take out Iran’s navy in a single day.
One would think that Iran would back off if the United States prepared for a military movement, but I don’t think they have enough common sense to do so. They seem determined to try to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, even if their trying ends up wiping them off the face of the earth.
The best bet for the United States right now is to take precaution for hostile Iranian forces in the area but go about their normal activities as far as trade goes. If Iran attacks, act in self-defense, but do not fire the first shots. The odds are that if the United States Navy wanted to push through there, it wouldn’t take much longer than if the Iranian Navy was even there.
*Let’s move on now to the race for the Republican nomination for president. It is becoming more and more apparent to me that unless things change in a hurry (especially in swing states), Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee for president. While I agree with Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich more than Mitt Romney, I think Romney is the best candidate from an economic standpoint and from an electability standpoint. I think George H. W. Bush and John McCain were thinking the same thing when they came out and publicly supported the governor. Also, I guy who I really get a kick out of, Chris Christie (Governor of New Jersey) has been supported Mitt Romney for several months now. I still am waiting to see how the candidates all do in swing states like Florida and Colorado in the next month or so, and if a more traditional Conservative candidate shows a comparable electability to Romney, I will not close in on a candidate at that point. If however, Mitt Romney sweeps through the swing states and even does half-way decent in the South, I think his nomination at that point becomes inevitable.
Regardless of who the next candidate for the Republicans is to run against Barack Obama, it is certain that he will have my support. Every single one of those candidates (Romney, Paul, Perry, Gingrich, Huntsman, Santorum) is an improvement of President Obama. That is one thing that I do not doubt for a second.
*Now we will conclude with what I think the United States as a whole should do to rebound their economy in 2012. A new year is often full of many great opportunities. For the United States the key to getting back our economic prosperity is through hard work and thought outside the box.
Why have Communist nations like the Soviet Union failed? The bottom line is that the experiment of Communism was not a successful one, because when the family structure is destroyed, there is no stable support system in place for individuals to achieve their greatest potential. The truth is that Democracy and Capitalism have fueled the United States to its prominence. One is always trying to better himself in hopes of gaining wealth, power, or a better standard of living.
In a Communist or Socialist society, wealth is spread out between all members of society regardless of their level of how productive they might be. What is the point for an individual to do better, if his incentive is simply going to be given to the guy down the street who does not work as hard. In these societies there is a cap on how much these people will achieve. More people means more production, but again there is a ceiling to it.
Although I believe President Obama honestly thinks he has the United States’ best interest in mind, I think he has missed the thing that has made this country so great. It is the unlimited potential of America and its people. While the Soviet Union hung with the United States for a while in production, military, and political influence, they eventually fell behind and disappeared because the people’s standards of living were inadequate and not motivational. The greatest solution to the economic issues in the United States is to open up industry, trade, and commerce, to regulate taxes in a way that promotes manufacturing here instead of abroad. With this approach, it won’t be long until the American economy roars again.
Thank you for joining me on “What’s Wrong With Washington” today. I will see you on Sunday with “Lance’s Weekly Walk.” Also, be sure to tell us what you think by leaving us a message at: http://lponline.wufoo.com/forms/z7x3k7/.
Be sure to tell us what your thoughts are on the taxation issue by voting at: http://poll.fm/3fmaw. You can access this poll and many other features through Lance Pisowicz Online, www.wix.com/lancejp/online.
I hope you have enjoyed our broadcast tonight, as much as I have. Thanks again and have a great weekend!
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