For Obama, the Acorn Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree
Here’s a troubling pattern for the Barack Obama – one that should scare the pants off of most Americans. Barack Obama, who since his earliest days has been and remains attracted to a radical, activist, left-leaning agenda, has associated himself with some really shady characters and organizations that don’t share Main Street American values.
And, when these ties are exposed, Senator Obama at first attempts to minimize the situation or attack those raising the claims…but when attacking or minimizing proves unsuccessful, Obama casts these “connections” aside and quickly attempts to distance himself.
America first witnessed this with Obama’s handling of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright situation. When statements made by Obama’s pastor of 20-years grew too problematic, the Senator attempted to calm the fury by making a speech about race relations in the U.S. The left fawned over the “chosen one” for his prophetic comments. Main Street America yawned. When the fury over Wright’s “God d*mn America” comments wouldn’t pass, Obama said, “See ya” to his friend.
Most recently, Obama appears to have weathered the storm over his close connections to American-born terrorist William Ayers largely by ignoring them…and the elitist media gave him a pass.
Scary Times Made Scarier By Property Tax Bills
For many, these are scary economic times as the value of homes and
investments declines. Adding to the anxiety, property tax bills are
arriving in mail boxes across the state.
Fortunately, as a direct result of Proposition 13, which limits
increases in a property’s assessed value to two percent annually,
most property owners have a good idea what their bill will be even
before opening the envelope. Still, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers
Association recommends that taxpayers carefully examine their latest
property tax bill. Although not common, assessors do make mistakes.
Taxpayers should understand the various charges and make certain
that they are not being dunned for more than they are legally
obligated to pay. The best way to check a tax bill is to have your
previous year’s bill handy for reference.
InfraGard–The FBI and Business Teaming up to Guard Infrastructure
For the past few weeks, one evening a week, I have been attending the FBI Citizens’ Academy in Los Angeles learning about the inner workings of the FBI. Among the programs the FBI has set up is InfraGard in which the Bureau works with the business community and others to share information in hopes of thwarting attacks against physical and cyber infrastructure in the country.
InfraGard is a government/private/public sector alliance. The program is designed to allow businesses, academic institutions, local law enforcement and the Bureau to combine knowledge and share information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States. In other words, the FBI is asking members of the community to use their expertise and be the eyes and ears in protecting America.
There are four InfraGard chapters in California: San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego. Each center covers wide areas of the state. You can find info on the local chapters here.