Re: 'Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement' or BOEMRE.

The proper name should add the words "Atlantic 'n' Gulf", becoming BOEMREANG, or Boomerang!

On Kagan…

There is little left in our system that mirrors the United States Constitution, the founding charter wherein limits were placed on federal power. Using any manner of rationalization over the decades, we have watched the courts bastardize its original language and often put forward judgments more in favor of political thought at the time rather than what the document clearly includes (does not include).

Whether decisions like Dred Scott or Roe, clearly there have been people who sat on the Supreme Court who were not qualified and rendered bad decisions—decisions that have harmed the foundation idea and ideals of a free America. We now have an individual in the office of the Presidency who has proven he has virtually no regard for our history or Constitution. Obama sees the country as his next step to take specific communities “organized” in the vein of Alinsky toward Marxism, suffering the fixed idea—and consequent policies—liberals have about a large segment of our population in that they cannot compete and perform sufficiently in our economy and so must remain recipients of those who can.

The kind of education he and his fellow Socialists force on children in the public system assures many will remain in the underclass, unable to contribute because of a lack of skills. Affirmative action assures some will be put into positions where they will receive pay but remain very ineffective—in short, in every organization, particularly government offices, the incompetent rise to levels beyond them. Obama’s cabinet and inner circle is a good example—affirmative action for people whose ideas, habits and hatred could not carry anywhere in a competitive marketplace—an honest marketplace. The chaos and poor performance is then blamed on some other factors—depending on what is happening at the time and what the politicians can sell to the masses. We can see it coming and could if tasked, write their scripts before an event—whether it is the spew from Reid, Boxer, Van Hollen, Frank, Pelosi, and many others or any one of the Kennedys that are left. Politicians specialize in misleading sales pitches. We know who fares best in a Socialist system—people such as the aforementioned do very well, not the underclass of the poorly educated.

Now we are subject to Elena Kagan being put forward to sit on our Supreme Court. As bad or worse as Ginsberg and Sotomayer, she is a guaranteed vote against the principles of the Constitution and we had better believe it. Being she has no experience on any bench at any level and given we know her from her memos and actions—from assisting the criminal Clintons to her disdain for the military she proudly displayed at Harvard—what else should we think? Should she even be considered for the court? No. But she has been put forward by a Socialist President whose desire to continue remaking our country into more than just a haven for the collectivists, perverse, murderous humanists, and unqualified. Instead of putting forward a jurist who knows and understands the Constitution—and knows it is a limit on federal power rather then an open invitation for mischief—he of course puts forward a baby darling of the depraved left.

Send her back to Cambridge.

After listening to the rantings of Chicago Mayor Richard Daly about how we need to get the guns off the streets not overturn the ban, I note the great progress he has made with removing guns from the streets of Chicago. Keep in mind, Mr. Mayor, that guns of themselves don't kill people, but rather deranged criminals WITH guns kill people. Your ban in Chicago is a joke.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason

----Voltaire (1694-1778)

Regarding the McDonald vs Chicago case, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was illegal. Chalk up another win for common sense.

Regarding General McChrystal and Afghanistan: I read the Rolling Stone article and several other pieces on Afghanistan. The General has a reputation for putting himself in danger's path to protect his people or what is right. Could it be that he allowed this protracted interview to happen in order to bring the calamity taking place in Afghanistan to light, and force our politicians to make some hard decisions? If we are in a war, then we need to prosecute it to win. That means destroying the enemy. The mamby-pamby ROE we have now will lead to no good for anyone except the Taliban.

Kudos to John Stossel for helping to illuminate the falacy of the anti-gun movements "logic".

About 40,000 people are killed driving vehicles on America's highways and byways. Using the anti-gun "logic", we should be banning vehicles, driving, roadways, or all three since they are an obviously threat to our society. What is not shown in those numbers is the phenominal benefit we gain from being able to drive.

Gee...I wonder if there's any benefit to owning a gun?

Does anyone other, than me, sense that Kagan will bring her "gay" agenda to the Supreme Court? We already have 4/5 court that has no respect for our Constitution. When our Supreme Court becomes 5/4 against our Constitution, where in the world can we go to live in a country with constitutional principles that once our founding fathers had?

In the article about renaming the Minerals Management Service the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement ("Bureau of Ocean Energy" or "BOE")'. Some speculated the acronym BOEMRE could be called ‘BOOM-ray’ or ‘Bummer’. I submit that a more accurate interpretation would be ‘B.O.Emir’.

06/27/10

OBAMA #1 TERRORIST and LEADER of the DEMOCRATIC

PARTY of TREASON,Has loosed another ACTIVIST

NOMINEE for the Supreme Court and the CONTINOUS

DESTRUCTION of our founders CONSTITUTIONAL RULE of

LAW!

There are licenses and laws for almost every eventuality yet there are those who defy the laws and commit crimes. Law abiding citizens in the pursuit of personal protection are not the problem. Taking away ones right to lawful ownership of hand guns and rifles will only leave guns in the hands of those who are already breaking the law, the criminals.

Liberals would have us believe that guns are the problem. Common sense dictates that liberals are the problem. In every country where gun ownership has been banned, crime rates went up, not down. I just don't understand what is so difficult about observing the stupidity of other countries failed governments and their senseless policies and NOT doing what they have done! Liberals need to shut up and let this country work out its own problems, like we always have instead of trying to involve government in every aspect of our lives and making matters far worse. We do not want socialism (fails), communism (fails), Marxism (fails), or any other "ism" except capitalism!

Typical obummer ploy. If some part of the gov screws up then change its name and people won't know who they are!

BUMMER was the first thing that came to my mind,,,,,then I read the rest of the piece!

WORKS FOR ME

"Supreme Court Ruling Extends Gun Rights to All States" Fox News.com

While a victory for gun rights advocates and the original intent of the US constitution, it is quite disturbing that 4 of those on the Supreme Court voted not the intent and meaning of the constitution, but instead imposed their own "progressive" morals in their decisions.

It is either that, or we have 4 illiterate supreme courts justices who cannot verbally contextualize the original intent of the 2nd Amendments Rights.

More horrifying, enter Kagan or another progressive socialist, and the results are 5 to 4 against 2nd amendment rights.

Which one do you think it is? We were, and will be in the future, on the verge of rebellion depending on the make-up of a future supreme court.

OK, Ken; now that you have created BOEMRE, who is in charge off MMS' former terrestrial petroleum management responsibilities. What? No provisions for that. Go get 'em Mr. T. Boone Pickens. Let's get some oil flowing out of ANWR, and tbe Bakken and the Green River Formations. DOI has never had a reputation for intelligence. Drill, Drill, Drill.

Sadly, Obama has a precedent in ignoring the high court. Andrew Jackson ignored the Supreme Court when he forcibly removed the Cherokees among others from the deep south during the so call "Trail of Tears."

I remember seeing an image of the American flag with it's colors running like wet paint.it said "Never Again !". that was after the Vietnam War ended.

Now it seems that our elected officals forgot this image and are now once again doing the same,RUNNING away!.if you can recall the helicopters evacuating Americans and South Vietnamese from the American Embassy in Saigon back in 1975,then our present elected officals are doing it again but this time in Afganiastan,by July 2011 we are suposed to start withdrawing our forces from combat and alowing the State Department to run things.

Who is willing to start making bets we'll have the same evacuation in Kaubal when the Taliban start over running Afganistan like North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops did to South Vietnam.

There is a reason the Constitution begins with "We the people" and not we the liberals or we the politicians.

If the American people are pushed to far. There will be those that will have a new understanding of The United States of American.

Andy Hudleston is right in that we are so far removed from the original Constitution that we are in real danger. Of course, the Executive Branch has expanded its power well beyond Constitutional limits that it has usurped the powers of the Legislative Branch because it now legislates through agencies. In like comparrison, the Judicial Branch legislates from the bench. One aspect that we have lost from our Constitution is that we talk often about the checks and balances within our Federal Government, but we must remember that the 10th Ammendment provides us checks and balances UPON our Federal Government. I was asking myself recently why the political parties fight so hard over the Executive Branch when the Legislative Branch has much more power - in reality, in our current working model, we can get rid of the Legislative Branch altogether since it is redundant with the Executive and Legislative Branches. We are in so dire a need to reset our government back to the Constitution and its original context. Sic Semper Tyrannus!

Rules of engagement(ROE)simtified:

1. They kill one of yours, you kill a hundred of theirs.

2. They use a .30, you use a .50, they use a .50, you use a .105 etc..

3. There are no innocent bystanders and there is no such thing as "collateral damage". If they are with bad guys and they tolerate bad guys, they've made a choice! Say goodnight!

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Hold on there, Joe and Bob W; no need to panic (yet). Bob wrote: "...enter Kagan or another progressive socialist, and the results are 5 to 4 against 2nd amendment rights." Kagan (if confirmed) would replace the retiring Justice Stevens. Stevens was among the dissenting votes in McDonald (and Heller) so the "results" in future cases would still be 5 to 4 in support of the 2nd Amendment. Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, another liberal, is the next oldest justice and presumably the next to retire.

Now if one of the five more Conservative justices were to retire (unlikely, they're younger) or die while bho is still in office, THAT would be a time to panic.

Folks, remember that Kagan is going to replace another liberal who's leaving, so the SCOTUS will remain with a 5-4 Constitutional bent. Only when one of those 5 decide to hang it up will we be looking at a Court whose majority will then have no respect for the Constitution. Pray that day is far removed.

I suspect that Elena Kagan may be morally unfit to sit on the U. S. Supreme Court. From what I’ve read she seems to harbor a basic contempt for the U. S. Constitution. I can’t explain why I feel this way but I have a deep sense of unrest about Kagan on the court. Her lack of judicial experience does not concern me, she is a teacher and she is willing to learn.

Have just listened to her opening statement. She was composed with the process she considers to be a charade. Before she is confirmed she needs to answer the following questions:

[1]Does she value the life of an unborn child? If the answer is that she supports abortion rights, then clearly she is, I feel, morally unfit.

[2]Will she adhere to the constitution, to which she has shown disdain?

First Kennedy, than enter Brown. Now Bryd, then enter....?

Seems God is pissed and trying to "right his favorite ship" back towards free will.

Divine intervention or just great luck to halt this horrific Socialist machine called Washington?

Unfortunately, we all have to go sometime; but on occasion it seems we are provided some advanced favors.

Thomas Sowell on BP and BHO. “But the Constitution says that private property is not to be confiscated by the government without 'due process of law.'” So the majority of the Administration’s and Congress actions since BHO’s coronation indicate we should bid a fond farewell to the Founding Fathers constitutional republic, and welcome the new socialist state with appropriate subservient groveling.

I am not a so-called gun nut, but I have no problem with guns. The cause of this gun violence is people, and it always was. I am sick and tired of libs ranting about guns. If libs get their way and guns are outlawed, the same people who are committing violence with guns will still be able to obtain and use the guns. Do you think they buy the guns leagally, register them, and obtain licenses to carry them? Try to remember, they are criminals who have no respect for the law. If they want something you have and can't, for whatever reason, obtain a gun, they will use a knife, or a baseball bat, and take what they want. The left wing tries to find ways to defend these gang members, thugs, and common criminals and remove the responsibility from them. They want to blame society, everyone but the offenders. Parents need to be parents to their children, and when that fails, justice needs to be administered and it must be swift and sure. In typical lib fashion, instead of going after the offenders, they want to take guns away from everybody, including law abiding citizens. And karl anglin, don't take the easy way out and accuse me of prejudice. Open your eyes and you can actually see this for yourself. Perhaps when Voltaire uttered these words, he didn't have to watch behind him whenever he walked down the street! Maybe he didn't have to install bars on his windows and several locks on his doors!

How hard was it for the first man to fire the first shot in the fight to gain our freedom from the British? We must find the courage to fire the first shot(figuratively) in taking back our country from those who would take away that hard earned freedom. The first volleys will be fired in November.

Father's Day was last weekend, My father went into the hospital that day. William Nathaniel Andrews, 85, a Great Grand Dad passed early this morn June 28, 2010, & will join my Mother in Heaven. A WWII Vet, Christian ordained minister, BA, MBA, & JD. My 3 brothers & I, & his great & Grand children will miss his love, strenght, virtue, & wisdom.

Thanks for printing Marine Mike’s uplifting message, “We'll take care of fighting the enemy out here on the front; you take care of fighting on the home front, and together we will restore our nation” What a blessed ray of sunshine on the grimly dark horizon of the future.

I THINK THE SAME TEACHER THAT THOUGHT MEXICO AND ARIZONA DID"T SHARE A BORDER MUST BE MIXED IN WITH THE IDIOTS THAT THINK CHILDREN DON"T NEED A BEST FRIEND. WHERE ARE THESE TEACHERS COMING FROM ? DO THEY GET PAID TO COME UP WITH THIS B.S.?

THE BEST MEMORIES IN LIFE ARE THE ONES WE REMEMBER FROM OUR CHILDHOOD. BEST FRIENDS ARE FOREVER IF WE'RE LUCKY. I'M AN OLD LADY AND CHERISH MEMORIES FROM BEST FRIENDS AND SOME ARE STILL AROUND AND WE STILL GET A LAUGH OR TWO FROM REMEMBERING

PLEASE DON'T TAKE THESE PLEASURES AWAY FROM INNOCENT LITTLE KIDS

THESE TEACHERS EVIDENTLY DIDN'T AND STILL DON'T HAVE FRIENDS...SO SAD

Kev:

One must always remember that the motivating force behind the "anti-gun" movement is not about controlling crime or criminals, or saving the children. It is about control of a society. True, there are those in the anti-gun movement with all of the requisite altruistic motivations, but they are not the mainstream. The mainstream anti-gunners are hiding behind the facade of crime control, saving the "children" ad nauseum. Behind that rosy facade lurks a malevolent psyche that desires control of a society.

The true nature of these people is always hidden.

Believe this; a socialist/communist/tolitarian government cannot tolerate an armed society. The incipient misery inflicted upon the society rendered so unable to rise up is mind numbing.

No one in government who wants to "prevent crime" by disarmament of its law abiding citizens really wants to prevent crime. They fear an armed populace that they cannot control.

The Japanese Admiral who was the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor was asked after the war why he didn't attack the west coast of the U.S. He replied; "Because there is a gun behind every blade of grass."

Wait for the crisis or crises which bring about the imposition of martial law in the U.S. There's your sign.

So - Janet Incompetano (aka Big Sis) says: ‘You’re Never Going to Totally Seal That Border’.

To that, I reply, 'Si, se puede'.

In God is our trust...

WATCH: Marine Stuns Crowd at Tea Party | The FOX Nation

http://www.thefoxnation.com/culture/2010/06/07/watch-marine-stuns-crowd-tea-party

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Father's Day was last weekend, My father went into the hospital that day. William Nathaniel Andrews, 85, a Great Grand Dad passed early this morn June 28, 2010, & will join my Mother in Heaven. A WWII Vet, Christian ordained minister, BA, MBA, & JD. My 3 brothers & I, & his great & Grand children will miss his love, strenght, virtue, & wisdom

I hope you all had a "Military Salute" for your Father, had the "Pledge of Allegiance" at the Funeral, and a Military Guard from a local Legion Post.

I am so thankful that all of this was available as a salute to my Wonderful WWII Father. He departed to Glory last December.

"Love, strength, virtue and wisdom", yes, those are "wonderful words" that described my Beloved Father, too. The day of his Funeral, there was a "rainbow over the funeral home", and at his bedside, the Lord reminded me of that wonderful Old hymn, as My Faithful Father had departed to Glory, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus".

To God be the Glory

For God & Country

The American

Mike Whalen said, "Regarding the McDonald vs Chicago case, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was illegal. Chalk up another win for common sense."

BUT, let us take note. It was 5-4. NOT a comforting margin.

Gen. Petraeus is now in a Senate confirmation hearing, Why? for the POTUS to appoint/replace a commander in the field, on foreign soil, in a war theater, or a military post on US soil is an executive decision- period; by virtue that the POTUS is C-n-C. Whoever the POTUS may be. Congress only is consitutionally authorized to confirm officer commissions & promotions in permanent rank as per the annual list submitted by the POTUS, OR appointment to the Joint Chiefs & this only because of the potential for a military coup by Cabal: i.e. see the book or movie-Seven Days In May.

Thank You, Ruth Ann & I know others have similar condolences, thoughts, or un posted comments. Thank You All. God Bless our armed services & the men & women who have given their lives, have served, & are serving now.

Re: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement' or BOEMRE

I read it as "Bore me" (and I'm rather surprised that it hasn't been suggested yet)

You stand alone with just one vote,for most,a precious right.you watch and wonder what to think

while politicians fight.They tell us what we want to hear,a fundamental trick.The sad part is the honest ones aren't usually as slick.Our founding fathers knew firsthand,the dangers we would face,to lose our independence once elitists' join the race.They'll raise the taxes on the rich,now that all sounds real nice.Then your investments take a hit and so goes up the price.We dealt with this bunch once before and all their dirty tricks, declared our independence back in 1776.Our constitution's bill of rights,amendments one through ten,secure our precious liberty from underhanded men.The time has come to face this threat,conservatives take note.We have a duty coming up to unify our vote.We must acknowledge that our rights belong to one and all.United we are sure to stand,divided we will fall.So pledge allegiance to the flag and the republic for which it stands.We have one nation under God,her life is in your hands.Now think of what you're voting for and not so much of who.Your country stands for freedom and it must depend on you.

Without people like you, Mark Alexander, we would not be in touch with the actions of the "far left."

I wish my contribution could be 10 times greater than it is but perhaps others who are concerned with knowing what is going one and continuing to be informed will be able to contribute the needed funds. Thank you again! James

"EXCUSSSSEEEEE" Me, and who is Obama that we should listen to anything this man has to say! First this is an "ILLEGAL" man in office! The facts are out there and it has been proven that this man is an alien and he is not born in hawaii, and he was born in Kenya and he is not legal to be where he now sits. I have NO, none, nota bit of respect for the office! This man is seeking the destruction of this country. he is marxist in his leanings and he will do whatever he can to, as he said publically, "Fundamentally change" America! NOW my idea of fundamentals, means the constitution! Those are the fundamentals of this govt! FOR alllllll YOU idiots who worked so hard and voted for this man to get in the office; work just as hard to hold him accountable and get hIM out of OFFICE>>>>before it destroys this country!!!!

Ms Kagan is proving herself to be immensely unqualified for SCOTUS. She typifies the very worst of the liberal intelligentsia that find it impossible to provide a straight answer to any probing question. She apparently believes that she can baffle us with Bullspit,, and a little canned humor, which the fawning progressive media will highlight. She cannot fool us,, but we don't really matter in this deal -- any more than we mattered in the health care cram-down.

I understand that she is filling a seat that was held by a leftist liberal -- but I wonder, who assigned those seats anyway --- sorta like the "Kennedy" seat in Massachusetts - that recently got a new name. It is time to stop this charade of confirmation in the disguise of maintaining some equilibrium on the court. The dominance of the leftist courts have set the tone for life in America throughout my youth... Abortion on demand -- criminal rights and victim restrictions -- school bus rides across the county twice a day-- quotas on almost everything and lowered test standards when not enough of the "more equal" are able to pass the test. I hate to imagine the impact that this court will have on the lives of my children.

Republicans need to stop this now on the basis that this candidate is not qualified for the job. In addition she believes that it is her job to view the constitution thru the prism of her life experience. Another wise Latina? What??? How about let's find some candidates - even if they are liberal politically - who are willing to look at the Constitution as it was written - through the lens of those who wrote it. And we have plenty of documentation to help them in that regard.

To use a "modern perspective" is to simply make it up as we go along - and that has been tried and proven a failure all over the world.

Living Constitution?? I don't think so. If it is alive - it will die. The Constitution is a Rock and we must hold on to it in these turbulent waters.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

More Appropriately Bureau of Administrative Regulation Fabrication, or BARF