One lies, one tells the truth

I find it amazing that a Politician finally tells the truth and people don't want to listen.  It is one of the biggest complaints we have.  Politicians don't tell the truth, now we have one.  My hat is off to Joe Walsh for standing up and telling the truth.

According to this article, video included:

"I don't want government meddling in the marketplace," Walsh said. "Yeah, they move from Goldman Sachs to the White House, I understand all of that. But you gotta’ be consistent. And it’s not the private marketplace that created this mess. What created mess was your government, which has demanded for years that everybody be in a home. And we’ve made it easy as possible for people to be in homes."

To back up his claim that the government is the problem not the solution to our problems is this article:

Fannie Mae, the biggest source of money for U.S. home loans, on Tuesday said it needed a further $7.8 billion in federal aid to stay afloat as a shaky housing market widened its third-quarter loss to $5.1 billion.

Given the crucial role the two play in U.S. housing finance, owning or guaranteeing about half of all mortgages, the government has pledged unlimited funds to keep the firms afloat through the end of 2012. Combined, they have cost taxpayers around $169 billion.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created by Congress to encourage homeownership. They buy mortgages from lenders and repackage them as securities for investors, with a guarantee, to ensure a steady source of home loan funds.

Now to Eric Holder.  It is just my opinion, based on all that I have seen and read, this man is either incompetent or is lying.  According to this article,

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday claimed that he never received any of the memos about Operation "Fast and Furious," that were sent to him dating back to July 2010

Under grilling from Sen. John Cornyn during his Senate Judiciary committee testimony, Holder claimed that though the memos had his name on them, he never received them because his staff made the determination that they did not warrent his attention

I would think that with that many guns going to Mexico and that big of an operation he should have known about it. How could he not know?

To add insult to injury, Holder stated:

"It's not fair to suggest" the Fast and Furious program "led to the death of Agent Terry."

In this article,

In addition to refusing to come clean on exactly when he first knew of Fast and Furious (and what he knew), Holder also had the gall to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee that the real issue they needed to focus on was “the battle to stop the flow of illegal guns to Mexico.” In other words, what we should be focusing on here is the need for gun control in order to keep the Southern border safe. To that end, Holder said the ATF should receive increased powers via the increased “resources and statutory tools it needs to be effective.”

I disagree with Holder on the need for more gun control.  I believe that everyone who lives on the border should be allowed to own a gun, if they wish, in order to protect themselves, their families and their property.  Our Federal government refuses to see the problem, so it is up to the citizens to do what the government won't do if they choose to.  Instead of fighting the states that are trying to do what the government refuses to do, our government should enforce the laws they put in place.

Department of Justice

I read an article today about the Department of Justice investigating S & P.  You can read the article here.  As you recall, S & P downgraded the U.S. credit from the AAA rating this country has held for years.   I think it is interesting that the Department of Justice would hold this investigation, but, not cooperate on the botched "Fast & Furious" program.

I think it is a shame that our politicians can't seem to get their priorities in order.  We have guns crossing the border into Mexico that was permitted by our government which was involved with the murder of one of our border agents in Southern Arizona.  "Agent Brian A. Terry was gunned down the frenzied shoot out that involved a cadre that robs illegal immigrants" .  Agent Terry was killed December 2010 trying to protect our borders and our citizens by one of the guns involved in the "Fast and Furious" operation.

Today we hear of those guns being involved in 11 more violent crimes.  Read the story here.  Let's get real here.  Which is more important, the lives of our citizens or the downgrade of this country's credit rating being downgraded?  Don't get me wrong, but our credit rating can be repaired.  The lives of those affected by the "Fast and Furious" debacle cannot.

Why isn't the Department of Justice cooperating with the Congressional House oversight committee.  Who are they trying to protect?  Is it Eric Holder, or could it be our own President.  Why are they not being honest with Congress and the families of those who have been injured by the "Fast and Furious" operation.  Could it be that they have not found a scape goat yet?  What happened to "transparency"?

I only hope for the sake of the families that have been injured by this operation, that they receive the justice that they so rightly deserve.  We as American citizens should demand our politicians give these families and the American people, what we deserve.  JUSTICE!