Don't Ya Call Him a Cowboy

Yes...I did it. But.. SEAL Team 6 was
a great help! ....And... I talk good!

When did it happen?  When did it become okay to have another cowboy in the Oval Office. Wasn't that what the Media called GW? A "cowboy". And we all know it wasn't a compliment. Seems like the Obama Drum Beaters or as they like to be called, the media has decided that it's now a good thing to have a cowboy again. But to, me calling Obama a cowboy is like callin them two sheepherders in Brokeback Mountain, cowboys. Well then, let's just see how Barry "Cowboys Up".

  Cowboys don't give a rat's behind about polls. They care about gettin' the job done. They don't stop in the middle of something to take in a round of golf. Work is done when it's finished or it's too dark to continue.

  Cowboys stand by their friends. A cowboy wouldn't turn his back on his allies and  suck up to people who hate our very existence.



Cowboys bow only to God, not some Arab Prince. An English Lord once asked a cowboy where his ''master'' was. The cowboy replied, "the SOB ain't been born yet".

Cowboys have courage to be able to the things, they do. Obama did make a "bold" decision; but the true courage was displayed by the men that put their boots on the ground.

 Cowboys are generous to a fault, but with their own money and property. I've seen them loan their last twenty, their spurs or whatever a friend needed to help  out. Obama is generous to a fault also; but his fault is that he's generous with other people's money.

 Cowboys have a deep attachment to the land and a love of country. They would never apologize to anyone for US or being an American.

 Cowboys by their very nature are independent souls. They are self reliant and know it is up to them to get the job done.  The concept of a government that wants to take care of them is completely ailen to their way of life.

  So, I guess ol' Barry ain't quite the cowboy they're toutin him to be. Like the sayin' goes,

"He's all hat and no cattle". But Conway says it best when he sings "Don't Ya  Call Him  A Cowboy" till ya see him ride.

God Bless America

and

The American Cowboy

Translating Liberal Talking Points

Howdy y'all!

   Well it seems like things are startin' to get real interstin' in DC. What with the budget battle, the deficit and the need to cut spendin' an lot of Liberal talkin' points have been thrown at us thu the Media or as I like to call them, Obama's Drum Beaters and Heralds. I swear, if they could they'd announce his presence with those big long horns.

That bein' said,  Let's get to the nut cuttin and go with the ones bein' bandied bout the most:

Bi-partisanship: You would think it would mean coperation across the aisle, each side working for the common good, but when Democrats  start ranting about this, it boils down to, "We want you to give us what we want even though we don't have the votes now to ram it down your throat". Ever hear them talk about this when they were in control?
Post partisanship:  This is a good one. Seems like for the eight years of the George W Bush Administration, all we heard from the Left was rants and vitriol that bordered on the crazed. He was villified in the Media daily for every mispoken comment, his positons. He was called everything from a Nazi to a bumblin' fool. I myself have heard Yellow Dog (die-hard) Democrats call him crazy and call for his asassination. Not vote him out but kill him.
  Now with the "Annointed One", we are supposed to be beyond all that; even though any one who criticizes him is villified as a racist, while conviently playing down the fact Obama himself made a very racist comment about Republicans having to ride in the "back of the bus".

Investment in America: People, when you hear this, best start hidin your wallets! This is nothing but code for higher taxes. And the recipents of these investments will be payoffs to the unions and groups that put him office and will try their best to keep him there. Any moron knows that to invest in something is to provide capital in the hope to turn a profit. When was the last time you saw any government project turn a profit?

Party of the working class: I'm not sure which workers thy're talkin bout. Seems like Union membership is down to about less than 25% of all workers and most of them are in government jobs.  But while saying how much they respect the worker, the left thought they could ram card check down their throats, thereby doing away with the secret ballot. Add to all the restrictions and taxes on business and industry; jobs have been leavin this country by the millions.

The rich must pay their share:  Jeez just how much more do they think they can squeeze  outta these people? They already pay the  bulk of taxes and provide most of the jobs.
This is just a way to initiate a form of class envy to keep the poor stirred up and voting  for their entitlements and keeping the Left in a position of power. I guess it the first time a class of people ever voted to be kept in bondage.

Well those are my thoughts on them. I'd be proude to hear y'alls'

Why I Live in Texas

Howdy yall,

I been posting a few of these on Facebook  but I keep thinking of so many, I thought it might make an interesting post, at least to my Texan readers. Here goes...

Why I Live in Texas

• Chicken Fried Steak
• Lone Star Beer
• Chili
• 72 ounce steaks
• The Barbecue
• George, Waylon, Willie, REK
• The sunrises and sunsets
• Western Swing
• The Red Raiders, Aggies, Frogs, Bears, Coogs, Mustangs and 'Horns
• Gruene Hall and the Broken Spoke
• Cowboys here can throw passes as well as ropes
• Hats and boots aren't fashion statements
• Texans make good neighbors
• The hunting and fishing
• Pico de Gallo
• The Alamo
• Texas Rangers and the "Cinco Peso"
• South Padre
• Dallas days and Ft Worth nights
• The largest state fair in the US
• Belt Buckles the size of pizza pans
• Buckle Bunnies
• Bluebonnets in spring
• you can ride in an elevator in the day and a mechanical bull that night
• The Guadalupe and Brazos Rivers
• We support both the 2nd Amendment and The Ten Commandments
• Friday Night Football
• Sweet tea
• Larry McMurtry
• Dr Pepper
• Audie Murphy
• The Governor carries a gun
• I can carry a gun
• Birthplace of German Chocolate Cake
• If you cain't find it in Houston or Dallas, you don't need it

I guess it just boils right down to this, Texans don't just live in Texas; WE LIVE!

 





Are We headed Towards Another "Goliad"?

  I'd like to share this with yall as a preface to a point i'm going to try and make:

As part of the Mexican invasion of Texas in early 1836, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and his main force of at least 5000 men followed an inland route toward San Antonio. At the same time, Mexican General Jose Urrea with some 900 troops, left Matamoros and followed a coastal route into Texas.
  The first town approached by Urrea was San Patricio, where on February 27 he encountered Frank Johnson and about 50 Texans. Johnson and four of his men escaped, but the rest were either killed or captured. A few days later, the Mexicans also fell upon James Grant and another 50 men, and all but one of the Texans were killed.
  Citizens of Refugio, the next town in Urrea's path, were slow to evacuate. To provide assistance, James W. Fannin, commander of forces at Goliad, sent two relief forces. The first of these groups numbered about 30 men under Aaron King, followed by a larger group of some 150 men under William Ward. Like Johnson's force, both of these groups were eventually killed or captured by the Mexicans.
  Meanwhile back in Goliad, Fannin and his remaining force of about 350 were called on to aid William Barrett Travis and the Alamo defenders. Afterwards, he was also ordered by Sam Houston to retreat with back to Victoria. Due to indecision and carelessness by Fannin, however, he failed to accomplish either of these missions.
 After a delay of about five days following Houston's order, Fannin finally began his retreat. It was not long, however, before the Texans found themselves surrounded on open prairie. Several attacks by Urrea resulted each time in the Mexicans being repulsed by the deadly fire of the Texans. By dusk, the Texans had lost about sixty men killed or wounded against some 200 of the Mexicans.
  Still heavily outnumbered and with no water and few supplies, the Texans waved the white flag of truce the following morning. Believing that they would be taken captive and eventually returned to their homes, the Texans surrendered the morning of March 20. The were escorted back to Goliad as prisoners.
  When news of their capture reached Santa Anna, however, he was furious that the Texans had not been executed on the spot. Citing a recently passed law that all foreigners taken under arms would be treated as pirates and executed, Santa Anna sent orders to execute the Goliad prisoners.
  Santa Anna's orders were followed. On Palm Sunday, the 27th of March, the prisoners were divided into three groups, marched onto open prairie, and shot. Thus, all of Fannin's command except a few that managed to escape and several physicians and others deemed useful by the Mexicans, were massacred, collected into piles, and burned.
  Like the defenders at the Battle of the Alamo who died only three weeks earlier, the men of Goliad served as martyrs for the remaining forces in Houston's army. Three weeks later, the Texans sought their revenge. Inspired by cries of "Remember Goliad" and "Remember the Alamo," the outnumbered Texans won one of history's most decisive victories at the Battle of San Jacinto.

 James Fannin was placed in a position for which he was ill-suited. He purported himself to be a professional soldier but in actuallity his military experience was limited to a couple of years at West Point where he  had left under mysterious circumstances.
 Today marks the 175th anniversary of the massacre at Goliad and again we as Texans and Americans are being led by a man who is just as ill-suited to lead as Fannin was. His lack of experience and inability to listen will lead  this country down a road which in the end will be as bloody and ruinous for the United States as was Goliad was for Fannin.

Grading the Obama Regime or No President Left Behind

Well since it's Spring Break around here, I thought it might be fun and kinda interesting to grade our President on certain subjects that we would see on our kids' report cards.

Mathematics--F : Student has shown aptitude for addition and multiplications by adding to the National Debt with costly programs and in fact tripling the budget deficit. However, when it comes to subtraction, the student  shows no interest in either learning the basics or any kind of practical application in reducing spending.

US Geography--F: Student has shown he has no idea of what country he lives in by the fact he thinks there are 57 states in the US and thinks the he is the head of a  European nation rather than a country founded on freedom and free enterprise.

Science--F:  Student thinks believes that Global Warming is fact and won't accept any other theories. He also thinks CO2 is a poison gas even though he exhales some with every breath.

Speech and Composition-- B: Though the student has shown a remarkable ability in reading prepared text, he at times seems lost when having to speak "off the cuff". He also seems to either fail to research his subject matter or has just has an utter disdain for facts that don't suit him.

Civics--F: Student has no idea how a Republic should work and doesn't seem interested in learning.

P.E.--A: Student has shown dedication to this class by working hard on weekends perfecting his golf game. The problem is that he has worked so hard on this subject, he has let most of his other courses suffer.

This is just an exercise in meanderin thoughts from me but the truth is in the telling.  This might seem humorous to some, but to me it's a tragic example of a person that is in way over his head in a job he is in no way qualified to handle.  So let's grade him again in 2012 and if he is still failing let's leave him behind. Not in the way we would a child in school by having them repeat the grade over again, but by voting him and all his cronies out.
 One last thought for our President, Life is a lot like History: It gives the test first and the lesson after.

Remembering

  It was over fairly quickly as battles go. It had not been a charge with drums beating  and the band playing; but one of quiet stealth to take advantage of the exhaustion of the defenders of that broken down mission now a fort. For twelve days the men in the fort had sustained a near constant barrage of cannon fire and were taking respite in the quiet of the  predawn morning. The plan had almost succeded, but as the formation of advancing soldados moved forward, shouts of Viva Santa Anna! and Viva Mexico! had risen from the ranks, giving the defenders time to man the walls and fight back. 
  By daylight it was over. Nearly all in the fort had either been killed fighting or put to the bayonet shortly after. Nearly 200 men from Texas, the US, Mexico and Europe had lain down their lives in the belief that people have a God-given right to be free and have a duty to fight back against a tyrannical government that would try to take their rights from them.
 Now, one hundred seventy-five years later; the people of Texas are once again under siege from a government that would strip us of not only of our rights, but also of our property and National Sovereignty.  Again we are not alone in this fight. Other states are fighting the same fight we are and we are pushing back the tide of taxation and reprsession on many fronts. However, this will be a long and difficult campaign. It won't end with the election in 2012, that will only be another battle won. Final victory will be ours when the government and the people who elect it realize that true prosperity comes from being free to choose and accept the consequenses of those choices. In that way, we as Texans and as Americans, can truly "REMEMBER THE ALAMO".

GOD BLESS TEXAS!

GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

    



TEXAS SAYINGS

Since I have a "wing in a sling", I thought I would share a few sayin's or for lack of a better word Texisms.
Some are  right funny, but all of them have some real meaning if you ponder them some.
 

• "Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On, A Cowboy's Guide To Life" by Texas Bix Bender
• There's more ways to skin a cat than stickin' his head in a boot jack and jerkin' on his tail.
• Never ask a man the size of his spread.
• Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.
• After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: when you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.
• If you find yourself in a hole the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
• Never smack a man who's chewin' tobacco.
• It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
• When dealin' with a slick son of a b...., start off by pinnin' him down and changin' his oil.
• Never ask a barber if he thinks you need a haircut.
• Never follow good whiskey with water, unless you're out of good whiskey.
• If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
• Don't worry about bitin' off more than you can chew. Your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.
• Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement.
• Always drink upstream from the herd.
• Never drop your gun to hug a grizzly.
• If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.
• When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don't be suprised if they learn their lesson.
• The best way to have a quiche for dinner is to make it up and put it in the oven to bake at 325 degrees. Meanwhile, get out a large T-bone, grill it, and when it's done, eat it. As for the quiche, continue to let it bake, but otherwise ignore it.
• There's two theories to arguin' with a woman. Neither one works.
• When you're throwin' your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else.
• Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back.
• Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so important to know what it is, but it's critical to know what it was.
• The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.
• A smart ass just don't fit in a saddle.
• Never miss a good chance to shutup.
• Never sell your mule to buy a plow.

It seems like if more people in general and the government in particular heeded these, life would be a helluva lot better for all of us.