Farewell, Auntie! I will see you on the other side of Jordan!

One of the great joys I can attest to in this life is the fact that I got to meet you, even though I was 49 years of age at the time we first met. My meeting you was on account of my Mom who insisted that I visit you because as she stated on numerous occasions, “you were one of the few people that were there for her in her time of need,” when she had recently married your brother, my Dad.

With all my heart; with all my soul and my mind, I am so very happy that I have had the opportunity to know you over the short but wonderful past ten years. When ever I called, most of the time I always made certain to say hello to you, and I am sure there were times when you weren’t feeling well, but you were always gracious to me, and for that, I thank you with all my heart.

Being in a coma and then waking up and seeing the things I saw, I can say that I don’t think but that I “know,” that real life begins subsequent to the mortal body dying, and it is with that knowledge, faith and hope “I shall see your face again,” for;

“PAIN”

Pain breaks not the calm of the sweet twilight of age, for strength made perfect in weakness bears up with patience under it all. Ripe fruits of choice experience are gathered as the rare repast of life’s evening, and the soul prepares itself for rest.

The Lord’s people shall also enjoy light in the hour of death. Unbelief laments; the shadows fall, the night is coming, existence is ending. Ah no, crieth faith, the night is far spent, the true day is at hand. Light is come, the light of immortality, the light of a Father’s countenance. Gather up thy feet in the bed; see the waiting bands of spirits!

Angeles waft thee away. Farewell, beloved Auntie, thou art gone, thou wavest thine hand. Ah, now it is light. The pearly gates are open; the golden streets shine in the jasper light. We cover our eyes, but thou beholdest the unseen, adieu, beloved Auntie, thou hast light at even-tide, such as we have not yet! AMEN!

Sheriff G Ali

New York Times – “Michelle Obama capturing the hearts of Children!”

http http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/opinion/28letterstomichelle.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=ab1

There isn’t anything more wonderful save that of God first, than to be loved by children from all walks of life. Such is the case with our present First Lady!

THE WORST BETRAYAL IS WHEN IT COMES FROM A LOVED ONE!

The propensity of a bad action becomes more significant when it comes from a loved one or a friend. In the Book of Obadiah 1:11 “Even thou was one of them.” Brotherly kindness was due from Edom to Israel in the time of need, but instead thereof, the men of Esau made common cause with Israel’s foes. Special stress in the sentence before us is laid upon the word “thou; as when Caesar cried out “Et tu Brutus,” when he found out that his most trusted friend was one of his assassin................open the link to read more;

http://sheriff-g-ali.com/THEWORSTBETRAYAL.html

Is this you? It can be!

“A life of giving

Makes for worthwhile living,

You always find the time

To open your heart,

Your arms, your life

To those in need,

You’re so admired

Because you practice,

What you preach!”

BLESSED THANKSGIVING - 2010

Sarah Palin: Psycho with a pen!

Sarah Palin’s Book, “America by Heart: Reflections on family, faith and flag,” equals the “Opportunist Imaginary Mouse-Hunter,” espousing “political right-wing extremism and religious fanaticism” into insatiable narcissistic poisonous deluge, is a “brainless psychopath,” that has and is feeding “read-meat” to the “brain-dead human Ostriches” whose heads have and are in the sand, without pause.

If you are one of the followers of Mrs. Palin and likes her as a person that is one thing, however, if you find yourself engrossed in what she is advocating, then you should question your own sanity, because you may be a member of the “Palin-Cult” that also sees “Russia from your back-yard.”

Though my statements may seem harsh, indulge me to dissect the title of Palin’s book;

America by heart: Whose heart? Mrs. Palin doesn’t have one!

Family: Mrs. Palin’s concupiscible avarice for attention, power, revenge and mammon, she has prostituted husband, children, grandchild and everyone that she sees as an obstacle to her imbecility, that is a duplicitous means to a duplicitous end.

Faith: Faith in what or in whom? I am fallible and imperfect, but if Mrs. Palin’s faith was in God, I contend she couldn’t possibly be advocating the hate, anger, the inconspicuous racism and capriciousness she continuously promulgates!

Flag: During the Primary and into the Mid-Term Elections, Mrs. Palin’s absentia endorsement for the mad-man that was going to burn the Quran that would have jeopardized our Soldiers, to the “nut-cases” she endorsed like Joe Miller who wanted to build a Berlin Wall to resolve our Immigration problem, and Sharon Angle who advocated an armed insurrection if the Republicans did not win one or both Houses of congress, these types of grandiose delusion bares no witness of “patriotism.”

Having witnessed what has become of a man that I admired all my life, Senator John McCain, subsequent to his loss of the 2008 President Election and his Basilisk Vice President Nominee ostentatious contagion, barking at the Paschal Lamb entwined with Lion’s girth, I say to myself, America, you did well in your Presidential choice in 2008!

Sheriff G Ali

George Sr., George Jr., Neil and Jeb Bush!

This is why the Republicans are so determined to undermine the Financial Reform Bill.

Saint Reagan salad days that mushroomed the national debt from 930 Billion Dollars to 2.2 Trillion Dollars also deregulated the Savings & Loan Association in the 80’s and created one of the largest financial fraud on the American Tax Payers.

It is no wonder that the Republicans are so hell bent on reversing any accountability to Banks and Big Business that is a vital part of the Financial Reform Bill.

In the early 1980s, President Reagan's regulatory changes took place that gave the Savings & Loan industry new powers and for the first time in history measures were taken to increase the profitability of the Savings & Loan at the expense of promoting home ownership.

The Savings & Loan scandal was the largest theft in the history of the world and US tax payers are who was robbed. The problems occurred in the Savings and Loan industry as they relate to theft because the industry was deregulated under the Reagan/Bush administration and restrictions were eased on the industry so much, that abuse and misuse of funds became easy, rampant, and went unchecked.

Additional facts on the Savings and Loan Scandal!

The many ways in which the Bush family played into the Savings and Loan scandal involved not only many members of the Bush family but also many other politicians that are still in office and some of them were part of the Bush Jr. administration. Jeb Bush, George Bush Sr., and his son Neil Bush have all been implicated in the Savings and Loan Scandal, which cost American tax payers over $1.4 TRILLION dollars (note that this was about one quarter of our national debt at the time)

When Vice President George Bush finally announced that there was a Savings and Loan Crisis to the world, the Reagan/Bush administration worked to cover up the Savings and Loan problems by reducing the number and depth of examinations required of the Savings & Loan Association as well as attacking political opponents who were sounding early alarms about the Savings & Loan industry.

Industry insiders were aware of significant Savings & Loan problems as early 1986 that they felt would require a bailout. This information was kept from the media until after George W.H. Bush had won the 1988 elections.

Jeb Bush defaulted on a $4.56 million loan from Broward Federal Savings in Sunrise, Florida. After federal regulators closed the Savings & Loan, the office building that Jeb used the $4.56 million to finance was reappraised by the regulators at $500,000, which Bush and his partners paid. The taxpayers had to pay back the remaining 4 million plus dollars.

Neil Bush was the most widely targeted member of the Bush family by the press in the scandal. Neil became director of Silverado Savings and Loan at the age of 30 in 1985. Three years later the institution was belly up at a cost of $1.6 billion for tax payers to bail out.

The basic actions of Neil Bush in the S&L scandal are as follows:

Neil received a $100,000 "loan" from Ken Good, of Good International, with no obligation to pay any of the money back. Good was a large shareholder in JNB Explorations, Neil Bush's oil-exploration company. Neil failed to disclose this conflict-of-interest when loans were given to Good from Silverado, because the money was to be used in joint venture with his own JNB. This was in essence giving himself a loan from Silverado through a third party.

Neil then helped Silverado S&L approve Good International for a $900,000 line of credit. Good defaulted on a total $32 million in loans from Silverado. During this time Neil Bush did not disclose that $3 million of the $32 million that Good International was defaulting on, was actually for investment in JNB, his own company.

Good International subsequently raised Neil Bush's JNB salary from $75,000 to $125,000 and granted him a $22,500 bonus. Neil Bush maintained that he did not see how this constituted a conflict of interest. Neil approved $106 million in Silverado loans to another JNB investor, Bill Walters. Neil also never formally disclosed his relationship with Walters and Walters also defaulted on his loans, all $106 million.

Neil Bush was charged with criminal wrongdoing in the case and ended up paying $50,000 to settle out of court. The chief of Silverado S&L was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for pleading guilty to $8.7 million in theft. (Keep in mind that you can get more jail time for holding up a gas station for $50.)

It should also be noted that shortly after the news broke of Neil Bush’s involvement in the Savings & Loan scandal hit the press his father, George Bush Sr., announced the Desert Storm campaign in Iraq, which subsequently had the result of making Neil’s name quickly fade from the headlines. In addition, during Neil Bush's divorce proceeding in 2003 were exposing more backroom Bush dealings, America was once again bombarded with war propaganda for Operation Iraq Freedom.

With all of this, one would think that the American people would have awaken from their bad dream by now, but considering what just transpired in the Mid-Term Election, I am afraid, lots of Americans are still sound asleep!

Sheriff G Ali

Advice to Speaker to be, John Boehner!

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/for-speaker-to-be-role-models-to-avoid/?hp

In the interest of the American People, America and the World, and although I do not agree with Mr. Boehner on almost everything, I do believe in Webster’s definition of Democracy – “to respect others even when you disagree with them,” and as such, I would like Mr. Boehner to be a successful Speaker of the House.

In order for Mr. Boehner to accomplish that objective he would have to realize that our greatest strength lies in our “humility,” and that our greatest downfall is our “insatiable arrogance.”

If Mr. Boehner's actions is based on what is morally right rather than what is politically expedient, he could and perhaps would be a very effective Speaker of the House, however, should he choose the road of avarice for power, mammon and the likes, his tenure would be as short lived as that of former Speakers, Newt Gingrich and Bob Livingston. It was their self-righteousness, arrogance and avarice that left them “Politically scarred and disdained,” to this day!

May Mr. Boehner seek the Grace of God for the wisdom he needs and realize that he can be one of the greatest Speaker’s of the House, by realizing that men/women are elevated to highest level by being of sincere service to others.

Sheriff G Ali