Happy birthday # 71 to Brian Wilson!

Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney were born the same week in 1942.  Paul was born on June 18th & Brian on this day!  

What an amazing coincidence.  They are two of the greatest songwriters of the pop era!

The Beach Boys were Brian Wilson, his brothers Carl & Dennis, Al Jardine and Mike Love.  They are one of the greatest pop groups of the last 50 years.

From "California girls" to "Good vibrations", their repertoire is fantastic.  I love their harmonies and arrangements.  

Click here for "Wouldn't it be nice", one of the their best songs from "Pet sounds":

  
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older

Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
In the kind of world where we belong

You know its gonna make it that much better
When we can say goodnight and stay together

Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through

The happy times together we've been spending
I wish that every kiss was never ending
Oh Wouldn't it be nice

Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true (run, run, run)
Baby then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
We could be married (we could be married)
And then we'd be happy (then we'd be happy)

Wouldn't it be nice (ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)

You know it seems the more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
But lets talk about it
Oh, wouldn't it be nice
good night my baby
sleep tight my baby...."


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Maybe the Obama administration doesn't know that Texas has a border with Mexico

 
(My new American Thinker post)

We've been a bit skeptical of all of the Obama and DHS statements that the border is more secure than ever.

 
I guess that the border is "safe" if you don't include Texas.  The NY Times reports that the activity has shifted from Arizona to Texas:
  
"A surge in migrant traffic across the Southwest border into Texas has resulted in a milestone: the front line of the battle against illegal crossings from Mexico has shifted for the first time in over a decade away from Arizona to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas."

Let me make two points:

1) The border is not secure, at least not the Mexico-Texas border. 

2) Border crossings these days are different than in the past.  In other words, more and more "crossings" these days are cartel related. 

The cartels, one of the most deadly organized crime organizations in the world, are now in the human trafficking business. 

The cartels have replaced the "coyote" who walked you over the border and kept you away from snakes and wild animals.

Do we need border security in the immigration bill?  Yes we do. Just ask any Texan.   Click here for our Wednesday show:

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Obama's polls are dropping

A new poll has some bad news for President Obama:

""The drop in Obama's support is fueled by a dramatic 17-point decline over the past month among people under 30, who, along with black Americans, had been the most loyal part of the Obama coalition," says Keating Holland, polling director for CNN. "It is clear that revelations about NSA surveillance programs have damaged Obama's standing with the public, although older controversies like the IRS matter may have begun to take their toll as well." The survey, released Monday, also shows that 50 percent of Americans say they don't believe Obama is "honest and trustworthy," for the first time in his presidency, according to CNN. His personal trustworthiness was a measure that shined during his re-election campaign, where he continually outperformed Republican presidential opponent Mitt Romney, bolstering his position despite a struggling economy.""
 
The problem with losing your honesty is that it's hard to get it back!
 
First, President Obama has only himself to blame here.  He has chosen to be the "no drama obama" but the country could use a little anger, specially on the IRS scandal.  

By the way, a "growing" number of people now believe that senior White House officials were involved!  This is very bad!
 
Second, he won't speak candidly about the Bush policies that he continued.  

Sadly, he is put himself in a no-win situation because I think a lot of people would probably give him a little credit for admitting that he was wrong during the campaign.  I would!  There is nothing more refreshing than to hear an executive say that "new information" led him to change his mind!
 
Third, he won't get in front of stories, such as Syria.  He desperately needs to address the nation about Syria but chooses to let others do the talking.
 
Maybe he will turn this around but time is running out very quickly!
 
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What a difference 5 summers can make

(My new American Thinker post)
President Obama will be in Europe this week.   He will be greeted by Europeans who didn't get the "hope and change" that they were looking for.

Don't be surprised if the White House theme song is Barry Manilow's "Trying to get that feeling again."

This is an amazing quote from The Washington Post:

""People in Europe were looking for a political redeemer," said Jan Techau, the director of the European center of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "Those expectations, of course, were greatly exaggerated. Soon it became clear, as it is now, that he is simply an American president with all of the ugly power politics that the position involves.""

Looking for a political redeemer?  A political redeemer to do what?

Let me say this to my European friends.

First, Obama told you what you wanted to hear.  As they say in Texas, he 

was "all hat and no cattle".    He spoke in generalities but never put forth a governing strategy.  

And it won't get any better when the Europeans learn that Democrats are not crazy about more free trade agreements.

Frankly, I'm amazed that they fell for this in Europe.  It speaks volumes about their political immaturity and need for some serious self evaluation.

Second, Europe's problems wont be fixed by "an American redeemer", no matter how many anti-Bush statements he makes.  Europe has structural problems, from high taxes to a lousy business climate in too many countries and birth rates that  won't preserve their culture.

How bad is Europe?  Chancellor Merkel is telling the unemployed to move.

Third, stop talking and do something proactive about Guantanamo.   Europe should offer to take some of the men at GITMO and move them to their prisons.  Otherwise, stop complaining!

Fourth, NATO has turned into the US, UK and a bunch of countries who aren't carrying their weight.  Remember Libya?  The French couldn't put a couple of jets in the air without the US Mediterranean Fleet.  NATO's defenses are in bad shape, a very bad signal if we have to do a "no fly zone" in Syria!

Yes, President Obama will be in Europe over the next few days. And he will meet a public who is disenchanted with him.

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Happy birthday to Paul McCartney

Another birthday for Paul McCartney, one of the most prolific songwriters of the English speaking world. 

Paul is 71 today.  He & Ringo are the two surviving Beatles.   Paul has not recorded much for quite some time.   I recall "Hope of Deliverance" from 1993 and the "Off the ground" album. 

It's hard to pick a McCartney tune.  My favorite Beatles' albums are "Rubber Soul", "Revolver" plus "Yesterday & Today".  They include songs like "Yesterday", "Michelle" and "We can work it out".

Click here for "Here, there and everywhere", one of Paul's finest ballads from the aforementioned albums:

"To lead a better life I need my love to be here...
Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there
There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
Someone is speaking but she doesn't know he's there
I want her everywhere and if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there
I want her everywhere and if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there
To be there and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere......"

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Let's chat with Frank Burke about "A failure to communicate"

We spoke with Frank Burke, contributor to American Thinker, about his latest: "A failure to communicate".   

Frank has this advice to conservatives:

"Both in terms of technology and content, communication has changed vastly in the past quarter century and continues to evolve. Cable television has added multiple programming choices. Radio has been augmented by satellite services. Most local newspapers have been in decline, and many traditional magazines have vanished or gone digital. Social media adds an entirely new dimension, and video games are now mainstream with more than half (52.4%) of the U.S. television population having access to a console."

 

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Red line crossed?

(My new American Thinker post)

President Obama can not draw red lines and start wars when people cross them.  I'm surprised that the constitutional law professor does not know that.

We do remember President Bush drawing "a line in the sand" over Kuwait.  He also went to Congress and got a vote to go to war.The second Pres Bush went to Congress for both Afghanistan and Iraq.

Is President Obama going to use the 2001 Afghanistan resolution to start this war?   That would be a joke!  He needs a new one because Syria is your classic "war of choice" or "preemptive military action".  Or as the liberals used to say:  Syria had nothing to do with 9-11!

In my opinion, Pres Obama needs a vote in Congress for several reasons:

1) We are running huge deficits and wars are not free;

2) No one has a clue about the good and bad guys in Syria.  Who are we arming?  Why is this war in our national interest?

3) We will have casualties; and,

4) Congress needs to be onboard so that they will be around if there is a rough flight or hard landing. 

We should know by now that there is no such thing as an easy war in the Middle East. We should also be prepared for chemical weapons and their use against our troops.

Maybe this is the unilateral military action that gets the anti-war marchers marching again.

I hope that they march because someone has to remind Pres Obama that this is the kind of presidential overreach that Senator Obama was against!

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This one from Fleetwood Mac takes me back to "casette" days

It was the summer of 1982 or 31 years ago.  As I recall, we were in the early days of MTV and VH1.  We used to hear our song on the radio, LPs, 45s and cassettes inserted in a car player.  We had no idea that DVDs would replace VHS videos or that CDs would do away with tape and vinyl.

Yes, the summer of 1982 seems like a long time ago.  Nevertheless, the music was great, specially Fleetwood Mac and "Hold me":

"Can you understand me baby don't you hand me a line
although it doesn't matter you and me got plenty of time
There's nobody in the future so baby let me hand you my love
oh, there's no step for you to dance to
so slip your hand inside of my glove
Hold me....hold me....hold me Hold me....hold me....hold me
I don't want no damage but how'm i gonna manage with you
you hold the percentage but i'm the fool payin' the dues
I'm just around the corner if you got a minute to spare
I'll be waiting for you if you ever want to be there....
Hold me......"

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Happy Fathers Day (but too many kids are growing up without fathers)

We remember all of our fathers day. I hope that you have a chance to tell your dad how much you appreciate his work. 

Fathers are indeed special. They play a very important role in our lives! 

We did a special Fathers Day a few days ago.  I hope that you enjoy it:

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