The next step in Obama and his Liberals’ destruction of America and the American values of liberty and self-reliance has been taken. The US House of Representative, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her cabal of vermin, passed HR 3962, mendaciously named the, “Affordable Health Care for America Act,” in a 220-215 vote.

39 Democrats – what are called, “Blue Dogs” – voted against this abomination, but one lone Republican turned traitor to Party and Country, and voted in favor of destroying America.

The traitor’s name is Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao (R-LA) and he represents the New Orleans district (District 22), a decidedly Democrat – and, of course, their minority tenants – stronghold.

Today, I obtained a commitment from President Obama that he and I will work together to address the critical health care issues of Louisiana including the FMAP crisis and community disaster loan forgiveness, as well as issues related to Charity and Methodist Hospitals. And, I call on my constituents to support me as I work with him on these issues.

– Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao

Rep. Cao – known now as “Caowardly Traitor” or “Yellow Dog” – was obviously bought off by Obama and his Liberals. Of course, knowing Obama and his paid political assassin, Rahm Emanuel, some form of pressure beyond mere bribery was probably brought to bear upon Rep. Cao prior to his defection.

Americans must remember this day and this vote. Those who voted for this bill and against America must be harshly and mercilessly punished by any and all means available.

Attention will now shift to the US Senate where Sen. Harry Ried and his nest of Liberal vermin holds sway.

Perhaps we can still save ourselves, our nation, and our children’s future from Obama and his Liberals, but I hold out little hope that it can be done by mere words. Action, now as a preventative or later as a punishment and remediation, will likely be needed if Americans our to recover our nation from the domestic enemies that now try to rule it.

The MAOA gene is located on the X chromosome, and the enzyme it produces breaks down important neurotransmitters such as: serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. This renders them inactive. These neurotransmitters control mood, aggression, and pleasure.

Scientific research into the causation of self destructive and/or violently antisocial behavior is worthwhile. It had in the past been assumed that people turned to drugs, gangs, violence, and general thuggery solely due to environmental factors.  Discovering that some of the thugs were just “born bad,” or at least with a genetic predilection for bad behavior is extremely useful data; it allows society to level set its expectations.

A lot of Liberals in America won’t like these findings or this post. Oddly and hypocritically, they’re the same one lauding any study that says homosexuality is genetically caused.

Of course some people who look to provide and/or invent excuses for thuggishness and criminal behavior have misused these findings. Recently an Italian court reduced the sentence of a convicted murderer because he had this genetic deficiency.

Abdelmalek Bayout, an Algerian citizen who has lived in Italy since 1993, admitted in 2007 to stabbing and killing Walter Felipe Novoa Perez on 10 March. Perez, a Colombian living in Italy, had, according to Bayout’s testimony, insulted him over the kohl eye make-up the Algerian was wearing. Bayout, a Muslim, claims he wore the make-up for religious reasons.

During the trial, Bayout’s lawyer, Tania Cattarossi, asked the court to take into account that her client may have been mentally ill at the time of the murder. After considering three psychiatric reports, the judge, Paolo Alessio Vernì, partially agreed that Bayout’s psychiatric illness was a mitigating factor and sentenced him to 9 years and 2 months in prison — around three years less than Bayout would have received had he been deemed to be of sound mind.

But at an appeal hearing in May this year, Pier Valerio Reinotti, a judge of the Court of Appeal in Trieste, asked forensic scientists for a new independent psychiatric report to decide whether he should commute the sentence further.

For the new report, Pietro Pietrini, a molecular neuroscientist at Italy’s University of Pisa, and Giuseppe Sartori, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Padova, conducted a series of tests and found abnormalities in brain-imaging scans and in five genes that have been linked to violent behaviour — including the gene encoding the neurotransmitter-metabolizing enzyme monoamine oxidase A (MAOA). A 2002 study led by Terrie Moffitt, a geneticist at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, had found low levels of MAOA expression to be associated with aggressiveness and criminal conduct of young boys raised in abusive environments.

In the report, Pietrini and Sartori concluded that Bayout’s genes would make him more prone to behaving violently if provoked. “There’s increasing evidence that some genes together with a particular environmental insult may predispose people to certain behaviour,” says Pietrini.

On the basis of the genetic tests, Judge Reinotti docked a further year off the defendant’s sentence, arguing that the defendant’s genes “would make him particularly aggressive in stressful situations”. Giving his verdict, Reinotti said he had found the MAOA evidence particularly compelling.

Thankfully, this foolishness was perpetrated by an Italian court, not an American one so the wrong-headed precedent that it sets won’t immediately have an adverse effect upon the American court system. Sadly though, it’s only a matter of time before some Liberal judge in America reaches the same dangerous conclusion, most likely somewhere on the Left Coast.

If these people are genetically deficient in such a way that they are far more prone to violent antisocial behavior, then releasing them back into society sooner is just wrong. It’s obvious to anyone with a brain that they’d be extremely prone to recidivism. Instead of using their mutation as an excuse for them, it should be grounds for lengthier incarceration and behavioral therapy.

Adding Explosives to Congress – Brilliant!

Adding the television series to America’s school curriculum may well be the best idea I’ve heard for real education reform in a long, long while.

Adding the techniques used by the Mythbusters to prove or debunk myths and assumptions to Congress might well save America.

While I’ve called this recipe Curried Pumpkin Soup, it is really a winter squash soup. Because this soup is not sweet just about any winter squash (acorn, butternut, kobacha, Hubbard) can be used instead of pumpkin.

Curried Pumpkin Soup (Serves 4 – 6)

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
1 teaspoon dried, smoked chiles (chipotle, cobán, and/or ancho), chopped
5 cups pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
5 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon Jamaican curry powder
3/4 cup heavy cream
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

Sauté the onion in butter in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened (3 – 5 minutes). Add the minced garlic and grated ginger allow this to cook for 1 minute longer.

Add the dried, smoked chiles, pumpkin, and chicken broth. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until pumpkin is completely tender (30 minutes).

When the pumpkin is tender, add the Jamaican curry powder and heavy cream. Use a hand / stick blender to puree the soup until smooth, or transfer to a blender and blend in batches. Add salt, pepper, and additional curry powder to taste.

Turn heat down to low and allow the soup to slowly come back up to heat ( 3 – 5 minutes).

Variations & Additions

For a more Caribbean flavor, substitute coconut milk for the heavy cream. This will also sweeten the soup somewhat, so you may want to adjust the levels of chiles, salt, and pepper.

For a higher protein dish with a decidedly coastal flair, add some firm white fish (cod, haddock, pollack, or snapper) that has been sautéed, baked, or broiled to the soup after it has been puréed. Simply cut the fish into bite-sized pieces and fold them into the soup. Allow them to heat through and serve.

For a more ancient and Native American variation, add roasted corn to soup at service. Toss 2 – 3 cups of corn kernels (fresh or frozen) with olive oil and place them in a baking dish. Season with black pepper. Broil, stirring often, until the corn begins to brown. Keep an eye on them! They burn quickly and easily. Sprinkle or mound the roasted corn onto each bowl of soup just before serving it up.

This rich and creamy soup also pairs well with Fresh Corn Salad, especially in warmer months or areas.

Serve in deep bowls with a side of cornbread, fry bread, or Johnny cakes and enjoy the autumn or winter!

Jamaican Curry Powder (makes 3/4 cups)

Ingredients

1/4 cup whole coriander seeds
2 tablespoons whole cumin seeds
2 tablespoons whole mustard seeds
2 tablespoons whole anise seeds
1 tablespoon whole fenugreek seeds
1 tablespoon whole allspice berries
5 tablespoons ground turmeric

Directions

Reserve the tumeric. Combine the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, anise seeds, fenugreek seeds, and allspice berries in a pan. Toast them over medium heat, stirring or shaking them gently, until the spices slightly darken and become very fragrant. This takes approximately ten (10) minutes.

When the spices have been toasted, remove them from the skillet, and allow them to cool to room temperature. Grind the toasted spices with the turmeric in either a spice grinder or mortar & pestle. Store the ground spices away from direct light in an airtight container at room temperature. The mixture will keep for several months.

Jamaican curry powder is a great addition to many, many dishes. It can, among other things, be used in soups, salad dressings, or as dry rubs on meats.

At that point, no matter what you put it in or on, it’s all cut and curry. Mek wi nyam!.

It’s All Or Nothing! Wait, Those Are My Chips.

Sadly for Americans, there’s more at stake than the Liberals’ stranglehold on Congress and whatever hopes my remain for President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. President Obama’s wagering the economic future of America and the very lives of millions of Americans and their future children on his vision of the future.

Really! President Obama doesn’t seem to be able to help himself; he seems compelled to do this despite the evident outrage it is causing Americans. They say that the first step to overcoming these problems is admitting that you have them. I guess President Obama isn’t quite there yet. I just hope that the intervention that is surely coming isn’t more than he and his Liberals can take.

The ObamaCare Line – Enforcement Of Obama’s Policies

Well, as over-the-top and hyperbolic as this video by Concerned Women For America is, mandatory health insurance is part of the proposed ObamaCare. Enforcement capabilities have to be assumed, especially with the proposed sharing of health insurance information and medical records between different branches of the federal government, including the IRS.

All sarcasm and humor aside, this video speaks to a real fear among Americans. If the government controls our access to medical care, how can we dissent from anything that the government wants to do without risking our health and lives and that of our children?

On the other hand, if they’d have included that creepy Obama cult hold music, it might make one glad for the police to come to take you away.

The ObamaCare Line – Well, Congress Won’t Mind It

Well, as over-the-top and hyperbolic as this video by Concerned Women For America is, the members of Congress and their dependents won’t be adversely affected by it. They have their own fully taxpayer funded health insurance plans and have adamantly refused to give them up in favor of the proposed ObamaCare.

Notice also that they don’t have to listen to the creepy Obama hymns while on hold.