A professional politician is a professionally dishonorable man. In order to get anywhere near high office he has to make so many compromises and submit to so many humiliations that he becomes indistinguishable from a streetwalker." - H.L. Mencken Now I agree with most of that quote but I fail to...
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We have better soldiers than politicians. Then again, we have better everything than we have politicians. . . .
-- Glenn Reynolds
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) said it was "un-American" for senators to have voted against approving a bailout of troubled automakers last night, saying their vote may cause a recession to become a depression. "It is unacceptable for this un-American, frankly, behavior of these U...
What a flaming sack of crap Barney Frank is. First off he goes and does this new interview with softball Leslie Stahl and 60 minutes. In the new interview he's saying that he's for propping up people, not companies, and that he's also for welfare, gee there's a surprise. I guess he's afraid to step outside...
So, we have a company that had used up its line of credit with Bank of America. This is a window and door company, there is a downturn in the housing market, just thought I'd throw that in there in case someone had missed it, orders are down, the company is running out of money and it laid off workers...
So the above ballot has been challenged by the Franken campaign as not being clear on voter intent, or is it simply the person didn't fill in the bubble. So much for counting every vote. I'd love to see the entire ballot to see if each office was filled in the same, if they are then this is a no brainer...
"There was a note on the door saying 1:00 pm and then at 1:20 pm everybody was like why is nobody here. They just got here and they're trying to get it organized," said Heather Richards, a former campaign worker. Eventually people did start getting paid, but some said they were missing hours...
This is priceless. A guy doesn't like what Obama stands for (like we really know anyway), but a fellow parked a truck full of manure in front of a local Obama office mocking the "change we can believe in" as "a load of crap." "I think Obama's plan is just one big old poop sandwich and we're all going...
Show me who your friends are and I'll show you who you are: Raila Odinga - Kenya "Within 6 months re-write the Constitution of Kenya to recognize Shariah as the only true law sanctioned by the Holy Quran for Muslim declared regions." "Within one year facilitate the establishment of a Shariah...
New Computer Analysis Fingers Ayers as Author of Obama’s ‘Dreams’ A long video, but some interesting theories, comparing what things Obama has 'written' to that of Ayers, this particular expert, Jack Cashill, is convinced that Ayers wrote at least part if not most of Dreams of My Father, and also shows...
Seems that Joe and Barack say it's all about one THREE letter word J O B S. Guess that math goes along with the 95% of people getting a tax cut?...
During Thursday's vice presidential debate one of the candidates said, "Along with France, we kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon," and, "Our commanding General in Afghanistan said the surge principle in Iraq will not work in Afghanistan," and that Barack Obama "did not say he'd sit down with Ahmadinejad...
Could it be that the mask is slipping off of the Massachusetts Democrat posterboy? Over the past week the pressure has been ratcheting up on Barney Frank (D-MA) and his answers are getting more and more testy, which is something considering the source. The Fannie-Mae / Freddie-Mac failure is bring to light his involvement, both in blocking real reform, as well as possible impropriety using his standing for his gain and those he finds near and dear.
Careful what you wish for: Here is a quick look into 3 former Fannie Mae executives who have brought down Wall Street. Franklin Raines was a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Fannie Mae. Raines was forced to retire from his position with Fannie Mae when auditing discovered severe irregularities...
By Gwen Ifill PBS Chief Political Correspondent and Gwen Ifill President, Ifill Center for Media Ethics and Gwen Ifill Editor, BarackBeat Fanzine WASHINGTON - As expected, a blue ribbon panel from the Ifill Center for Media Ethics cleared award-winning political journalist Gwen Ifill of all charges today...
Oh this is classic! I'm surprised it didn't turn into a Squad 51 moment, Frank looked like he was gonna need CPR. It's about flipping time someone ripped into one of our esteemed representatives. I normally don't like Bill O. But in this case I'm very glad to see one of jackasses that helped create the...
Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, known for her provocative statements when she was a congresswoman from Georgia, accused the Department of Defense this week of using Hurricane Katrina to cover up the slaughter of 5,000 prisoners. At a news conference in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday...
In the dark of night our (representatives?) voted on the biggest pork barrel yet to roll into Washington. BUT before that they voted on something else. Did you catch it? Senate Approves U.S.-India Nuclear Deal WASHINGTON — U.S. senators voted Wednesday to overturn a three-decade ban on atomic trade...
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- Posted: Thursday, October 02 2008
Ok, all you Democrats in Congress ...... all together now....... 1..... 2..... 3..... "Present" Alright, now take your ball and go home. 20 years too late, still no leadership (from either party) on refineries, nuclear, wind, solar, hydro or thermal energy. But THANK GOD! we have those new...
All change is not for the good, just like all motion is not always forward.
Things that make you say hmmmm.
From the New York Sun States Aim To Tax Private Jets, Yachts Why is it that it is as plain as day to me that this is so stupid? Maine (and some other states like Florida, Illinois and Washington) is trying to charge a use tax to people that bring boats or planes into the State for more than 20 days for...
So, almost 60% of the people answering the poll think that the surge has done nothing in Iraq? Well first off, Iraq is better than when Saddam and his sons ran the joint. Second off even Harry (ain't done squat for two years) Reid has confessed that the surge has worked. So what do we have here? A bunch...
From FoxNews.com and news.com.au A German retiree is taking a hospital to court after she went in for a leg operation and got a new anus instead, the Daily Telegraph is reporting. The woman woke up to find she had been mixed up with another patient suffering from incontinence who was to have surgery...
From Reuters, Written by Donna Smith Oil prices through the roof, home foreclosures are way up, companies letting people go, stock market in a tizzy. Now thanks to Presidential Candidate and Senator, Hilary Clinton, we know who is to blame. It was George W. Bush all along. "Today's dismal jobs news...
The Democratic National Committee has announced that they would like Florida and Michigan to re-run primaries so that their delegates can be counted. Yet another voting fiasco in Florida, just amazing. It would seem that the two states had gone against the party line and held their primaries earlier...
From the International Herald Tribune Clinton and Obama address economic fears Right out of the gate, someone needs to tell these two and also CC: John McCain, they are the cause of the fears, not the solution. Case in point: Speaking a day before the Wisconsin primary but looking ahead as well to the...
From Fox News and the AP Well they have "re-thunk" their position and it would seem they will not be sending their little letter to the Marine Corps. recruiting office in their fine city. (You can find the background on this circus act, HERE .) So in a marathon session that lasted into early...
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- Posted: Wednesday, February 13 2008
Over this past weekend a discussion broke out! (gasp! No, not a .....shhhhh, discussion!) Yep, guilty as charged. One of the headlines on one of the news breaks was that gas prices in our area had dropped either 3 or 5 cents, and I added that I had seen what would hopefully be true that later this year...
Well first there was the vote about a week ago to tell the Marines to leave, and to grant a parking spot and loud speaker permit once per week for Code Pink, in front of the Marine Corps recruiting office. Well in an effort to try new and different things: From the San Francisco Chronicle: Berkeley to...
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- Posted: Tuesday, February 05 2008
From the ContraCostaTimes.com Before we hit the Bates Psycho ward, let's take a look at the name of the "paper" that this story comes from. Contra Costa Times. If you look up Contra on Wikipedia one of the definitions involves Nicaragua, and the rebel group there that was fighting against the...
From Golf.com I very much enjoy playing golf, and as a follower of the game I also enjoy watching golf. The thing that makes or breaks a broadcast (you listening NFL Network) is the commentary provided by the sportscasters. If you have good people they can take a weak tournament and make it like The...
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- Posted: Wednesday, January 30 2008
From the AP and Breitbart.com Well our beloved under worked, over paid, bloviating Washington know-it-alls, (I say that with the utmost deserved respect, really, why are you laughing?) have passed a "Stimulus" package. This package is meant to get our economy heading back in the right direction...
From 6 ABC.com in New Jersey It would seem the Governor of New Jersey, John Corzine, was involved in an accident today, and was injured to the point of needing surgery. That is truly a shame, I don't care for the man or his politics, but I do hope that he is or will be ok. The one thing in the news report...
From ABC News and "Good Morning America" Right off the bat, my appologies to the witches of the world, sorry to throw that headline, but I couldn't very well use the language that came to mind initially It seems that Hill Clinton wants Alberto Gonzales to resign because of the canning of certain...
From CNET News Ex CBS Anchor (heavy thing that hangs at the end of a long chain) Dan Rather was the keynote speaker at South by Southwest Interactive. In which he has a lot to say about the state of journalism. I was hopeful that perhaps he had gotten some religion and may have at least come to grips...
From The Hollywood Reporter To me the headline of the story says it all: "Couric: Quality trumps ratings for newscasts" Did she really say that? Has she been known to hang with Darrell Strawberry? Even if what she did WAS quality, (and it isn't), that still would not trump ratings. You could...
From YAHOO News One of the things I like to do is take a politicians words and decode them. What are they really thinking. (Sometimes this is a stretch since some of our beloved representatives are pretty clueless.) The latest story that is just wonderful for this exercise is about Halliburton's move...
From the Associated Press The past ten days or so have given us a glimpse of the finest and brightest that the Democrats have to offer. (At least those that have chosen to open their pie holes at this point.) We had Hillary trying to do her impersonation of a black Baptist Minister , we had the revalation...
But first, this just in....... From Tennessean.com I called it , Big Al took the trophy at the Oscars, although they made a slip and gave him the one for documentary which is a bunch of manure. doc·u·men·ta·ry adj. 1. Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents. 2. Presenting...
The News-Press Well isn't this special. (Church Lady doesn't sound the same on the keyboard) A state legislator in Florida has introduced a bill that ban the use of the term "Illegal Alien". "I personally find the word 'alien' offensive when applied to individuals, especially to children...
From the bastion of balanced, in depth, thoughtful reporting, CNN and Larry King Live In my post February 22, 2007, Since when is calling someone an idiot unpatriotic? I wrote about how VP Cheney pointed out that the Democrat surrender policy for Iraq IS a validation of what the leaders of Al Qaida have...
From the BBC News Mexico's Congress has condemned what it says is a border violation by US workers building a controversial barrier between the two countries. Legislators say workers and equipment building a section of the barrier have gone 10 metres (yards) into Mexico. Well I have a few questions:...
From AccessNorthGA.com and the Associated Press At first I thought this was another Carrey/Daniels sequel. But no, it is just another roll out of the predictible left Glockenspiel Road Show . This particular installment was brought to us by Jimmy "See my staff run when my book comes out" Carter...
From Fox News The Whiner of the House, Nancy Pelosi, (D-Leftest Coast), is very mad. So mad in fact that if she had a ball, she might be on the verge of taking it and going home. It seems that when the President said he welcomes disagreement in a time of war, she took that as, she can say anything in...
From CNN Harry Reid, (D-Nevada), has some profoundly incorrect thoughts on Iraq. "This war is a serious situation. It involves the worst foreign policy mistake in the history of this country," Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer." The article...
From the Boston Globe (Trotters?) Ya Know, there are papers that are decidedly liberal, left leaning, etc. Well this little roll of TP from the land of "K" (Kennedy, Kerry and Frank), has an Op-Ed columnist by the name of Ellen Goodman that has managed to put together in less than 20 paragraphs the most...
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- Posted: Monday, February 12 2007
From the Associated Press Well the inopportune buffoon is at it again, jet setting around the global, getting face time to save the world from global warming (Nobel peace prize). Speaking in Madrid he had the following to offer: Emerging economies such as China are justified in holding back on fighting...
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- Posted: Thursday, February 08 2007
From Reuters and CNN New York State Senator Carl Kruger (D), has introduced state legislation that would make it crime to cross the street while using a "gadget" while crossing the street. Talking on your cell phone, $100 fine. Using your I-pod or other music device, $100 fine. "Government...
From the Associated Press and Fox News In what was likely her final legislative act in Congress, outgoing Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney announced a bill Friday to impeach President Bush. So she waited until she was about to leave to pull this one. The ultimate "Your mother wears army boots"...
From FoxNews and Space.com A freaky storm two-thirds the diameter of Earth and unlike anything ever seen has been spotted on Saturn. Well it's election week, the left won big, and the voting machines haven't yet cooled down, and already we have a list of things that they are going to change. One point...
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- Posted: Friday, November 10 2006
In October, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was in Texas and made some asstounding observations (typo intended). From the Midland Reporter-Telegram "You remember President Reagan standing in Berlin and saying, 'This wall should be torn down,'" said the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize...
We'll show you....... From CNN.com WORLD: In Mexico, 'nothing gringo on May 1' [wikipedia:May_Day] is a holiday which has not been "celebrated" in the United States. Until this year. May Day has it's roots in the late 1800 labor movement, while in the 1900' s , the holiday tended to become more a focal...
Gimme, gimme, gimme, I want my rights! You have the right to remain silent....... From CNN.com I've always thought our elected public servants, you know the guys and gals that suck up the six figure salary to work less than 100 days and in those 100 days manage to do less work than a newborn baby...
How Do I Categorize Thee, Let Me Count The Ways...... From wsbtv.com, Atlanta Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) is taking a lot of gruff about an altercation with a Capitol Hill Police Officer. My take is she was passing through the lane that allows legislators to skirt the security checks. Our beloved representatives...
Immigration, and some points you may or may not have heard. Fox seeks to open U.S. borders, from The Washington Times Over the past year we have heard with increasing regularity, President Fox of Mexico saying that, we in the United States need to allow more of his people into our country to work. "We...
To Protect and Serve........ Oh waiter... From NBC 5 Dallas/Fort Worth: The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has taken its fight against drunken driving to a new level. TABC agents, along with Irving police, targeted 36 bars and clubs Friday, arresting some allegedly intoxicated patrons before they...
Madeleine Not Right..... again, This month Madeleine Albright has been making the rounds, giving speeches to those that will listen. In an appearance at Yale University she is quoted as saying: From the Yale Daily News: "I am somebody who finds a lot of fun in the possibility of being able to make decisions...
Well let's start off with this, when the Government comes knocking saying "we're here to help", my response is, I'm beyond help, go help someone else. That being said, Assemblyman PETER J. BIONDI of the New Jersey State Assembly has introduced a bill that is meant to stop anonymous...
