November 16, 2009

• Arrest at Walmart Leads to Charges of Racism 11-16-09
  This young woman wasn't arrested because she's black, she was arrested because she's inexcusably rude and belligerant and because she committed an assault on those who told her so. I hate to break it to her, but as a teacher (a teacher???) it's past time she learned that everything isn't about her being black, but that everything is about her behaving civilly if she expects to be a respected member of society. That was probably racist of me to point that out, wasn't it...
• Axelrod Signals Obama Will Try to Strip Abortion Language From Health Care Bill 11-15-09
  Now, you can't seriously pretend this surprises you...
• ACORN Defunding Suit Is NOT Bogus or Frivolous 11-14-09
  Okay, it may not be bogus or frivolous. But it still shouldn't win. (Just think, if lawmakers hadn't given all that money away in the first place we wouldn't be having this debate at all!)

November 13, 2009

• White House Counsel Craig to Step Down 11-13-09
  I think that's a good thing. Unfortunately, I also think that his replacement won't be any better.
• State Sen. Schultheis' "let's roll" tweet criticizing Obama stirs ire 11-12-09
  I can see how some are unhappy that 9/11 imagery is being invoked for any reason other than to honor the memory of those lost that day. That being said, I can't argue with Schultheis' comment or the truth behind it all. Ad while Schultheis won't compare the Obama administration to a hijacker, I sure will! After all, that's what they're in the process of doing, isn't it?
• Reid speeds confirmation of anti-Jesus, pro-abortion judge 11-12-09
  In my opinion, judges like this one are at least as responsible for the erosion of our rights as are the legislators who make bad and unconstitutional laws. In some ways, they're worse since they can take a good law and contort it into something else. The more of this kind of judge Obama is permitted to appoint, the worse our resulting problems will be (and the sooner).
• Classmates: Hasan defended suicide bombings, held Islamist views 11-12-09
  Let's not blame the military supervisors in entirety, here. It's patently clear that everybody, from bottom to top and back down again, had concerns that any action might be viewed as prejudicial against Islam in general rather than this "soldier" in specific. The blame, it seems to me, lies with people who are so concerned with how things might look that they make sacrifices on the altar of how things are.

November 12, 2009

• Investigation vindicates inspector general 11-12-09
  I'm rapidly getting an ugly picture of the Obama administration here. There's Nixon's "enemies list," and the Clinton administration's mysteriously appearing and disappearing FBI files, but I can't recall nor have I ever heard of machinations like the ones engaged in by this president and administration. Well, that's not entirely true. I've heard of such things, but they've always had a dateline of places like Venezuela or China. What do you suppose that means for freeom, eh?
• AmeriCorps Inspector General Shredded White House Documents at Request of Agency’s Spokeswoman 11-12-09
  Oh, my, that doesn't look good for the most transparent White House and most ethical Congress ever, does it?
• ACORN Sues Over 'Unconstitutional' Funding Cuts By Congress 11-12-09
  Actually, since the funding of ACORN in the first place isn't exactly spelled out in the Constitution, it seems to be that withholding the funding is actually righting the original wrong. And given the damage ACORN has done on a consistent basis to our liberties from the right to vote to the right to not have our tax dollars stolen to give to others, well, that's kind of icing on the cake.
• New Document Reveals: SEIU Will Conquer Using Any Means Necessary 11-12-09
  Does this scare you? It should.

November 10, 2009

• Michele Bachmann's 'high stakes' political game grows 11-11-09
  Love her or hate her—and I'm pretty solidly in the camp of the former—Michele Bachman has at least one thing that all too few in Washington have: Principles she won't change on a whim (or on the turn of a poll). She also has something an even smaller number of politicians can boast these days, and that's a loyalty to her country and a respect for her oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
• COMMENTARY Were Warnings of Fort Hood Shooting Ignored? 11-10-09
  It's entirely fair to point out that we were all urged to give up or weaken certain rights so as to ensure we could catch men just exactly like this one. And we did. Yet somehow, some way, with all of those added powers including the infamous "lone wolf" provision of the USA PATRIOT Act (which was written for this guy!), we weren't protected at all. I think the real revelation here isn't going to involve the USA PATRIOT Act but rather why so much was either ignored or considered unimportant.

November 10, 2009

• Democrats’ Health Care Plan Will ‘Shred Constitution,’ Hoekstra Says 11-10-09
  I agree with Representative Hoekstra, but with one additional comment: Merely getting a court to rule that something is legal doesn't make it either constitutional or right. And given the Democrats' ongoing insistence on twisting every word and phrase in the Constitution and Bill of Rights until it's all but unrecognizable, I'm betting they'll find a court somewhere that's either too blind or too bought to do anything but rule in their favor.
• Interview with the President: Jail Time for Those without Health Care Insurance? 11-10-09
  You vill do ass vee say, and you vill do it at the point of a gun

November 9, 2009

• Obama: Time for Senate to 'take the baton' on health care reform 11-09-09
  ...and to take it away from Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama because they're oh, so clearly racing headlong in the wrong direction!
• House Health Bill Has Nowhere to Go in Senate 11-09-09
  We can only hope. Well, and we can call and write. You are calling and writing, aren't you?
• Owens Breaks 4 Campaign Promises in first hour in Congress 11-09-09
  How many times do I have to say it? If you're tired of politics as usual, stop voting for the usual politicians. And lying, lying, lying makes Rep. Owens pretty damned usual, doesn't it?
• What the Pelosi Health-Care Bill Really Says 11-07-09
  Want to know why I'm so opposed to the Pelosi Plan? Once you read this, not only will you know, you'll be right there with me.
• The military's blinders 11-07-09
  I couldn't agree more. Oh, and by the way? It's not just the military. It's the media, the government, and corporate America, too. Political correctness will quite literally be the death of us all.
• House Passes Health Care Bill 11-07-09
  ...and you know one of the real ironies here is that abortion funding is going to be put right back in the bill. All of you Democrats who fell for that are either naive or you think we are. I'm betting on the latter, and they just bet wrong.
• POLL This Won't Hurt a Bit: Sound off on the mandate to purchase health insurance or face jail and fines 11-07-09
  Take a look not just at the poll and the results, but at some of the comments. I'm getting the notion that a thin majority in Congress and the Obama administration may have bitten off a bigger bite than they can realistically chew...At least I certainly hope that's the case and that they choke on their hubris before more damages are done and implemented!
• Confirmed: Buy insurance or go to jail 11-06-09
  Friends, it doesn't get more draconian than this. Is this really what you signed up for when you determined to vote for "hope and change?" If it is, then as was once wisely said long ago by Sam Adams, may your chains rest lightly upon you and may history forget you were ever our countrymen. Now how do the rest of us who still value liberty free ourselves from this nightmare?

November 6, 2009

• House Dems Scramble for Support to Pass Health Bill 11-06-09
  I cannot express how important it is for the sake of our country that the scramble doesn't result in anything more than Nancy Pelosi spinning her wheels helplessly as the she doesn't get her way. Should the opposite occur, we will—all of us—live just long enough to regret it, and regret it thoroughly.
• Moderate Democrats 'Anguished' Over Unpopular Votes as House Weighs Health Bill 11-06-09
  If you're "anguished," that's your conscience telling you that you're about to do the wrong thing. Granted, making real reforms would be a good thing. But doing nothing at all would be cheaper and cause far less damage to the really good health care currently available in this country than this monstrosity championed by "Nanny" Pelosi and the rest of her herd who seem to think more government is the answer to pretty much everything!
• Dems Balk on Details of Final House Health Care Bill 11-06-09
  Gee, do you think maybe that's because the bill is a mess? Oh, yes, and just maybe a few Congressmen fear for their jobs come November, 2010? I say we keep the pressure up and prevent this monster from being raised to life at all!
• Obama's First Judicial Nomination Re-Ignites Controversy Ahead of Vote 11-05-09
  If Obama likes the guy, chances are that anyone favoring freedom won't. But the examples given in this article aren't those that prove any such thing. In fact, I agree with each of the judge's decisions layed out here in no small part because he actually adhered to the Constitution when he rendered them.

November 5, 2009

• Liberal lawmakers defy Obama on Patriot Act 11-05-09
  Okay, that's awesome that Obama doesn't get his way on everything, but this is one time he actually ought to get it. There are problems with the USA PATRIOT Act. There are many problems. This particular section of it isn't one of them.
• Republicans Rally Resistance to Health Care Bill, as House Vote Nears 11-05-09
  Resistance to this bad idea is a good idea! That doesn't mean the GOP plan is a good one (it's not), but it's a better one. And I suspect that still better plans lie in the wings, including one that (finally) might actually reform health care without bankrupting the country or the average American.
• Majority Leader Predicts House Will Pass Health Bill 11-05-09
  If you want to live free and with the opportunity for prosperity—ever—you'd better hope she's wrong.
• COMMENTARY Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You 11-05-09
  Yes, we were warned. Too many failed to heed that warning. But with everything that's come to pass over the course of the last ten months, those warnings have real meaning now and there are plenty who won't be fooled again!

November 4, 2009

• Health Care Reform Assumes Millions Would Pay Fine Rather Than Get Coverage 11-04-09
  Wow. I think the headline pretty much says it all, don't you?
• CBO Confirms GOP Plan Will Lower Health Care Premiums, Lower Deficit Without Tax Hikes on Families & Small Businesses 11-04-09
  See? Better bills are out there. I'm not saying this one's perfect. I'm just saying there's legitimate competition for the nightmare that is the Pelosi Plan, and that Pelosi knows it. Why do you think there's such a rush to get this passed without letting people have time to read it, debate it, discuss it, or ditch it?
• AARP to Endorse House Healthcare Bill 11-04-09
  This is a big mistake on the part of the AARP. They've already endured some fall-out for their position on the issue, and an official endorsement will send it's membership plummeting, at least among those who know how the health care bill will result in decreased or denied care for seniors. I don't know what the group is getting in trade, but it's going to come out that they got something, I'll bet! Meanwhile, I'll point out that if the AARP even exists by the time I'm old enough for membership, I won't be submitting my application. Ever.
• Joe Wilson Proposes Forcing Congress Onto Government Health Insurance Plan 11-04-09
  Congress sure isn't hesitant about forcing the rest of us to do things that I can't feel too bad about the notion of forcing Congress to do anything! That being said, that still doesn't make this a good plan whether the Democrats have done enough arm-twisting to get it passed or not.
• Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege...Again 10-30-09
  Once again, the Obama administration acts contrary not only to its own promises, but to its own shrill rhetoric. I don't deny that there are some things that are and should be state secrets. But these blanket rulings are just plain obstructionist, and that's at best.

November 3, 2009

• GOP congresswoman says health care bill scarier than terrorism 11-03-09
  When you consider the damage to our national economy and to our individual liberties, then yes, the Pelosi Plan will have a far more detrimental effect than any terrorist attack I could imagine. Our foreign enemies have long been known, but our domestic enemies are now coming to the fore.
• Sources: House Health Bill Totals $1.2 Trillion 11-02-09
  What, you mean Nancy Pelosi underestimated? Be still, my heart! (Actually, I suspect Nancy Pelosi misdirected, underreported, and otherwise obfuscated the truth of the matter, but then that's not something she only does in connection with health care reform.)

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