Saturday, October 28, 2006
Elections Have Consequences
Excerpt:
"But you get the idea. A Democratic triumph would produce a major shift in the national policy debate, and we can understand why Ms. Pelosi isn't plastering most of this agenda on billboards around the country."
Friday, October 27, 2006
"TO THE DEMOCRATS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME"
By
Gather ye Gallup while ye may,
And Zogby and Rasmussen:
The same sweet polls on election day
Just may turn rather gruesome.
The glorious hopes of days gone by,
The exit polls and cheering
Have turned to dust and made you cry,
We still can hear the swearing.
That race is best when finished first,
You taste both House and Senate;
But things might go from best to worst
In just one single minute.
So be not coy, but use your time,
Get ready while ye may:
To blame, accuse and curse and whine
When things don't go your way.
"Imagine" if the Democrats win Congress
"It's worth noting that when John Lennon wrote "Imagine," the
92nd Congress was more firmly in Democrat hands than the 109th
Congress is in Republican hands today. Democrats dominated the
Senate 54-44 and outweighed the GOP in the House 255-180, a near
supermajority. Centrist Republican Richard Nixon did hold the White
House, but he was both weakened by the "quagmire" in Vietnam and
beleaguered by Woodward and Bernstein at the Washington Post.
Then, Leftist vacillation over Vietnam and outcries over what
was claimed to be the Republican owned-and-operated "culture of
corruption" following Watergate easily gave Democrats a House
supermajority in 1975, 291-144. Add to that their 60 seats in
the Senate, and Democrats had a stranglehold on the legislative
branch. When Georgia Democrat Jimmy Carter was elected president
the following year, he completed the trifecta.
So, freed of quagmires and corruption, what did this Demo troika
manage to deliver? Well, there was the "Metric Conversion Act of
1975." Then, under Carter, entitlement spending began growing at
a record pace, even as defense spending crumbled. This compounded
economic pressures at a time when unemployment was rampant, and
inflation and interest rates were soaring to record highs. The
economic indicator known as the Misery Index thus came to epitomize
the Carter presidency and economists were forced to invent a
new term---"stagflation" ---to describe the Carter economy. On
the foreign-policy front, the Carter administration's failure
to support a key ally in the Middle East facilitated the rise of
Islamic fundamentalism in the form of Iran's Islamic Revolution,
leading to the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran by Islamic
students, and the ensuing 14-month captivity of 52 American
hostages.
One again, leftist idealism paradoxically folded in on itself. It
wasn't quite what they had imagined."
It's bound to be worse if they manage to fool enough people into putting them back into power.
Hide and watch.
Revisiting the issue of the shameless manipulation
(hat tip: Fred Gregory)
Wow! It looks like the Dems' actually DID have a program last year!
Justice for the Unprotected against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act (JUSTICE) Act (Lee, D-CA)—H.R. 6083. Requires community organizations to be allowed to distribute sexual barrier protection devices (e.g. condoms) in federal prisons. Also prohibits a federal prison from taking adverse action against a prisoner who possesses or uses a sexual barrier protection device.
Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act (Rangel, D-NY)—H.R. 2456. Eliminates the mandatory minimum sentence for crack-cocaine convictions.
Tupac Shakur Records Release Act of 2006 (McKinney, D-GA)—H.R. 4968. Enshrines copies of government records concerning rapper Tupac Shakur in a specially created collection at the National Archives.
Antibullying Campaign Act (Nadler, D-NY)—H.R. 3787. Creates a new federal grant program aimed at reducing bullying in public schools “based on any distinguishing characteristic of an individual.”
To provide for coverage under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs of incontinence undergarments (Frank, D-MA)—H.R. 1052. Makes adult diapers a covered item under Medicare and Medicaid.
Gas Stamp Act (McDermott, D-WA)—H.R. 3712. Creates billions of dollars in gas stamps each year for people to get free gas, to be distributed to those already eligible for food stamps.
States’ Rights to Medical Marijuana Act (Frank, D-MA)—H.R. 2087. Allows physicians in states with medical marijuana laws to prescribe marijuana without violating federal law.
Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act (Rangel, D-NY)—H.R. 663. Allows those convicts who are just out of prison to vote.
Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act (Kucinich, D-OH)—H.R. 3760. Establishes a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence, as well as a Peace Day. The department would promote “human rights,” international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, structured mediation, and peaceful conflict resolution.
National Health Insurance Act (Dingell, D-MI)—H.R. 15. Institutes a new 5% value-added tax on property and services and creates a board to oversee payment to any individual for medical services not covered by Medicare.
Freedom of Choice Act (Nadler, D-NY)—H.R. 5151. Creates a right to unrestricted pre-viability abortions, and late terms abortions for the life and health of the mother.
End the War in Iraq Act (McGovern, D-MA)—H.R. 4232. Defunds the War in Iraq, forcing immediate troop withdrawal.
Public Interest Lawyer Assistance Relief Act (Andrews, D-NJ)—H.R. 1753. Forgives the law school debt for attorneys working for a tax-exempt organization or the government.
A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act (Lee, D-CA)—H.R. 1050. Builds on and strengthens FDR’s “Economic Bill of Rights,” creating rights to “decent” jobs, income for individuals unable to work, a “decent” living for farmers, freedom from monopolies, “decent” housing, “adequate” health care, Social Security, education, work training, collective bargaining, a safe working environment, information on trends in pollution sources and products and processes that affect the well-being of workers throughout the world, voting, and personal security. The bill also requires the Attorney General to create a registry of all corporations convicted of violating state or federal law.
Social Security Forever Act (Wexler, D-FL)—H.R. 2472. Imposes a new income tax on workers, employers, and self-employed businessmen to fund Social Security.
Health Security for All Americans Act (Baldwin, D-WI)—H.R. 2133. Requires states to create programs to ensure universal health coverage, and allows states to force employers to pay for health insurance for their employees.
Universal National Service Act (Rangel, D-NY)—H.R. 4752. Makes it an obligation of every U.S. citizen, and every other person residing in the U.S., between the ages of 18 and 42, to perform a two-year period of national service, either as a member of an active or reserve component of the armed forces or in a civilian capacity that promotes national defense.
Living American Wage Act (Green, D-TX)—H.R. 5731. Mandates that the federal minimum wage be equal to or greater than 112% of the federal poverty threshold beginning in 2007, and states that the minimum wage should be revised every four years.
Media Ownership Reform Act (Hinchey, D-NY)—H.R. 3302. Restricts ownership of radio and television stations, forcing some owners to divest their holdings, and regulates broadcast content.
Universal Education Act (Kind, D-WI)—H.R. 3930. Creates a Universal Education Corporation that provides taxpayer dollars to foreign countries that enter into education reform agreements with the U.S.
Medicare for All Act (Dingell, D-MI)—H.R. 4683. Increases taxes on workers and employers to offer to all citizens, and other individuals legally present in the U.S., Medicare benefits equivalent to the health care plans federal employees receive.
Menu Education and Labeling Act (DeLauro, D-CT)—H.R. 5563. Regulates what certain restaurants must print on their menus.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public education of equal high quality (Jackson, D-IL)—H.J.Res. 29. Creates a constitutional right to equal public education.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of citizens of the United States to health care of equal high quality (Jackson, D-IL)—H.J.Res. 30. Creates a constitutional right to equal health care.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (Jackson, D-IL)—H.J.Res. 32 and Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a home (Rangel, D-NY)—H.J.Res 40. Creates a constitutional right to housing.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth (Jackson, D-IL)—H.J.Res. 35. Creates a constitutional right to full employment.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
John Edwards: Business As Usual
Noteworthy:
"I have catalogued the Edwards’ failure so far to offer anything innovative, creative, or practical. So far, he’s offered platitudes."
At least now Edwards is doing his thing on his OWN time, not ours.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
On the Book List
Some of the Lefty Talking Points rebuffed:
“It is uncertain when life begins”
“Legalized abortion reduces child abuse”
“The Whitewater investigation never proved anything about the Clintons and was a waste of taxpayer money”
“Prayer in schools is unconstitutional”
“Democrats are the party of the little guy”
“The Reagan era was a Decade of Greed during which the rich got richer and the poor got poorer”
“To stimulate a slow economy, we should increase government spending”
“The Democratic Party best represents the interests of women”
“The 2nd Amendment does not guarantee an individual’s right to own a gun – only the right of states to maintain militias”
“Gun control laws eliminate guns and prevent crime”
“America needs a government-run health-care system like Canada’s to keep costs down and solve the problem of the uninsured”
“The death penalty doesn’t deter violent crime”
“Sex education in public schools reduces the number of unplanned pregnancies and sexually-transmitted diseases”
“There is no liberal bias on college and university campuses”
“Global warming is real, and results from human activity”
“Drilling in Alaska’s ANWR region will degrade the environment and kill wildlife”
“Nuclear power is dangerous and potentially harmful to the environment”
Our planet is grossly overpopulated”
“The 9-11 attacks occurred because of U.S. support for Israel”
“America’s wealth is responsible for breeding the global poverty which creates terrorism”
“Bush exaggerated the case for war in Iraq by lying about Weapons of Mass Destruction”
“Bush stole the 2000 election, which was actually won by Al Gore”
“Bush won in 2004 because of a smear campaign by the Swift Boat vets, coordinated with Karl Rove”
“Banning ‘gay marriage’ is akin to banning interracial marriage”
“Children raised by homosexuals are as well-adjusted as children raised by heterosexuals”
“Ten percent of the population is homosexual”
“Affirmative action ‘levels the playing field’ and gives disadvantaged minorities a fair chance to compete”
“Social Security is solvent; Republicans are engaging in scare tactics by saying it’s in danger of collapse”
“The GOP plan to privatize Social Security is risky, and would unfairly benefit the rich over the poor”
“Tax cuts cause budget deficits”
“Higher marginal tax rates for the rich are only fair – progressive taxation levels the playing field”
“The American colonists stole America from the Native Americans and the Mexicans”
“Western civilization is not superior to any other culture – all cultures are basically equal”
“Democrats represent the best educational interests of minorities”
“Spending more money on our public schools will improve results”
“Conservatives oppose welfare because they don’t care about the poor”
“Illegal immigrants do the jobs Americans won’t do -- and our economy depends on cheap illegal immigrant labor"
“The Founding Fathers were slave-owning hypocrites who only gave lip service to liberty and equality”
Quote of the Day
---Justice Hugo Black
Read the rest of the information posted.
http://patriotpost.us/pub/06-43_Chronicle.htm
Maybe you're one of the people who think that Republicans
Think again.
(hat tip: jaycee)
Excerpt:
"The failure of many Americans, including many of the leading Democrats in Congress, and some Republicans, to fully appreciate the persistent, long-term threat posed to America's liberties and survival, and to the future of Liberal Democracies everywhere, by an Islamic Resistance Movement that envisions a world dominated and defined by an Islamic Caliphate of religious totalitarianism, and which will fight any war, make any sacrifice, suffer any hardship, and pay any price to achieve it, may prove to be the kind of blunder upon which the fate of America turns, and falls. "
Exactly.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
How to Shamelessly Manipulate Serious Medical Conditions for Purely Partisan Political Gains
Leaving aside the crass exploitation of this issue for political purposes, thers this consideration.
Excerpt:
"But it’s strange that Fox has so eagerly bought the promises of the stem cell research community. If Fox thinks that stem cell research offers him (or me) hope, he’s mistaken. Stem cell research, both embryonic and otherwise, right now represents nothing more than a promising theory. If it bears fruit, and that’s a huge “if”, it will likely do so too late to benefit Fox, me, and our contemporaries. In spite of the silky rhetoric of John Edwards-type politicians, dramatic medical innovations come slowly and take decades to pan out, not months."
But, as we are all too well aware, "it's all Bush's/the Republicans' fault".
Monday, October 23, 2006
Barron's Crystal Ball
Lede:
"JUBILANT DEMOCRATS SHOULD RECONSIDER their order for confetti and noisemakers. The Democrats, as widely reported, are expecting GOP-weary voters to flock to the polls in two weeks and hand them control of the House for the first time in 12 years -- and perhaps the Senate, as well. Even some Republicans privately confess that they are anticipating the election-day equivalent of Little Big Horn. Pardon our hubris, but we just don't see it."
What an unmitigated disaster THAT would be for the Dems!
Victor Davis Hanson on the Left
“Liberal Democrats are beginning to sound like rowdy students on spring break, shrieking and exhibiting themselves on camera. Consider some of the recent rabid outbursts by once sober, old-guard politicians. West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller insists that the world would be better off if Saddam were still running Iraq. Crotchety Congressman John Murtha, of Pennsylvania, rushed to announce that our Marines were guilty of killing Iraqis in ‘cold blood’ before they were tried. Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin has compared our interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis, while Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry said our soldiers have ‘terrorized’ Iraqi women and children.
Then there is the constant anger from Democratic ex-presidents. It used to be that out-of-office chief executives kept relatively hush... Not so now with Presidents Carter and Clinton. They repeatedly harp about the sins of the current administration...
What sends liberal criticism over the edge into pathological hysteria? Is it that George Bush is a polarizing figure, not just in terms of his Iraq policy, but also because of his Christian Texan demeanor? Or is the current left-wing savagery also a legacy of the tribal 1960s, when out-of-power protestors felt that expressions of speaking bluntly, even crudely, were at least preferable to ‘artificial’ cultural restraint? Why should graying veterans of the barricades, then, remain ‘polite’ when their country’s less sophisticated red-state yokels are taking it in the wrong direction?”
—Victor Davis Hanson
Sunday, October 22, 2006
"Leak, Leak, Elect, Elect"
How very, very sad, but how very, very true.
Noteworthy:
"Leaking classified material in a time of war is bad enough. Selective and misleading leaks - for the blatantly partisan goal of discrediting the president and his agenda in an election year - are utterly reprehensible."
As we already know, the majority of Democrats/Libs/Lefties will SAY or DO anything to regain political, social, and economic power, regardless of the cost to the nation or to the people.
Lou Dobbs: Class Warfare Enabler
Key point:
"So what? The reason class warfare never works is because most middle-class Americans don't so much resent the wealthy as want to join their ranks. "
Dumbing Down the News
Excerpt:
"If the mainstream media wants to be irrelevant or ideological, thankfully technology gives us a multitude of views who can actually shed light on our world."
Absolutely.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Democrats Play Racism Card in MD
If the situation were reversed, and Steele was a Democrat being attacked this way by Republicans, the entire country would know immediately how "those evil, racists Republicans are at it again".
Noteworthy:
"This past Sunday was no different. During an event for Democrat and Steele challenger Ben Cardin in Upper Marlboro, Md., congressman Steny Hoyer accused Steele of having 'a career of slavishly supporting the Republican Party.'"
You read it right.....Hoyer said "slavishly".
And these people have the audacity to criticize George Allen!
Hypocrites!
Friday, October 20, 2006
Jim Webb Has Lost It
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Actually, I prefer to spend MY money at a "W" Hotel when given the chance
However, Dirty Harry likes to spend OTHER PEOPLE'S money at the Ritz Carlton.
Time to take this clown down.