As pointed out by Dan McLaughlin earlier, the dishonorable John Conyers (D-MI) is doing everything he can to nail Karl Rove on something. Conyers is going to want Rove to answer questions about the convicted and corrupt former Democratic Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Siegelman was released from prison pending his appeal, there was a 60 Minutes piece that allegedly linked Rove to Siegelman being targeted, | Read More »
There’s a two-day conference on global warming going on in Santa Barbara, CA. One of those who is extremely skeptical of it being due to man’s activities is Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus, an economist by trade. He was scheduled to debate former U.S. Veep Al Gore (a lying weasel by trade) at this conference; lo and behold, the organizers decided at the last minute | Read More »
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese “President” Omar Bashir. Benny Avni of the New York Post says the Obama administration might rethink the idea of having the U.S. join the ICC, which was soundly rejected by both the Clinton and Bush (George W. Bush) administrations: It’s a bad idea: The ICC is as concerned with politics as with justice – and | Read More »
From the token “conservative” at the New York Times: On Tuesday, I wrote that the Obama budget is a liberal, big government document that should make moderates nervous. The column generated a large positive response from moderate Obama supporters who are anxious about where the administration is headed. It was not so popular inside the White House. Within a day, I had conversations with four | Read More »
Good for him: “Joe the Plumber” is suing three former state officials in Ohio, saying they violated his privacy when they gathered his personal information in a records search. There was absolutely no reason, other than political, for employees who work for the State of Ohio to investigate Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber”.
How many remember this: (Source) Since Carter, every Democratic President and Democratic Presidential candidate has targeted the Department of Defense for major cuts in spending in order to make a claim at being fiscally responsible, even though they also want to be seen as serious about the nation’s security. Usually, like the hapless Michael Dukakis, they show themselves to be pure hypocrites and are rejected | Read More »
I hate racial classification. Let me take that back. I hate racial classification as it is done here in the United States. Why? Two reasons: 1) we’re all Americans; and, 2) the left controls racial classification. The first reason is pretty self-explanatory. But with that second reason, the left has been allowed to decide what the classifications will be. And if you think I’m kidding, | Read More »
Kansas Republicans stood firm against Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ attempt to tax refunds and paychecks for government workers hostage in that state’s recent budget crisis: Sebelius’ budget director had asked the Kansas Finance Council — made up of Sebelius and eight top lawmakers — to approve the transfers Monday to get the state through a cash-flow problem. The state had already borrowed $550 million from | Read More »
As noted by our “illustrious” new Attorney General Eric Holder, “in things racial we have always been and continue to be…essentially a nation of cowards”. I mentioned yesterday that Bill Kristol discussed why talking about race has done nothing more than continue to divide Americans, and RedState’s Jeff Emanuel hits the nail on the head why there aren’t more “frank” discussions about race, “actually engaging | Read More »
What a despicable creature our new Attorney General is [emphasis mine]: “Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards,” said Holder, nation’s first black attorney general. Race issues continue to be a topic of political discussion, Holder said, but “we, | Read More »
President Obama is scheduled to sign (or already has signed) Porkulus. Three Senate liberal Republicans, Collins, Snowe, and Specter, let it happen. But so did another key vote, Democrat Roland Burris, Obama’s tainted replacement to be the U.S. Senator from Illinois. As I had mentioned here, Burris voted for both versions that passed the Senate last week. You may ask, so what? A new twist | Read More »
For fascism to work, there is a step-by-step process implemented to get people to buy into it. Step 1, lie. Melissa McEwan of Shakesville supports the Fairness Doctrine, and is doing what she can to get it reinstated (she wants Congress to do the job, even though politicians would rather keep their hands “clean” and have the FCC do it for them). To promote her | Read More »
A new twist has been added to the Roland Burris saga as our “illustrious” junior Illinois U.S. Senator conveeeeniently forgot to mention that he was hit up by Blago’s brother for a $10,000 campaign donation. Of course, Burris wouldn’t be a U.S. Senator if Democrats in Illinois, the U.S. Senate, and the White House hadn’t of caved on getting Burris installed by the corrupt and | Read More »
Here’s the roll, 246-183. Every Republican that voted went against it (176; 2 didn’t vote). A big thank you from me to John Boehner and Eric Cantor for lining up against this travesty, along with every other Republican (Rep. Price, Rep. Shaddeg, etc.) who presented the American people with all the ethically questionable activity by the Democrats in getting this bill passed, and for standing | Read More »
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) let slip that Predator drones used to fight Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan are being launched from Pakistan, a hugely covert operation designed to protect the vulnerable Pakistani government: At a hearing, Feinstein expressed surprise at Pakistani opposition to the ongoing campaign of Predator-launched CIA missile strikes against Al Qaeda targets along Pakistan’s northwest border. “As I | Read More »
I had mentioned here that the Obama administration had appealed a ruling by Judge Vaughan Walker (an appointee of President George H.W. Bush) in the Al-Haramain v. Bush case; to correct a mistake I made, the government had requested Walker to stay his order to turn over sealed documents while they worked on appealing the ruling to the 9th Circuit. This case has to do | Read More »
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) has just withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next Secretary of Commerce. Via Hot Air, Michelle Malkin has Gregg’s statement [emphasis mine]: “However, it has become apparent during this process that this will not work for me as I have found that on issues such as the stimulus package and the Census there are irresolvable conflicts for me. Prior | Read More »
My brother (he’s very conservative) and I were talking yesterday, and he gave me the perfect definition of Obama’s “Hope and Change”: Obama has HOPE that nobody notices when he has a CHANGE of mind. Classic.
That isn’t coming from me. That’s coming from the BDS “civil libertarian” lefties who are having conniptions over President Obama’s Bush-like approach towards terrorists abroad and in custody. Don’t get me wrong; Obama’s “review” of Gitmo, with the possible intention towards closing the detention facility, is very worrying. So was his request to suspend the military tribunals Congress authorized (the 2006 Military Commissions Act), as | Read More »
I’m sure Julio Osegueda is a nice kid. I’m not here to blast him because, frankly, I don’t know him. He made a big splash at President Obama’s Fort Myers, Florida town hall meeting: “It’s such a blessing to see you, Mr. President. Thank you for taking time out of your day, oh, gracious God, thank you so much!” he said. “My name is Julio | Read More »
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