http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:50:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The continuing GOP identity crisis Crisis? No crisis with me. A strong "conservative thinker", James Carville, recently quipped; "I have an announcement to make. Ronald Reagan's big tent just collapsed in Upstate New York. It no longer exists," Democratic strategist James Carville said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." This he said following ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/11/17/i-dont-want-em-in-my-tent/ Much has been said over the last several years about a formerly unknown US Naval base stubbornly clinging to the southeastern end of Cuba. Despite years of Fidel Castro's chagrin, US forces have been there by treaty since 1903 and remain there to this day. The official US Navy history ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/11/16/the-real-guantanamo-bay/ As yet, even on Fox, it goes uncorrected I remember the first time I saw my youngest daughter. It was via ultrasound on a TV monitor as my wife's doctor moved the unit over her belly. The doctor paused over her head, and with the mouse added a smiley face and a ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/11/11/how-many-killed-at-ft-hood/ I never thought I'd see the day in my lifetime To me, East Germany was just a nation behind the Iron Curtain that would always be walled off. Ronald Reagan saw differently; Arriving in Berlin on June 12, 1987, President and Mrs. Reagan were taken to the Reichstag, where they viewed the ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/11/09/november-9-1989-twenty-years-ago-and-it-still-brings-a-tear/ via @gabrielmalor; Pelosi's ToDo List: (7) Convince BlueDogs that #HCR will not raise taxes; (8) Stab their eyes out to keep them from reading the bill. #tcot17 minutes ago from web Reply Pelosi's ToDo List: (5) Convince Dems #HCR will not raise the deficit; (6) Convince Dems that the sky is not ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/11/06/what-does-pelosi-have-on-her-to-do-list-today/ It's getting to be like Iraq 2003, seeing their "One" everywhere via Tony Katz on Twitter; Hope N Pepsi? Okay, pink box, obviously has to do with breast cancer awareness. But seriously, how long do you think PepsiCo has been waiting for a chance to do this? Just sayin' is all. Crossposted http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/11/04/propagandize-much/ For a last-minute call to action, this is snowballing I first posted about this Saturday, and since then it has grown in size to the point it needs an update. Michelle Malkin picked up on the event and boosted it hard via Twitter and her site. Mark Levin is now on board, and ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/11/02/housecall-to-dc-and-the-capitol-steps-a-call-to-action-update/ From the diaries by Erick via The Right Scoop Michelle Bachmann was interviewed by Hannity (not sure what date because the FNC Hannity site is a mess, but I assume Friday Oct. 30), during the interview Hannity describes the "Government Option" as a "funnel that'll eventually suck everybody into it". Bachmann says the ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/10/31/the-black-hole-of-heath-care-reform-call-to-action/ You saw some coffins and a quiet ceremony; The "lede" of this Reuters article on President Obama's trip to Dover Air Force Base last night made my skin crawl: "DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware -- President Barack Obama saw first hand the human cost of the Afghanistan war as he welcomed home ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/10/30/no-mr-president-you-didnt-see-the-human-cost-of-war/ I keep saying it, as goes California... h/t Levin Strange things sometimes happen in California, that pretty much goes without saying. As someone currently residing in the state, I see my share, believe that. One thing I'm not often treated to out here is a Democrat in state government actually telling the truth ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/10/27/the-us-fiscal-future-fortold-by-a-california-democrat/ At all costs Every once in a while you hear something on the radio that absolutely slaps you in the face with an "Oh my God" moment. For months we've been getting into what the leftists and statists have been trying to do to our country, and what will become of us ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/10/23/2010-and-2012-may-mean-nothing-if-this-isnt-stopped-now/ Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) put on the Senate record what most of us already know; the White House is creating an "enemies list" to make anything Nixon ever did look like a list of your favorite baseball cards. First some background via American Thinker; Obama's oratory of Hope and Change has proved ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/10/22/obamas-enemies-list-on-the-senate-record/ We'll call the affliction "MAD" for short Okay, we got our jollies when the Nobel Prize Committee deigned to give this year's Nobel Peace (Appease) Prize to "Hope and Change™", because let's face it, it was absurd. Michael Steele, the RNC Chairman, put it this way; ""The real question Americans are asking is, ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/10/12/is-barbara-boxer-maladjusted-antisocial-or-just-darn-mean/ Just a fun-loving bunch, aren't they? From a Gold Star mom; It was a nasty evil thing to do back during the Vietnam war. People would call families claiming to be the military and tell their son had been killed and the family would later find it was a lie. Mental and ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/10/10/games-leftists-play/ Some significant sacrifices were ignored it seems From Moonbattery Chinese Human Rights Activist Hu Jia - imprisoned for campaigning for human rights in the PRC, not as worthy as Barack Hussein Obama. Wei Jingsheng, who spent 17 years in Chinese prisons for urging reforms of China's communist system. -- not as worthy as ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/10/09/who-did-obama-beat-out-for-the-nobel-peace-prize/ Not exactly "New" at being racist are they? After what I can only describe as an amazing month of August with thousands of Americans going to Town Hall meetings with their elected representatives to express their views, the month of September actually managed to top it. Specifically September 12, 2009 will for ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/09/17/the-new-radicals-vs-the-new-racists/ Knew this would happen eventually, somehow I hoped not... Back in February, a little over a month in office, Obama lifted the restrictions on the press using dead soldier's pictures; I was pissed. Then, as now, I apologize for any bad language that may escape me. Michelle Malkin today posted this (via ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/09/04/there-must-be-consequences/ Let's just make this "about me" instead [UPDATE-Event deleted from site, guess it wasn't such a good idea after all?] It was to be a day of remembrance for the victims of 9/11, and a reminder to always be vigilant; the eleventh of September was to be Patriot Day; In the United States, ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/08/31/on-obamas-re-branding-of-911/ Sorely missing our previous one about now As a military person, there's a hole in my heart where a President used to be. I didn't agree with George W. Bush politically all the time (enough to vote for him twice), but one thing I did agree with; he did his best for ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/08/30/wanted-a-commander-in-chief/ Where do you go with this? h/t to Amy who is righteously outraged… You've stormed the beaches of Normandy. You saw guys you went to Boot Camp with, been through Basic Infantry School with. Ate chow, pulled them out of the dumps when they got "the letter" from their girl, saw them ... http://www.redstate.com/towdogincal/2009/08/23/one-final-duty/