A Vote Against America

Well, not to my surprise, the senate this morning voted to end debate by invoking cloture and voting on 22 amendments to the "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam. Although this vote is bad, I believe that there is still hope to kill the bill. Some senators switched their votes in return for votes on their amendments. They can be brought back around. So, this is how your senator voted.
Alabama: Sessions (R) No Shelby(R) No Alaska: Murkowski (R) Yes Stevens (R) Yes
Arizona: Kyl (R) Yes McCain(R) Yes Arkansas: Lincoln(D) Yes Pryor(D) Yes
California: Boxer (D) Yes Feinstein(D) Yes Colorado: Allard(R) No Salazar(D) Yes
Connecticut: Dodd (D) Yes Lieberman(I-D) Yes Delaware: Biden(D) Yes Carper(D) Yes
Florida: Martinez (R) Yes Nelson (D) Yes Georgia: Chambliss(R) No Isakson(R) No
Hawaii: Akaka(D) Yes Inouye(D) Yes Idaho: Craig(R) Yes Crapo(R) No
Illinois: Durbin(D) Yes Obama(D) Yes Indiana: Bayh(D) No Lugar(R) Yes
Iowa: Grassley(R) No Harkin(D) Yes Kansas: Brownback(R) Yes Roberts(R) No
Kentucky: Bunning(R) No McConnell(R) Yes Louisiana: Landrieu(D) No Vitter(R) No
Maine: Collins(R) Yes Snowe(R) Yes Maryland: Cardin(D) Yes Mikulski(D) Yes
Massachusetts: Kennedy(D) Yes Kerry(D) Yes Michigan: Levin(D) Yes Stabenow(D) No
Minnesota: Coleman(R) Yes Klobuchar(D) Yes Mississippi: Cochran(R) No Lott(R) Yes
Missouri: Bond(R) Yes McCaskill(D) No Montana: Baucus(D) No Tester(D) No
Nebraksa: Hagel(R) Yes Nelson(D) Yes Nevada: Ensign(R) Yes Reid(D) Yes
New Hampshire: Gregg(R) Yes Sununu No New Jersey: Lautenberg(D) Yes Menendez(D) Yes
New Mexico: Bingaman(D) Yes Domenici(R) Yes New York: Clinton(D) Yes Schumer(D) Yes
North Carolina: Burr(R) Yes Dole(R) No North Dakota: Conrad(D) Yea Dorgan(D) No
Ohio: Brown(D) Yes Voinovich(R) Yes Oklahoma: Coburn(R) No Inhofe(R) No
Oregon: Smith(R) No Wyden(D) Yes Pennsylvania: Casey(D) Yes Specter(R) Yes
Rhode Island: Reed(D) Yes Whitehouse(D) Yes South Carolina: DeMint(R) No Graham(R) Yes
South Dakota: Johnson(D) N/V Thune(R) No Tennessee: Alexander(R) No Corker(R) No
Texas: Cornyn(R) No Hutchison(R) No Utah: Bennett(R) Yes Hatch(R) No
Vermont: Leahy(D) Yes Saunders(I) No Virginia: Warner(R) Yes Webb(D) Yes
Washington: Cantwell(D) Yes Murray(D) Yes West Virginia: Byrd(D) No Rockefeller(D) No
Wisconsin: Feingold(D) Yes Kohl(D) Yea Wyoming: Barrasso(R) No Enzi(R) No

There it is, no highlights or low lights. 64-35 in the affirmative. The bill-scam is still alive, but now more than ever we need to keep the pressure on to vote no for the next cloture vote. Also, do not forget that this still needs to go to the house, and it may die there. If not, there is the reconciling conference between the house and senate and possible death there.
WE CAN NOT STOP NOW! Keep calling the senate, flood the lines. At some point, some will listen and change their minds. Maybe those who thought they would get a fair shake will see that it was all a scam. WE NEED 51 VOTES TO KILL THE BILL-SCAM! I still think we can do it.
Killing the bill-scam will be the only way to start over and make sure that enforcement first and foremost will be done. No enforcement, no bill.

Romney Placing SOME Distance Between He And President Bush

It had to happen sooner or later that the Republican candidates show some distance between themselves and President Bush, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is just the latest. Although one can say it is an attack on President Bush, I think that he is just stating the obvious. A vast majority of Americans feel that the country is on the wrong track. Why, I do not know. But, what makes Mr. Romney so appealling is that he is not appealling to our worst insticnts. He is making a positive appeal in very dangerous times. Reminds me of another ol' Republican who did the same thing named Ronald Reagan. In this way, I see no problem of taking a page from the Gipper's playbook. This is why Mr. Romney will go a long way and more than likely to the GOP nomination.



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Will Conservative Republicans Turn On The Iraq War?

An interesting article over the weekend in The Washington Times, blogged on by Carol Platt Liebau http://washtimes.com, http://carolliebau.blogspot.com, highlighted, or low lighted, the serious possibility that the last bastion of strong support for President Bush, conservative Republicans, may turn on him concerning the Iraq theatre in the War Against Terror.
And, why would that happen? The "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam, of course.
Many are feeling that if President Bush is going to try everything to force GOP senators and congressman to support a bill nobody wants, many will feel liberated to start ratcheting President Bush on Iraq and thus become the ones who will force the president to change the strategy, if not the possibility of the timetable they have been consistent in opposing.
I think it would not be a good thing for people in congress to do that kind of horsetrading. Our soldiers serving nobley in Iraq, Afghanistan and wherever the front lines are in the War Against Terror should not be political pawns. But, the blame for this possibility lies at the feet of President Bush.
By pushing so hard for this bill-scam, President Bush has made very deep divisions in the Republican party. Few senators really support the bill as is. Many are already expressing they will vote against cloture that will kill debate on the bill-scam. Today, Carol Liebau asked her old boss, Sen Kit Bond (R-Mo) on the Hugh Hewitt radio show http://hughhewitt.com, where he would vote on cloture. Sen. Bond indicated he will vote against cloture. And his fellow senator, Claire McCaskill (D-Mo) may follow suit.
The momentum is for more debate or the bill-scam should die one more time, for good. Yet, there is President Bush who will do all he can in twisting more Republican arms.
It also proves that the Bush White House does not have a great relationship with congress in general. Which is why there maybe a conservative revolt over the Iraq theatre.
I hope it does not come to it, but there is no doubt that may happen. As the 2008 elections get closer, look for more Republicans from all factions to basically say enough is enough.
The surge may work enough that maybe Republicans in congress will just wait it out. But elections do funny things to otherwise principled people. That is the danger of the immigration bill-scam and the war in the Iraq theatre.

Another In The You Can't Make This Stuff Up File

I decide at the last minute to take a couple of days off from blogging and there is something that comes up today that really makes me laugh and realize at the same time what a pathetic old coot Sen. Teddy Kennedy (D-Mass) is.
Rush Limbaugh, the man that runs America according to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss) has the audio http://rushlimbaugh.com of Sen. Kennedy actually singing-IN SPANISH! I kid you not. I must say, his singing is about as good as his rescue skills (ask the Kopecknie family about that!). I mean, what a way to go off and try to pander to the Spanish speaking community. He already has them in his hip, very big hip, pocket. So, it appears that he really must believe that this "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam is in trouble. Can't explain what he was doing on Spanish radio.
And that is a good thing.
The senate needs to take a serious look at what the bill-scam is all about. Also, please stop trying to treat the American people as children by saying it is too complex for us to understand. Make it less complex, enforcement first, piecemeal it rather than making it all one big fiasco. That is what the problem is, period.
We do not need the singing swimmer from Massachusetts making a last-minute attempt at trying to save this tragedy.

A Little Background On Moi!

One of my blogging friends is shocked that I mentioned in a earlier post that I have a Socialist brother. Well, I actually have a family full of misguided, Godless, Socialist misfits.
So, why do they think that way? WOW! I mean, if I could figure it out, the Nobel Prize committee would be calling me! But seriously, they are really true believers in the Socialist drivel about how terrible, racist, homophobic, warmongering, religious nuts are ruining the country.
But, here is something else. My one brother is a math teacher in high school. One is a county probation officer. Their children, my nephews are a fireman, a high school teacher and a helluva football coach, one is going for a PhD and another has his hands in a lot of different things. Do you see the general trend? All but one are in one way or another are in government careers. Like I say, they are true believers.
But I think the easiest way to explain is those that really seem to have a vested interest in politics are typical of today's liberal, or correctly, Socialist. They really think that they have all the knowledge and need to "share" that with others. They are the ones who just can not believe that I would actually make a conscsious effort to get up every Sunday and go to church and to be active. They really do not get how anyone could have voted for President Bush. They are of the "No one I know voted for George Bush" caucus. They really believe it is their purpose in life to save us poor, misguided people who follow some guy named Jesus and vote for ignoramuses like George W. Bush or any Republican.
I have explained the real true believers in my family. There are others that are just sheeple who vote for any Democrat and really do not know why. They are not really all that concerned with all affairs of the world.
So, how did I grow up? In high school, when Ronald Reagan was president. I realized, this guy really makes sense. He said in a wonderful, easy to understand way, what I came to believe. I did not follow blindly. I began to read National Review. From Mr. Reagan and William F. Buckley, I came to realize that conservatism and the Republican party is what I believe in and a crucial difference occurred. Conservatives DEBATE issues. Their are different schools of thought as we see in the immigration debate. All that the Socialists do is debate tactics, not policy.
All in all, I would say that I grew up while my Socialist family still believe all that is wrong with the United States and the world.
Also, there are a lot of people who came around, later than I, in life. There is Michael Medved, Dennis Prager, Bernard Goldberg and the greatest convert of all, Ronald Wilson Reagan.
I hope that someday, they will all grow up and really think for themselves, not be sheeple. I even pray about it!
**********BTW, Thank You Incognito for giving me an idea for a post!!!!!*********

More Sliming Mormanism And Mitt Romney

Here is a story of more Mormon bashing and in turn using it against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor. Note that a lot of the Mormon bashing is coming from the camp of Sen. John "F--- You" McCain (R-Ariz). Yea, yea, every time something comes out, there is an apology, but make no mistake, the McCain people are scared of Mr. Romney and thus, they take aim at his Mormon faith because they know that most people know little about it and what they do know is negative. Of course the Giuliani camp tried the same thing and on an earlier post I noted how wrong that was. Nothing more from the Giuliani camp in that way and that is good. But it appears that the McCain crowd can't get enough of the Mormon bashing. In another time and place, the same thing would have been done to a Roman Catholic named John F. Kennedy and before him Alfred Smith. Most logical people comdemned it then and we do today. We should not even be debating this. We should be debating issues, but when candidates like Sen "F--- You" McCain and Sen Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) can not, they always have the fallback of religion bashing.



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Radical Math-You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up

According to a story on Fox News http://FoxNews.com, there is a new way to teach math and it is called radical math.
What is radical math, pray tell?
It is another loony left way of interjecting "social justice" into an are of the classroom that most of us thought they could keep their grimy paws off of. But, apparently not.
According to the report, It is very popular in New York City schools. What a shock! Now that Rudy is gone and the sycophant Michael Bloomberg is the mayor, I guess this is an end result.
Here is a beaut. Some problems include calculating the casualties in Iraq. Others include how much money is spent by the government. But this is my favorite. Computing statistics to see if baseball all-star game voting is racist. Racist?! Do these inbreeds know how baseball all-star voting is done? It is done on line and at all major league baseball parks with a punch-out ballot. It is an old-fashioned popularity contest. Do these nitwits actually think that people in white hoods make sure there are no minorities in the all-star game? It is too unreal to believe.
This is what now passes for education in some public schools.
I have one for these teachers. How about instead of adding social commentary to math, making sure that students can actually do the problems and have the correct answers and learn HOW to get to the correct answer? That might be too much for some of these teachers.
I was lousy at math throughout my schooling. I do not think this would help.
There are plenty of dedicated, good math teachers. Heck, my socialist brother is one! But really, we need to improve the concept of math and this is just one way for some socialists to interject their world view and not teach our students. This really needs to be stopped before it becomes the only way math is taught in government schools. Our children deserve better.

If You Do Not Think The Socialist Dems Are Going After Talk Radio, Read This

This report by a "progressive"-gee, don't you love the way the left covers up the real word-socialist-by using the new "progressive"-think tank is one more in a series of events that the left hopes will gin up support to either bring back the "fairness doctrine" or make new draconian legislation that will effectivly kill conservative talk radio. At least these "progressives" do not hide it. They want to go after conservative talk radio. Others have couched the language as that legislation will break up the "monopolies." It will not. In this new media age, here is a clue. Left-wingers are going to have to adapt to it or get left behind. As I have noted in previous posts, all this will do is explode the satellite radio market and then what, a lot of left-wing talkers with no audience and making the radio station owners no money? As usual, the liberal, left mind is a terrible thing to try to figure out, but we must be aware of these end runs that could someday become a reality. The left is setting it up and we have to be on the front lines to defend and yes, protect. conservative talk radio.



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Why Does America Feel So Bad?

I realize that a lot of Americans are not happy about certain aspects of our common life. There is the reality that the war in the Iraq theatre in overall War Against Terror is not going the way it should and more troops are going to try to restore some order. Many Americans feel that the economy is not that good. I disagree, the economy is great and all indicators appear to back that up. There is the feeling that we are losing our nation in the immigration debate, yet this has invigorated Americans to make their feelings known. So, why the overall funk?
I honestly believe that it is because the DDBMSM has somewhat succeeded in convincing the majority of Americans that things are awful and there does not seem to be any hope.
Look at the way that polling questions are asked. Remember, that is the way that the pollster wants the results to skew to a certain way. Thus, if the objective is to make things seem worse, well the people answering will answer accordingly.
Also, I think that there is evidence that the majority of people who would identify themselves as conservatives are generally more upbeat, optimistic and thus do not see the United States going down the toilet. Conservatives just have a better way of looking at things than do liberals. For the liberal, a problem is never really solved or if it is, another one pops up. Thus, liberals are always looking for the problem and pontificate on it. Conservatives see a problem and try to come up with a solution and voila, problem solved. However, the conservative does not go and look for problems.
So, what about the self-described middle-0f-the-roaders? Well, they are a split personality. They see some problems but may be easily swayed that there is a problem and thus would be more in line with the liberals. Or, they look for the solution like the conservative. Generally, middle-of-the-roaders are cautious people. They are not too optimistic or gloomy. In other words, they are easily swayed.
I think that why America is in a funk is easy. It is the fear of the unknown. Deep down inside, most Americans are just waiting for the next mass terror attack and do not feel that they will be prepared. Or that maybe their investments are going to go bust and they will be left holding the bag. Or that the American way of life is slowly eroding and they do not feel they can stop the trend and restore it.
We need to have both strong moral and secular leaders to lead a restoration. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and Pope John-Paul II were those kind of leaders. I wonder, although I support Mitt Romney for president, where is that kind of leader like Reagan, not a reincarnation but one with the kind of clarity and not afraid to speak on it? Where is the moral leader? I do not see one anywhere. Sure, there is Pope Benedict, but what about the Evangelicals? Or observant Jews? Or moderate but certain Muslims?
I think that is what we need to look for, people who can be uplifting and offer concrete solutions to our problems or perceived problems.
The United States has always had those kind of people and I think they are in the midst of us now. We just need to look harder and listen. We have had so many wonderful leaders in all walks of life in the United States and I think they are here now.
I for one am the optimist. After all, I cast my first presidential vote for Ronald Reagan in 1984 and really believe we need to remember that it is that kind of leadership that has been what America is all about. And the moral leadership of one like the Reverend Billy Graham. I know it is there in the midst.
I think we just need to look and listen and we will find those who will lead us out of our funk.

Michael Medved And The Wacky Episcopalians

On today's Michael Medved radio show, he addressed the issue that I posted on Sunday on the "reverend" Anne Redding and her being a Christian and a Muslim. Of course, your humble blogger was ahead of the curve on this one.
It is good to know that this is going to be talked about because I fear one of the attempts of liberal Christians is to blur the lines between Christianity and other religions. The overwhelming majority of Christians understand that our religion is unique. It is not compulsory. It is an invitation to have a real relationship with God through his only begotton son, Jesus Christ by the grace of the Holy Ghost.
But, those wacky liberal Espiscopalians forget one of the most important messages of Jesus Christ. It is from the Gospel according to St. John:
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me." St. John 14:6
No, not through Moses or Mohammad or the flavor of the month for the liberal Christian and or Episcopalian. What they miss again is that we are invited into that relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Jesus is simply stating the obvious as to what separates a follower of Jesus vs. any other religion. It is NOT exclusive as the liberal would claim.
While the "reverend" Redding was teaching faith development, she should have focused on the above passage and she may have not been so weak as to have to become a Muslim.
Of course, Mr. Medved thought that this is absurd and there was lively discussion, but at the end of the day, no matter what the Bishop of Washington says, the "reverend" Redding will have to make a choice. I have no doubt she will put on the hijab and reject Jesus.

Wow, What A Shock About Michael Bloomberg

Today New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg became a political independent, dropping his phony affiliation with the Republican party. It is not really a shock as Mr. Bloomberg has not been very Republican, making his predecessor, Rudy Guiliani look like Newt Gingrich. Mr. Bloomberg became a Republican in the heady days after 9/11 when he wanted to succeed Mr. Guiliani. Before that, Mr. Bloomberg was a Democrat. To win that election, Mr. Bloomberg became a Republican to get Mr. Guiliani's blessing and sailed into office because of that. He is the worst political oppertunist in years. Now he wants to be "nonpartisan" and says that the United States is in trouble because of "partisanship." The United States is not in trouble because of political partisanship, it is because of people who get elected one way and then betray the voters and "grow" in office. That is Mr. Bloomberg. And, he really believes the hype that he will be the next president of the United States. NOT!



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Keep The Pressure On

Are you all out there calling your congressmen and senators and telling them a resounding NO to the "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam? What? You haven't?! Well, you better get hustling for as soon as we thought that the dragon was slain, out of the depths with a little prodding from the president, this bill-scam is seeing a second life.
Those Republicans that have been for this bill-scam, such as Sens. John "F--- You" McCain, Lindsay Graham and now the ungrateful turncoat Trent "Talk radio is running America" Lott, are heating up the rhetoric that those of us opposed to the bill-scam are racists, nativists and offer no viable solution. The sob stories are being cranked-up by the DDBMSM to maybe, just maybe change one of our racists, nativist, know-nothing minds.
News flash. . .! ! ! It will not changes most of our minds but make us more determined than ever to see that this dragon is finally slain and then we all can start over.
Here is some help for you to find your congressman, senator and yes, even President Bush. The Washington Times has a great site http://capwiz.com/washtimes/home with all the contacts you will need. And even if you live in a place where your elected officials support the bill-scam, call or write an e-mail anyway. Someone will leak out that info to the media.
We did it once, we can do it again. Don't let the elites in both parties try to ram this down our throats.
This is the caveat that I implore on you to follow:
DO NOT LEAVE NASTY VOICE MAIL MESSAGES OR DO NOT SPEAK DISRESPECTFULLY TO ANYONE YOU CALL AND GET A LIVE PERSON. REMEMBER, THEY ARE NOT THE ONES WRITING OR PUSHING THE BILL-SCAM!
DO NOT WRITE ANY NASTY E-MAIL(S)! WE WANT TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT, WE HAVE TO DO THE SAME!
One of the arguments that Sen. Graham has employed is that we are the "loud" people. Well, yes as a matter of fact I am loud because this is the worst piece of legislation quite possibly in my lifetime. Yes, I am loud, but always with respect. I will not sink to the level of the left, or Sen. McCain.
DO NOT GIVE UP! CALL OR WRITE NOW! We are going to win again and then maybe the people we elected will finally listen to us!

W Finally Showing Strength On Right Issue

It is about time that I write something positive about President Bush and something about the administration. It appears that the president is getting serious about runaway federal government spending. Unfortunatlely while the Republicans were in control of congress, this did not seem to bother the president not the Republicans in charge. Nothing like a dismal midterm election in which the Republicans lost control of both houses of congress. Sometimes, I am afraid that is what it takes. Better late than never. President Bush is prepared to veto the majority of the spending bills as soon as they are approved and get to his desk. Since there will not be enough votes in either chamber to override any given veto, this would seem to be a futile excersise. But, no doubt that the Democrats will use the vetoes as best as they can to their advantage. I am not sure that will work. Americans wants fiscal discipline and this spilt partisan government thing may be the only way that will happen at this point. I think that W is going to finally win some battles and it may be the jump start that the administration needs. Now about that immigration scam. . .



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And We Episcopalians Wonder Why So Many People Leave The Flock

All I can say, with almost tears in my eyes, is this is why so many of my fellow Christians knock the Episcopal church. To have a Christian minister AND a Muslim and to say that she is both is first of all a matter of multiple contradictions. Also, in this story in the Seattle Times, "reverend" Ann Holmes Redding says among other things that the Christian concept of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are not to be taken literately. That when she prays, she is praying directly to God, not to Mohammad or Jesus Christ. Well, if you really do not believe in the Holy Trinity, then as the "reverend" Redding points out, go directly to God himself. Another point of the good "reverend" is that when she enters the mosque, she realizes that unlike her Episcopal church there are people of color. WOW! She has got to be kidding! But, alas, she is not. The most appalling aspect of this story is that the "reverend" Redding was until recently, the director of faith development at the St. Mark's cathedral in Seattle. Appearantly, someone forgot to develop the faith of the "reverend" Redding along the way. Liberal Christianity, this is what thy hath wrought onto thyself.



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Throwing Pace Overboard

I have not wanted to write this post. I really wanted to believe that the Bush administration had not sunk to this level. But, even the man in the middle says that he was asked to voluntarily retire. He said no way and that makes Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff a hero and defense secretary Robert Gates the spineless bureaucrat that many of us feared when he was appointed to his post the day after the November 2006 election.
If you do not remember that, President Bush threw then defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld under the bus. Without coming out and saying so, the Bush administration blamed Mr. Rumsfeld and his handling of the war effort as the primary reason that congress fell back into Democrat hands. Well, that was not the primary reason. There were many. But, Mr. Rumsfeld can not be blamed totally for the war in the Iraq theatre. After all, he was the head of a department, took the advice of those on the field and presented that to the president. See, there is a lot a blame, if we want to do that, to go around. That should not have happened. Maybe Mr. Rumsfeld should have had a plan b and c. Again, not all his fault. There is the man at the top, President Bush. After Mr. Rumsfeld "resigned" President Bush named Robert Gates as his replacement. Mr. Gates is probably a nice guy, but he a bureaucrat. He has no idea about the defense department. He had no background in fighting the current war we are in, the War Against Terror. A wiser choice would have been to appoint just re-elected Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn) to the post.
In between then and now, Gen. Pace made very personal comments about homosexuality and never said anything against the current policy of "don't ask, don't tell" which allows gays and lesbians to serve in the armed forces. Gen. Pace was very clear that the comments were his own point of view, yet the Chicago Tribune emphasized his view about homosexuality and that may have been the begining of the end.
But I have to say, the powers to be are spinning it really good. They are saying that they did not want a bruising battle in the senate because there would be intense questioning about the war in the Iraq theatre. As a sidebar, they noted the comments about homosexuality may also come into the hearings. SO WHAT?! If the Bush administration and defense secretary Gates are so frightened of intense questioning and yes, the possibility of Gen. Pace not getting senate approval, then how will the continue this long struggle against Jihaddists?
In reality, Mr. Gates should go. Gen. Pace, on a bad day, is a better man and leader than Mr. Gates will ever be.
Gen. Pace, I believe, said it best when he said that he was "offered" to resign or not be reappointed. Gen. Pace said that he could not resign because that would be a slap in the face to those serving in Iraq and in the United States armed forces. No, Gen. Pace, you gave Mr. Gates a nice backhand.
It is the continuation of so many missteps that the Bush administration is making. It is getting harder and harder to defend some of these actions. By not standing up to the senate and let it ride, the administration shows weakness. Rather than wasting time on the "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam, he should have stood up for Gen. Pace and not the bureaucrat Mr. Gates.
I hope that things turn around in the Bush administration soon because these are not good signs and those on the other side always smell blood and pounce. Mr. Bush should never give them that opportunity, but he has in this struggle and it may be profound in the overall War Against Terror.

Trent Lott Of Nerve

Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss) is really a bad seed in the ongoing "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam. He is, as noted in an earlier post, a career politician. He has been in Washington 35 years, and he is proud of it.
What, you may ask makes him such a bad seed?
Now, Sen. Lott does not like the fact that conservative talk radio is informing the voters on the immigration bill-scam. In the New York Times http://nytimes.com, he is quoted as saying there is a "problem" with talk radio. A problem? Sen. Lott seems to forget that when he became the latter-day chairman of the Strom Thurmond for president and it drew a huge outrage with the usual left-wing suspects, it was conservative talk radio, and only conservative talk radio, that came to his defense. Even though he went all over the left-wing media merry-go-round, he ended up losing as Senate Republican leader and we got, Sen Bill Frist from Tennessee. Sen. Frist is a genuine nice guy type that was way in over his head, but had Sen. Lott not made a foolish comment about how better off the United States would have been if Sen. Thurmond had won the presidency in 1948 as a racist Dixiecrat, a lot of things would have been different.
Now, conservative talk radio and I am sure us nagging bloggers, are a problem because they are not being, to use a Don Imus quote, butt-boys for Sen. Lott and just accepting this immigration bill-scam. Does this mean that Sen. Lott would support the "Fairness doctrine" when the Democrats certainly will bring it up to make it law? Has Sen. Lott realized that if it where not for conservative talk radio and especially Rush Limbaugh, Republicans would have never been able to harness the public's anger to vote the GOP to control both houses of congress in 1994. That was then. Now those of us who blog or listen to conservative talk radio are a problem.
No, Sen. Lott, YOU are the problem. Sen. Lott, you have been insulated from the real world for so long, you really think that the world is the District of Columbia and then everything else is "fly over" country to you. Again, 35 years is long enough for anyone to be in a job.
So, Sen. Lott, you can thank me personally for getting the people riled up and deluging your e-mail and switchboards.
E-mail: seantorlott@lott.senate.gov
Washington office phone number: 202-224-6253
Mississippi office phone number: 601-965-4644
You and I, the voters, need to give Sen. Lott hell and remind the good senator who he works for-us.

And They Wonder Why There Is No Support For "Comprehensive Immigration Reform"

What a beautiful job our politicians are doing back in the nation's capital. I mean, one can not take away from this that it really takes a lot to have a president coming in at only 29% popularity but congress is bringing up the rear with a rip-roaring 23%. So, the question is, why do the dweebs in the White House and congress keep trying to pass a bill called "comprehensive immigration reform" when the overwhelming majority of the American people do not support it in the current form? Why does the Democrat congress keep thinking that they are going to get the United States forces out of the Iraq theatre in the War Against Terror without actually voting to cut off the funds, the only way they can do it? This is all that our elected officials seem to be able to talk about, and that is probably why in any given poll, roughly 70% of Americans think the nation is on the wrong track. If these people were in the private sector, heaven forbid, Donald Trump would just have to hit the play button on the taperecorder saying the immortal words, "You're fired!"



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Its Time To Gear Up Against The "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" Bill-Scam

Unfortunately, it appears that the president and allies in the senate are trying to revive the "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam with very little changes that an overwhelming number of Americans want.
While many on the blogosphere and conservative talk radio are trying to buck up the senators who may be wobbly on this, I think it is time that Americans let President Bush know personally that we do not need a comprehensive bill now. We need border enforcement, speeding up the building of the whole, not part of, the fence on the southern border. We need to enforce the laws we have now in regard to employers who hire illegals knowingly. See how all of this works for a year, come back and stagger the rest of the bill. If an illegal has been here five years or less, they have to go home, no if ands or buts. Then there will be a willingness to give the rest an opportunity for citizenship. But as it is now, this bill has so many holes that Swiss cheese looks more stable than what the senate is offering.
Also, when the senate comes back with a better bill, make sure not to write it up in the dark of night. Sunshine, senators, sunshine. Any bill done the way this has been done is doomed to failure. As noted, look at the Department of Homeland Security.
Here is the contact information for the White House:
E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
White House switchboard: 1-202-456-2461
I think because the emphasis has been on keeping senators in line, we have forgotten that deluging the president may be the only way to get this out of the senate and done right.
But, don't stop keeping pressure on the senate and your senators. Since I am here in California, here is Diane Feinstien's and Barbara Boxer's contact info:
Diane Feinstein:
Washington office phone number 1-202-224-3841
California main office number 1-415-393-0707
Barbara Boxer:
Washington office phone number 1-202-224-3553
California main office number 1-415-403-0100
Hey, they are both liberal Democrats but they do represent all of us.
Call the White House, the senators and let them know this impending train wreck must be derailed now.

Politicizing Emergency Information

How pathetic has liberalism, er socialism, gotten in the United States? Well, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel http://sunsentinel.com, a Broward county commissioner wants to stop having emergency information, especially regarding hurricanes, broadcast over radio station WOID 610. Why, you may ask? Because that station has the utter gaul to broadcast. . .RUSH LIMBAUGH! and SEAN HANNITY!
It would be a roll-in-the-aisle, knee slapping good time except this absolute nitwit, Broward County commissioner, Stacy Ritter, said "They have every reason to speak, but we don't have to do business with them." True enough, but why did they "do business" with WOID in the first place?
Because, firstly, WOID was willing to pay top dollar and because they have both an AM and FM signal and, this should be the most important aspect of the deal, they are the stations in the area that have the strongest and widest signal strength.
Now, two other stations in the area are willing to cut a deal so that the emergency information, mostly news conferences, can be broadcast.
So, because the socialist Broward county commissioners suddenly don't want emergency information reaching the widest audience because the station they cut a deal with broadcasts conservative radio talk show hosts, they will be held liable if in the next hurricane people did not get the emergency information because that station does not reach as wide an area or could have been knocked off the air. Also, the same socialists who babble about the broadcast bands being licensed and part of the "public airwaves" are in effect, contradicting themselves.
More than likely, cooler heads will prevail as the vote on this ridiculous measure is being delayed one week.
Here is a clue to Stacy Ritter and her comrades.
Weather or other disasters are not liberal or conservative. Democrat or Republican. They affect everyone and this attempt by some socialists to tie conservative talk radio and if they will allow needed information in an emergency shows how deranged the left in the United States has become.
If this reflects the politics of Broward County, Florida, thank God I am in California!

Keep The Grahams In Your Prayers

Ruth Graham, the wife of America's best known evangelist, Billy Graham, is appearantly almost ready to go home with the Lord as Reuters is reporting. Mrs. Graham was truly a soul mate to the Reverend Graham and she will be missed.



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Civil War In Gaza

I refer you to the recent and fluid events in the Gaza strip. The event is the civil war between the Fatah, a secular party that once ruled the Palestinian territories with an iron fist and Hamas, a religious party that was elected to control of the parliament and wants to rule with an iron fist and once it does, vent its fury in full force at Israel.
Most importantly, this proves a point I have made in many postings. Tomorrow, Israel could no longer exist. That would not stop the Arabs from fighting each other. Arabs have been at each others throats for centuries and Israel or no Israel, this would go on.
Fundamentally, this current battle is between Islamics that are secular and those that are religious, no matter if they are Sunni, Shia, or any other sect of Islam. But, without a doubt, there is no way that this civil war can be blamed on Israel. Oh sure, those who are predisposed to will try, but it is not successful.
Overall, the problem is that these Palestinian people believe they are mature enough to have there own nation, but since they have had a chance, time and time again they have shown incompetence, corruption and now civil war.
Thus, rather than unifying and showing that they are mature and will work with Israel to create a two-state solution and fulfillment of the 1947 United Nations mandate that created a Palestinian and Jewish state. No, Fatah became corrupt and incompetent and Hamas took advantage of that to sweep to power. But, that is not enough as they want to assume the position of Fatah and, as noted earlier, once that is achieved will turn on Israel.
Oh, as an aside to the anti-Israelis who often will say that the poor Palestinians do not match Israel in military power, they are showing that guns and explosives and hand to hand combat do quite well and would serve a Hamas-dominated government that will, no doubt, declare war on Israel.
The American media is having a hard time with this. They can not say this is a civil war and what is going on in Iraq is not in the same way. I mean, no doubt the war in Gaza is between two distinct forces, Fatah and Hamas. In Iraq, it is so multifaceted there is not a way to tell some of the players without a scorecard.
So, no matter who wins this civil war in Gaza, Israel loses, Jordan loses, Egypt loses, the United States loses and I am afraid the civilized world loses. This is not a good thing.

Baca, Hilton, Sharpton. . .The Three Stooges

I am sorry, but I must comment on the Paris Hilton jail saga.
Firstly, I for one am glad that she was sent back to jail. For all too long, Miss Hilton acted like a spoiled, rich brat. Miss Hilton was crying out for tough love and all she got were enabling parents, especially her mother. Well, jail is a very tough place and shows no love, but that is what happens in the end to people like Miss Hilton. She may have cried "Mommy!" last Friday, but no one, not even the sheriff of Los Angeles county, Lee Baca, could save her.
And, speaking of Mr. Baca, he has acted like an incompetent boob throughout this sordid affair. Mr. Baca was personally involved in letting Miss Hilton go home with a large ankle bracelet and serve her sentence at a palatial mansion. According to all involved, Miss Hilton is "suffering" a medical condition apparently very top secret. What is it? A contagious disease? Hives? A bad monthly? No one will say, which is a bad sign. Mr. Baca is NEVER that involved in run of the mill shortening of sentences.
Oh, and here is a news flash. Many people are processed at the County Jail Twin Towers, but go home that night and are given time served. That has been going on for many a moon and it has not changed.
So, as Mr. Baca is getting himself more dirty in this affair, who rears his ugly head but the racist of the year, the "Reverend" Al Sharpton. It just does not get any better than this.
"Reverend" Sharpton actually flew out here to Los Angeles, but had a meeting with Sheriff Baca. A meeting? He should have been arrested right there by Mr. Baca himself! And why is the "Reverend" Sharpton interjecting himself in this affair? Well, because of course he sees this as not only a bad action because Miss Hilton is rich, but because of course this would never happen to a black American. Please, "Reverend" Sharpton! Get a clue! As noted above, people are processed, released and given time served, even though they never spent but a few hours as a guest of the county of Los Angeles. Are blacks and other minorities treated differently? Probably, but not because of race, because they do not have access to the best lawyers money can buy.
So, will this three-ring circus ever end?
Yes, but we will be subjected to these three stooges for a long time to come and that is the tragedy of this situation.
I, for one, wish they would all just go away. . .

Linda Chavez Falls Into The Trap

One of my favorite conservative activists is Linda Chavez. Yes, she did not become of member of the Bush 43 cabinet because of her own problems with a maid of hers that she did not pay Social Security taxes and all of that, but everyone is entitled to mistakes and even being misguided. So, when she wrote a recent column for National Review http://nationalreview.com, that essentially painted most opponents of the "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam as racists and anti-Mexican, the ears perked up. I feared she fell into the trap of Sens. John "F--- You" McCain and Lindsay Graham who decided rather than to listen to the opposition to the bill, they would embark on a scorched-earthed policy of demonising the opponents instead of taking them head on.
Alas, after reading the original column, my fears were correct. It is actually alright to support the bill-scam. I have expressed through many postings why I am opposed and that it is not good to be in the Pat Buchanan camp that looks at this issue through very racist terms. I support legal immigration, from all parts of the world for it does more to invigorate the American experience, if done correctly, than not.
So, Mrs. Chavez wrote a follow up that clarified some of her original points but to some it was half-hearted. I for one will forgive her because I am with Ward Connerly, who is the leading champion of a colorblind, non-race conscience American society. Mr. Connerly, in a rebuttal on the National Review website says it best. Conservatives like to cannibalize their own. Touche!
I will say this. Some people opposed to this bill-scam are racist. They not only do not like Mexicans, but you can fill in the blank of what group and they will be against those people. They are not the majority.
Where I think Mrs. Chavez went off the cliff is by not taking those opposed to the bill-scam head on. One of the few supporters of the bill is radio talker Michael Medved http://michaelmedved.com. He takes on those opposed every day on his radio program. I could not disagree with him more on this issue, but I look at Mr. Medved as I do Mrs. Chavez, as allies, not enemies. If Mrs. Chavez was taking on the opponents point by point, she would have had a much stronger case to promote the bill-scam.
But, Mrs. Chavez did not, and that led to more of the cannibalizing that Mr. Connerly pointed to.
Now, the bill-scam is on life support going down for the third time. I think that is good. We can now seriously address the national security concerns and have a staggered approach to potentially allowing those who have been here a long time the path to citizenship. In a much earlier post, I suggested that those who have been here five years or less get the bus back to the border and can never become citizens. Ever. Those that have been here longer can maybe have a path to citizenship. I for one do not support the guest worker element as is. It must be for only two years and no more. Then, either want to become a citizen or go home.
This bill-scam was done in a bad way and defended in even a worse manner by people who know better.
But, as Mrs. Chavez fell into the bad defender part, she has tried to expand on her approach which I still may disagree with, but she is talking about the real concerns, not demonising those opposed. I will cannibalize Mrs. Chavez. I thank her for her clarification and hope that we would be more together than not.

How WE Can Help To Win The Peace In Iraq

On today's Hugh Hewitt radio show http://hughhewitt.com, Hugh had one Maj. Eric Egland and he is the head of an organization called Troops Need You. What is so important that Maj. Egland has written a book, "The Troops Need You, America!" that outlines direct steps all Americans can take to help insure victory. The book has been read by Gen David Petraeus. The book is based on suggestions by United States soldiers on the front lines in the Iraq theatre in the War Against Terror and there are several areas in which the average American can donate and bring potential peace and the beginning of a troop draw down in the Iraq theatre.
This is a very important organization and it will be linked here http://TroopsNeedYou.com and on the links on the side of the welcome page to this blog.
I am glad there is SOMEONE who talks victory and lets those of us who support the troops know there is something constructive that can be done to lead to the victory and the draw down that every American wants to see for our brave men and women fighting the terrorist enemy there instead of the streets of the United States.
For all too long, there has been no talk of direct sacrifice that can help the war effort and I think that has led to a dwindling of support not just for the troops but the mission in general.
Hopefully, Maj. Egland will reverse that effort.
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR TROOPS NEED YOU ANYWAY YOU CAN!

Back From Camping, Rearin' To Go!

I came back from our weekend camping trip and I will write a lot more about that later, but as usual there is just so much to write about from Friday to today, so later this week look for a camping post.
One thing I will say. EVERYONE should go camping at least once a year if you can and I will say that I found it rejuvenating restorative. Look for that post for a detailed explanation.

NO BLOGGING UNTIL SUNDAY

Today, Mrs. rightviewfromtheleftcoast and I are taking a weekend off and going camping near the Sierra Nevada mountains. Therefore, no blogging until Sunday at the earliest, maybe Monday. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Writing Bills In The Dead Of Night+No GOP Support=DEFEAT!

In a last-ditch effort to save the so-called "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam, the United States senate voted against ending debate 45-50 as they needed 60 votes to cut off debate and voting on amendments that might have rescued this hideous legislation. HOORAY!
Here are some facts.
Tonight, key Democrats voted against cloture and most of the Republican senators, save for the usual suspects as in Sens. "F--- You" McCain, Graham, Spector, and the worst man to be the minority whip, Trent Lott.
Oh, as for Sen. Lott, he went on a temper tantrum that was, dare I say, almost comical. To me, the most telling line was the following:
"I'm getting calls, but would I dare say to my constituents "Have you no faith in me after 35 years?" Thirty-five years in congress?! That to me is an astounding case for term limits and to make congress a part-time body as the founders had intended. Because Mr. Lott has been in Washington as a congressman and senator for 35 years, I am afraid that he does not get why the American people were so against this bill-scam.
As the headline says, senators should never go about such legislation behind closed doors, cutting deals and writing a 360 page, dead on arrival bill-scam like this. When this is done, we are given such lines as Sen. Graham saying the bill is not perfect, but it is the best bipartisan chance to be had. Really? If this is the best, FORGET IT!
The bill-scam did not address the concerns that most Republican opponents had, and that is concerning national security. The z-visa is an invitation to amnesty, and to abuse and that potential terrorists could easily obtain that and commit unspeakable crimes against the United States. Also, why isn't the 1986 bill being enforced? Had that been more enforced, maybe we would not have been facing this titanic struggle to get a handle on our borders. On the Laura Ingraham radio show http://lauraingraham.com, former attorney general under President Reagan, Edwin Meese said that at least in the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli bill, they were honest and called it an amnesty. Using cutesy language to say that it is not when it is did not help gain support.
The Republicans who supported the bill, save for Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz), were busy demonizing opponents as know-nothings, nativists, racists, unrealistic, bigots, asking moronic questions as "How are we going deport 12 million illegal aliens?" when most opponents want current laws enforced and the border security strengthened. When proponents resorted to such tactics, that is always a bad sign that they know this is not a good bill.
This seals the fate of Sen "F--- You" McCain in his hunt for the GOP presidential nomination. He will NOT be the nominee and may even have the wisdom to get out before a single caucus or primary vote is cast. Sen. McCain has a very bad habit of trying to cut deals with Democrats and always gets burned. Sen. McCain may not see that, but he like Sen.,Lott have been in Washington way too long.
Talk radio and blogs, large and small, helped stop this from seeing the light of day. There are so many that deserve credit, but a lot has to go to Hugh Hewitt http://hughhewitt.com, actually took the time to read the bill and being a lawyer was able to find the many defects in the bill. Laura Ingraham gets kudos for talking up the fact that current laws are not being enforced and should be and our borders strengthened. Unlike some, I will not bash Michael Medved http://michaelmedved.com for supporting the bill. He believes that something is better than nothing. Every conservative can be wrong on something.
So, maybe this will make the light of day, but if it is done right, and national security is the focus, I think there is a good chance. BUT, it can not see the light of day in its current form. Maybe this time, congress got the message, especially the Republicans.

CONGRATULATIONS ANAHEIM DUCKS!

Well, finally, Southern California has Lord Stanley's Cup as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators at the Honda Center in Anaheim tonight in the National Hockey League finals. The score was 6-2.
I am a Los Angeles Kings fan and in some way this is bittersweet, but I am just glad that it will be here, in So Cal for at least one year.
When the Disney Company owned the Ducks, they made hockey a joke by naming the team the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, after the hockey movie of the same name, the Mighty Ducks. Well, Disney got out of the sports business, something they had no knowledge of, with the sale last season to Orange County businessman Henry Samuelli. Thankfully he dropped the moronic "Mighty" and they became the Anaheim Ducks. Changed the uniform and it must have had some effect on the team.
All that I know is that something that not even the mighty Wayne Gretzky could do when he was on the Los Angeles Kings has been done. The Stanley Cup is in So Cal, and I for one, can not be happier.
Now, if only my World Series prediction holds up. . .

Obama And The "Quiet Riots"

Maybe it is just me, but I do not get the excitement about Illinois senator Barack Obama. I mean, maybe he is just of such an intellectual mind that I miss the point. Maybe his speeches are just, well over my head.
But, I was taken aback when yesterday, Sen. Obama referred to the "quiet riots" in the black community.
I had to wait to post this and do the research for I thought that he was referring to the 80s metal band, Quiet Riot. But, alas, he was not.
In a speech before a primarily black audience, he constantly referred to both the Los Angeles riots of 1992 in reaction to the not guilty verdicts in the Rodney King beating case and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The quote is as follows:
Those "quiet riots" that take place every day are born from the same place as the fires and destruction and the police decked out in riot gear and the deaths. They happen when a sense of disconnect settles in and hope dissipates. Despair takes hold and young people all across this country look at the way the world is and believe that things are never going to get any better.
Now, I do not get it? Is Sen. Obama using that as a call to arms or is it just lofty rhetoric? I mean, are all young people feeling this way? I, for one, do not think that is the case. I also do not think it is a call to arms, but it is a bizarre way of trying to explain things.
Sometimes, it is not what you say but how you mean it. That is what I would like the DDBMSM to ask Sen. Obama in the next Democrat presidential debate. I mean, the trudging out of the Los Angeles riots and the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina is not a good thing if Sen. Obama is trying to reach out beyond the Democrat base. The fact is, starting with Katrina, it was local and state govenmental incompetance. New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, who unbelievably was reelected in the aftermath, and Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco were way in over their heads. No question, so was FEMA chief, Micheal "Brownie" Brown. As far as the Los Angeles riots are concerned, Rodney King was the wrong candidate to rally around. As Mr. King has shown since his original arrest, he is nothing but a punk and this is what many blacks so rallied to? I have never and never will understand why he became the poster child for blacks to rally around concerning police abuse.
I think that Sen. Obama should have used better examples rather than incompetant state and city leaders in Louisiana and a discredited punk who probably does belong in jail.
Most importantly, Sen. Obama should cool the overheated and lofty rhetoric and offer concrete solutions to the problems that not only would affect black Americans but all Americans.

A Cheney For The Senate?

An interesting posting on The Politico http://politico.com has raised some speculation that Lynne Cheney, the wife of Vice-President Dick Cheney is being floated as a possible replacement for the late Wyoming senator Craig Thomas. Sen. Thomas died on Monday after a battle with leukemia.
In a save for the Republicans, Wyoming law allows the governor to select a candidate from the party that the seat was held under. While the Wyoming governor is a Democrat, he will pick from three names supplied from the Wyoming GOP within 15 days from this past Monday. That replacement will run in 2008.
Now, would that not be interesting? I think it would be, but one thing is for sure. Mrs. Cheney is truly an intellect compared to another female senator who happens to be running for president, Hilary Clinton (D-New York). Mrs Cheney has a PhD and has served in government before.
But, for what it is worth, I do not think Mrs. Cheney would accept unless the Wyoming Republican party convinces her that she would be the only candidate that could hold the seat. And even then, that would be a lot of convincing.
I for one do not know of any other candidates other than those in the post on The Politico.
Although, SENATOR Cheney would drive SENATOR Clinton crazy, so. . .maybe?

More DDBMSM Disconnect

Last night at St Anselm's College in New Hampshire, the 11 Republican candidates for president, minus one Fred Thompson, had a debate and the Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream Media (DDBMSM) said that former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani won the debate. But. . .
Pollster extraorindare Frank Luntz had one of his famous focus group and the focus group said that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the debate. According to the focus group, he gave the kind of answers that did not seem scripted and that they were sincere.
So, what is going on here?
Clearly, the DDBMSM is backing Mr. Giuliani for the GOP nod. They like the fact that he pretty much does not want to talk or deal with the so-called social issues. That is too bad because should he win the nomination and win the presidency, he will have to deal with them one way or the other. Clearly, he is muddled on the second amendment and has still not given a coherent answer on the subject. As far as a general Republican view on government in general, it is somewhat traditional for smaller government, less social welfare spending. But again, to me he just sounds like a watered-down Democrat.
Like it or not, Mr. Romney does not give the answers that the DDBMSM wants to hear. They are conservative answers and they do not want to see another conservative become the nominee and possible president. It is why they hated Ronald Reagan. And, to a lesser extent Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush and now their laser has been beyond the hate of Ronald Reagan towards George W. Bush. Mr. Romney admits that he was not always a Reagan guy, but he has lived a little life, made some money in the private sector and with that has come to the realization that Mr. Reagan was more right than wrong. Thus, he sounds more sincere. Also, he has a constant smile and that means genuine optimism. So did Mr. Reagan. And, I think that voters want a serious, yet optimistic president.
So, how does a focus group get it wrong and the DDBMSM get it right?
Obviously, it is the other way around. The focus group got it right and the DDBMSM got it wrong.
I agree with Dean Barnett http://hughhewitt.com, that the more people see of Mr. Romney, the more people like him and are drawn to him. These debates help Mr. Romney and endear him more to the voting pool.
Like the Republicans in Washington who think those of us opposed to the "comprehensive immigration reform" bill-scam are racists and no-nothings, the DDBMSM don't get the Republican base and even Republican-leading voters. Thus, as they are trying to shove a bad bill down our throats, they are trying to shove a candidate in Mr. Giuliani down our throats. But, honest observers know that is not the case and that is why Mr. Romney is moving forward and former Sen. Fred Thompson sees his opportunity to get in the race.

Dems Get That Old Time Religion

Last night on CNN, the three leading Democrats for the presidential nomination, Sen. Hilary Clinton (D-New York), former senator John Edwards and current Sen. Barack Obama had a discussion on-hold on to your hats-religion.
Oh, how the Daily Kos crowd must have been quaking in their boots that Democrats would talk about God.
But don't worry, know the sponsor of the event and you will know what kind of track this went on.
It was sponsored by Sojourners/Call To Renewal, a left-wing evangelical group led by Rev. Jim Wallis. Yes, there are left-wing evangelicals. They are the type who think that liberation theology that swept the Roman Catholic church in Central America during the 1980's was good.
The "Call To Renewal" is actually to wipe out poverty, a noble and wanting goal, and a "social justice" type of group.
So, lets review the candidates and their denominational ties.
Hilary Clinton is a Methodist and one who buys into the "social justice" that many Methodist leaders promote. However, and I am sure that she was not fibbing here, she did say that a strong faith saved her marriage to former president Bill Clinton. I am sure she needed a lot of that faith.
John Edwards is a Southern Baptist. He pretty much can not really articulate what that means or anything that does not sound canned or put to a focus group. He could not really answer on whether or not gays and lesbians should be "allowed" to marry. One can make a rational case that as a Christian, no, but that there can be a civil union type of compromise. Otherwise, he showed he was really into the whole "social justice" gospel of the Rev. Wallis.
Barack Obama. Sen. Obama belongs to the most liberal denomination in American Christendom-the United Church of Christ. If there is a denomination that makes the Episcopal Church look like, well Southern Baptists, it is the UCC. Also, the church that he calls home in Chicago is led by a radical minister.
So, Sen. Edwards would be most likely to take tough stands on issues of faith, right? Well, since there were no real questions on that, one can take away that the Democrats are trying to show Middle America that they too are good, God-fearing people that God is not a Republican. By talking about it on CNN, which fights with MSNBC for the cable news cellar, they must think that the publicity will help their campaigns among conservative religious voters.
Here is the problem. I think that it is not just "social issues" or whether or not one backs same-sex marriage or not, or supports abortion on demand up to the ninth month or opposes it. One's faith can only be out there for all to see in any given situation. Any candidate on either side can only admit that they try to live up to their understanding of their faith in the best way. But, some do it better than others. And in general, Democrat voters and the front running candidates are very uncomfortable about God. They fear this "religious right" that does not exist. They fear a theocracy in the making if any Republican wins the White House. And that is the problem.
For all of his faults, former President Jimmy Carter may have been the last Democrat to be open and freely explaining his faith and putting in action.
A television show is not the way for the Democrats to get that old time religion. It is with words and actions. We shall see how that plays out.

Why Mike Huckabee Will NOT Be President

In tonight's Republican presidential debate on CNN, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee made a fatal error.
According to Fox News http://FoxNews.com, Mr. Huckabee said that today was Ronald Reagan's birthday. NOT! Everyone who knows anything about Ronald Reagan know that the Gipper's birthday is February 6, 1911 and he was born in Tampico, Illinois.
Sorry, Mike, but if ya don't know that, I know ya ain't gonna be the Republican nominee for president

Another Left Wing Assault On Free Enterprise

Now a lawsuit filed by a lesbian in San Francisco, yes I know, isn't it an oxymoron, against the date matching service eHarmony is an assault on free enterprise cloaked in discrimination.
Linda Carlson either did not realize or is just ignorant but she should know that eHarmony is designed to match heterosexuals in relationships and eventually marriage. eHarmony claims that there are 29 scientific dimensions to compatibility and use it to match potential people, male with female, in hopes that a relationship will develop and marriage will occur.
Well, Miss Carlson tried to enter "women seeking women" and of course was denied on the website. There is no same-sex categories. She even wrote a letter to eHarmony citing that according to California state law, they were engaging in sexual discrimination. Of course, eHarmony did not change its policy based on a letter and the fact that they are not discriminating against gays & lesbians.
According to the Reuters article www.reuters.com/articleId=USN3122132120070531, in a statement made by e-Harmony, they said:
"The research that eHarmony has developed, through years of research , to match couples has been based on traits and personality patterns of successful heterosexual marriages. Nothing precludes us from providing same-sex matching in the future. It's just not a service we offer now based on the research we have conducted."
So, there it is, e-Harmony is a service designed to match heterosexuals in the hopes of marriage based on a scientific theory.
Miss Carlson said, I kid you not, "Such outright discrimination is hurtful and disappointing for a business open to the public in the day and age." Hmm.
It is, by design, a business targeting a specific group of people. Miss Carlson may not be aware, but there are a lot of gay and lesbian websites that target that audience for dating and relationship services. Some of these on on sites that also offer dating and relationship services to heterosexuals as well. That is the way they are designed and that suits their mission.
It is the worst kept secret that the founder of eHarmony, Dr. Neil Clark Warren, is an evangelical Christian and the eHarmony site is tacitly, but not specifically, designed for Christians. Again, nothing wrong with that.
Here is the problem with Miss Carlson and her lawyer, Todd Schnider. This is a company and a business that has the right to cater to who they want to use their product. If there was not another site open to same sex relationships, there is the possibility of a case. But there are hundreds.
The real thrust of the lawsuit is twofold. 1) It is force any business to have to specifically cater to same-sex, even if they can prove that what their business is would not really be related to same-sex relationships. 2) It is also designed to go after Christians and what many believe. No matter where you are on the issue of homosexuality, no one can forcibly change one's beliefs just as no one can forcibly put those beliefs on any one else.
Because this is California, I am afraid this ridiculous lawsuit will see the light of day and may have to work it's way through the court system before one of the courts say that it is enough. Free enterprise should win over political correctness run amok.

It's June, TIme For A Swoon?

OK, I know a lot of you do not like baseball, I am sure, so you may skip this post as it is an assessment of the pennant races after the first weekend of June, a good marker as to where the division leaders are and where they are going.
I will give my assessment by league and division starting with the only major league, the National League, and the only division that matters, the West.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are in first place and I see only two teams that have a serious chance of derailing the Dodgers division hopes. Oh, the Dodgers will be in the playoffs either as the division winner or the wild card. The Arizona Diamondbacks, with their absolutely hideous new jerseys and hats are a serious contender, but I am not sure that they will be there at the end. They have great potential, new ownership and a winning attitude. But, that probably won't be enough this year. The San Diego Padres are the only other teams that can give the Dodgers trouble and they might. When the Dodgers play the Padres, it is now the real rivalry replacing the Dodgers and Giants. Oh, by the way, how many World Series have the San Francisco Giants won? Answer later.
In the National League central division, the Milwaukee Brewers are finally showing their true potential as they are leading the division. Otherwise, the rest of the division is a mess and I think the Brewers will win it and make the playoffs. BTW, what has happened to the St. Louis Cardinals? Have they consumed more Anhauser Busch adult beverage products than they should be? I mean, manager Tony LaRussa was busted for drunk driving in the preseason and the tragic death of Josh Hancock, in which he was apparently driving drunk. Maybe the commissioner, Satan himself, Bud Selig should look into this as he is taking the steroids controversy so seriously.
In the National League East, the New York Mets are on fire and will win this division going away and finally, and not a moment too soon, bring the dominance of the Atlanta Braves to a merciless end. Can't take another team seriously in this division any more than the NL central. Thus, the wild card will come from the now dominant NL West, as it should.
Switching over to the junior circuit, the American League, and starting in the AL West.
The Anaheim* Angels are leading the division and it should win with ease. The Oakland A's just seem like they catch up and then fall behind. Seattle and Texas, forget it. The Anaheim* Angels will safely win the West and make the playoffs.
The American League central is very interesting. It is the best division the AL (sorry Dean Barnett) http://hughhewitt.com and there is a dog fight for the lead between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. The Tigers went into Jacobs Field and split a crucial series over this past weekend. Also, can't rule out the Minnesota Twins. I think Hugh Hewitt http://hughhewitt.com will be happy for this prediction. The Indians are going to win the AL central and either the Detroit Tigers or Minnesota Twins are the wild card.
The AL East is great. The Boston Red Sox are running away with the division (Dean Barnett will be HAPPY with this!) and the dreaded, hated New York Yankees are wallowing near the cellar. This is a no brainer. The Bosox are going to win running away. I also do not think the Yankees will even make .500. And I like Joe Torre, but I am afraid he will not last to the end of this season.
So, here I go with who will be in the World Series and who will win:
National League: Los Angeles Dodgers
American League: Cleveland Indians.
World Series Champions: Los Angeles Dodgers (sorry Hugh Hewitt!)
I am sure this will stir some controversy. I look forward to readers choices.
*-In this blog, the Angels WILL NEVER be referred to as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The only Los Angeles baseball team is the Dodgers. I like the Angels, but they left Los Angeles in 1966 and can not say they are Los Angeles 40 years later no matter what their owner, Arte Moreno, or Satan himself, Mr. Selig have to say about it!
Oh, and for you San Francisco Giant fans, you have NOT won a World Series since moving out west in 1958. Maybe the Giants should not have wasted so much money on one, questionable player, Barry Bonds, and spread the money around to get a winner for once!

Thank You For The Apology, Rudy

That is what is wonderful about the blogosphere. As I write asking why would the Rudy Giuliani campaign try a hit smear on fellow Republican Mitt Romney, the Giuliani campaign offers Mr. Romney a rightful apology http://latestpolitics/blog.com.
The apology for trying to frighten GOP voters to a Salt Lake City Tribune smear in Monday's edition is welcome and necessary to keep Mr. Giuliani's voters from continuing and spreading such bad rumors.
Again, leave the smearing to the Democrats as we know they will.

Why Is Guiliani Cheap Shotting Romney?

It is with disgust that I report that a low-level Rudy Giuliani staffer tried to sniff the conservative New York Sun http://latestpolitics.com to the story I referred you to in an earlier post on a supported Mormon prophecy that a Mormon would ride in on a white horse to save the United States constitution.
It was a smear job in the Salt Lake City Tribune, the liberal newspaper in the "Vatican of The LDS" http://sltrib.com and I refer you to it to judge for yourself.
The fact that the Giuliani campaign in anyway is trying to steer people to this hit piece is very disturbing. But, the good sign is that the Giuliani camp is taking Mr. Romney's candidacy very seriously, but stooping without a doubt to a dirty trick.
I think that the Giuliani people should leave that to the Democrats. After all, they are the ones and the left wing blogs that are infatuated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and their teachings.
Here is a little primer on judging a candidate.
If you find, as a Republican in this case, that you agree with one of the 11 candidates the most, you should throw you support and when you get the chance, vote for that candidate. The candidate's religion has nothing to do with how you vote for that candidate. I am a Protestant Christian and I have voted for Roman Catholic candidates. If I was in Connecticut in the 2006 mid term elections, I would have crawled over broken glass to vote for Senator Joe Lieberman, a Democrat and an Orthodox Jew. The same theory goes for the Democrats as well.
I hope that the Giuliani campaign fires the staffer and repudiates such dirty tricks and if they can, talk about Mr. Romney on the real, current issues, not a repudiated "prophecy" about a Mormon on a white horse saving the United States constitution.

More Mormon Bashing From Salt Lake City

In a bizarre hit piece, the Salt Lake City Tribune http://sltrib.com, a supposed Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints "prophecy" says that a Mormon will ride on a white horse and save the United States constitution.
WOW! I did not know that. I mean, I know a minimal amount about the Mormon faith so I am not an expert. But the fact that the Tribune hit piece did not have any Mormon of seriousness backing this "prophecy." In fact, all went out of their way to question it because that it was "revealed" 10 years after the death of Joseph Smith, the church founder. Yes, Mr. Smith ran for president in 1844, but was lynched shortly thereafter. So, why wait 10 years to prophesy about it?
Most serious churchmen and scholars doubt the validity of the so-called prophecy and thus it is not something talked about.
Also, it should be noted that Salt Lake City is a rarity in today's media world. It is a two newspaper town and the Tribune is the liberal newspaper. The Deseret Morning News is owned the the LDS. Clearly, one can only come to the conclusion that the Tribune is looking to come up with an all but dismissed myth of Mormonism to discredit GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
It is a lousy "story" and meant to make a candidate running for president, Mr. Romney, have to defend his religion. Why do we not see the same stories on Roman Catholic candidates, Rudy Giuliani comes to mind? How about John "F--- You" McCain and the Episcopal Church?
I bring it to you attention to show that the DDBMDM is gunning for Mr. Romney because he is seen as the conservative of the three GOP front runners and they will do all they can to derail that candidacy. So far, they are doing a very bad job and showing their outright bias.

Fred And The Young Wife

In reading today's edition of the New York Post, America's great newspaper, I stumbled on a story about the newest Republican presidential candidate, Fred Thompson and his wife Jeri. Make that his 40 year old wife! Now, I am not a prude, but Mr. Thompson is 64 years old. And that, my friends is a 24 year difference and that makes Mr. Thompson defiantly old enough to be her father.
According to the article http://nypost.com the future Mrs. Thompson was making the moves on Mr. Thompson when he was a senator from Tennessee. At that time, Mr. Thompson was divorced from his first wife since 1985, so it is not like he dumped one for the other. He was on the market, so to speak, for a while.
But, there is still a segment of the American populace that will not look at a clearly 64 year old looking, albeit ruggedly handsome, man with a 40 year-old trophy wife that has been one of the driving forces behind his late entry into the GOP presidential fray. I, for one, am not one of them. But. . .
Will there be anyone to dare ask the question? What is a 64 year old doing with a 40 year old wife, whom he married in 2002 and has two very young children?
The only reason I bring it up is that if any GOP opponent would use that in anyway as a last act of desperation, and Mr. Thompson is in fact the Republican nominee, does one not think that the Democrats will do the same and only viciously? Absolutely!
In an election that has the potential to be as close as 2000 and 2004, there can be no skeletons in any one's closet or even something that should be innocuous as the marital state of Mr. Thompson and the considerable age difference between he and Mrs. Thompson.
I hope that it does not become an issue because it would show the other side to be in sheer panic and bush-league desperation.
Here is the final analysis.
If Mr. Thompson is the nominee, I will vote for him. He will be superior to anything that the Democrats put up unless they go to the graveyard to dig up one of their heroes of the past such as Roosevelt, Truman or JFK.
I hope that issues will drive this election, but you never know. Remember, it was a last minute smear regarding George W. Bush and a drunk driving conviction in the 1970's that clearly cost him the popular vote and nearly the presidency. At least if this should become an issue, it will be right out front and no last minute smear job.

Peggy Noonan Ain't Happy With Bush And Company

One time Reagan speechwriter par excellence, Peggy Noonan, wrote in today's Wall Street Journal http://opinionjournal.com that conservative Republicans and the Bush administration are now officially at a parting of the ways and primarily over the "comprehensive immigration reform" bill scam. I am afraid that Miss Noonan may be right and it is a waste of the "political capital" that President Bush so confidently talked about after winning reelection in 2004.
I am so amazed that such a complex bill worked on in the dead of night with more holes than Swiss cheese has got the president and lackeys so much against Mr. Bush's natural allies, the conservative base. Now there is no question that we conservatives are somewhat divided between the round 'em up and ship them home types, ones that want to tweak it to allay national security concerns, and the libertarian who cares about borders types. But, bottom line is the opposition is at least 70% of the Republican electorate and I would say at least a majority of Democrat voters. You can not pass a bill that only has 26% support of voters and sell it as the best thing since sliced bread.
As Miss Noonan points out in her column, had the Bush administration came in with smaller, understandable bills doing one big individual thing, then there may have been a consensus on finding a way to make illegals not illegal. But, alas Mr. Bush and lackeys really do think that this approach will eventually, maybe in a generation or two, bring Hispanics to the Republican party. NOT.
So, Mr. Bush and "allies" like Sens. John "F--- You" McCain, Lindsay Graham and others can not really defend this dreck. So, they are turning against the people they need the most. You and I-conservative Republicans. We are called alarmist, wanting to see people die, and worst of all nativist racists. I tell you, name calling is the refuge of those that know they are wrong on something.
Miss Noonan is basically saying that we conservative Republicans need to distance ourselves from the president and find a candidate that will best unite disparate conservative forces as Ronald Reagan did in 1980. Well, in an odd way, I think that Mr. Bush has done that with this push on the illegal immigration bill scam. Even those that are for it will not put all their political capital on the line. Some, like Sen John Kyl, a real conservative that I do not envy at this point, barely won reelection in 2006. He will, when he realizes the hostility from many who have supported Mr. Bush all the way turning on him on this. When he concedes, and he will, the bill will be officially dead.
Conservatism will not be dead however. It will unite behind a candidate for president and will come back stronger than ever.
I am sorry that Miss Noonan has been separated from the Bush administration since 2005, but I will agree with this analysis. Both George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush have squandered in different ways their legacies. Read the whole piece and see if you agree.