I am certain that as much as many of us are sick about hearing of Sen. Messiah Barack and his running mate, Sen. Blowhard Biden, I will take you to another why Sen. John "F--- You" McCain should pick Mitt Romney as his running mate.
No, I will not send you to Hugh Hewitt's blog. This is Paterico's Pontifications and his guest blogger who makes an outstanding case for Mr. Romney to be the number two.
Since Sen. Messiah Barack decided to bring a fossil back to life in Sen. Blowhard Biden it is clear that the foreign policy assaults of the McCain campaign are beginning to work. Rather than double down on the change aspect of his candidacy, Sen. Messiah Barack showed how easily he can be whipped in just a scant several weeks by Team McCain. Imagine Sen. Messiah Barack "negotiating" with the likes of the Iranian president in this manner.
But, what this exercise opens up is Team McCain putting in Mr. Romney, who was his toughest challenger with no apologies to the former Arkansas buffoonish governor, the Rev. Mike Huckabe (BTW, Happy 53rd birthday Rev. Mike!). Yes, the Rev. Mike hung around longer but became like a bad piece of Limburger cheese.
In reality, a McCain/Romney ticket would show that Sen. "F--- You" McCain does have some respect for the toughest challenger he faced in the Republican death march to the nomination. Unlike Sen. Messiah Barack showed to Sen. St. Hillary Clinton. And that he will have someone who is not a senator and has some real world economic experience.
So, I will continue to point out those that see the benefit of a McCain/Romney ticket. So, get ready for more of these posts.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Pro Life Legislation That Works
Some of those who are advocates of abortion on demand want those of us who advocate a pro-life position to explain how we would punish those who seek an abortion and or the doctors who perform them. If Roe vs. Wade was overturn.
But, that is not what I want to write about. That is for another day and time.
Here in California of all places is a state law that allows mothers who do not want to keep a new born baby up to 72 hours to turn the baby into designated areas, such as fire and or police stations, without fear of prosecution. The authorities can not and do not ask any questions.
And, if said mother changes her mind and wants the baby back within 14 days, she can have the baby back. Again, no questions asked. And it is working throughout California.
According to the Pasadena Star-News article, as of June 30, 2008, 251 newborn babies were surrendered to authorities. Unfortunately, a much too many 149 were found abandoned. One statistic that is not counted is how many abandoned babies have died. It is necessary to count those babies because it can be used to have the program more widely advertised. It can be used to point out that one does not have to leave a baby to die.
One thing that I do not understand about the claim that the state is having trouble reaching more people about the law than they would like. Believe me, here in California, I can tell you that there is an anti-smoking commercial that I can see at least two to three times in a evening of prime-time television. Maybe some of the money spent on that can be used to promote this worthwhile program
The most important aspect is that this allows for any woman for any reason to not make the choice to abort a baby. They can choose to bring the baby to full term. And, if they have not been able to possibly give the baby up for adoption or any other manner of situation changes, they can do the right thing. Let a truly loving family have the eventuality of raising a baby that God gifted the world with. As an aside and another post, we should be making it easier, not harder, for people to adopt children who are Americans. And, those that want to adopt need to consider an older child, maybe not a baby. One can give love and nurture to an older child as to a baby.
There is no doubt about the fact that this is a pro-life measure that has worked. And it would be a wonderful thing to encourage across the United States.
But, that is not what I want to write about. That is for another day and time.
Here in California of all places is a state law that allows mothers who do not want to keep a new born baby up to 72 hours to turn the baby into designated areas, such as fire and or police stations, without fear of prosecution. The authorities can not and do not ask any questions.
And, if said mother changes her mind and wants the baby back within 14 days, she can have the baby back. Again, no questions asked. And it is working throughout California.
According to the Pasadena Star-News article, as of June 30, 2008, 251 newborn babies were surrendered to authorities. Unfortunately, a much too many 149 were found abandoned. One statistic that is not counted is how many abandoned babies have died. It is necessary to count those babies because it can be used to have the program more widely advertised. It can be used to point out that one does not have to leave a baby to die.
One thing that I do not understand about the claim that the state is having trouble reaching more people about the law than they would like. Believe me, here in California, I can tell you that there is an anti-smoking commercial that I can see at least two to three times in a evening of prime-time television. Maybe some of the money spent on that can be used to promote this worthwhile program
The most important aspect is that this allows for any woman for any reason to not make the choice to abort a baby. They can choose to bring the baby to full term. And, if they have not been able to possibly give the baby up for adoption or any other manner of situation changes, they can do the right thing. Let a truly loving family have the eventuality of raising a baby that God gifted the world with. As an aside and another post, we should be making it easier, not harder, for people to adopt children who are Americans. And, those that want to adopt need to consider an older child, maybe not a baby. One can give love and nurture to an older child as to a baby.
There is no doubt about the fact that this is a pro-life measure that has worked. And it would be a wonderful thing to encourage across the United States.
Underreported Story
Lost in the DDBMSOWN crowd is this little item on political party strength.
It is not good news for the Democrats.
According to Rasmussen Reports, the numbers showed the Democrats ahead by a high of 10.1% over Republicans in May. Now, in the dog days of August, that has dropped to 7.6% lead for the Democrats.
What gives? Should the 10.1% advantage be growing for the Dems? And, where will these people go who are no longer identifying themselves as Democrats.
To the Republicans, of course.
Radio talker Rush Limbaugh credits the infamous Operation Chaos having something to do with the changing numbers.
Now, the numbers are not backing that up Mr. Limbaugh's claim at this point, but I think that he may be right as the election gets closer and both parties ramp up their GOTV efforts.
The glaring fact is, where is this on the big-three networks, ABC, CBS and NBC? Even on Fox News, GOP central according to the left? Did not see this anywhere but on Rush's website.
The stark reality is that the Democrats should be taking off and it appears that they are declining. And that can be good news for the Republicans if they play their cards right.
It is not good news for the Democrats.
According to Rasmussen Reports, the numbers showed the Democrats ahead by a high of 10.1% over Republicans in May. Now, in the dog days of August, that has dropped to 7.6% lead for the Democrats.
What gives? Should the 10.1% advantage be growing for the Dems? And, where will these people go who are no longer identifying themselves as Democrats.
To the Republicans, of course.
Radio talker Rush Limbaugh credits the infamous Operation Chaos having something to do with the changing numbers.
Now, the numbers are not backing that up Mr. Limbaugh's claim at this point, but I think that he may be right as the election gets closer and both parties ramp up their GOTV efforts.
The glaring fact is, where is this on the big-three networks, ABC, CBS and NBC? Even on Fox News, GOP central according to the left? Did not see this anywhere but on Rush's website.
The stark reality is that the Democrats should be taking off and it appears that they are declining. And that can be good news for the Republicans if they play their cards right.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
A Good Olympics For The United States
Ah, it is all over. The 29th Summer Olympics have come to a glorious end in Beijing.
Now, a lot of people will not focus on the fact that the United States won the most medals of the games.
The focus will be on the fact that Red China won the most gold medals. And, that is a fact.
But, one has to wonder how hollow at least the "women's" gymnastic ones are?
Is there any doubt that more than likely, not one of the girls are at least 16 years of age? And, why was there not a proper vetting of said girls before the Olympics?
A good thing is that no athletes dropped dead in the stifling, humid, smog-filled heat of Beijing.
But can anyone forget the triumph of American swimmer Michael Phelps? EIGHT, count them, eight gold medals. Not any of the Red Chinese come close to that magical number.
Or the wonderful competition between American women gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson?
How about the beach volleyball duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh winning their 2008 gold medal and winning their 108th consecutive match?
There are, as usual, so many great stories that these games produce.
And, that is what is at the heart of the Olympics. So many triumphs over tragedies. Of men and women pushing themselves to limit. Beyond the limit. So amazing!
As we say goodbye to the 2008 summer games, bring on the 2010 winter games in Vancouver!
Now, a lot of people will not focus on the fact that the United States won the most medals of the games.
The focus will be on the fact that Red China won the most gold medals. And, that is a fact.
But, one has to wonder how hollow at least the "women's" gymnastic ones are?
Is there any doubt that more than likely, not one of the girls are at least 16 years of age? And, why was there not a proper vetting of said girls before the Olympics?
A good thing is that no athletes dropped dead in the stifling, humid, smog-filled heat of Beijing.
But can anyone forget the triumph of American swimmer Michael Phelps? EIGHT, count them, eight gold medals. Not any of the Red Chinese come close to that magical number.
Or the wonderful competition between American women gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson?
How about the beach volleyball duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh winning their 2008 gold medal and winning their 108th consecutive match?
There are, as usual, so many great stories that these games produce.
And, that is what is at the heart of the Olympics. So many triumphs over tragedies. Of men and women pushing themselves to limit. Beyond the limit. So amazing!
As we say goodbye to the 2008 summer games, bring on the 2010 winter games in Vancouver!
Does This Comment Get Pawlenty Thrown Under The Straight Poop Express?
I must say, Minnesota governor, Tim Pawlenty has a lot going for him to be a finalist in the Sen. John "F--- You" McCain veepstakes.
But I am kind of wondering why he would have made this comment about Sen. Messiah Barack's running mate.
I mean, was suggesting Gen. David Petreaus would have been a better choice for Sen. Messiah Barack suppose to be a joke? I think a rather bad one at that. I believe that my dog, Scout the Wonder Dog, has laid a better turd than that comment of Gov. Pawlenty.
I, like Sen. "F--- You" McCain admire and respect Gen. Petreaus. But for Gov. Pawlenty to suggest that he would make a good choice-for the other side-shows why these off-handed comments may come back to haunt the person that said it.
I think that this may be something that even an aisle-walker like Sen. "F--- You" McCain can not tollerate. Since he will not choose a pro-abortion veep, maybe Gov. Pawlenty does not want the nod. Hence, maybe he will get a close up of the wheels of the Straight Poop Express as they drive over him.
Sometimes, things are just better left unsaid. I think this is one of those times.
But I am kind of wondering why he would have made this comment about Sen. Messiah Barack's running mate.
I mean, was suggesting Gen. David Petreaus would have been a better choice for Sen. Messiah Barack suppose to be a joke? I think a rather bad one at that. I believe that my dog, Scout the Wonder Dog, has laid a better turd than that comment of Gov. Pawlenty.
I, like Sen. "F--- You" McCain admire and respect Gen. Petreaus. But for Gov. Pawlenty to suggest that he would make a good choice-for the other side-shows why these off-handed comments may come back to haunt the person that said it.
I think that this may be something that even an aisle-walker like Sen. "F--- You" McCain can not tollerate. Since he will not choose a pro-abortion veep, maybe Gov. Pawlenty does not want the nod. Hence, maybe he will get a close up of the wheels of the Straight Poop Express as they drive over him.
Sometimes, things are just better left unsaid. I think this is one of those times.
What strange things have been found on planes?
What strange things have been found on planes?
You have to go to the link and scroll down to the 10 photos.
Look at photo number 10. Does that look familiar?
So, that person in photo number 10 is one of the strange things found on planes?
ENJOY!
You have to go to the link and scroll down to the 10 photos.
Look at photo number 10. Does that look familiar?
So, that person in photo number 10 is one of the strange things found on planes?
ENJOY!
Friday, August 22, 2008
The 2008 Dream Electoral Map
This is courtesy of aol.com. I admit, California is not looking all that for Sen. "F--- You McCain, but you never know. Last year at this time, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was not even suppose to be where he is now. A lot can happen!
The 2008 Democrat Party Ticket
I think this photo says it all. Thanks to the Exurban League http://exurbanleague.com/2008/08/22/heres-yer-ticket.aspx
Finally, It's Biden!
After a very long time coming, seemingly an eternity, the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee, Sen. Messiah Barack has made a rather conventional choice to be his running mate.
And that is Delaware Democrat senator, Blowhard Joe Biden http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/23/obama-picks-joe-biden-for-veep/.
Not exactly a choice of the hope and change that we have been promised from the Chosen One.
Sen. Blowhard Biden has been in the senate since 1972. He has an American Conservative Union lifetime rating of 13%. Not bad for a 35-year liberal. Last year, the Americans For Democratic Action rated Sen. Blowhard Biden a solid 75%. Not as far to the left as Sen. Messiah Barack, which I guess makes him pretty clean, moderate fellow.
That is in reference to Sen. Blowhard Biden's reference to Sen. Messiah Barack as a serious, black American running for president:
I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
Beautiful! Had any Republican said what Sen. Blowhard Biden did, well, you know what would have happened.
There is a treasure trove of this kind of stuff from Sen. Blowhard Biden.
But, what this decision shows is that in the end, the Chosen One is not much more than a garden variety politician that made a pretty dull choice for his running mate. Had the Chosen One really been all about hope and change, yada, yada, yada, he would have chosen the Virginia Democrat governor, Tim Kaine.
However, now that people are beginning to pay attention to this race, many are coming to realize that the Chosen One does not sound like he really knows what is going on without a teleprompter. Without the teleprompter, he make inane comparisons between the United States and Red China.
So, on foreign policy, Sen. Blowhard Biden is better than any of the other also rans.
But this is a disaster for a candidate who claims to be an outsider. One who has not been polluted by the inside-the-beltway deal cutting. One does not stay in the senate for 35 years without cutting at least a deal or two.
So, there we have it. The Democrat team is Sen. Messiah Barack H. Obama, senator from Illinois. And vice-president, Sen. Blowhard Joe Biden from Delaware.
Now, there is change we can believe in!
The Audacity Of, Ah, Just The Audacity
OUCH! That is smarts!
But, the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee, Sen. Messiah Barack, really stepped into yesterday in a rather bizarre comparison of Red China and the United States.
Here is what the Chosen One said:
Everybody's watching what's going on in Beijing right now in the Olympics. Think about the amount of money that China has spent on infrastructure. Their ports, their train systems, their airports are all vastly superior to us now, which means if you're a corporation deciding where to do business, you're starting to think Beijing looks like a pretty good option.
WOW! So, if I am correct, Sen. Messiah Barack is comparing the United States, a free-market democracy, with Red China, a still communistic, totalitarian, state with a little capitalism?
A question for the Chosen One.
Does he really think that what we see in Beijing is representative of the whole of the nation?
I guess he was too busy to notice the earthquake in Southwest China. A lot of infrastructure did not seem to hold up too well.
Also, does Sen. Messiah Barack realize how all of what is seen was built?
I am certain that there were no AFL-CIO people there to make sure all the builders were unionized. I do not think that these workers were given much thought. I am certain that a lot were not exactly paid union scales. And or the left's newest, greatest cause, the "living" wage.
And really, what is the rest of Red China like outside of the showcase cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong? Does not Sen. Messiah Barack realize that out of a population of 1,000,000,000 people, 800,000,000 people are still classified as peasants?
What is really appalling about such a comparison is that it shows a clear lack of understanding the fact that Red China is no ally. They are a competitor and a threat. The Red Chinese are spreading their tentacles far and wide. The Red Chinese are spreading their money around Africa buying two things that they desperately need. Influence and oil.
No, I do not think that the potential next president of the United States needs to compare our nation, a free-market democracy with a one-party dictatorship that dabbles in a market economy.
I hope that the appearant selection of Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) will help him to not make such inane comparisons in the future of this campaign.
Photo HT: Rush @ http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
What Is Wrong About A Political Forum At A Church?
It appears that some people, including some conservative writers like Kathleen Parker http://townhall.com/columnists/KathleenParker/2008/08/20/purpose-driven_politics are not all that comfortable with the Civil Forum On The Presidency that took place this past Saturday at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church here in California.
I do not subscribe to that view.
I am more in agreement with John Hawkins' take on the Forum http://www.rightwingnews.com/#post12324.
I think that Miss Parker is more like Sen. John "F--- You" McCain. A person of faith yet one who is not comfortable talking about it. That is why I think she has raised objection to the Forum taking place at all.
Yet, Miss Parker points out that neither candidate had a gun put to their heads forcing them to participate. It was so important to one candidate, Libertarian standard-bearer Bob Barr that he went to court to force his way on to the Forum.
Mr. Hawkins has the most important point to make.
That government has grown larger and larger. And that same government at all levels are making decisions that affect religious freedoms.
Like it or not, Christians vote and have a right and a duty to question where candidates stand on issues that are of particular interest to this voting bloc.
As a Christian myself, I believe that it is imperative to know where candidates stand on many issues and what my support of and voting for a candidate will have on my community, state and nation.
And, like it or not, there are many issues where the moral teachings of Christianity come up against the interests of the state. Always have and always will in this nation that values religious freedom.
I think that some, even conservatives, object to the fact that this took place at a very well known evangelical Christian church. So, here is how to solve that problem.
If Roman Catholics, mainline Protestants or any other religious group wants to have a forum like the one Pastor Warren had, they should and they should invite the two leading presidential candidates and have a similar format.
Whether we as a nation like it or not, faith and politics are constantly competing with each other. I think that it was refreshing to have the kind of format and questions that came from Pastor Warren. I would really like to see more of these. I think that we get a real feel for the candidates. And I think that we can learn a lot more in the homestretch how both of these men would make a decision and why.
I wished that the DDBMSOWM would ask these kind of questions. But, they are only interested in that "GOTCHA!" question.
And that is why a pastor has to have the kind of setting and ask the questions that he did to show the DDBMSOWM how it is done.
So, there is nothing wrong with it and we need more of these, not less.
I do not subscribe to that view.
I am more in agreement with John Hawkins' take on the Forum http://www.rightwingnews.com/#post12324.
I think that Miss Parker is more like Sen. John "F--- You" McCain. A person of faith yet one who is not comfortable talking about it. That is why I think she has raised objection to the Forum taking place at all.
Yet, Miss Parker points out that neither candidate had a gun put to their heads forcing them to participate. It was so important to one candidate, Libertarian standard-bearer Bob Barr that he went to court to force his way on to the Forum.
Mr. Hawkins has the most important point to make.
That government has grown larger and larger. And that same government at all levels are making decisions that affect religious freedoms.
Like it or not, Christians vote and have a right and a duty to question where candidates stand on issues that are of particular interest to this voting bloc.
As a Christian myself, I believe that it is imperative to know where candidates stand on many issues and what my support of and voting for a candidate will have on my community, state and nation.
And, like it or not, there are many issues where the moral teachings of Christianity come up against the interests of the state. Always have and always will in this nation that values religious freedom.
I think that some, even conservatives, object to the fact that this took place at a very well known evangelical Christian church. So, here is how to solve that problem.
If Roman Catholics, mainline Protestants or any other religious group wants to have a forum like the one Pastor Warren had, they should and they should invite the two leading presidential candidates and have a similar format.
Whether we as a nation like it or not, faith and politics are constantly competing with each other. I think that it was refreshing to have the kind of format and questions that came from Pastor Warren. I would really like to see more of these. I think that we get a real feel for the candidates. And I think that we can learn a lot more in the homestretch how both of these men would make a decision and why.
I wished that the DDBMSOWM would ask these kind of questions. But, they are only interested in that "GOTCHA!" question.
And that is why a pastor has to have the kind of setting and ask the questions that he did to show the DDBMSOWM how it is done.
So, there is nothing wrong with it and we need more of these, not less.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
A Strange But True Tale From Across The Pond
Meet Yoda, the cat with four ears http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1046684/Meet-Yoda-cat-FOUR-ears.html!
Well, the story is from across the pond. But the cat is a bar cat from Chicago. Why do strange animals and people come out of Chicago?
Anyway, I thought this is a light story that we can all enjoy!
A Good Sign
Hopefully, this little item on Townhall.com http://townhall.com/blog/g/7c45d2a7-c945-4598-80d6-24a2efb129d7 is true.
Tom Ridge for vice-president would be a monumental disaster and could open up a fight at the convention to force a vice-president on Sen. John "F--- You" McCain. Same with Sen. Joe Lieberman.
For the record, all it would take is the majority of six of the delegations to force a floor vote. That would mean that there would be vice-presidential nominations from the floor. And neither Mr. Ridge or Sen. Lieberman would be on those from the floor.
I hope that this is all a head-fake and that Sen. "F--- You" McCain is really going for the conventional choice.
The dirty little secret is that this will not really change all that many people's mind. For either party.
But, it makes for some fun blogging!
Tom Ridge for vice-president would be a monumental disaster and could open up a fight at the convention to force a vice-president on Sen. John "F--- You" McCain. Same with Sen. Joe Lieberman.
For the record, all it would take is the majority of six of the delegations to force a floor vote. That would mean that there would be vice-presidential nominations from the floor. And neither Mr. Ridge or Sen. Lieberman would be on those from the floor.
I hope that this is all a head-fake and that Sen. "F--- You" McCain is really going for the conventional choice.
The dirty little secret is that this will not really change all that many people's mind. For either party.
But, it makes for some fun blogging!
Interesting Electoral Map
The folks at Real Clear Politics came up with what the electoral college map would look like if there were no toss-ups and to-close-to-call states and it is amazing http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=10
It shows the electoral college as follows:
McCain 274
Obama 264
It would be a virtual repeat of the infamous 2000 election.
But, I think that while it is on the right track, I will throw in a little different map.
I think that Michigan can go into the Republican corner. Of course, that means that the McCain people have to take a serious look at how to turn Michigan from marginal blue to marginal red.
Adding Michigan increases Sen. John "F--- You" McCain's total electoral votes to 291. Another potential flip is New Hampshire. Yes, a lot has changed but I consider it in this election a swing state. And, Sen. "F--- You" McCain all but staked his whole quest for the Republican nomination for president on the outcome in the Granite State. Another four electoral votes and Sen. "F--- You" McCain is at 295.
All is not bad for the Democrats.
They could and more than likely will get back New Mexico and Iowa. Both states have a combined electoral vote count of 12.
And, for what I think is the real state to watch it is Pennsylvania.
Sure, Sen. Messiah Barack has been in the lead there pretty much since the Democrat nomination was wrapped up in June.
According to Real Clear Politics, Sen. Messiah Barack has an average lead over Sen. "F--- You" McCain of 6.4%. That is slightly over the margin of error when averaged out.
The question is how much of Sen. Messiah Barack's lead is due to the large black vote in Philadelphia? Also, is the "bitter" vote being underestimated in Pennsylvania polling?
I think that it is a combination of the two.
If that is the case, then I think that in reality, Sen. Messiah Barack's lead in the polls in Pennsylvania is marginal at best. It is probably more or less within the margin of error.
If somehow Sen. "F--- You" McCain could pull off an upset in Pennsylvania, well that would be the story of the election.
While I am believing that Sen. Messiah Barack has decided on asking Virginia governor Tim Kaine to be the running mate, there is another choice that would be better for Sen. Messiah Barack. And that would be the Pennsylvania governor "Fast Eddie" Ed Rendel. That would put Pennsylvania out of reach for Sen. "F--- You" McCain.
And for Sen. "F--- You" McCain, I will say that he has two choices. Both governors. Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty or former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Either puts the above states in play.
But what a map! And what if it would end up in the end being like 2000?
It shows the electoral college as follows:
McCain 274
Obama 264
It would be a virtual repeat of the infamous 2000 election.
But, I think that while it is on the right track, I will throw in a little different map.
I think that Michigan can go into the Republican corner. Of course, that means that the McCain people have to take a serious look at how to turn Michigan from marginal blue to marginal red.
Adding Michigan increases Sen. John "F--- You" McCain's total electoral votes to 291. Another potential flip is New Hampshire. Yes, a lot has changed but I consider it in this election a swing state. And, Sen. "F--- You" McCain all but staked his whole quest for the Republican nomination for president on the outcome in the Granite State. Another four electoral votes and Sen. "F--- You" McCain is at 295.
All is not bad for the Democrats.
They could and more than likely will get back New Mexico and Iowa. Both states have a combined electoral vote count of 12.
And, for what I think is the real state to watch it is Pennsylvania.
Sure, Sen. Messiah Barack has been in the lead there pretty much since the Democrat nomination was wrapped up in June.
According to Real Clear Politics, Sen. Messiah Barack has an average lead over Sen. "F--- You" McCain of 6.4%. That is slightly over the margin of error when averaged out.
The question is how much of Sen. Messiah Barack's lead is due to the large black vote in Philadelphia? Also, is the "bitter" vote being underestimated in Pennsylvania polling?
I think that it is a combination of the two.
If that is the case, then I think that in reality, Sen. Messiah Barack's lead in the polls in Pennsylvania is marginal at best. It is probably more or less within the margin of error.
If somehow Sen. "F--- You" McCain could pull off an upset in Pennsylvania, well that would be the story of the election.
While I am believing that Sen. Messiah Barack has decided on asking Virginia governor Tim Kaine to be the running mate, there is another choice that would be better for Sen. Messiah Barack. And that would be the Pennsylvania governor "Fast Eddie" Ed Rendel. That would put Pennsylvania out of reach for Sen. "F--- You" McCain.
And for Sen. "F--- You" McCain, I will say that he has two choices. Both governors. Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty or former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Either puts the above states in play.
But what a map! And what if it would end up in the end being like 2000?
Monday, August 18, 2008
Speculate On Obama's VP Pick
After a disastrous weekend at Saddleback Church in Irvine, California, it appears that the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee, Sen. Messiah Barack, is poised to end the running mate speculation as early as Wednesday.
My two cents.
If Sen. Messiah Barack wants to double-down on the experience, or lack thereof, issue, Virginia governor, Tim Kaine, seems to be a good choice.
But, Sen. Messiah Barack may want some more experience and a fellow senator who knows his way around Washington. My guess is that would lead to Indiana Democrat senator Evan Bayh. He brings a famous Democrat name, a heartland state and someone who gives the secular messiah a bit of real world experience.
Here is a wild card. Former NATO commander and loudmouth Gen. Wesley Clark. A devoted Clintonista, he would bridge that gap between the St. Hillary supporters and the secular messiah. And, although questionable, he would add a great deal of foreign policy credibility.
Who will it be?
I think that he is going to double-down and chose Gov. Kaine of Virginia.
For whatever reason, Sen. Messiah Barack will buy into the possibility of snagging Virginia for the Democrats. And, he wants to emphasize change.
It will be a disaster for Sen. Messiah Barack and once again bring into question his judgement.
All speculation and we shall soon see.
My two cents.
If Sen. Messiah Barack wants to double-down on the experience, or lack thereof, issue, Virginia governor, Tim Kaine, seems to be a good choice.
But, Sen. Messiah Barack may want some more experience and a fellow senator who knows his way around Washington. My guess is that would lead to Indiana Democrat senator Evan Bayh. He brings a famous Democrat name, a heartland state and someone who gives the secular messiah a bit of real world experience.
Here is a wild card. Former NATO commander and loudmouth Gen. Wesley Clark. A devoted Clintonista, he would bridge that gap between the St. Hillary supporters and the secular messiah. And, although questionable, he would add a great deal of foreign policy credibility.
Who will it be?
I think that he is going to double-down and chose Gov. Kaine of Virginia.
For whatever reason, Sen. Messiah Barack will buy into the possibility of snagging Virginia for the Democrats. And, he wants to emphasize change.
It will be a disaster for Sen. Messiah Barack and once again bring into question his judgement.
All speculation and we shall soon see.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
The Face Of A Winner
There it is. The face of a winner. The greatest male swimmer of all time, eight time Olympian from The United States, Michael Phelps.
It is truly astonishing what he has accomplished at these Beijing Olympics.
Think of it. Mr. Phelps won in every competition. Eight times. some literally by a longer arm than his nearest opponent.
Some people may think that this comes naturally for Mr. Phelps. But it has not and does not come naturally or easy. I can personally attest to that.
My son was a high school swimmer. And, he had a less intensive regimen than does Mr. Phelps. But it was very early morning workouts, after school, weekends and a lot of food!
It was all on a smaller scale, but I can totally relate to what Mr. Phelps mother went through to find the best coach and to get her son to and from all the practices and events. Again, it is very hard work and commitment.
But look at the payoff. An amazing eight gold medals. Talk of being the greatest Olympian ever. And, I think a real humility that is instilled by a wonderful support system.
That is a winner. And that winner is Michael Phelps.
Annoyances Both Left And Right
There are two things that really are stuck in my craw tonight and it is bi-ideology.
Firstly it is one the left.
Last night in the Civil Forum On The Presidency at Saddleback Church, the presumptive Democrat nominee for president, Sen. Messiah Barack, gave a very flip answer in response to a serious question asked by Pastor Rick Warren in regards to human life:
Q. NOW, LET'S DEAL WITH ABORTION. 40 MILLION ABORTIONS SINCE ROE V. WADE. YOU KNOW, AS A PASTOR I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ALL OF THE TIME. ALL OF THE PAIN AND ALL OF THE CONFLICTS. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE. 40 MILLION ABORTIONS. AT WHAT POINT DOES A BABY GET HUMAN RIGHTS IN YOUR VIEW?
A. WELL, I THINK THAT WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT FROM A THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OR A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE, ANSWERING THAT QUESTION WITH SPECIFICITY, YOU KNOW, IS ABOVE MY PAY GRADE.
Now, this is classic Obama. Give a long winded, no point answer. But, where he went way over the line is by saying that it is above my pay grade.
It shows an absolute arrogance and lack of willingness to admit, as a Christian, that life begins at conception. Like many other liberal Christians and or politicians, once he makes that admission he can then neatly compartmentalize how that baby, that human being, can be dealt with. But, it was intellectual dishonesty wrapped in flippancy. This will come back to haunt the secular messiah. No, while the DDBMSOWM are buying into conspiracy theories http://haloscan.com/tb/betsynewmark/6354080346673017118 that make JFK assassination conspiracy nuts blush, they will not admit that this was a dishonest and flip answer to an issue that is of great importance to many Americans.
I wonder if he would appreciate a flip answer on whether or not it is OK to use the word "nigger". Would he like if some politician said that was above his or her pay scale? Or how about poverty. Well, that could be beyond many people's pay scale. You see where I am going with this? Serious issues demand serious answers.
Contrast the clear, concise answer that Sen. John "F--- You McCain gave to the same question:
AT THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION. I HAVE A 25-YEAR PRO LIFE RECORD IN THE CONGRESS, IN THE SENATE. AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, I WILL BE A PRO LIFE PRESIDENT AND THIS PRESIDENCY WILL HAVE PRO LIFE POLICIES. THAT'S MY COMMITMENT, THAT'S MY COMMITMENT TO YOU.
Clear and to the point. And, Sen. "F--- You" McCain can answer with authority for he has always voted for pro-life legislation even if he was not a leader on the said legislation.
No DDBMSOWM covering is going to work on this one.
Now, for my problem with the right.
On Friday, I posted a piece, The Case Against Tom Ridge http://rightviewfromtheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/08/case-against-tom-ridge.html for Sen. "F--- You" McCain's running mate. I focused on him because Mr. Ridge is a Republican.
But now, there are even bonified conservatives making a serious case for Independent Democrat Sen. Joe Lieberman to be Sen. "F--- You" McCain's running mate.
National Review's Rich Lowry makes a case http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGI0OWZhMDJmNjUyMGE3MTQxZmNkY2FlODMwZjE5NGM.
So do a lot of members of The Weekly Standard.
Here is the fundamental problem with all this analysis.
If Sen. "F--- You" McCain were to ask Sen. Lieberman to be his running mate, he would lose quite a lot of Republicans. You know, the ones that actually do the grunt work of knocking on doors, phone banking, GOTV, all of that. There is no reason for Republicans, who want to elect Republicans to work to hard to elect both a Republican and a Democrat.
Also, Sen. Lieberman is no where near the maverick that Sen. "F--- You" McCain is. After all, the only reason he ran as an Independent Democrat is because he lost to a very anti-war Democrat in the Connecticut primary. When Sen. Lieberman became then Vice-President Al Gore's running mate, he could no longer support school vouchers like he did previously. No more any education reform that did not pass muster with the teacher unions. What would Sen. Liberman have to give up to be a running mate to a Republican? Most of what he believes in.
Sen. Liberman is a liberal, not a socialist but a liberal Democrat. That is why he could support the war effort in the Iraq theatre and does understand the War Against Islamofacist Terror.
But, on almost every other issue, he is to the left of the other DDBMSOWM crowd, Tom Ridge.
When conservatives try to make a plausible case for Sen. "F--- You" McCain choosing either someone like Sen. Joe Liberman or Tom Ridge, it sends a shiver up my spine. There is no real reason for Mr Ridge and there is less of a reason for Sen. Lieberman.
So there, I have been bothered by both the left and right. It is time for the right to stop justifying a bad left move, McCain's running mate. And it is time for the left to answer the abortion question with honesty just once, once I ask. Stop the lying, obstruction and flippancy.
Firstly it is one the left.
Last night in the Civil Forum On The Presidency at Saddleback Church, the presumptive Democrat nominee for president, Sen. Messiah Barack, gave a very flip answer in response to a serious question asked by Pastor Rick Warren in regards to human life:
Q. NOW, LET'S DEAL WITH ABORTION. 40 MILLION ABORTIONS SINCE ROE V. WADE. YOU KNOW, AS A PASTOR I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ALL OF THE TIME. ALL OF THE PAIN AND ALL OF THE CONFLICTS. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE. 40 MILLION ABORTIONS. AT WHAT POINT DOES A BABY GET HUMAN RIGHTS IN YOUR VIEW?
A. WELL, I THINK THAT WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT FROM A THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OR A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE, ANSWERING THAT QUESTION WITH SPECIFICITY, YOU KNOW, IS ABOVE MY PAY GRADE.
Now, this is classic Obama. Give a long winded, no point answer. But, where he went way over the line is by saying that it is above my pay grade.
It shows an absolute arrogance and lack of willingness to admit, as a Christian, that life begins at conception. Like many other liberal Christians and or politicians, once he makes that admission he can then neatly compartmentalize how that baby, that human being, can be dealt with. But, it was intellectual dishonesty wrapped in flippancy. This will come back to haunt the secular messiah. No, while the DDBMSOWM are buying into conspiracy theories http://haloscan.com/tb/betsynewmark/6354080346673017118 that make JFK assassination conspiracy nuts blush, they will not admit that this was a dishonest and flip answer to an issue that is of great importance to many Americans.
I wonder if he would appreciate a flip answer on whether or not it is OK to use the word "nigger". Would he like if some politician said that was above his or her pay scale? Or how about poverty. Well, that could be beyond many people's pay scale. You see where I am going with this? Serious issues demand serious answers.
Contrast the clear, concise answer that Sen. John "F--- You McCain gave to the same question:
AT THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION. I HAVE A 25-YEAR PRO LIFE RECORD IN THE CONGRESS, IN THE SENATE. AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, I WILL BE A PRO LIFE PRESIDENT AND THIS PRESIDENCY WILL HAVE PRO LIFE POLICIES. THAT'S MY COMMITMENT, THAT'S MY COMMITMENT TO YOU.
Clear and to the point. And, Sen. "F--- You" McCain can answer with authority for he has always voted for pro-life legislation even if he was not a leader on the said legislation.
No DDBMSOWM covering is going to work on this one.
Now, for my problem with the right.
On Friday, I posted a piece, The Case Against Tom Ridge http://rightviewfromtheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/08/case-against-tom-ridge.html for Sen. "F--- You" McCain's running mate. I focused on him because Mr. Ridge is a Republican.
But now, there are even bonified conservatives making a serious case for Independent Democrat Sen. Joe Lieberman to be Sen. "F--- You" McCain's running mate.
National Review's Rich Lowry makes a case http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGI0OWZhMDJmNjUyMGE3MTQxZmNkY2FlODMwZjE5NGM.
So do a lot of members of The Weekly Standard.
Here is the fundamental problem with all this analysis.
If Sen. "F--- You" McCain were to ask Sen. Lieberman to be his running mate, he would lose quite a lot of Republicans. You know, the ones that actually do the grunt work of knocking on doors, phone banking, GOTV, all of that. There is no reason for Republicans, who want to elect Republicans to work to hard to elect both a Republican and a Democrat.
Also, Sen. Lieberman is no where near the maverick that Sen. "F--- You" McCain is. After all, the only reason he ran as an Independent Democrat is because he lost to a very anti-war Democrat in the Connecticut primary. When Sen. Lieberman became then Vice-President Al Gore's running mate, he could no longer support school vouchers like he did previously. No more any education reform that did not pass muster with the teacher unions. What would Sen. Liberman have to give up to be a running mate to a Republican? Most of what he believes in.
Sen. Liberman is a liberal, not a socialist but a liberal Democrat. That is why he could support the war effort in the Iraq theatre and does understand the War Against Islamofacist Terror.
But, on almost every other issue, he is to the left of the other DDBMSOWM crowd, Tom Ridge.
When conservatives try to make a plausible case for Sen. "F--- You" McCain choosing either someone like Sen. Joe Liberman or Tom Ridge, it sends a shiver up my spine. There is no real reason for Mr Ridge and there is less of a reason for Sen. Lieberman.
So there, I have been bothered by both the left and right. It is time for the right to stop justifying a bad left move, McCain's running mate. And it is time for the left to answer the abortion question with honesty just once, once I ask. Stop the lying, obstruction and flippancy.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Tonight At Saddleback Church
Tonight was the big moment, so far, of this presidential campaign death march. The Saddleback Civil Forum On The Presidency with Pastor Rick Warren spending one hour each with the two presumptive candidates for president, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama.
Sen. Obama went first and, to be honest I felt like I was back in college having a bull session with a professor. Oh, Sen. Obama had a lot of the faith lines down pretty well, but one question I would have wanted Pastor Warren to ask would have been how he could have stayed in a "church" for 20 years led by a man like the "Rev." Jeremiah Wright. But, remember, this was a civil forum.
Where Sen. Obama blew it big time is the simple question that Pastor Warren asked as to when human life begins. After the patented stuttering and stammering, Sen. Obama answered with a flip, "Its above my pay grade." I am sorry, but here is the problem that the pro-abortion side can never get right. If they believe that life begins at conception, then they have to admit that abortion is murder, denying that child the right to be born. So, that is why someone like Sen. Obama stutters and stammers and then says, "Its above my pay grade".
And he did not help himself on the question of marriage. Again, he gave a pat answer as to his personal view of marriage, but came up with some gobbly-goop about not wanting to deny a right to others and that he opposed Prop 8 on the California ballot.
A digression.
Prop 8 would define marriage as between one man and one woman and nothing else. For the record, it would not take away any, any of the domestic partnership legislation that essentially gives gays and lesbians much of what a married couple have now.
I am afraid that Sen. Obama looked like he was still body surfing in Hawaii.
Another digression. I would have been much more impressed if Sen. Obama would have actually surfed, like you know, on a surfboard, dude.
Seriously, I do not think that the American people want to have four years of Professor, er President Obama leading the largest college classroom of all time.
But, on Sen. McCain I think he looked the best he has looked in the campaign season. Sen. McCain actually looked comfortable, was cracking jokes and on occasion gave us a glimpse of his personal side that nearly brought him to tears on more than one occasion.
Sen. McCain was able to answer the when does human life begin question quickly and unequivocally. At conception.
And, he said he believes in marriage between one man and one woman and supports Prop 8 and to try to let the states handle it. He even went so far as to support the federal constitution being changed if a federal judge forces one state to recognize a state that allows same-sex marriage. Sen. McCain had not done so in the past with such forcefulness.
Sen. McCain admitted his greatest moral failing was the end of his first marriage to Carol McCain. And that was enough for me.
Overall, I think that for the first time, both candidates showed that they will allow the tough questions and answer them. Sometimes in a cloudy haze of academia. Or with blunt, short answers.
And to Pastor Warren, thank you for doing this. I do not get why he gets into so much trouble from my fellow traditionalists in engaging the other side. I believe that what he did is show that while he may have a preference, he will not share that and try to play it down the middle. Not like many a modernist or many a black preacher that lets their church be used like a Democrat ATM machine. Pastor Warren is not a politician but a man of God that engages all sides. That way, he does not get into trouble like some have done in the past.
All in all, I think that if there was a winner, tonight for once it was Sen. McCain.
Sen. Obama went first and, to be honest I felt like I was back in college having a bull session with a professor. Oh, Sen. Obama had a lot of the faith lines down pretty well, but one question I would have wanted Pastor Warren to ask would have been how he could have stayed in a "church" for 20 years led by a man like the "Rev." Jeremiah Wright. But, remember, this was a civil forum.
Where Sen. Obama blew it big time is the simple question that Pastor Warren asked as to when human life begins. After the patented stuttering and stammering, Sen. Obama answered with a flip, "Its above my pay grade." I am sorry, but here is the problem that the pro-abortion side can never get right. If they believe that life begins at conception, then they have to admit that abortion is murder, denying that child the right to be born. So, that is why someone like Sen. Obama stutters and stammers and then says, "Its above my pay grade".
And he did not help himself on the question of marriage. Again, he gave a pat answer as to his personal view of marriage, but came up with some gobbly-goop about not wanting to deny a right to others and that he opposed Prop 8 on the California ballot.
A digression.
Prop 8 would define marriage as between one man and one woman and nothing else. For the record, it would not take away any, any of the domestic partnership legislation that essentially gives gays and lesbians much of what a married couple have now.
I am afraid that Sen. Obama looked like he was still body surfing in Hawaii.
Another digression. I would have been much more impressed if Sen. Obama would have actually surfed, like you know, on a surfboard, dude.
Seriously, I do not think that the American people want to have four years of Professor, er President Obama leading the largest college classroom of all time.
But, on Sen. McCain I think he looked the best he has looked in the campaign season. Sen. McCain actually looked comfortable, was cracking jokes and on occasion gave us a glimpse of his personal side that nearly brought him to tears on more than one occasion.
Sen. McCain was able to answer the when does human life begin question quickly and unequivocally. At conception.
And, he said he believes in marriage between one man and one woman and supports Prop 8 and to try to let the states handle it. He even went so far as to support the federal constitution being changed if a federal judge forces one state to recognize a state that allows same-sex marriage. Sen. McCain had not done so in the past with such forcefulness.
Sen. McCain admitted his greatest moral failing was the end of his first marriage to Carol McCain. And that was enough for me.
Overall, I think that for the first time, both candidates showed that they will allow the tough questions and answer them. Sometimes in a cloudy haze of academia. Or with blunt, short answers.
And to Pastor Warren, thank you for doing this. I do not get why he gets into so much trouble from my fellow traditionalists in engaging the other side. I believe that what he did is show that while he may have a preference, he will not share that and try to play it down the middle. Not like many a modernist or many a black preacher that lets their church be used like a Democrat ATM machine. Pastor Warren is not a politician but a man of God that engages all sides. That way, he does not get into trouble like some have done in the past.
All in all, I think that if there was a winner, tonight for once it was Sen. McCain.
Poll Results
The official latest poll question is done.
The results to the question, Who Would Better Handle The Georgia Crisis:
Sen. John McCain 7 votes 78%
Sen. Barack Obama 2 votes 22%
Remember, this is not a "scientific" poll. It is sort of fun and a way to see how people feel about an issue of the day.
I will keep this poll up a while because this issue is not going away.
The results to the question, Who Would Better Handle The Georgia Crisis:
Sen. John McCain 7 votes 78%
Sen. Barack Obama 2 votes 22%
Remember, this is not a "scientific" poll. It is sort of fun and a way to see how people feel about an issue of the day.
I will keep this poll up a while because this issue is not going away.
Friday, August 15, 2008
The Case Against Tom Ridge
It is amazing how the DDBMSOWM crowd reads a comment from the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Sen. John "F--- You" McCain about a possibility of a pro-choice candidate for the number two spot on the Republican ticket. The man that he mentioned was the former Homeland Security secretary, Tom Ridge, moderate Republican. Somehow, the DDBMSOWM crowd thinks that the Arizona Solon is really saying it really will be the Connecticut Independent Democrat, Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Well, rest assured, it will not be Sen. Lieberman. For the record, I have a lot of respect for Sen. Lieberman, but he is in his heart a Democrat. And it is an absolute way to see a serious challenge to Sen. "F--- You" McCain's nomination itself.
The real fear is that Sen. "F--- You" McCain will ask Mr. Ridge to be his vice-presidential candidate.
Ostensibly, Mr. Ridge is a moderate Republican. No, he really is a moderate.
First elected to congress from Pennsylvania in 1982, Mr. Ridge was to the left of the then Republican mainstream. Mr. Ridge opposed the Reagan administration arms buildup. He was the only Republican in congress to favor the inane nuclear "freeze", the then cause celebre for the left-wing crowd. Mr. Ridge opposed the Reagan administration economic policies. And, by the time he left congress in 1994, he managed a perfect life time American Conservative Union rating of, you guessed it, 50% http://www.conservative.org.
In 1994, Mr. Ridge was elected governor of Pennsylvania and proceeded the same milquetoast style of governing. It appears that the major accomplishments were the sucking of the taxpayers to build new sports stadiums in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
In 2002, Mr. Ridge went from the Pennsylvania state house to become the first secretary of the Homeland Security department. A mess of a new layer of government, Mr. Ridge was again right down the middle. After all, it was under his watch that the color-coded system of the threat level came to being. And, that would have to be the major accomplishment.
There are two aspects to Mr. Ridge that seem to carry him from different levels of government service.
First, he was a veteran of Vietnam, like Sen. "F--- You" McCain. And that he deserves all the honor and the thanks of a grateful nation.
But it is the second aspect that we conservative Republicans need to be weary of. The Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream, Obama-Worshiping Media loves him. And why? Because he also has the image of being a "maverick" because he is not, hold on to you seats, a conservative!
It is enough that we already have one maverick on the ticket, but two is more than the Republican party can bear. And to the left of Sen. "F--- You" McCain?!
At least Sen. "F--- You" McCain pays lip service and votes correctly on most of the social issues. Sen. "F--- You" McCain is not all that comfortable about discussing those issues. But, Mr. Ridge is not only a pro-abortion Republican, he voted consistently to have the American taxpayer foot the bill for what many, myself included, find an abomination.
Having two people who show utter disregard for a huge chunk of the Republican base is a recipe for losing an election.
And, I do not think that Mr. Ridge has shown that he understands the fight that we are in with radical Islam. I know that Sen. "F--- You" McCain does know the titanic struggle that we are in.
Tom Ridge seems to be an OK fellow, but he is not one who should be seriously considered anywhere near a potential McCain administration.
If Sen. McCain wants to lose the election, he can do so by alienating the Republican base. There are just not enough so-called independents and cross over Democrats to fill that void. And if this election is a close one, Sen. "F--- You" McCain will need every vote that he can get.
Sen. "F--- You" McCain will not get many votes if he chooses Tom Ridge to be his vice-president.
Well, rest assured, it will not be Sen. Lieberman. For the record, I have a lot of respect for Sen. Lieberman, but he is in his heart a Democrat. And it is an absolute way to see a serious challenge to Sen. "F--- You" McCain's nomination itself.
The real fear is that Sen. "F--- You" McCain will ask Mr. Ridge to be his vice-presidential candidate.
Ostensibly, Mr. Ridge is a moderate Republican. No, he really is a moderate.
First elected to congress from Pennsylvania in 1982, Mr. Ridge was to the left of the then Republican mainstream. Mr. Ridge opposed the Reagan administration arms buildup. He was the only Republican in congress to favor the inane nuclear "freeze", the then cause celebre for the left-wing crowd. Mr. Ridge opposed the Reagan administration economic policies. And, by the time he left congress in 1994, he managed a perfect life time American Conservative Union rating of, you guessed it, 50% http://www.conservative.org.
In 1994, Mr. Ridge was elected governor of Pennsylvania and proceeded the same milquetoast style of governing. It appears that the major accomplishments were the sucking of the taxpayers to build new sports stadiums in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
In 2002, Mr. Ridge went from the Pennsylvania state house to become the first secretary of the Homeland Security department. A mess of a new layer of government, Mr. Ridge was again right down the middle. After all, it was under his watch that the color-coded system of the threat level came to being. And, that would have to be the major accomplishment.
There are two aspects to Mr. Ridge that seem to carry him from different levels of government service.
First, he was a veteran of Vietnam, like Sen. "F--- You" McCain. And that he deserves all the honor and the thanks of a grateful nation.
But it is the second aspect that we conservative Republicans need to be weary of. The Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream, Obama-Worshiping Media loves him. And why? Because he also has the image of being a "maverick" because he is not, hold on to you seats, a conservative!
It is enough that we already have one maverick on the ticket, but two is more than the Republican party can bear. And to the left of Sen. "F--- You" McCain?!
At least Sen. "F--- You" McCain pays lip service and votes correctly on most of the social issues. Sen. "F--- You" McCain is not all that comfortable about discussing those issues. But, Mr. Ridge is not only a pro-abortion Republican, he voted consistently to have the American taxpayer foot the bill for what many, myself included, find an abomination.
Having two people who show utter disregard for a huge chunk of the Republican base is a recipe for losing an election.
And, I do not think that Mr. Ridge has shown that he understands the fight that we are in with radical Islam. I know that Sen. "F--- You" McCain does know the titanic struggle that we are in.
Tom Ridge seems to be an OK fellow, but he is not one who should be seriously considered anywhere near a potential McCain administration.
If Sen. McCain wants to lose the election, he can do so by alienating the Republican base. There are just not enough so-called independents and cross over Democrats to fill that void. And if this election is a close one, Sen. "F--- You" McCain will need every vote that he can get.
Sen. "F--- You" McCain will not get many votes if he chooses Tom Ridge to be his vice-president.
Less Than Two Hours Left
I know that it is late, but if you on this blog site and it is nearing midnight, go ahead and vote as to "Who Is Better In A Foreign Crisis" http://rightviewfromtheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/08/right-view-from-left-coast.html.
I know that it is not a "scientific" poll, but it is simple and your voice is heard.
Go ahead and vote!
I know that it is not a "scientific" poll, but it is simple and your voice is heard.
Go ahead and vote!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
The Obama Nation
I have been reading a book that I recommend on the Books Worth Reading section on the side bar, The Obama Nation by Dr. Jerome Corsi, PhD.
Now, before you say, "Are you in conspiracy land? How can you read anything by this Corsi guy?!" I look at it this way. Call it the broken clock theory. You know, a broken clock is right twice a day. That is how I have read the book, so far.
I am about half way through the book. It starts off deconstructing the Obama autobiography, Dreams From My Father. I would say that it is very accurate, especially the time that Sen. Messiah Barack lived in Hawaii. I mean, how many kids of his background could have ended up at the most prestigious prep school in the state? That is a little taste of how Dr. Corsi deconstructs a great deal of the infamous autobiography.
I will not let you in on more for I do want you to read the book.
Warning and a spoiler alert!
Dr. Corsi really goes into a little bit of the esoteric in discussing Daddy Messiah and his relationship with politics in Kenya. But, it is the land from which Sen. Messiah Barack lineage comes from. But it is a bit much and I would say that it may be a bit boring to some.
Now, why is Dr. Corsi seen as a "nutter"?
Well, he wrote another tome, that I have not read, called The Late Great USA and the book deals with the latest conspiracy theory that the United States will eventually merge with Canada and Mexico in a European Union style agreement. Why they already have a currency in mind, the Amero.
I do not think that even the DDBMSOWM would be able to cover up any way to unify the three North American nations into one. But it is a legitimate theory. And, it is only a theory.
Also, Dr. Corsi makes it quite clear in the introduction to The Obama Nation that he did not write the book to help the McCain candidacy. He is a member of the fringe Constitution party.
And he writes that he will vote for the Constitution Party candidate for president.
So, while Dr. Corsi can be considered in many a way an outlier, he has written a very interesting book and so far, 50% of it is interesting in how Dr. Corsi deconstructs the Dreams From My Father autobiography. And the part about Daddy Messiah is, well rather arcane.
Unlike some who think that one should not give any credibility to Dr. Corsi, I do believe that this book, The Obama Nation is worth purchasing and reading. But, I will also read The Case Against Barack Obama by David Freddoso (and it is also a recommendation in the Books Worth Reading section). I think that both these books will be useful to refute those who may have fallen into the spell of the secular messiah.
Now, before you say, "Are you in conspiracy land? How can you read anything by this Corsi guy?!" I look at it this way. Call it the broken clock theory. You know, a broken clock is right twice a day. That is how I have read the book, so far.
I am about half way through the book. It starts off deconstructing the Obama autobiography, Dreams From My Father. I would say that it is very accurate, especially the time that Sen. Messiah Barack lived in Hawaii. I mean, how many kids of his background could have ended up at the most prestigious prep school in the state? That is a little taste of how Dr. Corsi deconstructs a great deal of the infamous autobiography.
I will not let you in on more for I do want you to read the book.
Warning and a spoiler alert!
Dr. Corsi really goes into a little bit of the esoteric in discussing Daddy Messiah and his relationship with politics in Kenya. But, it is the land from which Sen. Messiah Barack lineage comes from. But it is a bit much and I would say that it may be a bit boring to some.
Now, why is Dr. Corsi seen as a "nutter"?
Well, he wrote another tome, that I have not read, called The Late Great USA and the book deals with the latest conspiracy theory that the United States will eventually merge with Canada and Mexico in a European Union style agreement. Why they already have a currency in mind, the Amero.
I do not think that even the DDBMSOWM would be able to cover up any way to unify the three North American nations into one. But it is a legitimate theory. And, it is only a theory.
Also, Dr. Corsi makes it quite clear in the introduction to The Obama Nation that he did not write the book to help the McCain candidacy. He is a member of the fringe Constitution party.
And he writes that he will vote for the Constitution Party candidate for president.
So, while Dr. Corsi can be considered in many a way an outlier, he has written a very interesting book and so far, 50% of it is interesting in how Dr. Corsi deconstructs the Dreams From My Father autobiography. And the part about Daddy Messiah is, well rather arcane.
Unlike some who think that one should not give any credibility to Dr. Corsi, I do believe that this book, The Obama Nation is worth purchasing and reading. But, I will also read The Case Against Barack Obama by David Freddoso (and it is also a recommendation in the Books Worth Reading section). I think that both these books will be useful to refute those who may have fallen into the spell of the secular messiah.
The Obama Test
You can find a fun new feature on the side bar of Right View From The Left Coast-the Obama Test!
Personally, I a very disapointed that I scored a 23. That should be considered way too high!
Take it for yourself and enjoy. And hopefully you will score lower than 23!
HT: The Queer Conservative @ queer-conservative.blogspot.com
Personally, I a very disapointed that I scored a 23. That should be considered way too high!
Take it for yourself and enjoy. And hopefully you will score lower than 23!
HT: The Queer Conservative @ queer-conservative.blogspot.com
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Ralph Peters Hits The Nail On The Head About The Russian Bear
Once again, the brilliant military columnist for the New York Post, Ralph Peters, hits the nail on the head regarding the Russian military assault on the Republic of Georgia http://www.nypost.com/seven/08122008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/russia_goes_rogue_124032.html
I can not add anymore to Mr. Peter's commentary except that the response of the Bush administration is not one of the finer moments.
And, the United States must be willing to stand up for the democratically elected government in Georgia or the Russians will think that they will have carte Blanche to reinstitute the old Soviet empire.
I can not add anymore to Mr. Peter's commentary except that the response of the Bush administration is not one of the finer moments.
And, the United States must be willing to stand up for the democratically elected government in Georgia or the Russians will think that they will have carte Blanche to reinstitute the old Soviet empire.
Shame On American Airlines
I know that the American airline industry is in the middle of tough financial times, mostly due to the cost of jet fuel. But what American Airlines is doing to our soldiers going off to war http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/12/soldiers-pay-bag-fee-on-travel-to-war/ is absolutely disgusting and must stop. NOW!
It is seemingly not enough that these soldiers are heading off to either Afghanistan or Iraq. Many are leaving families behind. And in a sense they are adding tension to what could be an already tough situation being married to someone in the military.
What the airline is saying is, hey soldier, you are going to get reimbursed anyway so take it just like everyone else.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, spokesman Joseph Davis is correct when he points out that these soldiers have other weighty matters. Such as thinking about how they are going to stay alive and keep their comrades alive in the war zone. Somehow, I do not think that the al-Queda in Iraq forces are going to call a time out so that the soldiers can get the process going to get the reimbursement from the armed forces.
Now I know some will say what makes a soldier different from the rest of the traveling public.
In peacetime, not a thing. They could be charged and go through the process of reimbursement.
But we are in wartime. On two open fronts and many others that most of the American public has no idea about. These kind of surcharges need to be waived by all American airlines for those going to any of the war zones. Period. End of story.
Here is the direct link to American Airlines customer relations:http://www.aa.com/aa/contactAA/viewContactAAAccess.do
E-mail them that they must stop this practice. It is wrong and immoral to do to our soldiers in wartime. In the past, it would have been called profiteering.
I would be willing to pay an extra $10 bucks for checked baggage if it will help a soldier get to the war front with one less worry. And I am certain that the vast majority of the flying public would be as well.
American Airlines should be very, very ashamed at taking advantage of those fighting for all of our freedom in the War Against Islamofacist Terror and we need to take action now to stop this practice.
HT: Drudge Report @ www.drudgereport.com
It is seemingly not enough that these soldiers are heading off to either Afghanistan or Iraq. Many are leaving families behind. And in a sense they are adding tension to what could be an already tough situation being married to someone in the military.
What the airline is saying is, hey soldier, you are going to get reimbursed anyway so take it just like everyone else.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, spokesman Joseph Davis is correct when he points out that these soldiers have other weighty matters. Such as thinking about how they are going to stay alive and keep their comrades alive in the war zone. Somehow, I do not think that the al-Queda in Iraq forces are going to call a time out so that the soldiers can get the process going to get the reimbursement from the armed forces.
Now I know some will say what makes a soldier different from the rest of the traveling public.
In peacetime, not a thing. They could be charged and go through the process of reimbursement.
But we are in wartime. On two open fronts and many others that most of the American public has no idea about. These kind of surcharges need to be waived by all American airlines for those going to any of the war zones. Period. End of story.
Here is the direct link to American Airlines customer relations:http://www.aa.com/aa/contactAA/viewContactAAAccess.do
E-mail them that they must stop this practice. It is wrong and immoral to do to our soldiers in wartime. In the past, it would have been called profiteering.
I would be willing to pay an extra $10 bucks for checked baggage if it will help a soldier get to the war front with one less worry. And I am certain that the vast majority of the flying public would be as well.
American Airlines should be very, very ashamed at taking advantage of those fighting for all of our freedom in the War Against Islamofacist Terror and we need to take action now to stop this practice.
HT: Drudge Report @ www.drudgereport.com
The Poll Is Closed
No more voting, folks. After all, this is not a blog that allows voting as done in Chicago!
And the results of the question, Will John And Elizabeth Edwards Divorce In Six Months is as follows:
Yes: 4 votes (50%)
No: 4 votes (50%)
And there is no consensus as to whether the Silky Pony and Mrs. Edwards will stick out their marriage, which is now a tragic, open joke.
For the record, I believe that there will be divorce proceedings within six months. Remember a couple of things.
Firstly, Mrs. Edwards is also an attorney. Not an ambulance chaser as is Silky Pony, but an attorney none the less.
Secondly, I do not think that this is the first time the Silky Pony has strayed from Mrs. Edwards. And, since this is now out in the open, there are bound to be more "bimbo eruptions".
Third, I think that Elizabeth Edwards wants to show that she can stand up for herself unlike another wife of a cad of a Democrat politician. Hmm, I think that would be the junior senator from New York, Hillary Clinton.
So, I think we will see the Edwards in divorce court.
And, I do not think that it is a good thing. It will be the ending of a sad chapter for a woman, Elizabeth Edwards, who has endured cancer not once but twice and this time, it is incurable. And it exposes Silky Pony as, if you can believe it, worse than former president, Bill Clinton.
And the results of the question, Will John And Elizabeth Edwards Divorce In Six Months is as follows:
Yes: 4 votes (50%)
No: 4 votes (50%)
And there is no consensus as to whether the Silky Pony and Mrs. Edwards will stick out their marriage, which is now a tragic, open joke.
For the record, I believe that there will be divorce proceedings within six months. Remember a couple of things.
Firstly, Mrs. Edwards is also an attorney. Not an ambulance chaser as is Silky Pony, but an attorney none the less.
Secondly, I do not think that this is the first time the Silky Pony has strayed from Mrs. Edwards. And, since this is now out in the open, there are bound to be more "bimbo eruptions".
Third, I think that Elizabeth Edwards wants to show that she can stand up for herself unlike another wife of a cad of a Democrat politician. Hmm, I think that would be the junior senator from New York, Hillary Clinton.
So, I think we will see the Edwards in divorce court.
And, I do not think that it is a good thing. It will be the ending of a sad chapter for a woman, Elizabeth Edwards, who has endured cancer not once but twice and this time, it is incurable. And it exposes Silky Pony as, if you can believe it, worse than former president, Bill Clinton.
The People's Candidate
We, the American people, are stuck with two candidates for president that want you to believe that they can relate to the every day hopes, dreams, aspirations, concerns and yes, fear.
In the left corner, after a grueling campaign, the Democrats have chosen Sen. Messiah Barack Obama, the man of hope and change. The man of the hard left. The man that wants to be every thing to every body if it gets him into the Oval Office. The man from Chicago, Hawaii, Indonesia, Kansas and where ever he can be from if it matters to get in that oval office.
In the right corner, with a whimper and dividing the right field, the Republicans have chosen Sen. John "F--- You" McCain. A man of the reform right. The original maverick. The man who has served his nation in war and peace. In war, he became a prisoner of the enemy and never gave in. In peace he has served in congress for 26 years. Comes from a long line of naval people. Has a strong pedigree of his own.
Now, the man of hope and change, Sen. Messiah Barack, he is not a man of great wealth. But he has some wealthy friends and lives in a home in Chicago most Americans could only dream of owning.
The man on the maverick right, Sen. "F--- You" McCain has homes all over the United States.
Oh, and he divorced his first wife and married quite up in Cindy McCain. She is very wealthy.
But, who really is the "man of the people"?
Why, Sen. "F--- You" McCain, of course.
Why, Sen. "F--- You" McCain, of course.
Take the following photo
This is Sen. "F--- You" McCain at home, in the United States in the Heartland. Sen. "F--- You" McCain is speaking to the throngs at the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. Look at him. Shirt sleeves, baseball hat, looking comfortable among his own people.
Now, here is the Democrat nominee,
Look at the contempt on Sen. Messiah Barack's face. He wants to throw that cowboy hat off faster than one could say "Hee Haw!" And, really, does a cowboy wear a suit jacket?!
Now, the above photo is where Sen. Messiah Barack is most comfortable. Among his people, the Germans. This was after his lauded speech before the German masses in which he announced that he was a citizen of the world. Look at the adoring German people. Too bad, but they do not get to vote in the American election. At least not yet.
And, when it comes to addressing the problems that face the American people, particularly the high price of gasoline and the effect that it is having on the overall economy, it is Sen. "F--- You" McCain that gets it. He has backpedaled on offshore drilling and eventually will come around on exploration of ANWR. And, the maverick is a known environmentalist. So, he is offering what I would call the kitchen sink approach. That includes nuclear power, seeking alternative fuels and energy sources, and conservation.
What about Sen. Messiah Barack? Well, if it is not alternative, do not talk to him about it. After all, the price of gas is not what bothers him. It is just that it has happened so fast. So, all we get from Sen. Messiah Barack is the speech on alternative energy and some Mr. Goodwrench advice.
What I have gotten from the campaign so far is that Sen. Messiah Barack prefers huge crowds, and at times in places away from the United States. And, he has to have that teleprompter or he say strange things.
And, Sen. "F--- You" McCain prefers the intimate setting of the town hall. He is willing to answer any and all questions. And, when he needs a big crowd, he knows to go into the Heartland.
We will continue to argue about certain policies with Sen. "F--- You" McCain, but he is the candidate of the people. And, we know that Sen. Messiah Barack is not. Not of the American people.
Four More Hours For Latest Poll
There are only four more hours to participate in the latest Right View From The Left Coast poll on whether or not John and Elizabeth Edwards will divorce in the next six months.
The results are close and surprising, so come on and look at the side bar and cast your vote.
The results will be released after the poll closes.
The results are close and surprising, so come on and look at the side bar and cast your vote.
The results will be released after the poll closes.
Monday, August 11, 2008
The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Do you remember the ol' Charlie Daniels song, "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"? Well, it was in reference to the southern American state of Georgia.
Another variation of this is playing out on the other side of the world as Russian forces are all but invading the sovereign Republic of Georgia in a bold and vain attempt to have them heel at not the devil, but the Russian bear. In this case, it is one in the same.
The Russians may have already taken the town of Gori and maybe as little as 15 miles from the capital of Tbilisi
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043236/Georgia-overrun-Russian-troops-scale-ground-invasion-begins.html.
This is the ultimate power grab by "prime minister" Vladamir Putin in an attempt to strike fear in the former Soviet republics that broke with Moscow when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. But, it is also a naked attempt to gain unbridled access to an oil pipeline and to hold much of Europe a prisoner to its whims.
Europe depends a great deal on oil and gas from Russia. Georgia is a democracy and a threat to its goals of reuniting the old Soviet empire.
So, during the Summer Olympics no less, the Russians claim that they are simply defending the majority Russian population in the disputed region known as South Ossetia. No matter that Russian loyalist rebels provoked the government of President Mikheil Saakashvilli to fight back and assert control over the disputed region, which Georgia claims is its own territory.
As you can see in the above graphic, it is not exactly a fair fight. The Russians have 800 tanks in the region compared with the whole of the Georgian army's 125. There can be 90,000 Russian troops to the whole of the Georgian troop count of 18,000. An air war could be fought with few Russian planes as there are 380 to the whole of the Georgian air force of 9 combat aircraft.
You get the picture. It would be a matter of hours if the Russians wanted to take total control of the nation. And, that is more than likely the goal. They would replace President Saakashvilli with a puppet.
The real long term aspect of this is that once again, the West will be held hostage by another Big Oil nation that will want to set its terms on long-term oil and or gas prices.
While we in the United States fiddle while the Speaker Of The House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi is still trying to hawk her loser book. The Democrat presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. Messiah Barack will still argue that if we just do some car tire inflating and get our oil changed and the occasional tune up, we will be just fine. The Democrats seem to have a belief that we can alternate our way from the Big Oil nations.
Nothing is further from the truth.
While the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. John "F--- You" McCain has not come around on development of ANWR, he has called for lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling. And Sen. "F--- You" McCain wants to throw the kitchen sink, so to speak, at developing new oil reserves off shore, seeking alternative sources other than oil, as well as develop nuclear energy.
It is situations such as this that must make the average American voter who is thinking between the two candidates who would best handle a situation of naked aggression that the Russian bear has done to this peaceful, burgeoning democratic nation.
The Devil has gone down to Georgia, and now it is the world's turn to send that Devil back where it belongs.
Another variation of this is playing out on the other side of the world as Russian forces are all but invading the sovereign Republic of Georgia in a bold and vain attempt to have them heel at not the devil, but the Russian bear. In this case, it is one in the same.
The Russians may have already taken the town of Gori and maybe as little as 15 miles from the capital of Tbilisi
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043236/Georgia-overrun-Russian-troops-scale-ground-invasion-begins.html.
This is the ultimate power grab by "prime minister" Vladamir Putin in an attempt to strike fear in the former Soviet republics that broke with Moscow when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. But, it is also a naked attempt to gain unbridled access to an oil pipeline and to hold much of Europe a prisoner to its whims.
Europe depends a great deal on oil and gas from Russia. Georgia is a democracy and a threat to its goals of reuniting the old Soviet empire.
So, during the Summer Olympics no less, the Russians claim that they are simply defending the majority Russian population in the disputed region known as South Ossetia. No matter that Russian loyalist rebels provoked the government of President Mikheil Saakashvilli to fight back and assert control over the disputed region, which Georgia claims is its own territory.
As you can see in the above graphic, it is not exactly a fair fight. The Russians have 800 tanks in the region compared with the whole of the Georgian army's 125. There can be 90,000 Russian troops to the whole of the Georgian troop count of 18,000. An air war could be fought with few Russian planes as there are 380 to the whole of the Georgian air force of 9 combat aircraft.
You get the picture. It would be a matter of hours if the Russians wanted to take total control of the nation. And, that is more than likely the goal. They would replace President Saakashvilli with a puppet.
The real long term aspect of this is that once again, the West will be held hostage by another Big Oil nation that will want to set its terms on long-term oil and or gas prices.
While we in the United States fiddle while the Speaker Of The House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi is still trying to hawk her loser book. The Democrat presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. Messiah Barack will still argue that if we just do some car tire inflating and get our oil changed and the occasional tune up, we will be just fine. The Democrats seem to have a belief that we can alternate our way from the Big Oil nations.
Nothing is further from the truth.
While the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. John "F--- You" McCain has not come around on development of ANWR, he has called for lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling. And Sen. "F--- You" McCain wants to throw the kitchen sink, so to speak, at developing new oil reserves off shore, seeking alternative sources other than oil, as well as develop nuclear energy.
It is situations such as this that must make the average American voter who is thinking between the two candidates who would best handle a situation of naked aggression that the Russian bear has done to this peaceful, burgeoning democratic nation.
The Devil has gone down to Georgia, and now it is the world's turn to send that Devil back where it belongs.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
New Poll Question
So, now that we are hearing all the sordid details of sleazebag former North Carolina Democrat senator, John Edwards, and his mistress, this means what else? A new poll question!
Look at the side bar and please participate.
The poll question will be on until 9pm, Pacific Daylight Time, Tuesday, August 12, 2008.
Look at the side bar and please participate.
The poll question will be on until 9pm, Pacific Daylight Time, Tuesday, August 12, 2008.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Blog Update
As regular readers of this blog may notice, the links section on the sidebar has changed.
I did that to make it easier for you to access the sites that I link to. Also, I added a new section called the:
Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream, Obama-Worshiping Media
and they are links towards the usual suspects.
I hope that you enjoy the, hopefully, easier access to sites that are very important.
I did that to make it easier for you to access the sites that I link to. Also, I added a new section called the:
Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream, Obama-Worshiping Media
and they are links towards the usual suspects.
I hope that you enjoy the, hopefully, easier access to sites that are very important.
Friday, August 08, 2008
There Really Are Two Americas For John Edwards
Well, now it is official that former North Carolina Democrat senator, John Edwards, is a hypocrite as he has admitted to having an affair http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5441195&page=1 that had been first reported by the National Enquierer. But, now that Mr. Edwards went on the ABC Nightline confessional with reporter Bob Woodruff, well it is believable because it is in the DDBMOWA media.
I guess that since Mr. Edwards tells Mr. Woodruff that he began the affair after his wife, Elizabeth, had her cancer go into remission it makes it some how A-OK. What a creep!
And of course the trustworthy former trial lawyer claims that the child that the woman has is not his. Oh, but he has not taken a paternity test. How lawyerly of him.
During his latest foray into trying to get the Democrat nomination for president, Mr. Edwards railed about the "two Americas", you know the rich and the poor. The healthy and unhealthy. The people who keep their marriage vows and those that don't. Oh, I'm sorry I did not hear that last one. I guess that would be too "judgemental".
Since having affairs is one of the few bipartisan issues, I ask this question.
What is it about these creeps that think they can cheat on their wives, who have so much to endure anyway in a political campaign, and no one should care?
Because we are losing that good, ol' fashioned "judgementalism".
It used to be that these kind of politicians did these things and did everything to keep it under wraps. Now, with the internet, peeping photographers and people's general vouyerism, it can not be done.
Nor should it be done.
We need to send a message. If you can't keep your marital vows, what makes us so sure that you can keep any of the promises that you tell us?
And yes, it does go to charecter. And yes, it does matter.
The creepiness of Mr. Edwards is that he even considered doing what he did while his wife was enduring treatment for cancer. It shows an unbelievable selfishness on his part. And a clear narcissism.
I am glad this guy did NOT get far into the presidential sweepstakes. He makes Sen. Messiah Barack seem like he has great judgement by comparison.
I guess that since Mr. Edwards tells Mr. Woodruff that he began the affair after his wife, Elizabeth, had her cancer go into remission it makes it some how A-OK. What a creep!
And of course the trustworthy former trial lawyer claims that the child that the woman has is not his. Oh, but he has not taken a paternity test. How lawyerly of him.
During his latest foray into trying to get the Democrat nomination for president, Mr. Edwards railed about the "two Americas", you know the rich and the poor. The healthy and unhealthy. The people who keep their marriage vows and those that don't. Oh, I'm sorry I did not hear that last one. I guess that would be too "judgemental".
Since having affairs is one of the few bipartisan issues, I ask this question.
What is it about these creeps that think they can cheat on their wives, who have so much to endure anyway in a political campaign, and no one should care?
Because we are losing that good, ol' fashioned "judgementalism".
It used to be that these kind of politicians did these things and did everything to keep it under wraps. Now, with the internet, peeping photographers and people's general vouyerism, it can not be done.
Nor should it be done.
We need to send a message. If you can't keep your marital vows, what makes us so sure that you can keep any of the promises that you tell us?
And yes, it does go to charecter. And yes, it does matter.
The creepiness of Mr. Edwards is that he even considered doing what he did while his wife was enduring treatment for cancer. It shows an unbelievable selfishness on his part. And a clear narcissism.
I am glad this guy did NOT get far into the presidential sweepstakes. He makes Sen. Messiah Barack seem like he has great judgement by comparison.
Less Than 15 Hours To Vote
Come on folks! I know that you want to weigh in on the latest poll question as to whether or not the Republicans will gain or lose seats in congress in the upcoming election.
There are only a few hours left so go to the sidebar, make your vote count.
It is totally unscientific, yet I do not get the so-called scientific polls, and all in fun.
So come on, make your vote count!
There are only a few hours left so go to the sidebar, make your vote count.
It is totally unscientific, yet I do not get the so-called scientific polls, and all in fun.
So come on, make your vote count!
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Nancy Pelosi: Know When You Are A Loser
The photo above is the tome by the Speaker Of The House, Nancy Pelosi, "Know Your Power A Message For America's Daughters".
The correct title should be "Know My Power I Am A Loser For Trying To Hawk This Book"!
According to amazon.com, this epic has a rip-roaring 1,333 sales rank. This is from the sitting speaker of the House. Yet, there are two anti Messiah Barack books that are swallowing up this one and showing that despite the attempts by the Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream Obama-Worshiping Media, the DDBMOWM, there are a lot of people not being taken in by the Messiah and his minions like Mrs. Pelosi.
Coming in number seven in the Amazon.com sales ranking is "Obama Nation" by Dr. Jerome Corsi. Now, some people have tried to relegate Dr. Corsi to the fringes because he believes in an attempt by forces to unify North America in the same way that Europe has been. That is another subject for another post. The fact that this book is way ahead of the Pelosi tome shows that there is a hunger from people to find out more about what a presidency under Messiah Barack with Speaker Pelosi and Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, would be like.
Then there is "The Case Against Barack Obama" by National Review's David Freddoso coming in at Amazon's number 13 sales ranking.
Two books by conservative authors about Sen. Messiah Barack are drowning a book that, by all accounts should be in the top ten. It is no where near that and may never get there.
Yet, one wonders why Mrs. Pelosi was so hell bent on closing the house down for the five-week summer recess. Clearly, it is to get out there and make this book at least somewhat respectable. A column by former speaker Newt Gingrich can get more traction than this book.
What this shows is how Mrs. Pelosi has been a, to coin a phrase, miserable failure as the first woman to be speaker of the House. Mrs. Pelosi has done nothing but offer tired left-wing rhetoric and no leadership. A leader would not sit back and let the opposition make a fool of her by staging a sit-in demanding that the house come back and have an up and down vote on offshore oil drilling. That is just the topper of failure. I see that there are still troops in Iraq. No troops have been brought home as was promised by Mrs. Pelosi, et al. No appropriation bills have been passed out of the house and the federal budget needs to be in place by October of this year. Oh, how can we forget that President Bush got the FISA bill that he wanted. The failure of Mrs. Pelosi's leadership is deafening.
A leader does not skip town like Mrs. Pelosi to try to sell a book that it appears no one wants to get for free.
This may be the message of an electorate that may not be ready to hand the reigns of government, congress and the presidency to the Democrats. And if they should not win the White House and lose seats in either house of congress, it will really be a failure. And, Nancy Pelosi will be wondering, what happened to the power?
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Eternal Justice
This has to fall under the Eternal Justice catagory http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/08/05/karmas-a-well-you-know-westboro-baptist-church-engulfed-in-flames.php.
I agree with the blog's analysis that a fire at the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the "Rev." Fred Phelps and his inbred congregation-almost all family members, could not have happened to a better group of people.
If you are not familiar with the "Rev." Phelps and his merry band of cretins, these are the people so obsessed with America's decline into rampant homosexuality that they protest at the funerals of soldiers of the United States who have died in the War Against Islamofacist Terror. And, they protested at the funeral of Matthew Sheppard who was the University of Wyoming student killed by two men because he was supposedly making a pass at them. You get the picture.
While many Christians have different views on homosexuality and its relation to the Holy Bible, this creep, "Rev" Phelps has a perverse way of expressing his view.
Fortunately, no one was injured or killed.
But, I think that God was telling these people something. It is for them to figure out, if they can.
HT: Wizbang @ www.wizbang.com
I agree with the blog's analysis that a fire at the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, the home of the "Rev." Fred Phelps and his inbred congregation-almost all family members, could not have happened to a better group of people.
If you are not familiar with the "Rev." Phelps and his merry band of cretins, these are the people so obsessed with America's decline into rampant homosexuality that they protest at the funerals of soldiers of the United States who have died in the War Against Islamofacist Terror. And, they protested at the funeral of Matthew Sheppard who was the University of Wyoming student killed by two men because he was supposedly making a pass at them. You get the picture.
While many Christians have different views on homosexuality and its relation to the Holy Bible, this creep, "Rev" Phelps has a perverse way of expressing his view.
Fortunately, no one was injured or killed.
But, I think that God was telling these people something. It is for them to figure out, if they can.
HT: Wizbang @ www.wizbang.com
Home School Vs. Public School
My blogging pal Nikki Richards http:/nikkirichards.blogspot.com has written a post about her views on those parents that choose home schooling their children rather than keep them in public schools http://nikkirichards.blogspot.com/2008/08/homeschooling-control-issue.html.
Now, her point is that for many a parent they choose home schooling over letting their children attend public schools is because many are control freaks.
On the surface, I do not disagree. Many parents who choose to home school their children do have control issues.
However, many who keep their children in public schools also have control issues.
Ever notice the brainiac parents? Those are the parents that have children in the AP-Advance Placement-classes. They are very, very controlling.
Then there are the sports parents. They are in a league all of their own. They will go to any length to make sure that their prize athlete children are in schools that they should not be in if they have a better sports program.
You get the point.
What I am commenting on is the overall reason why so many American parents have had it with public schools, private schools and the meat grinders that they have become.
To many home schoolers, and myself, the public schools are a monument of mediocrity. If a child is special needs, there are many programs for that child. If a child is gifted, there is the AP program or other euphemisms life MGM-Mentally Gifted Minors. The vast majority are lost in the shuffle and thus their potential is stunted by a system that is basically stacked against them.
My stepson was in the AP program when he was in high school. He was challenged and made the most of the experience. But, there were attempts to have those in the AP program work with those children in either the special needs program or the vast majority that are lost in the shuffle. Rather than the teachers and administrators taking responsibility and initiative, they passed the buck to the advanced students to do their job. Hence, there were frustrating moments.
So, why do those choose to take their children out of public schools, or never let them in at all and spend the time and effort to educate them on their own?
Like those that do not take their children out of the public schools, these are parents that care so much for their children they are willing to challenge themselves and their children.
Has anyone noticed that in recent years, it is home schooled children that have won the National Spelling Bee? I submit that the primary reason is that these parents do what a public school teacher can not. Take a lot of time to help their children and teach them in this and all areas.
Many of those that choose this option know that they can not do it alone.
In fact, what many do is sort of create a virtual school among home schoolers. Thus, many different people can teach the child, like public schools do. But a lot of it is the time that these parents can take to get these children proficient in any given subject. For instance, I am not great in math, but if I had a child I home schooled, I would have that child be with a home school parent that was proficient in math and could do a better job than I could. That is what successful home schoolers do. Thus, these are children and parents that will get together and there will be the interaction that many fear does not happen in home school homes. And, in some that would be correct.
And yes, there is the obvious that many feel the public schools undermine the values that they are trying to teach their children. And, it is not just conservative Christians that feel this way. There are quite a few left-of-center parents that feel the same way. What a home school parent can do that a public school teacher can not is teach the values that they believe are correct for their children.
But, many have to know that they are not necessarily equipped to be the best teacher for their child. That is why many choose to get together with other home school parents so that there is a balanced education for their child.
Now, in Nikki's post, she admits that where she lives, she is happy with the school and very supportive. The sad fact is that this is the rarity, not the norm. Thus, the public school is a meat factory. And many children never reach their full potential. No matter how supportive that they are of the schools in their neighborhood.
What the home school network does is give direct competition to public schools. And instead of trying to improve the public school product, they go after the home schoolers. Not realizing that this does nothing to improve the education of the children, which is what they claim they are all about, they are enablers in mediocrity.
Ditto for private schools. And the public schools fight rather than take self-reflection and realize that there are many, many areas of improvement.
Home school parents have their children's best interest in mind when they make such a step to do home schooling. I for one commend them. I do not think that it is all about control any more or less than those that have their children in public schools.
For the record, I am a product of public education, K-12 and college. I want to improve the public schools, not gut them. Home schooling and private schools are good for public schools. And it is not just about control, but making sure that all of our children get the best possible education.
Now, her point is that for many a parent they choose home schooling over letting their children attend public schools is because many are control freaks.
On the surface, I do not disagree. Many parents who choose to home school their children do have control issues.
However, many who keep their children in public schools also have control issues.
Ever notice the brainiac parents? Those are the parents that have children in the AP-Advance Placement-classes. They are very, very controlling.
Then there are the sports parents. They are in a league all of their own. They will go to any length to make sure that their prize athlete children are in schools that they should not be in if they have a better sports program.
You get the point.
What I am commenting on is the overall reason why so many American parents have had it with public schools, private schools and the meat grinders that they have become.
To many home schoolers, and myself, the public schools are a monument of mediocrity. If a child is special needs, there are many programs for that child. If a child is gifted, there is the AP program or other euphemisms life MGM-Mentally Gifted Minors. The vast majority are lost in the shuffle and thus their potential is stunted by a system that is basically stacked against them.
My stepson was in the AP program when he was in high school. He was challenged and made the most of the experience. But, there were attempts to have those in the AP program work with those children in either the special needs program or the vast majority that are lost in the shuffle. Rather than the teachers and administrators taking responsibility and initiative, they passed the buck to the advanced students to do their job. Hence, there were frustrating moments.
So, why do those choose to take their children out of public schools, or never let them in at all and spend the time and effort to educate them on their own?
Like those that do not take their children out of the public schools, these are parents that care so much for their children they are willing to challenge themselves and their children.
Has anyone noticed that in recent years, it is home schooled children that have won the National Spelling Bee? I submit that the primary reason is that these parents do what a public school teacher can not. Take a lot of time to help their children and teach them in this and all areas.
Many of those that choose this option know that they can not do it alone.
In fact, what many do is sort of create a virtual school among home schoolers. Thus, many different people can teach the child, like public schools do. But a lot of it is the time that these parents can take to get these children proficient in any given subject. For instance, I am not great in math, but if I had a child I home schooled, I would have that child be with a home school parent that was proficient in math and could do a better job than I could. That is what successful home schoolers do. Thus, these are children and parents that will get together and there will be the interaction that many fear does not happen in home school homes. And, in some that would be correct.
And yes, there is the obvious that many feel the public schools undermine the values that they are trying to teach their children. And, it is not just conservative Christians that feel this way. There are quite a few left-of-center parents that feel the same way. What a home school parent can do that a public school teacher can not is teach the values that they believe are correct for their children.
But, many have to know that they are not necessarily equipped to be the best teacher for their child. That is why many choose to get together with other home school parents so that there is a balanced education for their child.
Now, in Nikki's post, she admits that where she lives, she is happy with the school and very supportive. The sad fact is that this is the rarity, not the norm. Thus, the public school is a meat factory. And many children never reach their full potential. No matter how supportive that they are of the schools in their neighborhood.
What the home school network does is give direct competition to public schools. And instead of trying to improve the public school product, they go after the home schoolers. Not realizing that this does nothing to improve the education of the children, which is what they claim they are all about, they are enablers in mediocrity.
Ditto for private schools. And the public schools fight rather than take self-reflection and realize that there are many, many areas of improvement.
Home school parents have their children's best interest in mind when they make such a step to do home schooling. I for one commend them. I do not think that it is all about control any more or less than those that have their children in public schools.
For the record, I am a product of public education, K-12 and college. I want to improve the public schools, not gut them. Home schooling and private schools are good for public schools. And it is not just about control, but making sure that all of our children get the best possible education.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
New Poll
OK, there is plenty of time to participate in the latest attempt at an unscientific poll on Right View From The Left Coast.
Will the Republicans gain or lose seats in the House of Representatives?
I think that if they can articulate the fact that under the Democrats, led by the Luddite speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, they have done nothing to speak of, and that they got the message of the 2006 mid-term election results, there may be a surprise come election night.
A lot of things have to happen for the Republicans to gain seats in this election climate, but remember that the vast majority of the then DDBMSM did not see the Republican landslide of 1994 coming.
Stranger things have happened.
Will the Republicans gain or lose seats in the House of Representatives?
I think that if they can articulate the fact that under the Democrats, led by the Luddite speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, they have done nothing to speak of, and that they got the message of the 2006 mid-term election results, there may be a surprise come election night.
A lot of things have to happen for the Republicans to gain seats in this election climate, but remember that the vast majority of the then DDBMSM did not see the Republican landslide of 1994 coming.
Stranger things have happened.
Clonning Doggies?!
In the "don't do this at home" file, a California woman (of course California!) is a happy camper after South Korean doctors successfully cloned her beloved pit bull terrier, Booger http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,397923,00.html.
Now one may say, what is wrong with that? It is not human cloning after all, right?
Well, the fact that the woman, Bernan McKinney, sold her home and paid the South Korean company, RNL Bio, $50,000 bucks. And, that was a discount because she helped with publicity and was the company's first cloning customer. The usual price is $150,000.
Now, there no stronger dog lover than Mrs. rightviewfromtheleftcoast and myself. After all, we took Scout, the Wonder Dog, on our recent weekend in San Diego. But we would never think about cloning her. She is unique as is. I do not think that there would be another one like her. Or five, as in the case of the cloned Booger.
There is a seemingly unnatural bond that Miss McKinney had with the deceased Booger. In reading the article, there are many admirable things about Booger and how he cared for, in a dog way, Miss McKinney after injuries left her without the use of her left hand and in a wheelchair.
What Miss McKinney had not done is gotten over the demise of Booger and realized that there are so many dogs that are alive and would love to be in a home with such a loving person.
Miss McKinney reminds me of those who so yearn for "their" own child that they take very unusual measures such as freezing embryos, sperm and the like. Many turn to surrogate mothers. The overwhelming majority of those people are doing the right thing in their mind and want to transfer their love to a child of their own.
The problem is that there are so many children that would love to be adopted. These children are already feeling unwanted. And, when one or two adults are fixated on continuing a "bloodline", it makes wonderful, living children feel doubly unwanted.
Now, dogs do not have the same feelings as people, but the principal is the same. Dogs not adopted out of the pounds and or animal shelters are put to death. While there is a rise of "no-kill" shelters, there are just not enough. And, many a dog and of course cats, are being put to death every day in the United States.
Yet, Miss McKinney sells her home, pays $50,000 to clone a dog in the hope that she can continue a co-dependent relationship.
It is exactly what would happen if humans were cloned.
Parents who may grieve over the untimely death of a child would try to take the dead child's cells in the hopes that some witch doctor can replicate that child and everything could go on as if nothing had happened.
That is why there must be regulations on ALL cloning and no human cloning.
Nothing will replace Booger, no matter what Miss McKinney believes and or thinks. Booger was a special dog but a one-of-a-kind. There can be five cloned Boogers, but the one and only is in the great doggie beyond.
Cloning in all forms is man's attempt to cheat death. Pure and simple.
However, we are just beginning to show just enough acceptance with someone like Miss McKinney that it may be in our lifetimes that there will be a consensus and acceptance of cloning humans. And the potential for so much bad to come out of it.
I wish Miss McKinney well, but hope that powers to be will look at this not as a good thing, but something that will have tragic consequences that we have no idea about.
Now one may say, what is wrong with that? It is not human cloning after all, right?
Well, the fact that the woman, Bernan McKinney, sold her home and paid the South Korean company, RNL Bio, $50,000 bucks. And, that was a discount because she helped with publicity and was the company's first cloning customer. The usual price is $150,000.
Now, there no stronger dog lover than Mrs. rightviewfromtheleftcoast and myself. After all, we took Scout, the Wonder Dog, on our recent weekend in San Diego. But we would never think about cloning her. She is unique as is. I do not think that there would be another one like her. Or five, as in the case of the cloned Booger.
There is a seemingly unnatural bond that Miss McKinney had with the deceased Booger. In reading the article, there are many admirable things about Booger and how he cared for, in a dog way, Miss McKinney after injuries left her without the use of her left hand and in a wheelchair.
What Miss McKinney had not done is gotten over the demise of Booger and realized that there are so many dogs that are alive and would love to be in a home with such a loving person.
Miss McKinney reminds me of those who so yearn for "their" own child that they take very unusual measures such as freezing embryos, sperm and the like. Many turn to surrogate mothers. The overwhelming majority of those people are doing the right thing in their mind and want to transfer their love to a child of their own.
The problem is that there are so many children that would love to be adopted. These children are already feeling unwanted. And, when one or two adults are fixated on continuing a "bloodline", it makes wonderful, living children feel doubly unwanted.
Now, dogs do not have the same feelings as people, but the principal is the same. Dogs not adopted out of the pounds and or animal shelters are put to death. While there is a rise of "no-kill" shelters, there are just not enough. And, many a dog and of course cats, are being put to death every day in the United States.
Yet, Miss McKinney sells her home, pays $50,000 to clone a dog in the hope that she can continue a co-dependent relationship.
It is exactly what would happen if humans were cloned.
Parents who may grieve over the untimely death of a child would try to take the dead child's cells in the hopes that some witch doctor can replicate that child and everything could go on as if nothing had happened.
That is why there must be regulations on ALL cloning and no human cloning.
Nothing will replace Booger, no matter what Miss McKinney believes and or thinks. Booger was a special dog but a one-of-a-kind. There can be five cloned Boogers, but the one and only is in the great doggie beyond.
Cloning in all forms is man's attempt to cheat death. Pure and simple.
However, we are just beginning to show just enough acceptance with someone like Miss McKinney that it may be in our lifetimes that there will be a consensus and acceptance of cloning humans. And the potential for so much bad to come out of it.
I wish Miss McKinney well, but hope that powers to be will look at this not as a good thing, but something that will have tragic consequences that we have no idea about.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Off A Couple Of Days
I will have little if any posts after this as Mrs. rightviewfromtheleftcoast, Scout, the Wonder Dog, and I are taking the rest of the weekend in San Diego.
San Diego is the last sane urban area in California as it is ran by the Republicans. It is the opposite of San Francisco.
We will be taking in the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park and tomorrow horse racing at Del Mar and Monday at Balboa Park.
If you ever get to California, this is the place to go. Great weather, great sites and sane government. What more can anyone ask for?
Hope all have a great weekend!
San Diego is the last sane urban area in California as it is ran by the Republicans. It is the opposite of San Francisco.
We will be taking in the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park and tomorrow horse racing at Del Mar and Monday at Balboa Park.
If you ever get to California, this is the place to go. Great weather, great sites and sane government. What more can anyone ask for?
Hope all have a great weekend!
Conservatives And Sen. McCain Warming To Each Other?
Well, not like say Ronald Reagan and or George W. Bush, but this is an interesting article from Jen Rubin in Commentary magazine http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/18811 that is a good indication of the fact that one may not be enthusiastically lining up behind the Sen. John "F--- You" McCain candidacy, but will have a shotgun wedding of sorts because they have common foes and on occasion agree on matters.
Believe me, I know that there will be and are absolutely significant differences between Sen. "F--- You" McCain and the base. Illegal immigration is quite possibly the strongest. But, as I have written many times and will continue to do so, it is the fault of us conservatives for not getting behind the right candidate early enough that Sen. "F--- You" McCain did not have the opening to the nomination.
So, I have decided that despite our differences, he is the "one"-so to speak-that is the Republicans have deemed the one to be the nominee for president. I back him and will do so with honesty. That means criticize when necessary and defend and articulate when necessary.
Again, in the real world, the Republican party is the only way that conservatism will succeed in political terms in the United States. Having a John McCain sneak in every so often is a good thing. It means that we have another conversation among ourselves, conservatives, and regroup.
So, for better or worse I am ahead of the curve and backing the Arizona Solon and hoping that there will not be too much done wrong in the next four years should he be elected president.
HT: The Corner @ www.corner.nationalreview.com
Believe me, I know that there will be and are absolutely significant differences between Sen. "F--- You" McCain and the base. Illegal immigration is quite possibly the strongest. But, as I have written many times and will continue to do so, it is the fault of us conservatives for not getting behind the right candidate early enough that Sen. "F--- You" McCain did not have the opening to the nomination.
So, I have decided that despite our differences, he is the "one"-so to speak-that is the Republicans have deemed the one to be the nominee for president. I back him and will do so with honesty. That means criticize when necessary and defend and articulate when necessary.
Again, in the real world, the Republican party is the only way that conservatism will succeed in political terms in the United States. Having a John McCain sneak in every so often is a good thing. It means that we have another conversation among ourselves, conservatives, and regroup.
So, for better or worse I am ahead of the curve and backing the Arizona Solon and hoping that there will not be too much done wrong in the next four years should he be elected president.
HT: The Corner @ www.corner.nationalreview.com
Friday, August 01, 2008
You May Have A Problem With Your Site Meter
If you have a "Site Meter", use blogger and are having problems accessing your blog, get rid of it!
I had a lot of problems this evening. So, I went to the Blogger Help Group and found that others were having the same problem. So, that is why you may not see the "Site Meter" at this time.
When I am able to, I will bring it back. But, so we can all enjoy, no "Site Meter" for a while.
I had a lot of problems this evening. So, I went to the Blogger Help Group and found that others were having the same problem. So, that is why you may not see the "Site Meter" at this time.
When I am able to, I will bring it back. But, so we can all enjoy, no "Site Meter" for a while.
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