The Sideways Thinker

Really...?

2011-09-05T17:17:00.006-06:00

Obama says GOP must back US first, create jobs - By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated PressApparently President Obama thinks we don't know that he's been promising to fix the country's roads and bridges for over 2 1/2 years now, because he is "promising" to "invest" in infrastructure... again.And he's blaming the Congress, surprise surprise, for being obstructionist. Yet, he enjoyed a Democrat run

TARP and Stimulus

2010-10-25T05:22:00.005-06:00

Here is the huge difference...TARP, to my surprise, has been largely paid off and did the job (reportedly) that it was supposed to do.This shouldn't have come to me as a surprise, a side note of a comment heard on Fox and Friends this morning, but I have spent my time working, not researching the net for political knowledge. That said, why has it been repaid so relatively quietly? The loudest

Xtra, Xtra! Tea Party Not Racist!

2010-10-15T05:15:00.003-06:00

All the October Surprise items seem to be backfiring.There is no such thing as a "Shovel Ready Job"...Whether or not the Chamber of Commerce is receiving foreign money...Meg Whitman being referred to as a practitioner of the worlds oldest profession by Jerry Brown, then Brown acting as though this just wasn't a big deal, "a 5 week old story...", then the NOW endorsement of Brown, then the defense

Race Relations in America

2010-10-11T03:48:00.003-06:00

Damn, I hate being right all the time...Rasmussen has a new poll out on race relations in America.I don't have the time to write this article the way I should. I've written very optimistically about improving race relations since the election of Obama, but have also written that I had a fear that if he ran this county into the ground it would set race relations back 30 years in this country.I

On the President's Speach...

2010-06-17T05:42:00.004-06:00

Um, yeah, it wasn't the speech on how we are going to stop the leak and repair the damage, it was the speech on how we aren't' going to let BP screw us out of the money they owe us, and how we need to be less "dependent" on oil, and encourage Clean Green Energy.Way to go, Obama, spoken like a true... lawyer.And in what has become a now famous reaction from media types and the Left over this namby

Not really Obama's Katrina...

2010-05-28T05:51:00.004-06:00

I think the comparisons to Katrina are getting a bit old for one reason.The decision by the department's Minerals Management Service (MMS) to give BP's lease at Deepwater Horizon a "categorical exclusion" from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on April 6, 2009 -- and BP's lobbying efforts just 11 days before the explosion to expand those exemptions -- show that neither federal

Incumbents In Danger

2010-05-12T05:34:00.002-06:00

This is government change the way the founders designed it.No violence. Peaceful revolution. Our gift, from those who designed this government, is the ability of the people to peaceably change Washington D.C.Think about that for a moment. How marvelous is that? Few other countries in the world, and none before the United States, have that ability. No need to shed blood over political disagreement

A point that you've made too much money..., really?

2010-05-02T06:07:00.003-06:00

Obama seems to think so.Now, to be "fair", because we are all so interested in "fairness", Obama seemed to immediately recognize the gaffe he'd just made by saying -But, you know, part of the American way is, you know, you can just keep on making it if you’re providing a good product or providing good service. These full remarks can be heard here.These were apparently comments he made "off

South Park Censorship irks John Stewart

2010-04-24T06:24:00.007-06:00

Do I dare dare say it...Whatever it takes to wake people up.Okay, now to explain myself...It seems those who would be considered "Muslim Extremists" have finally crossed the uncrossable line, and even funny news guy John Stewart has found his limit.Now, understand, they didn't cross this line when they bombed TWA Flight 841 in 1974.They didn't cross it when they took those buildings in Washington

Oppose Obama, be branded a Racist

2010-03-30T19:31:00.010-06:00

It's been going on since last year.It actually started during the Presidential campaign, and I spoke of it then.But what does being branded a racist really mean? If it were simply the belief that opposition to Obama was due to his skin color or ethnic origin, I'm pretty certain that the actions of the vast majority of conservatives, both in the media and in the general public, have demonstrated

Sean Penn wants to limit free speach...

2010-03-30T07:51:00.002-06:00

Well, certainly not ALL free speech, just the speech that he doesn't agree with. He doesn't think, well, we'll let Mr. Penn speak for himself.“Every day, this elected leader is called a dictator here, and we just accept it, and accept it. And this is mainstream media, who should -- truly, there should be bar by which one goes to prison for these kinds of lies,” added Penn, who has traveled to

Health Care?

2010-03-22T07:15:00.004-06:00

We've gone from "alive and well" to "DOA", after the Massachusetts victory, to "passed last night".Margret Sanger would be proud, even though currently there is still a block to federally paid abortions. But now that the framework has passed, how long will it be till that block is removed, till all the blockages to the eugenicist's paradise are removed? The likes of Sanger, Trotsky, Emmanuel, and

Health Care Reform's Undecided Fence-Sitters

2010-03-18T06:40:00.011-06:00

I don't like to write on the same topic over and over, without some change or revelation of that topic. Of course the story everyone is covering is health care. Instead of simply reacting over all and rewriting the same statements repeatedly, I've instead been looking for, and been frustrated by the lack of, a good description of just what the House is deliberating for better examination and

Jefferson was right...

2010-03-13T16:52:00.002-07:00

A government big enough to give you health care is powerful enough to take that health care from you.

What's Obama got againts Vegas?

2010-02-03T07:29:00.002-07:00

I'm not nearly as worked up about this comment as, say, Oscar Goodman, the Mayor of Las Vegas, is. President Obama made some remarks at a town hall meeting in Nashua, NH, about what people do when economic times get tough."When times are tough, you tighten your belts," Obama said, according to a White House transcript of his appearance Tuesday at a high school in North Nashua, N.H."You don't go

Obama's Budget and Deficits...Not an Ideologue?

2010-02-02T05:35:00.003-07:00

There seems to be quite a bit of confusion about the budgetary and tax policies of President Obama. A story in the New York Times almost seems to stand aghast, mouth agape, shaking it's head at the reality being made by the idealism of Obama.I know, I know, at the recent Republican retreat that Obama visited, he claimed he was not an ideologue, but that claim does not hold water when held against

Big Week for Conservatives, the Left is Reeling...

2010-01-21T17:24:00.003-07:00

So why am I not writing?We won a Senate seat in Massachusetts! That's a big, big deal, and if I have to link a story telling you why then you must live under a rock and are in so much denial that you're actually buying this line from Robert Gibbs and the Obama White House, that the people of Massachusetts were so angry with Republicans after the Bush years, 12 months into the new Democrat

The Reid Double-Standard helps to unveil new Civil Rights movement

2010-01-11T08:08:00.010-07:00

As I searched for references on the Harry Reid comments, I came across a wealth of articles from the patchwork quilt that is American society. Reading these articles, I am even more certain of a quiet movement in this country. It is a movement that is very subtle, but only in that it is not being either recognized or reported on as a movement by any media outlets, although it is being explored by

Desperately trying to pick our candidate...

2010-01-06T03:34:00.002-07:00

Newsweek is already at it.They call him the Anti-Obama.While that moniker describes one who is very much the political and most likely personal opposite to Obama, one can't but notice the religious reference. That in the title of the story the attitude is set that this person represents a threat the liberal Democrat's "Lord and Savior".That attitude is polarized in the very first paragraph.The

The system is fine, yet the system failed...

2009-12-29T07:32:00.004-07:00

Can we get some perspective here?I'm seeing comparison of the underwear bomber of Dec. 25th, 2009 and the shoe bomber of Dec. 22, 2001.The argument I am seeing is that we are putting too much scrutiny on the current administration for "allowing" this person aboard an aircraft bound for the U.S.Obama really isn't helping his case, by using Harvard Law School language to describe this person as an

Global Warming Science Not Faked?

2009-12-12T09:53:00.003-07:00

Close your eyes, click you proverbial heels three times...AP IMPACT: Science not faked, but not pretty - BY SETH BORENSTEIN, RAPHAEL SATTER and MALCOLM RITTER, Associated Press WritersE-mails stolen (becasue the lame stream media wants you to beliave that is the REAL story) from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data - but the messages don't support claims

The World is Suddenly Closing in on Greenhouse Targets...

2009-12-06T12:51:00.003-07:00

Our collective intelligence has just been insulted.In the light of the release of the climate gate e-mails, not only is the U.N. Climate Guy, Yvo de Boer, not only ready to accept the "evidence" on the value doctored by CRU, but now he and the U.N. are selling the climate concern driven "justice" policies of the Copenhagen negotiations with the fervor of a used car salesman.A study released by

Hacked/Leaked E-mails aren't as Damaging as Their Desire to Proceed

2009-12-06T07:59:00.003-07:00

In this article lies the the simplest admission that the U.N. just wants our money.UN Climate Chief: Hacked E-Mails Are Damaging - By ARTHUR MAX and KARL RITTER Associated Press WritersYvo de Boer, the U.N. Climate Chief, seems to understand where skeptics of Global Climate Change are coming from."I think a lot of people are skeptical about this issue in any case," de Boer told The Associated

No President = No Governemnt?

2009-12-06T07:35:00.003-07:00

Some at the Associated press seem to think so.Romanians Vote for President in Close Runoff - By ALISON MUTLER Associated Press WriterMs. Mutler writes an otherwise very objective (looking) report about the close election taking place in Romania. What I find very interesting is that she chooses at the end of the article to make reference not once, but twice, to a President equaling a government,

Don't buy Obama's Insurance, go to jail, don't collect $200

2009-12-03T19:20:00.002-07:00

Over the holiday weekend, I was discussing the delicate intricacies of Washington politics with a family member, and I remarked that I didn't want to go to jail for not buying Obama's Health Insurance. The family member stated that this would not be the case. However, after some research, it seems that my perception is based on federal regulation compounding federal regulation.The easiest way to

So now we have ClimateGate...

2009-12-01T08:08:00.006-07:00

I am entertained when people who think they know everything fall flat on their faces.Take these climate scientists, whose e-mails were hacked last week and released for the world to see.The Wall Street Journal covered it.So did NPR.The Canada Free Press has a very detailed story documenting the people involved.You can read many of these incriminating e-mails at Examiner.com.Warmers (proponents of

Obama tells who to do what?

2009-11-15T07:16:00.002-07:00

The Associated Press has a very high opinion of the powers and influence of President Obama.Obama Tells Myanmar Junta to Free Suu Kyi - By VIJAY JOSHI Associated Press WriterObama tells Myanmar junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi, other political prisonersPresident Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with

Major Nidal Malik Hasan said that infidels should have their throats cut

2009-11-09T10:38:00.003-07:00

Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should have their throats cut - UK TelegraphMajor Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 at America's Fort Hood military base, once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats. - UK TelegraphI mention this headline and quote three (3) times to

House passes health care reform bill

2009-11-08T07:28:00.003-07:00

House passes health care reform bill - CNNH.R.3962 was passed the House in the dark of night, on a Saturday. When most Americans were asleep, partying, or recovering from the evening's activities, the Congress was passing the most controversial domestic legislation in a decade or more, hoping you wouldn't notice.You can read the House bill at the Library of Congress: Thomas. If you have trouble

And this is why you gotta be careful what you forward...

2009-11-08T06:20:00.002-07:00

About a week ago I received an e-mail about a proposed ACLU suit to remove crosses from military headstones. I reacted to it, and forwarded it dutifully to my friends and family, in an effort to increase awareness. I admit, I read through this and had the same thought that many have had, that the ACLU was up to some new activity promoting some "Politically Correct" ideology. A good friend of mine

Hope and Change?

2009-10-12T09:35:00.003-06:00

So a good friend of mine made a comment that made me think..."Apparently one can win the Nobel for hype"And I immediately thought...They need to change every sign that says "Hope" in an Obama poster to "Hype".Hype and... Change?That doesn't really work.Chance, no, Obama and his cronies are doing their best to leave nothing to chance...Choice, no, that's kinda backwards from what we are actually

And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to... Obama?

2009-10-09T10:29:00.003-06:00

... really?The Nobel Peace prize?Iraq? Not out...Afghanistan? Worst casualty rates in 8 YEARS OF COMBAT...GitMo? Still open...Economy? Possibly recovering, but but jobless claims are only slowing, not stopping or reversing...Olympics? Lost 'em in the first round... cause... uh... well... even The Oprah could not counter the news stories about how Tony Rezcoe and other Obama cronies own most of

The Associated Press... makes me sick

2009-09-04T12:23:00.003-06:00

Are news organizations in this country designed to be a government watchdog, or are they just sensationalist rags trying to pass an agenda?The Associated Press distributed a picture of a falling Marine. Not a fallen Marine, a Marine that had been hit by, no less than, a rocket propelled grenade. He's fellow Marines were working feverishly to get him airlifted back to an operating table, where he

Masturbation class for 5 year olds, ... really

2009-09-03T11:53:00.012-06:00

Who does Bruce Crumley think he is? I would have linked his name to some bio page, so you could read for yourself, and then return to read my insightful comments about said bio here. But I have found none. All I can surmise is that he is a writer for Time Magazine who lives in France.That's it.So, to me, Mr. Crumley is one more faceless mouthpiece, who likes to say things to rile people up. It's

I thought "Low Wage" jobs were bad jobs...

2009-08-27T05:11:00.010-06:00

MSN's top headline link for today, 08/27/2009 (this will be different today at some point, or tomorrow) says, "Why It's Good To Start At The Bottom - 6 ways a low level job can benefit your career". It is accompanied by a picture of a mature looking lady stuffing a french fry container at McDonald's.The link leads you to this story -6 Benefits of a Bottom-Rung Job - By Paul Facella, 34 year

Edward Kennedy Dies at 77

2009-08-26T04:08:00.003-06:00

Edward Kennedy, vaulted "Lion of the Senate", passed last night at his home. He had been battling brain cancer for some time.My condolences to his family, and the country, for his loss.A moment of silence in the recognition of the work and career of Sen. Edward Kennedy.Now, I only hope that his passing can be mourned without (much) politicization. I suppose that to believe there would be none

A Marine speaks for America

2009-08-24T10:55:00.002-06:00

David Hedrick is a part of what he calls the "Silent Majority". I agree with that sentiment.He decided to speak at a town hall meeting for Congressman Brian Baird. His comments reflect the beliefs of most of America. They are direct and factual, no messing around with some lawyer's version of regulatory "truth".See, we veterans, both combat and peacetime, don't deal in "truths", we deal in facts.

Is Obama really backing away from "The Public Option"

2009-08-17T06:07:00.002-06:00

White House backs away from public health care option - By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN, The Politico, 8/16/09President Barack Obama and his top aides are signaling that they’re prepared to drop a government insurance option from a final health-reform deal if that’s what’s needed to strike a compromise on Obama’s top legislative priority.What's this? Dost mine ears deceive me? Is this a case of the

Of Nuance and Nazis...

2009-08-14T11:59:00.005-06:00

Stimulus Thinking, and Nuance - By DAVID LEONHARDT, Published: March 31, 2009, The New York TimesAs I listen to the radio, Rush Limbaugh, I'm hearing him read from this article from The New York Times heralding the successes of the stimulus set forth by the National Socialist Party in Germany in the early part of 1933.Never heard of them? Perhaps you know them by their shortened name, the Nazi

Of Death Panel Rumors and Obfuscations...

2009-08-14T06:56:00.006-06:00

False ‘Death Panel’ Rumor Has Some Familiar Roots - By JIM RUTENBERG and JACKIE CALMES, Published: August 13, 2009, The New York TimesNot surprisingly, this article is an attempt to casually brush concerns about this bill aside by stating, "well, we've heard all this before, and it's the same characters who cried wolf the last time..."The article goes on the point out that there has been an

The Politico's Pathetic Lack of Observation Skills

2009-08-12T11:41:00.003-06:00

The Democrats' senior problem - By VICTORIA MCGRANE & CHRIS FRATES, The PoliticoDemocrats have a senior citizen problem.Ya Think!!!Frustrated older Americans are packing the town halls on health care. They are incredibly passionate about their Medicare benefits. Polls show senior citizens largely disapprove of health care reform ideas so far.And of course, they vote — in larger numbers than any

Socialist The New "N" Word

2009-08-11T10:57:00.004-06:00

This is absolutely amazing.Carlos Watson, Monday on MSNBC, made the following comment.So, apparently Mr. Watson thinks that President Obama is doing so poorly with his health care bill, that Mr. Watson has decided to pull the race card by attempting to redefine the word socialist to include the same meaning as the "N" word. Lets put this into greater context, it was certainly in bad taste that

Government STILL doesn't know where the TARP money went

2009-08-10T05:28:00.002-06:00

Where did that bank bailout money go? Watchdogs aren't entirely sure - CHRIS ADAMS McClatchy Newspapers, The Miami HeraldAlthough hundreds of well-trained eyes are watching over the $700 billion that Congress last year decided to spend bailing out the nation's financial sector, it's still difficult to answer some of the most basic questions about where the money went.Transparency.While this

Addressing the Health Care Reform Bill

2009-08-07T10:47:00.007-06:00

There is much ado about this health care proposal.I don't normally read other people's blogs. I like to watch the news, I listen to a couple of talk radio programs, but because of how early I normally write, they normally follow me covering a news item, I don't normally follow them.Disclaimer - To those who would try to discredit me, yes, there have been incidents where I have linked to Rush's

Really, this Health Care thing may cause taxes to rise?

2009-08-03T03:58:00.002-06:00

Obama Officials: Taxes May Rise to Pay Health Care - Associated Press at The New York TimesTwo of President Barack Obama's economic heavyweights said middle-class taxes might have to go up to pare budget deficits or to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system.This is supposed to be news? Is anyone surprised by this? Have analysts not been saying this is coming for months?

Democrats "need" the GOP? On Health Care Reform?

2009-07-26T13:01:00.002-06:00

With majorities in both houses?This is according to the Associated Press, regarding the health care reform bill.It seems there are enough blue dog fiscally conservative Democrats that are hedging on the bill that Democrats who support the legislation are now approaching what are, I'm sure, more liberal Republicans for support.And they may just be our undoing. If enough liberal Republicans are

Gates and Crowley to go to the White House...

2009-07-25T11:08:00.005-06:00

Black Scholar Accepts White House Meeting Offer - The Associated Press at ABC NewsWhy?Oh, yeah, because the President said the Boston Police Department acted "stupidly".Robert Gibbs then attempted to deny what was on tape from the previous evening. Well, he chose poor words in trying to downplay what was said the prior evening.In an article at ABC News, Obama expressed surprise at the reaction of

Obamacare Proponents citing study's misuse of the word "Tax"

2009-07-25T10:58:00.002-06:00

In an excerpt from The Washington Post -Small companies pay proportionately more than big ones because they lack bargaining power and face higher administrative costs, the study found. It said that effectively levied a "heavy tax" on small businesses and their employees.News Flash - Private companies do not have the power to tax. A tax is something levied by a government on it's people. A private

Bush Did NOT us the Military in Buffalo...

2009-07-25T09:59:00.004-06:00

Can we get over the "Bush Derangement" already?He is no longer the president.In the batch of declassified information from March are reports of a meeting on a plan in 2002 to use the military to conduct the arrest of an Al Quaeda cell in the Buffalo, NY, area.To read both the Associated Press and the New York Times, you'd have thought Bush actually did order the troops into the suburbs of

Sarah Palin Stepping Down

2009-07-04T04:17:00.003-06:00

Palins' decision has left many in the political world, and especially in the press, scratching their heads.Something they really don't like doing.These two groups of people like to think they know everything, and they are really taking personally that they didn't see this coming and can't figure it out.The Alaskan political establishment has been left dumbfounded. The way this is being spun by

Astounded into silence

2009-06-11T15:21:00.003-06:00

I've been pretty quite lately.You'd think I would be going on and on about the news.Nope.This is "crazy time" we are living in.We got a 31 year car czar making obligatory decisions based on ideology, a President doing the same, and the media exploring on the air how best to support him.We got Jeremiah Wright making antisemitic comments.We got the President trying to tell us he does not want

Blue Collar vs. White Collar

2009-06-05T08:22:00.003-06:00

I am going to make a seemingly obvious, but very unpopular comment.It is obvious because it follows any persons definition.It is unpopular because of it's implications.Ready?White Collar workers do a skilled job, whether that be a form of management, a specialized skill, or have designed and perfected a particular method, that few or no others can perform well. As a result, however unwarranted by

What is the real "Latino" argument?

2009-05-27T18:20:00.004-06:00

Dick Morris was on O'Reilly this evening (5/27/09) and made an interesting comment about the Sonia Sotomayor pick for the Supreme Court."Hispanics, by 2020, are gonna be 18% of the country's population. So..., it..., they're the jump ball in American politics." - Dick Morris, The O'Reilly Factor, 5/27/09, first segment.And it hit me.The arguments about "jobs Americans won't do", the costs of

Obama selects his first Supreme Court Judge

2009-05-26T07:19:00.005-06:00

AP sources: Obama picks Sotomayor for high court - By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer, from Breitbart.comPresident Barack Obama tapped federal appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice.Is anyone surprised by this?This is the same person who apparently believes that policy is

Those funny Republicans

2009-05-24T07:33:00.002-06:00

Gubernatorial race a proving ground for GOP - By Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washingtonpost.comThe Republican Party Version 2.0 -- the Obama Era model -- rolled into southwestern Virginia coal country Saturday full of pluck and optimism about a governor's race that will be a barometer of its hope for a national revival.The article goes on for two pages like this. I'll translate -Look at those funny

Geithner Not Capping Exec Pay

2009-05-18T22:30:00.003-06:00

Geithner: No plans to cap executive pay - Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Writer at NewsvineFinancial sector executives should not fear government imposed caps on their salaries even as the Obama administration moves to influence how firms pay their employees. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Monday that government should place "broad constraints" on the incentives that huge pay packages

Why are old, male Republicans happy?

2009-05-18T07:41:00.003-06:00

Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican - By Robert Roy Britt, Live ScienceAmericans grow happier as they age, surveys find. And a new Pew Research Center survey shows the tendency is holding up as the economy tanks.How many liberals are just fuming right now. They ought to be the happiest ones, they are owed, they have a birthright...As with a couple of the other articles I have posted

Why Huntsman for Chinese Ambassador?

2009-05-16T08:56:00.003-06:00

Utah GOP governor is Obama's pick as China envoy - Associated Press at NPRPresident Barack Obama reached across the political divide Saturday and named Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a potential GOP White House contender in 2012 and top John McCain supporter, to the sensitive diplomatic post of U.S. ambassador to China.Is this a political decision based on what's best for the country, or is this the

Pelosi and this CIA thing are unbievable

2009-05-15T16:42:00.003-06:00

Pelosi Draws Response From CIA, Criticism From GOP - DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent, ABC News, wsin.comThe head of the CIA defended the agency Friday against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's charge that she was misled in 2002 about the use of waterboarding, but he said it ultimately is up to Congress to decide where the truth lies.Leon Panetta apparently takes seriously the reality that he has

Obama's shockingly obvious take on the economy

2009-05-15T16:06:00.004-06:00

Obama Says U.S. Long-Term Debt Load ‘Unsustainable’ - By Roger Runningen and Hans Nichols at Bloomberg.comPresident Barack Obama, calling current deficit spending “unsustainable,” warned of skyrocketing interest rates for consumers if the U.S. continues to finance government by borrowing from other countries.“We can’t keep on just borrowing from China,” Obama said at a town-hall meeting in Rio

Obama reinstates the Tribunals

2009-05-15T08:31:00.004-06:00

Tribunals to return, detainees to have more rights - By Lara Jakes, Associated Press Writer at USA Today, azcentral.comPresident Barack Obama will restart military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees, reviving a Bush-era trial system he once assailed as flawed but with new legal protections for terror suspects, U.S. officials said.First things first, I think it is good that Obama

Pelosi's Denials

2009-05-14T12:31:00.002-06:00

Pelosi: Bush team misled her on waterboarding - Associated Press and MSNBCUnder strong attack from Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the CIA and Bush administration of misleading her about waterboarding detainees in the war on terror and sharply rebutted claims she was complicit in the method's use.Does anyone really think that Nancy Pelosi really didn't know what was being

Obama's Pretty Commencement Speech

2009-05-14T11:51:00.002-06:00

Text: Obama’s Commencement Address at Arizona State University - New York Times, Published: May 14, 2009President Obama gave the commencement address at Arizona State University on May, 13, 2009.He addressed why he thinks we should go back in time. Not to the 1930's, using the knowledge gained from the wisdom of FDR we have already put in motion the inevitable recovery and success that comes from

Another kid with a toy gun gets shot...

2009-05-11T08:20:00.004-06:00

LA-area deputy shoots boy carrying toy handgun - The Associated Press at The New York TimesAuthorities say a 15-year-old boy who was shot while playing with a toy gun pointed the fake weapon at sheriff's deputies.It's a tragedy. This story echos other like stories that go clear back to the 80's, and I am sure before. It's a tragedy not only for the family, but for the police as well. No one wants

The Deviant Few

2009-05-08T05:39:00.005-06:00

Ex-soldier could get death in Iraq rape, slayings - BRETT BARROUQUERE, Associated Press at The ExaminerA former soldier's life will be in the hands of a western Kentucky jury after the panel convicted him of raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl and killing her family in Iraq.This is the kind of story that I really hate. Not in the casual way our society uses the word hate, but with all the

1.8 Million Years without change...

2009-05-06T14:58:00.006-06:00

Oldest Surface on Earth Discovered - By Robert Roy Britt, Editorial DirectorA new study of ancient "desert pavement" in Israel's Negev Desert finds a vast region that's been sitting there exposed, pretty much as-is, for about 1.8 million years, according to Ari Matmon and colleagues at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.It is the oldest known vast expanse of surface area. In fact it is more than four

Extorting Banks through the FDIC

2009-05-06T07:17:00.003-06:00

Banks returning bailouts will face conditions - Associated Press at MSNBCBanks that want to pay back their federal bailout funds and free themselves from government restrictions on compensation and dividends will have to sever their ties to another financial assistance program.Basically, they will face the government denying the banks who return TARP funds access to FDIC protections.The new

Is this spineless aid to Pakistan?

2009-05-06T06:39:00.005-06:00

Obama to press Pakistan on fight against Taliban - MATTHEW LEE Associated Press at ABC NewsPresident Barack Obama wants Pakistan to step up its commitment to fighting Taliban militants who are growing in strength and compromising vital U.S. interests.We are watching the Taliban attempt to take over Pakistan the way they did Afghanistan. This cannot be allowed to happen, for the simple reality

Oh, Oh, Let's be like Finland!

2009-05-04T04:51:00.006-06:00

What Finland can teach America about true luxury - By Trevor Corson, The Christian Science MonitorWhat is true luxury? Just when I thought I'd settled on my answer – a flat-screen TV the size of Kansas and a leather-upholstered car that can travel at triple the speed limit – I made several visits to Finland. Shortly after my return the financial crisis hit. Finland has been on my mind ever since.

Check the other hand...

2009-05-01T12:12:00.002-06:00

All we can see is one hand, waving the swine flu around and frightening you, or the economy and trying to make you feel better.But what is the other hand doing?Guantanamo Detainees May Be Released in U.S. - By EVAN PEREZ, Wall Street JournalAttorney General Eric Holder said some detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may end up being released in the U.S. as the Obama administration works

Lookout, it's the R2-D2 Flu!

2009-05-01T11:27:00.004-06:00

Swine flu's worst case scenario underlies US pandemic plan - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Two million dead. Hospitals overwhelmed. Schools closed. Swaths of empty seats at baseball stadiums and houses of worship. An economic recovery snuffed out.We're All Gonna Die!!!!!Like Jeff Foxworthy said, "It will be padelerium, or even worse..."Get a hold of yourself, and if your really that panicked, go buy some

Obama to get a chance at a Supreme Court Pick

2009-05-01T06:06:00.003-06:00

Reports: Souter to Retire From Supreme Court - FOX News' Lee Ross and the Associated Press contributed to this reportSupreme Court Justice David Souter has reportedly decided to retire from the Supreme Court, a move that will provide President Barack Obama his first opportunity to nominate someone to the nation's highest court.This is the event we all knew that Obama would face. How he handles

What? 'Making Work Pay' doesn't work?

2009-04-30T22:24:00.003-06:00

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Taxpayers to get rude surprise - By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer...new tax withholding tables issued by the IRS could cause millions of taxpayers to get hundreds of dollars more than they are entitled to under the credit, money that will have to be repaid at tax time.Is anyone really surprised by this. Not unlike the promise to save the auto industry preceding

Newsweek defends the DHS report on Right-Wing Extremism

2009-04-29T04:32:00.004-06:00

Rebranding Hate in the Age of Obama - By Eve Conant | NEWSWEEKAmong some of the most blatant attempts to define the America they want, Newsweek has done it again.Earlier in the month they published a plea for Christians to stay out of politics, and formed this plea taking the "High Road" declaring that "government is corrupting and transitory".Now they are using a 2008 report by the Southern

It's time to buzz the Towers...

2009-04-28T15:17:00.003-06:00

White House Apologizes for Air Force Flyover - By A. G. Sulzberger AND Matthew L. Wald, City Room, New York TimesAn Air Force One lookalike, the backup plane for the one regularly used by the president, flew low over parts of New York and New Jersey on Monday morning, accompanied by two F-16 fighters, so Air Force photographers could take pictures high above the New York harbor.So, basically, for

The Manchurian President

2009-04-24T07:02:00.003-06:00

Obama’s hidden bailout of General Electric - Timothy P. Carney, Examiner Columnist, Washington ExaminerBack on March 3rd, an article (linked above) came out that outlined GE's connection to the White House through lobbyists. And this article, from Broadcasting & Cable, pointed out that in February, Jeffry Immelt named an adviser to Barack Obama's economic recovery board.Not much was made about

And now, it's the domestic Shell Game

2009-04-23T15:49:00.002-06:00

Holder won't selectively release terror memos - DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer at BreitbartAttorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday he won't play "hide and seek" with secret memos about harsh interrogations of terror suspects and their effectiveness. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Holder said he's willing to release as much information as possible

To Torture or Not To Torture

2009-04-22T15:55:00.005-06:00

Report: Bush policies led to prisoner abuses - PAMELA HESS, Associated Press at SF GateThis is a very sticky mess. Did we commit torture, we did not commit torture...Should this be prosecuted or not?Is this based entirely on partisan politics, a political witch hunt, or a quest to pursue the truth, and prosecute truely worthy offenders of the constitution?I was reading the above story and found

Animal Rights Extremist added to FBI Most Wanted List

2009-04-21T11:27:00.006-06:00

FBI Adds Berkeley 'Animal Rights Extremist' to 'Most Wanted' Terrorist List - Fox NewsDaniel Andreas San Diego... is wanted in two bombings [in 2003] of corporate offices in California, said Michael J. Heimbach, an assistant director of the FBI's counterrorism division."He is a known animal rights extremist," Heimbach told reporters Tuesday at a Washington, D.C., news conference.Oh, and as

Pageant Judges are Tough...

2009-04-21T07:46:00.005-06:00

Perez Hilton: 'The Way Miss California Answered Her Question Lost Her The Crown' - Access Hollywood at NBC Los Angeles NewsFor all those people who just can't get past how she answered the "gay marriage" question, did you know that the Air Force 2nd Lieutenant sister of Carrie Prejean, Miss California, is a gay rights activist?Access Hollywood is calling this another bombshell, and Billy Bush

GIVE Act - Obama's National Service Act

2009-04-21T06:40:00.003-06:00

National service bill to get Obama's signature - ANN SANNER, The Associated Press at The Washington PostThe AmeriCorps program started by President Bill Clinton will triple in size over the next eight years, and tens of thousands of other Americans will soon see new opportunities to give back to their communities. But the "Mandatory Service" language seems to have been removed. The first two

Axelrod - Tea Parties might be Unhealthy

2009-04-20T10:26:00.003-06:00

Axelrod: Tea Party Anger is Misdirected - Associated Press at Fox NewsObama senior adviser says frustration over spending and taxes is "unhealthy."Axelrod replied: "I think any time that you have severe economic conditions, there is always an element of disaffection that can mutate into something that's unhealthy.""Unhealthy?" the moderator repeated."This is a country where we value our liberties

Apples to Oranges

2009-04-20T06:00:00.005-06:00

Wealth-Less Effect: Earning Well, Feeling Otherwise - GARY FIELDS, Wall Street JournalI remember less than 10 years ago the definition of wealthy was $300,000 in annual income. I wasn't impressed then. Only $300,000? That is a very comfortable income, but there is a definite limit to one's fiscal capability at $300,000.Now, as of the election, the limit seems to have fallen to $250,000. Are we

Apologizing for offense, not the report....

2009-04-16T12:19:00.003-06:00

Napolitano apologizes for "right-wing extremist" comment - Fox News.com"To the extent veterans read it as an accusation ... an apology is owed," she said during an on-air interview on FOX News Thursday, a day after veterans' groups and members of Congress blasted her for the report, which they said libeled members of the armed forces."If there's one part of this report that I would rewrite ... it

A video review - Tax Day Tea Parties

2009-04-16T07:49:00.003-06:00

Yesterday, Tax Day Tea Parties were held all over the country. It is interesting to see the video clips of the coverage, after the fact. Particularly in the wake of the Department of Homeland Security's report on right-wing extremism, which I believe was meant to dissuade attendance and paint any conservative as a potential dangerous radical. Elements of both the government and the main stream

Could modern Piracy inspire the return of Privateering?

2009-04-15T07:36:00.003-06:00

Ron Paul's plan to fend off pirates - ERIKA LOVLEY, PoliticoRon Paul's done it again. In response to the pirate's activities off the coast of Somalia, the Texas Republican has suggested the return of letter of marque and reprisal, not seen since 1812.Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and a growing number of national security experts are calling on Congress to consider using letters of marque and reprisal,

Teachers Behaving Badly

2009-04-15T06:04:00.002-06:00

Student killed in love triangle involving teacher - AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press Writer at BreitbartWe have all heard the stories by now. A female high school teacher involved with a student. It almost become cliché, an event that ends the teacher's career in a school district and earns the youth involved public pity while being privately congratulated.Well, it's all fun and games till

The "Report"

2009-04-14T15:18:00.004-06:00

Others are saying a whole lot about this Department of Homeland Security Report, courtesy of World News Daily. It was released by talk show host Roger Hedgecock. This is the one that warns of a potential for "right-wing extremists" to be on the rise.What are they specifically looking for? Having read the report, because unlike congress I like to read be familiar with a document that I am doing

We've been here before...

2009-04-13T05:10:00.003-06:00

Military Crackdown Hasn't Deterred Pirates - LARA JAKES Associated Press at ABC NewsAfter the amazing success of the Navy SEAL operation that freed Cat. Phillips yesterday, I found this article, basically a reprint of an article from yesterday.The Navy's effort to coordinate with other international warships and the shipping industry to crack down on cargo vessel seizures has done little to deter

Capt. Phillips Safe!!!

2009-04-12T14:12:00.002-06:00

US sea captain held hostage by Somali pirates freed safely in swift firefight; 3 pirates slain - Associated Press at the Chicago TribuneThe Captain of the Maersk Alabama has been freed from his captives.Capt. Richard Phillips was in "imminent danger" of being killed before U.S. Special Operations forces shot the pirates in an operation personally approved by President Barack Obama, U.S. officials

No Narrative?

2009-04-11T13:16:00.002-06:00

Four Headlines from Yahoo, just grabbed by me because of the subject matter in the headline.Calif. Sunday School Teacher Booked in Child Death - Associated Press at ABC NewsNot only is the fact that this person, accused of killing little Sandra Cantu, was a Sunday School teacher told to us in the headline, but we are told a total of three times, once more in a bullet under the headline, and again

Piracy and Terrorism are about Compliance

2009-04-11T05:04:00.003-06:00

Pirates Hold US Captain Hostage for Fourth Day - Associated Press, ABC NewsI really thought this would be done before now. Four guys with AK-47's holding one hostage in a life boat that is out of gas, this can't go for more than a couple of days.As I read this article I realized the potential for something I had not understood before.Somali pirates hold about a dozen ships with more than 200 crew

Off the cargo ship, out of gas, possibly out of options, holding the Captain

2009-04-09T08:02:00.005-06:00

Somali minister: pirates won't win standoff - The Associated PressWith quite the different tone of the reporter from last night, Somalia's foreign minister has told The Associated Press that pirates are "playing with fire" and "cannot win" against American forces in a cargo ship hostage standoff.Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Omaar said Thursday "there is no way" the pirates can win. The pirates

Merchant Sailors vs. Pirates

2009-04-08T22:14:00.003-06:00

For US, few military options to deter piracy - By ANNE GEARAN Associated PressEarly this morning the news of the Somali Pirates taking an American vessel came over the wire. I wanted to see how it turned out before writing anything about it. About 4 hours later, I heard another blip, that the Americans had retaken the ship.This is not how the news narrative is supposed to go, obviously, because

It's not about Christianity, it's about Politics

2009-04-08T07:23:00.005-06:00

The End of Christian America - By Jon Meacham of NEWSWEEKMr. Meacham starts off by giving the left in this country the news they have been pining to hear for decades, that the influence of Christianity in America is dwindling do the decrease in the number of self-identified Christians.The percentage of self-identified Christians has fallen 10 points in the past two decades.He then goes on for two

Apologist in Chief

2009-04-08T05:32:00.003-06:00

Obama portrays another side of America - Washington Post at MSNBCThis is the best headline that Michael D. Shear and Kevin Sullivan of the Washington post can come up with, followed by the subscript -President wraps up tour in which humility, partnership were key themesHumility. It's very interesting that word should be used, basically it suggests that the President is humiliated. Humiliated to

The Iraq Shellgame?

2009-04-07T08:19:00.003-06:00

Obama lands in Iraq for 1st visit as president - JENNIFER LOVEN, AP White House CorrespondentObama is in kind of a pickle with Iraq. He has to balance the withdrawal he promised to constituents, many of whom are either so blinded by ideology that they cannot conceive of another action but to come home, victory or no, or may actually prefer an Iraq in chaos, similar to the thought that Iraqis may

Does F-22 = RAH-66?

2009-04-07T04:11:00.005-06:00

Gates Calls for Cuts to High-Tech Weapons Programs - Fox News and The Associated Press for FOXNews.comThe Wall Street Journal also has an excellent article on this.Is Gates doing for the Air Force what the Army did with the RAH-66 Comanche?I was less outraged than I would have been in reading this story. I've heard through the grapevine that the F-22 was having some significant avionics troubles,

Missile Concerns

2009-04-06T08:09:00.002-06:00

Analysts Say N. Korean Rocket Not a Total Failure - Associated Press at Fox NewsThe world is debating how to deal with the North Korean Missile launch. Reports of how the missile fared differ, North Korea Claims it now has a device that airs patriotic tunes in orbit, South Korea and the U.S. claim it went into the sea about 1900 miles down range....Kim Tae-woo, an analyst at Seoul's state-run

I-I-I-I-I-It's MIRV!!!

2009-04-05T16:51:00.003-06:00

NKorea rocket fizzles, US says; Obama urges action - Paul Alexander, Associated Press at The ExaminerAmid all the horror stories of shootouts and massacres that have plagued the country this weekend, very early Sunday morning I began to see information on the Fox News Ticker about North Korea's launch of a missile that might be capable of carrying a warhead to U.S. soil.The rocket launched by