The Inquisition, What a Show!

Not to make light of the situation with the infamous "Inquisition" song and dance from Mel Brook's "History of the World : Part 1", but Iran is set to execute a Christian pastor for the crime of apostasy, i.e., preaching. He has refused to convert to Islam already three times, and hundreds of people have been arrested in just the last two years for their religious beliefs.

It isn't religion that results in the persecution of people with different beliefs, it is people in governments. This was true when the Catholic church did it, and remains true today when people use religion to persecute others through the hand of the Iranian state.

I Love Free Speech

One of the people in my neighborhood has seen fit to put up a series of signs criticizing President Obama. New Orleans is not known for its conservative bent with the city being largely made up of blacks who vote strongly Democrat and white students and artists, who vote Communist with Brad Pitt. If you read the story closely, you'll note that no one seemed bothered by these until a local radio station had a show on it, and then the "offended" people had to actively seek out the signs to be offended by them. Then, all of a sudden it was such an offense (despite apparently having been up for many months previously)that protesters showed up, that former Mayor Ray Nagin (and here I thought he had taken his "chocolate city" campaign to Dallas, hell, he didn't even come down for Katrina) and Councilwoman Susan Guidry (a former community activist) had to show up to talk to the homeowner. Notice how she basically says she's going to look for any excuse to find them illegal and then weakly modifies it with "of course we have to balance that with First Amendment rights." Clearly, Mrs. Guidry feels that city zoning ordinances trump free speech concerns. Yet these vital ordinances didn't seem to be a problem until a radio show Wednesday morning.

What you see is the essence of modern liberalism: political correctness over individual freedom. Group rights over individual rights. Silencing the dissent. President Obama has done it from day one, starting with his 2008 campaign's "Fight the Smears" to the "flag" e-mail site to the new "Attack Watch" web campaigns.

The Only Law That Matters in Washington, D.C.

There is only one law that is consistently both obeyed and uniformly applied in Washington, D.C., that is that law of unintended consequences. The Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill, which was supposedly designed to prevent banks from doing something or other and protect consumers from overcharges has resulted in what every sane person knew it would result in, consumers having to pay more for banking. Bank of America is the latest bank to roll out a debit card fee, charging customers $5.00 per month because, under Dodd-Frank, they can no longer charge the fees they usually put on the merchants.

I'll be sending my bill to Congressman Barney Frank (D. Mass.).

My Man Crush on Herman Cain is Being Validated

It appears I am not the only one with an affinity for Herman Cain anymore. After a huge suprise win in the Florida straw poll, Mr. Cain has surged into the top three of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. I'm not 100% that he will be the candidate, but my bet right now is that neither Mitt Romney nor Rick Perry will take it.

As is Often the Case

After a relatively busy July of bitching, I mean blogging, August and September have been moments of repose for me (the same thing happened last year if you look at the number of posts per month). But, after recovering from my period of slumber, it is time to regroup, and push onward and upward (I have no idea what that means) and get back to doing what I do best, spending tons of time on something I don't get paid for. Up next, the Republican debates of Thursday night.

Attack Watch Attacked by People Watching Presidency

AttackWatch.com is the great new website where, if you hear your neighbor say mean things about our Lord and Savior Barack Obama, you can go to the website and report their horrific sin against him.

I'm not sure who signed off on this idea during a reelection campaign. Somewhere sitting around a table, some guy must have been coming down from a crack high and when asked "what's our target audience" responded, we need to reach people who vote for juvenile high schoolers with a vindictive streak. The site particularly names Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Glenn Beck as the attackers. Seriously, they are targeting a radio personality with an internet TV channel. People ridiculed President Nixon and his "enemies list". President Obama is advertising his list.

The laughable idiots who put the site together cites Media Matters and thinkprogress.org, both George Soros far left organizations, to support its contentions of untruthful attacks (I rarely see truth on mediamatters.com). It then moves on to attack Rick Perry's assertion that no jobs were created by the stimulus program (which is admittedly not true on its face, the question is about the efficiency of such jobs) citing Politifact for the proposition that the $800 billion stimulus bill "created or saved" 1.3 to 3.6 million jobs (not sure how to measure a saved job). Even taking the generous 3.6 million figure, at $800 billion that's $222,222.22 per job created (which is incidentally above that magical "you're too rich to keep your deductions and we need to tax you at a higher rate" Obama wealth line. Well played, sir.

In the spirit of cooperation, I have turned myself in to the AttackWatch site. I sent them a link to this blog and put my name as the sole contributor. I'm not alone in this, as it seems that more conservatives than not have posted to the site and its associated Twitter feed.

It's About Time Someone Took a Stand Against Charity

As part of President Obama's laughable "Jobs Plan" (pass it now! don't read it! don't debate in it! don't engage in democracy!) that is really just Son of Stimulus he has proposed eliminating some tax breaks, including those for charitable donations for people making more than $200,000.00 per year. Because charities get the bulk of their money from the homeless and welfare recipients (they sure don't seem to get it from Democrats), this should have no effect at all on charitable giving. Keep in mind, this isn't the first time President Obama targeted tax deductions for charitable donations. He's been beating that drum since the Health Care bill.

Modern statists (I'm really trying to get away from calling them liberals, because it is so far away from what they truly are) don't believe that individuals can give appropriately to charity. They believe the state is the modern church, with police power to enforce a tithe of their choosing, and is the best, and indeed only, way to get the unenlightened masses to send their money to others in society and the world.

District Held By Democrats for Almost 90 Years is a "Very Difficult District for Democrats"

Congresswoman and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman (or as I like to call her, the gift that keeps on giving) Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D. FL) commenting on the election win of Republican Bob Turner in New York's 9th district called the district a very difficult one for Democrats. I would remind the reader that, as I pointed out before, this district has been held by Democrats since 1923. A very difficult district indeed.

Hopefully a Preview of Things to Come

Last night a special election was held in New York's 9th Congressional District, the seat once held by former Congressman Anthony Weiner (D. NY). This district had been won by a Democrat every two years since 1923. In a race seen as a proxy fight for the presidential race (though it's still too early in my opinion to go that far), Republican Bob Turner won the special election. This district is heavily composed of Orthodox Jews and President Obama's complete disrespect of Israel likely weighed heavily in the election.

Paul Krugman Shows Just How Smart and Classy He Is

Paul Krugman, editorial writer for the New York Times and Pulitzer prize winning economist (which he deserves about as much as the Nobel Peace Prize given to President Obama) decided to use his September 11 editorial to accuse "fake heroes" such as then New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and President George W. Bush of cashing in on the horror of the attacks. The title of his column is "The Conscience of a Liberal" and it shows exactly that he has none. I imagine his conscience can be found somewhere near his courage, which is assuredly shown as lacking in that he disabled the ability for users to comment on his editorial. It is a common tactic among many on the left to refuse to allow for comment and to ridicule those that disagree with them rather than addressing substantive points (i.e., Al Gore). This piece (of shit) by Krugman shows what a lack of class, courage and conviction he truly has on the day we remember 10 years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

I need to clarify that after looking at this a bit more, it appears that this is part of Krugman's Times Blog and may or may not have appeared in the print edition. He's still an asshole.

It's a Tad Cold Out

I've written before about the looming threat posed by our supposed Russian friends. An incident around North Korea just reinforces my beliefs that the Cold War is alive and well. Perhaps it is Cold War II. Russia has aligned its interests with Iran, China and North Korea, has taken steps to monopolize oil production and refining in the Middle East and Far East, and it's shadow has grown large under the psychotic Vladimir Putin. The prior failures of President Obama's foreign policy that I have written of before have only encouraged this threat, but don't get me wrong, it would have occurred without his inept foreign policy. We are facing threats from within (idiotic domestic policy) and without and the 2012 election is absolutely going to be critical. As much as I like Ron Paul, I have to say, I cannot support his bid for the nomination due to naive foreign policy.

Today's Recommended Reading

I would be far more critical than this gentle article, but when even the AP essentially calls the President's claims bullshit, it's hard to think anyone with an IQ above 12 can paint the turd of a "jobs plan" gold with a straight face.

How Do You Shed That "Union Thug" Label?

Storm a shipyard that is employing union workers that just aren't in your union. Really? Playing into the stereotype are we?

Speech Wrap Up

Well, I think now I was wrong about sending a bill to the floor tonight. It appears that the specifics of this "plan" will be forthcoming. It's amazing to me that the President can keep a straight face while talking about how we have to "act now" in a speech he waited a month to give that has no specifics. He damned well new it was a campaign speech.

Part VIII

Well, at least he admitted he doesn't give a damn about the Constitution during the speech. President Obama has solidified his place among the worst presidents ever.

Part VII

Thirty five minutes in and the President of the United States is nothing more than a pandering demagouge who is trying to double down on his own failed initiatives.

Part VI

Now he's talking about the 500 regulations he has reviewed versus the 10s of 1000s he has enacted.

Part V

Now he's mentioning the global trade agreements he wants Congress to pass that he hasn't presented to Congress and have been sitting on his desk for two years already.

Part IV

The Republicans who didn't attend because it was a political speech were right, this is a campaign speech.

Part III

He's saying spend now, cut later. That is how Democrats have always avoided spending cuts, they continue to put them off and spend more and more.

Part II

He's also doubling down on his previous policies. High speed rail. Infrastructure.

Opening of the President's Jobs Speech

I suspect from the opening language that President Obama is going to push for a vote after the speech. If he does so it will be one of the most outrageous acts of pure political idiocy in history. Speaker John Boehner should walk out.