Bill Maher Takes Time Off From Telling Jokes to Become a Joke

Bill Maher, once a comedian, has evolved over time from being a libertarian to being a statist. He is also what I would call an evangelical atheist. Maher is so offended by the very notion that someone believes in God that he feels he must ridicule and denigrate any display or expression of belief. Maher made a movie called "Religulous" ridiculing the very notion of any belief. This has led to Maher's twitter war against Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos quarterback who is a devout Christian with an overly long delivery and difficulty diagnosing multiple receiver defenses. Tebow, despite his detractors, has managed to help put Denver in a position to make it to the playoffs this years. Tebow also happens to thank God every time he has the opportunity. This apparently horrifies Bill Maher, which led him to tweet this after Denver lost to Buffalo on Christmas Eve.

Bill Maher is one of many of a growing group of what I earlier referred to as evangelical atheists. He appears to be a man filled with hatred and disdain for something he doesn't even believe exists. Take that in for a second. That's like going on a rampage about Santa Claus because there are children. For a time in my life I was both an atheist and a statist (i.e. modern liberal). I found both positions to be both intellectually and morally without merit. I do not hold hatred in me for anyone who holds those positions. I wouldn't want any part in an organization that forces my beliefs on others but I have no problem with people making the arguments for and against, as long as those arguments are respectful and reasoned. Resorting to cries of racism, murder (I recently saw someone post on Facebook about how many people God had killed) and idiocy are not the proper way to convey an idea. It is, however, the best way to show your own ignorance and hatred. And my response is, God bless you, Bill Maher. I hope you aren't as miserable as you seem to be.

Radio Free America

This rant by Adam Corolla, replayed by Glenn Beck, sums up the idiotic Occupy Wall Street movement and the modern liberalism of the statist left such as our current president. It can be held down to a single word. ENVY. The modern left is based almost entirely on one of the ten deadly sins listed in the Bible.

Blame Bush

That's right folks, no matter what ails you, it is probably the fault of former President George W. Bush. Hangnail? Bush. Short? Bush. Bad relationship? Bush, of course. Idiotic leftist policies failing? Bush times 50.

The "supercommittee" negotiations failed to produce the cuts in deficit spending required to avoid automatic cuts in domestic and military spending. Why? Not because Democrats failed to address entitlement spending until the last minute (which Nancy Pelosi (D. CA) had already instructed her caucus not to agree to), not because Republicans wouldn't agree to effectively raise taxes by addressing exemptions while lowering the base rates (they did). It was because of Bush, specifically, the Bush tax cuts according to this report from ABC News.

So the lesson is, neither Democrats nor Republicans currently in office have any responsibility for their actions as long as the finger can point to President Bush. Whatever happened to the buck stops here?

Disgusting Union Behavior

Michigan, is not a right to work state. As a result, parents caring for their disabled children have been forced to join SEIU, one of the most evil institutions in America, so that they can take the medicaid money intended to help the parents care for those children.

Guilty

Well, I have to admit, I called it very early on Newt Gingrich when his campaign appeared to be tanking. Now, not only am I actively rooting for him to be either President or Vice President, it appears his surge in the polls may have in him a position to do so.

Occupy This

The various "Occupy" movements might want to think about occupying this million dollar vacation home owned by filmaker Michael Moore (who rails against the supposed 1%). I suppose Moore is truly part of the 99% in one way. That's about what percentage of liberal celebrities are hypocrites.

He's Baaaaaaaaacckkk!!!!!!!

Former Congressman Alan Grayson (D. Fl.), whose blatant idiocy has blessed these pages previously, is back running to regain the seat he lost in Congress. The "Congressman with guts" (which are presumably what he has in lieu of brains and character) is, at least this is my theory, some strange metaphysical manifestation of the "Looney Tunes" character Hugo the Abominable Snowman

and Private Pyle from "Full Metal Jacket"

all rolled into one but somehow only received 1/10 of the total IQ points and 1/100 of the moral fiber.

I'm actually a little torn. While his presence as a Congressman is an indictment of humanity (at least in his district anyway), he's always good to hold up as an example of exactly what is horribly, horribly wrong with the self-described progressive left.

Today's Recommended Reading

Ann Coulter digs into the history of sexual harassment claims and the Chicago political machine in this article.

Liberal Bigotry (Searching for a New Anita Hill)

This clip from Mel Brooks' classic comedy "Blazing Saddles" seems to sum up the modern liberal revulsion towards black conservatives. If you can't call them Uncle Tom's and assault their actual message, slander them with the fear that they are sexual predators. Let's put some context on this with a little journey back through recent history.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a conservative black man and arguably the best jurist in modern times, was once nominee Clarence Thomas in 1991. Suddenly, out of the blue flew in liberal Anita Hill, now a professor of social policy, law and women's studies at Brandeis University. Miss Hill had told the FBI that about a decade prior to the hearings in 1982 and 1983 she had heard sexually unwanted comments from Mr. Thomas. Somehow this magically leaked to the press and voila! The hearings of a man with a sterling record of service became a firestorm of sexual harassment charges. Two other women stepped forward, though neither testified, one saying that she had heard similar remarks, the other saying she had heard the other one that wasn't testifying (you following this mess?) complain about the comments. Oh, did I mention that these were people working at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission? Because no one ever filed a complaint. Hill was the only testimony, and her story was contradicted by telephone records that supported Thomas's testimony of continued friendly relations with his colleague.

That's enough for history. Don't get me wrong, liberals have never seen a black conservative they didn't like...to beat the crap out of. But the Thomas story has some easy comparisons to the unfolding events in the "Herman Cain is suddenly a serial rapist" storyline. First, Politico broke a story of an anonymous complaint as detailed by unnamed sources and unsubstantiated by any documentation. The accuser has yet to step forward. Then a second accuser story comes to light, unsupported as well as the incident was subject to a settlement and non-disclosure agreement. The settlement was rumored to be five figures. Let that sink in. The CEO of a multi-million dollar company with assets in the billions got somewhere between $99,999.99 and $10,000.00 for this alleged sexual harassment. The cost of actually defending the suit likely would have exceeded $1 million. That reeks of a nuisance case and a nuisance settlement. It looks like they settled for a year's pay, which they might well have owed in any termination package. A third accuser appears who says it isn't worth revisiting. Now a fourth, semi-tearful press conference arm in arm with that bastion of ethics, Gloria Allred. The best explanation I can think of for Gloria Allred's credibility is that if she were Pinocchio, her nose would have reached the heliopause in 1967. Even if the fourth accuser's story didn't sound ridiculous on the surface (he sexually assaulted me so I asked him to take me back to my hotel and he did? seriously?), Gloria Allred's presence implies that not only is Herman Cain innocent, he may actually be eligible for sainthood. And why are these stories floating without any confirmation in the press?

The point is, there is something about black conservative men that makes liberals reach back into their roots and try to scare the local town folk into a lynching by saying the black guy is on the prowl to rape the town's women. Where all the white women at, indeed.

I want to be clear that I have no way of knowing if there is any truth to any of these allegations. But I think history supports Mr. Cain and I personally hope he didn't do anything. But lynchings were rarely based on the truth. The girl got knocked up by her boyfriend and blamed a random black guy. The townsfolk got angry and scared and hung the innocent man. Remember that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Liberals apparently consist of large populations of amnesiacs.

Did Obama Err in Announcing Killing of Bin Laden?

In a story by the Daily Caller, former Navy Seal Chuck Pfarrer details how his new book disputes the story of the mission which resulted in the killing of Osama Bin Laden which was popularized by an article in the New Yorker. However, that isn't the interesting part of the interview. When speaking about the announcement from the White House, Pfarrer notes:

'"'There was a choice that night,' Pfarrer told the DC. 'There was a choice to keep the mission secret.' America, Pfarrer explained, could have left things alone for 'weeks or months...even though there was evidence left on the ground there...and use the intelligence and finish off al-Qaida.'

But Obama's announcement, he said, 'rendered moot all of the intelligence that was gathered from the nexus of al-Qaida. The computer drives, the hard drives, the videocassettes, the CDs, the thumb drives, everything. Before that could even be looked through, the political decision was made to take credit for the operation.'"

President Obama may have destroyed incredible operational intelligence that would have allowed the military to effectively destroy and unearth the al-Qaida network. On the other hand, maybe there wasn't any real actionable intelligence to utilize. We'll never know. I can only hope that a President with flagging popularity didn't jump to exploit a military success without thinking first about the consequences, or that his advisors failed to counsel him in that area. But I imagine the temptation is there.

Hell, President Obama has talked (i.e. bragged) so much about Bin Laden's killing, if we still had the body he'd be doing his own version of "Weekend at Bernie's" toting him around to campaign stops.

Today's Recommended Reading

Reason.com comments on the firebombing of a French satirical paper due to the use of a pitcture of Mohammed. Two points: 1) they do a good job of laying out just how restrictive speech is in Europe in fear of anti-muslim retaliation (funny, no one seemed to mind the French hurling racial epithats at Thierry Henry because he wasn't likely to bomb back) though it is contradictory at some points in instances such as the French banning burqas; and 2) any article that ends with me getting to look at S.E. Cupp is a plus.

Radio Free America

This is one of the more interesting advertisements I've heard. Assuming it is meant tongue-in-cheek, I think it is one of the funnier ones I've hear. If he's serious about not teaching non-Christian Arabs and Muslims then I will be sure to never do business with him for discrimination (though I believe he has the right to do so). If he's serious about not teaching people who voted for Obama, I'm on the fence.

The Intellectual Falsehood of the Left

People often bemoan the lack of civilized discussion, the failure to meet a common ground in modern political discourse. You broker honesty with the dishonest. And so I give you Washington Post columnist Katrina vanden Heuvel, who thinks that the Republican Party is trying to roll back science. I would note for Ms. Heuvel that if you are seeking scientific credibility, Al Gore is probably not your best source. People such as Ms. Heuvel are the death of the very reason and rational logic they proclaim.

Obama Campaign Motto "What Can I Buy for Your Vote"

Earlier today, President Obama, the crusader of class warfare, noted that if he loses the coming election in 2012 the government will be telling people you are on your own. The man who once called for civility because Republicans were scaring people continued on saying that:

"If you get sick, you're on your own."

My, God! Apparently if he loses I will have no family or friends, no churches, no charities, no social organizations to turn to! Apparently EMTALA will be revoked, charity hospitals shut down. Clinics closed! What mad sick world would this be without him.

"If you can't afford college, you're on your own."

What insane level of Dante's hell is this! I can't get an overpriced education driven to insane costs by federal and state subsidization of moronic students that have no business to be there! I will be struck dumb, unable to read, unable to work or find gainful employment in this new sick world without him! Wherever will I be indoctrinated by men like Bill Ayers! Or jackasses who claim Jesus would be an athiest these days!

"If you don't like some corporation polluting your air or the air that your child breathes, then you're on your own."

Oh, please no, oh merciful President. Please bring not the dust and plagues of industry down upon myself and my family through your absence! What disgusting civilization do I live in that if I do not vote for Barack Obama they will choke my child and poison my air! Damn you miserable people, damn you!

Oh the horror!

President Ronald Reagan once quipped that the scariest words in the English language were "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." I tend to think he's a little more on the ball than a man who has difficulty getting things right when he goes off script. (Remember, he'll give you a breathalyzer for that child who has the breathing problems or an inhalator, whatever that is, listen to the whole clip, what a speaker!)

Damn those Republicans with their scary rhetoric.

Why Would Someone Brag About This

Democratic Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) is bragging that she laid the intellectual foundation for the Occupy Wall Street movement. Judging from what I have seen of the participants Elizabeth Warren must have written the Communist Manifesto.

Vice President Joe Biden, Unplugged

I did some digging and found this video of Vice President Joe Biden discussing President Obama's "jobs" bill. If you don't get the joke, please read here (it's at the very end).

Reductio ad Absurdum in Practice

Six Senators (four Democrats and the two Maine RINOs) have introduced a bill to make the sale of fake maple syrup a felony. A felony. Seriously, the sale of fake syrup would result in you sacrificing the ability to vote (unless you vote Democrat). Finally, we are focused on what is important in this nation!

Take heart liberals, after all, this is similar to just another regulation on business, and as we all know, when government makes a regulation, it creates jobs (and angels get their wings!).

Today's Recommended Reading

Ann Coulter, always interesting.

That Guy Who Keeps Predicting the End of the World May Be on to Something

Because I actually agree with something that came out of the mouth of Alec Baldwin. Baldwin, mingling amongst the masses at the Occupy Wall Street protests, noted the benefits of capital markets and that he thinks that getting rid of capital markets would be disastrous. Guess I need to start praying more often.

Your Money's No Good Here. No Seriously, I Can't Take Your Money

In local dumbassed news, the Louisiana State legislature passed a law that bans second hand goods from being sold for cash. I'm sure the flea markets will be pleased. Garage sale? Might want to make sure you're set up for Visa and Mastercard. Oh, and be prepared to chase down anyone who might have floated you a bad check.

At Some Point the Size of My Audience Will Likely Pass His

Keith Olbermann, the world's most spiteful former sportscaster has managed to whittle his audience down to a select group of 46,000 people each evening all for the low, low price of $10 million a year. Who knew that trotting out the hateful theories of Jeanene Garofalo and Michael Moore on a nightly basis would turn off viewers? He may want to rethink his "World's Worst Person" segments.

We Are the 99% Percent of Maybe a Tenth of the 21%

Democratic Pollster Douglas Schoen decided to poll the Occupy Wall Street crowd to get their views. The results? A group of engaged (52% have participated in some political movement)progressives (65% say government has a moral responsibility to provide health care, college education and retirement regardless of cost), disillusioned with capitalism and having a distinct activist orientation (98% advocate civil disobedience and 31% outright violence). Only 21% of the nation self-identifies as liberal. According to the progressive Center for American Progress in a 2009 study showed only 16% of people self-identify as progressives (which they somehow manage to make into 47% of the nation being liberal or progressive).

So the supposed "99%" seems to be more likely close to identifying ideologically with, to be generous, something like 2% of the population.

With a Laser-Like Focus on the Important Things

Four Democratic Senators have taken a break from their busy work of trying to convince everyone that when they say Washington, D.C., has a spending problem, it's because they aren't spending enough to focus on an issue of grave national importance, i.e., baseball players who use chewing tobacco. And to think, people who think government is too big or overreaches are called radicals.

The True Modern Politial Alignment

An affiliate of the American Nazi Party has come out in favor of the Occupy Wall Street protests, citing to the anti-"judeo-capitalist" nature of the protests. There are a number of documented instances of anti-semitism taking place at the various Occupy rallies. Of note is the portion of the statement where they disregard their distaste for communists and non-whites to join the attack on the "judeo-capitalists".

It is important for the Nazi's to overcome a dislike of communists, because the Communist Party USA has also endorsed the Occupy Wall Street movement. There has been plenty of evidence of communist sympathy amongst the protesters as well.

Last but hardly least, Democrats are seeking to capitalize on the Occupy Wall Street protests.

What is the common thread amongst the three groups? The true modern political alignment, the Statist, as described marvelously in Mark Levin's "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" versus the non-statist, conservative (what Thomas Jefferson would have recognized as a liberal before the word got twisted into its current, unrecognizable form). It is group rights versus individual rights. These are the people that will destroy the American experiment if they are allowed to do so all under the guise of economic equality through state intervention.

Well This Seems Perfectly Above-Board

A federal judge has blocked a FOIA request for emails sent from now Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan (God, I can't wrap my mind around how stunningly awful it is that she is a Justice now) when she was serving in the Obama administration at the Department of Justice regarding Obamacare. It could be key to determining whether or not she should recuse herself from the case, soon to be before the Court, regarding the Constitutional merit of the program. Liberals have ramped up pressure on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself, who, like Herman Cain, committed the sin of being conservative and black, because his wife works for the Heritage Foundation, which is opposed to Obamacare and liberal economics generally. The judge reasoned that the emails were purely personal as they were only related to her goal of being nominated to the Supreme Court. Let that sink in. These emails should come out so that the American public will know what, if any, part Ms. Kagan played in the passage of Obamacare.

Libtard Defined

A friend of mine recently asked on her Facebook account for a definition of "libtard" as she has apparently been called that of late. For the record, I would not apply that term to her. She's someone who has a big heart that informs much of her opinions and it is difficult to fault that even if I disagree with the conclusions it leads to. I would put her in a similar category with Senator Joe Lieberman (I. Conn.). I can't find much of anything I agree with the man about politically (other than national defense) but I respect his opinions as he never seems to come from a place of hatred or lack of reason.

No, to qualify for the libtard moniker, I respectfully submit that one should have to make a statement so unreasonable, so unqualified, so unsupported by evidence and reason that it can only be informed by pure ideological nonsense that trumps all sense of logic. So let's get to some examples, shall we?

Sean Penn : Fantastic actor and proof that art and reason need not collide. This is the jackass that supports the "democratic" authoritarian dictator Hugo Chavez. How did Penn become a libtard? He blames Republicans for his father being blacklisted in Hollywood as a Communist as a result of the Democrat controlled House Unamerican Activities Committee investigations which took place before anyone had even heard of Senator McCarthy. Make sense? Of course not, it's libtarded. Mr. Penn recently revealed his rather unclever name for the Tea Party, which he calls the "Get the 'N' word out of the White House" party. Strange, as I've seen lots of black people at the New Orleans Tea Party meetings and events and I've yet to see a single instance of racism in my local Tea Party (which is in a city that is 80% plus black). But he can say it and Piers Morgan won't even challenge the statement. He just nods and invokes ...

Morgan Freeman : Another wonderfully talented actor. Freeman decided to call the Tea Party racist as well. He now has a standing invitation to attend a Tennessee Tea Party event from Ali Akbar, a black Tea Party member. Of course Ali is probably just being paid by conservatives to distract from their racism according to...

Janeane Garofalo, who postulated that Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain is being paid to run for just that reason. Ms. Garofalo has long graced the pages of this particular blog with her unique brand of idiocy. She is a frequent guest of fellow libtard...

Keith Olbermann : I'm not sure where to even start with this idiot. This old article from American Thinker is pretty amusing. He's not even unique amongst his former co-workers, such as...

Ed Schultz : Schultz believes Herman Cain is pandering to us white racists who identify with the Tea Party. Luckily, he's backed up by a college professor who apparently knows something about the word "break" that none of us other people (including Merriam-Webster) knew.

But these guys are mainly celebutards, a group that does not necessarily belong exclusively to the libtard category (see, e.g., Pat Robertson, Courtney Stoddards). The scarier people are the ones that actually get elected. Like...

Alan Grayson : Grayson, the former Democratic Congressman from Florida and candidate to say "Duh, George" while aggressively petting a bunny at any given moment, is an extreme example of the libtard elected official. I have written about him a few times before. I think my favorite scumbag move of his was trying to get jail time for a constituent who campaigned against him. Grayson's views on government health care and the insane rhetoric he would resort to are echoed by...

Nancy Pelosi : Former Speaker of the House and current minority leader, the congresswoman from California can't be dismissed as a simple anomaly. Yet when a bill passes to ensure Obamacare doesn't utilize public funds for abortions, Ms. Pelosi immediately jumped to saying that the bill would lead to women dying on the floors of hospitals. That seems almost reasonable by comparison to...

Vice President Joe Biden : In all fairness, Vice President Biden has been known more for his gaffes in public speaking that any actual substance he possesses. But, as I noted previously, Mr. Biden intimated that if the President's "jobs" bill wasn't passed, there would be an increase in rapes and murders in Flint. Of course, it's only conservatives that use scare tactics (did you see that guy just push that old lady in the wheelchair over a cliff?)

So there you have it. Libtard defined.

Interesting Information on Occupy Wall Street

I am not setting this out as fact and have not been able to confirm it independently (which I normally will not cite to a story as fact without being able to confirm it from at least two other sources), I am not taking the position that it is correct, but it sure as hell bears watching. Big Government is reporting about the forces behind the Occupy Wall Street movement. If they are correct, there is something scary behind all of this other than the idiot leftists that are looking for the next Woodstock. Reuters pulled a story earlier about George Soros being behind the funding for the "movement" before criticism came heaping down upon them. I have no doubt that something is amiss here, I'm just not certain it is anything bigger than unrest at the moment.

Today's Recommended Reading

Ann Coulter, the only celebrity I actually think I'd like to sit down and have a few drinks with, writes about the Occupy Wall Street (bowel?) movement, or, as she so wonderfully puts it, the "Flea Party".

Heavyweights Weigh in On Herman Cain's Economic Program

Both Congressman Paul Ryan (R. Wis.), who is know as the man with the greatest understanding of the budget in Washington, D.C., and Art Laffer, economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan, the greatest President of the 20th century, have come out in favor of candidate Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan. Paul Ryan says he "loves it". Mr. Laffer graded it as an "A+" when discussing it with Mr. Cain when he traveled to meet him to get his advise on the plan. The criticism in chief of the program has been the idea that the federal government will raise the plan from 9-9-9 to 21-21-21. But imagine how hard it will be to raise taxes under a program that is simple enough for the American people to understand it and the implications of any changes.

Vice President Joe Biden, That Drunk Uncle You Wish You Didn't Know

I will be curious to see how many liberal commentators take up this particular argument. Vice President Joe Biden, speaking in Flint, Michigan, intimated that if President Obama's "jobs" bill that there will be more rapes and murders this year. Who knew?

Obama to Visit Museum of Natural History, Apologize to Neanderthals for Extinction

Just when you thought the whirlwind "President Obama's America Sucks" apology tour was in the past, cables from Wikileaks reveal that President Obama intended to visit Nagasaki and Hiroshima and apologize for dropping the atomic bomb on those cities to win World War II. The President apparently had to be told by the Japanese government not to do this. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton felt the need to have her department contact the family of slain terrorist Samir Kahn to say how sorry they were about blowing him to hell.

Maybe he should apologize to the United Kingdom for his shitty taste in gifts or returning the bust of Winston Churchill. I'm hoping he'll apologize to me some day for being taller. Given recent history, I'm thinking it isn't that far out of the realm of possibility.

If it Was a Living Document, He Would Have Had it Killed Via Drone Attack by Now

President Obama has once again decided the Constitution is merely an impediment to his fiat (and I blame him for the bankruptcy proceedings of Chrysler that brought Fiat back to America along with those horrible Jennifer Lopez commercials) regime and Congress isn't doing a damned thing about it. I have written before about the rampant extra-constitutional activities of this administration and in all fairness, it is not the first, just the most hypocritical and least apologetic. Just a brief recap of a few highlights (I don't think I can write a post long enough to cover them all):

President Obama proposes a debt commission : Voted down by a supermajority Democratic Senate The President simply creates it out of thin air. He then ignores their recommendations, essentially having wasted the millions of dollars appropriated to them.

DREAM Act : Voted down by Congress despite both Houses being under Democratic control. The President instructs his administration to not enforce provisions of immigration law in such a way as to essentially enact its provisions.

Cap & Trade : Couldn't get through a Democratic Congress. The EPA is essentially forcing a cap and trade system through fines and increased regulatory control.

Card Check : Couldn't get through a Democratic Congress. The NLRB has enacted regulations similar to card check in order to fast track unionization of workforces without prior procedures or employers being able to present their case to workers.

This time, President Obama isn't even trying to circumvent the Constitution sub rosa. When the Senate couldn't pass President Obama's laughable "jobs" bill (liberal English : Jobs bill, conservative English : stimulus package, vernacular : spending a load of money they don't have), President Obama just instructed his administration to start enacting the provisions of the bill that they can and ignore Congress.

Congress, for its part, is spending its time sitting on its hands and watching quietly as its relevance wanes. It's almost like watching a man sleep through his own execution.

Everything Government Does Creates Jobs!

Minnesota Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison told MSNBC that government regulations actually create jobs. As with most Democratic contentions about government job creation, this one involves a touch of magic, some sleight of hand, and, preferably, a massive stroke to remove whatever portions of your brain still operate on logic. Much like the often rolled out Democratic mantra that unemployment spending is the most stimulative form of government spending, this Olympic leap of logic requires a suspension of disbelief that borders on expulsion.

Maybe if we regulate the living crap out of everything, we can reach full employment! We'll have three government agencies cross-regulating every industry, made up of an average of 600 staff per agency. Employers will hire 60 people to deal with the massive regulations for each individual company in each industry. So we have, at some point, millions of people no longer employed, though they don't actually produce anything, nor do they add value to the products of industry. The cost of employing them are passed on to the few remaining productive members of society through taxes and higher costs for the regulated products. The costs of products will skyrocket and some products will eventually be phased out as a result of the inability to comply with regulations, despite being just as good as the more expensive products, and often better. Again, while millions of employed people aren't adding any value to society, the growth of wealth slows to a snails pace. The gap between rich and poor widens as the rich invest in material goods that will retain their value while the poor are reliant upon a dollar that has less and less value as the government stretches dollars between more and more people and the costs of goods are pushed up.

Wait, this is starting to sound familiar.

Update on Proposed List of Demands

Occupy Wall Street has recently changed the original page to say that the proposed list of demands I referred to in an earlier post was simply a user submission. There apparently is no list of demands as the New York "General Assembly" has not voted on any demands. So, over a month into the "movement" these people don't know what they are in favor of other than banning showers. I just wanted to clear this up because I'd hate to attribute anything negative to a bunch of people who seem to have no purpose and tons of support from unions, who apparently also don't know what they want.

Yet More Must See TV

I really don't have any idea what to say about this video other than these people are complete idiots. I do like one of the comments about them being the Borg.

Must See TV

Andrew Breitbart took a tour with his own personal SEIU thug through the Occupy LA people. It makes for interesting video.

Today's Recommended Reading

This is an interesting piece from American Thinker on science and the left.

He's a Lumber Jackin', Baby!

In more Herman Cain news, the Republican Presidential candidate was interviewed by MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell, yet another Harvard graduate who is an avowed socialist. O'Donnell showed the disdain for all conservatives that has become the trademark of MSNBC prime time hosts in what was described by Real Clear Politics as "bizarre interview that didn't seem to have a point other than to attack Mr. Cain" as he tried to paint Mr. Cain as "anti-black and a draft dodger". Though there is no byline associated with the commentary, Real Clear Politics is not, in my experience, a site that tends to lean one way or the other. Typically, its front page consists of alternating articles from commentators on the left and right. Cain maintained his cool and, in my opinion, comes off looking much better than what appears to be a petty and snide O'Donnell.

This is the same MSNBC that was so unprofessional during the 2008 and 2010 election coverage that they openly mocked conservatives on what was supposed to be straight news coverage.

If Lawrence O'Donnell be against thee...well, you got the right one, baby!

Democrat Wants to Take Black Man's Vote From Him

To be fair, there's nothing new about a Democrat trying to stop a black man from voting. They were the authors of the Jim Crow laws after all. This instance is pretty outrageous as well. Representative Louise Slaughter (D. NY) noted that she and others are looking into a "retroactive recusal" to take away Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' votes. Ms. Slaughter apparently misread "to protect and defend the Constitution" as "to subvert and upend".

Occupy Wall Street List of Demands Released (I.E. Today's Liberal English to English Translation)

The Occupy Wall Street people (though from every interview I've seen with them, they have an intelligence level which doesn't qualify as "people") have released their proposed set of demands. Let's review, shall we?

1. Restoration of the living wage by ending free trade.

Translation : Government gives everyone money by making sure no one can sell goods abroad because of punitive trade policies. Bottom line, none of us have taken an economics class.

2. Institute a single payer healthcare system.

Translation : Like we said, none of us have taken an economics class.

3. Guaranteed living wage income regardless of employment.

Translation : We don't want to work. Do we really have to keep reminding you we haven't taken any economics? Add in that none of us are capable of simple logic as well. Copy and past in addendum to all other translations.

4. Free college education.

Translation : At this point we're on the verge of asking for a gift basket. Why do we need a free education when we don't have to work? See simple logic above.

5. Fast track "alternative energy" and end fossil fuels.

Translation : We already live outside and don't shower, so why would we need energy?

6. One trillion dollars in infrastructure spending now.

Translation : We saw this on a flier from the Democratic Party and it sounded smart. I'm sorry, what's that about a failed stimulus package?

7. One trillion dollars on ecologic restoration and an end to nuclear power.

Translation : I just found my parents' VHS tape copy of "The China Syndrome" and it looks scary. Plus as we said before, we already live outdoors and we need our forests to be green and dropping money on them will make them green and leafy. Made of cloth you say?

8. Racial and gender equal rights amendment.

Translation : Civil Rights Act of 1964? Never heard of it. Guess the Democrats already beat us to that one. Wait, they voted against it?

9. Open borders migration, anyone can live, travel and work anywhere.

Translation : Once we start spending all that money we're printing, we'll need to get it to Mexico somehow. Plus, it's not like we have any interest in maintaining our borders since no one wants to kill us, or kidnap us. I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by "Mexican drug cartels".

10. Bring American elections up to international standards of paper ballots counted and recounted in front of independent observers.

Translation : If we couldn't have kept finding ballots, Al Franken would never have been able to defraud the Minnesota Senatorial election, and let's face it, he was a horrible comedian, so making him a Senator means we don't have to listen to him any more. What were we thinking about neutral observers? Well, how about the Black Panthers? They did a bang up job watching over elections in 2008, right.

11. Eliminate all existing debt.

Translation : Cause, dude, I can't afford that car note until someone starts handing me a living wage. Our magic happy wand solution will let everyone get a fresh start, then we can implement our unicorns made of gold program and puppies that pee platinum program to help everyone be able to live. No, dammit, Cisco! You still owe me that ten bucks for your mocha crappe latte!

12. Outlaw all credit reporting agencies.

Translation : Have you seen my score? It's like 185.

13. Allow workers to sign a ballot at any time during the process of unionizing to go ahead and start the union.

Translation : Well, see, I hang out at the student union a lot, and like, that place is pretty cool. So I think everyone should have to have a union. Where else are you gonna buy your books?

The proposed demands ends with a statement that "These demands will create so many jobs it will be completely impossible to fill them without an open borders policy." Apparently this was stolen from New York Times fraud economist Paul Krugman.

These people are living proof that if evolution ever existed, society has killed it off.

His Mother Was Prescient Naming Him That

Seantor Dick Durbin (D. Ill.), whose own amendment to the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill is causing banks to charge monthly fees for debit cards to customers, came to the Senate floor to admit the mistake and suggest that amendment to the bill should be repealed...nah, just kidding, he decided to encourage customers to make a run on the biggest bank in America. In fact, while calling for the collapse of a major banking institution which would have resulted in a depression, Durbin doubled down and bragged about how proud he was to make sure banks are forced to pass along costs to their customers.

Thanks, Dick, as I've suggested before, customers should keep their accounts and just send the extra billing on to your office along with anyone else who voted for this anencephalic piece of legislation.

The Cain Saw is Ripping Along

Presidential Candidate Herman Cain has steamed ahead in recent polls after his upset win at the Florida straw poll. A new CBS poll has Cain tied atop the candidates with former Massachusettes Governor Mitt Romney. With a number of states moving up their primaries as early as January 2012 it will be significant who is in the leading position at the end of this year. Cain seems to have the momentum and support right now to capitalize on these early primaries and be the eventual Republican nominee. Given his admitted weakness on foreign policies, his choice of Vice President will be key (the situation was the same when President Obama picked Vice President Biden) and I would hope he would strongly consider former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich for that position. Gingrich would have the additional benefit of bringing serious policy experience to the ticket to balance Mr. Cain's lack of public sector work. Right now, I'm on board for Mr. Cain.

Someone is Dropping the Hammer and the Sickle is not Far Behind

Not to rehash everything I've told you about Russian President and despot Vladimir Putin, but suffice it to say he's looking to re-establish Russia as the preeminent power in the world. He's not bothering to hide his hand now. Putin wants to come in and establish a pan-Asian European union. Putin will return to the Prime Minister role in the next election and he's displaying behavior increasingly indicative of an ego maniac. I don't want to be the alarmist, but I think we're seeing the development of something similar to a new Axis. Keep your eyes turned to a possible move in the financial markets by the Russians or Chinese. Something about this smells dirty.

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.

Our Apologist-in-Chief

Apologist is probably the wrong word here, since apologists attempted to use reason and logic to explain their beliefs. Our President on the other hand simply seems to try and make excuses. As Hurricane Irene makes it's rather anti-climatic landfall (and I don't mean to minimize the fact that people have died as a result of the storm) I am reminded of the President's recent speeches to explain away the economy under his watch.

Recently, President Obama has been explaining how his economic policies have actually saved the economy, it's just that we've had to deal with the "Arab Spring" (which I'm pretty sure is going to go badly in the end and Egypt is already showing signs to that end) driving up oil prices (which I'm sure wouldn't be ameliorated by the Obama administration getting out of contempt of court and allowing drilling or at least not actively trying to stop drilling) and the tsunami which hit Japan. At any given moment I'm certain the recent minor earthquake in the northeast and Hurricane Irene will be convenient excuses as well. Clearly, our current President has suffered under the great strain of incredible events (grab a mop, my sarcasm may be dripping on your floor).

So let's review the 8 years prior to see if maybe similar accidents tanked the economy by comparison. September 11, 2001, terrorists fly two planes into the Twin Towers in New York City. The only historical comparison in American history would be Pearl Harbor. In fact, after September 11, 2001, the country experienced an actual growth of economic output after having had three consecutive quarters of decline (which is probably some evidence that President Bush was horrible on domestic economic issues and more akin to Obama than Reagan).

December 24, 2004, a tsunami struck most of the countries bordering the Indian Ocean. I haven't found data on this, but I'm going to guess, given the areas affected, the Japanese tsunami actually had a greater worldwide economic impact. However, both should mainly affect imported goods and increase the desirability of exported goods from the U.S. GDP slowed from a 6.4% rate of growth to 4.6% in the first quarter of 2005.

August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast causing an estimated $81 billion in damages (or 1/10 of a "stimulus" bill) making it the costliest U.S. hurricane on record. It was quickly followed by Hurricane Rita in September, which tried to kill the rest of the Gulf Coast west of New Orleans, tacking on another $11.3 billion in estimated damages (or 1/10 of the average Obama budget deficit). In October of 2005, Hurricane Wilma, the forgotten stepchild of a season in which saw the National Hurricane Center resorting to the use of the Greek alphabet because the 26 letters we use didn't cover the number of storms, handed Florida its metaphorical hat, causing an additional $20.6 billion in damages to the United States. The most active hurricane season in recorded history finished with tropical storm Zeta, having caused over $110 billion in damages to the United States. Yet once again, the economy grew from 2005 to 2006.

So, in the space of 4 years (or one Presidential term), President George W. Bush, whose economic policies I will not defend for one second as for the most part they were just a slower version of President Obama's, presided over an incredible period of domestic disaster and terrorism, on top of global disaster. Yet somehow, despite all of this, the economy grew during the period of his presidency until 2009, which was when Democrats took control of the Congress (judge for yourself if that was coincidence). Similarly, during the majority of the Bush presidency, the unemployment rate was less than 6%, suddenly spiking in late 2008 to 2009 and achieving its current, sustained 9% + rate under the careful guidance of central economic planning. While we have seen a resumption of growth in GDP, employment has remained low. I would argue that this is a result of regulatory uncertainty and historic growth in government interference in the economy along with a continued uncertainty as to tax rates. Again, I am not a fan of President Bush's economic policies, but to make a disease comparison, he was diabetes compared to President Obama's Ebola (I'm not suggesting he is African, so insert whatever hemorrhagic fever you are comfortable with here) economy.

So President Obama's "blame Bush, blame tectonic plates, blame Islamic extremists overthrowing despotic morons, blame anybody but the empirically disprovable Keynsian statism I advocate" speeches just don't strike me as being genuine. But then I'm biased because nothing about him ever has struck me as genuine.

The Ultimate Hypocritical President

Let's take a quick peek back at one or two quotes from our esteemed President Barack Obama and see if he may be a tad hypocritical.

"The problem is, is that the way Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children, driving up the national debt from 5 trillion for the first 42 presidents -- number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome, so that we now have 9 trillion dollars of debt that we are going to have to pay back -- $30,000 for every man, woman and child. That's irresponsible. It's unpatriotic." Senator Barack Obama, July 3, 2008 campaign speech.

President Obama then proceeded to tack on another $4 trillion in just 2 and 1/2 years.

"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies...Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here'. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices onto the back of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better." Senator Barack Obama, 2006 debate on raising the debt ceiling before he cast his vote against.

Senator Obama didn't bother to vote for the subsequent debt raises in 2007 and 2008. President Obama argued that failure to raise the debt ceiling would be a disaster that would unravel the financial system and create a worse recession than what we had just been through.

"The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." Senator Barack Obama, 2007.

President Barack Obama then decided that apparently bombing Libya is not a "military attack" such that Congress needed to even be consulted. In fact, he adamantly refused to consult with Congress on the bombing campaign.

"I will not use signing statements to nullify or undermine congressional instructions as enacted into law. The problem with this (Bush) administration is that it has attached signing statements to legislation in an effort to change the meaning of the legislation, to avoid enforcing certain provisions of the legislation that the President does not like, and to raise implausible or dubious constitutional objections to that legislation...it is a clear abuse of power to use such statement as a license to evade laws that the president does not like or as an end-run around provisions designed to foster accountability...No one doubts that it is appropriate to use signing statements to protect a president's constitutional prerogatives; unfortunately, the Bush Administration has gone much farther than that." Senator Barack Obama, 2007 interview with the Boston Globe.

In fairness, a signing statement is somewhat different from an executive order. However, those same criticisms are easily applicable to the myriad executive orders and actions that President Obama has taken. When President Obama could not get congressional approval of his debt commission (from a supermajority Democratic Senate), he took a note from "I Dream of Jeannie" and winked it into existence. Though the "Dream Act" failed to pass through congress (despite both houses still being under Democratic control), President Obama in the last few days has simply instructed the federal government to enact it through "prosecutorial discretion" (yet another legal term our Constitutional lawyer-in-chief apparently doesn't have a clue what its meaning is). That's just two of the numerous extra-constitutional activities the President has engaged in through actions and executive orders.

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." President Obama, inaugural oath of office, January 20, 2009.

Not only did he take the oath, he may be the only president to have ever taken it twice. Nonetheless, amongst his arguably unconstitutional actions noted above, there is one act that I believe cannot withstand constitutional scrutiny. When GM and Chrysler entered bankruptcy, the Obama administration stepped in and forced a "guided" bankruptcy which deprived creditors of their interests. Bankruptcy is provided for in the Constitution and the power is given to Congress to enact the laws relating to it. There is no provision for the President to step in and guide a bankruptcy proceeding or, in doing so, to violate the rights of creditors. This action violated Supreme Court precedent protecting creditors' interests under the 5th Amendment.

The funny part is, I realized in researching this that Senator Obama said a lot of things I agree with (though I wouldn't have said unpatriotic). It's a shame he never meant any of it.

Because Who Doesn't Understand Killing Babies?

Vice President Joe Biden told an audience at a Chinese university that he understands the Chinese one child per family policy. So he doesn't second-guess despotism, forced sterilization, forced abortions and infanticide. Apparently his only problem with the policy is that it makes state welfare programs unsustainable. I guess you can't call it pro-choice when government makes the decision.

I wonder if he'll go to Africa and talk about how mutiliation of female genitalia is understandable.

And More Reasonable Statements From Democrats

"Remember the Alamo!" apparently is to Texas what "Remember the Tea Party!" will eventually be to the left. After California Representative Maxine Water's (D. Cal.) recent showing of hatred towards the Tea Party, Representative Frederica Wilson (D. Fla.) reminded a Miami town hall not to forget who the "real enemies are", the Tea Party.

I can only hope when they pull the race card and talk about all the hatred in this country, people remember that it is the Democrats and their class warfare tactics that always truly bring up race. Speaking of which, the Shadow Democracy's favorite comedienne, Jeanine Garofolo, showed just what a bigoted piece of crap she is recently. Garofolo showed up on former sportscaster and fake Ivy leaguer, Keith Olbermann's "I've been banished to Al Gore's TV network...yes, that's right, Al Gore has a TV network" Countdown, stating that Presidential candidate Herman Cain, a black male who the Tea Party is fond of (but wait, that can't be!) is actually being paid to run for President to distract people from how racist the Republican Party is. Amazingly, this was not some elaborate joke.

So Jenny (I hope she doesn't mind if I call her that, as it is also a reference to a mule, or jackass), anyways, so Jenny thinks black people cannot think for themselves sufficient to be Republicans. Well done, Jenny. I hope Olbermann gave you a carrot and a sugar cube.

The Feeling is Mutual

Representative Maxine Waters (D. Cal.), who is currently under investigation by the House ethics committee for improperly lobbying for a bailout of a bank her husband owned stock in, on Saturday said that the Tea Party can go to hell. Feel free to lead the way, Mrs. Waters.

Please Tell Me I Did Not Just Read This

There are a number of curse words wanting to spill out of me at the moment to describe this. Really? NASA scientists have decided that the crappy Keanu Reeves remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" has some sort of a legitimate scientific basis. I find it more likely that aliens might kill us all if they find out how stupid our scientists are.

408,000 Apply For Stimulative Government Spending and Stimulative Government Cheese

Jobless claims are up 9,000 to 408,000 for the week ending on August 13. Luckily, those jobless benefits and the food stamps they, like record numbers of Americans, will end up on, are actually good for the economy. What's that you say? How can unemployment be good for the economy? Why silly child, haven't you heard? Luminaries (liberal English, English translation : idiots) such as Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says that benefits to the unemployed stir job growth.

Now, if we could just ensure that enough people are unemployed, we should be able to employ everyone...wait...

Oh My Dear God

Ok, so I'm swamped with work at the moment and have been a bit slack about getting to some posts of late, though I think I have some interesting points to make. This, however, is idiocy on parade. I've seen a number of liberals advocate this, devaluing the currency. I hope they don't move on this and I'm reserving comment for now, but I can't express my disdain for something like this.

The Obama Administration, Oil and the Courts

President Obama's hatred for oil has taken another blow with a ruling by a the federal district court finding that rules implemented by his administration actually raise the cost of exploration and drilling. If that surprises you, you may want to see about special education classes. As far as I'm aware, the administration continues to be unrepentantly in contempt of court for the failure to comply with the Eastern District of Louisiana federal court rulings. I think contempt is probably the best way to describe how our President feels about a lot of things.