OK, the second term of hell is upon us. Obama would love nothing more than for all of us to keep crying about his victory, be depressed, withdraw ... All of those things are easy to do. But they don't help anything, and they don't change anything.
What each of us can do is recognize what is going to happen, and prepare ourselves, our families, and our political leaders to survive it and figure out how to successfully fight it.
Now that he doesn't need to plan for a reelection, Obama is free to pursue all the crap that he couldn't in his first term. He has no worries about pissing the voting public off - we can't do anything about it, there is no recourse that will affect Obama himself. Based upon what he and his minions have said, both in public and semi-private, here's a list of what's coming:
1) Within a few weeks, the EPA is going to pass regulations that will effectively make the use of coal illegal in the US. The regulations are designed to bankrupt all coal producers and users. The EPA can do this because our wonderful SCOTUS gave them the power to bypass Congress and regulate coal (and other industries) however they want to. What this will do is throw thousands of people out of work, and eliminate the one cheap fuel used to produce electricity. In addition to those poor people who will be unemployed, you can expect your electricity bill to skyrocket.
2) The 'sequestration' budget cuts that are scheduled to happen on Jan.2 will happen. The Democrats want them to happen. Why? Because half of the cuts will hit the Pentagon. Half a trillion dollars will be slashed from our military's funding over the next 10 years. This will curtail almost all new weapons development and procurement. Hundreds of thousands of defense workers will lose their jobs early next year. Hundreds of thousands of military personnel will be forced out of the service, and the vast majority of them will end up unemployed. Currently deployed weapons systems will be retired at a much faster rate, castrating our ability to defend ourselves and our allies.
Democrats aren't worried about the other programs that will be cut by sequestration. They will either force through legislation to restore those cuts, or Obama will shoot out another Executive Order to do it.
Democrats hate the military, and want it gone. This is a glorious chance for them to strike a blow against it, and they don't even have to take any blame for it! 'Well, we didn't do it, it was automatic'.
3) Taxes are going to go up on everyone on Jan.1. Everyone who pulls in a paycheck is going to get a shock when they get their first one of the new year. All those middle class workers are going to go 'WTF' when they see what their Saviour in the White House is actually doing to them. The combination of expiring tax rates and new taxes are going to be a big hit for a lot of folks.
4) Obama is going to pursue gun control. He said it. It will come in the public form of an attack on so called 'assault weapons'. He wants to completely outlaw them. Under the surface, it will also include other forms of firearms. The only thing he won't go after are single shot hunting rifles and shotguns. He's not only going to go after the guns themselves, he's going after ammunition as well. Don't be surprised by an effort to ban certain types/calibers of rounds. If you want to own an AK or an AR, you better get it on order now, I suspect a lot of people will be doing the same.
There's a lot more that is coming. I'll try to touch on the outrages to come in additional parts of this post.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Republican Dunce Awards
In the wake of yesterday's disaster, there are a lot of targets for anger and disappointment. I have a short list of folks who deserve a lot of the credit for giving us 4 more years of hell:
1) The 'I'm too busy to vote' Republicans. To all of you Republicans, conservatives, and independents who have wanted for so long to get rid of Obama, but couldn't find the time to get off your asses and do it - you are stupid, lazy, morons! Each one of you who didn't vote for Romney actually placed a vote for Obama. Think your one vote didn't matter? 6 swing states, the states that would have given Romney a victory, were won by Obama by just a few thousand votes each.
Turnout for Obama was less than in 2008. All Republicans had to do was show up and vote.
More than anything else, laziness of Republican voters delivered the White House to Obama.
UPDATE - just heard that a total of 3 MILLION registered Republicans did not cast votes in this election. Yes, 3 MILLION. Whatever their reasons, these people guaranteed an Obama victory. Are all of you happy with the results? Hope so ...
2) Romney's advisors, the ones who talked him into giving Obama a pass on the Libya scandal. By taking the high road on this, you guaranteed that many Americans stayed ignorant of what happened and Obama's complicity in that outrage. Exit polling showed that a large number of Obama supporters had no idea what happened in Libya.
3) Chris Christie. You are a f***ing idiot. Giving Obama a 90 minute photo op on the beach, and your endorsement of his incredibly wonderful handling of the aftermath of Sandy turned a lot of undecided voters. Doesn't matter that Obama and his Administration's handling of Sandy has been horribly inept.
Chris - either you are just plain stupid, or your future political wishes overrode your party loyalty. Christie is a big ego. He wants to run for the White House. If Romney had won, Christie would have been frozen out for 8 years. Now, 2016 is open to him. Did he do this on purpose to sabotage Romney? I don't know, but it sure looks like it.
Christie is not a conservative. He is a Democrat wearing a red jacket. Bud, why don't you just go ahead and switch parties and stop this charade?
4) Todd Akin, who should have easily beaten Claire McCaskill for one of Missouri's Senate seats - you're a moron. You were stupid when you uttered those rape comments, and you let your ego drive you to stay in the race, despite the fatal damage to his chances his mouth caused. Your ego guaranteed that the easiest Senate seat pickup for Republicans wasn't going to happen. Way to fall on your sword for the greater cause - you idiot.
5) Reince Priebus is the head of the RNC. He needs to be shown the door, and right now. His fund raising tactics alienated a lot of Republicans. I don't have any figures to support it, but I suspect that a lot of folks stayed home and didn't vote because they were put off by the leader of the Republican Party.
My mother passed away not quite 2 years ago. She had given to the RNC during the 2008 election campaign. So, they had her in their database. I must have received 30 mailings from the RNC, demanding money from her. Demanding is a strong word, and I don't use it lightly here. These mailings were not requests for contributions to help defeat Obama. They were bills. They were labeled PAST DUE. They were invoices. They were collection notices. They all were 'signed' by Priebus.
These mailings continued until a month before the election, one every 3 or 4 weeks. I sent two notices to the RNC, explaining that she had passed, and to remove her name from their rolls. No effect.
These mailings and the tactics they exposed pissed me off so much that there is no way I would give a penny to the RNC.
1) The 'I'm too busy to vote' Republicans. To all of you Republicans, conservatives, and independents who have wanted for so long to get rid of Obama, but couldn't find the time to get off your asses and do it - you are stupid, lazy, morons! Each one of you who didn't vote for Romney actually placed a vote for Obama. Think your one vote didn't matter? 6 swing states, the states that would have given Romney a victory, were won by Obama by just a few thousand votes each.
Turnout for Obama was less than in 2008. All Republicans had to do was show up and vote.
More than anything else, laziness of Republican voters delivered the White House to Obama.
UPDATE - just heard that a total of 3 MILLION registered Republicans did not cast votes in this election. Yes, 3 MILLION. Whatever their reasons, these people guaranteed an Obama victory. Are all of you happy with the results? Hope so ...
2) Romney's advisors, the ones who talked him into giving Obama a pass on the Libya scandal. By taking the high road on this, you guaranteed that many Americans stayed ignorant of what happened and Obama's complicity in that outrage. Exit polling showed that a large number of Obama supporters had no idea what happened in Libya.
3) Chris Christie. You are a f***ing idiot. Giving Obama a 90 minute photo op on the beach, and your endorsement of his incredibly wonderful handling of the aftermath of Sandy turned a lot of undecided voters. Doesn't matter that Obama and his Administration's handling of Sandy has been horribly inept.
Chris - either you are just plain stupid, or your future political wishes overrode your party loyalty. Christie is a big ego. He wants to run for the White House. If Romney had won, Christie would have been frozen out for 8 years. Now, 2016 is open to him. Did he do this on purpose to sabotage Romney? I don't know, but it sure looks like it.
Christie is not a conservative. He is a Democrat wearing a red jacket. Bud, why don't you just go ahead and switch parties and stop this charade?
4) Todd Akin, who should have easily beaten Claire McCaskill for one of Missouri's Senate seats - you're a moron. You were stupid when you uttered those rape comments, and you let your ego drive you to stay in the race, despite the fatal damage to his chances his mouth caused. Your ego guaranteed that the easiest Senate seat pickup for Republicans wasn't going to happen. Way to fall on your sword for the greater cause - you idiot.
5) Reince Priebus is the head of the RNC. He needs to be shown the door, and right now. His fund raising tactics alienated a lot of Republicans. I don't have any figures to support it, but I suspect that a lot of folks stayed home and didn't vote because they were put off by the leader of the Republican Party.
My mother passed away not quite 2 years ago. She had given to the RNC during the 2008 election campaign. So, they had her in their database. I must have received 30 mailings from the RNC, demanding money from her. Demanding is a strong word, and I don't use it lightly here. These mailings were not requests for contributions to help defeat Obama. They were bills. They were labeled PAST DUE. They were invoices. They were collection notices. They all were 'signed' by Priebus.
These mailings continued until a month before the election, one every 3 or 4 weeks. I sent two notices to the RNC, explaining that she had passed, and to remove her name from their rolls. No effect.
These mailings and the tactics they exposed pissed me off so much that there is no way I would give a penny to the RNC.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Obama Snows The Boss
Bruce Springsteen, liberal hack has-been rock star, put on a concert to prop up His Highness. It drew about 15,000 people. (In contrast, Springsteen's concert to prop up John Kerry during his campaign drew about 70,000).
Springsteen calls himself The Boss. He is supposed to be the champion of the little guy. Bullshit. He's been a multi-millionaire for decades. If he was for the little guy, he'd only charge $2 for a concert ticket, wouldn't he? Trust me, he is not living in a row of blockhouses in Brooklyn ...
Bruce ... man ... you are being used by Obama. He hates your guts. Why? Consider:
You are a white man.
You are a rich white man.
You are a white man and call yourself The Boss.
You have been used to raise money for Obama's campaign, and to deliver votes from the lower white middle class (the people you say you represent, though you have nothing in common with them at all). If you weren't delivering money and votes, Obama would have absolutely nothing to do with you (other than send the IRS after your millions).
Bruce, grow up ... wise up ... realize you are being used as a tool.
Photo Credit - AP
Update - Bruce, buddy - your Saviour won! Celebrate. Don't you dare complain one word in January when your team of accountants tell you how much your tax bill went up!
Democrats - The Party of Racism and Hatred
The tired old line coming from the left has been used for decades ... Republicans hate. Republicans hate the poor. Republicans hate the middle class. Republicans hate blacks. Republicans hate (insert ANY minority group). Republicans hate Jews. Republicans hate Muslims.
Republicans hate anyone who is not a rich, white, Christian.
Okay ...
Look at the hatred being flung around these days, all in preparation for an Obama loss. All over social networking you see complete idiots threatening to kill Romney, kill whitey, start riots, burn America to the ground, etc. You've got Bill Maher, lunatic left wing fool on HBO, telling his audience that whites better look out if Obama loses, because blacks know where they live. You've got the 'pastor' who swore Obama into office reiterating that he thinks all white people will burn in hell. You've got Chris Matthews making crap up, on the air, predicting race wars if his idol loses.
Look at the New Black Panthers, who have promised to show up at polling places, like they did last time, to make sure 'their' voters are not intimidated (yeah, it requires military style uniforms and nightsticks to do that!).
Now, you don't hear any of this coming from Obama himself (though you do hear it from the mass media outlets who worship him, and some select idiot members of Congress, state, and local governments). However, since Obama has refused to come out and distance himself from or apologize for these peoplke, he is by default endorsing their behavoir. (And if you think that's ludicrous, how many times have Republicans been held responsible for what some idiot, not associated with them, stupidly says?)
Do you hear anything even remotely as caustic as this left wing crap coming from the right? Anyone threatening to burn down America if Romney loses? (I'm sure there are a few flakes out there who might be off their rocker, but you don't find them covered on or working for television networks!)
Who is REALLY spitting the hatred?
By the way - the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was pressed for and passed by REPUBLICANS, who fought an almost unanimous Democrat effort to keep it from becoming law!
You know who created the KKK? Democrats, in the wake of the Civil War. Southern Democrats continued fighting the Civil War for 10 years after the South surrendered, during a period of time referred to as 'Reconstruction'. Thousands of ex-slaves and anti-slavery folks were killed during those years. Republican driven efforts of the US Army to fight Southern Democrats really were a second war, involving campaigns and pitched battles. The KKK was formed by pro-slavery Democrats during this period as the para-military arm of the Democrat Party.
Republicans hate anyone who is not a rich, white, Christian.
Okay ...
Look at the hatred being flung around these days, all in preparation for an Obama loss. All over social networking you see complete idiots threatening to kill Romney, kill whitey, start riots, burn America to the ground, etc. You've got Bill Maher, lunatic left wing fool on HBO, telling his audience that whites better look out if Obama loses, because blacks know where they live. You've got the 'pastor' who swore Obama into office reiterating that he thinks all white people will burn in hell. You've got Chris Matthews making crap up, on the air, predicting race wars if his idol loses.
Look at the New Black Panthers, who have promised to show up at polling places, like they did last time, to make sure 'their' voters are not intimidated (yeah, it requires military style uniforms and nightsticks to do that!).
Now, you don't hear any of this coming from Obama himself (though you do hear it from the mass media outlets who worship him, and some select idiot members of Congress, state, and local governments). However, since Obama has refused to come out and distance himself from or apologize for these peoplke, he is by default endorsing their behavoir. (And if you think that's ludicrous, how many times have Republicans been held responsible for what some idiot, not associated with them, stupidly says?)
Do you hear anything even remotely as caustic as this left wing crap coming from the right? Anyone threatening to burn down America if Romney loses? (I'm sure there are a few flakes out there who might be off their rocker, but you don't find them covered on or working for television networks!)
Who is REALLY spitting the hatred?
By the way - the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was pressed for and passed by REPUBLICANS, who fought an almost unanimous Democrat effort to keep it from becoming law!
You know who created the KKK? Democrats, in the wake of the Civil War. Southern Democrats continued fighting the Civil War for 10 years after the South surrendered, during a period of time referred to as 'Reconstruction'. Thousands of ex-slaves and anti-slavery folks were killed during those years. Republican driven efforts of the US Army to fight Southern Democrats really were a second war, involving campaigns and pitched battles. The KKK was formed by pro-slavery Democrats during this period as the para-military arm of the Democrat Party.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Voter Fraud by Democrats Rampant
As we come closer to election day, reports form all over the country are surfacing, detailing instances of voter fraud. The VAST MAJORITY of these reports indicate the fraud is being perpetrated by Democrats, or in favor of Democrat candidates:
This is a shocking report, detailed on Townhall.com, of how NAACP members took over an early voting location in Houston, and voting officials not only didn't do anything to stop it, but interferred with officially sanctioned poll watchers who tried to report the crimes they were witnessing ...
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/11/03/breaking_naacp_takes_over_polling_station_advocates_for_president_obama_at_houston_polling_location
Reports from at least 5 states have come up, indicating that voting machines have registered a vote for Obama, even though the voter clearly chose Romney. Officials have pooh-poohed the reports, saying it is impossible, that the voters are incompetent and don't know what they are doing. Curiously, not a single report of an Obama vote coming up as Romney ...
Active Duty members of the military, several hundred, have been removed from Florida voter roles, either preventing them from casting ballots or putting so many roadblocks in the way that they are hindered is casting a ballot.
Several hundred dead people, appearing on Florida voter roles, stay on the voter roles due to a Democrat judge stopping Florida's Secretary of State from removing their names.
ELECTION DAY UPDATE -
Local Democrat Voting Chief Judges all over Philadelphia prevented Republican voting officials from entering polling places this morning, while allowing Democrats access. A judge has issued an order to reinstate the presence of the Republican officials, as they are legally entitled to attend.
In multiple Philadelphia polling locations, New Black Panthers, in their 'uniforms' have been sighted standing by the entrance doors. Its just like 2008, except that they aren't carrying night sticks. Their purpose - try to intimidate white voters into not voting.
Culinary Union 226, based in Las Vegas, has been accused of adding hundreds of illegal immigants to voter registration roles, and then forcing those illegals to vote Democrat if they want to keep their jobs. Despite hard evidence submitted to support the claim, the Nevada Secretary of State (a Democrat) has taken no action.
A man in High Point, NC, filed a compalint with the FBI Voter Fraud unit after he witnessed a polling worker instruct voters to push the Obama button when he was telling them how to operate the voting machine. The man witnessed two people in front of him in line be targeted like this by the worker, and then the worker tried to do the same to him.
This is a shocking report, detailed on Townhall.com, of how NAACP members took over an early voting location in Houston, and voting officials not only didn't do anything to stop it, but interferred with officially sanctioned poll watchers who tried to report the crimes they were witnessing ...
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/11/03/breaking_naacp_takes_over_polling_station_advocates_for_president_obama_at_houston_polling_location
Reports from at least 5 states have come up, indicating that voting machines have registered a vote for Obama, even though the voter clearly chose Romney. Officials have pooh-poohed the reports, saying it is impossible, that the voters are incompetent and don't know what they are doing. Curiously, not a single report of an Obama vote coming up as Romney ...
Active Duty members of the military, several hundred, have been removed from Florida voter roles, either preventing them from casting ballots or putting so many roadblocks in the way that they are hindered is casting a ballot.
Several hundred dead people, appearing on Florida voter roles, stay on the voter roles due to a Democrat judge stopping Florida's Secretary of State from removing their names.
ELECTION DAY UPDATE -
Local Democrat Voting Chief Judges all over Philadelphia prevented Republican voting officials from entering polling places this morning, while allowing Democrats access. A judge has issued an order to reinstate the presence of the Republican officials, as they are legally entitled to attend.
In multiple Philadelphia polling locations, New Black Panthers, in their 'uniforms' have been sighted standing by the entrance doors. Its just like 2008, except that they aren't carrying night sticks. Their purpose - try to intimidate white voters into not voting.
Culinary Union 226, based in Las Vegas, has been accused of adding hundreds of illegal immigants to voter registration roles, and then forcing those illegals to vote Democrat if they want to keep their jobs. Despite hard evidence submitted to support the claim, the Nevada Secretary of State (a Democrat) has taken no action.
A man in High Point, NC, filed a compalint with the FBI Voter Fraud unit after he witnessed a polling worker instruct voters to push the Obama button when he was telling them how to operate the voting machine. The man witnessed two people in front of him in line be targeted like this by the worker, and then the worker tried to do the same to him.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Sheriff Joe Lets A Truth Out
Sheriff Joe speaks a truth on the campaign trail. Is it just another one of his foot in mouth f***ups? Or, did he let his true feelings slip out by accident?
Sandy is Obama's Katrina
As reports start to mulitply about problems with response in the Northeast in the wake of Sandy, I am getting steamed.
Fuel shortages all over the place. Mile long lines waiting to get a couple of gallons of gas, at inflated prices. Government officials having to sign waivers to allow non-union tankers to deliver gas into northern states, even in this emergency. Fights breaking out in lines. How long until riots, or murders take place?
Food shortages, stories about folks dumposter diving trying to find something to eat. This isn't some backwoods bayou, its NEW YORK, for God's sake!
People absolutely fed up that its taken 5 days for electric crews to even begin to address outages in the outlying areas. In some cases, crews have been attacked and driven off until they can get police escorts.
Gangs of teenagers roaming the streets, destroying and looting - in Manhattan!
The Mayor of NYC Doomberg kicking homeless out of hotels in order to allow people to come in from the outside to run a F***ING Marathon this weekend.
Emergency supplies being rerouted for use during that marathon this weekend, instead of being sent to the folks who need them.
People in apartments in New York using their hallways as toilets, because there is no water, and the sewers aren't working.
Union thugs turning away volunteer electrical crews, who traveled thousands of miles to help out - just because they don't belong to the local unions.
Areas along the shores, islands in particular, who still haven't seen any emergency personnel - 5 days after the storm hit.
Red Cross crews who are handing out hot choclate and donuts, but don't have any blankets for folks who have lost everything.
Do you see any of this on the 6 o'clock news? Anything in the papers? If you rely upon CNN or MSNBC for information, everything is fine. Obama and his Feds have saved the day - no one has any problems. His Highness swooped in, disrupted rescue efforts in New Jersey in order to stage a photo op, and left to continue his campaigning. All we hear is how Presidential he looked in his bomber jacket.
George W Bush was roasted alive by these assholes for the aftermath of Katrina. Why is Obama getting a clean pass? (You know the answer - got to protect His Highness before next Tuesday!)
Fuel shortages all over the place. Mile long lines waiting to get a couple of gallons of gas, at inflated prices. Government officials having to sign waivers to allow non-union tankers to deliver gas into northern states, even in this emergency. Fights breaking out in lines. How long until riots, or murders take place?
Food shortages, stories about folks dumposter diving trying to find something to eat. This isn't some backwoods bayou, its NEW YORK, for God's sake!
People absolutely fed up that its taken 5 days for electric crews to even begin to address outages in the outlying areas. In some cases, crews have been attacked and driven off until they can get police escorts.
Gangs of teenagers roaming the streets, destroying and looting - in Manhattan!
The Mayor of NYC Doomberg kicking homeless out of hotels in order to allow people to come in from the outside to run a F***ING Marathon this weekend.
Emergency supplies being rerouted for use during that marathon this weekend, instead of being sent to the folks who need them.
People in apartments in New York using their hallways as toilets, because there is no water, and the sewers aren't working.
Union thugs turning away volunteer electrical crews, who traveled thousands of miles to help out - just because they don't belong to the local unions.
Areas along the shores, islands in particular, who still haven't seen any emergency personnel - 5 days after the storm hit.
Red Cross crews who are handing out hot choclate and donuts, but don't have any blankets for folks who have lost everything.
Do you see any of this on the 6 o'clock news? Anything in the papers? If you rely upon CNN or MSNBC for information, everything is fine. Obama and his Feds have saved the day - no one has any problems. His Highness swooped in, disrupted rescue efforts in New Jersey in order to stage a photo op, and left to continue his campaigning. All we hear is how Presidential he looked in his bomber jacket.
George W Bush was roasted alive by these assholes for the aftermath of Katrina. Why is Obama getting a clean pass? (You know the answer - got to protect His Highness before next Tuesday!)
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Trick or Thief!
We live in an ethnically diverse neighborhood. Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Vietnamese, Indians ... a pretty cosmopolitan mix. Its a nice neighborhood, with nice people in it. When you drive down the street and wave at someone, you are likely to get a wave and a smile back, no matter what the color of the person's skin is.
Trick or treat last night was a good indicator of this. Kids of all of these races/ethnicities came by for their handouts (and a few Hispanic teenagers came by multiple times ...). It was fun, and everyone who rang our doorbell was polite.
The diversity of the neighborhood is also seen in the political yardsigns, where Obama/Democrat signs are just as many, if not a bit more than, Romney/Republican ones. This morning, as I drove through the neighborhood, I noticed that every one of the Romney/Republican yardsigns were missing, while all of the Obama/Democrat ones were still in place.
Did all of my Republican neighbors all of a sudden decide to pull down their signs of support? I kind of doubt it ...
Trick or treat last night was a good indicator of this. Kids of all of these races/ethnicities came by for their handouts (and a few Hispanic teenagers came by multiple times ...). It was fun, and everyone who rang our doorbell was polite.
The diversity of the neighborhood is also seen in the political yardsigns, where Obama/Democrat signs are just as many, if not a bit more than, Romney/Republican ones. This morning, as I drove through the neighborhood, I noticed that every one of the Romney/Republican yardsigns were missing, while all of the Obama/Democrat ones were still in place.
Did all of my Republican neighbors all of a sudden decide to pull down their signs of support? I kind of doubt it ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Justice Kagan Believes Sexual Bias HELPED Her
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, speaking before a gathering at the University of Tennessee Law School, admitted that she believes that her gender played a major factor in being chosen by Obama for the High Court.
"To tell you the truth, there were also things that I got because I was a woman. I mean, I'm not sure I'd be sitting here, I'm not sure I would have been President Obama's nominee if I weren't a woman and if he weren't as committed as he was to ensuring that there was diversity on the Supreme Court." - Elena Kagan
Candid, and truthful, which is refreshing. The fact she cannot be removed from her position on the Court no matter what she says probably enhanced her candidness.
While I agree with her assessment, as far as it goes, I would suggest to Justice Kagan that gender was one of four qualifications Obama looked at when choosing her;
1) Gender (acknowledged).
2) Sexual Orientation.
3) The fact she was Obama's Solicitor General (chief lawyer) in the White House.
4) She was a lapdog for Obama, and could be counted on to vote in his favor no matter what the issue was that came before the court.
For those on the left who scoff at Number 4, consider this - she should have recused herself from the Obamacare decision, since she was part of the White House during its construction and passage, and had publicly stated her strong support for it. If she had done what she should have, we wouldn't have that huge albatross hanging around our necks right now.
"To tell you the truth, there were also things that I got because I was a woman. I mean, I'm not sure I'd be sitting here, I'm not sure I would have been President Obama's nominee if I weren't a woman and if he weren't as committed as he was to ensuring that there was diversity on the Supreme Court." - Elena Kagan
Candid, and truthful, which is refreshing. The fact she cannot be removed from her position on the Court no matter what she says probably enhanced her candidness.
While I agree with her assessment, as far as it goes, I would suggest to Justice Kagan that gender was one of four qualifications Obama looked at when choosing her;
1) Gender (acknowledged).
2) Sexual Orientation.
3) The fact she was Obama's Solicitor General (chief lawyer) in the White House.
4) She was a lapdog for Obama, and could be counted on to vote in his favor no matter what the issue was that came before the court.
For those on the left who scoff at Number 4, consider this - she should have recused herself from the Obamacare decision, since she was part of the White House during its construction and passage, and had publicly stated her strong support for it. If she had done what she should have, we wouldn't have that huge albatross hanging around our necks right now.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Big Tex Toast
State Fair of Texas icon Big Tex went up in flames this morning. The big fellow was celebrating his 60th anniversay at this year's fair. Fair officials vowed to rebuild him in time for next year's affair.
Obama Administration officials immediately blamed the incident on a spontaneous protest response by UT fans to a video being played of last weekend's disaster at the hands of OU.
Photo credit - AP
Obama Administration officials immediately blamed the incident on a spontaneous protest response by UT fans to a video being played of last weekend's disaster at the hands of OU.
Photo credit - AP
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