We Stay Either Way...

Okay, now let me get this straight. If the Republicans win we stay in Iraq until the war is over. That's what they're telling us.

But if a Democrat wins we still stay in Iraq??? I see. That's the same game the Democrats pulled in winning back control of both houses of Congress. They promised they'd pull the troops out of Iraq, but only made half-hearted attempts to do so. Such would be as well with a Democrat President.

See the full article in the San Francisco Chronicle here.

You Can Always Tell A Tree By The Fruit It Bears...

I have never bought into the sometimes old fashioned Protestant view that Jesus was blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Nor do I buy into the notion that He was a black man, just to make separatists feel included. Jesus was most likely a product of his environment, looks-wise, which would make him Mediteranian looking, or more to the point-----> Hebrew looking.

This pastor seems to think that because white people had wrong notions for many years, that it is now okay for black people to do the same in return. And this guy is Barack Obama's spiritual mentor?!? No wonder Barak's wife, Michelle, has been down on America most of her adult life...

Spitzer Out

What am I supposed to say about Eliot Spitzer?

He resigned because he had no political support from either aisle, and now might face prosecution for money laundering in an attempted cover-up.

The worst part about what he did, in addition to betraying his wife and family, is that he put himself at risk by engaging in unprotected sex. Actually, if he was also maintaining a sexual relationship with his wife, then he also put her at risk, too, for H.I.V., herpes, the clap, etc...

Mrs. Spitzer should have herself checked out very soon with a blood test.

A USA Today article says that one in four girls HAS a sexually transmitted disease. I wonder what the stats are on prostitutes????

Geraldine Ferraro Only Half Right

First let me thank CNN for fanning the flames of discontent among the Democrats. It’s almost as much fun as watching Hillary supporters accuse the media of bias against their candidate. Now they know what it’s like to be Republican. But nothing is quite like watching Democrats get caught in their own double standards, be they due to racial or gender bias comments.

In defense of Ms. Ferraro, she is at least partially correct on Obama. He is black and he has an electoral advantage for being so. Were it not for his race, the vast majority of blacks would probably be voting for Hillary this year. After all, her husband that they used to love so much used to be considered the first black President. Now he’s a racist redneck from Arkansas who beats up on their latest African-American candidate. And all because most Democrats have found someone they like better: Barack Obama. Perhaps they never really liked the Clintons, they simply clung to them until someone better came along.

And one cannot miss the fact that Obama has only been in Washington for two years. His only other experience in government are his years as a state legislator in Illinois. Now granted there was one other Presidential candidate in our nation’s history with such a resume, but Lincoln was thought by many at the start of his administration to be woefully unequal to the tasks at hand. And after much bungling, Honest Abe came into his own around 1863. Then eventually, by the start of his second term, became the man most consider to be one of the greatest Presidents of all time.

In this day and age when cities and even entire nations can be vaporized in a matter of minutes, we really don’t have time for on-the-job training for someone whose greatest qualification is that he is minority, and therefore looks like America. So for these reasons Ferraro is right.

But what Ms. Ferraro misses is that Barack Obama is really quite charismatic, and would be so even if he were white. He is very intelligent in spite of his leftist views. And I would also say, myself having had a brief career in radio, that he sounds charismatic even without video. His voice is deeply rich and pleasing to the ear. That has to help.

But offering up Hillary Clinton as the alternative is quite laughable. She would not have gone far in politics if her name were simply Hillary Rodham. All of those softball questions she’s gotten from the time she ran against Lazio for Senate until the MSM fell in lust for Obama would have been merely her dream….like dreams of most Republican candidates.

May God save us from silly, Peter-Pan, Democrat voters who will never grow up…

Donate To A Campaign---Lose Your Privacy

There is a new widget on my blog's left column, which I don't think I'll keep for very long, because it links back to the Huffington Post. For those of you who avoid liberal websites, The Huffington Post (aka. Huff Po,...or as Pam at Atlas would say, Puff Ho) is a blog created by Arianna Huffington, that ultra-left-wing, Zsa-zsa Gabor sound-a-like you might have heard once or twice on Sean Hannity some time ago.

The name of the widget is Fundrace 2008, and allows anyone to type in anybody's name to see how much, if any, that person donated to whomever's political campaign. And when I say "anybody" I mean anybody at all. Celebrities, politicians, your next door neighbor,...all of them show up. You can see who Larry David donates to, as well as that friend of yours who claimed to send a candidate money (but really didn't).

But that's not all... When donating to a Presidential campaign you are asked for your name, your mailing address, and your employer's name. Little do you realize at the time that all of this will be public record and can be accessed with a click at Puff Ho---I mean Huffington Post.

Although my own employer is listed for all to see, I had the presence of mind to list my PO Box rather than my physical address. Thank goodness for that. But I would imagine that some celebs have unwittingly made known their home addresses for perverts, stalkers, and overzealous political foes. Some bloggers have done this, too. So much for our rights to privacy. But if you do consider making a campaign donation this year, it might be a good idea to acquire a Post Office Box for your address. And you can always list your employer as The NOYFB Corp. That's None Of Your Friggin' Business.

William F. Buckley Jr. Remembered

William F. Buckley Jr., the father of modern conservatism died yesterday after living a very rich and productive life, influencing modern political thought, and setting the stage for the Reagan Revolution which saved this country from the years of Jimmy Carter.

Although I have never met the man, I do have stark memories of him throughout my childhood and since, as my father was a huge fan of Firing Line. As a child I hated it. My early memories of Buckley were of dread. I dreaded Sunday afternoons when my father would enter the family room and switch channels to PBS, and subject me to that dry, drab, and stuffy show. After that I would switch channels to 60 Minutes, a favorite of mine at the time. How things have changed.

When I was approaching 17, Buckley was featured on 60 Minutes (I nearly left the room, expecting a dry, drab, and stuffy interview when I saw it previewed), and much to my surprise...he was artfully clever, lively, quick witted, and funny. I think Morley Safer tried to strafe him but failed. Buckley impressed me then and thereafter. And even though I never quite got in the habit of watching Firing Line, I made a special point to catch him in several interviews, and even subscribed to National Review for a time.

I'll never forget one interview he did on Donahue back in that show's heyday. Phil Donahue tried a surprise attack in which he accused Buckley of being "owned by the military establishment." Buckley's response was calm but gravely cold. He glared at Donahue and said dismissively "No one owns me, Phil...only GOD owns me."

More recently I purchased Miles Gone By, his autobiography, in CD format. I strongly recommend this format because it is read aloud by Buckley himself, and you get every nuance from his voice inflection and tone. The only thing better would be a Buckley video of the same book.

Someone recently told me that Ann Coulter was banished from National Review. But that didn't stop her from writing a fine tribute to Buckley here.

May he rest in peace. And may the Buckley family be in our prayers.

Another One Under The Bus...

Okay, the comments were a little on the heavy side. But for McCain to disassociate himself from the speaker, Bill Cunningham, looked to me like yet another attempt by McCain to throw another conservative under the bus in order to kiss up to the liberal MSM. And the main complaint about the comments? The fact that Cunningham used Obama's first, middle, and last name: Barack HUSSEIN Obama. So what? It's his name. Get over it. Don't like it? Change it! Won't change it? Live with it!

Laura Ingraham offered listeners a chance today to call in with one-word comments summing up McCain's response. Most used words like "disappointing," "typical," etc... If I hadn't been listening on XM Radio, on which her program is delayed 'til noon to 3pm, I would've phoned in with the word "obsequious." But even that wouldn't have done it for me. It would have to be a word I can't seem to think of that couples the meaning of obsequious with that of the urge a dog has to return to his own vomit. Guess I'll have to make one up.

Hasn't McCain learned from the NY Times that the honeymoon has ended? He is, for all intents and purposes, the Republican nominee. And they will now crucify him for it.

Obama And The Fainted Ladies

Each incident by itself does not look suspicious. However, the collection of them does.

Though I suppose it is remotely possible that all these ladies could be faking their fainting just so Obama personally addresses them. It is more likely, in light of recent plagiarizing accusations regarding Obama speeches, that Obama is a bigger phony than Hillary, herself. And that all of these incidents are ploys to show how much he cares.

Michael Medved pointed out on his show that it seemed odd for Obama to say "I think she'll be okay now" to those who responded to one of the fainted ladies in one incident. After all, reasons Medved, how would he know if she's okay? She could've had an epileptic seizure or a heart attack (paraphrasing). In other words, he must have known by virtue of her faking that she was in no danger. Or is Obama simply overcome with HUBRIS?

Empty Suit

McCain Looking Better Each Day...

Disturbing Revelations About The Obamas

What on earth are we to make of these comments by Michelle Obama, the wife of Presidential Candidate, Barack Hussein Obama? Was it a slip of the tongue? Did she really mean to sound like she did? Did she really have no pride for this country until so many started voting for her husband?

Michelle Malkin referred to Mrs. Obama and the audience who received this statement so warmly as a “sad, empty, narcissistic, ungrateful, unthinking lot,” in order for them to be so “devoid of pride in their country for their adult lifetimes,” in this article. Mrs. Malkin goes on to list several instances over the past 20 years in which most Americans have felt enormous pride in our country, and does so quite convincingly.

So what then is Michelle Obama’s problem with pride in America?

You’ll note that the first reason she mentions finally having pride is that her husband is doing well, as if to say I’m proud of America for voting for Barack. And that in and only in itself is nothing to be alarmed about. Such pride would be natural. But then she attempts to repair the gaffe about never having been previously proud by going into how “alone in (her) frustration and disappointment (she’s) been.” Frustrated and disappointed in what? Is she ignoring the eight year reign of the first black president, Bill Clinton? Or perhaps she’s forgotten all those years their Democrats controlled Congress. One thing is for certain: Mr. and Mrs. Obama are unified in their basic opinions and views of the world in general. So what is their problem? And what do they see as the right path America should take?

Looking at the Obamas a little closer we find they belong to a church in Chicago called Trinity United Church of Christ which some have referred to as a beacon of black separatism. Reverend Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., the church pastor, has preached that America was founded on and is still run on white racism, that 9-11 was retribution for America’s racism, and that Zionism is the equivalent of racism. Ronald Kessler of Newsmax.com makes these and several other disturbing observations about the church, its pastor, and the possible effects on Obama, here. I strongly recommend anyone thinking of voting for Obama over Hillary and/or McCain to read it.

Now if I were a black person obsessed with race all the time, and if I felt that America was a country criminally negligent and oppressive to my people then and even now, and I tried very hard to keep my anger hidden so as not to impede my success in spite of my angry separatist beliefs, I would probably inadvertently manifest my displeasure in some sort of subconsciously, passive-aggressive form. For instance, I might forget to place my hand on my heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, or not wear an American flag lapel pin, or choose to continue to attend angry, black separatist sermons even after publicly distancing myself from the pastor (all being strange behavior for a Presidential candidate!). I might treat the man we’ve honored in the past as the first black president with much disdain, and imply he and his wife cannot be trusted. Or…if I were Michelle Obama, I might let it slip that I’ve never felt an ounce of pride in America…until my husband started doing well and people started seeing things our way (like hanging banners of Cuban flags with the image of Che Guevara).

I begin to feel appreciation for John McCain when I consider the alternatives before me…

(both pics "borrowed" from Blonde Sagacity)

President Reagan Is Sorely Missed

These inspiring words of Ronald Reagan at a time when those on the left were willing to sacrifice freedom in exchange for slavery, echo in today's world of appeasers toward Islamo-fascism in the war in Iraq (even when we are winning) and beyond.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent declaration that Iraq is a failure when Al-Qaeda accidentally admits their own organization is in crisis, is yet another in the long list of examples of why Nancy Pelosi is not up to the task of her office and should (for the good of humanity and the country) resign her position. For I cannot tell you how sick and tired I am of Democrats putting party ahead of national security and our troops!

Naturally she will refuse to resign, even though she and the rest of Congress have lost the faith of the people (only 13% give Congress rating of good or excellent). So we must throw the bums out this coming November, in what will hopefully be a return of Republicans to power (with a new attitude, we hope).