Specter: A tale of turncoats and broken promises!

Senator Arlen Specter said that prior to making his decision to switch to the Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Reid guaranteed him that he would retain his seniority on committees, to include a pledge that Specter would become the next chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Now that Democrats have passed a resolution making Specter the most junior member on most committees, Reid said he never gave any such guarantees to Specter, saying he thought Specter understood the issue was always going to be left up to the rest of the Democratic caucus.

Perhaps Democrats don't really see Specter as one of them. Perhaps Democrats see how Specter used the Republican party through the years to get re-elected, and then turned against them on key issues and votes. Perhaps Democrats don't trust a turncoat who would abandon his party for his own personal gain, after realizing that his chances of being re-elected as a Republican this time were slim to none... because he repeatedly opposed the views of the Republican voters who elected him!

Specter and the Democrats deserve each other. Personally I wouldn't trust Specter either, whether a Republican or Democrat, but Democrats are stuck with him now, and they'd better calm down, make him happy, and watch out -- or Specter may turn on them too!

As for Specter's judgment, didn't he learn anything about Liberals and Democrats during his 30 years in the Senate? Never, ever believe or trust a Democrat, particularly a Liberal Democrat, on anything, but especially when it involves security -- yours or our nation's!

AAR

Government Waste: $400,000 to Study Sex and Drinking Habits of Homosexuals in Argentina

More information not getting out to the American taxpayers and voters...

Each time we think we've seen it all, the government comes up with yet another even more idiotic and creatively stupid way to throw our tax dollars down the sewer -- in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, China, and who knows where else!

As long as the government is throwing away our tax dollars, why not just throw in another million or two and study the sex and mating habits of South American cockroaches!

According to NIH, this "project" will cost $403,902 -- at least!

Feds Will Spend $400,000 to Study Drinking and Sex Habits of Homosexuals in Argentina

Monday, May 04, 2009

(CNSNews.com) – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding a study that seeks to discover a link between drinking and having sex among homosexuals in Argentina.

The study will send researchers to six bars in Buenos Aires to interview both patrons and proprietors in an effort to discover what it is about those bars that may encourage the risky behavior.

The study’s primary focus is to determine the relationship among drinking, bars frequented by homosexuals, and risky sexual behavior to see if certain bars in Argentina might be good targets for HIV-prevention campaigns.

“Targeting public venues in Buenos Aires where men meet, alcohol is consumed, and sexual behavior occurs, the goal of this two-year exploratory study is to understand the various factors that contribute to the creation of a high-risk sexual space,” the study’s abstract explains.

While the study is being conducted in Argentina, it is being funded with U.S. tax dollars. The grant recipients--who could not be reached for comment -- say in the abstract that information gathered in the bars in Argentina might help inform similar efforts in America.

The study is among a number funded by the NIAAA to examine the relationship between drinking and the spread of HIV, including a study of tourism, prostitution, and HIV in the Dominican Republic and another study examining drinking and HIV among prostitutes in China.

If the "information gathered in the bars in Argentina might help inform similar efforts in America," then why not conduct the study in America?

Do we really need to spend over $400,000 in American tax dollars to tell us what Americans already know... that drinking contributes to poor judgement and can lead to risky sex? !

Do we really need another study to tell us what we already know... that risky sex can lead to sexually transmitted diseases... just one of which is HIV and AIDS? !

It's a well known fact that the more money a person, organization, or the government is given, the more waste and abuse will occur, and nowhere is that more true than with the government.

As anyone who has ever worked for the government knows, this is exactly what happens when the government is allowed to take your tax dollars and "redistribute" them to others whom the government determines is more deserving of your hard earned tax dollars that you!

It's time for another TEA party, but most of all it's time to kick the wasteful and out-of-control politicians and bureaucrats out of Washington!

Cut the waste! ...Cut the spending! ...Cut the taxes!

AAR

Obama's Spanish Inquisition!

REAL and PATRIOTIC Americans... Stand up and "explain" to Obama and his Left-Wing Liberal Democrats that this is America -- not some providence or puppet of the U.N. or one of it's anti-American minions!

REAL and PATRIOTIC Americans... Stand up and "explain" to Obama what any red blooded Americans believes: America will not tolerate, participate in, support, or provide any "evidence" or information to the U.N. or any other nation to conduct show trials of President Bush, the American military, our intelligence agencies, or anyone else in the administration who successfully protected the United States and American citizens from more terrorist attacks!

Obama still believes he was elected president or emperor of the world, rather than the United States. After releasing our nation's secrets to our enemies, Obama's Democrat Attorney General now says the Obama Administration may cooperate with these show trials and even provide them with evidence to use against our own government officials...

HotAir.com reported...

In speaking to reporters Wednesday, Holder also said it is possible the United States could cooperate with a foreign court's investigation of Bush administration officials.

Holder spoke before the announcement that a Spanish magistrate had opened an investigation of Bush officials on harsh interrogation methods. Holder didn't rule out cooperating in such a probe.

"Obviously, we would look at any request that would come from a court in any country and see how and whether we should comply with it," Holder said.

"This is an administration that is determined to conduct itself by the rule of law and to the extent that we receive lawful requests from an appropriately created court, we would obviously respond to it," he said.

Power Line commented...

Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garzon has launched an inquisition into America's treatment of terrorist detainees. Now Attorney General Eric Holder says the Obama administration may choose to cooperate with such kangaroo investigations.

If the Attorney General of the United States once accepts the absurdity that a Spanish court and Spanish judge, Baltasar Garzón, sitting in Spain and operating under Spanish law, actually have jurisdiction over American officials making official policy decisions inside the United States about how American military and intelligence agents can interrogate detainees at an American Marine Corps base inside Cuba... then how can Holder later limit such jurisdiction to "evidentiary requests?"

If we ever once accept that a European court -- and not even a recognized "international" one! -- has jurisdiction over actions committed by American officials ... then we have crossed a line from which we can never retreat: The United States will cease to be a sovereign power.

Sometimes you get the feeling that's what some Democrats want.

If Spain, the U.N., or any other nation wants to try our government officials for protecting America and our citizens, then they should send their military to arrest and drag them to the inquisitions...

America's Marines and military will meet them at our shore... or sooner!

If Obama supports and condones these foreign inquisitions, then...

IMPEACH Obama!

AAR

Obama: Let the Mexican flu pour in to the U.S.!

Many people have said long before now that we should close the border with Mexico to halt the flow of new Mexican flu cases coming into the United States -- while we battle to control and stop the cases that are already here.

When asked about closing the border to reduce the number of cases coming into the United States, Obama said that "would be akin to closing the barn door after the horses are out, because we already have cases here in the United States."

No, Obama! That would be more like closing the flood gates to stop more water from pouring in and flooding our homes and cities.

We aren't worried about the horses escaping the barn, we are worried about stopping the flow of new flu cases crossing our borders while we try to contain, treat, and reduce or stop the spread of new cases to more American citizens and our schools!

Schools and public events in Mexico have already been closed to reduce the spread of the flu. ABC news reported that the Mexican government has now taken even more drastic action, ordering all nonessential businesses to close.

Schools across America are already shutting down to reduce and minimize contact with those who have the flu, in an effort to contain and eventually stop the spread of this killer flu to even more Americans.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who has been criticized for his low profile during the crisis, addressed the nation Wednesday night and told Mexicans to stay home. "There is no safer place to protect yourself against catching swine flu than in your house," he said.

If you're trying to protect the lives of your family by avoiding contact with those who have the flu, would you then open the door of your home and welcome inside those already infected with the virus to increase the chances one of them could infect you and your family? No!

No responsible and sane person would do that!

So why does Obama want to keep the doors open to our home -- the Untied States -- and allow more infected people to spread the disease while our doctors, hospitals, and medical facilities we are working to treat, contain, and stop the spread of this deadly flu virus?

Speaking out of both sides of his mouth, Obama also said: "Our public health officials have recommended that schools with confirmed or suspected cases of this flu strongly consider temporarily closing."

Vice-President Biden is telling Americans to avoid contact with those who might be carrying the disease; although, it is true that Biden is older and more experienced than Obama!

Which is it Obama? Close our schools to reduce the spread of the virus, or keep the flood gates open and allow more infected cases to pour across our borders? ! ! !

Perhaps Obama is right -- this time. Perhaps Obama has waited too long, and it's now too late to reduce the spread of the Mexican flu to more Americans by closing our borders. The Obama administration should have taken that and other more aggressive actions sooner -- before the flu had spread.

Rather than out playing golf, Obama should have been more personally involved and proactive in managing this crisis during its earlier stages!

We all know, talk is cheap, and... Obama is certainly a good talker!

AAR

Columbine... Why?

I received the following by e-mail on April 27, 2009. I'm posting it basically as I received it...

AAR


It's not often that I receive an email that I want to send to "everyone" on my email list - I often send jokes to some, or pretty pictures, or sentimental messages, but this one "hits home" to me. I think this guy has it right!! Read on ....

Jacky


On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.

They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness.

The following is a portion of the transcript:


"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women.. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart.

"In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun.. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent.

"I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves.

"I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best.

      Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
      Your words are empty air.
      You've stripped away our heritage,
      You've outlawed simple prayer.
      Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
      And precious children die.
      You seek for answers everywhere,
      And ask the question "Why?"
      You regulate restrictive laws,
      Through legislative creed.
      And yet you fail to understand,
      That God is what we need!

"Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.

"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School, prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge..... Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone!

"My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"


Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this man's speech.
Please send this out to everyone you can.

Wisdom of Thomas Jefferson

Americans would do well to listen to the words of Thomas Jefferson!

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

    ~~~Thomas Jefferson

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.

    ~~~Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

    ~~~Thomas Jefferson

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

    ~~~Thomas Jefferson

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

    ~~~Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

    ~~~Thomas Jefferson

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

    ~~~Thomas Jefferson

AAR

Obama administration: flu deaths an opportunity

What do you do if you're Obama and an "inconvenient" flu outbreak draws attention from yourself and threatens to disrupt your own celebration and media spectacular being staged to pat yourself on the back for having "saved the world" during your first 100 days in office?

Why, you turn the suffering, death, fear, and misery of others into yet another "opportunity" to proclaim to the world how great YOU are!

The Washington Post notes: "...Obama's efforts to control the message around his 100th day in office is 'complicated' by the swine flu."

White House Cheat Sheet: Swine Flu Snafu?

"With less than 24 hours before President Obama celebrates his 100th day in office, the wall-to-wall coverage of the swine flu threatens to swamp efforts out of the White House to frame the president's accomplishments."

While the White House has argued for much of the last several weeks that they pay little attention to phony measuring sticks like the 100 days -- White House senior adviser David Axelrod famously referred to Wednesday as a "Hallmark holiday" -- there is clear evidence that the administration is seeking to capitalize on the attention being paid to the day by the media.

Obama is scheduled to attend a town hall meeting in St. Louis, Mo. (a critical swing state in 2008 and likely again in 2012) Wednesday morning and then jet back to Washington that evening for the third prime-time press conference of his presidency.

All of that activity is aimed at one thing: ensuring that the White House's preferred message on what the first 100 days means is the one that most Americans consume on Wednesday.

Capitalize on the fear, misery, suffering, and death of others...

The White House said that both Wednesday's town hall meeting and the prime-time press conference are still on but, of course, that plan could change depending on the severity of the swine flu and the public's reaction to it.

...not to say that the swine flu has destroyed what would have been a banner week for the Obama administration. In every crisis there is opportunity -- to paraphrase White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel -- and that is of course true with the swine flu.

"I don't think it hurts at all," said Democratic consultant Phil Singer of the swine flu. "Instead of being a retrospective on the last 100 days, the President can use the milestone to demonstrate his leadership skills in real time."

Never let it be said that Obama -- The Great Manipulator -- and his Left-Wing staff aren't experts at manipulating the news to fuel their Liberal agenda and feed Obama's Narcissistic personality and needs!

Perhaps instead of celebrating, Obama could talk about how those people with the flu have "complicated" his efforts get his own message out and to pat himself on the back!

Just watching and listening to Obama is enough to make one sick!

AAR

Obama: Traitor or Just Anti-American Liberal?

The Right View Wisconsin asks...

Is Barack Obama a traitor or just incompetent?

After almost 100 days in office, it is clear that President Obama has a very ultra-liberal vision for America.

He is guiding America away from its status as a world leader, to that of being an equal or lesser partner with every other country on the planet. ... The "blame America first" crowd and those who are anti-American love what Obama is turning our country into. Obama is ripping apart the very foundations our country was created upon.

The question was recently posed to me on whether or not I consider Obama a "traitor." In the sense that he has made our enemies - like al-Queda - openly aware of the U.S. Military interrogation techniques, as well as given them information on supposed withdrawal dates from Iraq, and seems intent on punishing many who were doing their jobs to protect our country, one really has to wonder. Obama's actions do look like they are aiding the enemy. ...[or] Is he just an incompetent liberal, striving to achieve the ultimate liberal goal of re-inventing America to be little more than the same as other countries? Does he actually think that is a good thing? Knocking us off our pedestal as a world power, because the left doesn't see that as somehow being a desirable position? ...

In all of Obama's speeches, does he ever talk about what a great country America is? Does he ever speak with pride about all of America's accomplishments ... It would serve Barack Obama well to remember all the good of America, rather than to continue to point out the bad. By focusing on the perceived ills, Obama seems to be legitimizing his attempts to tear down our country to rebuild it as the next France. Why? Why do we want to morph into another country? What is wrong with America?

Please, President Obama, tell us what you like about our country, other than the fact you got elected. As for being a traitor or just an incompetent leader, the jury is still out. Either way, as I've stated before, 2012 cannot get here fast enough.

Never in our nation's history has America had such an anti-American president as Obama -- bowing down to kings, apologizing and "sucking up" to our enemies and those who wish to see America harmed and defeated, bankrupting our nation with his out-of-control spending, cutting and undermining our defense, and freely giving away highly classified and secret information which will aid our enemies while demeaning and tarnishing America's image throughout the world!

All patriotic Americans should be working hard to vote Obama, his Liberal Democrats, and his Socialist-Communist agenda out of office -- the sooner the better!

The Communists in the former Soviet Union would have been proud and honored to have Obama working for them!

AAR

Deadly New Flu Outbreak

Reuters is reporting the outbreak of a new strain of "swine" flu described as a "never-before-seen mixture of viruses typical among pigs, birds and humans."

April 24, 2009:

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Friday at a confirmed outbreak of swine flu in the United States and what it called more than 800 human "influenza-like" cases in Mexico, including about 60 deaths.

The United Nations agency said it had activated its Strategic Health Operations Center (SHOC) -- its command and control center for acute public health events -- but could not say whether it was considering issuing a travel advisory.

Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordoba said that it was cancelling classes for millions of children in the heart of the country on Friday after influenza killed around 20 people in recent weeks. Mexico's flu season had extended for longer this year.

April 24, 2009:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven people have been diagnosed with a new kind of swine flu in California and Texas, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.

"Symptoms from those seriously ill in Mexico include high fever, headache, eye pain, shortness of breath and extreme fatigue with rapid progression of symptoms to severe respiratory distress in about five days," the British Columbia Center for Disease Control said in a statement.

In the United States, the CDC reported the new strain of swine flu on Tuesday in a boy and a girl from California's two southernmost counties.

Now, five more cases have been found via normal surveillance for seasonal influenza. None of the patients, whose symptoms closely resembled seasonal flu, had any direct contact with pigs.

Canadian officials have asked doctors to keep an eye out for cases of respiratory illness among travelers from Mexico.

What happens if this flu spreads to millions of people around the world? If the death rate in Mexico is any indication, a death rate of 60 people among the 800 cases would equate to 75,000 deaths for each one million people affected.

Consider the fact that millions of people in the U.S. and many hundreds of millions around the world get the flu each year!

And where could a "never-before-seen mixture of viruses typical among pigs, birds and humans" come from?

There are several possibilities...

AAR

Obama wrong, Bush right on North Korea.

Hey Obama, Bush was right!

President Bush was right, and all the Liberals (Democrats) like Obama were wrong. You can not appease, placate, and play "nice" with your enemies. Now we have, or very soon will have, North Korea with nuclear weapons and missiles -- and Iran soon to follow!

World news sources are reporting North Korea is now a nuclear power!

The world’s intelligence agencies and defense experts are quietly acknowledging that North Korea has become a fully fledged nuclear power with the capacity to wipe out entire cities in Japan and South Korea, the Times of London reported.

The new reality has emerged in off-hand remarks and in single sentences buried in lengthy reports. Increasing numbers of authoritative experts — from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the U.S. Defense Secretary — are admitting that North Korea has miniaturized nuclear warheads to the extent that they can be launched on medium-range missiles, according to intelligence briefings.

This puts it ahead of Iran in the race for nuclear attack capability and seriously alters the balance of power between North Korea’s large but poorly equipped military and the South Korean and U.S. forces ranged against it. “North Korea has nuclear weapons, which is a matter of fact,” the head of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, said this week. “I don’t like to accept any country as a nuclear weapon state we have to face reality.”

North Korea with nuclear missiles that can wipe out South Korean and Japanese cities killing tens of millions of people. Iran likely will have nuclear weapons and missiles very soon -- perhaps even supplied by North Korea -- with the desire and ability to strike Israel and Europe's major cities. Pakistan is moving even closer toward control by the Taliban, giving them, Osama bin Laden, and his supporters access to numerous nuclear missiles capable of destroying who knows what.

Obama says it will be years before any of those countries can strike the U.S., but he forgets and ignores what a few nuclear bombs dropped on Tokyo, Seoul, Israel, Europe, and India (who will retaliate against Pakistan) will do to the U.S. and world economies -- except that this time there will be no bailout or economic stimulus because Obama has blown all of America's reserves and credit on his liberal agenda and socialism -- which most Americans are too blinded to see or understand.

Obama forgets, however, that a nuclear missile or missiles can be launched from ships or barges located in international waters far off America's coast, with the possibility of wiping out cities like New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans, Boston, and many others!

President Bush wanted to do take aggressive action to stop North Korea and Iran from developing or acquiring nuclear weapons and the missile to deliver them, but the Liberal Democrats blocked those efforts. Now, the world is faced with the reality of one more rogue state with nuclear weapons and the ability to blackmail nations, annihilate cities, and kill tens of millions!

And what is Obama's answer? Talk, apologize, and blame America, while cutting America's defenses... including the very missile defense system that might well save U.S. cities and those of our allies from destruction and annihilation!

Maybe Obama can make a personal trip to North Korea, give Kim Jong Il a great big hug, and apologize for America's past actions and hard feelings toward North Korea and Kim.

Have no fear, Obama is here, with a big grin, sugary words, and snake oil to save the day -- NOT!

Art

Citizens Against Obama Socialism (C.A.O.S.)

Join your fellow Americans...

    STOP the out-of-control spending

    by Obama and the Democrat Congress...

    Before Obama bankrupts America's future ! ! !


Get the message out... Pass it on!

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Obama: Poisoning America

From the Wall Street Journal.

April 23, 2009

Presidential Poison

Mark down the date. Tuesday, April 21, 2009, is the moment that any chance of a new era of bipartisan respect in Washington ended. By inviting the prosecution of Bush officials for their antiterror legal advice, President Obama has injected a poison into our politics that he and the country will live to regret.

...until now, the U.S. political system has avoided the spectacle of a new Administration prosecuting its predecessor for policy disagreements. This is what happens in Argentina, Malaysia or Peru, countries where the law is treated merely as an extension of political power.

[Obama] absolved CIA operatives of any legal jeopardy ... But he has pointedly invited investigations against Republican legal advisers who offered their best advice at the request of CIA officials.

...Obama says only the legal advisers who are no longer in government should be investigated. The political convenience of this distinction for Mr. Obama betrays its basic injustice. ...

Obama's decision last week to release the interrogation memos unleashed a revenge lust on the political left that he refuses to resist.

[Obama] is trying to co-opt his left-wing base by playing to it -- only to encourage it more. ...Obama may think he can soar above all of this, but he'll soon learn otherwise. ...political energy will focus more on the spectacle of revenge, and less on his agenda.

[T] he exercise will only embitter Republicans, including the moderates and national-security hawks ... partisan anger and backlash will grow. ...By indulging his party's desire to criminalize policy advice, he has unleashed furies that will haunt his Presidency.

How much more of Obama's poor judgement and catering to the hatred of his Left-Wing Liberal base are Americans going to ignore?

Anyone other than the Democrat's Left-Wing Liberals -- who Obama is working so hard to please -- will recognize Obama's spiteful and revengful actions for what they really are!

It's time Americans start to get angry -- really angry!

AAR

America needs a Conservative Party

AAR

You've been saying for some time now that we need a Conservative Party (and maybe "Party" is not the right term, although it is your term) that's not tied to the GOP, but that can do the heavy lifting on the more conservative issues, much like MoveOn has done for the Dems.

I don't totally disagree with that, but I'm having trouble envisioning how that would work on the Right. While MoveOn doesn't represent the ideology of the majority of Democrats, it does represent the ideology of the Dem leadership. And the Dems who don't agree with MoveOn, to a large extent, care more about winning than they do about defending their principles. It's just a completely different mindset than Conservatives.

Who exactly do you envision making up this "bad cop" wing of Conservatism, and what roll do they play at election time? Do they do all the heavy lifting, not run any candidates of their own and then stay home when the GOP leadership fails to agree with them on a singular issue? Who do you visualize leading them? And, more importantly, who funds them?

Sorry to ask so many questions, but talking to people at the Tea Party really got me to thinking about strategy in some new ways. You know the old saying, "politics makes strange bedfellows"? Well, that was never more obvious than at the Tea Party Saturday. I'm thinking, if the movement has legs, it could go a long way toward softening the stance of lots of one-issue voters.

Retired Spook

Obama: Jimmy Carter on steroids!

Obama's incompetent administration is back to the failed policies of Jimmy Carter.

From Pajamas Media:

April 20, 2009

The Obama Administration: That 70’s Show

[Obama is] expanding government and running up a frightful tab. The debt is piling up, the Fed has the printing press going ...regulatory schemes to increase energy prices and thereby decrease energy usage are now in fashion. ...unemployment is edging higher and higher. ...the national rate is 8.5%, and more states will be joining those with double digit unemployment in the months ahead. ...the prospect of the infamous combination of high inflation and unemployment. ...But it is on the national security front that the resemblance to the 1970s, and Jimmy Carter’s presidency specifically, is uncanny.

[Obama's] modus operandi appears to be to apologize to and ingratiate himself with allies and enemies of the U.S. He bows to the Saudi king and does the grip-and-grin routine with Hugo Chavez. He sits through a scathing rant from the likes of Daniel Ortega without objection. He sends a TV valentine to the mullahs in Iran, apologizing for Americans’ supposed indifference to Muslims. With no promise of reciprocation, he lifts bans on travel and money transfers to Cuba. ...

[Obama's] is a foreign policy which Jimmy Carter would approve of -- minus the emphasis on human rights. Obama appears convinced that by denigrating American interests and contributions (both economic and military) we will get back in the good graces of world opinion. ...slice and dice the defense budget, avoid condemnation of the world’s bad actors and guarantee that they face no penalty for their conduct; we have completed the picture of America in retreat.

[Obama] now casts aside policies which promote economic growth, domestic energy production and military readiness in favor of a hodge-podge of government-centric programs, debasement of our currency, and displays of international weakness...

The silver lining for the Republicans: the 1970s were the prelude to an intellectual and political renaissance for their party. ...the insistence by Democrats then on pursuing misguided policies and the Democratic president’s failure to assert American power spurred popular unrest. That in turn gave birth to the Reagan Revolution.

"The good news for Republicans: after the 1970s came Ronald Reagan."

AAR

Obama Administration Blocks Critical Radar Test

The Washington Times is reporting the Obama administration denied military requests to use our most powerful sea-based radar to monitor North Korea's recent missile launch, thereby, blocking the opportunity to gain valuable data to refine America's missile defense system -- before it's needed during an actual attack on a major U.S. city.

April 15, 2009

U.S. failed to use best radar for N. Korea missile

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates denied permission for the U.S. Northern Command to use the Pentagon's most powerful sea-based radar to monitor North Korea's recent missile launch, precluding officials from collecting finely detailed launch data or testing the radar in a real-time crisis, current and former defense officials said.

SBX, deployed in 2005, can track and identify warheads, decoys and debris in space with very high precision. Officials said the radar is so powerful it could detect a baseball hit out of a ballpark from more than 3,000 miles away, and that other radars used by the U.S. would not be able to provide the same level of detail about North Korea's missile capabilities.

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, who until recently headed the Missile Defense Agency, said the SBX would have gathered data other U.S. systems could not.

Former defense officials said the failure to use the SBX precluded the U.S. from gathering finely detailed intelligence and electronic signatures on the North Korean missile - information that could be useful in guarding against a future rocket launch aimed at the United States or one its allies.

Regardless of whether it was a missile or space launcher, "the technologies that overlap between a ballistic missile and a space launcher are incredible; everything you need for a ballistic missile can be tested out with a space launcher," one of the former defense officials said, speaking only on the condition of anonymity because the information he possesses about the SBX's capabilities is not public.

Obama administration officials offered various "reasons" for denying the military's request to use the $900 million SBX radar, ranging from other radars and sensors could support the operational requirements, to it would have caused a temporary delay in maintenance, to concerns about "provoking" the North Korea. The most likely reason for denying the military's request to test this critical radar was Obama's misguided concerns about not "provoking" North Korea.

One current and two former specialists in strategic defenses said the administration rejected the request because it feared that moving the huge floating radar system would be viewed by North Korea as provocative and upset diplomatic efforts aimed at restarting six-nation nuclear talks.

A week or two delay in maintenance would be a small, logical, and reasonable price to pay for the valuable information we would have gained from using the radar to monitor Korea's live missile launch. As for "provoking" the North Koreans, how is monitoring the launch of the missile test they already had planned and announced going to "provoke" them; although, I'm sure Obama's information spinners and "media managers" will have a "plausible" answer for those willing to fall for their propaganda?

And what did the naive Obama administration get for not "provoking" North Korea, while giving up a unique opportunity to gather data and information that could prove critical in refining our missile defense system? They got more "talk" and resolutions from the U.N. -- most of whose members couldn't care less if America were struck with a nuclear missile! And to make it even worse, the Obama administration managed to get the North Koreans to restart their nuclear program and have the U.N. inspectors and monitors kicked out of the country besides!

Reacting to U.N. condemnation of the April 4 launch, North Korea said Tuesday that it would "never participate in the [nuclear] talks" and would restart its plutonium-yielding nuclear reactor. The U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said North Korea had ordered U.N. inspectors to leave the reclusive communist country.

Not only did the Obama administration refuse requests to further test our nation's missile defense system, but they've begun cutting funding for the very system that could protect America's cities from a rogue or limited nuclear missile attack, the death toll and results of which would make 9/11 seem insignificant by comparison.

The administration's restrictions on missile defenses were disclosed as Mr. Gates announced last week that he is planning a $1.4 billion cut in missile defense funding.

Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut independent, wrote to Mr. Obama on April 6, urging him to reject the missile defense cuts.

The senators warned that the planned missile defense funding cut would undermine international cooperation with Japan, Israel and other states at a time when missile threats are growing.

One has to wonder what Gates gave up, and what promises and concessions he made in order to keep his job as Secretary of Defense under Obama's "weak on defense" administration.

Will it be Secretary Gates's job to oversee and manage the weakening and dismantling of the U.S. military and the defenses of the world's last remaining superpower -- a goal many of Obama's Liberal supporters clearly want to see happen!

AAR

CNN TEA Party Reporter Should Be Fired!

Here's an example of CNN's  [NON] objective news coverage, attacking, demeaning, and insulting those with whom she disagrees rather than reporting news.

The title of the video is misleading. It was not the "reporter" who was harassed, but rather it was she who "harrassed" the person she was "interviewing"!

This is but one example of the liberal media's anti-Conservative, anti-Fox News, and anti-American coverage.

When anti-war, anti-Bush, and anti-American protesters demonstrated -- burning our flag and calling President Bush, our troops, and America every obscene and hateful name and insult possible -- the liberal media had a love-fest and couldn't get enough of them.

When real Americans show their dislike for Obama's Socialism and out-of-control spending, the media starts attacking the protesters.

Apparently the CNN reporter doesn't even understand that the $50 billion example she cited is exactly the type of Obama's spending the people are protesting. Where does that "smart" CNN reporter think all that "free" money is coming from which she thinks is so great? It's coming from those trillions and trillions of dollars in deficit spending Obama and the Democrats are running up for us, our children, our grandchildren, and their children to "try" and pay back!

As a candidate, Obama opposed the deficit and said he would "change" the government spending excesses.

Well, Obama kept his word. Obama and the Democrats' deficit spending and planned budget deficits already exceeds that of ALL presidents before him -- from George Washington through George Bush.

Is this the "change" Americans "hoped" for?   NO ! ! !

AAR

Will Texas Secede From The Union?

From The Fort Worth Star Telegram...

Apr. 15, 2009

Gov. Perry: Fed up Texans might soon want to secede

Texans are fed up with federal tax policies, and might get so fed up that they decide they want to secede from the union, Gov. Rick Perry told reporters today after he attended an anti-tax tea party rally in Austin. He said the federal government has gone somewhat astray from what our founders wanted and he believes the federal government is choking Americans with excessive spending and taxation.

And although Perry made it clear he doesn't see the need to secede and isn't advocating for that, he said there's no question that's on the mind of some Texans. That was obvious at tea parties around the state, where "Secede" was a popular slogan on signs.

"Texas is a unique place," he said. "When we came into the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that.

"My hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention," he said. "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot.”

At a tea party rally in Austin City Hall, chants of "Secede" could be heard during speeches.

According to the press release posted on Governor Perry's website:

Gov. Perry Backs Resolution Affirming Texas’ Sovereignty Under 10th Amendment

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.”

A number of recent federal proposals are not within the scope of the federal government’s constitutionally designated powers and impede the states’ right to govern themselves. HCR 50 affirms that Texas claims sovereignty under the 10th Amendment over all powers not otherwise granted to the federal government.

It also designates that all compulsory federal legislation that requires states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties, or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding, be prohibited or repealed.

How many other Americans are getting fed up with Liberals working to destroy everything that made America a great nation?

How many other Americans are getting fed up with Liberals trying to force their liberal agenda and social beliefs on the rest of America?

How many other Americans have had enough of law-giver judges and their unconstitutional rulings, unconstitutionally changing our laws, and "de facto" amending the very Constitution that was intended to protect our rights and freedoms?

Will Obama's Department of Homeland Security designate the entire state of Texas as a terrorist state... or "nation"?

Will Texas secede from the union?   Not today, but...

Don't mess with Texas!

AAR

Today is TEA Party Tax Day!

Obama talks... The U.S. Navy acts!

North Korea launches a long range missile... Obama talks!   Korea announces it will restart it's nuclear facilities... Obama talks!   Iran announces over 7,000 working centrifuges capable of producing nuclear weapons material... Obama talks!   Two hundred hostages are being held by Somali pirates (terrorists)... Obama talks!

While Obama talks...   Somali pirates (terrorists) have taken three four more ships and 60 hostages -- just today!

The U.S. Navy takes real action and frees Captain Phillips from the Somali pirates (terrorists), but from the White House spin and the liberal media coverage, one would think it was Obama himself who freed the captain.

Many questions remain to be answered about what action Obama may or may not have authorized. We will probably never get the real truth from the Obama administration or those military officials who value their jobs.


J.J. offers his opinion of the events...

Pirate Smackdown, will we get the actual chain of events, or spin?

BHO actually didn't give his permission to open fire. The On Scene Commander (OSC - Bainbridge) asked at least twice for permission to do a take down and the BHO crowd "delayed." The first time permission was asked it was flatly denied because they (the White House) wanted a diplomatic solution (read talk them to death). Finally permission was given to "use appropriate force" if the Captain's life was in immediate danger.

Personally I believe BO found himself in the position of having to make a decision. One he would have preferred to delay as long as possible. I also believe one of the reasons he waited was he/his staff (?) were trying to find a solution that would absolve the President if it went badly.

The OSC reached a point were he could not continue to wait - he was losing his "window of opportunity." He had "semi approval" and the timing was right. "Appropriate force" was applied. It was the OSC that made the decision. Think about the pressure on this guy. If he ordered the snipers to shoot and it went badly he would have been toast. The snipers could have hit the Captain, or missed the terrorists and the terrorists killed the Captain. ...but the OSC gets paid to make tough decisions and and the op went just like it was suppose to. In the end it was the Captain that gave the snipers the opportunity by once again jumping in the water IOT attempt escape.

Having been in the middle of military (Navy) decision making by higher ups (not necessarily this unique situation), I've got a pretty good hunch about how this went. The bad guys had at least one AK-47 and the Captain was more than likely guarded "loosely." Whether or not the Captain's life was in immediate danger is unknown, but any and all reports will indicate he faced an immediate threat. Not saying he wasn't in danger, but the terrorists wanted money and if the Captain was killed they would have lost their leverage. It was in their best interest to keep him alive. Remember too, he could not have jumped over the side if a gun was pointed directly at him by an alert and focused terrorist. If that was the case the Captain would have been shot before he got in the water or shortly after. So I'm thinking a more realistic picture was that he was in the boat and the terrorists in the boat with him possessed gun(s) and those guns were not always "in his face."

Now, since the mission was successful BHO has certainly jumped on the spin wagon and is taking all the credit he can. The media is also on board about BO's decisive action during his first test, etc. If you look closely at his remarks prior to the take down, he left himself an out so he could blame the military had it gone badly. You can bet your bottom dollar BO would have distanced himself had the hostage been killed.

There was one report stating the terrorists were taken down by 50 cal sniper weapons. I've fired Expert with the 50 cal and have fired thousands of rounds with it (the machine gun version, not the sniper version). That weapon will bring serious pee on who ever it hits. If the shots were head shots, their heads would have pretty much exploded. There was also a report the shots were not long distance, but were in the vicinity of 30 or so yards off the Bainbridge's fantail. Not an easy shot to be sure, but not as difficult as a longer shot.

Something to consider as you view the news about this incident.

J.J.

RNC slams Obama's anti-American arrogance

The Washington Times is reporting...

April 13, 2009

Steele takes gloves off in Obama attack

Republican National Chairman Michael S. Steele has launched a direct attack on President Obama in a new mass mailing, accusing the president of being part of the "blame America first" crowd ... Mr. Steele took the gloves off in a fund-raising letter sent out Monday to 12 million party supporters.

[Obama's] criticizing the United States on his recent European tour showed "an absence of wisdom."

[Obama] said the United States has displayed "arrogance" at times in its foreign policy. But Mr. Steele said it was the former senator from Illinois who was "arrogant" when he "boasted his election would be remember as the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."

[Obama] showed similar arrogance earlier when he "indicated disdain for small town and working Americans who 'cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them.'"

Obama with his continuing anti-American rhetoric is the arrogant one, not the United States.

AAR