Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa

Whatever your flavor, have a wonderful and blessed season. I'll be visiting with family for the next few weeks so I probably won't be posting until early into January. This celebration should be a time to prepare for the gift of God's only son - Jesus Christ.

"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" which means, "God with us."

I hope you all a wonderful season with your family and friends, I hope Santa does you all justice, and don't forget to say a prayer for our troops that can't be home for the holidays. Don't forget, we get to celebrate our religious beliefs and freedom all thanks to them and the ones that passed before them.

I did learn something from four years of Latin Class:

Natale hilare et annum faustum!

Thank a Soldier Week

Everyone please visit this site and write a letter to show your appreciation. This is the least we could do to show our gratification and make the soldiers realized that the liberals aren't talking for the majority.

Compliments of Bastard Sword

This bears repeating. I found the following chart on a blog titled Bastard Sword. Great article and insight with references for the statistics. This is for all of the Al-Sheehanis out there that think this war is comparable, or worse for that matter, to Vietnam. All the rhetoric BS aside, here are the facts.

Screen Shot from "March of the Penguins"

To add some excitement here at NCT, let's see who can come up with the best caption to this picture:

W v. X42

This is a must read for all. The writer puts W up against Slick Willy and shows who the real criminal is. Great facts, interesting numbers, and overall, excellent.

Click here.

More Reasons Why...

I’ve extracted a few quotes from an article written by myway.com:

“A witness testified Wednesday at Saddam Hussein's trial that the deposed leader's regime killed and tortured people by administering electric shocks and ripping off their skin after pouring molten plastic on it.”

Another:

“Saddam and seven co-defendants are on trial in the deaths of more than 140 Shiites following a 1982 assassination attempt against him in the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad.”

More:

“Blood poured from head wounds and skin was pale from electric shocks, he testified. Security officials would drip melted plastic hoses on detainees, only to pull it off after it cooled, tearing skin off with it, he said.”

Now, all you humanitarians that think the Iraqi war is unjust, explain to me why this monster should still be in power. The man was a rapist, murderer who funded Palestinian terrorists, harbored Al-Qaeda, used WMDs, and killed his own citizens.

We’ve done the right thing and the Iraqi people are reaping the benefits.

Media Bias Exists?!?

A recent report by the UCLA has quantified the liberal slant of the media to prove that the MSM leans left. Drudge came across this article from the Political Science department of the UCLA where a professor studied the writings, coverage, and quotes. It became apparent that there was undue bias:

“Of the 20 major media outlets studied, 18 scored left of center, with CBS' "Evening News," The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times ranking second, third and fourth most liberal behind the news pages of The Wall Street Journal.

Only Fox News' "Special Report With Brit Hume" and The Washington Times scored right of the average U.S. voter.”

And somebody is obviously out to upset Matt:

“Another finding that contradicted conventional wisdom was that the Drudge Report was slightly left of center.”

Of course this article doesn’t shed any new light per se, but hopefully the MSM will cover the story. Hah.

I have seen the Light

I recommend that my devoted readers take a seat. I’m retracting my theory on the American stance on our economic situation. I’ve come to realize after years of debate that I was wrong. Yes, I was wrong.

Over the last five years or so, I’ve titled myself as a conservative, capitalist promoting the global market and free trade. I’ve been disillusioned by my beliefs in market economics, business development, and the American stigma of ‘entitlement.’ I was under this premise that America couldn’t fail, that it would always prevail. We would find new ways to be ahead of the game. That’s not the case.

Just as recently as this week, I posted a blog on how China could have our manufacturing – we’d always be a step ahead. I easily took to debate that we would learn, evolve, and continue to move forward as we lost manufacturing. I even went so far to call it “primitive,” blaming the American public for always wanting the lowest price, not wanting to be a manufacturer (blue collar = bad), and being spoiled (entitlement). Again, I was wrong.

After reading “Where the Right went Wrong” by Patrick Buchanan, I’ve come to my senses. Yes, I’ve always knew the facts, but they were easy to rebut. We are digging ourselves into a grave, nearing the point of no escape. We need to halt all trading pacts, agreements, and global organizations including NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO, UN, and the League of Nations. We need to halt all free imports. We need to increase exports. We need to instill tariffs upwards of 60% on all foreign products.

Yes, we are to blame for slipping into this quagmire, between Nixon, H. Bush, Clinton, and W. Bush; we’ve virtually opened our doors to international regulation while still abiding by our own restriction. We believe in fair pay, honest environmental practices, and proper business while our partners disregard all meaning for human and natural life. I’m not blaming unions or environmental activists; I’m blaming all of the other countries that are uncivilized, the countries that have no regard.

Fortress America shouldn’t be a concept but actually a program. We need to shut down the borders on illegal immigrants and cheap foreign product. Our dollar is falling, our workforce is getting paid less, and foreign companies are purchasing our debt. Our fore fathers would be outraged. Historic conservatives would scoff at the principles of today’s modern republicans.

We need to stop defending global “free” trade and start defending America. Every time a manufacturer loses a plant and thousands of workers lose their jobs, the government has failed. If we had to be self-sufficient, I don’t think it would be possible. I blame people like myself for letting market economics, “compassionate conservatism”, and outright denial blind our view on the future of America.

Fin.

Mc Donald’s says a Dirty Phrase

This is getting absurd. This picture is an advertisement that has apparently offended a woman who happened to read it. As opposed to averting her gaze, she was forced to read the phrase “Jesus is the reason for the season.” How could Mc Donald’s have the nerve to state something like this; especially nearing the birth date of Christ?

"It offends me because it specifically talks about Jesus, Merry Christmas. It doesn't give credit to anyone else," Alpert said.

I took that quote from WRAL.com who covered this atrocity and I needed to repeat the quote.

"It doesn't give credit to anyone else..."

Kermit the frog really wants some f&#$ing recognition! I’d like to ask Alpert who else actually deserves credit. Is she really serious? Amanda Alpert, a Jew, expresses how much it hurts to read a sign like this.

"I care because I'm Jewish, and the reason for the season is upsetting to me," Alpert said.

Ummm. Again Ms. Alpert bears repeating.

"the reason for the season is upsetting to me."

I don't like to see people upset, do you? Maybe we should stop expressing our faith. Maybe we should eliminate the 1st amendment for the sake of not upsetting anyone.

Alpert then called Mc Donald’s corporate headquarters only to be more upset. Mc Donald’s explained to her that because the owner owned that sign, that the owner has the right to display what they choose. Appalling!!!

All I want for Christmas

China - You can have Manufacturing

"On a per capita basis, the US graduates more than 750 engineers per million of population, while India and China graduates only 200 and 500 engineers per million, respectively, according to a study released on Tuesday by Duke University’s engineering school.

Those figures run contrary to widely quoted numbers that say the US graduates 70,000 engineers a year versus 350,000 from India and 600,000 from China. The latter figures are based on reports issued by the Chinese ministry of education and the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) in India." - Financial Times

Well, apparently degrees mean something and with that said, I am not worried about our manufacturing losses because we are ahead of the world in the future of economy. The US is the benchmark in many fields including biotechnology, warfare, pharmaceutical, energy, and research and development, just to name a few.

"The study concludes that that group of engineers in other countries are not an immediate threat because high-end jobs cannot be outsourced. Almost one-third of the world’s science and engineering researchers are employed by the US. {Emphasis added.}

Thirty-five per cent of science and engineering articles are published within the US and the US accounts for 40 per cent of the world’s research and development expenditure."

If you have the experience or are going to college, fear not. The jobs listed above and many others (service, retail, etc) cannot be outsourced. This leaves the manufacturing debate in the past just like the entire industry.

BUSTED!!! Neocon Agenda Revealed

As I was trolling throught the WND, I encountered an interesting article about the recent riots in France. One of the Saudia Arabian princes, al-Walid bin Talal, who owns stock in the Fox News Channel complained directly to Murdoch about the slanted coverage of the riots.

During the coverage, the FNC displayed a banner calling the riots "Muslim Riots" while in actuality that was false. The riots were primarily caused by the impoverished, lower-class of France. I covered the story correctly nearly a month ago (Click here to view article) and I couldn't agree with al-Walid anymore on the subject. The statement was wrong and misleading.

It's apparent that this could very well be part of the neocon agenda. You see, FNC and other collaborators twisted the story to make it seem as if the Muslim population was terrorizing another country, fortifying the imperialistic means of the neocons. In other words, by demonizing the Muslim population in France, the war in Iraq (and future Muslim countries for that matter) is seemingly justified. Call me crazy, call me conspiratorial, but hey, it makes sense.

'Nuf Said!

Thanks to the People's Cube.

Sami Al-Arian Not Guilty

Okay. Apparently it's okay to fund the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Al-Arian was just found 'not guilty' on many of the criminal charges against him while the rest were classified as a mistrial (pretty much being exomerated of all charges). Al-Arian whom the government and I believe was funding terrorist groups is back to being just a regular, old terrorist. He operated out of the University of South Florida in which he generated revenue that was sent to sleeper cells that were known for terrorist attacks.

Rest assured immediately following his release, he won't go back to his southern Florida home but move back to Palestine to be with his terrorist friends. The government even had evidence of him making anti-American speeches and the jury still didn't find the guy guilty. It's too bad that we hire idiot attorneys that can't even get a terrorist locked up. First Michael, now this.

I'll Take a Dozen

Bill Moyer, 73, wears a "Bullshit Protector" flap over his ear while Senator "Glug-Glug" Ted Kennedy addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

YOU MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO

To all of my four diligent readers, you must watch this video. Turn up the volume on your computer, sit back, and be amazed. This is phenomenal. They call it "Clark Griswold on Crack."

I Love It, I Love It, I Love It

Al Sheehani has finally realized that no one cares. No one wants to read her book, no one wants to hear her voice, and no one gives a flying ____. Sheehan hosted a book signing on the 26th for her new book “Not One More Mother’s Child” in which less than 100 attended claims World Net Daily. The place was barren except for the obligatory press and photographers that had trouble making the room look full. A blogger pointed out that even the press couldn’t crop or manipulate these pictures so we finally got some truth – it’s over.














Pictures compliments of the DNC - I mean the AP and Reuters.

Wardrobe Malfunction - Now this!?!

CNN claims that the giant black "x" that flashes over Cheney's face during a live speech was just a "switcher malfunction." Why do they have a black "x" ready to flash? Could the "x" be any more insidious? Perfect timing for a malfunction. The Communist News Network pulled some real childish shit (excuse my french but it has to be said.)

Notice how the only media covering this is WND, Matt Drudge, etc. Here's two different excerpts from the World Net Daily covering Matt Drudge on Hannity & Colmes:

"This is the vice president of the United States. It is rather serious to be putting black 'Xs' over his face," online journalist Matt Drudge said on tonight's "Hannity & Colmes" program on the Fox News Channel. "I felt it rather alarming that this is subliminally being sent out over the airwaves. ... I'm just knocked out."

"It glitched over and over again, huh?" Drudge responded. "The timing of the glitch is interesting."

I must have missed the huge apology to our Vice President and the assurance that this was truly a mistake and nothing else.

"Downward Death Spiral"

I’m quite torn on how to react to GM’s most recent statements. Rick Wagoner, CEO and Chairman of GM, recently announced nine plant closings and 30,000 layoffs by the year 2008. Who’s to blame? What’s happened to the largest automobile producer? What can we do?

The United Auto Workers (UAW) is exhausting GM of much needed cash flow through high-priced inefficient labor and unreasonable pensions and benefits. It’s apparent that these “deserving workers” don’t actual deserve it at all. According to an article by Yahoo News, GM’s efforts are to reduce its costs by $7 billion; undoubtedly a large chunk is the bloated labor rates and rising health care costs.

GM has been crippled by high labor, pension, health care and materials costs as well as by sagging demand for sport utility vehicles, its longtime cash cows, and by bloated plant capacity. Its market share has been eroded by competition from Asian automakers led by Toyota Motor Corp. GM lost nearly $4 billion in the first nine months of the year.

The UAW has made no real efforts to help reduce costs by perhaps freezing annual raises or reducing benefits. They’ve just kept pursuing more money and better pensions – pensions that are truly a rarity in our current conditions.

Delphi unions are the perfect example of how GM is failing:

The automaker could be facing a strike at Delphi Corp., its biggest parts supplier, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month. GM spun off Delphi in 1999 and could be liable for billions in pension costs for Delphi retirees.

Obviously Delphi’s inadequacies justify the elimination of all pension plans.

I blame American ‘entitlements.’ I blame stupidity. But most of all, I blame unions. Some of you probably thought that I would point fingers at the Board of Directors at GM or perhaps salesmen (ahem) of foreign products but actually no - unions are to blame. Unions are a plague to American businesses. They create larger gaps between American and international production rates which in turn weaken our GDP. This "downward death spiral" isn’t just American automakers - it’s the American economy.

ID v. Darwin

That settles that.

Picture compliments of Planet Icthus.

Where's the Stapler?

In the past two days, I’ve read two articles on the infamous Slick Willy. I swear whenever he talks, I think I actually vomit in my mouth. The asinine garbage that spews from his lie hole is outrageous and idiotic.

In the first article I read from the Jerusalem Post, Clinton states that Iraq invasion was a big mistake:

The United States made a "big mistake" when it invaded Iraq, former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday, citing the lack of planning for what would happen after dictator Saddam Hussein was overthrown.

"Saddam is gone. It's a good thing, but I don't agree with what was done, " Clinton told students at the American University of Dubai.

"It was a big mistake. The American government made several errors ... one of which is how easy it would be to get rid of Saddam and how hard it would be to unite the country."

Clinton did however say that the United States had done some good things in Iraq: the removal of Saddam, the ratification of a new constitution, and the holding of parliamentary elections.

Did anyone else catch the typical Clinton rope-a-dope? He totally degrades the efforts of the US but then he agrees that good things came out of the invasion. Can we say, pick one? How else were we going to get Saddam out of power, help create a constitution, and help hold elections?

The second article is actually worse. Clinton ironically makes the claim that most of us (excluding him), aren’t going to heaven. In an article written by the World Net Daily, Clinton claims:

"It's interesting to me that we always proclaim – especially certain numbers of us – that we're the most religious big country in the world," said Clinton. "It may be true, but we also seem to be the most reluctant to get to heaven."

Okay… he really opened himself up for that one. Do we make muzzles for fat-headed idiots like Slick?

Anti-Christian Lawyers Union

News4Jax.com has recently covered an article on the ACLU suing the state of Atlanta for giving tax-exemption to the Holy Bible and other Christian literature while ignoring the rest. The ACLU feels that if the Bible is exempt, then so should be all "good and evil" books.

Again the ACLU is trying to destroy the church in the United States and so far, they’ve been successful. We need to express our dissatisfaction and work together to stop this cancer from spreading. To learn more on how to stop the ACLU, please click here or click on the link on the left side of my page.
Thanks to Café Press for the relative graphic.

Unattainable Tribute

I've been struggling all day on how I should express my gratification towards our beloved service personnel. Nothing can describe how much I appreciate all the sacrifices made over the course of the United State's existence. Words just don't do it. So, a picture is worth a thousand words and an oath is worth a thousand freedoms...

I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC; THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME; AND THAT I WILL OBEY THE ORDERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE ORDERS OF THE OFFICERS APPOINTED OVER ME, ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS AND THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. SO HELP ME GOD.

In the words of Disgruntled - 'Nuf said.

Gruesome Reminder

Click here.

Don't forget to scroll down and scroll right.

Go-Go Gadget Gun?

Finally, a weapon that the UN might approve to use against people that don’t follow UN rules. The US military is proposing a new weapon called the PHASR (Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response) which temporarily blinds attackers. A similar weapon was actually designed nearly a decade ago that permanently blinded the attackers, saving their lives but ‘disarming’ them indefinitely. However, due to our ‘bend over’ policy with the UN, that weapon wasn’t sanctioned.

So the PHASR is still in its early prototype stage but this weapon seems worthy of approval. Now, there are particular set-backs like still having the capability of blinding individuals but if it’s used properly, the concern is next to nil. This weapon is the perfect item for truck bombers and people not stopping at roadblocks because the blinded driver then cannot finish their objective.

The obvious downside is once the driver is blinded; do you think he’s going to stop? Also, if this gets into the wrong hands, not only will it be misused but consider all of the possible terrorists attacks that could occur – planes and rush hour traffic just to name a few.

Overall, I’m excited to see if this gets passed and am happy to know that my tax dollars aren’t all pork barrel projects and paying for Katrina.

Check out the full article here. Thanks Glenn.

Screw Merrill Lynch, Senate here I come

Christian Science Monitor reports that a recent study has shown that senators are beating the stock market by an average of 12% - outdoing the typical investment firms by nearly 7%. Here’s a breakdown of the standard success rate of investors:

Senate – 12%
Investment Firms – 5%
Household Investors – -1.5%

From the monitor:

The study, done by researchers from four universities, paints a few senators as heavy traders - but not the institution as a whole. During the 1990s years in question, 62 senators disclosed some 6,000 stock trades. Nearly half of those were reported by just four lawmakers: Claiborne Pell (D) of Rhode Island, John Warner (R) of Virginia, John Danforth (R) of Missouri, and Barbara Boxer (D) of California. The vast majority of purchase transactions are less than $15,000.

Both the big traders and the small ones, in the statistical analysis, shared similar patterns of success.

Hmm… I don’t care who you are, that smells funny!

Thompson Equals Ace up the Sleeve?

I was actually commenting on another blog and realized my comment was worthy of a post. The democrats are already in the basement thinking about 2008 and hopefully our strategists are too. With that said, I haven’t really noticed any republicans that are in the spotlight. Perhaps it’s too early, or I haven’t noticed, but we have to start soon.

I was reading up on Fred Dalton Thompson and became pretty stoked about my findings. I also recall this topic on Disgruntled’s blog. Here’s an excerpt from the Wikipedia bio on Thompson:

"On November 8, 1994, Thompson was elected to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant by the resignation of Al Gore, defeating six-term Democratic U.S. Representative Jim Cooper in a landslide which represented the most votes anyone had ever received for a statewide office in Tennessee history up to that point."

Hopefully, this occurrence would be something that the republicans will consider if we end up in a battle with a viable opponent. Sure there is quite the list of republican, note-worthy nominees but now we need to revert back to our foundation: federalism, fiscal conservancy, and perhaps non-intrusive foreign agenda. We need to nominate someone who will energize our party – not some neocon or RINO for that matter.

Don’t forget that Thompson was also the buffer on the John Roberts nomination, something to consider when questioning his motives.

Watch the video of Thompson about Roberts on Meet the Press.

French Fed-up with Failing Favors

5% - USA unemployment rate

9.5% - French unemployment rate

Geez, I wonder why we don't have random riots?

Well, well, well… For starters, someone has to recognize the successes of Bush so let me be the first. Our current 5% unemployment rate is fantastic considering Bush’s lack of recognition. Only 5% of the US citizens are unemployed and out of that 5%, I’ll bet you that 3% are actually looking for work. I’d consider that a benchmark.

Onto France - Chirac is in trouble. Unemployment is soaring to nearly 10% of the French population. Wow! Just imagine the collapse of this fragile economy considering the current situation. Now, instead of pursuing the rioters, France wants to "understand" the situation. They want to work with the mosques and inner-city leaders to alleviate the riots. What about... weapons? How about tear gas? Policing maybe?

This scenario is quite similar to France in all of their conflicts: Germany during WWII, Al Quaeda, etc. Apparently, socialist democracies and understanding the enemies don’t work.

France is the perfect example of an ‘entitled’ society. These people want everything for nothing, including work. Now only if the media gave this coverage it rightfully deserved, perhaps some American "citizens" would understand why free health care and socialism don’t work.

Black on Black Racism A-Okay!

The Washington Times reports racism deemed acceptable by black democrats because the receiver was a conservative republican. Steele, the current Lt. Governor of Maryland, is making bids for the US senate and has been the center of numerous racial attacks. Black democrats have called him Uncle Tom and even threw Oreo’s at him during campaign rallies. Here is an excerpt from the article:

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, a black Baltimore Democrat, said Mr. Steele invites comparisons to a slave who loves his cruel master or a cookie that is black on the outside and white inside because his conservative political philosophy is, in her view, anti-black.

"Because he is a conservative, he is different than most public blacks, and he is different than most people in our community," she said. "His politics are not in the best interest of the masses of black people."

During the 2002 campaign, Democratic supporters pelted Mr. Steele with Oreo cookies during a gubernatorial debate at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

In 2001, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. called Mr. Steele an "Uncle Tom," when Mr. Steele headed the state Republican Party. Mr. Miller, Prince George's County Democrat, later apologized for the remark.

"That's not racial. If they call him the "N' word, that's racial," Mrs. Marriott said. "Just because he's black, everything bad you say about him isn't racial."

When I read that quote from Marriott, I almost had an aneurysm. If that isn’t the most unintelligent thing you’ve heard, I don’t know what would be.

Now, let me do it. I wonder what would happen if I threw an Oreo or two…

Clinton at it Again

Closely view the picture. Either it's some funny joke or the photographer is completely dense to the surroundings.
Even when he's not there, he still seems to put his hands where they don't belong.

MSM v. USA

I can’t even turn on the news anymore. It’s repulsive, depressing, and downright reprehensible. The mainstream media has launched a full-frontal assault on the Bush Administration and the war on terror. Between television and print, both the Iraqi war and the Administration are under constant scrutiny and accusations. Everywhere the American public turns, someone’s pointing a finger.

In the news it’s undoubtedly the worst. There are the obvious basics like their constant focus on the bad parts of war and how nothing that is accomplished is being recognized. The Iraqi people have voted, women have gained rights, and free enterprise is surging in this once dictatorial state. People have the right to express their views and fear no repercussion. An Iraqi army and police force are learning strategies and life-saving techniques for any future problems. Instead, the MSM focuses on the American death toll just barely breaching 2000 and how insurgency is prominent in this purgatory-like state.

Now on my local news coverage, many of the stations are sending reporters to the front lines to "bring the war home." In other words, the MSM wants to dictate what we see AND hear, both about the war and from the perspective of the soldier. There is no doubt that the slant will be appalling. I can assure you that the MSM is going to show the bad: dead bodies, explosions, and gun fighting. While they could show the peaceful areas, citizen appreciation, or the lack of a tyrannical murderer.

Even Maxim, a magazine targeted towards men ages 18-55, is now telling tales of soldier misfortune. Maxim manages to hand pick the few soldiers that are struggling on their return home. Don’t get me wrong, I sympathize with all soldiers and the struggling reformation required after a tour, but not all soldiers require that. The majority turns out just fine, going back to their civil duties and families. Maxim manages to put a serious spin on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) implying that most soldiers struggle with post-war problems. I can personally attest for all the soldiers that I know that they are fine. They all performed exit interviews about the war and were deemed fine.

Now there is talk about a liberal slant to the movie Jarhead. This movie is about the first gulf war and happens to launch at the perfect time. With the present war protests on the rise, Sam Mendes (the director) sees his opportunity. By exploiting the bad parts of war including gruesome deaths and what appears to be ‘brainwashing,’ Mendes and his cohorts paint the most horrific picture of war. This and all other media outlets in turn push many over the metaphoric fence – creating more angst towards Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Nayh Nayh Nayh, Thhpthhhp!!!

I love it. The democrats couldn't be more furious. They can't get over the fact that Bush chose a solid conservative for the Supreme Court.

I took a few quotes from a WND article that sums up the democrats dissappointment:

"Rather than selecting a nominee for the good of the nation and the court, President Bush has picked a nominee whom he hopes will stop the massive hemorrhaging of support on his right wing. This is a nomination based on weakness, not strength." - Kennedy

"It is sad that the president felt he had to pick a nominee likely to divide America instead of choosing a nominee in the mold of Sandra Day O'Connor, who would unify us. This controversial nominee, who would make the court less diverse and far more conservative, will get very careful scrutiny from the Senate and from the American people." - Schumer

"The Senate needs to find out if the man replacing Miers is too radical for the American people," - Reid

What did they really expect? Bush realized that the majority was upset over the Miers nomination so the majority was appeased with his second nomination. Isn't that how it works? The majority picks the president and the president picks people that the majority will approve.

Now, we have to ask ourselves: Was the Miers nomination a litmus test? Did Bush do this to hoodwink the Dems into thinking that he tried? Was this his master plan overall?

Thank you President Bush. I am pleased with your decision. You've given me someone that I would like in the Supreme Court. Now, I'm excited to see the battle ensue prior to Alito taking a seat on the bench.

Taken from an infamous FW:FW:FW:FW:… you get the idea.

9 Things I Hate About Everyone

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?

2. People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV and change the channel manually.

3. When people say, "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?

4. When people say, "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? Gonna Kick their asses!

5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor.6. People who ask, "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?

7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.

8. When people say, "life is short". What the hell? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does! What can you do that's longer?

9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks, "Has the bus come yet?" If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbass?

I Found it Funny...

Not all of you will find this funny. It happens to be a video of 2 Chinese students lip-syncing to an American pop culture song. The underlying premise is what's really funny - the fascination with Western society. In this case, the ever-expired Backstreet Boys.

Click here to watch.

15 Minutes of Fame while Dancing on the Graves of 2000 Soldiers

It’s over Cindy. We gave you your fifteen minutes. I’m sick and tired of hearing you whine and whimper about your views in Iraq. The death toll in Iraq has reached 2000, apparently a landmark number, which deems the war to be fruitless.

I don’t know the statistics of US wars and I never knew that our success rate is gauged on how many patriotic men and women have to die before the war is wrong. I do believe that we have around 150,000 troops occupying Iraq and surrounding areas. If my college-level math taught me anything, 2000/150000 is around 1.3%. I think I’d play those odds. Actually, every time I drive on US 19 (one of the most deadly highways in the US) I have a better chance of dying. Put me on a bicycle in Florida and I double the odds of dying as opposed to a tour in Iraq.

Let’s think about it for a minute. WWII was undoubtedly one of the most gruesome, deadly wars of our time. What if FDR said, ‘Sorry Russia and Britain, we’ve lost 2000 men today so we need to pull out now. Good luck.’ Again, I don’t know the numbers and don’t have time to look but I’m pretty sure we lost 2000 within the first 24 hours of our involvement during WWII. Thank God the citizens of this great nation were patriotic at that time.

It’s just getting annoying. Other oppositionists are pointing out all of the flaws with the rebuilding of Iraq. Apparently they didn’t see the free elections occur, or the new Constitution forming. Let’s go on another flash back… Germany following WWII. We, and other respectable nations, occupied Germany for years following the war. As a matter of fact, I believe our occupation lasted decades long. This occupation helped support the rebuilding of Germany through elections and a Constitution leading Germany to becoming an economic superpower and ally.

You can’t rebuild a country in six months.

You can’t fight a war without casualties.

God Bless all of the men and women fighting overseas and defending this great nation.

God Bless the men and women who have died defending the rights of humans.

God Bless this great nation.

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You can kisssh my sore ass," shouts a protester from the Keys, "George Bush, we’re not leaving!"

Just recently, an anonymous White House insider reports that George Bush, President of the United States, is now controlling hurricane Wilma to destroy all hippies and gays on the southern tip of Florida. Yesterday, Bush was seen with a 9-volt remote control that is guiding the hurricane to collide with the Florida Keys. "He had this weird laugh while he stared at the hurricane {on the monitor} while holding the remote," stated the anonymous intern, "I really think he was enjoying this multi-billion dollar devastation." This same intern purportedly overheard a conversation between Bush, Rove, and Cheney talking about eliminating a vast source of liberals in Florida.

Later that week, another anonymous witness has seen Karl Rove unloading boxes labeled "Box 1, 2, 3, and 5" which are believed to be filled with C-4, a highly explosive material, near the 7-mile bridge. "Rove had this evil look on his face," says an anonymous source, "and I know that he is going to blow up the only evacuation route from Key West…. Too bad none of us have cars!"

Following both Rita and Katrina, hurricanes that devastated the poor, black coast of the Gulf, people are catching on to Bush’s involvement with these obviously, unnatural phenomenon. "Sheer evil genius, but all in a days work for President Bush," proclaims a native of the Keys. "We knew it was only a matter of time before Bush decided to wipe out this huge, democratic voting population."

This new hurricane-controlling machine was actually purchased by the Bush Administration for billions of barrels of oil; answering the week-old question of ‘Why are gas prices so high?’ It is also reported that Bush gave up all of his rations of Tamiflu to sweeten the deal.

"There is no doubt in my mind that this was on the Neo-Con agenda to destroy all the blacks, gays, and hippies," proclaimed the native, "Bush was probably planning this with Roberts and Miers for the last decade. What better way to win elections but by forcing the democrats to use dead people to vote!"

Now that the cat is out of the bag, Bush will probably evade all of the independent investigations by starting a war with Korea. We all know that Bush has ‘wagged the dog’ and will do it again to avoid any more controversy. Rely on us, the mainstream media, to give you fair, balanced coverage of this vast, right-wing conspiracy as it unfolds.

Darlene Superville should receive Nobel Peace Prize

Darlene Superville, AP writer, brings us the most up-to-date, informative articles that are worthy of many awards. Her most recent article "Karl Rove’s Garage Proves to be Typical" helps us understand what Rove’s garage is like.

Calling him the "architect" of Bush’s success, we now should wonder:

"But can Karl Rove organize his own garage? Can the master of Bush's political planning figure out where to put the ladders, paint cans and cardboard boxes? "

Probably my favorite line:

"Some cardboard file boxes stacked one on top of the other, labeled "Box 6," "Box 4" and what appears to be "Box 7." No sign of boxes 1, 2, 3 and 5."

Here Superville is questioning where the rest of the boxes are… maybe at Halliburton?

This is where the general public gets their information. Superville is one of the many ‘writers’ that claim to spread the truth. If this is the real caliber of the press, I blame it on us, the readers. This is the quality of our media outlets. And they wonder why we question their ability and their honesty. If I had a spoon nearby, I’d probably be shoving it in my temple to stop the swelling.

Where’s the Bacon, err I mean Proof?

I think enough is enough. People everywhere are weary of this nomination and now the White House is trying to re-launch Miss Harriet Miers. Hopefully, Bush will get the hint that we don’t want anymore backfiring. You heard it here first and others agree, Rush included. Other bloggers, Ken, Dad29, and Neo Con Blogger also agree that this nomination was not only a mistake, but an insult to us as well.

We voted Bush into the White House under the premise that he would represent our ideals, morals, and political goals. This nomination has yet to reflect any of those. Perhaps she is a conservative, constructionist but how is this proven? She has definitely not proved this from her past party contributions or her support for Gay/Lesbian rights.

My only hope was that this nomination was actually part of a bigger plan. Maybe Bush threw Miers up there to catch some heat while his real nominee is getting prepped for battle… most likely not. We’ll just have to hope that this nomination is in our best interest and if she does step down, hopefully Bush will get the hint for his next nominee. Rush put it best in his op-ed piece in the WSJ:

"We've witnessed too many occasions where Republican presidents have nominated the wrong candidates to the court, and we want more assurances this time--some proof."

My Words will only taint these Encapsulating Remarks

Donald Rumsfeld quotes from visit to MacDill AFB on October 12, 2005

"Well, you can tell those who ask such questions that you and your friends across the world are standing on the front lines to protect them and to safeguard their freedoms, as well as your own."

"And you can tell them something else: that America is not what's wrong with this world. What's wrong with this world are the terrorists, the 'beheaders,' the hostage-takers, the assassins -- the people our forces are fighting every day in a number of locations -- they're what's wrong with the world. And our country's finest men and women are out there meeting them every day."

"Your mission is to be on the offense; it's to go on the attack, and that's what our forces are doing: they're engaging the enemy where they live so that they do not attack us where we live."

"Every loss of life and every injury weighs on our hearts and on the hearts of America."

"In the past year, our country and other parts of the world have ... suffered a number of natural disasters that have affected millions of people in thousands of communities. These disasters have caused a great deal of harm and a lot of death and dislocation, but they've also shown the truly heartfelt compassion and professionalism of the men and women in the United States military."

Compliments of Department of Defense

Bravo you Money-Hungry Idiots!

It’s official: no more running at recess. Broward County Schools of Florida have officially banned running at their 137 schools. Signs are now posted at all locations prohibiting kids from running. The worst part is - this isn’t even half of it.

Swing sets, teeter totters, monkey bars, sandboxes, all gone. Hazards. Dangerous in too many ways to be fun. No more running for children – but what about the obesity issue?

"Since 1999, Broward County schools paid out about $561,000 to settle 189 claims for playground accidents, about 5 percent of the amount the district spent on all injury claims in that time. To keep those numbers low, Graziose said, he needs to keep thinking of ways to make playgrounds safe." - Sun Sentinel

While doing more research on the topic, I came upon a funny little picture that really encapsulated the school system and judicial activism. I don’t know much about this website, Common Good, but they sure have a sense of humor when it comes to politics.

Corrupt Cops in New Orleans? No!!!!!!

I can’t believe it! There are police officers in New Orleans that are corrupt! No! (Insert thick cynicism, facetiousness, or sarcasm). Well, at least we have evidence, pictures, and film; before this we only had rumors of theft, violence, and missing monies. The funny part is the lack of media coverage. When a democratic government has corrupt police, it really isn’t corruption because liberal media wants to wait and hear the story. No finger pointing yet.

People are actually stipulating that the police were under extreme pressure causing them to over react when an AARP receiver (64-yo) was drunk in public. 64 YEARS OLD!!! Betcha he was a real dangerous man. Probably tried to cough on them. They pummeled him like a rented mule! Then they went on to beating the cameraman who was filming the incident.

Quote from MyWay news:

"The confrontations come as the department - long plagued by allegations of brutality and corruption - struggles with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the resignation last month of Police Superintendent Eddie Compass."

There is no justification for this type of abuse. I understand that police officers are wary of their surroundings, especially while dealing with drunks, but this was clearly unacceptable. I believe that force must be used but the video clearly shows outright abuse. On the bright side, the race card has yet to be played (Wait for it... Wait for it).

-Pictures compliments of MyWay.

FEMA: Far From Fixing Faux Pas’

Just recently, FEMA relieved some rescue workers of their duty when they were informed that the volunteers were armed. Phoenix had sent four police officers that were deputized as US Marshals to help protect fire fighters and other relief workers during the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. These police officers were removed from duty when FEMA informed them that regulations barred them from being armed according to Arizona Central.

Both the NRA and other similar groups are up in arms (no pun intended) over the matter. After days of looting and lawlessness, the fire fighters undoubtedly prefer protection. Due to this current idiocy on the part of FEMA, Phoenix is now considering a halt in their assistance.

The real reason I’m covering this is because reciprocity isn’t being considered. One of our local talk shows, The Schnitt Show, covered this issue with a caller. Reciprocity is an agreement of two or more states that their laws will hold true across borders. I reside in Florida where we have the right to carry and Louisiana agreed on the reciprocity of this law. With that said, perhaps I should go and protect the relief workers. I can carry a weapon in LA and FEMA couldn’t stop me. Kind of funny how a civilian can carry a gun while deputized US Marshals are relieved of their duty. In the words of Donald Trump: FEMA "You’re fired!"

Quick Link

Check out Sir Humphrey's article:

http://sirhumphreys.blogspot.com/2005/10/ap-and-reuters-photographer-bilal.html

Interesting take on the AP photographers and their inherent slant to the opposition.

Don't Look at Me...

...I’m on the list. I encourage you all to sign the petition. I think this is extremely important and if we all agree, let’s do something about it. I stumbled on this site form World Net Daily and was impressed. We Need A Fence is an organization created specifically to the promotion of border security, something completely overlooked from this Administration. Now is the time to further our security by putting a stop to illegal immigrants. OTM (Other Than Mexicans) immigrants are on the rise and needs to be stopped:

"Other Than Mexican" illegal immigrants pose a national security risk to the U.S.
The serious national security threat posed by "Other Than Mexicans" is not widely understood. Approximately 100,000 illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico each year are not Mexicans. The Border Patrol refers to these persons as "OTM's" - "Other Than Mexicans"

Within the last year, over 450 OTM's have been apprehended illegally entering the United States from such officially-designated "special interest" countries as:
Afghanistan
Angola
Jordan
Qatar
Pakistan
Yemen

This cannot be ignored. We need to put an end to this. If you read the site the facts are scary:

Illegal immigration is expensive - forcing citizens' taxes higher

In California alone, the annual estimated cost burden of providing education, health care and incarceration for illegal immigrants is over $10 billion:

Education. Californians spend approximately $7.7 billion annually on education for illegal immigrant children. Nearly 15 percent of the K-12 public school students in California are children of illegal aliens.

Health care. Uncompensated medical outlays for health care provided to the state's illegal alien population amount to about $1.4 billion a year.

Incarceration. The cost of incarcerating illegal aliens in California's prisons and jails amounts to about $1.4 billion a year (not including related law enforcement and judicial expenditures or the monetary costs of the crimes that led to their incarceration).

See articles and supporting statistics

I implore everyone that visits my site to sign the petition and help us defend this great nation. Consider more than just the influx of illegal workers but now, the terrorists that are in our country. This neglect has gone on long enough, we must stop pretending that this isn’t a problem.

Please visit their site to learn more about this problem and solutions.

Decisions Cannot be Based on a Coin Toss

"President Bush has thrown the dice…" – Ken Bingham

"If Harriet Miers is qualified to be on the Supreme Court, then why not Judge Judy?" – Neo Con Blogger

"The Trust Bank is closed." – Glenn Beck

"…one of which just happens to be female but otherwise not even close to qualified. " – Dad29

"…unlikely to ease the concerns of those who were expecting Bush to fulfill his promise to name a justice in the mold of Clarence Thomas or Antonin Scalia." – Joseph Farah

"…where she indicated her support for full civil rights for gays and lesbians and backed AIDS education programs for the city of Dallas..." – Matt Drudge

I’m not the only one. Whew! After listening, reading, and contemplating, I’m no more satisfied with Bush’s pick. As a matter of fact, I’m even more worried. To make matters worse, I’m ignoring the MSM and going to blogs, radio, and newsworthy sources. Not one reference really supports Bush’s decision. That’s not promising. I think Bush really dropped the ball.

Glenn Beck put it best: "The Trust Bank is closed." He went on to talk about how he’s given all the trust he can in Bush - to the war, his spending, and his Homeland Security. As Beck spoke, I began agreeing more and more with him. Bush isn’t giving us full answers. Bush can only ask for so much trust. The pie is running out of pieces. By no means am I losing support of Bush. I have lost no faith. I just hope that Bush is hiding something. Something BIG.

Following Beck, Rush came on and calmed my nerves. He also agreed that he’s up in the air about the pick but kept reiterating the trust issue. Limbaugh made me realize a lot. I got to thinking of a time when I have lost trust in Bush? Never. Why would I trust him any less (besides his "crack-whore" spending habits)? Never. Limbaugh also made me consider this: Bush knows her, we don’t. No matter how inconspicuous she is, Bush has known her for quite some time.

She supports AIDS programs and is an advocate of gay and lesbian rights. Who else on the SC is similar…? Oh yeah, Ginsburg. That I won’t forget: the Christian president who nominates a lawyer that could further corrupt our society and children.

No Room for Mishaps

What is Bush doing? I understand that by nominating someone without a paper trail s/he would have an easier time getting through the nomination process however, this could be bad news. Is Bush doing the right thing? Granted, she’s worked for him forever but does he know her? Does he really know her objectives? Many critics are saying that the conservative groups won’t be happy with Bush’s pick and supposedly, this ‘pick’ was pre-approved by some democrats. Remember Reagan and O’Connor - it happened then and could happen now.

I have no problem with her not being a judge; Rehnquist wasn’t even a judge before being nominated. She seems to have a great amount of experience from being the president of her law firm to being the president of the Dallas Bar Association. These two positions alone justify her experience and makes her a quite credible, Supreme Court nominee. My concern is her persuasion. She has no court decisions to reflect on and we don’t know her political views either. Granted, that is supposed to be irrelevant but we don’t want another O’Connor. That’s the whole benefit of being president: when a judge needs to be nominated, that president gets to choose the predecessor.

Let’s just say I have a bad feeling about Miss Harriet Miers. Something smells. People aren’t going to be happy. Heads are going to roll. Maybe Bush has decided to ‘roll over’ considering his low ratings. Is Harriet Miers the best person for the job, or is it because of the necessary quota? Is there a hint of Affirmative Action here? If Bush drops the ball here, he’s going to hear about it. We’re supposed to trust the man we voted for, but recently, I’ve questioned some of his decisions. Even Roberts is purportedly questionable. I do trust Bush, I do trust our party, but now is not the time to make mistakes. We’ll find out soon enough.

Riddle me this…

Does this make any sense? Did I miss a day in school? How come Debra Lafave, Pamela Joan Turner, Sandra Geisel, and Amber Jennnings needed to have sex with their students? I don’t want to sound crass, but to me, none of these women looks as if they need to be sexual predators.

-Jennings at trial

-Lafave at trial

I’d like to point out that I will never condone these actions, and I look at this situation the same under all circumstances. Yes, I believe that the general public is being lighter on these women than one would expect. If it were men, they would be in much more trouble; undoubtedly more ostracized and despised.

Teachers who commit these acts are sick. Teachers who violate their student-teacher relationship should be punished harshly. Parents, administrators, even the public expects a high level of professionalism and ethics when it comes to teacher expectations. What were these women thinking? These situations seem more common than ever so you’d assume ephebophiles and pedophiles would reassess their judgement, right? I just can’t get over these particular women and how they chose their victims. All of them could just as easily have walked into a bar and within moments, would’ve found a "volunteer."

It’s repulsive, unacceptable, and in light of their situations, should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. I’m more concerned with this growing problem. There is a serious immoral pandemic sweeping across the country. What is wrong with these people? I don’t even want to start on sexual predators. It’s disturbing.

To see many more teachers’ mugshots, click here.

Boca Raton Community High School Gives Thumbs Up to Profanity!

Boca Raton has decided to lessen the ‘sentence’ when a student is caught swearing. Boca Raton stated that because students look to TV for learning grammar and etiquette (yes, you read that right), they find it appropriate to let the children swear according to Schnitt on his afternoon radio broadcast. Swearing like their favorite "Friends" stars is apparently how to express anger, disappointment, and joy as opposed to normal, acceptable words.

"Shit, I forgot my books!" would’ve have called for a severe penalty at the old, uncool school while the new, hip school will let them off the hook with a minor in-school suspension. However, if the student uses the inappropriate words inappropriately, they will be penalized (that hurts my brain).

"As long as you're not saying it in a hostile way, you're just giving your opinion," freshman Mallory Bauer said. "People say 'Oh, damn, I forgot my homework.' These words aren't that bad to me."

Umm, yea. Sure, this is exactly the point of entitlement. It seems as if Mallory believes that Mallory is in charge, Mallory should dictate the rules. I bet you if you asked Mallory who John Roberts is, she’d probably say, "like…. Is that one of those damned Beatles?"

Quote compliments of wftv.com.

And You Think You have it Bad!

Some of you perhaps have seen this but I thought it was hilarious. Sorry, it might slow load time but it's worth the wait. Not everything has to be politics.

Quit Complaining About Your Job!

Doh!

My personal favorite. The chinese can't afford proper mounts but they sure can afford a male youth! (Is that a blood stain?)

Life's a bitch but always worse for someone else. Write that down.

Franken and Gang getting Greedy

World Net Daily posted a great article on the demise of Air America. It just goes to show that we (Republicans) are not the minority. Over the last decade, democrats have continuously tried to usurp Limbaugh from his throne to no avail. No man could take on the "Talent on loan from God."

Really, it’s nothing against democrats or their views (well…maybe), but I think it’s their lack of substance. Their arguments are designed only to condescend and criminalize Republicans, not pose contrary options.

-Where do Democrats stand on the war in Iraq?
-What’s their big and better idea?

-Where do Democrats stand on the war on terror?
-How can they fight a better battle?

What do Democrats want to do with the failing Social Security system?
Did they think of a reasonable alternative?

Would they have responded to Hurricane Katrina faster?
What would they have done differently?

That’s just a few, I could go on. Did Al Franken really think he could out do Limbaugh? Do you think a comedian could talk politics? What about Garofalo? Big winner there, or should I say whiner. Neither Franken nor Garofalo has ever posed a plan to back up their insults - not that I recall. World Net Daily predicts Air America gone with six months (unless Soros intervenes); I give Air America two months until the end.

Countdown: T – 2 Days

On October 1st, Florida citizens have

"the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm."

Yes, you read that right, come Saturday assailants that attack will be shot more than not. Originally, Florida law stated that gun owners must first attempt to escape from precarious situations or alleviate them: i.e. giving the assailant your wallet/purse or letting them have your keys.

Now, the "Wild, Wild West" is apparently reborn according to the Washington Post. According to the Post, humans are no more than gun-toting lunatics waiting for a chance to let some shells loose. The NRA and Marion P. Hammer, a Florida Lobbyist, calls the measure the "Castle Doctrine" relating private property and the citizen’s right to protect it.

Not only am I in full support of this law, I’m excited to see the outcome. This law will not be an active thought in our lives but it will end up protecting us in the courtroom. Florida citizens already have the right to carry concealed weapons but in the midst of an attack, if the weapon is used, this law will support that citizen. I can guarantee that no one, as of October 1st, will be looking for a fight and there won’t be shootouts at nearby intersections. This law is no more than protecting citizens from high-priced lawyers and minor stipulations. If I am walking to a movie with my girlfriend and am confronted by a criminal, I have the right to protect, my girlfriend, property, and my life.

Neocon Fanaticism is Reason for War?

Wow, it’s really starting to stack up. Neocons, a group really unbeknownst to the general public, are now the focal point of the Iraqi war. After reading articles and bloggers, many are calling this war more of an imperialistic advantage and excuse to persuade democracy overseas.

I truly feel, disregarding theory and claims, that our intentions in Iraq were for the most part, good. Do people forget Hussein and his atrocities? Has anyone been watching his trial and what he is pleading guilty too? I know individuals personally that invaded his palaces to find millions of dollars in crates, rooms designed specifically for gang rapes, and other unacceptable items owned by a leader. These same troops that I know also justify the war completely, stating that it needed to be done and they feel, it was done at the right time.

Do people need undeniably substantial evidence that Hussein and Bin Laden were cohorts? We just prosecuted Scott Lacey with the murder of his wife without a body. Doesn’t that mean anything? We are quick to kill a man, who I also think is guilty, even though we don’t have undeniably substantial evidence but when it comes to protecting our country from a breeding ground for terrorists, we are called neocon fascists.

I do agree that neoconservatism is wrong. I do agree that Republicans must now consider this when voting, but I’m frustrated with this overgeneralization. I support the war. I support Bush for the most part (his spending habits remind me of my mother’s). I also believe in Republican ideals, but by no means am I a neocon. *

Paul Craig Roberts wrote an article entitled Will Neocon Fanaticism Destroy America (Newsmax) in which he details his view of the war and our inevitable invasion of both Syria and Iran all thanks to neoconservatism. Roberts manages to confuse the reader with body counts, ammo expenditures, and troop numbers trying to claim that this war is really a farce with each insurgent’s death costing us "900,000 rounds of ammunition." Aha! Roberts caught on to the real meaning of the war. Bush’s actual cronies aren’t big oil or Tony Blair, but actually ammunition manufacturers. Bush is ordering ammunition, 1.8 billion rounds according to Roberts, just to put big ammo executive’s kids through college- pure genius.

Neoconservatism is a growing problem and Bush does partly resemble a neocon, but I will say that there is undoubtedly a level of compassion that cannot be ignored. If I say the war is appropriate and the man next to me says otherwise, who is right? We both have different opinions, beliefs, and facts that can defend our claims. God bless our troops and please God, bless our country.

*-My name is derived from the ever-growing liberal ideology and their inane overgeneralization of all Republicans.

Thank You Glenn Beck

For my few readers compliments of Page 2 on Glenn Beck's website. Caption is extremely important.













PICTURE OF THE DAY "Rosie O'Donnell is seen here touring the damage caused by Hurricane Rita in southwestern Louisiana."

Oil Cronies and Oil War my Ass

Natural causes are the real reason behind the high oil prices, not W nor my hair spray. This map, compliments of Glenn Beck's website, shows exactly why oil prices are reaching record highs. Now some of this blame goes to the 'top-off' gangs. Also, some of the big oil distributors could ease up on their profit margins (I know what you're thinking, Capitalism hurts), but I blame two women: Katrina and Rita.



For a more detailed look and some interesting facts check out:
http://gom.rigzone.com/rita.asp

The Rignt, the Left, and the US - Where are we Going?

No, I'm not wrong but I do agree. We do need to put a stop to the mutation of the Republican Party but more so, the United States. I fully support our leaders but this is getting a little out of hand. Now, with the '06 elections right around the corner, nothing will change until afterwards. I'm talking about our swelling national government, our spending habits, and also our nation's growing dependency and decreasing intelligence.

Just recently, there have been some heated debates around these blogging circles about neoconservatives, our numerous government agencies, and the most recent tragedies. I fully support President Bush however, bloggers from both sides of the spectrum do agree on certain issues. Some being the transportation bill (enough pork to feed California), the spending habits of Congress, and of course, the war in Iraq.

We need to file a chapter 11. Reorganization. Everyone needs to sit back, re-evaluate our current situation, and focus on a solution. The two sides don’t need to agree on policies or situations, but we should all unite in cleaning up our own mess. This "mess", started by neither party (I’m trying to focus on the future), needs to be situated. The Democrats need to stand for something while the Republicans need to revert back to our fundamentals. Yes, more state’s rights and less spending on all levels. I am getting fed up. I am beginning to feel like Patrick Buchanan. The Right is in the wrong direction, the democrats are busying criticizing while not taking actions, and our internal policies have gone to shit (pardon my French but it is quite fitting).

I will be the first to admit that I am rolling over to the bigger picture. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been voting party lines because it is the lesser of two evils. I’ve come to the conclusion that we need to be more proactive and stop being reactive. Dad29 used a good term during one of our past debates and it dawned on me that this very well might be the case. "Compassionate Conservatism" may well be a mask of big spending, neocon ideals. Granted this terminology cannot be used in all situations but I do agree it’s been getting out of hand.

Thank God for John Roberts. The man we’ve been waiting for. He will definitely curb a lot of our recent bad habits. Once seated, I think he will really help reverse a lot of inane legislature. First stop: the 5th Amendment. As most have already forgotten, the 5th Amendment has been transmogrified into a completely different interpretation. This needs to be reversed. Then we eliminate the Campaign Finance Reform, an abolishment of free speech. To McCain and Feingold I say, "screw you". No, Roberts, is not a god, nor is he going to change the world. I do think he’s going to resuscitate the stagnant bench and put a stick in the spokes of a runaway bike. I know he is only a Supreme Court Justice and really has little bearing on policies, but he hasn’t forgotten about that piece of paper that is the foundation of the United States – the Constitution.

The Jenny Crack Program?

Too bad, such a beautiful woman. At least we know how she kept it all off.

This second picture is precisely the point where I fell in love with her.

Two Words: Freakin' Awesome

The pilot of this flight deserves a medal. Not only did this guy land the plane with busted landing gear but actually was smart enough to run out the fuel (no fule release option) so if something had happened, the explosion would be lessened.

The worst part is, the passengers watched their own impending fate on live tv:

"Passengers said they had watched their own drama unfolding on the news on in-flight televisions until just before the landing. One described it as surreal to watch. Another said she would have been calmer without it. " - Victoria Times

I don't have much more to say other than next time I fly, I'm going to try and book with Jet Blue. Their equipment might not always work but their pilots are definitely sober!

Slick Willy's new nickname is the Anti-Christ?

Taken directly from Dad29's blog. Found it and thought it deserved repeating. Gives me the chills:

A number of years ago, a VERY-well-connected ex-Jesuit priest wrote a novel called Windswept House. Since this particular Jesuit was assigned to Rome, was multi-lingual, and saw a great deal of "eyes-only" correspondence in his assignment there, the book was taken seriously.

In brief, it was an allegorical portrayal of a number of events in the USA and Rome. The author stridently maintained that it was "semi-fictional;" but it caused quite a stir, insofar as the characters were largely Catholic Bishops and priests, thinly-disguised--we all knew, for example, that Bishop "Cuthbert" certainly resembled a former Archbishop of Milwaukee...and a good portion of the "fictional" events portrayed in the book were historical, not fictional.

Well, one of the book's predictions (more or less--remember, this is "fiction") was that an extremely popular secularist smooth-talker would eventually assume a worldwide office, perhaps the Sec-Gen slot in the UN--and that this figure was really the Anti-Christ.

(Isn't speculation fun???)

Want to play mind-games? JunkYardBlog has an interesting take on X42's latest adventure in the International Intellectualoid Community--from James Pinkerton, no less:

Last week in New York City, the Clinton Global Initiative (GGI) made its bid to upstage the United Nations' 60th anniversary General Assembly. And the former president made a start toward displacing the fading UN from its prominent perch. And he will be back to try again next year.---

Put simply, the CGI is striving to be a better version of the UN, skimming off the cream and the glitz; Mick Jagger, Brad Pitt, and Chris Tucker, among other stars, showed up at the Clinton extravaganza. Convening in Manhattan at the same time as the General Assembly, just a mile or so from UN headquarters, the CGI set forth four missions for itself: a quartet of "breakout sessions" were dedicated global warming, economic development, religious harmony, and effective governance. All weighty topics, no? Exactly the sorts of issues that the UN would worry about, right?

Naaaah. We all know better than that, right? X42 the Anti-Christ? Never.

Republicans versus Republicans?

We need clarification. Over the past few days, there has been a lot of talk amongst this particular circle of bloggers over conservatives, neo-conservatives, and republicans. Fine, we can all agree that none of us like moderate or ‘cafeteria’ Republicans but I must admit, it is upsetting to see Republicans drawing lines with other Republicans when we should be focusing our attention on the dark side. Instead, we bicker like little children over certain things.

Clarification:

My first point is my blog name Neo-Con Tastic. I took this particular name in the midst of Mick Jagger and his "Sweet Neo-Con" song. The song attacks Bush and the Administration in all aspects of our current events (see my blog in Archives titled "NFL stands for Now Favoring Liberals). I am not a Neo-conservative. I don’t believe in Imperialism, nor in the Illuminati, nor the New World Order, nor "Big Government."

I am a conservative Republican that supports Bush and his ideals. I am a party line voter (except for Buchanan's unsuccessful Independent runs) but by no means does that make me a Neo-Conservative. I will say this; Buchanan in his new book Where the Right went Wrong points out how the Republican party has left their state’s rights roots and low taxes for more of a big government, big spending agenda, I agree. On the other hand, voting for people like Buchanan is quite frankly, a vote for a Democrat. Might as well vote for the Republican ticket. Dad29, DCS, and G, all of you fall privy to voting for Republicans even though they might be a slightly different Republican than you might like. I voted for Bush twice and never regretted that decision, Dad29 you felt differently. I recall you agreeing with the Iraqi invasion and then bad-mouthing it.

On that note, Dad29 makes many good points (see comments on DCS’s blog entitled "Boycott") about where the Neo-Conservative ideal was formed but then reiterates with a comparison of FDR. In my eyes, ‘Dad’29, I think you are erroneous in your remarks. For you to (basically) compare FDR to Bush is quite asinine. I do agree that Bush is dancing on the "Big Government" line but I feel he is forced to, especially now considering the Katrina tragedy. Otherwise, I’m comfortable with Bush’s decisions. You should know my views on commie FDR and how his mistakes were still being eliminated as lately as the Reagan Administration. FDR was no more than a communist disguised as a Democrat that let over 3000 people die so we could go to war, inevitably ending the Great Depression. Besides that FDR remark, your comments are airtight (notice how people rarely retort your comments but end up redirecting the battle - see DCS "Boycott" comments).

As far as Mr. Bush Rocks is concerned, I respect and appreciate all of you remarks. Your blog is definitely out there insofar as how you feel over other people, countries, etc. As a matter of fact, when I first read your blog, I thought you were a liberal mocking both conservatives and Republicans. Some of your comments were offensive, wrong, and extrapolated from lunacy. Every time someone said that they weren't a Neo-Con or didn't agree with you, you answered with the question, 'Oh, are you a liberal?' That is a mockery and insult. You and I have many different views but we have one objective in common: destroying the left. Bush Rocks, I’d be fine with you linking me to your site but understand that I am a Republican, Conservative, Catholic, and a Capitalist (also an avid poker player). Some people might think that that combination does not exist but here’s to yours truly. I also appreciate that you respect my views and I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.

Feel free to correct me but as time progresses, everyone gains different perspectives and objectives in this tumultuous world of politics.

Devil's Law Firm

After writing the blog on the NFL and ACLU, I felt the need to go into more detail on how the ACLU is destroying the moral fabric of the US. The Anti-Christian Lawyers Union has be demoralizing our children, defending perverts, and promoting liberalism. They are dangerous to the United States and should be stopped. Let me just list a few of the ACLU’s recent cases and viewpoints:

-Promoted a child nudist camp in Virginia called "White Tail Park." The park, geared to 12 – 17 year olds, wanted parents banned from entering and the ACLU came to the defense of the park; promoting the child’s right to privacy.

-In Kentucky (2005) the ACLU defended a school that offered "Sexual Orientation Classes" and "Gay/Straight Alliances." The parents wanted a class promoting abstinence education and were denied.

-Florida (2005), a 13-year-old child wanted an abortion and the parents wouldn’t let her. The ACLU stepped in and sued the parents for an invasion of privacy.

-On numerous occasions, the ACLU has defended Internet child pornography and defended pedophiles on where they could be, joining church groups and hanging out in public parks. In one situation the ACLU defended a pervert saying that ‘he was allowed to be in public parks and if he had sexual fantasies or thoughts about the children, that was allowed because of his right to privacy.’

-The ACLU has literally eliminated Boy Scouts from using certain public properties.

-The ACLU has taken filters off public library computers, allowing children to experience the Internet and sexually explicit websites.

-Recently had a coach removed from a team of youths for praying with them before games.

-Currently, the ACLU is defending the artist who created the memorial in Pennsylvania that looks like the Islamic symbol: the Red Crescent.

Those are just a few of the examples of how the ACLU is corrupting the United States. On another note, Ruth Bader Ginsburg actually worked with the ACLU in an attempt to lower the age to 12 of consent to have sex. The United States Supreme Court actually has an ACLU confidant in one of its seats thanks to good, old slick Willy. We must stop sitting idly by while this happens and take a stand for our children, our country, and our morals.

-"One Nation under God – to Hell with the ACLU."

MSM is at it Again

Recently, we have been bombarded with mainstream media stories over the mandatory NFL searches. This year, the government is enforcing a policy that all NFL games require a search/pat-down prior to entering the stadiums. All major news networks have been promoting this as being unconstitutional and invasive. With them is the Anti-Christian Lawyers Union (ACLU) filing a lawsuit to stop the searches from occurring. Here are a couple of quotes:

"The pat down search is basically an unlawful search and seizure violates the 4th amendment of the constitution." - Becky Steele, ACLU

"I believe we will be sued or could be sued, personally I don’t even know if I want pat down searches to occur on myself." - Patrick Manteiga, Tampa Sports Authority Chairman

I find it quite humorous because all of the individuals interviewed for comments felt that not only was this practice acceptable but also non-invasive. This just goes to show that the majority of the citizens don’t side with the opinions of the MSM or ACLU. Finally the media found one individual at the recent Tampa Bay game claiming that the Bush Administration enacted this policy to ‘instill fear’ in the citizens to boost his approval ratings over the war in Iraq. Wow, that conspiracy sounds genius! Bush and his Halliburton cronies are patting everyone down so they still think terrorism exists. I just want to know how the liberals found out that terrorism in the US isn’t going to happen ever again. On a side note, everyone else interviewed and supported the decision received about 10 seconds of talk time while the one lunatic, also drunk I might add, received nearly 5 minutes.

The MSM and ACLU are also pointing fingers at picking up the bill. They can’t help but mention that the government might pay the bill, in turn, coming from us, the taxpayers. Oh no, I can’t afford any more taxes that might prevent a terrorist attack. It’s amazing how slanted the MSM is, now trying to repeal the government’s efforts to protecting its citizens. And for those who don’t like the rule are undoubtedly the ones trying to hide something, be it a joint or a bomb.

$2000 Free-For-All

Reports from numerous sources are claiming that individuals are calling in and lodging complaints about the use of the now-defunct $2000 FEMA debit cards. Shopkeepers and storeowners are finding the FEMA cards to being misused in a variety of settings. One clerk called and complained that disaster-stricken individuals in Atlanta are buying premier Louis Vuitton purses with their cards as opposed to necessities like… food, water, and diapers.

Another store-clerk called in a radio show to explain that her Game Stop video game store received correspondence from their Home Office that the cards should be taken with no hesitation. Thank God the evacuees can now purchase their X-Box 360 without being criticized! Granted, it is hard to delineate what is appropriate in some situations, I think we can all agree that $800 purses and $400 gaming systems aren’t necessary. We donated that money to the cause. We pay the taxes that assisted in the relief efforts. We should dictate, to an extent, what the money should be used for. The current policy: no alcohol, tobacco, or firearms. That would be my first three purchases.

It’s definitely not hard to decide what is appropriate for the funds but if the evacuees can’t delineate acceptable versus non-acceptable purchases, we should do it for them. A lot of the victims decided not to evacuate and supposedly we should have made that decision for them – so is there a difference between the two? Not in my book.