Resistance Is…

From Quotes of the Day, today:

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
- Thomas Jefferson

Bumper Snicker

On the back of a Subaru thing on the way to the Dodge dealer:

I love my country
But fear my government

Sent, via BlackBerry, by AT&T

Truer Words…

From Quotes of the Day, today:

If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.
- Jay Leno

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And You Thought Modern Politics Was Dangerous?

From Quotes of the Day, today:

I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
- Will Rogers

“Tolerance Is Not a Christian Virtue”

From zenit.org earlier this week:

Denver Prelate on the Catholic Political Vocation


Too bad His Excellency didn’t give this talk before the election…

We the People?

On FOXNews.com’s The Fox Forum blog this afternoon:

A Declaration Of Independence From Obamaism


Sadly, many of the folk leaving comments are so caught up in their own rhetoric that they just spouted it back out, and sniped at those holding to different rhetoric, rather than say anything constructive…

Al Sharpton Needs a Chill Pill

Spotted in Top of the Ticket, the LA Times’ political blog just now:

Cops shoot bad monkey cartoonist or something crazy


OTOH, maybe ole Al just needs to grow up?

Behind the Financial Crisis

From bloomberg.com, 22 September:

How the Democrats Created the Financial Crisis

“…For the first time in history, a serious Fannie and Freddie reform bill was passed by the Senate Banking Committee. The bill gave a regulator power to crack down, and would have required the companies to eliminate their investments in risky assets.

“If that bill had become law, then the world today would be different. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, a blizzard of terrible mortgage paper fluttered out of the Fannie and Freddie clouds, burying many of our oldest and most venerable institutions. Without their checkbooks keeping the market liquid and buying up excess supply, the market would likely have not existed.

“But the bill didn’t become law, for a simple reason: Democrats opposed it on a party-line vote in the committee, signaling that this would be a partisan issue. Republicans, tied in knots by the tight Democratic opposition, couldn't even get the Senate to vote on the matter.

“That such a reckless political stand could have been taken by the Democrats was obscene even then. Wallison wrote at the time: ‘It is a classic case of socializing the risk while privatizing the profit. The Democrats and the few Republicans who oppose portfolio limitations could not possibly do so if their constituents understood what they were doing.…’”

A Breath of Fresh Air

From American Thinker tomorrow morning:

Obama’s Busted Bubble

“…Some bubbles are more transparent than others, some are more open. Some of us are aware of our bubbles, some are not. Those who are aware attempt to compensate when judging events occurring outside the walls. Those who are unaware as a rule tend to take their bubble as identical to the universe at large. They judge the great world solely by what’s within reach. This state of affairs can distort the workings of democracy, on occasion to a serious extent. We are now living through such an occasion. This past election the bubble people elected one of their own, the consummate dweller in dream reality, Barack Obama.…”

Praise Jehovah!!

Finally someone who’s not falling all over himself gushing about the miracle, the new beginning, the wondrousness of it all; gah, it’s enough to make me sick.

Rebecca Aguilar is Despicable

A tale of two media coverages, from Ed Driscoll, via YouTube.

I’m Agreeing With Joe Biden? I Must Be Mad!!

OTOH, he certainly should be able to get his new puppy from wherever he damned well pleases; PETA and the HSUS can go pound sand (until they get their priorities straight).

From csmonitor.com today: Biden gets new dog - animal rights advocates not happy.

Why Didn’t Someone Think of This Sooner?

From Quotes of the Day, today:

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
- Doug Larson

Tell Me It Isn’t So!!!

It’s gawdawful funny, though!

Interesting Take on Voting Conviction vs Color

From snopes.com’s Update e-mail today:

Huntley Brown -- Why I Can’t Vote for Obama

Scary Times: Al Gore Invented the Internet…

…and John McCain helped invent the Blackberry??? Not that Obama is very bright…

From the LA Times politics blog this morning:

“John McCain helped invent the Blackberry? Who knew?

“John McCain’s technological acumen is back in the news – courtesy of one of his top aides.

“Barack Obama’s campaign sought to spotlight the subject late last week with a controversial ad that scoffed at the Republican’s computer skills.

At a gathering in Washington today, McCain domestic policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin was asked about his candidate’s grasp of high-tech matters. Holtz-Eakin held up his Blackberry and, in a nod toward McCain’s onetime tenure as head of the Senate Commerce Committee, said, “He did this.…”

From a Politician to a Useless Politician

From Quotes of the Day, today:

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.
- John Adams

Hillary Clinton: Not Perfect

From abcNEWS last night:

ABC News: What Went Wrong? How Hillary Clinton Lost

“Back when Sen. Hillary Clinton was just starting her campaign, top aides and advisers had a ready answer when asked if she could win the presidency.

“‘She's already winning,’ came the response, as repeated by chief strategist Mark Penn, campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe and other top aides and advisers, in memos, press releases and interviews as the campaign began more than a year ago.…”

The author continues on with “…five mistakes that Democratic strategists and Clinton campaign insiders say contributed to Clinton's downfall — and left Obama as the last candidate standing in the most remarkable primary season in memory:…”

Her first mistake? Inevitability as Strategy. I’m not the first to believe that it was actually Entitlement as Strategy.

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Hillary In the White House

President Hillary Clinton:

“Bill and Hillary Clinton, when they first reached the White House, set a new standard of the politically active spouse.…”

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A Wise Young Man

On Time.com today:

The World’s Next Top Lama

The article ends thusly: “…When a reporter noted that the Kagyu lineage is known for its stress on practice and that his own generation is not known for its patience, the Karmapa delivered some advice that his American followers could no doubt appreciate. ‘If people have no patience,’ he said, ‘they have no patience, and I can’t insist that they develop it. But I’ve observed that human life without patience becomes unworkable. My experience has been that I’ve been forced to develop patience with unchangeable situations.’ It is a virtue to recommend as well to those hoping for a solution for Tibet's status.”

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Reason Enough to Register, and Vote in November?

This arrived, from someone (I’m pretty sure) I don’t know, in my AOL inbox recently:

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain were flying to a debate.

Barack looked at Hillary, chuckled and said, “You know, I could throw a $1,000 bill out of the window right now and make somebody very happy.”

Hillary shrugged her shoulders and replied, “I could throw ten $100 bills out of the window and make ten people very happy.”

John added, “That being the case, I could throw one hundred $10 bills out of the window and make a hundred people very happy.”

Hearing their exchange, the pilot rolled his eyes and said to his copilot, “Such big-shots back there. I could throw all three of them out of the window and make 156 million people very happy.”

Including me!! I’m writing the pilot in, come November!

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