Get Ready For Obama Flip Flop On Iraq

As Barack Obama gets ready for his trip to Iraq (made at the behest of John McCain), many are beginning to wonder if his "unconditional and immediate withdraw" will suddenly morph into something more moderate in his attempt to move toward the middle. Kavon Nikrad at Race42008.com sites two seperate reports that suggest that is exactly what he plans to do:

Observers from the Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol to George Packer, the New Yorker writer and author of “The Assassins Gate” can already see it coming:

Said Kristol yesterday on Fox News Sunday:

The next big flip for Obama, and this will make Brit even more astonished, will be on Iraq. He’s going to go to Iraq, meet with General Petraeus, decide the surge is working and walk back from his immediate unconditioned withdrawal. And suddenly, it’s going to be, “Well, we’re going to be very careful, gradual.” “Honorable withdrawal,” Obama said the other day — an honorable conclusion to the Iraq war.

And Packer in this week’s New Yorker:

Obama, whatever the idealistic yearnings of his admirers, has turned out to be a cold-eyed, shrewd politician. The same pragmatism that prompted him last month to forgo public financing of his campaign will surely lead him, if he becomes President, to recalibrate his stance on Iraq. He doubtless realizes that his original plan, if implemented now, could revive the badly wounded Al Qaeda in Iraq, reënergize the Sunni insurgency, embolden Moqtada al-Sadr to recoup his militia’s recent losses to the Iraqi Army, and return the central government to a state of collapse. The question is whether Obama will publicly change course before November. So far, he has offered nothing more concrete than this: “We must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in.”

The question, as Nikrad puts it, is "Will it be the big one?" Which is to say, will this be the final, big flip-flop that exposes Obama as the typical politician's politician, and essentially a liar for having built his entire campaign on being exactly the opposite.

To me, the bigger question is, "Do Obama's supporters just not care? Or are they simply stupid?" I think its probably a little bit of both. To watch an Obama rally is truly like watching the blind leading the blind, but its hard to tell which is the leader. Obama seems to take his queus from popular opinion instead of staking a claim on an issue based on principle and sticking with it. Ya know, like a genuine "new politician" might do.

Bill Kristol Says McCain-Palin

Apparently I am not the only person who thinks Sarah Palin would be a huge asset to John McCain in November. Here is Bill Krystol, editor of The Weekly Standard, explaining why she would be an excellent pick. Sorry, Mitt. Sarah's my choice on this one.

If You Can't Beat Em' and Can't Join Em'...Insult and Degrade them!

John Aravosis of Americablog has decided that since Barry Obambi doesn't have the service record or experience that McCain does....the clear attack should be to call John McCain a war criminal and incompetent for having been captured by enemy forces and spending several years as a POW during his service in the Vietnam War.

Aravosis writes: "Getting shot down, tortured ...is not command experience". Does anyone else wanna slap this guy?

I believe the American people are well aware of the McCain's service record and many consider him an American hero for enduring and sustaining all that he did. For the Left to come in with these remarks is beyond insulting and ridiculous. This is an insult to every serviceman and woman who has ever been a POW.


John McCain's service to our county definately reflects his ability to serve as Commander in Chief. The fact that he was shot down has nothing to do with his abilities to lead our Armed Forces...his ability to withstand torture and ungodly circumstances presented in the POW camp show his strength, commitment to his country, and ability to withstand, endure and overcome in the face of overwhelming odds.


Just days before 4th of July, a time where many Americans take time to reflect on our countries freedoms and how we attained them, through the selflessness of servicemen and women through out the years, Leftist bloggers take the time to remind us Republicans why it is that we are Republicans. THANKS!

My question to any Dem with Aravosis sick mentality is: What has Barry ever done that come CLOSE to rivaling McCain's service???

(Russ do we have a clip that can play crickets chirping? I think we may need it)

Wesley Clark Attacks John McCain's Service

His military service, that is. Of all things Barack Obama and his surrogates want to do at this point, pointing out John McCain's military record is surely the last thing on that list. I have no doubt that this was planned by the Obama campaign, and Wesley Clark's own military experience made him the perfect go to guy for an attack of this kind. But, it obviously didn't work. Here's the video (warning: Schieffer accidentally says that Joe Lieberman said "barack Obama is more prepared to be president than Barack Obama". Obviously he meant "John McCain is more prepared...):



Kudos to Schieffer for pointing out that McCain commanded the largest air squadron in the navy, was a POW of the Vietnam War for over five years, and had been on the Senate Armed Services committee since Obama was in college. Ed Morrissey on Hot Air opines:

Let’s point out a few things about Barack Obama:
In “the matter of national security policy making.” Barack Obama hasn’t ever done anything.
In the matter of gauging your “opponents”, Obama wants to meet with them without preconditions despite having no national-security, military, or diplomatic experience.
Barack Obama hasn’t been on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Barack Obama hasn’t had any executive experience.
Barack Obama hasn’t commanded anything, in wartime or not.
Barack Obama hasn’t dealt with diplomats in any capacity at all.
Barack Obama hasn’t ordered the bombs to fall, although to be fair, he has associated himself with someone who has — William Ayers.

One cannot merely exhale a negative breath about Barack Obama without being castigated as a racist, intolerant, closed minded bigot. This is what we deal with day in and day out from Democrats, this constant double standard they have created, borne out of their existence in a universe completely different, yet parallel to our own, in which history always began this morning and nobody with a "D" next to their name will ever be held accountable for things they say or have said.

Meanwhile, John McCain is bending over backwards not to step on anyone's toes over at the Obama campaign and is probably hurting himself by not using the Jeremiah Wright scandal and exploiting things that Michelle Obama has said on the campaign trail working on behalf of her husband, all while former presidential wanna-be's like Wesley Clark spit on his service to this country.

I hope tonight that General Clark is feeling a deep pain in gut arising from the immense guilt he must feel having never given even an ounce of the sacrifice John McCain gave for this country. Just add Wes Clark to the long list of Obama backers attacking John McCain's Service. Via Hot Air, here is a running list of Democrats attacking McCain's service:

Bill Gillespie called McCain a "self promoter" who comes from "Navy Royalty" and never had to earn his way through a military career.

Democrat Senator Tom Harkin says that McCain's military record should be feared and is "dangerous".

Democrat Senator Jay Rockefeller, in one of the most egregious attacks on the military, called Air Force pilots like John McCain "insensitive to humanity".

The NYT quotes several Senate colleagues who believe McCain's view on Iraq is because he was a POW in Vietnam and was not "on the ground" fighting.

Former Kerry aid says McCain's POW experience left him "sadly limited" in foreign policy experience.

John Aravosis of Americablog says that "being shot down and tortured...is not command experience."

These are not isolated incidents, but an orchestrated plan of attack to try and deminish one of John McCain's most honorable and selfless moments. And these attacks are no more than shameless squawking by men who's patriotism is far overshadowed by their hate for Republicans.

Could it come down to trade?

With the economy as the main issue in this election, could Senator McCain's stance on trade end up actually helping him? As the media (especially Lou Dobbs and CNN) lambaste NAFTA and other free trade agreements as a reason that we are in an economic downturn, McCain has held solid with his views that with free trade and job retraining to help keep our workers on the leading edge of technology.

With Senator Obama waffling on NAFTA, is there a chance that McCain's free trade views (especially as it relates to the green movement), can put him over the top in states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio? I guess we will have to wait until November to find out.

Too Little Too Late

In a feeble attempt to take foreign policy to the next level Camp Obama has decided to ship their candidate overseas.

The McCain camp (and Camp Hillary) rightfully hounded the first time Senator from Illinois for being immensely inexperienced in the area of foreign policy. Considering the next person to assume the Oval Office will be forced to work with the continued conflict in Iraq, experience is usually a plus. McCain hammered Obama on voting for issues regarding the Iraq war while maintaining his distance from the conflict, stating that Obama hasn't been to Iraq in the last two years, but still is making decisions that affect the everyday lives of our troops.

Realizing that the vast majority of America agrees that McCain's military experience is a huge advantage to Obama's complete lack of overall experience, Camp Obama is attempting to muster some level of foreign policy experience to give him a fighting chance over the next few months.

Nice try Barry, but a quick tour through Afghanistan and Iraq months before the election will not come close to comparing to McCain's experience in actual conflict and POW camps in Vietnam.

Texas Supremes Rule Exorcism Is Protected Under Constitution

The Texas Supreme Court today ruled that exorcisms performed by churches in conjunction with their religious beliefs and/or doctrines are protected under the constitution. I am not afraid to say that I pretty much agree and do not see any problem with the ruling. The ruling is interesting on these grounds, however, since the religious aspect never arose in the two preceding court rulings.

Writing for the majority, Justice David Medina charges that while the young woman's secular injury claims might "theoretically be tried without mentioning religion, the imposition of tort liability for engaging in religious activity to which the church members adhere would have an unconstitutional 'chilling effect' by compelling the church to abandon core principles of its religious beliefs."

Justice Wallace Jefferson, for the dissenting judges, made an interesting argument that I believe falls flat on its face after even a mere glance. Jefferson argues that "The First Amendment guards religious liberty; it does not sanction intentional abuse in religion's name." He also claims that "sweeping immunity" is inconsistent with U.S. States Supreme Court precedent and extends far beyond the Constitution's protections for religious conduct.

The problem I have with Justice Jefferson's opinion is that, first, it supposes that there should be some limits on religious conduct. Secondly, it claims rather arbitrarily that the exorcism constitutes "intentional abuse." I hardly think that the church members viewed their actions as abuse. Indeed, assuming the church members were sincere in their faith (which the law obliges us to do, a la "innocent until proven guilty"), then we must assume they viewed their actions as aiding the young girl in following their particular faith's teachings.

In the end, any ruling against the church would have, in this case, clearly stated that churches, in pursuing certain doctrinal guidance, can be held legally liable for their religious beliefs. That is something I simply cannot agree with. Unless true malice can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, then the church cannot be touched.

In the words of Antonin Scalia, "Well, that's just my position. It just so happens to be the correct one." ;-)

Obama Double Speak On Gun Control...Flip Flop?

"All Obama statements come with an expiration date. It's just a matter of when." - Jim Geraghty

Here we go again. Yesterday, after the Supreme Court ruling striking down the Washington, D.C. gun ban, Obama said that he has always supported an individual right to bear arms (or cling to them, I suppose). The problem is that he is also on record as saying that the D.C. gun ban is constitutional. This, my friends, is pure double speak. By straddling this issue he can claim to support the court's decision no matter what it is while his supporters blindly (or deafly) watch as he says a gun ban that meets his criteria for what is unconstitutional, actually is constitutional. Sound confusing? Listening to him trying to keep his stories straight will do that to you. Add this to the list of things that remind us of the "old politics" from this "new politician".

Ladies and gentlemen, the video:


The problem, Mr. "I teach constitutional law", is that if an individual right to arms is in the constitution, as you claim it is, then the D.C. gun ban, which you support, is necessarily unconstitutional as it bans that right completely. Either Mr. Obama is lying to us or he is the worst and most inconsisitent constitutional scholar in America.

I would love at this point to go into a long, drawn out novella-length rant on what a phony this guy is. But what's the use? His Manchurian Supporters certainly won't bat an eye at this amazing feat of political expediency, a theme upon which the entire Obama campaign appears to be based.

Then again, as a Hot Air reader pointed out, the theme of his campaign is "Change", so this is actually to be considered remarkably consistent with that message.

Introducing Obama The Politician

I leave you this weekend with a great article on Obama's increasingly political "new politics". Click here.

Yeah, uhmm, About That "Double Digit" Lead...

I reported just a few days ago on Jack "Gaff"erty's erroneous email question to his viewers on CNN, "What does it mean that Obama has a double digit lead over John McCain?" Well, as they say, apparently it don't mean jack, Jack.

According to the most recent TIME Magazine poll, Obama leads McCain 43-38. That's only five (5) points, which you will note has only one (1) digit. If you account for the "leaning" voters, then the margin narrows to four points, barely above the 3.5% margin of error. We also reported in a seperate piece that Gallup shows the race tied, each with 45%. And in even worse news for Obama, Katy shared with us this little tid-bit, and we also learned from AllahPUndit at HotAir that a majority of voters in four major battleground states believe we should keep troops in Iraq until the job is done. Those last three polls are the one's that should have Barack Obama quaking in his finely polished shoes.

In short, the LA Times and Newsweek polls that Jack was relying on are, well, heavily biased, outrageously distorted and completely unreliable. But, that doesn't really matter when you're in love with Obama. I mean, he's so tall and handsome. And what beautiful children! And those speeches, MY GAWD!!! THOSE SPEECHES!!! Oh, and did I mention he's black?

In the Know

Here's your daily scoop for this weeks In The Know.

NYPost has a good article on Obama and his recent attempts to wear "BIG BOY" pants.

Obambi and Hillary made their first join appearance in Unity New Hampshire. L-A-M-E. It's nice to see her backing someone who she saw as dangerously unqualified and ignore on foreign policy...I guess its back to politics as usual.

McCain calls out Obambi on being against the gun rights issue before he was against it...What are the odds that Kerry and Obama are somehow related??? Ya know to every democrat who can't get their story straight during a campaign cycle. ..

Hillary says Bill will be happy to help the Obama campaign. If it's anything like how he "helped" her campaign, Obama should be pretty damn scared.

Demos fighting back: Democrats are threatening to remove the credentialing status of Demos who were Hillary supporters who threatened to vote for McCain if Obama took the nomination. So in typical democrat fashion...they'll just take away their right to vote and put someone who will vote the way they want them to vote...Don'tchya love the smell of DEMOCRACY in the morning?

Texas Edition:
Cornyn lays into Noriega for suggest the national oil crisis can be lessened by simply drilling in Iraq...

...Camp Noriega fights back with "JK!!!"

Cornyn beats Hutchinson in an annual softball tournament.

Pelosi reccomends Wacos Chet Edwards for the Veep position.

Camp Obama is sending financial aid to Texas races hoping the "trickle down effect" will help him higher up on the ballot.

GOP Pen and Pad

By Andrew Powaleny

House Republican leaders Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Rep. Adam Putnum (R-Fla.) briefed reporters this afternoon at their weekly pen and pad briefing. Paramount to their discussion was the high cost of fuel which has dominated discussion on Capital Hill for the past few weeks.

Both Blunt and Putnam pointed to Rep. Gene Green (D-Tex.) as an example of Democrats not doing anything on high energy costs. Green today had said on the House floor “we need answers and not just slogans.” Blunt has told his members of the Republican Caucus that they should “talk about the issue of energy until they are blue in the face.”

Referring to the recent Medicare vote which passed the House, Blunt said “the Democrats did a great job where you had an active group of doctors and pharmacists.” But Blunt added that President Bush still has pull on Capital Hill. “I think on matters such as FISA and national security he still has got some pool,” said Blunt. Blunt, however, added that it is the threat of a presidential veto that has the strongest pull.

On the Supreme Courts decision today to overturn Washington D.C.’s hand gun ban the Minority Leader told reporters that there currently are no plans to do anything federally. Blunt added that he and Putnam would welcome any hearings on the issue of guns but joked “I doubt they’ll do that,” said Putnam.

Noriega's "Truth"

In a recent email blast done by Rick Noriega's campaign, Mark Bell (campaign manager) foolishly asserts that Noriega is within 2% pts of beating Cornyn!!

::giggles::

Bell writes: "Noriega just 2 points behind John Cornyn.1 The poll also shows Cornyn running at 38%, a shockingly low number for an incumbent..." This is according to the Texas Lyceum poll. Bell agrees that Cornyn does indeed have millions more in the bank but that can easily be overcome. Rasmussen Report says the following as of June 9th: "The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state find Cornyn leading Democratic state legislator Rick Noriega 52% to 35%. That’s a significant improvement for the incumbent from a month ago when his lead dwindled to four percentage points. "

Bell continues with: "But that's not all: 24% of those polled are undecided voters, and it's critical that they learn more about Rick." Rasmussen counters: "Cornyn is supported by 86% of Republicans and has a two-to-one edge among unaffiliated voters. Last month, his lead among the unaffiliateds was just four percentage points. Noreiga attracts 72% of Democrats, down from 81% a month ago. "

It's easy to see that this Lyceum poll is about as reliable as Russ' grandmother on a surf board.

The sooner Camp Noriega realizes that they do not have a snowballs chance in hell against Cornyn (and his money), the sooner they can save themselves the embarrassment they'll certainly face in November. Otherwise they'll be known as "that guy who was put up by the TDP to lose to Cornyn".

It's About Time

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 (conservative to liberal) decision that the right for American citizens to keep and bear arms is in fact Constitutionally granted.

Conservative and Liberal Justices have argued over the Constitutional interpretation of the 2nd Amendment for years. Conservatives have argued that the 2nd Amendment states that the right to keep and bear arms is a Constitutionally guaranteed right. Whereas Liberals have stated that it was meant to be used by militia only.

Justice Scalia wrote the Majority Opinion for the court stating that it was evident that the "historic narrative" favored gun rights for American citizens both before and after the inception of the 2nd Amendment.

Justice Scalia writes:
It was plainly the understanding in the post-Civil War Congress that the Second Amendment protected an individual right to use arms for self-defense...We start therefore with a strong presumption that the Second Amendment right is exercised individually and belongs to all Americans.”

This was a huge victory for 2nd Amendment Advocates as this case sets a precedent for a right that has long been under question by liberal activists.

This decision struck down District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290). Heller was a Security Guard in Washington DC who was not allowed to have a weapon in his home for protection or private use. This decision is likely to have a similar affect on a gun ban in Chicago.

McCain Meets With Gay Republicans

Finally! Even though it will probably hurt him with the base of the GOP, John McCain met with leaders of the Log Cabin Republicans, the only national gay Republican organization. McCain is against the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment and says marriage of any kind is a matter to be left to the states. And he is absolutely right on that issue.

George W. Bush met with gay leaders in Austin during his run for the presidency in 2000 in an effort to be a "compassionate conservative". Needless to say, that unraveled by the time his first time ended when the gay marriage debate hit full stride.

For too long, the GOP has alienated the gay community with such seething hostility that it is hard for many gay Republicans to remain loyal. Indeed, one of my main contentions with LCR is that they did not endorse George W. Bush in 2004, and since then has become somewhat of a gay rights organization rather than a Republican organization of gay men and women striving for change within the party. But, who can blame LCR?

In the end, Kudos to McCain for at least reaching out to us.

Wolf Blitzer And Friends In The Tank For Obama

So, there I was, sitting at a local Mexican food joint enjoying my nachos and sweet tea. Nothing like Tex-Mex to finish off a great day. That's when I turned my attention to a TV on the wall on which CNN's Wolf Blitzer was talking to Jack Cafferty. Cafferty had asked viewers a question and wanted an email response. The question? "What does it mean that Barack Obama has opened up a double digit lead over John McCain?"

The responses are not important. What is important, however, is that in the entire program, Jack does not mention the Gallup poll just released today showing the race in a tie. Why does Jack overlook this poll? Well, because it doesn't fit the MSM narrative that Obama is unstoppable and inevitable. It also serves to discourage Republican voters from going to the polls. The only two polls showing Obama with a double digit lead are from Newsweek and the LA Times, both of which are about as reliable as my grandmother on a surfboard.

This is a tight race, and it will likely remain that way all the way to November.

New Gallup Poll Shows America believes McCain to be a better Commander in Chief

McCain has got an 80 - 55 % advantage over Obama regarding his ability to be Commander in Chief.

Hmmm. Interesting.

Gallup: It's A Tie

Gallup has shown the race to be very close for the last couple of weeks, but in their latest daily tracking poll the race has closed to a 45-45 split. As Ed Morrisey reports at HotAir, the sample is larger than any other in the media (2,600 respondents), and only includes registered voters.

That last statement should be very encouraging for McCain. You may remember a lot of hoop-lah about how many new voters the Democrats have been registering. With this in mind, it would be logical to presume that a poll of only registered voters might benefit the Democrat. And yet, McCain is able to do so well among independents that he consistently has buoyancy in these polls.

This is great news. Hoorah!

US Supreme Court rules against Death Penalty for Convicted Serial Child Rapists

*Lt. Gov. of Texas David Dewhurst advocating Jessica's Law which incorporates a stricter punishment for child rapists*

In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court ruled that Capital Punishment for convicted child rapists was unconstitutional under the 8th Amendment tenant of Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

Just Kennedy wrote the opinion for the majority stating that the use of Capital Punishment was: “not proportional for the rape of a child.” My question to Justice Kennedy is then, what IS proportional punishment for the rape of an innocent child? A slap on the wrist? A short prison stay followed by your name in a database full of other like minded perverts?

What is taken from these children can never be replaced. No amount of therapy will ever shake the memories of this act.

This particular piece of legislation was geared towards convicted serial rapists, not first time offenders.

Five states have allowed Capital Punishment for serial child rapists: South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and Montana. Within the last 44 years no child rapist has been sentenced to death in any of these states. Liberals argue that this is clear evidence that the majority of Americans and courts do not want to see child rapists executed. The Louisiana Supreme Court says otherwise: “…short of 1st degree murder we can think of no other non-homicide crime more deserving.” The US Supreme Court overruled them stating: “The death penalty should not be expanded to instances where the victims life was not taken.” Again, it is my personal belief that what is taken from these children is enough to threaten whatever life they proceed to have. Additionally it should be pointed out that there are in fact already non-homicidal crimes that warrant the death penalty under the Constitution: Treason and Espionage…

But then again, that would wipe out half of our Congress and Senate. Gotta be careful with that one.

The Audacity of Barack Obama

The "new politician" and annointed leader of the "change for the sake of change" and "hope in obscurity" crowd has finally broken one of his campaign promises, and it's not even August! Barack Obama is fond of talking about a "new politics" in which politicians are honest and have integrity. Apparently he means every politician but himself.

Back in March, during the primary with Hillary Clinton, Barry promised that he would accept public campaign financing:

WASHINGTON, March 1 — Senator John McCain joined Senator Barack Obama on Thursday in promising to accept a novel fund-raising truce if each man wins his party’s presidential nomination.

The promises by Mr. McCain, Republican of Arizona, and Mr. Obama, Democrat of Illinois, are an effort to resuscitate part of the ailing public financing system for presidential campaigns.

In every election since Watergate, candidates have received limited sums of taxpayer money on the condition that they abstain from raising or spending any more.

Well, he seems to be backtracking, and now says he simply can't afford to take financing. Why? Well, here:

Obama's decision marks the first time since 1976 that a major party's presidential candidate has rejected public financing for the general election.

"It's not an easy decision, and especially because I support a robust system of public financing of elections," Obama said.

"But the public financing of presidential elections as it exists today is broken, and we face opponents who've become masters at gaming this broken system," he added.

The "broken system" he is talking about is political 527 groups, which are independent Political Action Committees (PACs) which are not limited in the money they can raise from individuals or corporations. This is an odd argument for Obambi to make since Democrat and liberal 527's have raise more and plan to spend more than Republican 527s this year.

The fact is, Barack Obama will do whatever is politically expedient to get into office. This is not new. It is old. Very old. Barry realized he could raise much, much more money if he simply backed out of the promise he had made to John McCain and the American people. Despite Barack's blatant lie, John McCain will uphold his end of the bargain anyway, and rely instead on the RNC's massive fundraising advantage over the DNC.

The terrible thing is that none of it matters to the millions of young and "independent" voters who have been bedazzled and, yes, hoodwinked by Barack Obama and his "politics of hope". Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency after 143 days in the Senate will go down in history as one of the biggest political frauds ever perpetrated against the American people. The only question is whether or not the American people, in their infinite wisdom, will even notice or care.

Clinton comes back to Senate with gusto

Hillary Clinton returned to the Senate today with cheers from her Democrat colleagues. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) led the way with chants of “we need you!” Mikulski was not alone in her praise as fellow New Yorker Chuck Schumer was part of the small contingent of senators that welcomed back their junior colleague.

Striking was that Clinton made her entrance on the east side of the capital in the door that is rarely used. Not even good ole Dick Cheney uses that door! As the Politco reported today Clinton was greeted with a standing ovation during the Democrats weekly luncheon (it smelled really good).

As she walked in she might as well have been high fiving people because it seemed as though she was celebrating a victory not savoring the attention of a loser. John Kerry looked on and just grinned, then people realized that’s always how he looks.

I asked Sen. Mikulski what she thought Clinton’s role would be and she responded that Clinton would remain a leader. “She’s always been a leader,” said Mikulski. Most Democrats though didn’t seem to care all that much for the hoopla. Barbara Boxer of California came in with a crowd of people and brushed right by the adoring media who anxiously waited for a shot of the infamous pantsuit.

So while she didn’t say anything of news on her return I would characterize her spirits as high and forward looking. Like her husband before in loss the Clinton’s are at their best so I wouldn’t say any door is closed. Not yet at least.

http://talkradionews.com/2008/06/senate-democrats-welcome-sen-hillary-clinton-back-to-senate/

Mass. Democrat To Child Rape Victims: "I will destroy you!"

I'm thinking of a word. Ah, yes. Asshole. That's the one.

Massachussetts (go figure) State Representative James Fagan took to the floor of the state house to oppose Jessica's Law, a bill sweeping through state legislatures across the nation that creates mandatory sentences for criminals who rape a child. Mr. Fagan, a defense attorney and hardcore liberal, opposes the bill on the grounds that...well, I guess he just hates children and loves child rapists, I dunno. It defies good sense, logic and simple moral decency. In the video below, Fagan explains what he would do to a child rape victim on the stand to protect his poor, poor client's "liberties".



Rumors of Fagan's mental retardation are still unconfirmed. Oddly enough, Mr. Fagan was also confronted by an O'Reilly Factor producer months ago for his opposition to the bill, in which he scolded the poor producer guy saying his heart weeps for the victims, or some bullshit like that. It took me a while to realize from where I recognized the bastard. I searched in vain for video of the Factor confrontation. Oh well. With any luck Bill will track him down again, and this time nail his balls to the wall with this video.

Truly a grade A dickhead.

Rick Noriega Failing His Brothers And Sisters In Arms

And all for the sake of gaining the graces of...well who knows who? But that is beside the point. Senator John Cornyn released a press release urging Noriega to support the new and improved G.I. Bill that would grant "transferability of education benefits, allowing Armed Service members to transfer unused benefits to their spouse and/or children. It is an improvement long sought by Senator Cornyn and opposed by Noriega."

Rick Noriega is way behind the curve on this bill, and apparently isn't getting the memos being sent from his own part leadership. The original bill, which made it nearly impossible to retain badly needed experienced soldiers, was of course supported by Noriega, who apparently wants to bleed the military of all seasoned soldiers thus making it harder for America to defend herself.

Senator Cornyn's campaign manager, Rob Jesmer, tore into State Representative Noriega like a pack of dogs on a three-legged cat:

"It's said that we recruit soldiers, but retain families. This bill will reward those military families, who also make sacrifices for our security," said Rob Jesmer, Cornyn's campaign manager. "Retention is vital to our military, and to our national ability to defend ourselves. We sincerely hope Rick Noriega will put aside his objections and get behind the improved version passed overwhelmingly by the House last week. The welfare of our fighting men and women should come before personal political advantage.”

“If Representative Noriega continues to oppose the transferability provision insisted upon by President Bush, Sen. McCain, Sen. Cornyn, and others, he should explain his reasons,” Jesmer added. "Just as Rick Noriega reluctantly endorsed Senator Cornyn’s legislation to build a new Veterans Hospital in South Texas, he ought to swallow his pride and endorse this good piece of legislation too.”

More than just his pride, perhaps Mr. Noriega will also need to begin learning to swallow the view of Senator Cornyn's hindquarters as the good Senator continues to lead in the polls and fundraising.

Why I Support Sarah Palin

If she doesn't want the Vice Presidential nomination, then Alaska governor Sarah Palin at least wants a higher political profile. In her letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Palin scornes the Congress, saying "Our failure to enact an energy policy is having real consequences for every American in their daily lives and is beginning to effect their daily lives and has begun to effect America's place in the world."

Calling ANWR "the most promising unexplored oil resource in North America," Governor Palin was relentless in her insistance that ANWR must be explored and exploited, and also made clear her support for drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Her willingness to take on Beltway bigwigs completely across the country is a selling point, and considering my belief that a Vice President Hillary Clinton is highly unlikely, putting Governor Palin on the GOP ticket would secure an enormous portion of the electorate that is not very happy with Hillary's defeat: women.

The dynamics of this election put women in play for the Republican Party. John McCain's ability to compete effectively for so called "independent voters" coupled with Sarah Palin's clear appeal to women voters could erode Obambi's already marginal lead in the polls and give John McCain a real shot at winning the presidency.

As I have said before, there are other VP considerations with whom I would be very pleased. But the fact is that Sarah Palin fills a void in the electorate and satisfies what we need on our side of the ballot. That is a young, new, fresh, charismatic and extremely popular politician who is focused on reform in her state. This will give Americans (at least in part) an alternative to Barack Obama that is not a 71 year old who, unlike Palin, agrees with Obama that ANWR should be off limits.

John, pick Sarah (and reverse yourself on ANWR) and all of your dreams will come true.

New Shirt, New Shoes, New Problem

According to the staff of the Washington Post Obama is attempting to re-vamp his image in order to take on John McCain in November.

One of the major problems with the Obama campaign is that the majority of America has no idea who he is (that is aside from your run of the mill loonies, hippies and blue dog democrats). And why should America know who this guy is? What is one significant piece of legislation that Obama has put forward and passed in Congress that would make the nation take notice of who he is? Not a damn thing. What experience does he have that completely sets him above McCains multiple terms in the Senate or military experience...? It must be those 143 days he spent in Congress... Obama lacks Name ID and does not have a resume impressive enough to a) drive non-traditional voters to the polls or b) those darn Clinton supporters who are disenchanted by the political process because their Messiah didn't make the grade.

Camp Obama has decided to purchase air time in non-traditional blue states in attempts to chip away at McCain's base. This is most likely an attempt to recoup some of their numbers as they assume that some of the democratic base will stay home on Super Tuesday because Obama is the nominee rather than Hill. Although there are a significant amount of Republicans who are dissatisfied with the current state of affairs with the party, Obama does not have the skill or ability to motivate them to cross party lines. This will more than likely prove to be a waste of his resources....

And speak of resources, since he decided to turn his back on the public financing system, the only new reputation he is establishing is one that proves he is incapable of keeping his word to the American people.

Obama has recently come up with a website dispelling all the rumors that are floating around the internet and blogspheres. In addition to this, he has produced a new television ad stating the facts about his life and history. The fact of the matter is if you are having to work this hard to tell people who you are this far down the campaign road, you are in some trouble. Camp Obama is spending a significant amount of time, energy, and money to dispel these so called rumors or false perceptions about his life and campaign rather than focusing on better strategic ways to take McCain down in November.

Obama has had a hard enough time trying to remember what state he is in and how many states are in the US. It'll be interesting to see if he'll be able to keep up with his ever-changing persona as the campaign drudges on...he should probably start by letting America know which middle name he prefers Hussein or Muhammed, but remember everyone he IS NOT MUSLIM. Jeez. How much more of a Christian name can you get than Muhammed?

Sorry Obama...you might as well change your name to McLovin.

Republicans: Democrats "playing politics" over judical nominee

I'm working in DC for the summer at a news organization and recently wrote this peace on Thursday.

A group of Republican Senators headed by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) chastised Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) for what they viewed as “playing politics with a judicial nomination. The nomination of Judge Robert Conrad to be on the fourth district circuit court of appeals is currently being held up by Sen. Leahy who has yet to give Judge Conrad a hearing.

The Senate Republicans which included Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), Sen Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah.) all focused their attention on the lack of fairness that they view towards Judge Conrad. Hatch, who has been in the senate 32 years, said that because both Senators Dole and Burr are supporting Judge Conrad that holding a hearing should not even be an issue.

“Judge Conrad has the support of both the senators (from North Carolina) that doesn’t happen all that often.” Hatch added that by the senates judiciary committee not holding a hearing it “denigrates the judicial process.”

A key sticking point that infuriated Republicans was that the hearing has been in limbo for now 338 days, a testament to the strife that is currently on going in the Senate. When asked what she viewed as the reason for the hold up Sen. Dole said that it must have “something to do with politics.”

Judge Robert Conrad was nominated by President Bush 338 days ago to be seated on the North Carolina fourth circuit court of appeals. Conrad has previously been confirmed by the Senate to be a U.S. Attorney in 2001 and has been unanimously rated “well qualified” by the American Bar Association.
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In The Know

John McCain met with Hispanic leaders Thursday in Chicago in attempts to court the hispanic vote that is up for grabs since the Presidential race is now SANS Hillary. I'm sure it was a big amnesty fest. **Shakes Head**

Obama and Hillary will be putting their WonderTwin powers together in attempts to unite their ridiculously underfunded party in attempts to beat McCain this fall. Good luck.

Warrantless Wiretap is under discussion in Congress...still....again....

Congress approved over $400 million to deter and prevent drug smuggling from Mexican Drug Cartels...YAY

Obama apologizes to the women who were shunned from his campaign: ' Sorry we turned you away based on your religious beliefs because we thought it would hurt my campaign...PLEASE don't vote for McCain!!!' pretty much sums it up.

Camp Obama contemplates 'who would make me look better in a photo op: Nunn or Edwards? Hmmmmmm'

GOP raised $21.5 mil at Presidents Gala...meanwhile the DNC still can barely afford it's own convention. Two words: HA HA.

In The Know: Texas Edition
McCain was in D-town (Dallas) for a fundraiser this week. He go through to Texans with former Dallas Cowboys stars and BBQ. He knows us well. George P. Bush, newphew of George W. and son of Jeb Bush, Chaired the event **swoons**. Sidenote having absolutely nothing to do with anything: George P is my favorite member of the Bush family. I haven't stopped blushing since he said I was "smart and funny" a few years back **swoons**.

Cornyn sounds off on energy... while still maintaining a significant lead over "contender" Rick Noriega...Noriega attended a fundraiser this week that was hosted by the San Antonio Young Democrats. Other do nothing political officials who were in attendance were SA 'golden boy twin' Joaquin Castro who took time from his busy legislating schedule (of doing nothing at all) to make an apperance at the event. I'm sure Noriega camp raises enough money to make any Cornyn fan giggle like a child on Christmas morning...at this point it looks like the ONLY thing Noriega will be able to fill up with his contributions IS his boots. Better luck next time Noriega...

Gotta love Lamar Smith...he welcomed Scott McCllelan at the capitol with the following:
“Welcome to the Judiciary Committee’s first book of the month club meeting. Today it’s Scott McClellan’s ‘What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception.’ I propose that next time we consider Ann Coulter’s recent book, ‘How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must).''

Dems are gettin Kinky in 2010...if they can afford it. Doubtful very doubtful...