Archive for October 22nd, 2005
Let’s hope whoever did this will never spread his or her genes.
Nothing else to say.
Sure. And I have this really great bridge in the Sahara for sale. See this.
I have been largely silent on Miers and the SCOTUS, mostly because there was so much howling. But I am going to break that silence now.
The President of the United States has nominated Harriet Miers to sit on the SCOTUS. He has assured us — and do try to remember, he knows her and we do not — that she will interpret the Constitution stricly and not legislate from the bench.
Unfortunately, he also played into the hands of conservative judicial activists — and oh yes, you people do exist — when he released her religious background and feelings about abortion. He should’nt have. Her religious beleifs, as well as her personal opinions, are utterly and wholly irrelevant — if she will interpret the Constitution strictly and not legislate from the bench.
That means not letting your personal opinions and beliefs get in the way of your job.
I really wish the White House had not done that. But it can’t be undone, so we need to move along.
I cannot stress enough to you proponents of conservative judicial activism (and again, you know who you are) that the President has never promised to appoint a conservative to any court position. Not once. I know I keep saying this, but it seems like it’s not getting through.
Yes, George could have appointed, say, Janice Rogers Brown. Why he didn’t, I do not know, nor am I interested in speculation. I was disappointed, yes, but I’m not calling for Miers’s head on a silver platter — nor am I screaming about how Bush has betrayed us.
Because I see no betrayal. We know nothing about her. Charges of betrayal are akin to liberals screaming that Bush lied. There is no evidence of such.
You want assurance that she will overturn Roe v. Wade? Why do we get a litmus test, but the liberals do not? And why do you not see that Roe v. Wade is bad law, and given a constructionist court, its overturn is nearly inevitable?
All this screaming and yammering is self-destructive. We are effectively handing the liberals the next election, perhaps the next two elections. Let Miers go up in front of the Senate, and let the Senate vote. She deserves no less than Roberts or any other nominee.
But take this “Bush betrayed us!” nonsense and shove it where the sun don’t shine.
There certainly has been a lot of howling and whining lately on the right, some of it pretty nasty. Miers seemed to start it, which in turn has ignited resentment about spending, you name it. Frankly, I’m pretty tired of it, and expected more of the same when I started to read this. Boy, was I wrong:
Make no mistake; it was less about the hard work of the left-leaning Democrats and more about the lack of conservative cohesiveness that allowed the Clinton dynasty to emerge. We should all live with that “stain” upon each of our “blue dresses” for the remainder of our political lives.
Read it all: A Conservative House, Divided Against Itself, Cannot Stand — and then think long and hard before you start screaming again.
And you know who you are.
Hear, hear!
Are you easily offended? Does your little ego bruise easily? Do you think everyone else in America ought to give a darn about your self-esteem? Do your eyes fill with tears every time you perceive someone is being insensitive to you? Do you live under the delusional belief that you should be protected against being offended? Do you believe that anytime you are offended someone should be fired; have their life ruined or character trashed?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions you need to shut up, grow up, stop throwing your little pity parties and get a life! Frankly, you and those like you are a major part of what is wrong with America today. Your constant carping and whining are adding nothing positive to this great nation. Instead, the climate of perpetual offendedness and hypersensitivity you are creating is sapping the great spirit of rugged individualism that made America the greatest nation to ever exist in this world’s history.
Read the rest here.
H/T to No Quarters.
One … two … three … all together now
If you’re not reading Michael Yon, you should. Here is his latest update.
In light of the Republicans racing to see if they can outspend the Dhimmicrats, I think it’s time for another look at that classic, often wrongly attributed to Georgia State Representative Mitchell Kaye.
Courtesy of Lewis W. Napper
We, the sensible of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt-ridden delusional, and other liberal, commie, pinko bedwetters.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that a whole lot of people were confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of No Rights.
ARTICLE I
You do not have the right to a new car, big-screen color TV or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.
ARTICLE II
You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone — not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.
ARTICLE III
You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful, do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all of your relatives independently wealthy.
ARTICLE IV
You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.
ARTICLE V
You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we’re just not interested in public health care.
ARTICLE VI
You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim or kill someone, don’t be surprised if the rest of us get together and kill you.
ARTICLE VII
You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don’t be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won’t have the right to a big-screen color TV or a life of leisure.
ARTICLE VIII
You do not have the right to demand that our children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate oppressive governments and won’t lift a finger to stop you from going to fight if you’d like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.
ARTICLE IX
You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities in education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.
ARTICLE X
You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to pursue happiness — which, by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws created by those around you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.
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So did you ever wonder what the thrill of burning a flag was all about? Here’s your chance to find out. The dictators, thugs, and thieves that call themselves the UN have designated this coming Monday, October 24, as UN Day.
The folks over at Cannuckistan Chronicles, from whom I got this tip, have a couple of movies for your UN party. I suggest that you buy a UN flag, and on Monday, douse it and light it. Invite the press, and any lefty moonbats you may know. Tell them you’re celebrating Burn the UN Day.
Now THIS is scary.
H/T to Alpha Patriot.
Prentiss Davis tears into Jimmy Carter in the Sierra Sun:
The ineptitude of his administration was nowhere more apparent than when his Department of Energy, by pure bureaucratic incompetence, created a gasoline shortage where none existed. Those of us driving 100-plus miles to work each day were not amused. One of the policies of the Carter administration abandoned by Reagan was the geographic allocation of gasoline supplies by government bureaucrats rather than the oil companies. I can’t recall seeing any gas lines in America since Carter left office.
Somebody explain, please, why anyone cares what Carter thinks about anything. Please. I don’t get it. Carter’s presidency was the best argument for conservatism to happen here in the US since FDR. And let’s not forget that the castration of our intelligence, while continued by Clinton, began with Carter and the Dhimmicrat Congress.
Read the whole thing here.
Surely, nobody is surprised:
What sort of “patriotic” “liberals” would accept ads from a group with open, self-admitted, unabashed ties to the Revolutionary Communist Party? Why, Air America Radio of course.
It’s pathetic, in a way, these people still marching and “protesting” for a system that crumbles under the weight of its own economic weight and supression of liberties, as if Stalin’s and Mao’s purges were just bad implementation. Ah, rich little white kids with nothing better to do — you gotta love em.
The full article is here.
