The I-35 bridge hadn’t been down for long before the blame game got started. The first such article to catch my eye was posted by Sean Mullen who said: I would like to ask a small favor of the bloggers who are all over this story: Is there even the slightest chance that the maintenance…
Category: Politics
Two types of Liberal Derangement
First off, I am not a fan of Michael Savage, but one of his books is titled Liberalism is a Mental Disorder and I think he hit that on the head. To whit I will point out two items for your reading pleasure. First, while driving to work this week I was listening to NPR…
What Kind of Republican Are You?
My Conservative Identity: You are a Free Marketeer, also known as a fiscal conservative. You believe in free-market capitalism, tax cuts, and protecting your hard-earned cash from pick-pocketing liberal socialists. Take the quiz at http://www.fightliberals.com/Inside-the-Book/What-Breed-of-Conservative-Are-You.html What kind are you? (Hat tip to Michael P.F. van der Galien)
Allen West on Liberalism and Islam
Atlas Shrugs posted a brilliant column written by Allen West, a Lt. Colonel running for Congress in Florida. An excerpt: If Liberals admit there is a problem, they could be called upon to act. Liberals are blinded by the fear of action. They rest their hope upon the “reason” and “benevolence” of an enemy, an…
Why Won’t Congress Do What I Want?
That’s the question that’s burning up, that’s literally on fire at many of the so-called “progressive” – liberal – chatterbox blogs these days. It’s an interesting question, actually, because Democrats were recently elected to a majority in Congress based primarily on the fact that they weren’t Republicans. So why won’t the Dems do the things they said…
Earmarks, the Other Pork Flavor
Speaking of politicians who change their tune as soon as they reach office, what ever happened to Democrats’ promises to run an open and transparent government? CNN says not much: Despite the new Democratic congressional leadership’s promise of “openness and transparency” in the budget process, a CNN survey of the House found it nearly impossible…
Conservatism
Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard says that Republicans desperately want to become fiscal conservatives again: In the good old days when Republicans ruled Congress, their instructions for President Bush were: no vetoes, especially of spending bills. Republican leaders — House Speaker Denny Hastert, for one — made it clear a Bush veto would cause…
Obama on Fatherhood
Here’s an example of why it’s great to have Barack Obama in the presidential primaries: “There are a lot of men out there who need to stop acting like boys; who need to realize that responsibility does not end at conception; who need to know that what makes you a man is not the ability…
Polygamy 2007
Reuters says that fundamentalist Mormons are pushing for legalization of their polygamous ways: Polygamy, once hidden in the shadows of Utah and Arizona, is breaking into the open as fundamentalist Mormons push to decriminalize it on religious grounds, while at the same time stamping out abuses such as forced marriages of underage brides. The growing…
William Jefferson (not Clinton) Indictment
Congressman William Jefferson of Louisiana has been indicted on, according to Fox News, “16 counts of bribery, obstruction of justice, wire fraud, money laundering and racketeering”. From the article: The indictment says Jefferson received more than $500,000 in bribes and sought millions more in separate schemes to enrich himself by using his office to broker…