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President By A Hair?

Published at March 31, 2007 in Stuff. 1 Comment

I just read a Fox news article questioning whether America is ready for the first bald president in nearly half a century. It was so dumb, I had to offer at least a brief reaction. The comic relief is welcome, if that’s all it is.

In a world ready to burst at the seams with war, in a country that is purportedly in need of tax reform, medical reform, social security reform, educational reform, political spending reform, tort reform and every other kind of reform the Right, Left or anyone in-between can dream up, could anyone actually be concerned with engaging in ‘the Follicle Follies’? Personally, I never really thought about baldness in terms of the presidency, especially in view of the fact that nearly 40% of the American male population suffers from this ‘affliction’, to say nothing of a few women who have opted for the style. A number of actors, on both the large and larger screens, have made a fortune either in spite of or because of the fact that their foreheads extend all the way back to the napes of their necks.

Actually, it’s a terrific look when you consider the alternatives of Matt Lauer showing up on T.V. every morning for years with his goofy ‘pin-head’ haircut or the new James Bond for whom I longed to buy a comb throughout the entire movie. That’s not to mention the ’spikey’ look sported by so many guys on the street, dread-locks, pigtails, ponytails and the just plain bad haircuts that today are ‘in’ and when I was a kid would have gotten me marched back to the barbershop demanding a prompt refund. I know ’shrinkologists’ like to make a big deal out of the subliminal effect that haired vs. hairless may have on the average citizen, but have you taken a good look at the average citizen lately? It’s like the Star Wars bar scene out there!

Having survived the drawl of Jimmy Carter and sleaze of Bill Clinton, looking at the prospect of enduring Obama’s ears and Shrillery’s pants suits, I think the American voter will do just fine with Rudy Giuliani’s or Fred Thompson’s [I think he’ll announce when the time is right] thinning domes. In fact, in the age of the so-called T.V. presidency, Thompson already hit a high water mark when he starred on Law and Order. Just in case you have any lingering doubts about the power of the polished pate, ‘bare’ in mind that our national bird is the Bald Eagle!

R.S.F.

The Usual Suspects

Published at March 29, 2007 in Legislation & Judiciary. 0 Comments

Exactly who does Nancy Pelosi think she is, anyway? She’s not the President or the Commander In Chief. We have only one of those and the job is already taken. ONE! Not four hundred thirty-five bloated suits that recently passed a politically charged time bomb or the reconstructed yenta who bought their votes with our tax money. How dare she tell my President to, “Take a deep breath and calm down!” “Calm down,” she says, “there’s a new congress in town.” How dare the smugness, the arrogance, the unmitigated gall! She and that rabble she leads are selling out this country so fast, the Taliban may not be ready soon enough for the Libs to hand it over! The way they’ve begun, that new congress she’s so proud of might not be in town very long. People have their differences, it’s one of the beauties of democracy, but we all share one thing in common. As I’ve observed before, Americans don’t like to lose and defeat is the Democrats’ middle name. They bought it. They own it. They’re spreading it.

My greater disappointment is with our sellout Senate. I thought, at least here, the odds were better that enough common sense would prevail to stop this farce before it got out of hand but I gave them too much credit. By the narrowest of margins, they passed their version of the House Pork Package, defeatist demands and all. My congratulations to Chuck Hagel, Gordon Smith and Benedict Arnold for their patriotism. They voted against America along with the Democrats. Ben, you already know. In case you’re not familiar with the other two, Hagel claims to be a Republican and disgraces the people of Nebraska. I’m not familiar with this RINO Smith but he’s from Oregon, which ought to be located about 300 miles further west. Our alleged representatives have become too self-serving, too comfortable, making careers out of part time jobs and part time jobs out of full time responsibility. If ever there were a case for term limits, it’s being made in Washington right now.

An Associated Press article offers some strong White House reaction to the passage as well as a classic photo of The Three Stooges: Dirty Harry Reid, Chuckles Schumer and Dickie Durbin doing one of their routines. Along with ‘House Madam’ Pelosi, they seem to feel The President has been “threatening them with a veto” and that “the ball is now in his court”. First of all, they need to learn the difference between a threat and simply telling someone what is going to happen. A threat is less certain and even implies there might be a way to avoid the consequence. The Democrat deadline is a clear difference between the opportunity for victory and the specter of certain defeat, not only in Iraq, but possibly in the war on terror. Mr. Bush must veto this package or join the cut, run, surrender crowd. Anything short of a veto would be like asking a woman to get just a little pregnant. This was set up by the Left as a ‘no win’ scenario from the beginning, as cunningly as the terrorists set up 9/11. A few posts ago, I said the stage is being set to claim that it’s The President’s fault if the troops don’t get this necessary funding. Dirty Harry’s “ball is in his court” statement put a finger on the trigger for that claim. Here’s an A.P. report of that trigger being squeezed, later in the day. These bozos are completely predictable and this is only the beginning of their Liberal larceny:

(Capitol Hill-AP) March 29, 2007 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says if President Bush doesn’t sign the war-funding bill that was passed with a withdrawal timetable attached Thursday, “It’s his responsibility.”

Mostly along party lines, the Senate voted 51-47 to approve more than $120 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It orders Bush to start withdrawing troops within 120 days of passage.

Bush says he’ll veto the measure. Reid says, “That, in itself, would undermine the troops.”

I guess he should know. Harry and his merry band of terrorist allies have been perfecting their undermining routine for years. The plain fact is, if these thugs put half as much energy into supporting our valiant forces in combat as they use trying to scuttle the ship of state, they could take care of their pork in a separate barrel and actually accomplish something. Unfortunately, that’s not their style. That would be honest. By the way, would someone please explain to me what spinach, peanuts, shrimp, milk subsidies, congressional slush funds, energy assistance, children’s health insurance, a contribution to the State Of Vermont, fish breeding and tax increases [among other ‘essential’ goodies] have to do with national defense?

I’ve, also, noticed the lynch-mob media is either completely ignoring the 21 billion dollars of Pelosi pork in the bill or trying to make it look like President Bush is the one who put it there. If there’s a bright spot anywhere, it’s that this entire ’slow-bleed’ Democrat tactic has a terrific chance of backfiring. People just may begin to understand these defeat-mongering morons are, in fact, the reason our brave men and women are not bleeding so slowly. In the past I’ve called them anti-American but I think it’s worse than that. They just don’t care.

With tensions escalating in the Middle East over the kidnapping of British sailors and one of the largest American naval exercises in recent memory taking place just 50 miles off the Iranian coast, the Democrat majority continues to pay more attention to their own needs for power than our Nation’s needs for security. When I hear Dirty Harry ask [referring to The President], “Why doesn’t he pay attention to the real issues facing the American people?” My answer has to be, “That’s exactly what he’s doing, get out of the way.”

The election results of last fall are being grossly misrepresented to support defeat. I don’t believe the people of this country are tired of war, I believe they’re tired of not winning it!

R.S.F.

Where’s The Beef?

Published at March 27, 2007 in Domestic Politics. 0 Comments

Is Barak Hussein Obama all sizzle and no steak? During the past few days, that question has been raised by a number of people on both sides of the aisle. Many even seem surprised by his making a lot of rookie mistakes. Pardon my double-take, but is anyone else awake around here? He IS a rookie! Of course he’s going to make rookie mistakes and plenty of them! He has yet to even approach steak status. No my friends, what we have here is an ‘Obama Burger’.

Now I like a fast food hamburger-type sandwich as much as the next guy but I real-l-l-ly enjoy a genuine, honest-to-goodness hamburger! You know, the kind where you sink your teeth in and juice dribbles down your chin? The kind of experience that makes your taste buds stand at attention and shout for more. As for Barak Hussein, I’m afraid the ‘Obama Burger’ is available at any chain-operated burger joint in the country and all the goodies you pile on at the fixin’s bar won’t turn it into the real thing. It can look like a real hamburger, even smell a bit like one but the juice and the substance just aren’t there.

If ever a person existed with whom I thought my agreement [on anything] would be impossible, it’s the Rev. Al Sharpton. However, his assessment of Barak Obama is accurate and to the point. To paraphrase part of an interview I heard the other day he said, “Obama shouldn’t be running for President because he hasn’t paid any dues. His time hasn’t come yet. He isn’t even from ‘the hood’.” This last criterion is very ‘Sharpton’ and I would hope, when the time is at hand for a Black president, that individual will have risen well above a ‘hood’ mentality and would want to be everyone’s president

Aside from his extreme, far Left views, Obama has never governed anything or proposed meaningful legislation. He is a first term junior senator and barely qualified to hold that position. Frighteningly, with America teetering on the edge of a global precipice, the only other presidential hopeful with as little experience and no credentials is John Edwards. Right now ‘Barry’, as Barak has called himself to soften the Islamic sound of his name, could just be the appeasing nudge the terrorists are rooting for to push this country over the edge. Does he have ’sizzle’? Yes, indeed. They love him in Hollywood, he can sling mud with both hands like any other Democrat, and as I have said before, he’s very good at rolling up his sleeves and looking contemporary. But we need more than that. At this point in time we need conviction, courage and experience in a leader. President Bush came along at exactly the right moment in history. America must have another ‘gunslinger’ who can continue to keep the enemy off-balance, not some ketchupy cover-up from the fixin’s bar.

More than his political philosophy, which is 180 degrees opposite from my own, more than his alleged Muslim background, my concern about his candidacy at this historical juncture is that he, simply, doesn’t know what he’s doing. An ‘Obama Burger’ in our diet would be hazardous to the nation’s health. We can’t afford rookie mistakes and our leaders must be substantial, like that real hamburger. We need someone who will provide the reason to stand up and shout for more. Better yet, how about we get a steak, sizzle and all!

R.S.F.

House Of Popeye

Published at March 24, 2007 in Domestic Politics and War On Terror. 0 Comments

Chalk up another one for the Democrats! They’ve voted to fund spinach instead of American troops! By the narrow margin of 218 to 212, the appropriately named ‘House’ passed a bill funding spinach, peanut storage, milk subsidies and other such pork-barrel projects without so much as a farthing’s worth of consideration for the critical needs of our front line forces. In order to buy the votes she needed, knowing full-well it would never become law, ‘House Madam’ Pelosi literally gave away the store to every congressman she could unearth, who is in the pocket of a special interest group, and still barely got the bill passed. Friday’s Washington Post editorial sums it up pretty well, which tells me that even the mainstream media are finally starting to see how far the Democrats’ desperation has driven them. Most of the other articles which appeared in the lynch-mob media completely ignored the frivolous pork expenditures, hardships to our military and defeatist signals sent to the enemy. Rather, they treated the measure as if it were a genuine attempt to right the ‘terrible wrongs’ which they, themselves, have fabricated.

As I’ve stated previously, the Liberal Left is heavily invested in defeat. They not only own defeat but don’t have the courage of conviction to simply cut funding for Iraq, instead of playing these harmful political games. They know the American people would never stand for it and they’d probably be deprived of meaningful power as a party for the next several decades. The Democrats keep reaching for similarities between Iraq and Vietnam. They seem to view our defeat in ‘Nam as some sort of triumph even though, except for the disastrous Carter period, it led to nearly twenty years of straight Republican rule. Nonetheless, it seems they’ll say or do anything to repeat that dubious ‘achievement’ and if legislation like this ever got through they could succeed. The only similarities between the two I can find are:

Millions of innocent people were slaughtered as a result of our pullout before finishing the job and would be again, possibly in greater numbers.
Political interference and misdirected public sentiment prolonged the war, costing unnecessary American lives as it is doing today.
We have many of the same useless retreads trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and running down their own country in the process, just like before.

Worse than stabbing our troops in the back, worse than using our tax dollars as bribe money, by trying to impose an arbitrary withdrawal date from Iraq they have sent an emboldening message of surrender to our enemies. They have told the likes of Amadinajad, the Taliban and al-Qaeda to simply, “Hold-on and pull for the Democrats. We’ll hand you victory”. They’re even saying, “Here’s when!” These kinds of political theatrics do nothing but send a dangerous signal of weakness to allies and enemies, alike.

The unwarranted seizing of British sailors and Iran’s thumbing of its nose at U.N. sanctions are only the beginning. Arrogance like this results from just this sort of performance and the anti-American rhetoric that has become the Democrat hallmark. In case no one noticed, the Iranian action is a brazen act of war. If all the British seamen are not returned in a timely fashion, unharmed, I hope this act will be recognized as England’s and [as their ally] America’s opportunity to ‘redeploy’ a few of our idle B2s, end the Iranian nuclear threat and send their upstart Hitler wannabe’ on a permanent vacation. We can do it now or we can do it later, when it will much more difficult and costly.

As for the disingenuous actions of the Socialist Democrats, they will no doubt have more underhanded, undermining tricks up their sleeves this week. Unless there’s a secret plan to enlist Popeye, what they really need to do is send President Bush a ‘clean’ funding bill for our troops and address more controversial issues like spinach and arbitrary deadlines in a separate measure. I wonder if they still care enough about America to do this or about the Americans who put their lives on the line everyday, so even people like Libs can enjoy the hard-won blessing of freedom.

R.S.F.

YES-S-S Mr. President!

Published at March 22, 2007 in Domestic Politics. 0 Comments

Just when I was about to put my “Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” tee shirt into mothballs, President Bush stood up breathing fire from his nostrils, swirling smoke from his ears and singed that sleazy band of Leftist scoundrels with the heat they’ve been earning for all too long! He was absolutely eloquent! This mob has been nipping at his heels like a pack of yapping Chihuahuas chasing a Great Dane. It’s about time the ‘big dog’, finally, said he’s sick and tired of it and he’s not going to take it anymore. Mr. Bush, stay on the offensive. It’s a terrific message to send our troops and a welcome posture for the people who put you into office!

The underhanded, undermining tactics of the Democrats are shameful. If they can’t get The President they pick off staff members, one by one. It’s all clearly aimed at him and he knows it. These low-lifes didn’t want Rumsfeld, Libby or Gonzales but they’ll take whomever they can get, all the while, making Mr. Bush’s already difficult job as nearly impossible as they can. On the matter of the eight prosecutors, as I’ve said, he owes no explanations to anyone, has been beyond generous and accommodating to offer as much as he has. Setting forth conditions, which prevent the questioning of his people from being turned into lynch-mob media mayhem, was brilliant. Kudos, Mr. President. It appears his offer will be rejected but mark my words, the Left will say it was withdrawn and their Lib cronies in the media will make a huge deal out of it.

It’s becoming clearer that the aim of today’s Democrat Party is to weaken the Presidency, thereby the Executive Branch, and change our system of government. To the extent this is allowed to happen a price will be paid, now and in the future, by anyone holding that office. For the rest of us, who have become accustomed to living in freedom and liberty, life with their socialist agenda would seem oppressive at best. Have you ever noticed that Pelosi, Reid, Ted Kennedy, Murtha, Durbin, Shrillery, Obama, Michael Moore, Boxer, the great Hollywood ac-tors and all the rest on the far Left never use those words? They never say anything about freedom, liberty or victory. To me, that speaks volumes. I’m convinced that if Roosevelt, Truman or John Kennedy were alive today, they’d be Republicans.

The uproar over this historically routine matter of dismissing prosecutors is, in fact, really about separation of powers among co-equal [I repeat, CO-EQUAL] branches of our government as established in the first three articles of the Constitution by our Founding Fathers. They never intended the kind of mob rule Chuckles ‘The Clown’ [Schumer] and his traveling circus are attempting to institute. Mr. Bush knows he cannot permit this assault upon our system or our Constitution; the American people dare not stand for it. By distributing the essential business of government among three separate but interdependent branches, the Constitutional Framers ensured that the principal powers of the government were not concentrated in the hands of any single branch. The separation of powers by which the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches remain independent and do not infringe upon each other’s rights or duties, is one of the basic doctrines in The United States Constitution. This doctrine is what has made it work for more than 2oo years. That is what’s under attack; that’s what these left wing Stalinists are trying to subvert. The fired attorneys are incidental.

The Liberal Democrats are quite a group. When they’re not giving aid and comfort to the terrorists they’re undermining our government. They don’t seem to care who destroys America or how, as long as they regain the power to reshape it. We’re fighting two enemies right now, one from without the other from within. Once again, nice going Mr. President. Stand strong. We need you!

R.S.F.

Two Jerks And A Joke

Published at March 20, 2007 in Domestic Politics. 0 Comments

Today, I have one blonde joke, a statement and two questions.

The blonde joke is Valerie Plame. The more I learn about her conflicting, seemingly perjuristic testimony and about this non-event, the more I am reminded of a parady “G.M. On-Star” commercial I saw where the blonde driver locked the keys OUTside the car and didn’t know what to do. No matter what degree of P.M.S. ‘G.I. Plame’ is experiencing, she never fit the definition of covert, no one ever told her she was covert and she was NOT covert. Forget all of the banter and finger-pointing. No crime was committed. End of story.

My first question is when will this nonsense about the firing of prosecutors end? Again, what we have here is a non-event. No matter what Chuck ‘Where’s The Camera’ Schumer says, everyone was well within the province of both precedent and constitutional authority. The only reason anyone needs to be given for the dismissals is, “Because I’m the President, that’s why.” When the heck is Schumer going to resign, anyway? He can’t seem to keep the concept of separation of powers straight in that thing between his ears and I, for one, would like to see him clear out before he does lasting damage to our country.

The second question is, when are the Republicans going to start acting like Republicans and stop throwing people overboard? Are they going to feed Gonzales to the sharks, too? Some cahones would be a pleasant change and would be welcomed by the people who sent them to Washington. I’m beginning to wonder if any of these jellyfish knows what they’re supposed to be doing or if we have to start throwing tea into the harbor, again, because of taxation without representation?

Oops. That’s five questions.

R.S.F.

Generations

Published at March 18, 2007 in General Commentary. 0 Comments

There are two inescapable rules in war:

1. Young men and women die
2. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men can’t change rule #1

A few days ago “Chris” left a comment on this blog or, actually, a link which would make his statement for him. The link leads to a web site showing a college in Oregon which has a large display of small flags representing those killed in Iraq, red for Americans and white for Iraqis. There seems to be a strong empathy for the Iraqis, although it’s not clear whether they are relating to civilians, combatants or both. One particularly naive remark on the site even suggests there should be an equal number of red and white flags. P.C. aside, they’re clearly clueless as to what is going on and, more importantly, why.

As I think about the motivation behind this display and the misplaced allegiance, it occurs to me that there may be some merit to the lovely John Edwards’ two Americas theory. Not a country divided into rich and poor, as he believes, but one divided more by generations than economics. There are, quite simply, those that ‘get it’ and those that don’t; those who love our country and those who seem to feel guilty about being American. The guilty thing is beyond my grasp. It’s mental mule muffins.

There are protestors out and about this weekend as our war against terror reaches its fourth anniversary. They seem to forget, if they ever realized, that they are only permitted to carry those signs, chant their slogans or disagree with anyone, particularly the government, because of wars fought and won by the breed of brave, patriotic heros currently defending our freedom in the Middle East. If our forbearers had subscribed to their kind of “America last” philosophy, we’d all still be sipping tea at four o’clock. Of course, the lynch mob media mentions nothing about the even greater number of pro-war supporters that are also demonstrating.

Through the two world wars, America suffered hardships but remained united. Generations of young men went to war because they understood liberty and the price for not defending it. Those who stayed home did so because they couldn’t go to fight. Korea got mixed reviews but America remained a single nation with victory foremost in mind. With Vietnam the game changed. The war was mired in politics, protestors flourished but all of us, except for a few enemy collaborators like ‘Swiftboat’ Kerry and ‘Hanoi’ Jane [Fonda], were still Americans. In a strange way, we sort of agreed to disagree. People against the war knew something of history, understood the issues involved and could intelligently discuss their objections. Those who stayed home did so because they wouldn’t go to fight. Iraq is, also, mired in politics but the protestors have no idea what the real issues are. (Hint: They’ve nothing to do with hating Bush). They don’t know the leaders of their country, they understand nothing about history, the terrorist problem or the danger it poses to their very way of life.

The long period of relative peace which followed Vietnam cost this nation dearly. Nearly every previous generation had a war with which to contend. They understood the concept of victory and the cost of losing. Even with Vietnam, everyone knew someone who had fought somewhere before, understood the sacrifices that were made and respected those who made them. Most of those people are gone, now. During this period, we have raised several generations most of whom have it too easy, want for nothing, have too much time on their hands and grow softer and more complacent by the day. They expect things to fall into their laps, think it has always been like this and take for granted that it always will be. NOT. They have no problem supporting the enemy because they’ve rarely had to face consequences for their actions. They don’t understand consequences. Their short-sightedness includes the bloody aftermath that would occur, both at home and abroad, if we pull out of Iraq before the job is done. They don’t even see Iraq as part of the war against terror. Never have I seen people so ignorant of the facts yet so eager to throw away their liberty and surrender their freedom. Fortunately, perhaps ironically, within this same generation we have another group of people who understand these things all too well. I don’t know how they missed all the pitfalls or where they got their savvy but thank God for them. They’re called soldiers and they didn’t stay home.

In addition to certain rules of war there is an inescapable truth about human-kind. We are a violent race with a long history of madmen and warfare. That history shows, as long as one faction is at war, then both are at war and neither can just pick up its marbles and leave the school yard. We were viciously and mercilessly attacked on 9/11, for the first time on mainland American soil. People died whose only crime was going to work that morning. Many in the socially unconscious generations I have described conveniently forget that hideous fact or maybe it didn’t matter to them in the first place. As the young medic wrote in my Real Nitty-Gritty post, “The American people don’t want soldiers dying over here, but it’s better than American civilians dying over there. Do NOT forget 9/11. They will do it again. The moment we loosen our grip on the noose, they will do it again”.

R.S.F.