Archive for August, 2007

Soviet Style Justice

New Democrat LogoCongratulations to Liberal Democrats and all other lesser carbon based life forms. You’ve managed to successfully smear and eliminate another good man with a non-offense. First you took down Libby, Rumsfeld, and Rove…now Alberto Gonzales. It’s a terrific tactic. If you can’t win at the ballot box, seize power through the Judiciary. If that doesn’t work, resort to the classic Soviet technique of trumped up charges and phony trials. Accuse the other guys of your own indiscretions and put a loudmouth Stalinist like Chuck “Where’s the Camera” Schumer out front as a diversion to complete the package. If you’re going play dirty, let your lowest common denominator lead the parade. Hey Chuckles, the camera is over here. Tell us who’s next!

The problem is that Republicans believe they’re above fighting back. The Left uses that fact to full advantage. For example, I never heard anyone in the administration point out that no one in the Executive Branch even needed a reason to fire 8 attorneys. Back in 1993, Bubba Clinton fired 93 all at once and nobody even flinched. But I’ve covered those details in previous posts and the stick is already broken from beating, in this case, the proverbial dead donkey with it. Suffice to say that, until Republicans are willing to stand toe-to-toe in the gutter with the Democrats for a bare knuckled street brawl, this kind of thing is going to continue happening.

It was never about Gonzales. Like all the victims eliminated by Liberal extremists, it was always about “getting Bush.” Personally, I’d like to see a few more investigations. President Bush needs to appoint a replacement for Mr. Gonzales who will aggressively investigate real crimes! How about looking into Harry Reid’s crooked land deals, Diane Feinstein’s corporate dealings whereby she directed lucrative government contracts to her husband’s company. Let’s investigate Congressman William Jefferson (Democrat Louisiana) ‘escaping’ on a technicality when he was caught red handed with $90k in marked bills in his freezer or John Murtha caught on tape postponing a bribe during Abscam. Hey, how about investigating some of Senator Schumer’s shady dealings; think he’s squeaky clean?  Let’s drink to Chappaquiddick Ted never doing jail time for the death of Mary Jo Kopechne and, by the way, whether related to campaign felonies or obstructing Federal investigations, how do Mr. and Mrs. Hillary Clintons’ legal violations just slip away like so many eggs from a Teflon skillet?

The real tragedy is these reprehensible Democrat tactics are not only distractions from the business of running the country; they are distractions from the business of keeping us safe. There’s a war going on, around the world, with an extremist ideology demanding our destruction.  Anybody notice?

When our new disciples of the old Soviet Left begin to snipe at their next target, loyal American politicians need to start returning fire. There are two things about these Stalinists: They never admit to who they really are and they can dish it out but can’t take it. Shoot back and they crumple up like a cheap suit. Let’s remember who’s in the White House. Not them. Not yet.

R.S.F.

It’s About Time

Party AnimalsOur Founding Fathers fostered a two party system for good reason. It’s supposed to help keep everyone honest and flesh out fresh ideas. It used to be that the majority ruled. Now, if it’s not a bipartisan effort, one party or the other throws a tantrum like the little kid whose mommy doesn’t buy him candy at the grocery checkout. As for honesty, it has become a bigger casualty than patriotism.

In the past few years, we’ve redrawn our founders’ original design to include joint efforts on judicial appointments, increasing the minimum wage, not defunding the troops and amnesty for illegal aliens. Defeat of the amnesty abomination demonstrated just how out of touch both parties are with their constituents…but trying to cram the inherently flawed bill down our throats was bipartisan, nonetheless. If we can reach consensus on these important but lesser issues, why can’t we unite against a rag-tag horde of bloodthirsty devils who have sworn our annihilation on a stack of Korans? That’s where we could use some serious bipartisanship!

There’s a time for viewing one’s colleague across the aisle as an adversary and a time for seeing him as a fellow American. The time to be adversarial is not when your country is at war with a dangerous aggressor. When the enemy is at your door, it’s time to stop worrying about electability and start worrying about survival. It’s time to start embracing similarities and forgetting differences. It’s time to come together as one, in a single common cause. What better cause than preserving our lives and freedom? What better purpose than being certain not another drop of American blood is spilled on American soil?

What is it going to take for the average guy to ‘get it’? Will our self-serving political hacks ever ‘get it’? When wll they stop trying to figure out which party can seize the advantage and understand that, with division in our ranks, the advantage goes only to our enemies? Seven major cities have been targeted for destruction by al-Qaeda. Do we have to lose one or all of them before this country finally wakes up? I hope we’re smarter than that.

There are those who want to talk with the murdering cut-throats that threaten us. It’s important to know your enemy and there was a time when such meetings were fruitful in that regard. The problem is, those who would speak for us expect cooperation from the other side, even civility. “Gee, maybe they’d see we’re really nice guys and go away!” We would gain nothing from speaking with these devious thugs. They would gain valuable time. This is neither an enemy you can reason with nor one where you need dialog to understand its motives. Their intentions are clear and they are not going away any time soon. The Islamo-Nazis have set their sights on a new world order, cast in their image. They have told us what they will do and have already demonstrated [only some of] how they will do it. What is left to discover through discussion?

Like so many others before them with visions of world domination dancing in their heads, these barbarians can be crushed. They must be crushed. Real countries with real armies were soundly defeated once they ran into a solid wall of American resolve. Right now, the greatest weapon these swarthy sand people possess is our lack of resolve and they’re using it against us. Nay-sayers claim the war cannot be won through military means. Well, if they’d take the handcuffs off our brave fighting forces, we could mount one helluva holding action until something better comes along!

We may have two political parties but we are still one country. It’s time for Democrats to forget about ‘hanging chads’ and Republicans to return to their Conservative roots. It’s time for Liberals to stop investing in defeat and for all of us to start defining victory. It’s time for both parties to stop listening to the extremes of their political base and start protecting America, before the window of opportunity to do so slams shut.

R.S.F.

NFL’s Game

Congratulations to the NFL for having the courage to call the first play on the side of fairness and humanity. I was pleased to see a headline today which read, “NFL Suspends Michael Vick Indefinitely.” It’s a move in the right direction. Once the field clears, moral justice would be well served by a lifetime suspension, at the very least.

Now it’s up to the legal system to keep this bloodstained Neanderthal from scrambling away from the inexcusable crimes to which he has admitted.

R.S.F.

Justice Could Be The VICK-tim

Bloodthirsty PsychoIn 1989 Pete Rose, one of the most talented, men ever to play baseball, was handed a lifetime suspension from the game and a fistful of heavy fines. His crime? He loved his team. His enthusiasm led him to bet on The Reds to win every night and, since Cincinnati was not exactly on fire in those days, he generally lost more than he won. No matter. As a result of these activities, Pete’s incredible records and accomplishments will never grace the Baseball Hall Of Fame and he is remembered more for the fact that he gambled than for his style of play. ‘Charlie Hustle’, as he was known, never bet against his own team, never hurt or killed anyone and yet the simple act of placing bets negated an amazing, superstar career. I don’t agree with what he did but I’ll always believe his punishment was overly harsh.

Enter the sick, perverted Michael Vick. I told you a few blogs ago that he would slip through his brutal crimes on a deal and it appears that slip he will. There is no remorse here. He’s simply avoiding a trial, that would most likely involve him with more than his complicity in torturing, maiming and violently murdering innocent creatures. There’s the strong possibility of facing several other charges, including racketeering, gambling and conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities, and conspiring to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture. Conviction on these charges could result in serious jail time. I didn’t say “alleged” here because he’s going to plead guilty and he’s already been directly implicated by his accomplices.

The Atlanta Falcons and The NFL are deliberating his fate. I don’t see what there is to deliberate. It’s a no brainer. Vick is not only legally wrong but he is morally wrong as well; morally corrupt or morally bankrupt might be better descriptions. Even if the legal system shirks its duty in this matter, the team and the league must not. It is more than a huge black eye for the game of Football. It’s a horrific example set for our youth, many of whom look up to sports figures as their heroes. What kind of message does a comparative slap on the wrist send to our kids? If Pete Rose suffered such severe punishment for placing harmless wagers, this merciless killer Michael Vick must, at the very least, be banished from all organized sport for the rest of his life. If he is ever allowed back on a football field, I would hope the good fans of this great game will completely and effectively boycott whichever team puts him there. We don’t need murderers or rapists on the playing field…and we don’t need psychopaths out there either.

Then there’s the matter of law. I have actually heard a few sick individuals defend this monster as having the “right to do whatever he pleased with the dogs because they belonged to him”! Does that mean we should be able to beat, abuse or murder our children because they are ours? Is it not up to the law and society itself to protect the most innocent among us? Who is more innocent than the loving creatures that warm and brighten our lives, except for the children themselves? In addition to the more than 70 dogs buried on Vick’s property, an additional 53 will probably have to be euthanized since, having been trained to fight, they cannot be kept as pets.

The courts must make an example of sub-humans like Vick, and others a party to these crimes, in order to send a clear message to those who might otherwise follow their twisted example. Notice I didn’t say that we need any kind of regulation or government intervention. We simply need to strongly enforce existing laws and protect those who cannot protect themselves. No one must ever be so callous as to say it’s “only a dog” or “only a cat,” anymore than they would say it’s “only a child”.

Despite my previous utterances, I’m not so sure I’m very far from suggesting they stuff his pockets with hamburger and simply turn the rest of the dogs loose. It seems like a just solution…even with no fines or jail time. How about agreeing to that deal Michael?

R.S.F.

Rope -A-Dope

When the great Muhammed Ali was fighting, he developed a tactic called the Rope-A-Dope. He would cover up and simply let the other guy punch himself out. In the later rounds, when his opponent’s arms became weary and exhaustion was setting in, Ali would open up with his “haymaker” and put the fellow’s lights out.

Enter Hillary ‘Marx’ Clinton and her mob of would-be Democrat presidential contenders, pummelling each other about the head and shoulders. You’ll notice she not only avoids the tough questions; if you listen carefully, she doesn’t actually answer any questions. Everything is carefully orchestrated and she uncovers only long enough to flick an occasional jab. She’s doing a Rope-A-Dope.

Example: The Democrat audition held recently at Soldier Field in Chicago. As barbs about labor and big business were shot in her direction her response was, “I’m here because I think we need to change America; it’s not to get into fights with Democrats.” Then ‘H’ went on to talk about her ability to spar with Republicans. If Bush bashing is sparring, then her ridiculous Iowa campaign ad establishes a new record for throwing lefts with one foot mired in cow pie.

Remember the old Communist tactic of accusing the other guy of exactly what you’re doing yourself? Patti Solis Doyle, her proclaimed campaign manager, stated in a recent eMail to gullible supporters, “When you fight the right-wing machine the way Hillary has — and come out on top — they lash out with more lies and smears. It’s all they know how to do.” While you watch the ad, count the lies, smears and inaccuracies from Shrillery. Then find where she offers a single element of substance. If you hear anything beyond emotional gush [such as an actual concrete proposal] you and I are not watching the same video.

While President Bush has made his share of mistakes, his deep devotion to our brave fighting forces and their families is well documented and is not one of them.

What is invisible are things like Hillary’s concern for America or our troops, her qualifications for understanding the plight of a single parent or for knowing what it’s like to struggle for existence. Want to really be invisible? Buy into her socialized medicine program, where the government determines what health care you can receive, when or if you’re entitled to it and who, in fact, lives or dies. Aren’t these the same people who mismanage the postal system, rendered Social Security insecure and made an expensive disaster of Medicare? Also invisible is the appeal of someone so terribly lacking in substance and devoid of character.

Several things are quite visible. Her Marxist approach to big government is glaring. ‘H’ has actually stated, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need”…a page straight out of The Communist Manifesto. The desire to reinstitute failed policies and return to ‘the glory days’ of the 90s [or worse yet the Carter-McGovern era] is evident in the few suggestions she has attempted. Her disdain for the military and for the principles of capitalism is downright un-American, although typically Democrat.

Not long ago on her web site, Hillary Mrs. Clinton spoke about what she called, “one of the most important issues of my campaign”. It was the selection of her campaign song; not the war on terror or taxes, not education or the economy, not health care or abortion but her campaign song. She invited readers to suggest titles. I suggested “The State Anthem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics” (Russian: Госуда́рственный гимн Сою́за Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик; Gosudarstvenny Gimn Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik). Since, like everything else around her, submissions are carefully screened…I didn’t make the cut.

From the [lack of] ability she has shown thus far, Hillary Marx Clinton has more the gawky appearance of a circus kangaroo than the grace and balance of a pugilist. It is imperative that we make certain her sneaky, shifty tactics don’t rope too many dopes.

R.S.F.

News Shoes

Scales Of JusticeRemember the guy who got onto a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it? Did you know his trial is over? Did you know he was sentenced? Did you see or hear any of the judge’s comments in the lynch-mob media? I wouldn’t think so, since it was an American victory over terror and they don’t report those. Victory doesn’t fit their model. Everyone should hear what the judge had to say because it was truly eloquent. Here are the ruling and comments by Judge William Young, U.S. District Court, January 30, 2003, United States vs. Reid:

Prior to sentencing, the Judge asked the defendant if he had anything to say. Richard Reid’s response, after admitting his guilt to the court for the record, was to reaffirm his “allegiance to Osama bin Laden, to Islam, and to the religion of Allah.” He defiantly announced, “I think I will not apologize for my actions,” and he told the court, “I am at war with your country.” Judge Young then delivered the following statement:

“Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you.

On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the
custody of the United States Attorney General.

On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in
prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutive
with the other. That’s 80 years.

On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years
consecutive to the 80 years just imposed. The Court imposes upon you
each of the eight counts a fine of $250,000 for the aggregate fine of
$2 million.

The Court accepts the government’s recommendation with respect to
restitution and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to Andre
Bousquet and $5,784 to American Airlines.

The Court imposes upon you the $800 special assessment.

The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply
because the law requires it. But the life sentences are real life
sentences so I need go no further.

This is the sentence that is provided for by our statues. It is a
fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Let me explain
this to you.

We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid.
We are Americans. We have been through the fire before. There is all
too much war talk here. And I say that to everyone with the utmost
respect.

Here in this court, where we deal with individuals as individuals
and care for individuals as individuals, as human beings we reach out
for justice, you are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You
are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that
reference, to call you a soldier gives you far too much stature.
Whether it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney
who does it or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist.

And we do not negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with
terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them
down one by one and bring them to justice.

So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big fellow.
But you are not that big. You’re no warrior. I know warriors. You are
a terrorist; a species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted
murders.

In a very real sense Trooper Santigo had it right when you first were
taken off that plane and into custody and you wondered where the
press and where the TV crews were and he said you’re no big deal.
You’re no big deal.

What your counsel, what your able counsel and what the equally able
United States attorneys have grappled with and what I have as
honestly as I know how tried to grapple with, is why you did
something so horrific. What was it that led you here to this
courtroom today? I have listened respectfully to what you have to
say. And I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort of
unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty and admit you are
guilty of doing. And I have an answer for you. It may not satisfy
you. But as I search this entire record it comes as close to
understanding as I know.

It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most precious. You hate
our freedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom to live
as we choose, to come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe
as we individually choose.

Here, in this society, the very winds carry freedom. They carry it
everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize individual
freedom so much that you are here in this beautiful courtroom. So
that everyone can see, truly see that justice is administered fairly,
individually, and discretely.

It is for freedom’s sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously
on your behalf and have filed appeals, will go on in their
representation of you before other judges. We are about it. Because
we all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of
our own liberties. Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we
will bear any burden, pay any price, to preserve our freedoms.

Look around this courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not going to
long remember what you or I say here. Day after tomorrow it will be
forgotten. But this, however, will long endure. Here in this
courtroom and courtrooms all across America, the American people will
gather to see that justice, individual justice, justice, not war,
individual justice is in fact being done.

The very President of the United States through his officers will
have to come into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific
matters can be judged, and juries of citizens will gather to sit and
judge that evidence democratically, to mold and shape and refine our
sense of justice.

See that flag, Mr. Reid? That’s the flag of the United States of
America. That flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten.
That flag stands for freedom. You know it always will.

Custody Mr. Officer. Stand him down.”

We need more judges who believe in American justice, like William Young, and fewer who abandon their oaths to confer legal rights upon our enemies to serve some political agenda.

R.S.F.

The Whining About Warming

Gore Plays With The WorldI think I’ve got it! After listening to the jokers who can’t get tomorrow’s weather right try to make global predictions 100 years hence, and giving the subject way more thought than it deserves, I believe I have the perfect solution to the global warming issue. Follow this closely. It’s based upon a scientific approach rather than a political one.

First, let’s review a few facts. The sun is a large ball of fire. Fire produces heat, right? Heat from the sun warms the Earth. Throughout history, there have been several volcanic eruptions which have filled the atmosphere with sufficient ash and pollutants so as to prevent a portion of the sun’s heat from reaching the earth’s surface. This resulted in worldwide cooling of .3 C to .5 C degrees within a matter of months. According to the on-line Wikipedia:

“Substantial amounts of stratospheric injection can have global effects: after Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991, global temperatures dropped by about 0.5°C. The largest eruptions are thought to cause drops of up to several degrees, and are potentially the cause of some of the known mass extinctions.

Other natural phenomena throughout earth’s evolution, such as giant meteor impacts, have kicked up enough dust to produce similar results. If diluting sunlight in this manner cools the earth, one must conclude that allowing more sunlight to reach the earth’s surface would warm it. Ergo, it seems reasonable to assume that if we all go “green” and reduce our collective carbon footprint, the resulting clear atmosphere will create the very global warming effect we’re trying to prevent!Solar Warming Chart

As a concerned citizen of the world, I have decided to do my part for the environment by increasing my carbon footprint to the largest size possible. For the good of the planet, I suggest you join me and do the same. Use more powerful incandescent lightbulbs and leave a number of lights on constantly to drain the maximum amount of energy. Keep your air conditioning below 70 degrees (F) in summer and run your heat well above 72 (F) in winter. It may become expensive but how do you put a price on saving the environment? Drive the largest S.U.V. you can afford, use only public transportation that burns fossil fuels and encourage your congressmen to pass legislation rescinding requirements for filtering airborne wastes belched by chemical and manufacturing facilities. Be creative! If we work together and adequately foul the atmosphere, we can cool the planet by at least 1/2 degree (C) in a few short years and save mankind from all the advertised ravages of global warming, which the Liberal Left has finally convinced me is threatening our future.

Increasing our carbon footprints even slightly from, say, a 9-1/2 D to a size 10 EEE would mean that Polar Bears can keep their fur coats, our coastal cities won’t need to sandbag their shore lines, Greenland won’t turn green after all and the kooks and nutjobs who are polluting our ears with their politically targeted tripe can stop their global whining.

Hey…my theory is as sound as theirs, right?

R.S.F.

Way To Go Hussein!

B. Hussein Foot In MouthI’ve heard B. Hussein Obama called “The Magic Negro” and I’m beginning to think he, in fact, must possess magical powers. How else can you explain his ability to actually speak while both feet are firmly implanted between tongue and cheek? Apparently, when they put the bone in his head that says, “Think!” they forgot to connect it to his mouth. Articulate? The stuff he spews needs to be caught in that little pocket at the bottom of his bib. If he can incite violent anti-American reaction as a mere candidate, think of the damage he can do in higher office!

For once, Hillary is right; of course her current opinion is only as good as the next poll. She called Obama “irresponsible and frankly naive” for saying he would meet, unconditionally, with the “world’s worst dictators”. She forgot to add dangerous. He is as dangerous as Hillary Marx Clinton herself. “Barry’s” wealth of international experience, which is vested in 4 years living outside of the country between ages 6 and 10, tells him to abandon Iraq, allow the terrorists to create a safe haven, and invade an ally. It makes perfect sense…except, I thought the war on terror is only a bumper sticker. Why would he want to attack Pakistan, which has been working with us to peel some of the more threatening stickers off our national bumper? As for Afghanistan, we’ve been fighting there since 9/11. How many times does he recommend we invade the same place?

Worst of all, he’s continuing to push his senseless, Barney Fife agenda as if he actually understood that Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Syria and the rest are all the same war. He doesn’t. He understands nothing, including when to back away from a stupid statement like saying he’ll meet with every petty, third world thug who is intent upon our destruction. To what end? He’s been working feverishly with his Socialist colleagues to undermine America and now he wants to sell us out, too?

Speaking of blather, after either exposing or gutting the nation’s anti-terror programs during the past several years, Barack, Hillary and the rest of their ilk are now questioning if we are doing enough to protect the country against terrorists. The Democrats are now expressing “hope” that Republicans will join them in strengthening our anti-terror programs such as data mining and wire tap surveillance! Is my cheese slipping off its cracker or is this the same crew that tried to kill the Patriot Act, wanted to impeach President Bush for monitoring phone calls beween al-Qaeda and the U.S., leaked (good old N.Y.Times) the details of secret programs such as tracking terrorist money transfers, and with moves like that has weakened our surveillance ability by nearly half? Isn’t this the same bunch of political hacks that has been emboldening our enemies, providing propaganda to Islamo-Nazi regimes and who declared the war lost only a few short months ago?

Gee. It couldn’t have anything to do with recent favorable reports of success in Iraq, could it? Maybe it’s their meager 3% approval rating on Iraq according to the latest Zogby poll (lowest number ever recorded in any poll on anything). The Democrats are so totally invested in defeat, if America triumphs in Iraq, they wouldn’t win another election for 20 years or more unless they affect a sudden U-turn that would give ordinary carbon based units whiplash. That’s what this is all about. Like the protection racket used by the outlaws of the old West, now the Liberals are going to save the country from all the damage they’ve inflicted during the past 7 years. Even better, they’re going to blame it on George W. Bush!

Political games, self-serving ambition, and a complete failure to understand the hateful challenge our country faces are only some of the reasons I call Obama and Clinton “dangerous”. They will cost American lives…possibly in the millions.

R.S.F.