School Choice

WSJ talks about school choice in the inner city. A battle that many Republicans have fought for for many years. The WSJ makes the point that this is an issue John McCain can roll with because he isn't beholden to the powerful teacher's union like the Democrats are.

Scarcely half of American children in our 50 largest cities will leave their public schools with a high-school diploma in hand, according to a study released by America's Promise Alliance. These children are disproportionately African-American. Their homes are disproportionately located in our largest public school districts. And the failure is a scar on this great land of opportunity.

One University of Chicago researcher found that minority students at Catholic schools are 42% likelier to complete high school than their public school counterparts – and 2 1/2 times more likely to earn a college degree. In difficult circumstances, and for an increasingly non-Catholic student body, these schools are doing heroic work.

And at a fraction of the cost per pupil I might add.

Why school choice hasn't happened?

First, though polls show that African Americans generally favor school choice, they tend not to vote for pro-school-choice candidates who are mainly Republican. Second, suburban voters of both parties are not enthusiastic about school choice. Many of these voters see increasing options for inner city kids as enabling blacks and Latinos to find their way into their children's schools. And of course, the teachers unions devote their considerable resources to fighting any measure that increases accountability or gives parents more options.

On April 24th President Bush presented the White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools .

Maybe you wonder how Catholic schools can educate students who are non Catholic. Kathryn Jean Lopez @ NRO makes this point:

Eighty-one percent of the students served by the Memphis Jubilee schools are not Catholic. In the U.S. overall since 1970, the number of minority students in Catholic schools have increased by 250 percent, and the number of non-Catholics by more than 500 percent, according to the White House. At the summit, Joseph P. Viteritti, an urban studies professor at Hunter College, quoted an oft-used mission line for Catholic educators: “We don’t educate poor children because they are Catholic; we educate them because we are Catholic.” The good these schools do for disadvantaged students should outweigh any “wall of separation” concerns. As President Bush stressed at the summit: “That’s what we ought to be focused on: how to get people a great education.”

John McCain has the voice that inner city African Americans will hear. I agree that it's a vital issue that he would do well to address. And let's don't pretend this is about getting votes. We won't get them from the black community...yet. But if we continue to show that their concerns are our concerns, then it might just start to turn things around.

Fair and Balanced

The Media blog at NRO makes this great point:



There is something of the mob mentality in the Left's crusade against Fox and talk radio. When the Right was unhappy with the media, we started our own outlets from National Review to broadcast outlets that are still following on Rush Limbaugh's very long coattails. The Left not only doesn't want diversity, it doesn't want to compete. The Left wants to yank broadcast licenses, use bogus regulations to smother conservative media, and generally narrow the debate. That's wrong, it's authoritarian, and it's evidence that the Right has better ideas.

It's official...

Today is Crazy Day.

Delicious.

via NRO

A funny thing happened on the way to the "quagmire" in Iraq....

It didn't happen.

Which explains quite a bit. The polls show that most Americans are opposed to the war in general. The mantra of the left about this war being wrong, illegal, and a quagmire has had it's effect, but still..... we see no mass demonstrations daily on college campuses. The White House is not surrounded every day by thousands of anti war protesters.

Other than the occasional freak show by groups like Code Pink, the American people don't say much about the war. Why? If they are against it and want our boys home now, why? It's very simple.

We want to win.

We want to be able to say that we not only defeated Saddam, but the radical Islamists that wants Iraq for their own. We listened to Gen. Petraeus. We shifted through the liberal media and we saw progress. We understand that Pelosi and Reid don't seem to eager to end it all at once either, and we understand that they may be more at stake than we realize.

Which brings me to the movie I watched Saturday night. I finally saw "Charlie Wilson's War." It's about our arming the Afghans in the 80's to fight the Red Army of the Russians. For years I have heard from lefties about how we armed what is now the Taliban in the 80's. "Charlie Wilson's War" was Hollywood's delightful entertaining way of making this point. It's a favorite talking point of the left. But what I got out of the movie was a bit different than what my lefty friends wanted me too.

At the end of the movie Charlie Wilson goes to Congress to get money to build schools in Afghanistan after the war. He makes the point that half the population in Afghanistan is under the age of 14 and they won't remember that we were the good guys. He is told that no one cares about schools in Afghanistan and he does not get the money. Then at the very end of the movie the CIA guy that has been helping Charlie tells him about Taliban coming into Afghanistan and it does not bode well for us.

Charlie's last line written on the screen in the movie says this:

"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world.

.......and then we f**ked up the end game."

Now, the left wanted to make their point that the Taliban in Afghanistan was our fault and that we armed them in the 80's. We screwed up.

Now look at the last lines of "Charlie Wilson's War" and see how it relates to the Iraq War. In both wars we defeated a very bad enemy, but in Afghanistan in the 80's.......we left.

We left before the job was done. We left the Afghan people hanging and left them to radical Islamists.

I think you see where I am going with this.

The point that was made, but certainly not meant to be made by Hollywood, was that we can't just leave Iraq like we did Afghanistan. We must stay and make sure it is stabilized. We must continue to build schools. In other words, we must maintain a presence there so the Iraqi children will not be taken in by radical Islamists and that they will know that we were the good guys.

In other words, and forgive me for using Charlie Wilson's terminology, let's not f**k up the end game this time.

Very good movie, btw.

Wright speaking to the National Press Club

Wright starts out reminding us of the terrible things that occurred during slavery. It is interesting to hear the history of slavery, but why is he doing this? Is it to fan the resentment of the way blacks were treated as slaves? Slavery ended in 1865. What is the purpose here? Because we all know this isn't about a history lesson.

So Wright is spinning this whole controversy that this is not a criticism of him, no, it's a criticism of "the black church."

Does he believe that black people don't go to church with white people at all in this country? Does he??

Has Rev. Wright ever visited a Catholic Church (the world's largest Christian Church)? I have lived in 6 cities. I have gone to dozens of Catholic Churches. Even when I travel I never miss Mass. I have never been to a Catholic Church that wasn't diverse. I have never been to a Catholic Church that didn't have as many colors sitting in the pews as there are colors.

I know that the Protestant Churches are also diverse.

Are the blacks that attend these Churches not a part of "the black church?"

Just wondering.

He's cites all the good his church has done. It's fine to tout your accomplishments, which Wright loves to do, but does that negate the hateful and anti-American things you preach? No. It does not.

The thing that bothers me the most about Wright is that he speaks as if blacks and whites have little or nothing to do with each other. He acts as if the black community is completely separate from whites. I suppose I need to inform my black neighbors and my son's best friend's family that they are living in the outbounds of where they are suppose to be.

Wright is now saying that the black church and the white church (is there a white church??) do not pray to the same God. What? You see, the white slave owners prayed to a different God than the slaves did? Really?

Why did slavery end? Do you think that maybe God spoke to men's hearts? That the God that slaves and slave owners prayed to, worked his will into both their hearts? We prayed to the same God, Rev. Wright.

They are now allowing questions and now it is becoming a circus. Wright's smart alec remarks are only fanning the flames of racism. His remarks only alienate many white voters for Obama. Is that what Wright wants? Or does he not care?

I'm thinking he doesn't care.

*He is still answering (although he really isn't answering) questions. He is just making me SICK. I have to stop watching now before he ruins my entire day.

*One more thing. When you watch clips later and hear all the cheering for Wright know that the audience was purposely filled with supporters. Kathleen Parker at NRO was there and she says this:

I'm at the National Press Club, where the Rev. Wright is having breakfast with about 27 tables of 11 and, oh, 200 journalists. You do the math. Breakfast guests are overwhelmingly African-American and the media are overwhelmingly not. Some of the reserved tables include the Wright family, SPOC Trustees, Howard University, a Baptist Church or two. I can't see the head table because so many are trying to get pictures, though I just spotted Clarence Page seated a couple of chairs down to Wright's right. Hmmmm.

Update: The Rev. Wright is now being protected by The Nation of Islam. I'm starting to really feel sorry for Obama. Does Wright not think that associating with Islam might reflect on the erroneous belief that Obama is Muslim? Good grief.

Something I bet you didn't know

Fredrick W. Kagan at the Weekly Standard defines success in Iraq for us, but I thought this part interesting (emphasis mine):

Al Qaeda has killed many more Iraqis than Americans. Iraq has eight army divisions--around 80,000 troops--now in the fight against al Qaeda, and another three--around 45,000 troops--in the fight against Shia extremists. Tens of thousands of Iraqi police and National Police are also in the fight. Thus, there are far more Iraqis fighting al Qaeda and Shia militias in Iraq than there are American troops there. Easily ten times as many Iraqi as Pakistani troops are fighting our common enemies. At least three times as many Iraqi soldiers and police as Afghan soldiers and police are in the fight. And many times more Iraqi troops are engaged in the war on terror than those of any other American ally. In terms of manpower engaged, and sacrifice of life and limb, Iraq is already by far America's best ally in the war on terror.

Your Morning Crazy

In case what you have heard Rev. Wright say hasn't made you sick enough, Hugh Hewitt has a whole bunch of Rev. Wright craziness right here.

Also, Wright will be speaking to the National Press Club this morning (Why?) in his ongoing effort to derail Obama's presidential chances. Should be fun.

This is how weird things have become..

I never ever thought I would be in agreement with Eleanor Clift about anything, but here it is:

I'm beginning to think Hillary Clinton might pull this off and wrestle the nomination away from Barack Obama. If she does, a lot of folks—including a huge chunk of the media—will join Bill Richardson (a.k.a. Judas) in the Deep Freeze. If the Clintons get back into the White House, it will be retribution time, like the Corleone family consolidating power in "The Godfather," where the watchword is, "It's business, not personal."

via NRO

Carrying the baggage of resentment

I am watching Rev. Wright being introduced as the keynote speaker at the NAACP Dinner. Oh dear God.

Rev. Wright will become wealthier on the speaking circuit and he will completely destroy Obama's chance to become President.

I am watching this appalled. I know I am not alone.

Rev. Wright is associated with Obama, whether it's right or not, whether it's fair or not. Even Obama conceded this today on Fox News Sunday.

Rev. Wright will continue to speak his words of hate, and that is what I believe they are, and it will be played on the news and people will connect it with Obama.

Hillary is LOVING this.

Rev. Wright might well have wrapped the gift of the nomination in bright sparkly wrapping paper with a big shiny bow and handed it with a kiss to Hillary.

The line of the night: "The NAACP is non partisan." Now, that is truly a joke. That is like saying the National Right to Life Committee is non-partisan.

I'm going to go with Rev. Wrights theme. Please allow me.

I feel that those who teach hate and resentment as deficient. I see those who claim to speak on behalf of Jesus Christ, but teach anger and segregation as deficient. I think those who would rather hear their own voice than have respect for a parishioner that is running for President, deficient. I think that suggesting that black children and white children think different and think with different sides of their brain is simply racist and deficient. I think using the word "European" as a code word for "white" is deficient.

Rev. Wright, all the singing in the world isn't going to distract from the fact that you are saying that black and white people even CLAP different. We keep time to the music differently. Blacks have a "different meter" doncha know?

Oh my. I wonder why do we even try to get along. We are so DIFFERENT.

I have news for Rev. Wright. Every single one of us are different. Not because we are just different colors. But because we all come from a different upbringing. I wonder how he looks at mixed race people? Do they have the rhythm of the black father or the white mother?

Is Obama clapping with us white folks or with the black folks?

I really want to know Rev. Wright.

He says no particular way is better, just different. Really? What makes the USA run by "rich white folks" better? What makes the USA the "USKKKA" better?? What part of being a pastor includes making fun of the President of the United States?

He has the gall to talk about how "we treat each other." How about how he treats us, the white folks? He talks of "higher standards." Does he have no idea how disgusted he makes some of us?

I'm betting Obama is loving his yelling his middle name "Hussein" three times. And then Rev. Wright's "Yes, we can" ending.

Poor Obama.

video here.

Polygamy, spirtual wives, and other fun stuff

I haven't blogged on the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint families whose retreat in Eldorado was raided this month because I kept feeling one way about it, and then another.

First I thought of course they should take the children if teens are being impregnated by middle age men. Then we find out that the phone call wasn't made by one of the children. Then I wondered why they took the women and the children, who are clearly victims here, and not the men from the compound? Then I got mad that they would take the children from their mothers! Then I realized that no one knew who the mothers were because the kids are taught to call all the women "Mother...and their name." Then I thought "well, at least we didn't burn them to a crisp like Janet Reno did in Waco. Then I thought that if people want to live like the Amish, then they are free to do so! Then I saw the women on Tv being interviewed looking they had just popped in from the prairie in the 1800's. They talked like complete zombies. Then I realized that this really is a freaking cult and we just can't let men make underage girls have sex and have babies. I mean, they might have had a point if they had stuck to their adult age group. Because otherwise, it's sexual abuse and as much as I hate the state waltzing in and taking children away (and believe me, I have seen such abuse of this before), I have to understand why they did it in this instance.

McCain, McCain, McCain

What am I gonna do with you? Just when I was getting so many on the right warmed up to you, you go and tell the North Carolina RNC that they shouldn't run an ad with Rev. Wright in it.

Well, someone has finally gotten you to see the light a bit. This was at a press conference in Florida today:

Question: "Senator, the North Carolina GOP has continued to persist in this advertisement. I was wondering if you could talk about what steps, if any, you will continue to take?"

McCain: "I've stated my position very clearly that I don't like the ad. I was interested that this morning Senator Obama said that it was a legitimate political issue. If he believes that, then it will probably be a political issue. I saw yesterday some additional comments that have been revealed by Pastor Wright, one of them comparing the United States Marine Corps with Roman legionnaires who were responsible for the death of our Savior. I mean being involved in that — it's beyond belief. And then of course saying that Al Qaeda and the American Flag were the same flags.

"So I can understand — I can understand why the American people are upset about this. I can understand that Americans viewing these kinds of comments are angry and upset, just like they viewed Senator Obama's statements about why people turn to their faith and their values. He believes that it's out of economic concerns, when we all know that it's out of fundamental belief, fundamental faith in this country and its values and its principles. Again, Senator Obama is out of touch. I can't control and will not in the future control. I will voice my opinion and I will continue to think and to say that I think that ad should not be run. But I won't continue to try to be the referee here."

via NRO

A little bit of Sunday feel good prayer

via my daughter

"Stupid Black Men"

I'll bet my title caught your attention. I think that was what Larry Elders was trying to do as well when he named his new book, "Stupid Black Men." Because his book isn't about stupid black men. It's about stupid ideas. It's about the ridiculous notion that America is a racist nation. That is not to say that there are not many racist people in America. There certainly are. But I believe that most of us are not. But there are others who use race (see Al Sharpton) to gain power and money in a community. I wonder if we have so diluted the word "racist," that it doesn't mean anything anymore. It's just a dagger to throw.

Mr. Elders is a few years older than I am, but he remembers, as I do, a time when blacks were hosed and beaten with no recourse. He remembers when racism was so much a part of the American experience that it was accepted and condoned. And like myself, he feels such pride in so much accomplished in just our lifetime. From Supreme Court Justices, to Governors, to Cabinet posts, to Oscar winners, to CEO of companies. Blacks have "overcome" and more.

I know many white people were shocked by Obama's former pastor's words that were played over and over on TV. We wondered how many black people felt that America was run by "rich white folks." We wondered how pervasive these kinds of beliefs were. After reading Elders book, I felt a profound sense of sadness, because I hadn't realized how effective people like Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, Julian Bond,Charles Rangel, and Jesse Jackson had been in convincing so many in the black community that "the white man" was keeping them down. The examples throughout the book are too numerous to list. I especially felt sadness over the treatment of black conservatives like Michael Steele, Condi Rice, and Colin Powell.

Al Sharpton is regularly offended on behalf of all black people when anyone uses derogatory remarks against blacks. He made sure all of us knew who Don Imus was after Imu's racially insensitive remarks. He milked it for all it's worth, as he does with those kinds of things. It reminded me of something.

A few years ago I was at my daughter's high school track meet at a predominantly black school. I sat a few feet from a black woman about my age. Behind us was a large group of black high school students (with a few whites mixed in) They were yelling and joshing with each other in a friendly way. We hear the N-word yelled loudly at someone. We both turned to look, but it was just students playing around. We listened for a few more minutes as they used the N-word over and over. We both looked at each other and shook our heads. I know she was thinking the same thing I was. That our generation had fought so hard for that word to become unacceptable, and now our children's generation used it freely and often. If Sharpton wants to be offended, he can walk down the hall of any high school in America. But then he wouldn't make money or get camera time off that.

In his book, Elders reminds us of the history of the Republican party as the party that ended slavery. But the Democrats have successfully painted an erroneous picture of the Republican party as a racist party and anyone black who joins us is a "Uncle Tom." The Republicans let it happen too. We gave up on the black vote and that was just wrong.

But this book isn't really about party affiliation. It's about blame. People like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson make a living off blaming white America. When other black voices speak out, even ones who are not conservative, like Bill Cosby, they are roundly condemned.

This book lets one step back and look at the picture of black America from a different perspective. If you are black or liberal or both, you need to read this book. Seeing the race war written down and seeing how some have used it, will surprise you no matter what your political affiliation.

We have never and never will have a colorblind society, and why would we even want one? We are all creatures of our experience. How boring if we were all alike? Our color and our gender and where we were raised forms us. Why should we deny any of it? We can't point out the differences in how we look at things? We can't talk about it? White people now feel they can't speak about color or differences. They might be called racist. It diminishes our understanding of each other and keeps us from finding solutions to common problems or problems that are specific to our upbringing.

I wrote recently about the statistic of out of wedlock births in the black community. That is a problem, but there are other statistics that hardly ever get mentioned and certainly not by the likes of the racebaiters. For example, the number of black owned businesses grew 45% from 1997-2002. A growth rate faster than any other race or ethnicity (including white). The revenues of these businesses increased by 30% (compared to a 5% increase for whites) In other words, blacks are doing just fine. The "white man" isn't keeping them down.


One main point of Elder's book is that he feels that so many so called "black leaders," the media, and the Democratic party send a destructive message to the black community that hard work and self responsibility does not apply to blacks. He wants those in the black community who believe that, to end the blame game and move forward to solve their own problems.

Rev. Wright and the gospel of anger

Wright complains to Bill Moyers on PBS:

"The persons who have heard the entire sermon understand the communication perfectly," he said. "When something is taken like a sound bite for a political purpose and put constantly over and over again, looped in the face of the public, that's not a failure to communicate. Those who are doing that are communicating exactly what they want to do, which is to paint me as some sort of fanatic.."

Wright insisted that he and Obama never talked politics:

"It went down very simply. He's a politician, I'm a pastor. We speak to two different audiences. And he says what he has to say as a politician. I say what I have to say as a pastor. But they're two different worlds."
......

"I don't talk to him about politics," Wright said. "

Yet, Obama appointed Wright to his campaign advisory committee.

Look, the idea that his sermons were taken "out of context"is absurd. Why doesn't someone just straight out ask him,"Do you really believe that the CIA and the govt distributed drugs in the inner cities in order to jail blacks? Yes or No? Do you think they also spread AIDS in the black community for the same reason? Yes or No? Do you believe that because of America's past "sins" of slavery, wars, and policies that we got what we deserved on 9-11? Yes or No.

How difficult is it to ask these things?

We all know the answers though. The answers are yes. And maybe Obama doesn't believe these things, but many blacks do and that it is the most disturbing thing to come out of all of this.

In Larry Elders book, "Stupid Black Men." (which I will write about Monday) He quotes a black economist and TV pundit Julianne Malveaux on the Hannity and Colmes show long before the Wright controversy came to light. Malveaus said this:

"Terrorism in the United States is as old as we are. You want me to give you a litany of terrorism? You want me to start with what's happened to the Indian population? You want to go on to what happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921?...We are the terrorists." Hannity then ask her if we are a terrorist nation and she answered, "Oh absolutely....the chickens have come back to roost."

Sound familiar? This kind of belief didn't start with Rev. Wright. It now snakes it way through the black community through people just like Wright and Malveaus. It's time we all paid attention to it. It sows the seed of racial hatred.

Obama says he never heard anything but love and faith from Wright, but who can seriously believe that? In his taped sermons Wright uses the "n-word,” he uses profanity, and when yelling about Bill Clinton he said that Bill was “ridin’ dirty” with Monica, and he seems to be simulating sexual intercourse from the pulpit. Wright referred to Justice Thomas as "Clarence Colon" and Sec. Condi Rice as "Condamnesia."

A preacher of love and faith? Please. When one let's such words of meaness out of their mouth, it is easy to "paint" one as a fanatic.

Obama insists that he doesn't agree with Wright on these things. I hope to God he really doesn't.

Democrats! Make up your mind!

Language warning. But it's just too funny. Especially all the sterotypes of both sides. via HotAir

Obama's problem now

Sure, it's mainly Hillary's urelenting desire to win, but there is something that has been on my mind that no one has mentioned.

When Obama won Iowa he gave a speech that was one of the best political speeches I have heard in my lifetime. It was inspiring and uplifting. I was impressed by him. I wrote about whether the Democrats would nominate this refreshing breath of fresh air or the manipulating power machine that is Hillary.

But I didn't know who Obama was then. I took him at face value.

We know more about him now. And that is a problem for him. As I have watched all the speeches that he has given that have followed, I have notice that he isn't as inspiring and his rhetoric seems commonplace. I wondered what happened.

You see, Obama's biggest problem is that the wonderful inspiring speech he gave in Iowa is the kind of speech you can only give once. You can only speak in glowing vague terms for so long. When you are running for President you have to get beyond the platitudes. You have to tell us how you will do the things you promise.

You have to tell us who you are and what you believe.

Between all the associations of Obama's. From a unrepentant terrorist William Ayers, to his anti American pastor , to indicted political fundraiser Tony Rezko , and his far left votes in the Senate, we all learned who Obama really was.

He wasn't the uniter we had hope for. He showed his true feelings at a private fundraiser in San Francisco saying condescendingly that many people cling to their religion and guns and are bitter.

His speeches now resemble most political speeches. He defends himself against attacks and he attacks back.

That one speech in Iowa was his high point I'm afraid.

Obama may be a wonderful person. But his view of America is very different from mine. I don't think he sees America as "a shining city on hill" as Reagan did. When I listen to him, I don't think he sees much good about America, except for the fact that many Democrats seem willing to elect him now. It is certainly the only thing that has made Michelle Obama proud in her adult lifetime. We know that.

But America is a nation of greatness. It is a nation that allowed my father, a child of poverty, born of a teenage mother who raised him alone, to be successful enough to give back to his country. Not only by his service in the army, but back to his community in a dozen different ways. It's a nation that isn't perfect, but strives to make right the wrongs. It is full of generous and loving people.

That is the way I see this nation. I just don't think Obama sees it that way, and that is really his problem now.

A Children's Bedtime Story

Dude....It's like wow.

Sweetie? Can you run get Mommy a sandwich and a chicken leg? I'm starving.

Remind me. Who exactly is bitter in Pennsylvania?

Commenters from The Huffington Post:

*I'm tired of being represented by uneducated, rural voters. I want an IQ test given out with registration cards. No brain, no vote!

*Race is a major factor. Some people would rather die than admit that there are people of color better qualified to do a job than a so-called white man or woman.

*You are so very right!! I have racest red-necks in my extended Wva. family I'm ashamed to say that they will never vote for a non white person, the stupid bastards would rather starve to death. S I say let them starve!!!!

*I grew up on the border in NY just north of Scranton. I moved from there as soon as I could because of the ignorant racist people in my family and at large in the area. The people are mainly uneducated whites with a tendency towards racism due to the fact that the only black people they've ever met are on the nightly news doing something wrong. I am from a family of racists and I believe in Senator Obama. They are still racist, and members of the NRA and, unfortunately, they vote!

*I grew up southern. Many GA friends asend me emails that Obama is really Bin Laden's second cousin, or trained in a terrorist camp when he was six, or something equally nonsensical.

*Pennsylvania is a racist state. I live here. I also have lived in other states, but given the vast number of old people and the lack of education of the majority, there is no doubt in my mind race played a large role in Clinton's victory. I have talked to many people about this election and have heard the things the pollsters don't hear. The ignorance makes me ill. People chop off their nose to spite their face.

Just Go!

This is what Maureen Dowd at the NYT is saying to Hillary. She paraphrases a Dr. Suess book at the end of this article:

“The time has come. The time has come. The time is now. Just go. ... I don’t care how. You can go by foot. You can go by cow. Hillary R. Clinton, will you please go now! You can go on skates. You can go on skis. ... You can go in an old blue shoe.

Just go, go, GO!”

But Hillary isn't going. The only place she is going is Denver.

God forbid I should defend Hillary in any way, but it really is something that so many in the media have called for her to just give up. I was watching her speech last night and I thought to myself, "Who are these people voting for Hillary??" Well, maybe I don't understand them and maybe I think they are looney, but they have a right to vote for who they wish and they want Hillary obviously.

And let's not forget Florida and Michigan. The story ain't over there folks. Hillary will make sure of that.

How surreal and delightful to read both sides of the democrats going at each other in the same manner they usually go after us.

In the HuffingtonPost link, Greg Mitchell makes the point that it was simply those racist blue collar white Democrats that put Hillary over the top in Penn. You will also read in the comments that sexist, post menopausal women are also to blame. Read on and you will see that ignorance abounds in the Democratic party and it is just driving those smart Democrats crazy!

I have to laugh not only at the complete disarray and infighting in the Democratic party right now, but how vicious they can be to each other on issues where they are suppose to be oh so tolerant about; race and gender.

What is happening here is the true colors of the Democratic party on display for all to see.

It's not a pretty picture, but is about time America saw it.

In case you missed it...

In their ongoing evangelism of hate, The Westboro Baptist Church went after the Pope last week.

Being disgusted by them is the one thing that unites all of us on the right and the left.

Double standards. What's new?

The bloggers were all over it and it even got a mention on cable news, how Bill Clinton told a radio show that Obama played the race card against him in South Carolina, and then denied saying it later to another reporter.

First, I haven't seen a follow up on this. Is anyone going to ask Clinton why he lied about what he said? Or are we just so used to his lies that it doesn't matter anymore?

But another interesting part of this is when Clinton is hanging up on a reporter/interviewer, doesn't realize he can still be heard, and turns to someone and says " I don’t think I can take any s*** from anybody on that, do you?”

Imagine if Cindy McCain has said that? Or even Michelle Obama? OMG, it's all we would be hearing about today.

I suppose we really have come to the point where we expect no class from some and we accept it, but heaven forbid if the ones we expect class from makes a mistake.

Hillary wins Pennsylvania

No surprise here. At least not to me. Like I have always said. She will get this nomination. One way or another. She is taking this to Denver and to hell with everyone and everything else.

This just gets better and better.

Good grief.

See now, this is what happens when candidates reduce themselves to this kind of thing. At first I couldn't believe this video was from the actual WWE, but it is. Good grief. And the candidates taped their little funnies from before.

Does it strike anyone else that Obama's big ears are a bit much? I felt uncomfortable watching it. But I suppose when the left has spent 8 years putting a monkey's face and ears on Bush, anything goes, right?

I know it's fine to make fun of candidates. But the candidates don't have to be a part of it, for God's sake.

I'm disgusted. What's next? I'm waiting for MAD TV to do some low brow humor about McCain's POW stay or Obama being thrown back into time during slavery and he's owned by one of Hillary's descendants. Or has that already happened on one of these shows and I missed it?

Ugh.

via HotAir

"Do you think Obama is a Muslim?"

This was a question I was asked many times by people (who shall remain nameless) in the last few weeks. These were not uneducated people. In some cases I was really surprised by who asked the question. Obviously they aren't the only ones asking the question.

I assured them that I did not believe that Obama was some sort of hidden Muslim, but this is another problem of Obama's. There are many many more who are suspicious. It will be an undercurrent in the election if he wins the nomination, and it won't be polled or talked about, but it will drive many to the voting booth when the time comes.

No one wants to talk about it. But it is there. Make no mistake about it. And no assurances from someone like me or even Obama, that he is not a Muslim, will convince them. It will affect this election more than anyone imagines.

I'm sure it's one concern that Hillary will bring up in secret to the superdelegates, but it will never be mentioned out loud.

If Obama wins the nomination, the polling really will not tell us the whole story.

More on McCain's "Time for Action"

Not only do I admire McCain for traveling into rural Alabama, where it is almost impossible to garner much support, but I totally agree with it and have long encouraged Republicans to reach out to those who don't normally vote Republican (like the black community). It may seem especially a waste of time in an election year where a black man is running for President. But just garnering votes shouldn't be the main concern of someone running for President. As McCain said yesterday, he is running for President of all the people, not just the ones who vote for him.

Republicans should follow in his footsteps. I have always said that our message of self reliance, free markets, less taxes, and less regulation and a deep belief in our Democracy and the sanctity of life and marriage is a message that resounds in everyone, no matter what color or creed.

The poor need to be lifted up, not to be held up for life, but to be able to stand on their own feet. We take away dignity when we take away a person's self reliance. There are, of course, those who cannot make it on their own. The elderly poor and the disabled and others, and there should certainly be a safety net for them. But our net today isn't a safety net, it's net that tangles and captures the poor in a never ending struggle in which they are never freed.

McCain spoke to those who may never vote for him, but he will, as he said, still be their President and his coming to speak to them reminds that he cares for them. This is important. Republicans could do well to emulate McCain.

New Ad against Obama

This is put out by the same group that put the "Willie Horton" ads out to defeat Michael Dukakis in 1988. I can't embed it, so watch it here.

via NewsMax

I really don't think it's that effective. But then I never lived in one of these areas.

Hillary is going to kick a**

And she doesn't care who knows it:

Clinton further displayed tough talk in an interview airing on "Good Morning America" Tuesday. ABC News' Chris Cuomo asked Clinton what she would do if Iran attacked Israel with nuclear weapons.

"I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president we will attack Iran," Clinton said. "In the next ten years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them."

My God, she's shooting shots, talking about guns, calling herself the "Hil-Rod." and now she is threatening Iran.

What's next? Channeling Katharine Hepburn or attending a Ted Nugent concert?

via HotAir

Tony Snow to debut on CNN???

Strange, but true.

Recorded messages for the WWE tonight

SOMEBODY MAKE IT STOP!!

GIVE THE CANDIDATES BACK THEIR CLASS!!!!!

STOP THE MADNESS!!!!!!!!

VIA THE CORNER

Too funny

You have to laugh at MSNBC giving us not only the poll numbers for Hillary and Obama in Pennsylvania,but to show us the poll numbers of Pennysylvania bowlers. That's right. Bowlers perfer Hillary 54% to Obama's 33% with 13% undecided bowlers.

Could this primary get any more surreal?

via Gawker

The gays love Chelsea!

And apparently it's ok to grab her a**.

Who can really bring us together?

Not only do I think McCain will win, but I don't think it will even be close (at least comparatively speaking). Whether Hillary or Obama win their nomination, both are too flawed for the general.

First there is Hillary, whose past friends and cabinet members like Bill Richardson and Robert Reich, and John Kerry, can't even manage to support her. Which shows what a truly unlikable person she really is. When your friends don't even think you should be President, then why should America?

Then there is Obama. After the initial lovefest with the media, he is now being seen for who he really is. He is the most far left Senator who has never crossed the aisle to unite in any way. His associations with nefarious characters and his inexperience in foreign policy is just beginning to be revealed. It doesn't help that he is endorsed by terrorists groups.

Meanwhile McCain, who many on the right disagree with on certain issues, has shown he can work with Democrats and win their support. He is showing who he always was and is, an honest man with the experience we need. Not to mention a promise to get rid of the Alternative Minimum Tax, which alone is reason enough to vote for him, but there is so much more. McCain is also reaching out to those who don't normally vote Republican.

When you step back and compare McCain with Hillary or Obama, there is no comparison. It is clear that McCain is by far the one who can lead this country without divisiveness.

Bush's tax cuts for the rich?

Hmm?....... From Taxfoundation.org:

Updated: This has been corrected from an e-mail that made the rounds. The tax cuts aren't as deep as was posted before under Bush, but still we paid less taxes. The middle class clearly benefited from paying less taxes. Something we won't see under Democrat leadership. See chart here.

Thanks to Druzzle for the correction.

"Time For Action"

Today is the first day of McCain's "Time for Action" tour, in Selma and Thomasville, Alabama. The following is the close of his remarks at Selma today. (They were sent early by his campaign)

My friends, Americans change things. We always have. We don’t hide from problems or mistakes or history. We change things and we make history. Hope in America is not based in delusion, but in the faith that everything is possible in America. The time for pandering and false promises is over. It is time for action. It is time for change; the right kind of change; change that trusts in the strength of free people and free markets; change that doesn’t return to policies that empower government to make our choices for us, but that works to ensure we have choices to make for ourselves. For we have always trusted Americans to build from the choices they make for themselves, a safer, stronger and more prosperous country than the one they inherited.

I have always believed in this country, in a good America, a great America. But I have always believed we can build a better America. I am here because it is a place where great Americans once fought to do just that, and I’m going to places where they are still fighting for change; to make us a better country. I am going to meet and learn from patriots.

Quick Notes

I'm still out of town, but I wanted to check in. I hate not being able to opine about the Democratic debate, but I will say that I was surprised by Obama's fumbling. It only makes me more sure that he would be easier to beat than Hillary. But I still believe Hillary is going to take the nomination come hell or high water.

If you missed Hillary and Obama on Stephen Colbert, HotAir has the videos.

Ok, enough already with the Presidential candidates (including McCain) mixing entertainment and comedy with their candidacy. ENOUGH. We get it. You are all so witty and self effacing. We get it. So stop it. It's now embarrassing to me. Show some class for God's sake.

The political season is enough theatre for all of us.

Last thing. I am loving the Pope's visit. As President Bush might say, "It's awesome."

I can't go into what emergency I had to attend to, but please keep my family in your prayers. I would appreciate it.

Gotta go again

I've got a family emergency and I have to fly home. I may check back later in the week if I get a chance.

You would think Obama might want to avoid the word "bitter" about now

But no, he's even using a "bitter" person who donated money to his campaign in his most recent e-mail request for donations. It says in part:

We asked some of the 1.3 million people who have already donated to this movement for change to share their story and promise to match your first donation to the campaign.

Here are some of the people waiting to match your donation:

Rick from Florida matched a donation of $25, writing:

"I am a typical American just like you. I've served in the military, I work hard for a living and I want what's best for my country, not just me. I've seen what's happened over the last years and I am deeply saddened, worried and, yes, even bitter."

Here's an idea. Let's let all the bitter people vote for Obama. Maybe it will make them feel better.

The rest of us, who are proud of our country, proud of our military, proud that we are the most generous and prosperous nation on earth, can vote for McCain when the times comes.

Reluctant or undecided McCain supporters...listen up.

Even if you are one of those conservatives mad at McCain for a variety of things (and we all know what they are), I will give you one very very good reason to not sit out this election.

Do you want the country to go through the ridiculous process, politics, money, and hand wringing rhetoric of the left and a new Attorney General prosecuting officials of a former Bush administration on issues of torture and other potential crimes (illegal war!)??????

Because that, my friends, is exactly what you will get with President Obama (and maybe even President Hillary)

Oh, I'm not speculating here. Here is what Obama said:

What I would want to do is to have my Justice Department and my Attorney General immediately review the information that's already there and to find out are there inquiries that need to be pursued. I can't prejudge that because we don't have access to all the material right now. I think that you are right, if crimes have been committed, they should be investigated.

He went on to say he wouldn't want his first term consumed by the investigations, but who are we kidding here? It would be a long and drawn out partisan witch hunt and we all know that.

So, you reluctant ones can sit home, but I don't think you will enjoy the show that follows.

They have pickup trucks in America

I was sent this earlier this month and missed it. I'm so glad I found it.

From his website:
Stefan Koehler is a recent immigrant from Germany, Stefan was an eyewitness to the horrors of life under a dictatorship. He is now thankful and proud to live in America, the country of his dreams, the land of freedom and opportunity. His goal is to encourage Americans to appreciate and honor their great nation. His authentic enthusiasm is highly upbeat, touching, contagious.

Tony Snow

I just wanted to share Tony Snow's speech at the MRC awards dinner. It's inspiring and I just so admire him. Enjoy.

Crazy times in politics

From Rush24/7 talking about Senator Lieberman at the the annual Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation annual dinner and ball where the Senator and Rush were receiving awards:

Senator Lieberman was the last speaker of the night, receiving the Johnny Mike Spann Award, and he was funny as he could be. He said one really nice thing. He said perhaps the greatest thing that the United States Senate had done all last year was take action that generated $4.2 million for the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation. He was only Democrat who did not sign it. He's an independent now, but he was the only non-Republican who did not sign the Harry Reid smear letter.

I mentioned that in my brief remarks, and he thanked me for pointing out to the crowd he had not signed it. And he said -- I got a little embarrassed by this -- he said, "With that act, Mr. Limbaugh proved that his heart is even larger than his voice, which is already massively powerful." And then he said, "Can you believe what an odd political season we are in? Here I am, Joe Lieberman, now an Independent, receiving an award from the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation and trying to convince Rush Limbaugh to support the Republican candidate for president.

h/t Cormac

Heh

via ibeditorials and Beth C.

Obama's bitter babble

Gotta love that image. via publiuspundit.

Victor Davis Hanson is just so good at this.

Here is a taste:

Here is what Sen. Obama said:

"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them...And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

Here is what Sen. Obama now says he said:

"So I said, 'Well, you know, when you're bitter you turn to what you can count on,' " he continued. "So people they vote about guns, or they take comfort from their faith and their family and their community. And they get mad about illegal immigrants who are coming over to this country or they get frustrated about, you know, how things are changing. That's a natural response."

1. Note how version #1's "cling" becomes version #2's "vote about" and "take comfort from"—as the condescending dismissal becomes empathetic understanding.

2. Note how version #1's "religion" and "antipathy to people who aren't like them" becomes version #2's "faith" and "their family and community" —as fundamentalist xenophobes now become beleaguered folks who band together against the unfairness.

3. Note how version #1's "anti-immigrant" becomes version #2's "mad about illegal immigrants" —as the nativist who opposes all immigrants, legal and illegal, now becomes understandably angry only about those coming here illegally.

Read the whole thing.

What fun we are having!

With Hillary it's practically a hoedown! She's shooting shots at the bar and talking about shooting guns. What's next for Hillary? Riding a horse and pitching hay perhaps? Too funny. Obama shoots back (so to speak) by calling her "Annie Oakley." If only I knew how to photoshop! Someone put Hillary's face here and send it to me! Just for laughs. (Done. Thanks to dave bones!)

Hillary says Obama is elitist and out of touch, which is quite the pot calling the kettle black, (I can say that, can't I??) while also calling Gore and Kerry the biggest snotty preppies ever (I'm paraphrasing of course..;-) and Obama is all "Shame on you, but I did mean what I said, I just should have said it to sound better."

And Bill is taking the "bitter" comment of Obama's and running with it. He says to the little people, "you don't seem bitter to me at all." Expect the word "bitter" to now be a daily talking point.

In Central Pennsylvania yesterday Bill had this to say:

"One more time, the campaign opposite Hillary said, 'Well there really wasn't any difference in the Clinton years and the Bush years. Rural Pennsylvania really didn't do very well.' Do you agree with that?” he asked the crowd, which responded with jeers. Smiling broadly, Clinton continued: "I just thought I'd get a few witnesses here. You know I'm a Baptist. On Sunday, we look for witnesses."

Can I get a witness? Because I think I'm going to puke.

But I gotta laugh first. SNL will be having fun this weekend.

The Media Research Center

The Media Research Center, which I visited while in Washington D.C., is a drop of gold in the dirty sand of mass media. The divisions of MRC are NewsBusters, CNS News, The Business and Media Institute, The Culture and Media Institute, Times Watch, and Eyeblast TV.

The people that work there are a comparatively small band of soldiers fighting the good fight. Mostly young and determined.

MRC records news program and other shows with some people assigned to certain ones each day that are known to have outrageous bias (such as The View). Every day people call in for something in MRC's enormous archives. People like the Jon Daily Show and the RNC.

But the heart of MRC is clearly one thing...The truth. It is a watchdog of what we value the most. One of their newest additions, The Culture Media Institute purpose is dedicated to shining light on misconceptions about social conservatives and people of faith displayed in the media and to help restore the character and traditional values in the media.

Talk about David and Goliath!

So the next time you see something on TV that is so biased and unfair it makes you want to scream, remember that a small group of cultural warriors are looking at it and exposing it for what it is.

Why Hillary will win the nomination

Politico titles this "What Clinton Wishes She Could Say," but actually it IS what she will say to the superdelegates. And if they are listening with their heads instead of their emotions, they will vote for Clinton when the time comes.

Alrighty then...

Rev.Wright speaks his eternal wisdom again:

Speaking of the seven lessons Pincham taught him, Wright said the judge’s faith “was not the jingoistic, chauvinistic ‘you’re either with us or against us’ demonizing kind of faith.”

“FOX News can’t understand that,” Wright said to rousing cheers and applause. “[Bill] O’Reilly will never get that. Sean Hannity’s stupid fantasy will keep him forever stuck on stupid when it comes to comprehending how you can love a brother who does not believe what you believe. [Pincham’s] faith was a faith in a God who loved the whole world not just one country or one creed.”

Translation:

"I HATE STUPID PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN LOVE A PERSON WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE! I MEAN I HATE THEM!!! STUCK ON STUPID IDIOTS THAT DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I BELIEVE. I HATE THEM."

You have to love the irony. I think we get the whole "bitter" thing from Obama now.

This Pope just rocks

I can't wait for the reaction from the left on this.

The Pope will pray for the redemption of Islamic terrorists when he visits the site of the September 11 attacks in New York next week.

Aircraft will be banned from flying under 3,000 feet while the Pope is at Ground Zero

The pontiff will call for terrorists to convert to Christianity, saying: "Turn to Your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred. "God of understanding, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy, we seek your light and guidance".

via Instapundit

Newsbuster Bloggers!

Here are my fellow bloggers who also made the trip for the gala courtesy of The Media Research Center. Left to right sitting. Me, Noel Shepard, an economist who is associate editor at Newsbusters.org, Warner Todd Huston of Publius' Forum, Terry Trippany of Webloggin. The gentleman standing is Ken Shepard who is managing editor of Newsbusters.org. Tom Blumer isn't shown, but he runs BizzyBlog and he was my official "photographer" at the gala (bless his heart!)

A nicer group of gentlemen you could not find anywhere. My next post will be more about what I did there. Stay tuned!

UPDATE: I almost forgot to add that I was also invited to a bloggers luncheon at McCain's headquarters with some of the people in the campaign. Alot of interesing things were discussed, but it was off the record so I can't discuss that. But bloggers from WSJ, The Weekly Standard, National Review, and many others were there including MaryKatharine Ham from Townhall.com who I finally got to meet in person and she is even prettier than her pictures.

I will say that everyone there seemed to be convinced that Obama will be the nominee, but I still think Hillary will get the nomination. In fact I have a $50 bet with Matthew Sheffield, the editor at Newsbusters.org.

Media Research Center Gala and Dishonors Awards 2008

Rick Santorum was as gracious as he can be!
LaShawn Barber looking fabulous

Tony Snow is is by far the nicest person I have ever met. He was also received the William F. Buckely Award of Media Excellence and his speech was so inspiring about enjoying life in the here and now. I just love him.
Mark Levin was one of the hosts and very funny.
Brent Bozell, the brains behind it all.
Kellyanne Conway accepted one of the awards for the winners (I'll have to check out the video to remember which one.) Presenters included Ann Coulter (who dialed it down for the eveing and was funny and not biting) , radio host Mark Levin, Brent Bozell, movie director Ron Maxwell (Gettysburg), Congressman Tom Tancredo, Congressman Mike Pence, financial reporter and TV personality Larry Kudlow.

I'll have more later! Thanks so much to the Media Research Center for inviting me.

I'll have lots more on this later. Meanwhile I see where I missed Obama saying smalltown folks from the midwest express frustration by clinging to their guns and faith (I mean why otherwise would people have guns and strong faith????) and by being racist (they don't like people who aren't like they are).

I was waiting for a gaffe like this. And Hillary goes in for the kill. And who could really blame her.

Rightwingsparkle goes to Washington

Gotta put on the comment moderation to keep the trolls away. Sorry!

McCain reaching out to evangelicals

The Brody File has this:

The Brody File has been accumulating information about how John McCain is planning to reach out to Evangelicals.

An informed source tells me there's a plan developing to come up with something called a "Committee of 50."

Basically this will be a key list of 50 religious and opinion leaders that the McCain camp will target when it comes to their outreach. It will be made up of "new guard" and "old guard" figures.

The list is still in development, but the bottom line here is that the McCain camp has no desire to start a dialogue with folks who want to beat up the senator over some of his views. They're looking for people who are open to listening to him, convinced that they will like what they hear.

Don't expect the McCain team to set their sights just on national leaders. The team that is currently being assembled will really be active on the local level, going pastor to pastor, church to church.

Now, as for that "Compassion Tour" we reported on last week, look for it to start in two weeks. This tour isn't going to focus heavily on faith. They'll be some crossover on that but the idea here is to go to places where Republicans haven't gone before.

For example, McCain will travel to places like Thomasville, Ala., where nearly half the population is African-American. McCain will venture into the rustbelt when he visits Youngstown Ohio, a place devastated economically.

The Brody File understands he'll even be going to Spanish Harlem in New York City. Not your typical Republican strongholds.

What do you guys think of that?

New HotMessNews!!

Ok, most of it is celebrity news this time with a bit of political thrown in at the end. They are bit more harsh than I am. But then, they aren't me.

It's funny though. Enjoy!

Let's understand

As much garbage as Youtube has, you have to love the fact that it's possible to put together something like this so you can get a full understanding of what both sides are saying.

via Ace

Thank General Petraeus

Here.

via HotAir

Well, the hearings today should prove to be a show with all Presidential candidates trying to further their own agenda.

It is amazing to me how unwavering McCain has been on winning this war. He has never backed down, even when things were looking bleak. He was proven right about the surge and this should be his day to gloat a bit about that.

McCain understands though, that war is not a game. He understood when he stood strong on a change of course that if things went horribly wrong, his chances at the Presidency would vanish. But as he always said, he would rather win a war and lose a Presidential election. McCain has always proven to me that he loves this country more than he loves politics. At a time when he could have stood with the President of the United States, he opposed him. He was openly critical when he didn't have to be. No matter how one feels about McCain on other issues, you have to respect him for that.

Basra...

and the truth.

Much more on Sadr.

Don't bother to pay taxes this year!

It's voluntary!

So says Harry Reid.

via PW

I Love Our Warriors

Soldiers of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), distribute school materials donated by the Mike Stokely Foundation at a school in Mullah Fayad March 27. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tony M. Lindback, 3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. (AASLT))

From Mudville

How you can help here.

And the reason I love our warriors the most? It's here.

Grab a tissue. It made me cry. All I can say is thank God for men like these.

It's nothing personal

I'm not sure it makes me feel better about how the left has always treated us on the right, but at least we know now it really has nothing to do with us personally or even, apparently, what we believe.

Jim Geraghty at NRO asks:

How did we reach the point where Air America calls Hillary a 'whore'?

From Mark Steyn:

Indeed. Randi Rhodes agrees with Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro on everything - abortion, health care, climate change, you name it. Yet the first is "a f***ing whore" and the second is "David Duke in drag" merely because they disagree on which Democratic senator would make the best president. The people applying these deranged epithets to the Clintons are in large part the very same people who spent the Nineties applying equally deranged epithets to anyone who disagreed with the Clintons.

There's something rather heartening about this for those of us on the right who've been on the receiving end of the left's vehemence: Apparently there really is nothing personal about it. You can be a chickenhawk warmonger racist homophobe mysogynist Bush shill or a pro-feminist pro-gay pro-black icon of progressive politics for a generation, but, if you cross the likes of Randi Rhodes, you're all the same and you merit the same four-letter words and KKK slurs. The left's Discoursometer is like one of those shower units where the slightest nudge turns it to scalding.

Geraghty ends with this:

Hillary gets called a "monster" by Obama's surrogates; Hillary's surrogates wonder out loud if Obama ever sold drugs. Today Clinton surrogate Ed Rendell speculates that Americans know only half the story of Barack Obama. Day in, day out, in this race it continues.
Is there nastiness on the right? Sure. But it’s hard to imagine somebody being the equivalent hero to the right the way Hillary was a hero to the left, so suddenly and severely pitched overboard – no, that’s not it, denounced and demonized — when somebody else came along.

Last night I said to Cam, "I like our base." The right had a vocal, mostly policy-oriented fight earlier this year, and tempers did flare. But bit by bit, week by week, those on the right are either making their peace with McCain. And in some cases, some righties aren't; but you rarely if ever hear them calling McCain a "[badword]ing whore" on the airwaves. By and large, a sense of decency and respect permeates conversations on this side of the aisle. There are exceptions, obviously, but the GOP race (thankfully) never turned into this bile-strewn mess.

They may be the stupid party, but they're also the decent party.

Indeed.

Obama supporters boo the Pledge of Allegiance

And then vote down to say it. What a suprise.

via Ace

McCain/Rice!!

I'm LOVING it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty much sums it up

Rest In Peace