LEE RODGERSTHE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VS. CROOKED
ELECTIONS ...
A PRESIDENTIAL HOBSON'S CHOICE ...
IDOLS WITH FEET OF CLAY
A PRESIDENTIAL HOBSON'S CHOICE ...
IDOLS WITH FEET OF CLAY
The cry to abolish the electoral college and decide presidential elections purely on the popular vote comes primarily from Democrats. Their argument might be more credible if they weren't so hell-bent on obstructing voter ID, obstruction obviously based in the fact that they want to continue collecting votes from people who have no legal right to cast them.
Again this November, be careful in graveyard areas. Thousands of residents will be rushing out to vote.
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This year it's going to be more difficult than usual in a presidential election year to limit one's pessimism.Out of a population of over 300 million, our presidential choices are: an incumbent who, on the record, has earned the title "Worst President in History" ... a flip-flopper who fathered socialized medicine as governor of Massachusetts ... a man who objects to the birth control used by a huge majority of Americans ... a re-tread from the past with a ton of personal and ethical baggage ... and the crazy uncle many would keep locked in the attic.
Keep repeating: "We must lower our expectations ... "
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Scratch one conservative idol. Arizona's Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, a favorite on Fox News, is denying that he threatened to have deported a former lover, a Mexican man. But the attendant publicity about the case is a virtual certainty to sound the death-knell for his congressional campaign. He's already resigned as co-chairman of the Romney campaign in Arizona.
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Jonah Goldberg with some insight into the Obama self-obsession ...
"Obama expects Republicans to vote against his budget — as any responsible legislator would — so he can then demonize the 'do-nothing Congress' while pretending to be serious about fixing our problems.
"By the way, the only part of Congress worthy of that sobriquet is the Democrat-controlled Senate, which hasn’t proposed a budget in over 1,000 days. Why hasn’t it? To make it easier for the Democratic president to demonize his opponents.
"Instead of fulfilling his vow to deliver a 'new kind of politics' and an era of idealism, he’s made politics more cynical than ever. The case for Obama has become the case against everyone and everything inconvenient to his success. Don’t agree with Obama’s policies? Well, you can’t have a good reason. So you must be racist, greedy, stupid or corrupt."
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What three years of Obamunism have done for -- or TO -- the nation ...
Rasmussen Reports poll finds that 37% of likely U.S. Voters say the country’s best days are in the future ... but 46% feel America’s best days are in the past.
Unless we get a serious change in leadership, if you want to see America's future just keep following the news from Greece.
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Oh, goody! Michelle Obama and the girls are off on another vacation -- flying at your expense, of course -- skiing at Aspen, Colorado.
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Some highly relevant insights from Burt Prelutsky ...
"We should never lose sight of the fact that Ronald Reagan once said, 'The federal government is not the solution; it’s the problem.' That is especially the case when it’s in the hands of socialist nincompoops who look at what’s happening to the nations of Europe and, with a straight face, say, We should be more like them. Forget the glories of ancient Greece; it’s modern Greece we should be emulating!'
"Although we keep hearing about the importance of a college education, particularly an Ivy League college education, what is one to make of people like Obama and cabinet members Hillary Clinton, Tim Geithner, John Bryson, Shaun Donovan, Arne Duncan and Eric Holder, all of whom got their degrees from Harvard and Yale? Let’s face it -- if a manufacturing company turned out such shoddy products, you would assume that the only reason they weren’t out of business is because Obama was shoveling billions of tax dollars their way to keep them on life support.
"The fact of the matter is that every liberal is at heart a Utopian. They believe that if enough laws and regulations are passed, human equality is attainable. As goofy as that sounds, it’s easily explained. Liberals, you see, are morons. That’s why they continue to believe, for instance, that socialism is so much better than capitalism."
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Mark it on your calendar. March 24, when a rally of atheists in Washington is sure to get Big Media coverage.
Now -- where is the entrepreneur with the imagination to attend and sell badges and T-shirts proclaiming, "I swear to God I'm an atheist?"
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The Washington Times reports on Hamza Kashgari, a 23-year-old journalist who wrote for the daily al-Bilad in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On Feb. 4, the observance of Muhammad’s birthday, Mr. Kashgari sent out three tweets expressing what he would say if he met Islam’s founder. “On your birthday, I will say that I have loved the rebel in you, that you’ve always been a source of inspiration to me, and that I do not like the halos of divinity around you. I shall not pray for you,” the first read. “On your birthday, I find you wherever I turn. I will say that I have loved aspects of you, hated others, and could not understand many more,” went the second. The third tweet said, “On your birthday, I shall not bow to you. I shall not kiss your hand. Rather, I shall shake it as equals do, and smile at you as you smile at me. I shall speak to you as a friend, no more.”
For those messages, his is facing charges of “disrespecting God” and “insulting the prophet.” If found guilty, which seems likely, he will be publicly beheaded.
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Wondering out-loud ... why do the brass at NBC think an entire nation is somehow bedazzled by their address at Rockefeller Center in New York to the extent that they work the name into TV shows? Does anyone west of the Hudson River care? For that matter, does anyone EAST of the Hudson River care?
Speaking of NBC, even by the standards of Big Media a particularly contemptible leftist suck-up operation ...
Despite the fact that Chelsea Clinton has no talent and the alleged news program who on which she appears, "Rock Center" (there they go again!), has no ratings, NBC has signed her to another contract to continue to "report".
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Derek Hunter (Townhall.com) gives us a valuable language lesson about the lying libs ...
"Remember when Democrats used to call themselves liberals? Then conservatives showed the world what liberals really were, and no one wanted to call themselves that anymore.
"Now, they call themselves progressives again – as they did in the early 20th century until their racist/fascist agenda was rejected and they went into hiding under the word liberal. (To you progressives outraged by this truth, read Jonah Goldberg’s masterful book Liberal Fascism and open your eyes to your eugenics-loving, racist roots.)
"Their name has changed, but their objectives have not. They want an all-powerful federal government with the individual subjected to its will and whims."
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After seeing Kyle Busch save his car twice from spin-outs caused by being hit in the left-rear -- a no-no at Daytona as well as other tracks -- I say again without fear of rational contradiction that NASCAR's most unpopular driver is also the most physically-gifted. His reflexes are unbelievable, as demonstrated again when he brought home his battered Toyota for a 1/100th of a second win over Tony Stewart in the Bud Shootout last night at Daytona.
The younger Busch brother embodies the NASCAR spirit of "checkers or wreckers," meaning, "Beat everyone to that checkered flag at the end of the race, or wreck your car in the effort."
You have to admire those Waltrip brothers. Not only is older-brother Darrell, retired from a spectacular racing career, established as THE TV commentator on race coverage, Michael walked away from a wreck early in the race last night and brought both humor and insight to the broadcast booth.
The next driver to be a sure-shot on TV following the Waltrip brothers: Carl Edwards.
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From my friend Sheila ...
"According to the Jewish calendar, the new year is 5770. According to the Chinese calendar, the year is 4707. This means that the Jews went without Chinese food for 1,063 years. This period is known as The Dark Ages."
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The incorrigible Sky-guy communicates ...
"My wife was at the beauty shop today for two hours... and that was only for the estimate."
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."