LEE RODGERSRACE ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL
RACE ...
ANOTHER ReVOLTing DEVELOPMENT ...
RICK RECOVERS HIS REASON
ANOTHER ReVOLTing DEVELOPMENT ...
RICK RECOVERS HIS REASON
Barack Obama proudly embraced a "Blacks for Obama" campaign organization (one can only imagine the media reaction to a "Whites for Romney or Santorum" organization) and a skeptic might suggest that the furor over the shooting of the black teenager in Florida might be at least partly motivated by political considerations. After all, it's been made clear by both Attorney General Eric Holder and his boss in the White House that they're not above playing the race card.
It is vital that the facts of the tragic case be examined by the authorities and, if necessary, in a court of law. If a murder charge is justified, a jury will decide.
In the meantime, the whipping-up of a mob frenzy by the likes of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson resembles all too closely the pack of hyenas in Afghanistan demanding American blood over the burning of some already-desecrated (by Muslims) Qurans.
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Mikhail Muhummud of something called the Black Panther Party for Self Defense calls upon President Obama to "do the right thing while you have the power.” The power to .. what? Lynch the shooter, who is the subject of their "Wanted Dead or Alive" poster?
Further question: What is the relevance of Trayvon Martin's resemblance to Obama, at least as suggested by the President, himself? Does that increase the tragedy of his death?
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The Government Motors' farcical Chevrolet Volt electric car has embarrassed the company yet again. Seems the cord that connects the battery to an electric outlet has a bad habit of overheating and even melting. And this is the car Obama says he wants to buy. Let's check back on that when he is (blessedly) out of the White House.
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Now Rick Santorum wants to emphasize that he WILL support the Republican nominee after all and that getting the nomination himself doesn't offer the only feasible alternative to Obama.
Santorum is clearly losing his grip out of sheer desperation. He managed, in one fell swoop, to make himself look rattled and wacky while taking away eager media attention from the stupid Etch-A-Sketch remark by Romney's top aide.
Bye, Rick. Take a seat beside Newt on the losers' bench. Calm down. Pull yourself together. You can always try again in four years. Or eight. Or twelve ...
Just ask Ron Paul.
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Primary prescience ...
Santorum will win in Louisiana; Romney in much more important (delegate-wise) Wisconsin.
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Jim Geraghty in National Review Online summarizes Obama's accomplishments ...
"Obama passed a stimulus that did not keep unemployment below 8 percent, as projected, but instead unemployment remains above 8 percent in February 2012. The cornerstone of the plan was “shovel-ready projects” and they turned out to not be so shovel-ready after all.
"His energy policies have Americans paying more for gas than they’ve ever paid during this time of year. We’ve given millions in taxpayer money to companies to develop alternative technologies, and their products have proven costly and inefficient in a competitive market.
"He reached out to Iran and was rebuffed; meanwhile, our relationship with Israel has never been more tense.
"And the signature piece of legislation that he spent most of 2009 and 2010 on, that cost House Democrats their majority, might just turn out to be unconstitutional — and effectively immediately nullified with that ruling.
"When does the president’s good judgment start?"
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Surely it must be more than coincidence that every time Obama makes a flurry of public statements, his approval ratings go down. The more he puts his foolishness (or anti-Americanism) on display, the more he's disdained.
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Is the re-election of a president almost an inevitability? Hardly. Only seventeen of the previous 43 have won re-election.
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Burt Prelutsky weighs in on the energy debate ...
"Obama, who despises oil and coal nearly as much as Muslims hate Jews and Christians, has now proposed that $14 million in tax dollars be used to subsidize turning algae into a bio-fuel. He hasn’t explained why if it’s possible to turn pond scum into energy, the private sector can’t be trusted to provide the funds. He has also neglected to explain why they can’t use the likes of Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Sheila Jackson Lee, Henry Waxman and Eric Holder, in a pilot project and see if the five of them, after being properly processed, can propel a motorbike down Pennsylvania Avenue."
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Rasmussen polling of likely voters finds that 58 percent of voters nationwide think everyone should pay the same share of their income in taxes. So if someone earns twice as much as another person, they should pay twice as much in taxes. Flat-tax advocates seize on such data as proof that voters support their dreams, but that's not really the case.
... because ...
A second piece of data shows that 66 percent believe the middle class pays a higher share of their income in taxes than the wealthy do.
Which only proves that 66% are ignorant -- perhaps willfully so.
That is not only wrong, but wildly wrong. It is purely a result of being fed such nonsense by Democrat politicians, starting with Obama. Here are the facts:
The top 1% income-wise pay 37% of all federal income taxes.
The top 5% pay 59%.
The top 10% pay 70%.
The top 25% pay 87%.
The top 50% pay 98%
And the bottom 50% pay 2%.
Yet Democrat demagogues and their ignorant followers continue to babble idiocy about the "One percent" not paying their fair share. And the bottom 50% are?!
Can you spell F-R-E-E-L-O-A-D-E-R-S?
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People far smarter than I on financial matters are predicting that upward-pressure on interest rates is rapidly growing to the point where Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve and Obama are about to lose control with their artificial restraints. The symptoms include a recent drop in the bond market, despite intervention (purchases) by the Fed.
As always, rising interest rates are bad news for borrowers, good news for many older folk who depend on income from their CD's -- now next-to-nothing -- to maintain their standard of living.
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The very word "liberal" has become the biggest lie in the political lexicon. They're "liberal" as long as you don't say anything in opposition to their Marxist, oppressive agenda. They never stop the effort to silence anyone who disagrees with them, and the anti-Limbaugh campaign proves it again. You don't have to like or agree with the man to realize their effort to punish him for having the audacity to speak out against their policies or tactics represents a threat to all who refuse to march in lockstep with them.
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Idle thought ...
Newt Gingrich could be a great radio talk-show host. The question is ... would he be willing to put in the kind of seventy-hour work-weeks that I and many others have put into the job?
The show is the least of the work; the standard is two hours of preparation time for each one hour on the air. Unless you're just faking your way thru -- as some do.
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Correcting and clarifying French President Sarkozy's family background. I referred to him Thursday as Jewish. Partly true, partly not. The EthniCelebs website has this on his fairly complicated family background: "He is, from his fathers side, just Hungarian (in fact Sarkozy is a Hungarian last name) and from his mothers side, half Sephardic Jewish (from Greece) and half French so totally Sarkozy is 2/4 Hungarian, 1/4 Jewish, and just 1/4 French."
Easily understood by this part-Cherokee, mostly European-riff-raff writer. If we had a football team, we might call them "The Fighting Mutts."
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Reader John contributes the following "how to" advice ...
HOW TO INSTALL A SOUTHERN STYLE HOME SECURITY SYSTEM
1. Go to Goodwill and buy a pair of size 14 -16 men's work boots.
2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine.
3. Put four giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.
4. Leave a note on your door that reads, "Bubba, Bertha, Duke, Slim, & I went for more ammo and beer. Be back in an hour. Don't mess with the pit bulls. They got the mailman this morning and messed him up bad. I don't think Killer took part, but it was hard to tell from all the blood. Anyway, I locked all four of 'em in the house. Better wait outside. Be right back. (signed) Cooter"
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Conan O'Brien --
"During his visit) the prime minister of Ireland made President Obama an honorary Irishman. As a result, President Obama awoke the next morning with a hangover and a job at the fire department."
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."