That guy is a traitor, liberal or Terrist-lover. He has NO FLAG LAPEL PIN. *shakes head ruefully*

Posted at May 2, 2008 1:22 PM in response to Today's Must Read

I have to quibble with the statement "Conservatism is what got us into today’s multitude of morasses."

What has gotten into the morasses are the asses in "MOVEMENT" conservativism, which bears little resemblence to Conservatism as preached by Buckley, Goldwater, Reagan, and Andrew Sullivan. MOVEMENT conservatism is not about fiscal responsibility or limited government, two pillars of Conservatism. MOVEMENT conservatives want the government out of economics but in your personal life, to a horrifying extent, while they crow about freedom. Most liberals want the government in the economy but out of folks' personal lives, except a few that want to ban vices like smoking and such. Old-time conservatives generally want the government out of everything except defense, roads, and foreign and monetary policies.

I just want to clarify the language.

Posted at February 8, 2008 7:48 PM in response to The Conservative Abyss

Where the heck is the "Brave" democratic leadership on this?   Hiding in closed meetings, apparently.  Pelosi does nothing to support Murtha, rather tries to dissociate herself (this excerpt from San Jose Mercury News):

Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said: ``Jack is reflecting a lot of the frustration that Americans have with the slow progress.''
Skelton has recommended that troops be withdrawn gradually, based on Iraqis' ability to take over their own security. Under Skelton's plan, one U.S. battalion of about 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers would be withdrawn for every two Iraqi battalions that are ready to act independently.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, told colleagues at a closed meeting Thursday morning that she, too, would advocate an immediate troop withdrawal, according to several who attended. But by day's end, Pelosi -- a liberal who has sharply criticized Bush's handling of the war -- chose merely to praise Murtha and say he deserved to have ``his day.''


It would be nice of the Dem leadership, if they actually did have backbone (DO I WISH!) to perhaps, Oh I don't know, maybe SUPPORT someone with new-found political cohones like Murtha, instead of saying "Oh, he's having his day" as if Pelosi isn't sure enough that the political winds are in her favor enough to support one of her own....and one who can stand up, at least now if not 3 years ago.

I wish I could outdent that last paragraph....don't know enough HTML....

Posted at November 18, 2005 9:45 AM in response to The Mirage of Immunity

Should it surprise anyone that the Labor department of the Bush Admin completely abandoned the support of Labor in negotiations with a big republican donor like WalMart?

(Didn't think so.)

It's pretty disgusting, though, as usual.  Par for their course.  It would be nice to know if there's any awareness of this among any Congressional Dems on the relevant committees.

Posted at November 1, 2005 1:12 PM in response to Give a Kid a Chainsaw, Get out of Jail Free, AND Pick Your Own Prize