Lord Black on US Politics via Dr Roy's Thoughts
Lord Black has a fascinating piece on American politics. As a fervent supporter of the Crown, I found this part particularly interesting. Though I still a strong supporter of the United States, I am not a fan of revolution and prefer Canada s United Empire Loyalist past.The American genius for showmanship and spectacle began with the Revolution and has never abated. After its splendid introduction, Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence descended swiftly into a blood libel on the American Indian, and an excoriation worthy of the Nuremberg prosecutors, of King George III, the awkward, unstable, but likeable “Farmer George.”Jefferson even included in his original arraignment of the British monarchy the shameful importation of slavery into America. It was suggested that given...
bo’s deficits via Dr Roy's Thoughts
$10 trillion in deficit! That would be the equivalent of $ 1 trillion in deficits in Canada. Both are inconceivable, but bo has brought it about. Foreign debt is set to skyrocket and the interest payments on this monstrosity could be $900 billion a year.A new congressional report released Friday says the United States' long-term fiscal woes are even worse than predicted by President Barack Obama's grim budget submission last month.The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicts that Obama's budget plans would generate deficits over the upcoming decade that would total $9.8 trillion. That's $1.2 trillion more than predicted by the administration.The agency says its future-year predictions of tax revenues are more pessimistic than the administration's. That's because CBO projects...
Canada and the United states via Dr Roy's Thoughts
A lovely piece. Thank you Tom Brokaw...
No, Joe, You Did That Yourself via The Nexus of Assholery
Joe Wurzelbacher blames John McCain for his "screwed up" lifeMany of those following the 2008 Presidential Election found themselves resigned to sheer annoyance every time the spectre of "Joe the Plumber" popped up in the discussion.Joe the Plumber, whose real name is Joe Wurzelbacher, was picked out of a debate audience by John McCain.Following that brief brush with greatness, Joe the Plumber simply refused to go away quietly, becoming something of a conservative media darling, despite the fact that he repeatedly showed himself to have nothing to contribute.Apparently, all the attention has made Wurzelbacher's life somewhat uncomfortable, and he blames McCain for it.“I don’t owe him shit. He really screwed my life up, is how I look at it,” Wurzelbacher complained. “McCain was...
Thanks Again, Ward! via The Nexus of Assholery
Ward Churchill practically endorses Tom Lucero for Repbulican nomineeA recent campaign ad from Tom Lucero, who is seeking the Repubican party nomination for Colarado's fourth district, envoked the spectre of the firing of Ward Churchill, the plagiarzing and data-forging "academic" fired from the University of Colorado.There was a certain petulant brilliance in the ad: taking advantage of a popular public branding of Churchill as a loud-mouthed asshole, and branding Lucero has the kind of guy who will stand up to an asshole.The branding message of the ad is crystal clear: if Lucero can deal with Churchill, he can deal with anything the Democrats may throw his way in Washington.More recently, Churchill himself lent Lucero a hand in his effor to brand himself as the ideal Republiican to seek...
Running Against an Asshole: It’s Crazy Enough to Work via The Nexus of Assholery
Running in a crowded race for the Republican nomination in Colarado's fourth district, Tom Lucero has taken an interesting approach to the race.Instead of running against his three opponents, Lucero has chosen to run against Ward Churchill, the University of Colorado Professor he successfully fired after he embarrassed the institution one too many times.The ad even drops the name of Bill Ayers -- the former Weather Underground terrorist who was catapulted into a position of international prominence by his relationship with Barack Obama."Remember Bill Ayers? Ward Churchill's friend?" the narrator asks, as words in red bold font appear over images of newspapers and of Churchill himself. "Little Eichmanns? Stated more 9/11s are necessary? Proclaimed 'I don't answer to Tom Lucero'.""Took care...
Will Obama create more apathy? via Werner Patels.com
The Assassination Card via The Nexus of Assholery
The left is still playing itWith the scope of dissent against US President Barack Obama continuing to intensify, the political elements that worked so hard to win his election have slowly, over time, awakened to the full extent of the nightmare that is confronting them.On the domestic front, at least, Obama seems well on his way to becoming every bit as unpopular as George W Bush.There's an irony in this. Many of those who campaigned on Obama's behalf went to some rather bizarre lengths to pretend that, in defeating Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee, that they were actually beating Bush. Now Obama is facing the same domestic political troubles that a political environment as polarized as that of the United States inevitably produces for any leader.The results haven't been...
Welcome to the 21st century via The News Cruncher
OBAMA’S OSAMA SURPRISE via My Blahg
Far be it for me to provide the right whingers with more ammunition to fuel their delusions but these two recent stories have me speculating about something. The first is a report that Osama bin Laden has been spotted in Afghanistan recently.
A Taliban detainee in Pakistan claims to have information about Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts in January or February of this year…
He claims that in January or February he met a trusted contact who had seen Bin Laden about 15 to 20 days earlier in Afghanistan.
The second is the renewed claim from General McChrystal that capturing bin Laden is vital to defeating Al Qaeda.
The top US commander in Afghanistan has said al-Qaeda will not be defeated unless its leader, Osama Bin Laden, is captured or killed.
Testifying to US Congress, Gen...
THE ACORN THAT DROVE THE RIGHT WHINGERS NUTS via My Blahg
Remember that devastating undercover investigation by a Republican pimp daddy and his teabaggin’ ho that proved Acorn stole the election for Obama or some such nonsense? Well it turns out, to nobody’s surprise I’m sure, that it was much ado about nothing.
ACORN employees caught in those undercover videos advising a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute on how to break the law acted unprofessionally and inappropriately, but did nothing illegal, an independent report has found.
But here’s the best part.
The videos that have been released appear to have been edited, in some cases substantially, including the insertion of a substitute voiceover for significant portions of Mr. O’Keefe’s and Ms. Giles’s comments, which makes it difficult to determine...
Karma is a bitch for Joe Lieberman via The Nexus of Assholery
Remember back in the 2006 election, when Joe Liberman was running as an independent and he formed the Connecticut for Lieberman Party to get himself on the ballot? Welp, looks like he has a major rebellion in it's ranks.This T.V. ad is now airing throughout ConnecticutIt's like watching a modern interpretation of the story "The Gollem of...
Stimulus spending is a disaster born of stupidity via Werner Patels - Telling It Like It Is
Goldberg Derangement Syndrome via The Nexus of Assholery
The far left resorts to "genetic fallacy" arguments against Sarah PalinOn the November 18, 2009 edition of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart addressed the issue of Sarah Palin, explaining some of the reasons why her opponents don't like her.Featured briefly in the segment was a video clip of Bernard Goldberg, who attributed dislike of Palin to a "Palin Derangement Syndrome". And while some critics of Palin -- such as the chronically-and-terminally vile Heather Mallick -- certainly seem to suffer from a metaphorical derangement syndrome, the majority of the criticisms of Palin are perfectly valid.As Stewart points out, Palin often sounds like nothing more than a convenient sock puppet for whatever views a certain segment of conservatives insist represents them. Very rarely does Palin offer any...
Some Things Just Aren’t About Same-Sex Marriage via The Nexus of Assholery
Carrie Prejean's teenaged sex life is one of themAs the political left continues to drag Carrie Prejean's kicking and screaming personal life into the spotlight, a somewhat surprising figure has entered the fray.Writing on the Daily Beast, Meghan McCain complained that Sean Hannity didn't rake Prejean over the coals enough in regards to her sex tape."This was Prejean's first stop on her book publicity tour, and when the sex tape came up, he proceeded to ask her if she was 'in love with her boyfriend at the time that she made [it].' I'm sorry, why would being in love matter when it comes to filming yourself in a sexual context?" she asked.Sadly, one would expect that the answer to this question wouldn't so elude a woman who describes herself as pro-sex.The better question, for McCain and...
Why Sarah Palin is Wrong About “Death Panels” via The Nexus of Assholery
Sarah Palin peddles "death panels" absurdity at doctors' perilRegardless of what many people -- liberals and conservatives alike -- seem to think, Sarah Palin is not nearly as intriguing an individual as many seem to think.But one thing Palin certainly has a gift for is provoking controversy then not backing away -- which is precisely what she has done since stirring up a hornet's nest with her "death panels" remarks over the summer.In a recent post on her Facebook profile, Palin has pushed that button once again."We had been told there were no 'death panels' in the bill either," Palin wrote. "But look closely at the provision mandating bureaucratic panels that will be calling the shots regarding who will receive government health care."As was noted when Palin originally brought up the...
Yeah, Antonia. About That Whole “Sexism” Thing… via The Nexus of Assholery
Zerbisias decries state of feminism in United StatesWriting from her bully pulpit at the Toronto Star, Antonia Zerbisias continues her ongoing quest against... yep, you guessed it: sexism.Yet among those she identifies as the targets of sexism in the United States is, oddly, enough Sarah Palin."Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin? Both still get 'bitch-slapped' around in the most virulent sexist terms," Zerbisias complains. "Women's looks, their clothing, even their voices – all are not-so-fair game, no matter how accomplished they may be."It's an interesting complaint. One might wonder what Zerbisias would have thought if a sexist attack on Sarah Palin were made by someone who is allegedly accomplished, and female.How about by Zerbisias' "chesty sister" Heather Mallick?Mallick's "Mighty...
Softening the Hard Right Turn via The Nexus of Assholery
To succeed, the Republican Party needs moderate conservativesWriting recently in the Los Angeles Times, Jonah Goldberg notes that many American left-wingers believe these are very, very good times for them.Why are these very, very good times for the left wing? Certainly not because they're implementing their agenda on issues like health care reform. As Goldberg notes, and certain less-than-gifted bloggers are more than willing to confirm, many left-wingers -- particularly socialist progressives -- think these are good times for them only because they believe the conservative cupboard to be effectively bare:"If there's one thing liberal pundits are experts on these days, it's the sorry state of conservatism. The airwaves and the Op-Ed pages brim with more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger...
Signing Onto Democratic Monotony via The Nexus of Assholery
It isn't very often that Rachel Maddow offers much to the public discourse other than left-wing, pro-Obama tripe.But in a recent segment on the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, Maddow recently managed to bring an important political issue to light.That issue is actually not Taxpayer's Bill of Rights -- it's unsurprising that Maddow would oppose this -- but actually the cash-for-signatures industry in which petitioners pay private companies in order to gather signatures for ballot initiatives.As Maddow notes, this industry has helped to perpetuate the constant return of initiatives like the TaBOR -- which Matt Miller describes as a "lunatic measure". It allows the supporters of these frequently-defeated policy proposals to continually defer to the spirit of populism.Paid signature gatherers are...
Polluting the Separation of Church and State via The Nexus of Assholery
Difference between separation of Church and State and the exclusion of religionIn what is quickly being described as the first shot in the "annual war against Christmas", a man in Michigan is suing the Road Commission of his county for what he describes as the "right" to erect an eight foot by eight foot nativity scene on the median of a local highway.John Satawa's family has erected the scene every year for 63 years. But this year Satawa was ordered to remove the scene because he had not applied for a permit.Fair enough.But when Satawa applied for the permit, it was rejected because it "clearly displays a religious message". It turns out that the Warren County Road Commission had received a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation about the display.The Freedom From Religion...