Bush critic Sheehan blasts Democrats

Cindy Sheehan (pictured), he radical full-time Bush protestor, is turning on her supporters.

Last Friday she said Bush should "end this madness" and accused his Democratic foes of having "betrayed" their anti-war supporters.

Actually, the Democratic Party has never really supported her. What financial support she has received is from the MoveOn group who claims to “own” the Democratic Party.

Sheehan took a tough line against Democrats who harnessed anger at the Iraq war to recapture the US Congress in November.

"They got there and they betrayed the grass roots that put them back there," she said. "We can't depend on the Democrats."

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End of evolution?

Good grief! And in only 7 days?

This would be a great photo to use for a caption contest.

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HBO film about Bush-Gore 2000 election recount

HBO will make a film about the 2000 presidential election when the TV networks first declared that Al Gore had won and then called Florida for Bush before announcing that the race was too close to call.

This was followed by three weeks of legal maneuvering.

Will the movie show how the Gore team demanded re-counts and then re-counts of some of the re-counts? It was as if they wanted to keep counting until they got the results they wanted.

What about the military ballots that were rejected by the Gore team because they arrived a few days late? Military ballots traditionally are overwhelmingly Republican.

Will the film show people holding ballots up to the light while studying them with magnifying glasses in a effort to try to guess the intent of the voter?

Will the movie show the results of two subsequent recounts by two different newspapers, both of which showed Bush won?

Will the film report that the Florida Supreme Court refused to hear the case the first time. It was then sent to the U.S. Supreme Court where it was rejected and returned to the Florida Supreme Court. After the Florida high court again refused, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case and ruled in favor of Bush.

Knowing that 95% of Hollywood is staunchly liberal there is little doubt how the film will be slanted. Expect as much innuendo as fact.

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Pelosi questions lack of female Saudi politicians

The title of this posting proves once again that Nancy Pelosi (pictured) is not known for her intellect.

She is not only mucking up the careful state department strategy for the Middle East, she is trying to cram social correctness down their throats.

If she were qualified to be a state department ambassador she would know that women in Saudi aren’t even allowed to drive automobiles.

Wondering why women don’t hold political office in Saudi Arabia is like wondering why black men didn’t hold political office in the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

Mrs. Pelosi also defied tradition and wore a lavender pantsuit instead of the long black robe, called an abaya, that women, Saudi and non-Saudi, have to wear in the kingdom.

Mrs. Pelosi arrived in Saudi Arabia from Syria, where she defied the White House's Middle East policy by meeting with President Bashar Assad and saying "the road to Damascus is a road to peace." The Bush administration has rejected direct talks with Damascus and criticized Mrs. Pelosi for her visit.

Other than that, and misquoting Israel Prime Minister Olmert, things went rather well for a bumbling Secretary of State wannabe.

How long before she takes credit for the release of the British sailors?

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Scandal manufactured by Democrats and media

Federal judges serve at the pleasure of the President. He hires them and can fire them.

The firing of eight federal judges has been made into the “scandal that isn’t there” by Democrats in Washington and perpetuated by the media.

The contrived controversy over the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys is largely an exercise in imaginary indignation.

Congressional Democrats suggest that some of the firings may have been improper and demand to know the reasons for each of them. By what authority they make such demand is not clear, since the Supreme Court has ruled that, with limited exceptions, Congress has no voice in the dismissal of federal officers.

There was no such outcry when Bill Clinton ordered Janet Reno (pictured) to fire all 93 federal attorneys. In fact, the liberal media made it seem like it was the right thing to do.

Furthermore, there is nothing to stop Bush from firing any political appointee for whatever reason he chooses.

The Democrats are trying to make anything the administration does to appear as a scandal until the 2008 election.

They know that Hillary will probably be their candidate for president in 2008 and they are afraid she will be a weak candidate. They also know that the media will keep their “scandal” accusations alive for as long as they can.

The sad thing about this whole “scandal that wasn’t there” affair is the unwillingness of the President and Republicans in congress to put a stop to his nonsense! This proves the old saying: “people will do to you what you allow them to do.”

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Only 36% of Democrats would vote for Hillary

Nearly half of the respondents in a recent poll said they dislike Hillary Clinton’s political opinions and Clinton as a person and that she does not appear to connect with people on a personal level.

More than one in five Democrats that participated in the survey said they would not vote for Clinton. Overall, 36 percent said they would vote for the former first lady.

This is not good news for Democrats because Hillary will probably be the standard bearer for the Party in 2008.

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Washington lawmakers feasting on pork

Washington politicians have been accustomed to adding their favorite pork projects to bills they think the president will sign because of the importance of the main portion of the bill.

When such a bill reaches the president, he must sign it, in spite of the pork, or veto the entire bill. He does not have the ability to veto parts of a bill.

The president should be given ‘line item’ veto power but such a bill would never pass the House and Senate.

The House bill, which passed last week, exceeded the administration’s request by $21 billion and included money for spinach growers, peanut storage and citrus farmers.

If the Senate bill goes to conference committee as written, the two chambers may find themselves fighting over the best cuts of pork.

Washington lawmakers try to hide some of their pet projects as they are doing with the $100 million for the political party conventions. $50 million for the Democratic convention in Denver, Colorado and $50 million for the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The $100 million for the political conventions is included in a section described as “Katrina recovery, veterans’ care and for other purposes.”

Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., Monday defended the extra spending, describing it as “common sense and good economics.”

Senator Byrd (pictured), former Ku Klux Klan member, is the king of the pork-barrelers.

A good portion of $20 million is for insect infestation control in Nevada, thanks to Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Politicians love to take big chunks of federal money back to their home state to help insure their re-election.

With no term-limits and no line-item veto, Washington lawmakers feast on pork year after year.

Partial list of pork projects by Sen. Byrd:
(paid for by Federal tax dollars)
Robert C. Byrd Drive, from Beckley to Sophia (Byrd's hometown)
Robert C. Byrd Highway
Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam
Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
Robert C. Byrd Federal Correctional Institution
Robert C. Byrd Freeway
Robert C. Byrd Center for Hospitality and Tourism
Robert C. Byrd Technology Center at Alderson-Broaddus College
Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technologies Center, near Princeton
Robert C. Byrd Bridge between Huntington and Chesapeake, Ohio
Robert C. Byrd addition to the lodge at Oglebay Park, Wheeling
Robert C. Byrd Community Center, Pine Grove
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships
Robert C. Byrd Expressway, U.S. 52 near Weirton
Robert C. Byrd Institute in Charleston
Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing
Robert C. Byrd Visitor Center at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
Robert C. Byrd United Technical Center
Robert C. Byrd Federal Building (there are two)
Robert C. Byrd Hilltop Office Complex
Robert C. Byrd Industrial Park, Hardy County
Robert C. Byrd Scholastic Recognition Award
Robert C. Byrd Community Center in the naval station, Sugar Grove

Senator Byrd is never questioned about his pork spending by the ruling left-wing of the Democratic Party in Washington or by the liberal media because he dutifully votes with Ted Kennedy, Chuck Schumer John Kerry, etc.

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Aide to Sen. Webb arrested for gun possession

An aide to Jim Webb, Democratic Senator from Virginia, was arrested Monday when he entered a Senate office building with a loaded pistol belonging to the senator.

Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said the aide was charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possessing an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.

Sen. Webb’s office said it was an oversight. Carrying an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition was an oversight?

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Newspapers hurting as advertising revenue drops

Big city newspapers continue to stumble financially.

Although advertising revenue increased on newspaper web sites, ad income dropped in the printed version keeps dropping.

Revenue from advertising was in striking decline last month, compared with February a year ago, and were generally weaker than analysts had expected.

What will big city dwellers use to wrap fish if newspapers go the way of the dodo bird? They’ll have to find something else to line the birdcage.

As politically irresponsible as big city newspapers are, I can’t say as I’ll mourn their passing -- if it comes to that.

A link to the New York Times article is here. Some day they may print their own obituary.

Turnout low at immigrant rallies

Pro-immigration activists were disappointed last weekend by paltry rally participation.

Tens of thousands were expected in Washington but fewer than 5,000 showed up.

Some said it was because the movement's national organizers in Washington have lost touch with the people.

Not mentioned in the article is what could be the main reason for the lower than expected turnout -- a feeling of complacency on the part of the immigrants.

Many of the immigrants have everything they want now so why bother with demonstrating?

They earn a lot more than they did where they came from and they get free medical care for their families. If they are ill or injured, they are treated at most clinics and hospitals. Most have no insurance so U.S. taxpayers end up paying.

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Give Gore a dunce cap instead of honorary degree

The University of Minnesota is considering giving AL Gore (pictured) an honorary doctorate in climatology for his 2006 movie, "An Inconvenient Truth."

Considering the multitude of misleading and inaccurate assertions Gore delivered in the film, Gore is better fitted for a dunce cap.

Inaccuracy is the norm rather than the exception in Gore's movie. He would receive no better than an "F" in any serious course on climatology. The question is, given the current crisis in our public schools, does giving a bad scientist an honorary degree really send the right message?

A complete list of Gore's false and misleading statements would fill an entire book.

Some of the highlights can be found here.

Democrats 0 for 6 in Congress

The Democrats have been sidetracked by the war in Iraq and by their own “get Bush” agenda.

None of the elements of the newly minted Democrats' congressional agenda have made it to President Bush's desk, and the prospects of signature bills such as federal funding for stem-cell research or homeland-security improvements becoming law any time soon are doubtful.

Much of the Democratic agenda -- dubbed "Six for '06" -- sailed out of the House with bipartisan support, but all of it has stalled in the Senate as leaders scramble to deal with the Iraq war.

"I don't think they've gotten anything done," House Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio said of the Democrats. "How many bills have they sent to the president? None? Somewhere around there."

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House Democrats in disarray: pull DC voting bill

With Speaker Nancy Pelosi absent, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (pictured) trying in vain to do a “balancing act” the Democrats appeared to be in disarray Thursday as the Democrat sponsored bill to grant Washington, DC, a vote in the House was stalled by Republicans.

House Democrats pulled a bill to grant voting rights to Washington, D.C., after Republicans offered a motion that would repeal the gun ban for the District.

The move is a clear signal that Democrats have lost control of the House floor on the voting rights issue after minority Republicans presented the Democratic majority with a politically unpalatable motion that their conservative members would be forced to support for fear of angering the gun rights community.

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Al's warming lies - the REAL 'Inconvenient Truth'

Politicians like to have a scare issue to make us tremble making it easier to raise money -- very little of which goes to fight the cause of the scare.

Today it's Global Warming. Yesterday it was bird flu. Before that it was SARS which was preceded by Acid Rain. Before that it was the Coming Ice Age and so on.

It’s just that the man-made warming scare is one they see as the real winner for them. It will bring in the dollars and political clout they need.

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British Airways set corpse in first class seat

A British Airways passenger travelling first class has described how he woke up on a long-haul flight to find that cabin crew had placed a corpse in his row.

The body of a woman in her seventies, who died after the plane left Delhi for Heathrow, was carried by cabin staff from economy to first class, where there was more space. Her body was propped up in a seat, using pillows

Paul Trinder, who awoke to see the body at the end of his row, last week described the journey as “deeply disturbing”.

What did Mr. Trinder expect? The poor lady would not have fit in the overhead compartments.

What other airlines have done differently? Maybe not.

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Defiant Bush warned Democrats: no show trials

Were the Democrats bluffing when they wanted open hearings on the judge firings? If so, their bluff was called.

A defiant President Bush warned Democrats Tuesday to accept his offer to have top aides speak about the firings of federal prosecutors only privately and not under oath, or risk a constitutional showdown from which he would not back down.

In return the Democrats said they would start authorizing subpoenas as soon as Wednesday for the White House aides.

In a late-afternoon statement at the White House, Bush said he would fight any subpoena effort in court.

Bush finally decided to stand up to the Senate Democrats. He is not willing to let them grandstand and publicly bash the Bush Administration, which is the only reason this was started in the first place.

This whole judge firing is just a partisan ploy as reported here. The Senate Democrats know the media will make this sound like another Watergate, yet when Bill Clinton had Janet Reno fire all 93 federal prosecutors there was hardly a ripple because the media reported it as if it was the proper thing to do.

Bush is a ‘lame duck’ president but that's no reason he should allow Schumer et al to make him into a ‘dead duck’ which is their real intent.

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Has the New York Times turned over a new leaf?

The New York Times usually bends over backward to coddle and protect liberal politicians. Uncharacteristically, the Times recently bashed Al Gore’s global warming movie (link here).

Now the Times seems overly critical of Hillary Rodham Clinton prompting a scathing retaliation from Bill.

The long love affair between Bill and Hillary Clinton (pictured) and The New York Times seems to be over.

At a fund-raiser at the Trump World Tower apartment of mortgage mogul Keith Kantrowitz, the former president spoke for two hours to a select group that had contributed the maximum $2,300 to Hillary's presidential campaign, and much of his talk was devoted to attacking the Times.

He said his wife wasn't getting a fair shake from the Times.

Clinton said the Times is attacking Hillary because she won't apologize for her vote on the war in Iraq.

The Times had always been super supportive in the past.

The shoe is on the other foot now. Usually it’s conservative politicians who feel the wrath of the New York Times.

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Seeking maximum political gain in attorneys uproar

Former Attorney General Janet Reno fired all 93 U.S. attorney’s at the start of the Bill Clinton administration. The media was so overjoyed that a Democrat was finally in the White House they refused to report anything negative about the unprecedented firings.

Now, it’s different as members of the media are eagerly backing up Congressional Democrats who are planning a new, two-track strategy for maximizing the political windfall -- and the disclosure of potentially embarrassing information -- from the Bush administration's firings of eight federal prosecutors, according to top party officials.

What the media is not reporting is that the firing of 8 U.S. attorney’s by the Justice Department was because the U.S. Prosecutors had refused to investigate and prosecute Democrat vote fraud.

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Tennessee mine enriched Gore, scarred land

A newspaper that once backed Al Gore is now critical of the Gore hypocrisy.

Al Gore Jr. received more than $500,000 in royalties from the owners of zinc mines who held mineral leases on his farm near Carthage, Tenn. Now the mines have a new owner and are scheduled to reopen later this year.

Before the mines closed in 2003, they emitted thousands of pounds of toxic substances and several times, the water discharged from the mines into nearby rivers had levels of toxins above what was legal.

Maybe Al Gore should have issued himself enough carbon credits to cover up this story.

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Struggling for support of their Iraq policy

A mini-drama in a congressional hallway last week (reported on here) shed some light on the difficulties that Democrats are having in keeping their promise to change the course on Iraq.

They say they have a strategy to reach that goal, but it will take time to line up enough support to pressure President Bush.

They not only don’t have a strategy, they don’t have the votes to stop war funding.

Even if they did, Bush has promised to veto the bill. Link