Jimmy Carter - PATHETIC

Jimmy "peanuts" Carter makes Benedict Arnold seem patriotic.

He shamed the office of President (and America) when he held it.

He shames the position of Ex-President (and America) now.

IMMIGRATION: If the roof leaks, get floating furniture.

May 23, 2007

We all know why the Democrats want amnesty and open borders. Votes. Pure and Simple. No one doubts it, and few even bother to deny it. More poor and dependent “americans”, legal or not, means more government programs and a bigger welfare state; and that equals more Democrats elected.

Conservative opposition to both amnesty and open borders is framed (by the left as always) as racism, sometimes with paranoia added.

Is it possible though, that the opposition from the Right is just as simple as the support from the left. Maybe Conservatives don’t support amnesty because they believe in the Rule of Law upon which this country was founded. Maybe the Conservatives oppose open borders because they know that the result will be another “non-amnesty” arrangement 10-20 years down the road.

National ID - ACLU

May 8, 2007
What is the problem with a strict national ID program in this country? We are no longer able to travel outside the US without a passport, which while possible to obtain fraudulently, is far more difficult than getting a New Jersey driver’s license, for example. I didn’t hear a peep regarding the passport requirements for international travel. I must admit that I don’t know what they are but whatever arguments exist against the National ID, shouldn’t those same arguments apply to international travel requirements? Where’s the outrage. Or, in the case of the proposed National ID… where is the outrage coming from?
One rule of thumb that can be applied to any security related initiative: If the ACLU is against a program, that program is very likely good for America. The converse is also true.

Bias in the Headlines

May 7, 2007
Headline: Bush's Approval Rate Falls to 28 Percent
Link: http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/6/151904.shtml?s=ic

Comment: To demonstrate how deeply the “bad news for Bush” bias has invaded the media, Newsmax, an admittedly conservative website, runs this misleading headline. I’m sure that all of the standard anti-Bush sites had run it days earlier. Citing a Newsweek poll on Bush’s “popularity” is one step above citing Rosie O’donnell’s opinion on the same subject.
There are no headlines citing the fact that Bush’s figures have not changed substantially in two years. No headlines citing a rise to 39% in Rasmussen’s poll, or 38% in Fox News’ poll. No mention of the equally dismal approval rates for Congress.
And you will never see such headlines, because news is no longer news. News is Agenda – the agenda being to destroy Bush the man and his presidency; and anything that does not conform to that agenda is simply suppressed.
Similarly, there has never been a single positive headline on Iraq since Saddaam’s capture; but every suicide bombing is trumpeted from the rooftops.
Bias. Agenda. Politics. That’s what passes for “news” today.

ABC and the DC Madam

Headline: Network refuses to name clients of 'DC madam'
Link: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2516738.ece

Comment: ABC did not release the client list of the DC madam for one of two reasons. Either there were no prominent conservatives (Administration officials) on the list; or the list contained some prominent liberals. Don't fear. No publishing the list did not promote the Left's agenda.

Pissing in the Wind

Foolishly, I have chosen to return to infrequent posting here at the internet's most desolate place. In my opinion this country is in a nearly hopeless state, and will continue to deteriorate unless and until some strong - and I mean STRONG - leadership emerges. That leadership is not on the horizon.

Nonetheless, there are things about which I simply can't remain silent. So even though it is very likely that no one will ever read my words, I am back to piss in the wind.