23 March 2008
I
am not a fan of John McCain. Not at all. I am less a fan of the MSM
and hate dishonest smears against anyone., even those I disagree with politically.
McCain wrote two letters in late
1999 to the Federal Communications Commission on behalf of Florida-based Paxson
Communications. He urged quick consideration of a proposal to buy a television
station license in Pittsburgh, although he did not ask the FCC commissioners
to approve the proposal. At the time, one FCC commissioner's formal
nomination was pending before McCain's Senate committee, and the FCC chairman
complained that McCain's letters were improper.
Why was it improper? Because the FCC chairman felt pressured to do his
job? I think that's an appropriate use of Senatorial influence.
Telling someone it's time to make a decision is much different than telling
them what the decision will/should be.
So who was this FCC Chairman? According to wiki, it was William E. Kennard, a Democrat from California who is now a member of the Board of
Directors of Sprint Nextel Corporation, The New York Times Company,
Hawaiian Telcom and Insight Communications. Funny how that "reaching
across the aisle" only works one way, isn't it? Democrats are all
about the "bipartisanship" when Republicans do the reaching... the
other way, not so much.
I've got to give McCain a pass on this. The Keating Five
scandal is still his to own however.
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20 March 2008
I believe Hillary is going to go into the convention still trailing slightly in delegates. Between the superdelegates that honestly believe she is more electable because she has momentum, the ones that she can persuade/pressure/blackmail into backing her, and the ones that won't give their vote to a black candidate under any circumstances, she's going to end up with the nomination.
At that point, watch for the sparks to fly and potential civil disturbance from those who think she was "selected, not elected" to the nomination. As the Reverend Wright might have said, "We reap what we sow." Of course, he would probably be talking about America being attacked, so it wouldn't be quoting... it would be plagiarism. Maybe that's where Obama learned it from.
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18 March 2008
If she's going to say she's more qualified based on her experiences as First Lady, there's a lot more that needs to be released. The healthcare reform notes, telephone logs, and anything else where she has claimed to have influenced policy.
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16 March 2008
I understand the strategic reasons for doing it and certainly can't dispute the results. This has been as divisive a campaign season as I've ever seen, especially for the Democrats. Keeping Hillary in has helped keep focus on the major flaws of the entire progressive movement. This is fine as far as it goes... the more scrutiny the better. I don't think Obama would have been hit nearly as hard on the Rezko connection, his wife's blunders, or his "spiritual adviser" if Hillary wasn't there to stoke the flames of identity politics.
I'm also going to avoid the, "Be careful what you wish for, you might get it" reasoning. You've probably also heard, "We need to be better than they are" speeches, "They do it too" excuses, "Ends justifies the means" platitudes, and the always-ready standby "That's politics" rationalization. All of those have a measure of truth to them and are worthy of consideration. None are very convincing to me however.
This is the biggest reason it is a mistake to cross-over and meddle in the Democratic primary. One of the early statistics that so disheartened Republicans and convinced many that they had no chance in November was the sheer number of Democratic voters. This trend has continued throughout the primary season... Democratic turnout has been pretty consistently twice the Republicans, or higher. That is unlikely to change because the Republican nomination is clinched and the Democrats' is still being fiercely contested.
The media and the nutroots see this huge turnout as validation of the progressive movement and are emboldened. It makes the moonbats look more mainstream than they really are. With "Rush Democrats" adding to these numbers, it's going to be difficult to advance a conservative agenda. The progressives will feel stronger than they actually are and be less likely to give up an inch on any issue. With the encouragement of the MSM at every step, the meme will be, "We're the majority, look at the numbers we turned out in support of our agenda."
With the Republican Party already abandoning conservative principles, why would we conservatives make things harder on ourselves?
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12 March 2008
Not yet anyway. Wait until just before the election though. We'll be seeing their "endorsement" very clearly. Why don't I think it will be for the guy who sang, "Bomb, bomb, bomb...bomb.bomb.Iran"? I also don't think it will be a press release... just ask Spain.
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10 March 2008
(Notice that the commander-in-chief portion is not within the quotation marks? I wonder what that's about? Creative quoting at its finest... gotta love the MSM.)
Anyway, I don't know what Senator Obama's real reasons are... they may be just as he has stated. I do believe Hillary is too ambitious to accept a VP position on an Obama ticket. If I'm wrong and she did decide to accept a VP slot, I agree with a lot of others that Michelle Obama had best take out some extra insurance, just in case. Why wouldn't she pick him even though she and Bill have publicly floated just that? Because she's also politically vindictive and sees Obama as pushing her out of turn. She was the presumptive nominee for the Democrats for so long that she figures it's hers by right.
Offering the VP slot to Obama is political gamesmanship... I'm just not sure Senator Obama realizes how convoluted the game can really get.
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03 March 2008
Zyuganov announced that he would appeal alleged violations in court.
or even have the results overturned. I also mentioned that it is starting to happen even before the ballots are cast.What solutions are there? There is certainly no "one-size-fits-all" answer. How about starting with anyone caught intentionally breaking the rules (committing fraud) being permanently disqualified from seeking office? Anyone casting votes improperly disallowed from voting for three years? Anyone intentionally suppressing legitimate votes disallowed for the same period, with a prison sentence to boot? Developing a voting system with some accountability so that dead people don't vote, live people eligible to vote have their vote counted for who they chose, and live people who are not eligible to vote (illegal aliens, felons, etc...) are identified as such and turned in for violating election law?
Ideas? Because if we don't stop people from undermining Democracy, we're not going to have one.
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02 March 2008
Huh? Looking at Wiki I don't see anything about military service. He played a sociopathic Colonel in "A Few Good Men" and a couple of minor roles elsewhere. What does he know about saluting that's real? Nothing.
Welcome to the liberal world where perception equals reality... so they say.
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29 February 2008
Now, I understand the "for the good of the Party" opinion... that's
why I left the GOP. I also understand the "but the other guy/girl is
worse" argument, but I don't really see much difference. And I
honestly understand that "the enemy of the Good is the Perfect" and
getting everything you want isn't always possible, but I didn't see much good
interfering with perfection.
These last few weeks have been enlightening. I've seen many fervent
conservatives start to come around and back McCain. The mood has seemed
to shift from, "We're going to get killed in November" to
"There's no way Obama can beat McCain." On the other hand, I
have not moved one millimeter, not one... until I had a thought today... a
thought that would swing me around 180 degrees and ensure my wholehearted and
unreserved support for McCain.
I want to be the next appointment to the Supreme Court. I think people
are tired of lawyers messing up the law. We need a clear, conservative
majority on the court and I promise never to waver. If something is
stupid/liberal, I'll call it that out loud and vote "NO",
overpowering the liberal minority, shaming them into voting what should be
common sense. There won't be anymore Kelo Decisions, Hamdi, or other
liberal lunacy.
Confirmation? No problem. I'm certain to get 95% of the American
people behind me (the hardcore 5% of moonbats aren't going to change for
anything since insanity is safe and pleasant for them, it's reality that's
scary) and they will rise up to force my confirmation. How do I intend to
get such a vast majority of people to support me? A little lesson I
learned over at Ace's HQ... FY, NQ. Any question asked by some idiot
(more commonly referred to as Senator) gets that as my answer... Fuck You, Next
Question. I don't care if they're asking how old I am, it's FY, NQ.
That's something the American People will support because it shows I possess
something that 99.99% of Washington D.C. doesn't... sense. Sense enough
to know that these jokers aren't qualified to judge anyone, much less a judge.
So, if John McCain wants my vote that's how he can get it. If he has any
questions... FY, NQ.
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27 February 2008
In my opinion, it's pretty easily explained. People have attacked John McCain's service with unfounded accusations of collaboration, incompetence, and covering up the continued presence of POW's in VietNam. While I am no McCain fan, these lies and smears have been debunked many times. Is it any wonder he objects to these types of attacks? Ted Sampley is an excellent example of someone who makes a (dishonest) living off the pain and suffering of others.
Even when they're true (as I believe the Swift Boat Veterans' to be), giving legitimacy to the method is galling. Election campaigns should be focused on the issues of today. If accusations like these have merit, they should be brought out at the time. To bring them out only for a campaign is unfairly prejudicial, as well as irrelevant. John McCain is not my candidate, but his objection to these types of attacks is to his credit. Now, if he'd only be as honest about his party affiliation and switch over to the Dems.
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