Tuesday -- October 4, 2005
 THE REPUBLICANS NEED A GRAND GESTURE
I'm not softening my position a bit, in spite of the emails. I'm sorry, but
the Republicans richly deserve to lose control over the House and the Senate in
2006. There is no excuse whatsoever for their profligate spending, and no
excuse for Tom Delay's absurd claim that there is no fat in the federal budget.
Every American should be disgusted at this spending spectacle.
Montana has agreed to
send money back for all "earmarks." Earmarks, by the
way, are Washingtonese for "pork." Why can't the rest of the states follow
through? Whether we like it or not, we're going to be spending over 100 billion
on hurricane relief. Do we really need to be spending $50 million for an indoor
rain forest in Iowa, or $250 million for a bridge to nowhere in Alaska?
Yes, I know --- for every Republican that loses there's another Democrat in
congress. That's not a good thing. But the Republicans show no sign of getting
right with the budget and returning to their limited government roots. It's
time for shock therapy. We'll just have to endure a few years of Democratic
Socialists in government in order to purge the system.
Atlanta's Meeting of the Mouths October 1st (Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz, Ron Carlson, Hollis Gillespie, Clark Howard, James Carville and Neil Cavuto)
ONLY IN SAN FRANCISCO
We learn this morning that the mayor of San Francisco
thinks that wireless
Internet service is a basic right. Now, by "basic right" that would mean that
wireless internet service is right up there with the right to worship as you
please and the right to free speech. Indeed, the right to wireless Internet
service is right up there with the right to your life!
Remember, no person has to surrender either their time or their property in
order for your right to free speech to be recognized and upheld. You cannot,
however, guarantee anyone a right to Internet service, health care, a job, a
home or any of the other new acquired rights unless someone somewhere along the
line gives up either their time (a portion of their life) or some of their
property. The mayor of San Francisco, then, is stating that his subjects have a
right to a portion of the lives and property of others. Well ... that's the
trend. We'll see how you like it when you are the one who has to sacrifice to
meet someone else's "rights,."
MOVE OVER AARP
There's a new Sheriff in town. It's called NASCON. The National Association
for Senior Concerns. This organization will be an alternative to the leftist
dogma and politicizing of the AARP. Finally there's a senior citizen's
organization that will offer the benefits of AARP membership without spending
membership funds on leftist political causes.
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THE SAFE CHOICE
Politically hobbled by low poll numbers, President Bush decided yesterday that
he was going to make the safe choice for his next Supreme Court nominee. Did he
follow in his father's footsteps, picking a strict constitutionalist and strong
conservative as Bush Sr. did when he nominated the 43-year-old Clarence Thomas?
Nope. Instead, we get
his 60-year-old personal lawyer, Harriet Miers. Sorry to
say it, but this one looks like a deal with the Democrats. For proof of this,
you need look no further than the comments from Democratic minority leader Harry
Reid on the nominee: "I like Harriet Miers." Bush was also supposedly told by
some "Republicans" in the Senate that he had little chance of getting a
conservative confirmed. So here we are.
Some on the right complain that Harriet Miers used to be a Democrat. It's true
that she was, and even contributed to Al Gore in the 80's. But Ronald Reagan
was once a Democrat, as was (and is) Zell Miller. People change their minds.
No big deal. Others complain that she was never a judge. Since most of the
justices on the Supreme Court these days have been walking disasters when it
comes to rulings, experience doesn't really account for much, aside from
providing a paper trail.
So, in the end, it looks like Bush punted. He probably could've done worse.
MOVE OVER, JIMMY CARTER
 In a move straight out of the 1970's, George Bush is sending his energy
secretary out to speak around the country. His message: drive slower, turn down
the thermostat and conserve energy. And just as it was in 30 years ago, this
policy is a disaster. American is not going to conserve its way out of an
energy crunch. The answer is and always will be technology. Remove all
roadblocks to research into new energy sources, and clearing the way for the
exploitation of the resources we already have. That means telling the people of
Florida to get a grip while we start tapping the vast recourses of natural gas
off the Florida western shore.
Aside from the fact that it won't work, it's a political mistake. It sure
worked for Jimmy Carter, didn't it? The only reason people are going to turn
down the thermostat is if they want to save money, not out of some worldly
responsibility to conserve.
The problem with high energy prices is one of supply and technology. How do we
bring more natural gas to market, in order to reduce the price? How do we use
it more efficiently, so as to get more bang for your buck? That's the
answer...not some crackpot government campaign telling you you're an energy hog.
If George Bush addresses the nation from the Oval Office wearing a sweater,
you'll know he's really lost his mind.
964 INSTEAD OF 10,000
Authorities in New Orleans have officially stopped looking for dead bodies.
Naturally, this is a good thing. But just how many dead bodies have been
found? Was it the 10,000 that was predicted by the Mayor of New Orleans? Was
it the huge numbers that FEMA supposedly ordered 25,000 body bags to
accommodate? Nope.
The numbers are in, and the
official death toll stands at 964. Furthermore,
that's the death toll for the entire state of Louisiana, not just New Orleans.
Looks like the Mayor was about 9,036 short in his prediction. Not that that's a
bad thing. Fewer dead folks is definitely good.
But the story here is the media. Will they call New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on
the carpet and ask him why he was so wrong? Will there be accountability for
those who exaggerated the Katrina disaster for political gain? Imagine if it
had been a Republican that made the 10,000 dead prediction. It would be the top
story on many newscasts...how could they have been so wrong?
It is good news that the casualties in New Orleans are far below what people
thought they would be. Now what do you suppose you could do with 24,000 extra
body bags? Maybe sew handles on them and give them to gym class at school.
There is one thing of which we can be absolutely sure however. Every one of
those deaths can be blamed directly on (all together now) George Bush. It's all
his fault.
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READING ASSIGNMENTS
Reaction to George Bush's pick of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court is pouring
in, and some of it isn't pretty.
Pat Buchanan says her qualifications are non-existent. Ann Coulter says
she's a complete mediocrity.
There's an unconfirmed report that
Judith Miller has signed a $1.2 million book deal with Simon and Schuster.
If true, now we know why she sat in jail all that time for no reason. It sure
paid off, didn't it?
David Limbaugh says he is disappointed in Bush's Miers pick, but he isn't
ready to throw himself in front of a truck over it. Yet.
Senator Dick Durbin compared US soldiers to Nazis on the Senate floor, and CBS
News ignored it. Yet they led with Bill Bennett's comments on their newscast.
Bias?
You bet, says the Media Research Center.
With Bush's troubles in the polls along with Tom DeLay's,
John Fund says Republicans have lost their way, and there's a very real
chance they could lose big in 2006.
Speaking of losing,
according to Frank Gaffney, the War On Terror isn't going so well. The
biggest problem? Morale is sagging at home, so it's time for a new name for the
war.
Vice President Dick Cheney is finally striking back against race warlord and
member of Congress Charles Rangel.
Cheney said he might be getting a little too old and is "losing it."
It's been 10 years since double murderer O.J. Simpson walked out of an L.A.
courtroom a free man.
PBS is examining the decade since the debacle.
The former chairman of the House budget committee
John Kasich is calling out Republicans for acting like free-spending Democrats.
You do know that George Bush is the biggest spender in the history of our
nation, don't you?
How long will we all be paying for the government bailout of the Katrina
disaster?
Duane Freese says if it's anything like the Spanish-American War, hold on to
your wallet...for the next 107 years. | 
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