tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123463692012-01-25T10:16:34.184-07:00That which does not kill me only delays the inevitable.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-61887991035415717612012-01-25T09:38:00.000-07:002012-01-25T09:38:45.302-07:00

Romney has been bringing up the fact that Gingrich was expelled from his leadership position based on ethics complaints, and yesterday Nanny Pelosi was grinning from ear to ear about how she could prevent Newt from becoming President based on the investigation. Because I am old, I remembered that there were something like 67 allegations but only one or two that stuck, and considered doing the

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Having been distracted by the Republican race, I had almost forgotten about Obama but tonight reinforced my feelings about the man. I am beginning to loathe him. Not to the level of Bush hatred that my friends on the Left have nurtured for the last 12 years, but just a general disgust with everything about him. But that's okay, I figure that this is his last SOTU. My prediction is that

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Winston Churchill once said that the American and British peoples were two great nations separated by a common language. In American Politics today, we don't even have a common language anymore. So, in that vein, I present a glossary for understanding the State of the Union Address set for tonight. Bipartisanship – Do it the Democrat’s way. See Obstruction Dangerous – Used in conjunction

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Last night on CNN, John King attempted to moderate the Republican debate and instead made an absolute fool of himself. Opening the lead question with the allegations of Newt's ex-wife was so tempting that he couldn't help himself, and he walked right into a buzzsaw. Newt tore him up for his hypocrisy for even asking the question, but even Newt didn't go far enough. If King really thought it

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They don't.

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Vaclav Havel in part: The post-totalitarian system touches people at every step, but it does so with its ideological gloves on. This is why life in the system is so thoroughly permeated with hypocrisy and lies: government by bureaucracy is called popular government; the working class is enslaved in the name of the working class; the complete degradation of the individual is presented as his

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At least, the ones' from 1975. According to Watt's Up With That, we are in for a doozy of a La Nina.  You may remember that our especially long and snowy winter from last year was the result of a La Nina.  Check out this chart:

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Things have been slow, primarily due to real life.  But there is also the idea that blogging no longer means as much to me.  Do I persuade anyone who disagrees with me, or simply reinforce those who are like minded?  And does it really matter? I know that Dave and Greg have gone into hibernation, and I think that I will for awhile as well.  I don't want to kill this blog, but I just don't have

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I realize that as a high and mighty US Senator, Jon Tester doesn't have to answer those petty questions from his constituents, but it is also telling that he has not answered an email question I sent out over a week ago.  I just asked him "What is his position on the President's American Jobs Act?" I wasn't trying to call him out, but I was wondering how he would answer since he is running for

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We all know about AttackWatch, the site where you are to report misinformation to the masters in the White House so that they can quickly quell dissent.  I was inspired by the NY Post's BungleWatch, but I think that what we really need is a BotchWatch site where people can  report all the stupid stuff the Government does. ( I just like BotchWatch better than BungleWatch.)  We could even have it

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Andy Hammond seems to have been reconstituted as THR 2.0. Go say Hi.

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If this wasn't real, it would be funny. Remember back in August when Obama said that he had a plan that was going to get the economy going again so people would have jobs, and how he was going to release the plan right after he came back from vacation? And how he wanted a joint session of Congress to announce the plan, and that they were trying to be cute and schedule it over the top of the

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The Obama campaign has set up a Twitter account whereby you can rat out your fellow citizens for saying bad things about "The One."  But their linear thinking is being turned on its head by those dastardly people who they were looking to "out" and correct for misinformation.  My favorite is from the comments, (you have to start at the bottom to keep it chronological): My Tweets so far: #

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I am probably biased, but I loved when Herman was talking about reforming government, and he was saying that people would tell him "You don't know how government works."  And Herman responded that he knows how government works, "and it doesn't!" So true.

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One of the things that I find interesting about our Leftist friends, is their continuing belief in the efficacy of government. This in spite of all the examples to the contrary. such as the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. The old joke was that Democrats promised if elected that they will make you taller, stronger, better looking and get rid of the crabgrass in you lawn. Republicans

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There are many emotions with the tenth anniversary of the worst attack on our country. Some want to forget, having seen the horror so many times. I never want to forget, nor forgive, nor excuse, nor try to understand. There is nothing that can ever justify what was done on that day. It wasn't poverty, it wasn't oppression, it wasn't any logical explanation that caused nineteen hijackers who

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One could be angry, or one could just go ahead and admit that they pulled one over on us. Who? What did they pull over? The answer is "the Left" at least as far as being considered worthy of consideration. It started with the Holocaust shooter, and everyone said the Right was to blame. Then the guy who flew his Cessna into the IRS building, and once again the Right was to blame. Then we had

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On Thursday, the President is going to give a speech that will be at 5 p.m. our time and 4p.m. on the West Coast. It will be the final explanation of his jobs plan that he promised he had developed, but has been keeping it secret since before he went on vacation. And I am sure that it will be a wonderful and fantastic plan! NOT. The problem with Obama, is that he doesn't seem to be as smart as

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If you are going to be intellectually honest, you have to consider what your opponent thinks and believes and why. I do not want Obama to win, because I love my country too much to see it continue on the destructive path he has set for it. But if you want Obama to take that long ride back home to Chicago in January of 2013, you need to think what it would take for him win, so that you can

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I have long looked at groups like National Organization for Women and others as tax exempt shills for the Democrats in that they are so blatantly one sided. Remember how NOW came to the aid of Sarah Palin? Neither do I. But when they do the right thing, you should acknowledge it and in turn, they earn greater respect for doing the right thing. The example today is Newsweek and their cover

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from Instapundit:

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Why the hate by the Left? Could it be that they have run out of ideas?

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Dave Budge has a post on Electric City that points out that assigning blame does nothing to solve our economic problems. I had posted a comment in that regard which led Rob Kailey of Wulfgar fame to respond. I answered parts of his comment there, but it really requires a more in depth look that would take over the post. For that reason I have moved my response to this post. So, let's look at

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Found this awhile ago, and it does provide somewhat crude but amusing analysis. From his Tuesday bites for today: So Jonah Goldberg’s got a nice message for the media today: To Hell with You PeopleThis is called The Macho Response, and we approve. James Taranto of The Wall Street Journal also saw what’s pissed Jonah off so badly, and he says it’s liberals getting “even angrier and more

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Ed Kaitz at the American Thinker has an especially brilliant piece today. He bases the analysis on John Locke and his Second Treatise and is the best explanation for what is going on now. The reason that I picked the title for this post is that Locke was saying that since the power of government comes from the people, the government is the only one that can "rebel." and boy, is our government

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-57967074601612913822011-08-01T16:28:00.000-06:002011-08-01T16:28:51.431-06:00

Biden says that like it's a bad thing. What he should have said, is that they have tried to make it impossible to spend money we don't have. Sheesh, and people think Sarah Palin shouldn't have been VP. Idiots.

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The problem is not how did they get in there... it's how do you get them out.

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That seems to be the mantra of the political classes with regards to the debt ceiling extension. But as a citizen, the most aggravating thing has to be the delay in dealing with it. Ever since last year when the debt ceiling was raised $1.9 Trillion, you'd think someone would have noticed that we were spending more money than we were taking in and we would be bumping up against the debt ceiling

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Apparently, JC of 4&20 and Wulfgar are in a spat as to the direction of the Democrat Party. As an outside observer, I see it as Wulfgar being practical (I know, hard to believe) and JC being the voice of the believers in the "One True Faith." While I think both are too limited in their thinking, and they are too quick to disregard actual reality, it is an interesting debate. Sort of like that

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All fifty-three Democrat senators have sent a letter to the Speaker of the House saying that they will reject the plan under consideration to raise the debt limit. Among them of course, our junior senator, oops, I mean the extra vote that Harry Reid has, who agrees with his party's leadership that just saying no is an effective strategy. So, Sen. Tester, if there is no plan, or even if it is

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It has become impossible to discuss anything with the Left since November of 2010 as they wallow in their buyer's remorse about Obama. Yet somehow, they refuse to acknowledge that they are the minority of the country and have no useful political clout outside of the Mainstream Media and Hollywood. But like any wounded animal, they are still dangerous as they lash out in all directions in order

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There is a false argument that taxes should be progressive. The idea is that there should be higher rates for higher earners, but no one explains why that is so. Once you question the validity of that premise, you come up with this. The untalked about point in the argument in raising the debt ceiling is that raising rates on the rich will not provide enough revenue to cover the deficit in

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Watching the President's address, I was waiting for the balloons and confetti to start falling as soon as his speech ended, just like any other campaign event. But in reviewing his speech, his lies were growing in number to the point that he loses touch with reality in spite of his carefully focus group tested words. But it galls me that he wants to quote Reagan by saying that he would have

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The Left has always said that "Bush lied!" when it came to WMDs in Iraq. I thought that they were just trying to exploit the confused voter for their tactical advantage. But now we have actual lies coming out of the White House and crickets coming from the Leftocracy and blogosphere. From the article: “I wanted to give you an update on the current situation around the debt ceiling,” Mr. Obama

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I just heard Sen. Reid's news conference where he is trying to get the Republicans to give up their listening to concerned citizens, otherwise known as the Tea Party. Reid says that because the Republicans are listening to their constituencies, they are following "extremists" in refusing to give in to Obama's demands for a raise in the spending cap. Let's see how extremist the Tea Party really

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Think that the Constitution entitles you to feel secure in your home? Think again. If the police break into your home and you resist this unlawful invasion, you will be charged with resisting arrest, at least in Minnesota. From the article: In closing arguments Wednesday morning, Sauceda’s defense attorney, Ryan Deaton, chronicled how his client was wronged by Lufkin Police when they entered

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As we come nearer and nearer to the supposed economic Armageddon of not raising the debt ceiling, everyone is being stirred to action in support of their side. Letters to the editor are flying, but I am becoming particularly annoyed by those whose only solution is to raise the taxes on "the rich." This is the favorite topic of those on the Left and Democrats in general as a solution to the

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I realize that this is the proverbial shooting fish in a barrel, but really, how stupid is Sheila Jackson-Lee? She thinks that the only reason that there is opposition to raising the debt limit is because Obama is black. Some of her quotes are especially ironic: "I do not understand what I think is the maligning and maliciousness [toward] this president,” said Jackson Lee, a member of the

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Jonah Goldberg puts out a weekly missive that is not linked, but in this case, I think that I need to include the entire thesis on how government is screwed up because it's run by people. Dear Reader (and those of you who, according to the McConnell plan, will read this "News"letter only after 3/5ths of it has been approved by the president), I was listening to the "This American Life" podcast

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If you load a page on this site and sit on it for awhile, you will start to hear music from the game Angry Birds. Go to the bottom of the site, and there you will find the game, just click on the icon, then click on the pause button, which will allow you to mute the game while you play it. Or you could just back out of it, but what would be the fun of that?

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One of the misfortunes of not learning history, is that you are apt to repeat the same mistakes that others had. For instance Phidipides, who ran from the battle at Marathon to announce the victory to Athens, died shortly thereafter. But not knowing history, also means that you do things that you don't know can't be done. As an example, my daughter, Annelise Hedahl, just completed the Missoula

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How else are we going to pay for all of the soon to be unemployed once employers start to let them go because they can't afford them anymore? The most amusing thing to me, is how stupid our elected leaders are, or alternatively, how stupid they think we are. The Democrats need to punish the wealthy as some form of Calvinistic redemption, the economy and workers be damned. And Republicans seem

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But the legal system actually worked in the Casey Anthony trial. Like Dave, I did not follow the case at all, but my family did, including my wife who gave me constant updates on the trial's progress. From what she told me, I did not believe that the prosecutors would get a conviction on the deliberate homicide charge, but because a child was dead, I figured the jury would at least go for

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Sharpton Claims Herman Cain's Too Racially Obsessed

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The so called "kinetic action" in Libya, where it is officially declared that we "lead from behind" has House Republicans saying that the President has violated the War Powers Act. As a result, they are seeking to cut off funding for the Libyan whatever it's called military operation. The fun thing, is how much the sides have flipped on the issue. Although to be fair, Boenher did support a

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There are many things that I am proud of, but being a graduate of the Law School is not one of my top ones. And when it goes nationally that the school is so petty, it really diminishes the value of the name of the school even more. The school has a good philosophy in that it is set up more as a trade school to provide Montana with lawyers than it is with training future law professors. But

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I started to watch the debate last night on CNN and the first question went to Herman: In one minute or less, what will you do to fix the economy? At that moment, I knew that there was no point in watching further and headed to the bar to watch baseball and play cribbage. One minute to address all of the issues that make up our complex economy? Only an idiot TV guy would propose to do that.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-54211405524600688482011-06-13T16:02:00.001-06:002011-06-13T16:13:26.412-06:00

Even before tonight's debate on CNN, Conor Friedersdorf of the Atlantic is calling for him to resign from his campaign for supposed anti Muslim bigotry. The fact that this is in the Atlantic shows that the Administration is well aware of how Herman is moving up with Republicans and are trying to preemptively knock him out. If he was inconsequential, you know that the Obama administration would

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-2440245096363498332011-06-12T16:37:00.001-06:002011-06-12T16:48:14.242-06:00

Peter Parisi, an editor at the Washington Times has this opinion piece which echoes something that I have been thinking about for a while. Why debate with Leftists? Now, Mr. Parisi uses the term "liberal" but I reject that appellation since so many on the Left have misappropriated the term for their own use while being decidedly illiberal. There are a few that I would consider to be true

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-799585188659272012011-06-11T08:56:00.000-06:002011-06-11T08:56:38.023-06:00

We like to think that Montana is one of the last bastions of freedom, and now we find that is nearly completely false. Montana ranks 29th on the State Freedom Index. You understand that that means that 28 states are freer than we are right? The recommendations for increasing our freedom are easy enough, but our last legislature seems to have completely ignored them. From the article: Repeal

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-74230076745475353572011-06-09T15:19:00.000-06:002011-06-09T15:19:20.024-06:00

Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit fame has a collection of all of his "They told me if I voted Republican/for McCain we would have . . . ." All of which is to show that the Obama administration is just the Bush third term. The things some politicians will do to reach across the aisle. You can find them all here.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-61277004494049588382011-06-08T15:21:00.000-06:002011-06-08T15:21:28.464-06:00

Remember James Carville's mantra "It's the economy, stupid."? Herman needs to rework it to "It's the competency, stupid." Obama has become Jimmy Carter's best hope for improving as the worst President ever.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-23636945595387523422011-06-08T15:11:00.000-06:002011-06-08T15:11:41.451-06:00

A prominent Democratic Congressman, John Conyers of Michigan says that Democrats should embrace the term Obamacare. And it wasn't that long ago that if anyone used the term Obamacare, they were told to stop it because it is racist. These people beclown themselves.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-70775729687335555682011-06-06T21:52:00.001-06:002011-06-06T21:58:42.943-06:00

My wife made me watch part of the Casey Anthony trial over the weekend, and then there was Weiner's admission that he had lied about being hacked. In both cases, the seemingly effortless ability to lie was truly amazing. Maybe if Casey Anthony gets her case overturned on appeal she can become a politician. Hat tip to Hot Air.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-82984695491224334472011-06-06T20:24:00.000-06:002011-06-06T20:24:36.792-06:00

The New York Times does a reasonably good piece on the Hermanator. Well worth the read.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-3679873984484269372011-06-06T17:47:00.001-06:002011-06-06T20:26:02.053-06:00

Something about little boys throwing rocks into the water raised this question: If you took all of the two year olds in the world to Flathead Lake, how long would it take them to fill the lake up? Goodness knows that he is trying.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-41405473216541768942011-05-30T16:23:00.007-06:002011-05-30T16:56:59.876-06:00

This Memorial Day, I am a little more pessimistic about my country than I have been in the past. Let's face it, Memorial Day is no longer a day to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and more for the start of summer and mattress saleathons. But it is also time to remember that the people that this day is supposed to honor actually represents and honors all Americans, for there is no

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-73652550937991294242011-05-20T14:54:00.000-06:002011-05-20T14:54:24.771-06:00

The Republican minority in the Senate has allowed nine nominees to the Appeal Courts to go through, but just put a monkey wrench in the planned promotion of one judge for the 9th Circuit. Democrats are of course, appalled that the minority would restrict the nomination of a President. After all, elections have consequences don't they? Why yes they do, and as I noted six years ago, it was a good

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-35985181314972231552011-05-18T15:03:00.000-06:002011-05-18T15:03:20.634-06:00

Slate does an okay job on Herman. I forgot about the meeting with Clinton.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-59284935984326946262011-05-18T11:37:00.000-06:002011-05-18T11:37:01.084-06:00

The Daily Caller shows that Herman Cain is now the favorite first pick to be the Republican nominee among those surveyed. Could get a lot more interesting.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-12248209076598296712011-05-16T08:51:00.001-06:002011-05-16T09:27:40.139-06:00

Great piece by Byron York in the Washington Examiner about Herman Cain. While watching the news shows over the weekend, I noticed that none of them mentioned Herman Cain, and I think that is just another example of the myopia of the media. Herman Cain is the real deal, a non-politician who has actually solved problems. More than political experience, what we need right now is problem solving

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-48765266056669440802011-05-15T18:44:00.001-06:002011-05-15T19:54:13.081-06:00

Ann Althouse at her blog posts the question "Have you ever had a thought on the topic of race that isn't set generations in the past?" The question was posed by a commenter about Matthew Yglesias on Newt Gingrich. And the question has triggered something that has boiling in the back room of the brain for awhile: Do members of the Left actually know any Republicans? If you look both near and

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-66527316290108102802011-05-05T20:37:00.002-06:002011-05-05T20:43:02.624-06:00

I along with almost two other people, just watched the Republican debate, and in the words of VodkaPundit, I have a heterorsexual mancrush on Herman Cain. He may not be the smoothest, but he sure as hell strikes me as the best candidate for the country. Check him out.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-19307330107213553232011-05-04T13:28:00.000-06:002011-05-04T13:28:19.776-06:00

The President is to be commended for ordering the takedown of Osama bin Laden, (although there is the problem that he had to interrupt his deliberations on it in order to attend the White House Correspondent's Dinner). However, if you thought the "birther" issue was a pain, wait now for the "deathers" to start rearing their ugly heads. Apparently though, the President has decided not to

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-80868797187985260152011-04-28T13:23:00.001-06:002011-04-30T22:55:14.903-06:00

It was as predictable as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. But a little unsettling in the widespread and coordinated attacks about anyone who wasn't "sure" that the President is an American citizen. We have Bob Woodward of Watergate fame, saying that Donald Trump is "aspiring to be the new Joe McCarthy." How dare Trump ask questions about the President's birth certificate and

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-80334173812230983532011-04-26T16:53:00.002-06:002011-04-27T10:52:29.827-06:00

"How can you defend guilty people?" my mother once asked me. I told her that no one is guilty until the judge says they are. "But what if they tell you they did it?" she continued. I told her that the State has the obligation to prove each and every fact, and if they can't, even though my client admitted it, they can't reach a guilty verdict. I know that she wasn't satisfied, and I know that

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-38461190342262373462011-04-21T17:36:00.001-06:002011-04-21T17:40:34.568-06:00

The Wisconsin Supreme Court election recently passed has almost no effect on Montanans, but the kerfluffle afterwards sure has. Seems as though the initial results reported by the AP did not include some town, and as a result, the AP declared Kloppenburg the winner by just 200 votes. Ms. Kloppenburg promptly raced to the microphones to declare her victory, and of course offer her gratitude to

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-44513191382337009212011-04-21T05:05:00.000-06:002011-04-21T05:05:00.145-06:00

Six years ago, started with the first post. Amazing. I think Electric City is the only longer continuously posted conservative blog since Dave Budge became integrated with it and quit posting on his own. Not sure if six years means endurance, hardheadedness, or lack of imagination. Have to think about that one for awhile.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-82635971657846926782011-04-19T20:24:00.000-06:002011-04-19T20:24:44.287-06:00

A recent article is headlined, "Only 26 per cent of Iowa Republicans believe Obama was born in U.S." I bring this up because of Donald Trump's quest to make the President provide his birth certificate. Now I have long held that "birthers" are no different than the Democrats who claimed that Bush stole the election, or that "Bush lied." There was absolutely no evidence to support those

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-53079187121025558052011-04-18T22:06:00.002-06:002011-04-18T22:15:01.396-06:00

President Obama in his recent address on the budget (where he ignored his previously proposed budget) lambasted Cong. Ryan even after having invited the Congressman to sit in the front row. Well that will build goodwill toward solving the problem. But maybe, he never was in favor of solving the problem. If you believe Cloward-Piven, this is exactly on track with their plan to bankrupt the

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-68210291556939596252011-04-18T16:30:00.000-06:002011-04-18T16:30:27.972-06:00

April 18th, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. I said when I walked in that Global Warming was a lie, and one of my young earnest associates reminded me that it's currently called "Climate Change." I told her the climate is changing in the wrong damned direction.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-51721353741410406712011-04-15T14:21:00.001-06:002011-04-15T14:23:06.419-06:00

“It’s amazing to me to be lectured to and hear about how awful the Tea Party is.” So began Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) defense of the Tea Party on the Senate floor yesterday. And he took off from there, inviting detractors to visit an actual rally and chastising Democrats for trying to blame the Tea Party for the delay in approving a budget bill. “They want to blame it on the Tea Party because in

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-79174295228782505602011-04-14T12:31:00.000-06:002011-04-14T10:33:53.613-06:00

In spite of his announcement that he is running for re-election, President Obama is bemoaning his loss of privacy. He can no longer just be a dad without the world having to wait for his decisions. I know I will do my part to help him reattain that level of anonymity of Jimmy Carter.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-45523174022293743202011-04-13T20:22:00.001-06:002011-04-13T20:29:19.789-06:00

Sheesh, why in the world anyone would believe this idiot is beyond me. Doesn't he know that the official Lefty line is that Death Panels were made up by Fox News? Of course, he could finally be coming into contact with reality. My bet is that Krugman will find a way to spin this as a positive.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-84681306695925867862011-04-13T08:27:00.000-06:002011-04-13T08:27:02.272-06:00

While the Left is concerned because their message isn't getting out (it really is, that is why it is rejected) the Republicans seem to have a problem framing their argument as well. For instance, on the recent budget compromise, the agreement was to cut $38 billion from an already bloated budget. $38 billion sounds like a lot of money, and the opponents have been able to demagogue Republicans

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-10744099910553848672011-04-12T16:38:00.001-06:002011-04-12T20:23:35.086-06:00

There are times, that I envy the Left. Unconstrained by logic, facts or consistency, they are ardent in their misguided adventures. Some argue that all government spending is good for the economy, except military spending. According to them, if we don't pay for NPR and Planned Parenthood, the entire US economy will collapse into shambles. There seems to be absolutely no awareness of a moral

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-5053374687468091972011-04-08T15:40:00.000-06:002011-04-08T15:40:22.610-06:00

When Obama first decided to enter the Libyan civil war on the behalf of the rebels, I wrote that I supported him, just as I would have hoped that the Left would have supported any president who sends American forces into harms way. But now that American forces have been withdrawn, I have to ask, "What the hell was he thinking?" Bombing another country, then walking away saying "Never mind" is

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-11601364353797702972011-04-08T14:59:00.001-06:002011-04-08T15:00:44.954-06:00

They told me if I voted for McCain we would have tax cuts for the wealthy, military intervention without Congressional approval, Gitmo would remain open and terrorists would not be tried in civilian courts, not to mention secret terrorist detention centers. That there would be increased secret communications monitoring, and less transparency in government, that the government would prosecute

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-5637128424530987922011-04-07T16:12:00.001-06:002011-04-07T16:13:12.524-06:00

I always enjoy Michael Barone, and dd not know that he is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, but he has a piece out talking about the proposed Ryan budget. What is sad and yet so predictable at the same time are the opponents demonizing a plan that they do not know, nor understand. But we are facing a predictable crisis, and half the politicians are using it to beat over the heads

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-29377205610676662152011-03-28T19:32:00.002-06:002011-03-28T19:38:59.271-06:00

Let's face it, this Legislature has been a tremendous disappointment. I am not just talking about the "Cowboy Code" or the need for an atlatl hunting law. But first, let me say what they have done well so far. Er . . . okay, they have done a good job of cutting spending, even if is against my personal best interests like in a pay freeze or cuts to the Public Defender Office. But I agree that

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-8355206224533199422011-03-27T12:22:00.000-06:002011-03-27T12:22:23.572-06:00

Just watched Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday say that he had reached out to the Obama administration for someone to officially comment on what's going on in Libya.  From memory, Chris said Secretary Hillary Clinton and Secretary Gates were both on all of the other news channels, even though they have less viewers than Fox News Sunday but no one from the Administration would come on FNS. Think

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-19405215431060453712011-03-25T09:07:00.000-06:002011-03-25T09:07:43.795-06:00

Professor Natelson does an excellent analysis of why the Libyan "War" is unconstitutional.  But like any good lawyer, I have to find a way for the client to do what they want to that is legal.  Some may consider it semantics and unfair, but the law has nothing to do with"being fair."  Fair is where you go for cotton candy and rides, it has nothing to do with the legal universe. Nonetheless, I

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-55544377865682542402011-03-22T20:58:00.001-06:002011-03-22T20:59:44.803-06:00

If you knew someone had organized a plan that would destabilize the country for the purpose of inciting a revolution, most people would consider that to be a criminal act.  But Stephen Lerner who used to be a bigwig in the SEIU which of course has ties to ACORN, and through its head, Andy Stern have unparalleled access to the White House is planning just that.  Lerner intends to lead a mortgage

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-19803030184957730932011-03-22T19:53:00.000-06:002011-03-22T19:53:42.686-06:00

There is a small coterie on the Left who I have to give credit for being consistent, expecially Dennis Kucinich, in that they are calling for the impeachment of President Obama for the same grounds that they called for the impeachment of President Bush.  Then there are the members of the Democratic press corps, also called the Main Stream Media, and MSNBC in particular who are bending over

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-88640989463213266952011-03-20T16:42:00.001-06:002011-03-20T16:46:46.776-06:00

On this the first day of Spring, when hope springs eternal, I decided to take a round of some of the Lefty blogs.  First Wulfgar has decided to just move all of his posting onto the dead and dieing Left in the West.  There I found out that if you are at all sympathetic to the Republicans, why you are a Nazi!  Not only that, you HATE people and want to see them suffer. Truly a comical piece

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-14787998650403721702011-03-20T11:24:00.001-06:002011-03-20T11:25:56.315-06:00

There are a lot of things to complain about in our involvement in enforcing the "No Fly Zone" over Libya right now, especially as to how President Obama has demonstrated his leadership on the issue.  I could point out how he has dithered while civilians were being massacred, and then said that we weren't going to participate, which gave Ghaddaffi a free hand in suppression his own people.  I

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-45689608005832711412011-03-19T16:51:00.001-06:002011-03-19T16:52:52.561-06:00

On Obama's leadership: I guess this explains why he said this: # "I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future."--Barack Obama, Democratic National convention, Aug. 28, 2008Emphasis added.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-77429102931949206272011-03-19T10:11:00.000-06:002011-03-19T10:11:03.112-06:00

The Left seems to have a well developed sense of entitlement, so much so that they are happily sending death threats to Wisconsin legislators with whom they disagree. Outside of the criminal acts, and not to mention the poor spelling and grammar (Having people like this support teachers is not a positive thing) the willingness to disregard the ballot box and electoral results show what they mean

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-45934614531897203022011-03-13T16:44:00.001-06:002011-03-13T16:54:17.844-06:00

Life has been busy, so no posting for almost two weeks. I have had alot of thoughts for posts, but just haven't put them down, so here is the Reader's Digest version: The snow came off the back yard finally, and we have been spending the afternoon picking up dog poop. We had offered free drinks and a prize to our friends who wanted to help, and whoever had the most amount of poop picked up.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-78098419427323565992011-03-01T15:04:00.000-07:002011-03-01T15:04:11.992-07:00

Bristol Palin is joining Justin Bieber in writing a memoir. Boy, I can hardly wait to see what she has learned in her 21 years and he in his 17. No I'm not.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-67029840528341360002011-02-28T15:00:00.000-07:002011-02-28T15:00:59.116-07:00

AuntieLib at 2 Helena Handbasket has an in depth analysis of the Good Guv, and what he is doing. Between Schweitzer and Racicot, I am amazed at the snake oil salesmen, er I mean politicians that we elect to the highest office in the state. Their ability to sell us smoke and tell us it's cause we're "hot" is how they get elected and stay in the limelight. But Auntie does a great job at the whole

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-45397020713210443672011-02-28T01:25:00.000-07:002011-02-28T01:25:00.461-07:00

What began as part of a grassroots response to the State Controlled Media's announcement that they were no longer going to cover Palin is now coming to an end. This will be the 50th post that I have made this month, (I am writing this on Saturday) and while not all of them are about Palin, this is the most amount of posting that I have ever done, and the traffic statistics point out that it does

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-31484158325300748082011-02-27T09:17:00.001-07:002011-02-27T09:18:43.089-07:00

Just found this wherre Jerry Springer says it's a mistake for liberals (Although I think he means Leftists) to attack Palin. The Reader's Digest version is that when they mock Palin, they mock people like her, and there are twice as many people like her as there are Leftists. Sitting in their comfortable echo chamber where they only talk to like minded souls, they miss the fact that the rest

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-66455253584482787212011-02-27T02:46:00.001-07:002011-02-27T02:46:00.966-07:00

Most tall buildings have lightning rods that help direct strikes away from the building and safely into the ground. In much the same way, Sarah Palin is the lightning rod for conservatism. I have no idea if she will run, but the amusement never ends when the Left decides that she is not fit for office. This obsession is almost a "birther" equivalent for the Left, in that it has taken on a life

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-75045055385789352202011-02-26T22:19:00.000-07:002011-02-26T22:19:17.588-07:00

At least in the State of Montana. Apparently, government is now the largest single employer in the state, and also has the largest share of the economy. Of course, the reason for that is the slowdown in the economy more than anything else. But if instability continues in the Middle East, as it would be reasonable to presume, the price of oil will stay high which very well could prolong and

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-78270188244590368052011-02-26T10:58:00.001-07:002011-02-26T17:09:43.649-07:00

I have not seen it addressed, and no one seems to want to talk about the inherent conflict of interest for the government (especially Democrats) and unions when it comes to bargaining. As the above cartoon shows, there is a collusion between what should be separate and equal competitors bargaining over resources. The government does not actually represent the taxpayer interests when it

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-22094708255767418752011-02-26T09:33:00.000-07:002011-02-26T09:33:02.207-07:00

She will be traveling to India for a seminar on global leadership. Seems to be buffing up the international diplomacy resume, although in comparison to Obama, the fact that she travels over Canada on her way to the lower 48 shows more acumen than he has.

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