Respect for the Dead-Not So Much

Many liberals continue to show an amazing lack of respect for the family of Jerry Falwell with vitriolic attacks like these:

The gates of hell swing open and Satan welcomes his beloved son,” a prominent left-wing blogger opined on her website at the news of the death Tuesday of the Rev. Jerry Falwell.

“Guess god [sic] liked the ACLU better after all,” wrote Amanda Marcotte on her blog Pandagon.com, in reference to the American Civil Liberties Union, a target of controversial comments Falwell made after the 9/11 terrorist attacks…

Some online critics such as Daily Kos, the largest of the liberal blogs, turned to parody.

It carried a spoof by the “Afterlife News Service” that said “the late Jerry Falwell said today from the afterlife that ‘pagans, abortionists, gays, feminists, lesbians, the ACLU, People for the American Way, Al Gore, Daily Kos and other immoral, liberal groups and individuals bear full responsibility for the heart attack that claimed my earthly life.’”

Of course, it should be note that many more reasonable liberals have been respectful at Falwell’s passing, including Jesse Jackson, and others who knew Falwell in the Green Room.

Yet, there’s a class of bloggers without class and they have big megaphones by virtue of big readerships. Quiet respect for the dead is unheard of, as the war is never ceasing for even the most human moments.

It is this type of vitriol that is slowly tugging at the Democratic Party and if unchecked will tear our nation apart.

Is TVCC A Substitute for College of Western Idaho

The Idaho Statesman examines the issue and finds that while there are some plans to expand, it’s an Oregon-based school with an Idaho extension in Caldwell. This quote at the bottom says it all:

“We’re always cautious about becoming too much of an Idaho school,” said Eric Ellis, college spokesman.

’nuff said.

Blumenauer: Curses, Karl Rove, You Foiled Us Again

For our money-driven politics, some will blame special interests for trying to influence policy, others will blame government for enlarging it’s size and scope as well as the complexity of government to make attempts to influence the government a matter of survival. Others, we learned today, blame Karl Rove. In announcing that he would not run for US Senate to join such giants as Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and of course Daniel Akaka and Maria Cantwell, Congressman Earl Blumenauer declared:

The winning candidate should devote 100 percent effort for the next 18 months to overcome the onslaught that will come from the incumbent, Karl Rove and the Bush White House, and the many special interests who want to keep Smith in office.

Karl Rove=the Democrat Bogeyman. Yes, running for US Senate is a full time job, but it had become that way long before Rove came along. Karl Rove gets thrown in on any sentence. What are they going to do in 2009 when Karl Rove says adios?

Hat Tip: Red State Rebels

I Don’t Think This Was Ernie Banks Meant…

When he said, “Let’s play two.” According to Ben Mailer:

Manager Ozzie Guillen provided an amusing solution to bringing New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez to the White Sox. “A-Rod is going to play for the city of Chicago,” Guillen deadpanned. “He’s going to talk to Mayor [Richard] Daley. When we’re in town, he’s going to play for the Sox. When we leave town, he’ll play for the Cubs. When we play against each other, and we’re home, he’ll play for us; when we play at Wrigley, he’ll represent the Cubs. “Say it’s so. Mr. Daley will pay the Cubs, just to make everybody happy in Chicago. Now he’s a savior for both teams.”

You have to love Ozzie Guillen and let’s be honest, it’s not all that bad of an idea given that it would violate nearly every rule of the game regarding teams and players. Half of Alex Rodriguez will hit about 20-30 Homers a year, and drive in 70-80 Runs, thus at $12.5 million, he’d be slightly overpaid.

The only way Ozzie’s proposal could be better is if he played Shortstop with the Cubs, Thirdbase with the White Sox. Of course, on days when the Cubbies and White Sox played on the same day with the Cubs playing a day game and the White Sox playing under the night sky, it would really have to be, “Let’s play two.”

Unfortunately, as the media has informed that A-rod’s a spoiled superstar, I bet he’s still spoiled to go along with this great plan. Oh well, the best laid plans of mice and men..

Imagine a Presidential Candidate

Imagine a Presidential Candidate who will tell you the truth, not in some fake polished attempt at “Straight Talk” but the honest, politically incorrect truth. He’d be no jerk, but he’d pick no bones about it. Imagine a candidate who tells you:

“Amnesty solves nothing. Yes, Ron Paul, American policy explains why some people hate us, but that’s no reason for America to stop being who she is and to retreat from the world. Campaign spending limits are a joke that only enable special interests. We need to cut government, and by the way here are some programs we can start with.”

Imagine a candidate who hadn’t spent his life planning a run for President. He hasn’t purloined earmarks for constituents or raised taxes. He believes in things like America. He believes we need to take back our country and party from big government Republicans. He’s ready to fight, alone if necessary because he believes in the ideals most other candidates don’t take seriously outside of Lincoln Day Dinners and Speeches to the Christian Coalition?

If you’re tired of career politicians, than take a look at John Cox. He appeared as my guest on a special edition of the Truth and Hope Report. Listen below and you’ll hear a great interview where he talks about the War, the Fair Tax, Trade, and much more. John Cox was my guest on the Truth and Hope Report.

Yes, I support him, yes, I even blog for him, but it’s because of his principles that I’m behind this campaign all the way.

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Podcast #258: Rudy Giuliani and Larry Andersen

Is the GOP trading present victory for its future? I address this question with a baseball analogy.

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