The Golden Rule

"The golden rule of history, those who have the weapons make the rules."

A Healthy Taste for Crow

Well, well now don’t I like the taste of crow! Ted Kennedy actually endorsed Obama after all this time. Why? And why now? With Super Tuesday just days away and Obama having won a tremendous victory in SC, why would Teddy choose this moment to give an endorsement? The democratic ‘powers that be’ know that Ted is a liability, which is why he played second fiddle to John’s daughter. Why allow a dead weight to attach itself to a rising star? Possibly to intentionally slow the ascent of a newcomer whose turn has not come yet? “Conspiracy Theory!” Yes, but taking into account the people we are dealing with that is not far off the mark. It would be kind of like the Gambino, Gotti, and Bonano families having a picnic, no one would think they were discussing charity work, everyone would think “crime syndicate”. It’s the same with this group of politicos, Ted is a liability and the powers that be have tapped Hillary to be #1 on the ticket, so… have Ted endorse Obama. There is enough disgust for Ted to cause disaffected republicans, independents, and moderate democrats who would vote for Obama to think twice and, at worst, just not vote in the primary. That being the case, mission accomplished. Then once the Clinton/Obama ticket is announced at the convention, Ted can be relegated to Massachusetts in case Romney wins for the republicans. If by some twist of fate Obama were to indisputably win the nomination, he had better not pick Clinton to be the running mate. He would probably end up like Vince Foster, or John Kennedy. "Bubble, bubble toil and trouble,
Fires burn and cauldrons bubble"

The Kennedy Effect

It is interesting to see that all of the democratic candidates have kept Ted Kennedy at arms length. They well know that Ted Kennedy is not John Kennedy. John Kennedy is held in high esteem even by many republicans. Ted Kennedy is a stinking albatross around the neck of the Democratic Party. Not that they disagree with him, he is just a tremendous liability on many points: Ted Kennedy was a strong supporter of the 1965 Hart-Celler Act — signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson — which dramatically changed US immigration policy.[17] "The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs." (We all know that was a bust.) Add Chappaquiddick 1969, losing his bid to unseat Carter for the 1980 nomination, being a divorced Catholic, and the McCain-Kennedy bill which would further erode our nationality. There have also been repeated Kennedy family alcohol and drug abuse stories in the headlines. Not to mention stories of abuse of women by the Kennedy’s. It is no wonder that he is “neutral” in the primary. There is simply too much baggage for the candidates, none of who want or need his “endorsement”. Ted is a pathetic, though still dangerous, shadow of the Kennedy legacy. His only play in the 2008 campaign would be if Romney were to win the republican nomination. And then it will be a very limited play. Can you say damage prevention?

Voting

Are you disgusted with the democrats?
Are you repulsed by the republicans?
Do you want to make them both as mad as they make you?
Vote for Ron Paul, if only to make both parties look as foolish as they act.
Vote for Ron Paul because he makes both democrats and republicans mad.
Vote for Ron Paul for the hell of it, look at all the other clowns running for president, do you WANT to vote for any of them?
Why vote for Ron Paul, why not?

Only One Question

I only have one question: Where is the global warming that Al Gore keeps talking about? I'm freezing my butt off. It was 20 degrees F. in Miami and the orange crop is in danger of being ruined. Where is global warming when you need it? If it gets hot, global warming. If it gets cold, global warming. If there is no change, global warming. Give me a break, Al Gore is the P.T. Barnum of the 21st century, "There's a sucker born every minute." Although, Barnum actually never said this quote, he never denied it either. Al has never said it, but evidence proves his hoax is as rich as Barnum's.

A Few Good Elected Officials

It is good to know that we have a few elected officials who are looking out for the American citizens. Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is a fanatic about wasteful spending of our tax dollars, and has been able to put a ‘hold’ on many unnecessary spending proposals, much to the chagrin of republicans and democrats alike. Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho is pushing for affirmation of the Second Amendment in National Parks and U.S. Fish and Wildlife managed lands. Current regulations forbid American citizens from transporting or carrying their firearms on these lands. He has sent a letter to the Interior Secretary requesting that these prohibitions be removed. Currently 46 other senators have signed on to this letter, to find out if your senator has supported Sen. Crapo or to encourage your senator to do so call, (202)224-3121, the U.S. Congress switchboard, ask for your senator and let them know where you stand. You could also log onto their web site and email them. There are many examples of murders of defenseless victims by predatory people in remote areas, a recent example is the hiker murdered in Georgia. There have also been numerous attacks on humans by mountain lions and grizzly and black bears. These include fatalities by black bears down in Tennessee. These are two of our elected officials who put the citizens and The Constitution ahead of party politics. Let’s begin holding the rest to the same standard.

Reviewing Bill O'Reilly

On reading Bill O’Reilly”s article about there being five political parties running, I find a few points of disagreement. O’Reilly stated that Sen. Clinton is the standard bearer for “the old party line” and that only Sen. Obama and Sen. Edwards are finding support in the leftist extreme of the Democratic Party. All three are leftist extremists, it is just that Sen. Clinton has the national political organization of former Pres. Clinton to call upon. That is a huge asset that cannot be underestimated. Sen. Clinton has taken a page from the Clinton playbook of sounding moderate to draw in mainstream democrats, independents, and disgruntled republicans, then move back to the extreme left where she actually has her ideological home. One point that I agree with is that it will be a Clinton/Obama ticket. Since you read this here in Dec. 2006, other commentators, Michael Savage and Neal Boortz, have come to the same conclusion. The republicans are in disarray to the point of having their own candidate for the disgruntled republican and independent vote, Congressman Ron Paul. He is a pariah in the Republican Party because, like Teddy Roosevelt, doesn’t play their political games. He’s honest and he tells you what he believes and sticks to it, regardless of who he is addressing. The republican powers that be tried to stifle Teddy and he ended up tweaking their noses good. He should’ve punched them in the nose good, but that is another story. The best we can hope for with Ron Paul is a good tweaking. That’s too bad because he might actually stand a chance of beating Clinton/Obama.