Boehner: Majority’s Latest Flawed FISA Bill is Dead on Arrival

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under News, Politics As Usual, War On Terror | Comments Off

via email from John Boehner’s office:
Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today released the following statement opposing the flawed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) legislation introduced today by House Majority leaders:
“This latest FISA proposal from House Majority leaders is dead on arrival. It would outsource critical national security decisions to unelected judges and trial lawyers. [...]

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Obama Wins Mississippi

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, News, Politics As Usual, Socialism | 1 Comment

Looks like Obama is back in his stride.
Mississippi had 33 national convention delegates at stake, and Obama hoped for a win sizable enough to erase most if not all of Clinton’s 11-delegate gain from last week, when she won three primaries.
Obama began the night with 1,579 delegates, to 1,473 for Clinton. It takes 2,025 [...]

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Overstepping Union Attacks US Foreign Policy

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Communism, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Union Mafias/Thugs, War On Terror | 2 Comments

In the military there is phrase for something that gets larger than it started; mission creep. This phrase is a really good one to describe how things often get out of hand. It also describes why unions always go awry. In this case, mission creep describes what happens when a union goes from being concerned [...]

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Mitt Romney for VP?

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, Elections, News, Politics As Usual | 13 Comments

Well, we heard that’s who Rove would like to see McCain pick, and now we know that Mitt would love the opportunity.
“I think any Republican leader in this country would be honored to be asked to serve as the vice presidential nominee, myself included,” Romney told FOX’s Sean Hannity in a broadcast set to air [...]

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ACLU Supports Legalized Unregulated Prostitution

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under ACLU, Child Exploitation, Illegal Activities, News | 8 Comments

Since New York Governor Eliot Spitzer brought the topic into the national discussion, I thought it would be interesting to dust off this oldy but goody. I know that some more libertarian leaning people actually agree with the ACLU on this, but I don’t. It will be interesting to watch the debate in [...]

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Australia: Crime epidemic coverup

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Illegal Activities, News | 1 Comment

The criminals are black, you see
AUTHORITIES are investigating the high turnover rate of single female teachers and nurses on some Torres Strait islands amid claims of a sex-crime cover up. Peeping toms, sexual harassment, stalking and even rape are among the reasons most listed by white female workers in requests for urgent “compassionate” evacuation and [...]

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Client #9 Resign or Be Impeached

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Illegal Activities, News, Politics As Usual | Comments Off

Cross-Posted FROM Gribbit’s WordI have yet to jump on the dump on Elliot “Client #9″ Spitzer bandwagon but it is news and I cannot let it go any longer. Until today’s news, there was little but the indictment, revelation from the indictment, and his speech to go on. However, today we hear that if he [...]

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Kentucky Legislator Wants To Make Anonymous Postings Illegal

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, Fascism, Gov.Censorship, News, Stupidity, Supreme Court | Comments Off

Cross-Posted FROM Gribbit’s WordKentucky Representative Tim Couch wants you to register your full name, address, and email with a website before you can comment on it. At least according to a bill he’s introduced in the Kentucky Legislature.
From Action News 36:
Kentucky Representative Tim Couch filed a bill this week to make anonymous posting online illegal.
The [...]

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Further Proof NPR Caters to Extreme Left

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Liberal Media/Bias, News | 2 Comments

Jennifer Harper, Washington Times reporter, gives us a revealing look at how far left our taxpayer funded National Public Radio network has gotten itself these days. Even when they try to go a little toward the conservative side of the debate, they get lambasted by their audience, angered that they had the temerity to air [...]

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