tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60441567550851207202011-11-27T19:45:14.521-05:00"To borrow a simile from the football field, we believe that men must play fair, but that there must be no shirking, and that the success can only come to the player who 'hits the line hard.' " Theodore Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, NY, October 1897Cato The Shorternoreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044156755085120720.post-84807313410439942912010-12-30T13:50:00.003-05:002010-12-30T13:57:03.143-05:00

Idiot thinks the constitution is not binding due to its ageMight as well do away with Shakespeare's plays and poetry. They were written a long time ago and are difficult to understand.Let's do away with Isaac Netwon's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. It was written a long time ago and is difficult to understand.Let's do away with Darwin's On the Origin of Species. It was written a

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According to Pelosi, we should all quit our jobs and start collecting unemployment. It's the fastest way to grow the economy.Pelosi is officially crazy

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Man beaten to death while walking with familyYou don't need a firearm to protect yourself. The police are omnipresent and can help you instantaneously.

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Hockey player upset Winston reinstated

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Man goes to jail for a yawn

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BBC shows photo of Harvard Prof. being led away by "racist" cops, one of whom is African American. Screen capture slightly altered for emphasis. Original story here: Harvard row highlights US tensions

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Our real duty in a crowded worldSo what is the correct number of Sudanese, and who is to decide? Who and how shall this be enforced? Surely since population is a problem, genocide is now acceptable? Is it not merely a means of removing these troublesome people from our sacred planet?And how racist is it that this sick little pig in essence is saying, "BROWN PEOPLE NEED NOT BREED SO MUCH".Also

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Obama gets criticism from Newsweek? Newsweek dares question The One? The biggest condemnation of Obama would be that he's doing the same things Bush was doing, and that's what Newsweek is reporting:Obama Closes Doors on OpennessSince Obama pledged on his first day in office to usher in a "new era" of openness, "nothing has changed," says David -Sobel, a lawyer who litigates FOIA cases. "For a

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Please please please do not re-elect this man.Durbin cashed out during big stock collapse

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Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe, gets laughed at"Chinese assets are very safe," Geithner said in response to a question after a speech at Peking University, where he studied Chinese as a student in the 1980s.His answer drew loud laughter from his student audience...

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Bakersfield dad accused of biting out son's eyeA search warrant report said the father "was displaying symptoms of being under the influence of PCP."

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Obama Says U.S. Long-Term Debt Load Unsustainable"We can't keep on just borrowing from China," Obama said at a town-hall meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, outside Albuquerque. "We have to pay interest on that debt, and that means we are mortgaging our children's future with more and more debt."

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Pelosi says "B-b-b-b-but Bush fooled me" on torture.I find it amusing how Bush was vilified for being stupid, yet when the Democrats who went along with some of his policies are called to the carpet, they plead ignorance or they plead that they were deceived.Speaker Pelosi, if Bush, supposedly stupid, was able to fool you, what does that say about you?She's desperate now. She's fighting for her

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CNN ludicrous bias exposed:Washington Post:Obama Releases Details of $3.4 Trillion Budget PlanCNN:Weeding the budget of $17 billionDon't point out the fact that this is an absurd amount of money being spent, point out the relatively miniscule amount of cuts that are being made.

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In principle I would think that giving $63 billion to fight disease is a fine and noble idea. Except for the fact that America is broke, and we cannot afford to throw money around like this anymore.

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No time to go into a lengthy comment there, so I will link these articles. Needless to say it is wrong, and the Reason article points out nicely that the Soviet Union, so long vilified by the USA, used methods of abuse/torture that some in the USA say are a necessary tool against terrorists. However Richard Fernandez points out that the temptation to resort to these tactics can easily be

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Yes, that's right. When you can't criticize someone for her political stance, you go after her family and expose every little problem and imperfection. That's it, CNN, you keep up with the vicious attacks. You have nothing else to offer, right, CNN? The best you can do is hover lasciviously over the teenage mother. And CNN is probably wondering why Fox News is winning in nearly every ratings

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This clown is not an "animal rights activist" if he's on the freaking terrorist most-wanted list. He's a pyscho who's attempted murder twice. He isn't due the dignity of being called a mere "activist".

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The USA is in deep, deep, debt. We're broke, I hope you realize that. We're going to spend more on paying the interest on the national debt that we're going to spend on NASA, education, and transportation.

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HURR DURR AMERICA IS BEST LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT

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The Police DO NOT HAVE TO PROTECT YOU

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The blatant lie that the government will be able to keep you safe at all times is displayed here:"A Queens judge ruled yesterday that subway employees do not have to do anything but pick up their phones if they see a crime -- as he threw out a suit against the MTA and two workers who did nothing more to stop a rape."Full story here.Another reason you should be allowed to carry a firearm in order

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Democrats are always touting their inherent concern for the little guy, and that paying taxes really isn't all that a problem. According to the Left, only greedy republicans complain about paying taxes.Yet it seems that many of Obama's nominees have been tax cheats. Here's another.Sebelius admits errors, pays $7,000 in back taxesMy point - these people will likely tell you to pay your taxes,

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Feds spending millions on Kennedy legacy in Mass.BOSTON – More than one out of every five dollars of the $126 million Massachusetts is receiving in earmarks from a $410 billion federal spending package is going to help preserve the legacy of the Kennedys.The bill includes $5.8 million for the planning and design of a building to house a new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate. The funding

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What happens when you nationalize health careInstead of a corporate monopoly, you create a different but equal monopoly. With no choice, or recourse, you are forced to deal with what the government deems you need.In this case, that means...Dehydrated patients were forced to drink out of flower vases, while others were left in soiled linen on filthy wards. The commission's report - revealed in

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Flip-flop nitwittery from the Obama camp:White House: Economy Fundamentals Are 'Sound,' Despite Campaign Rhetoric

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A quick round-up of commentary on things going on:Cramer v. Stewart - Cramer was obviously surprised at the nastiness of Stewart. Stewart made him look bad. Cramer should have been much better prepared and clearly wasn't ready for Stewart's onslaught. However, I still think Cramer's been essentially honest about his stock choices. School choice and vouchers:Obama, Democrats wrong to fight

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Cramer Takes on the White House, Frank Rich and Jon StewartCramer is getting hammered by the Left for criticizing Saint Obama. A Shame. Cramer is a lifelong Democrat who's taking it on the chin for daring to oppose the Anointed One.

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The budget reveals the liberal Obama"This budget says the Republicans had Mr Obama right all along. The draft contains no trace of compromise. It makes no gesture, however small, however costless to its larger agenda, of a bipartisan approach to the great questions it addresses. It is a liberal’s dream of a new New Deal."

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Designer baby row over US clinic If you can develop a cure to a genetic illness, something researchers around the world are trying to do, you can probably figure out how to switch on things like eye color and so on. You will probably also be able to figure out which parent you'd like your kids to resemble. All your kids a bit short like dad? Maybe mom's side of the family is taller?

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Jim Cramer, a lifelong Democrat, criticizes Obama's policies.

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More and more I see and read articles proclaiming that there are just too many people on the earth and that the poor are poor because there are, well, too many of them. And time and time again I am reminded of this modest proposal.

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Here's Al Gore berating Bush (The Elder) for not taking Iraq's terrorism threats seriously enough.

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Scary news from Mexico - perhaps we should look at legalizing these drugs, if it will take the money out of the equation then perhaps it will be for the best.... I don't know.

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CNBC commentator tells it like it is.I shouldn't have to pay for my neighbor's McMansion, pool, 50 inch plasma screen TV and matching set of SUVs. I have lived within my means since I was in college. Apparently that was the foolish thing to do, because I could have bought all the luxuries that others have bought and force the taxpayer to pay for them all.

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Chavez calls Venezuela vote mandate for socialismPiece by piece. Chavez will remain in power and can now take absolute control of the nation. It will take some time, but as with all dictatorships, he will run Venezuela into the ground, or will do so until the populace can't take anymore and forces him out."At their campaign headquarters, Chavez opponents hugged one another, and some cried. They

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Four gun carrying thugs try to assault a man in his home, driven off when homeowner shoots back (video).Of course some will think "well if those 4 guys didn't have guns... " It'd still be four men against one. It'd still take 15 minutes at best for police to arrive, assuming he has the opportunity to call them. He wouldn't stand a chance. You always and forever have the right to defend

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Keep track of Obama's promises at Politifact's Truth-o-Meter.

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Pa. judges accused of jailing kids for cash"In one of the most shocking cases of courtroom graft on record, two Pennsylvania judges have been charged with taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send teenagers to two privately run youth detention centers."

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