Sanders: Looking Ahead to 2010

This is interesting to consider and a nice change of pace. Here's the link.

FOR Phil Wyrick for Pulaski County Judge...Plus Press Release

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:

Media Contact: Phil Wyrick 501-xxx-xxx

Wyrick Challenges Villines to Give Back Bonus

Little Rock- The Pulaski County Quorum Court last night voted to give the county’s 1,200 full-time employees and elected officials a bonus equal to 3 percent of their annual salaries.

According to Pulaski County Comptroller Mike Hutchens, this bonus will cost the general fund between $775,000 and $800,000.

Judge Buddy Villines who receives $85,000 in salary would receive an estimated $2,550 in bonus.

Phil Wyrick, candidate for Pulaski County Judge, challenges Villines to not accept the bonus and return it to the general fund to be used to help fund more beds in the county jail.

Wyrick said, “ During this tough time in our economy we’re all sympathetic to the financial needs of our county employees and their families. However, I don’t believe now is the right time for Buddy Villines to take a $2550 bonus from the taxpayers. I believe that leadership is about leading by example, so I would refuse to take the bonus based on the current economic situation in both America and Pulaski County. I would like to challenge my opponent to refuse the bonus and use it to house more prisoners! “

Commenting on receiving the endorsement of the editorial page of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette Wyrick said “ I was both excited and honored to be endorsed by the Democrat Gazette. The Democrat Gazette’s endorsement mentioned several of the reasons that I’m running for Pulaski County Judge. My candidacy is receiving this and other endorsements because of my stand on keeping criminals off the streets by having the jail running at full strength, protecting our drinking water in Lake Maumelle and restoring honest and integrity to county government.”

16 Years is enough!

It’s time for Change!!!!!

Communist Chavez to Jail Political Opponents...No Condemnation From Obama/Chavez Supporters

Why, exactly, are so many democrats and Obama supporters such big fans of this guy?

Here's the link.

Trick No Treat

Happy Halloween, America

This is what we have to look forward to. I miss Hillary, already.

Obama Voters (30,000 Felons) Illegally Registered to Vote in FL

Here's the link.

Summary of Obama's Scandals and Dangerous Associations

One of Barry's friends, a blogger for Obama, named Mike Klonski is a Communist (self-described), whose "charity" was supported by Obama when he was with the Annenberg Challenge.

Question: Why do Communists, terrorists, and other radicals support Obama?

Here's the link.

Donor Fraud Easy With Obama

You won't believe this, but it's a little more obvious why it's so easy for Obama to rake in the dough.

In a related story, check your credit card statements. People have been finding donations to Obama that they didn't make. Obama's website does not require you do have any information except the number on the front of your credit card.

Here's the link.

Leftist French Radical on Why Europeans Love Obama

Reason #1, he says, is that Obama's election will mark the victory of 1960s Left-wing radicals. I'm not making this up. Read it for yourself if you can put up with the effete rhetoric.

Reason #2, he says, is that Obama will keep Iran from "clos(ing) themselves in the Iranian identity...the Arabs (from) coldly, freezingly imprison(ing) themselves in the Muslim identity...and African-Americans (from) believ(ing) that the American society is more and more built against them."

Right, so Iran is tantamount to black Americans...? And we can be one with Iran and Arabs if Obama is elected?

Here's the link.

3 Repubs Who Strayed to Help Kill the Electoral College

Two of these guys are bona fide RINOs and one I'm going to try to give the benefit of the doubt. Stan Berry and Horace Hardwick are pretty hopeless, as it is. Rick Green, though, has shown some guts on fighting illegal immigration. Hopefully, he'll take the opportunity to oppose relegating Arkansas to 2nd class citizenship, as a small state, and fight against this National Popular Vote bill next session.

Here's the link.

Iran Supports Preemptive Attack on Israel and Obama

I'm serious.

Iran is now suggesting that it should attack Israel preemptively in order to stop a preemptive attack by Israel to destroy Iran's developing nuclear program.


In a related story, the speaker of the Iranian parliament has suggested that Iran would be happier if Obama was elected president.

Greenberg: AGAINST Annual Legislative Sessions

I commented on this a week or so ago, disagreeing with David Sanders (which is rare) on the supposed virtues of Amendment 2.

I'm very pleased that Rep. Dan Greenberg, R-Little Rock, is adding his voice to discussion. His input is, as usual, extremely cogent.

Joe the Plumber...A REAL American

CNN Reporter Lies to Palin in Interview

Claiming that the National Review said the following about Sarah Palin in an interview, a CNN interviewer completely misrepresented the actual statement:

"I can't tell if Sarah Palin is incompetent, stupid, unqualified, corrupt, or all of the above."

Turns out that that statement wasn't made in the National Review, at all. It was, however, lifted from a piece by Byron York, but he wasn't suggesting that he believed that about Governor Palin, but that the media was painting her that way.

Here's the link.

Katie's Restaurant...Biden's Hang Out...Closed For At Least 15 Years

Ever since Joe Biden mentioned that he spends a lot of time at Home Depot I've been looking for him. Haven't spotted him there, yet.

He also mentioned in that attempt to sound like a real person that he spends a lot of time on Union Street in Wilmington (Delaware) at a place called Katie's Restaurant. Trouble is, it's been closed for at least 15 YEARS!!!

So, next time Joe Biden tries to act like a real person, remember, it's only an act.

Here's the link.

Good Question: Why Doesn't SNL Mock Michelle Obama?

Maybe Tina Fey could do her in black face? Maybe she could over do stereotypes about Michelle Obama, as an angry black woman...

Why not? She does her best to play up the idea that Sarah Palin is a stupid, unsophisticated white woman.

Here's the link.

Soviets Predicting Demise of U.S.

Here's the link.

GLOBAL WARMING!!! "Scientist" Glad About Economic Mess

He didn't offer any comment on what man was doing 500 years ago to cause GLOBAL WARMING!!!, since we're apparently at a 500 year high in temperature, but this "scientist" is suggesting that it's a good thing that there is an economic slowdown because people won't be able to "pollute".

It's very important to see, though, that this "scientist" is tipping the hand of what the real goal of GLOBAL WARMING!!! hoaxers really is, stopping economic growth, i.e. capitalism. Note that these folks pushed so hard for the Kyoto Accords, but conveniently left out many communist countries like China, which are the worst polluters.

Here's the link.

Candidate John Van Gorder OpEd

This was too good not to reprint. Things are heating up in the Van Gorder/Breedlove case.

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Last week Rep. Steve Breedlove’s reelection campaign began airing a television commercial accusing me of having a negative campaign and making misstatements about his record. This is a ridiculous assertion.

My campaign has been very clear in pointing out the differences between my positions and Mr. Breedlove's.

I have avoided making any personal attacks on Mr. Breedlove, and have contrasted our differing positions fairly. Sadly, Mr. Breedlove has not followed my lead in his new television ad. It is disingenuous for Mr. Breedlove to criticize my campaign as negative while digitally altering my image to mock me.

The facts are simple. I received the endorsement and an 'A' rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA gave Mr. Breedlove a 'D+' rating. I am for banning gay adoption; my opponent claims he shares this position, but during the last legislative session he skipped two votes on a bill that would have banned gay adoption.

These are simple facts about the positions of the two candidates in this race. If Mr. Breedlove thinks that having the facts about his record pointed out is 'negative' campaigning, he must not think very highly of his own record.

Sanders on Presidential Race

Here's the link.

What's Obama Reading?

So this is what Obama's hoping for.

Here's the link.

Stolen Sign? Who Cares? How About Stolen Votes and Assault McCain Supporters

Apparently, a stolen sign in ritzy parts of Little Rock are a big deal to Max, but he doesn't seem to care that Obama supporters are stealing votes from mentally handicapped people and assaulting female McCain supporters. How about trying to register prison inmates to vote.

While the evidence of voter fraud continues to pile up Max continues to ignore it and make excuses. Liberals continue to justify ACORN's nationwide campaign to steal the election for Obama by registering huge numbers of fake and dead people by claiming that Republicans are trying to suppress voter turnout. Their right that we want to suppress fraudulent voter turnout, but there is no evidence otherwise, versus the huge stacks of evidence that democrats are in the process of stealing this election.

UCA Tragedy...Watch Out For Gun Control Push

Talk is already circulating, again, that gun control is the answer to tragedies like that which occurred last night UCA.

I brought you a story not too long ago that violent crime is continuing to decline at a rapid pace even as access to firearms by law abiding citizens has increased.

I'm sorry to have to mention this, but you can rest assured that liberals will try to capitalize on this tragedy by calling for gun control.

Here's the link.

VIDEO: Obama..."Socialism...I Call It Opportunity"

Here's the link.

Williams on the Diminution of Liberty

Again, fascinating.

Here's the link.

Sowell on Obamaniacs (My Word)

Here's the link.

No Electoral College? Why Not Get Rid of 2 Senators Per State While You're At It Rep. Davenport?

It's really not fair that bigger states with larger populations should be subjected to the whim of smaller states with two U.S. senators. We should move to a proportional U.S. Senate, like the U.S. House of Representatives, which is far more democratic than the current unfair system that penalizes large states. Large states should be given more U.S. senators to represent their larger populations.

Why not?

That's the exact same reasoning for Monty Davenport's planned legislation to end Arkansas's participation in the Electoral College, part of national push by democrats to lessen the importance of small states, like Arkansas, in presidential elections. This nationwide campaign will do to small states the same thing that getting rid of two U.S. senators per state would do. It will erase the significance of small states.

Jonah Goldberg on "Temporary" Government Solutions

Here's the link.

"Socialist" is a Codeword for "Black"?

Apparently so, if you're a liberal who wants to scare Republicans out of accurately describing Barack Obama.

This idiot has actually rationalized that since black socialists in the past have been called "socialist" (since they were socialists, no less) then it's obviously a racist term when used to describe another black person who is also a socialist!

FYI: The word "picnic" is also considered a racist term, among a plethora of other words that used to just mean what they meant.

Here's the link.

Krauthammer: For McCain..."I'd rather lose an election than lose my bearings"

Something from a real intellectual, one who's more interested in intellectual honesty than style.

Here's the link.

Democrats Responsible For Financial Crisis, Housing Mess...Find Out How

I've been saying this for a while, but this columnist said it a lot better than me.

Read this if you have the guts.

Here's the link.

Arkansas's Worst Judge Opposes Adoption Amendment

"Appeals Court Judge Wendell Griffen was one of 23 religious leaders who released a statement opposing the proposed initiated act that will appear on next month's ballot. Griffen is also a Baptist preacher."

"Religious leader"?

That's a new one.

Here's the link.

Business Leaders Cutting Back to Prepare for Obama Economic Winter

Here's the link.

Mark Steyn On Joe the Plumber

Here's the link.

I'm Joe the Plumber

Castro Repeating Obama Talking Points

I wonder why he would do that.

Here's the link.

Liberal Group: 1st Amendment Doesn't Apply to Religious Leaders Who Oppose Obama

Here's the link.

Kirsten Powers (Democrat Commentator) Calls Media on Bias For Blubbering Biden, Against Unflappable Palin

Here's the link.

Biden Hidin' From the Media

When he says stupid stuff like Obama's going to be tested with an internation crisis, it's no wonder Biden hasn't been accessible to the media, while Sarah Palin has made herself much more available.

The important question we need to ask is why we would want a president that our enemies would want to test?

Sowell: Record Versus Rhetoric

Here's the link.

UPDATE: Arkansas GLOBAL WARMING!!! Commission Issues "Findings"

Despite mounting (overwhelming) evidence to the contrary, we're subsidizing a commission dedicated to foisting a socialist agenda on Arkansas, justified by the hoax of GLOBAL WARMING!!!

Hold on to your wallets. They're estimating it will cost us $3.7 BILLION (as government programs go, you can expect to more than double that) to implement their plan, and that's just in tax dollars. They don't estimate how much they will stifle economic activity with the new regulations and controls they're sure to push. Their report promises to be full of new ways to control your life and the economy. More on this as it develops... Here's the link.

Here are the findings and suggestions of the commission. I'll work on a more thorough analysis as soon as I get a chance.

Markets Sliding Out of Fear of Obama Election

Here's the link.

Breedloves Obama

Guess that answers the question.

Monty Davenport and CoSponsors of 2007 Effort to Kill the Electoral College

I'm told that he's collecting votes right now and might have passed the 51 vote threshold in the House, already.

Here's the link.

U of A Chancellor: 1st We Can't Oppose Illegal Immigration, Now We Can't Oppose Houston Nutt???

No booing. That's the official word from U of A Chancellor David Gearhart.

Here's the link.

Arkansas Update: Governor Beebe Suggests Big Labor Plans Could Hurt Business in Slow Economy

In an interview posted at CNBC.com, today, Governor Mike Beebe (D), suggested that now (in an economic downturn) is not the time to expand the power of Big Labor. It's a move, he suggests, that would hurt businesses at a time when we can least afford it.

“In today’s business climate, in today’s world with going on right now, we don’t need to inhibit our business opportunities to be successful. We need to make sure they have the jobs and they create the jobs and that they give the jobs for our workers to be able to have. Right now is not the time, I think, to do those things that inhibit further business activity.”

It's telling logic similar to his presidential candidate's suggestion that he (Obama) might hold off on tax increases during the current economic downturn. The question for both of them is why would we want to do something that will hamper businesses or the economy EVER?

Big Labor and its supporters in congress are pushing to end the use of secret ballots in union elections. I have to ask another question: why are secret ballots good enough for America but not good enough for workers who don't want to be bullied or suffer retribution for not supporting union activity?

I applaud Governor Beebe for his statement, though, as far as it goes. I know he'll take some heat for it.

Where Did All the Warming Go?

The latest climate temperature reports are indicating that the increases in global temperature have evaporated. Why isn't Max talking about this? What happened to intellectual honesty?

Here's the link.

Democrat Culture of Corruption Continues...Mark Foley's Successor's Wife Files For Divorce Over Multiple Affairs

Strange, Max doesn't have anything to say about this...

Here's the link.

Steyn on "Free" Speech Under the "Fairness" Doctrine

Nothing like regulating "free" speech to make it not free.

As usual, a very good read from Mark Steyn.

Here's the link.

Aloha (Goodbye) Socialized Healthcare for Kids In Hawaii, Fails After Only 7 Months

Here's the link.

U of A Chancellor Pushes for In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens...Support Illegal Entry into Razorback Stadium???

I bet he doesn't support people sneaking into Hogs games, but he apparently doesn't have a problem with illegal aliens attending the U of A and only paying in-state tuition, too. That's a perk that U.S. citizens from just across the border in Oklahoma and Missouri can't get.

I'd say we should fire him, but we'd be just as likely to impeach the Governor as that.

On a side note, which I may develop later, it's beginning to appear to me that it was a ruse by the Guv to say that it's illegal for illegal aliens to attend Arkansas colleges, a statement which he later recanted. Why would he do that? Perhaps he did so to decrease the chances that Secure Arkansas's ballot initiative would seem unnecessary and lessen its chances of gathering enough signatures to get on the ballot... Just a thought.

Here's the link.

Sanders on the Demise of Marriage, Thanks to Obama

Here's the link.

UPDATE: Scott Smith, DEMOCRAT-Bryant, Defunct Company Website

If Scott Smith isn't culpable for financial malfeasance with his company SKB Consulting, why did he pull down his website? I know there could be other reasons, but why would he stop operating it if it was a successful operation?

I have been sent images of his now-defunct company's website from some very upset former clients.

SKB.pdf

FYI: I'm Getting a Lot of Out of State Interest in My Posts About Scott Smith

I do get a pretty good number of readers from out of state, but rarely do I get as much traffic as I've been receiving from out of state for state rep. candidate.

I'm also beginning to get more and more information from different people who claim that Smith is a scam artist who scammed them out of large amounts of money.

Wonder Who the Other Guy's Supporting...

Palin on SNL...Best Ratings in 14 Years...Why No Mention of Obama Ratings?

I can tell you why. It's because Obama's numbers on SNL were ho hum, at best.

Here's the link.

Christopher Buckley: An Intellectual Idiot

Unfortunately, there's something in the water of a lot of "conservative" "intellectuals" who are demonstrating what total buffoons they are. They like to sit around smugly discussing the finer points of how smart they are. Surprise, surprise, if you act like an elitist (ahem, liberal), you'll become one.

Buckley, whose father also lost touch with reality, in his latter days, has reasoned that Obama obviously thinks well, because he supposedly writes well. There is evidence that Obama didn't write all of his own books. In fact, there is a growing suspicion that Obama's ghost writer was none other than William Ayers.

Here's the link.

UPDATE: Better Business Bureau on Democrat Candidate Scott Smith

Here's the link.

Protect the Electoral College...and Arkansas...From Monty Davenport

I'll be talking a lot more about this subject in the coming weeks and months because an assault on the Electoral College is being prepared by Rep. Monty Davenport, D-Yellville. Davenport ran legislation last session to stop Arkansas from participating in the Electoral College, favoring casting all of Arkansas's Electoral votes for whichever presidential candidate wins the national popular vote instead of whichever candidate wins Arkansas's popular vote.

Why is this significant? Well, consider the fact that rural and small states avoid being at the whim of bigger states because of two things: the Founders' Constitutionally planned invention of the Electoral College and assigning each state, regardless of size, TWO U.S. senators. Without those two things, America would be no different from European democracies, which are dominated by big cities.

American presidential candidates have to take into account what small states think, too, because of the Electoral College. Without it, democrats would have a significant advantage, which is their primary motivation, because they wouldn't have to spread their campaigning efforts thin across wide rural areas. Instead they could focus almost exclusively on what would become the center of influence in presidential elections: big cities. Big cities are obviously more dense in population than small rural states and democrats traditionally do well in large metropolitan areas, which tend to be more liberal and have little understanding of life here in flyover country.

You can bet the folks in Yellville aren't pushing for this. So what's Davenport's motivation? Well, he's apparently signed on to a national campaign being pushed by democrats to rid America of the Electoral College. Mark my words, this is very bad for Arkansas and other small states. It will destroy our significance in presidential elections and Rep. Davenport ought to be ashamed of himself for so flagrantly putting his party ahead of his Arkansans.

Here's the link.

Walter Williams on the Bailout

Here's the link.

Obama Billboard Causes a Stir

You have to see this to believe it.

Here's the link.

KATV's Pressly Played Minor Role in Oliver Stone's "W"

The mystery of who and why is still unsolved, but there is an interesting development that Anne Pressly played a small role in Oliver Stone's latest propaganda piece "W".

Here's the link.

Democrats Poised to Squelch Free Speech

Look forward to democrats quickly moving to silence the opposition if they win this November, through the so-called "Fairness Doctrine".

They've got more up their sleeves, too. Look for them to push through the demise of secret union balloting, as well. I have to ask why they don't push through the demise of secret balloting for government elections while they're at it. There's only one reason to do this and that's so that union thugs will know whom to intimidate for not toeing the line.

Here's the link.

Documents: Scott Smith Scandal Update

I have been very busy with some other matters, but I wanted to share some interesting documents I've received about Candidate Smith's possible malfeasance.

Smith, a Democrat State House candidate from Bryant, is the owner of what appears to be the now-defunct SKB Consulting, which promised clients that he could broker huge financing for various projects.

One client, a real estate development company in Roswell, Georgia, agreed to pay a $50,000 "refundable" deposit for Mr. Smith's services. To date, they have not received financing or their deposit which they have requested. Here's a complaint letters the Georgia company wrote regarding Mr. Smith's malfeasance.

SKB-1.rtf

SKB.doc

Palin: Finally, A Real Person

Sarah's a real person. Here she is at Wally World in Ohio. She's right at home.

Here's the link.

Malkin On Powell Endorsement

Here's the link.

Sanders on Politics North of the Border

The Canuck politicians argued for "'reimbursable tax credits' (cash payouts) for Canadian businesses that aren't making profits."

Socialism is on the march, even in Canada, where there is an all out offensive underway to solve economic woes by pushing for more government involvement.

Meanwhile, in America, Obama is doing his dead-level best to pretend that socialism isn't socialism.

Here's the link.

Cafe Hayek

Good blog to check out. CafeHayek.com

Obama Mocks Joe the Plumber...Insults Average People

VIDEO: Public Works Means Taxes

Soooo, how do we pay for public works projects? They're trumpeted for "creating" jobs, but the capital has to come from somewhere. The truth is it's a diversion of capital from the private sector, which is more efficient with capital, to the government, which is eats money. Even when the government borrows money it's still diverting capital, because it would otherwise be loaned to private intestors.

So the next time you hear a politician heralding a public works project for "creating" jobs, remember it's doing so at the expense of a more efficient use of the capital.

Here's the link.

Early Voting Begins

Here's the link.

Joe the Plumber on Huckabee

Warren Stephens Levels Liberal House of Cards on Taxes

I read with dismay the ignorant comments on the Arkansas Times blog. Ignorance takes on a special meaning when you read them. I won't trouble you with them, but you have to read what Stephens wrote.

Here's the link.

Obama Supporters Really Know Their Stuff

Sanders' Path to Conservatism

Very good read.

Here's the link.

Question: If The Earth is Supposedly at a 500 Year High Temperature, Why Didn't 1/4 of Wild Animals Go Extinct 500 Years Ago???

Just a thought...

One that I doubt a single liberal will entertain.

Here's the link.

Obama Youth

One More Time: Jeremiah Wrong

What's al Qaeda's Exit Strategy?

We're told that you can't win without an exit strategy. If that's the case, what's al Qaeda's exit strategy?

Max and ACORN: Goes After Tim Griffin, Ignores Massive Voter Fraud

What a surprise. Max has had no comment until today about ACORN's most recent scandals, until now, anyway. Looks like he finally got his talking points from the New York Times.

Here's the link.

SOCIALISTS OF THE WORLD: UNITE!!! Obama Slips...Admits He Wants to "Spread the Wealth"

Breedlove Doesn't Love the 2nd Amendment

British Journalist Calls American Media on Bias

Here's the link.

Obama Youth Singers

Dobbins Ballot Hearing Today

Here's the link.

Obama Pro-Life???

A guy I used to go to church with has a stupid quote on his myspace/facebook page (I forget which), stating "I won't be fooled again", as reasoning why he is supporting Obama.

Talk about being fooled, this amazingly deceptive "Christian" group has endorsed Obama and created a website claiming that Obama is pro-life???, or, at least, that it's okay to support Obama if you are.

Gateway Pundit has the story. Here's the link.

Arkansas Pastor Endorses McCain/Challenges IRS

I hope this turns out well.

Here's the link.

Sanders FOR Annual Legislative Sessions...

This is one of the rare occasions when I have to disagree with David. The whole scheme to go to annual sessions is designed to line the pockets of legislators. Simply put, they make more money when the Ledge is in session and it gives them more "legitimate" days to come to Little Rock to collect per diem, mileage, and steak dinners from lobbyists. I haven't even mentioned the other deleterious effects it will have on taxpayers, such as prolonged opportunities to raise our taxes and further encroach on our lives, but also to remove and further insulate these "citizen politicians" from real citizens, by keeping them out of the real world and out of touch with constituents (real people) for longer periods.

Another constituency loves the idea, though...LOBBYISTS. The more time they get to spend with legislators, buying their friendship, is more time they can get them to do their bidding and not that of Arkansas taxpayers (often at the expense of Arkansas taxpayers).

David's arguments are well-intentioned and well-reasoned, but do not take into account what I've mentioned above. He does suggest ending per diem, which is a good idea. Unfortunately, that's not likely since it's not a part of the amendment, as far as I know. Legislators aren't likely to vote away more money.

Here's the link.

Argue/Legislative Panel Calls For MORE Government Spending/No Increase in Taxpayer Budgets

When do we hear from a legislative panel calling for an increase in the budgets of Arkansas's beleaguered taxpayers???

I guess it doesn't matter to elites like Argue that taxpayers are struggling in this slow economy and we don't exist to fund government programs.

Here's the link.

Obama Youth

"Senator Government"!!! McCain Comes Alive

A little debate update.

Senator McCain came alive in the second part of the debate. Again, we saw Barry Obama looking very uncomfortable. Constipation was a thought that came to mind.

Some friends and I did and experiment and Senator McCain was much better received on the radio.

That's all for now.

VIDEO: The "Curse" of Machinery

Very interesting.

Here's the link.

Again, Biden is Smarter Than You and He Has Hairplugs

Really, it's pretty ridiculous to see Biden with hair today when you see what he looked like 20 years ago. At the current rate, we won't be able to see his face 20 years from now.

"Open-Minded" Liberals...Another You Won't See at ArkTimes

GLOBAL WARMING!!! STRIKES, AGAIN!: Blasts Idaho With Earliest Snowfall in 110 Years!

Here's the link.

Arkansas Lottery? Govt Having More of Our Money in Tough Times Isn't a Solution...It's the Opposite

"It seems state lotteries can be just the ticket in tough economic times."

That's the opening line from a recent Rob Moritz's article for the Arkansas News Bureau and he's not quoting someone else.

I have to ask some questions with such an opening line. Where does Mr. Moritz think that money's coming from and why does he think it's "the ticket" for government to have more money in tough economic times, instead of citizens?

The money doesn't just appear out of nowhere. And it doesn't help Arkansans because it diverts capital from more productive hands to the wasteful and inefficient hands of government.

Now, I expect that kind of economic ignorance from Lite Guv Halter, but I expect a little more objectivity from an otherwise very good reporter. At a time when people are struggling to make ends meet it's illustrative that lotteries are a bane and not a boon to economies. Instead of focusing on meeting their primary needs, they're being encouraged to waste what little they have on the pipe dream of avaricious wealth.

At times like this, the answer isn't more money in the hands of government. It's more in the hands of Arkansans.

Obama Supporter/Congressman Accuses Palin of Racism

"Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks."

Right... Sooo, what does hunting have to do with hating black and Jewish people? If a Republican had said something similar, we'd never hear the end of it and McCain would be expected to denounce it. It's too much to expect fairness, though.

Here's the link.

Family Council's Right: Adoption Rules Change is Suspicious

Here's the link.

Breedlove Absent on Gay Adoption Votes

MUST READ: Conscience of a Conservative

This is a brief, profound read for every serious conservative.

Here's the link.

Steve Breedlove Supporter/Greenwood Mayor Caught Stealing Campaign Signs

You read that right.

Mayor Kenneth Edwards, D-Greenwood, who is a big supporter of Steve Breedlove, was caught recently by police stealing campaign signs for a campaign opposing a sales tax he has supports.

"The mayor says he was moving the signs from one location to another." That's from the AP story about the incident. Right... Of course he was moving them from one location to the other...from a visible location to a location where they can't be seen.

What was it my parents always said about he company you keep? I look forward to hearing from Rep. Breedlove condemning his pal.

Here's the link.

STUDY: Arkansas Educators CHEATING Students and Taxpayers

You can rest assured that this won't be mentioned the next time teachers are whining for a raise.

If the goal of education is education, then these "educators" are cheating taxpayers out of their money and students out of their future.

Here's the link.

Elliott to Educators: Help Continue Forcing Arkansas Taxpayers to Pay For Illegal Alien College Tuition...

I'm paraphrasing, of course, but that's what she said.

I shouldn't have to say this, but why should Arkansans be forced to foot the bill for illegal aliens to attend our colleges? How can we, legally, then prevent American citizens from out of state from paying in-state tuition? I have a feeling Senator-elect Elliott doesn't care. We're just stupid taxpayers. She's in charge. She gets to decide what to do with our money, right? Who needs borders and laws, anyway?

Here's the link.

IBD: Socialist Obama

Here's the link.

Great Read...Modern Times

Or anything by Paul Johnson, for that matter.

Modern Times

GLOBAL WARMING!!! Strands Film GLOBAL WARMING!!! Crew in Arctic for THREE WEEKS

This is hilarious. A film crew, apparently filming a report on GLOBAL WARMING!!!, in the Arctic was stranded on an icebreaker as it was frozen in place for three weeks.

Here's the link.

PANIC!!! Blame and Make It Worse

Here's the link.

FINALLY! McCain Calls Obama Friendship with Unrepentant Terrorist

Barack Hussein Obama claims that it's not a big deal that he's friends with Bill Ayers, founder of the extreme, radical Leftist terrorist group, Weather Underground, because he was 8 when Ayers committed his terrorist acts...

A show of hands, please: how many of you wouldn't mind your 8 year olds growing up to be friends with Osama bin Laden?

Does Obama really think we're stupid enough to think it makes a difference how old he was when Ayers bombed the Pentagon, especially when you consider that Obama was an adult when he sought Ayers out as a mentor? Is Obama really stupid enough that he didn't know that Ayers is a terrorist, that his "pastor" (more like racial instigator), Jeremiah Wright, hates America, that Tony Rezko is a crook, that ACORN is the leading promoter of voter fraud in the country...?

Finally, now, John McCain is calling him on it. McCain, for all his bluster about being a Maverick, sometimes has a hard time going after democrats. He's pretty quick to go after Republicans, at least Conservative Republicans.

McCain's been on a tear lately, thankfully. Yesterday he also called the dems, and Obama, on their guilt in the current financial meltdown, by protecting Fannie Mae and foisting sub-prime loans on America. He even called Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, specifically, for their lead roles in this scandal that makes Enron look like a petty crime.

Back to the Basics: A Dose of von Mises For An Ailing Econom(ic Worldview)

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Making Sense of the Subprime Banking Mess

Arkansas: Study of Required BMI Tests Misses Point

Who cares that fat kids don't get picked on any more than before BMI tests. The problem is that it's not the government's job to decide who's too fat. Whatever happened to personal responsibility? Take Huckabee, for instance, nobody made him eat a whole box of ice cream sandwiches at a ceremony to honor Yarnells Ice Cream, as recounted by a former staffer.

Here's the link.

Gotta Love This...Max Headline: "How to steal elections?"...NO Mention of ACORN Voter Fraud

Of course not. Why would Max mention ACORN's wanton efforts to steal elections by engineering the most blatant voter fraud in recent history??? Here's another, of many, many, instances.

ACORN's fraudulant electioneering isn't just a few isolated instances. It's widespread.I scoured his blog for any mention of it and couldn't find a peep.

What I did find was this attempt to make it look like the only foul electioneering is perpetrated by Republicans.

Like another rag called Times, Max only prints the news that fits.

Asa Named to Blackwater Company Oversight Panel

This is a very interesting story.

Here's the link.

Van Gorder for State House, R-Greenwood

Molester Dobbins Files Legal Challenge to Get Back on Ballot

Yesterday, I had the very rare occasion to be driving on Pike Avenue in North Little Rock where I saw a sign for a state rep. candidate requesting that voters write in his name. If I can arrange it, I'll try to swing back by to snap a picture.

Here's the link.

OPEC Meets To CUT Production (To Keep Price High)...Democrats Still Stonewall American Drilling

Here's the link.

Exactly, What Change?

I guess mimicking tired old Europe is supposed to be something new, change we should look forward to.

AUDIO: von Mises Institute Interview on Bailout Morass, II

Here's the link.

Farrakhan: Obama is Messiah

Here's the link.

Breedlove/Van Gorder Story Takes Off...Breedlove Running Scared

I brought you this story earlier in the week and it has taken wings. Now, the Arkansas Project, probably the second best Conservative blog in Arkansas ;), has put together some great coverage of the developments that have ensued since I first posted about it.

Also, according to some sources, Rep. Steve Breedlove had to scramble to bring in the big guns to help pull his campaign out of the tailspin this story has caused. Governor Beebe will be campaigning with Breedlove today in Charleston.

Breedlove fired off a quick response to Steve Harrelson's blog, UndertheDome.com, as well.

CHEAT?: Scott Smith, DEM Rep. Candidate from Bryant, Cheated Clients Out of Tens of Thousands, At Least/Business Expelled By IL Secretary of State

In April of 2007, State Representative Candidate Scott Smith, DEMOCRAT-Bryant, was prohibited from operating his business, SKB Consulting, LLC, by the Secretary of State of Illinois, Securities Department, for violating Illinois securities law.

Candidate Smith apparently attempted to charge at least one person in Illinois $25,000 to help procure a loan. According to documents from the Illinois Secretary of State, Mr. Smith also violated Illinois code by operating in Illinois without registering as a broker.

That's just the tip of the iceberg, though. Apparently, Mr. Smith has left a number of former clients financially bloodied in the wake of his shady business practices. In addition to operating a loan brokerage illegally, Mr. Smith has also cheated one client out of $50,000.

Ann Festa, an officer of Landbank Development Corporation, of Roswell, GA, claims that Mr. Smith accepted a $50,000 "refundable" retainer to help her company procure a loan for a development. Mr. Smith failed to procure the loan and subsequently refused to refund the "refundable" retainer. It appears that this is another case of the Democrat Culture of Corruption.

According to the documents from the Illinois Secretary of State's office, Mr. Smith's company had a website advertising his services as a loan magician (my word). As of this printing, I have been unable to locate said website, which initially led me to believe that he is no longer operating his business, at least not outside of Arkansas or via the internet. I was able to obtain contact information for his business at a website called MerchantCircle.com.

Upon that discovery, I was also able to find a listing for SKB Mortgage Partners at the same address. I called the number late last night and found an answering machine for the business. The same number and address are listed for his campaign headquarters on his campaign website.

As of this printing, I have been unable to reach Mr. Smith for comment, but will attempt to do so, again, and update this story as it develops.

TREASON: Obama Attempted to Sabotage President's Effort to Keep Troops in Iraq with Iraqi Leaders

What else should this be called?

" At the same time the Bush administration was negotiating a still elusive agreement to keep the U.S. military in Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to convince Iraqi leaders in private conversations that the president shouldn't be allowed to enact the deal without congressional approval."

That's from a breaking story in today's Washington Times which was confirmed by Obama aides recently. I guess Obama hasn't read the Constitution, which gives authority over foreign policy to the president, not congress.

Obama's attempt to sabotage the president is nothing short of treason and endangered not just our troops but America. I can't believe that this man is on the cusp of winning election. Can you imagine how reassuring this must be to our allies (hint, that's sarcasm), to know that Obama actively sought to undermine our troops while they were in harm's way?

Great Way to Kill Stock Market...Government Takeover

Silvio Berlusconi suggested this week that government leaders will shut down markets to "rewrite the rules".

I'd be selling, too, if I thought that was happening.

Here's the link.

State FOR Unstable Foster Homes

Here's the link.

Sowell Fleshes Out the FACTs of Bailout Morass

Here's the link.

A Dose of Common Sense for Intellectual Posers

Great Read...Hazlitt

This will open your eyes.

Here's the link.

AP: Arkansas Lawmakers Begin Budget Hearings

Here's the link.

Enron, Freddie and Fannie...?

Soooo, what's the difference?

Why are former executives of Fannie Mae advisors to Barack Obama, instead of going to jail, like Enron, Tyco, and Worldcom execs did for their creative accounting?

Here's the link.

Arkansas News Bureau: Arkansas Obama Supporters Hope Obama Won't Bypass Arkansas...Me Too

I desperately hope Obama's campaign wastes money campaigning in Arkansas.

Here's the link.

The Great Bank Robbery of 2008

If you're interested in making some sense of the bailout scandal. Here's the link.

Press Release: Candidate Van Gorder Stirring Things Up in the River Valley

Representative Breedlove out of touch with his district.

"Democratic State Representative Steve Breedlove has done his best to mislead his constituents into thinking that he is a conservative and shares his district's conservative values. Regrettably, his actual record in the state legislature shows that he values the policies favored by liberal special interest groups over the will of his constituents," Republican Party of Sebastian County Chairman Jake Files said in a statement today.

"Steve Breedlove ran for the state House two years ago as a social conservative. But after being elected, Breedlove helped kill legislation that would have prevented homosexuals from adopting children and serving as foster parents, a measure strongly supported by the people of Arkansas and an initiated act on the ballot in November. Breedlove has been rewarded for his work in the Legislature: the ultraliberal Kathy Webb of Little Rock has been a strong supporter of Breedlove's reelection. Webb has been a significant donor to Representative Breedlove's campaign. Rep. Breedlove should explain why he failed to vote against a gay adoption ban and why he has been an ally of one of Arkansas's most liberal legislators," Files said.

"Steve Breedlove is out of touch with the values of his constituents. His actions on last session's gay adoption legislation vote line up perfectly with Barack Obama's views on gay adoption *. The Republican Party is proud to have John VanGorder as our nominee for state representative in district 67. John is a conservative who will reflect the values of his constituents, and you can trust him to be the same person in Little Rock that he is in his district," Files said.

Obama Dichotomy on the War and the Bailout

QUESTION: Why have democrats (Obama in particular) been so interested focusing on blame and not on solutions in the War in Iraq while they've only been interested in finding solutions (if you wanna call a $700 billion bailout a solution) for the economic situation and assigning absolutely no blame.

You can rest assured that if the economic crisis was actually the fault of Republicans democrats would only be interested in assigning blame.

Military Charity Closing For Lack of Donations

http://booksforsoldiers.com/ has been providing care packages for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003. They're short on donations lately and need to raise $22,000 by October 31 to fill the care packages they've committed to for this Christmas.

BlackFive.net has the story. Here's the link.

Arkansas: Time for Turtle Severance Tax?

Arkansas is the Natural State and one of our greatest natural resources is our population of turtles. According to a recent article from AP, greedy turtle producers are exploiting and exporting this natural precious resource, shipping these friendly, shelled reptiles out of the state at record numbers.

It's high time we put a stop to this greedy profiteering and establish a severance tax on turtles. We can't wait till the next General Assembly to remedy this exploitation. The governor must call a special session to deal with this, ASAP!

Here's the link.

Good Reads...Try a Little Hayek

With all the stupidity being perpetrated in the economy lately, I thought it a good time to recommend some of good reads for those thirsting for reason.

Hayek's Challenge: An Intellectual Biography

Road to Serfdom

The Fatal Conceit: Errors of Socialism

Palin's Charitable Contributions

Last week, I brought you the story about Joe Biden's charitable contributions, or lack thereof.

Sarah Palin released her tax returns late last week and, surprise, surprise, she donated significantly more than Biden did. With an income that is almost a third of Biden's she donated almost TEN TIMES (in real dollars) what Biden has donated over the last few years.

It's not too surprising, though, given that liberals consider charity to be a government function, not a personal responsibility.

Sanders on St. Mark Baptist Church/Mark Leverett Campaign Van...And Leverett's Racial Chicanery

This is a remarkably blatant violation of the tax exempt status of St. Mark Baptist Church. Judicial candidate Mark Leverett is apparently a deacon at St. Mark.

I look forward to further investigation by the local media. Also, Max points out that Mark Leverett has two different kinds of signs and he, apparently, supports segregation. In black neighborhoods of Little Rock, Leverett's signs feature a picture of him (hint, he's black), while in white neighborhoods his signs don't feature his mug. The point of Leverett using his picture is to let people in black neighborhoods know he's black. I haven't seen such blatant racial chicanery in a campaign in Arkansas in a long, long time.

Here's the link.

Rewarding Profligacy: Schwarzenegger Asking for California Bailout

Seeing that Washington is playing fast and loose with the country's finances, Arnold is asking for the American taxpayers to pay for his state's irresponsibility. I suggest you read Atlas Shrugged to see how silly it is to loan money based on need instead of qualifications.

Here's the link.

More Success in Iraq: al Qaeda Leader Killed

Here's the link.

Find the Racism...

Can't find it? Well, AP says it's there. Their coverage says Sarah's speech has a "racial tinge". It's not very objective journalism. Liberals will go to any length to smear their opponents. It's Sarah Palin who is at fault she repeated a true story from the New York Times that Obama is friends with a terrorist.

Veep Debate Analysis...Better Late Than Never

By popular demand, I'm finally getting around to throwing in my two cents about Thursday's debate.

First, I'd like to point out that 70 MILLION people watched it. I think it's pretty safe to assume that all those people weren't tuning in to watch Joe Biden. Although, I may be wrong. He was such a superstar in the primaries...

Now, as for my thoughts on the event itself, I was struck by the remarkable difference in the way the candidates handled themselves. Biden illustrated what 36 years in Washington can do to enable someone to drone on endlessly without actually saying something. Sarah, on the other, spoke in the most unique way I've ever witnessed a candidate at that level. She looked and sounded like a real person. There's a reason for that...she IS a real person, not an out-of-touch, liberal blowhard.

I could dedicate numerous posts to the uncountable times Biden lied in response to the devastating indictments Sarah made, but I'll keep that limited. Suffice it to say that his number one response to being caught red-handed was to lie. Take, for instance, his response to Sarah reminding America that Barry promised to meet, unconditionally, with terrorists like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Biden flat-out lied about that, claiming that it never happened. That's probably the most blatant lie that's been told on national television since Bill Clinton told us he didn't fool around with Monica Lewinsky. Only this time, everybody had seen the event in question, Biden included. He happened to be there when Obama said it. Biden actually attacked Obama for it.

The actual number of Biden's lies is , at least, 14. There's a reason why Biden had to lie so many times, and it's not because he was winning the debate. Of course, liberals aren't too bothered when one of their own violates the 9th Commandment. Adherence to it would just be forcing religion on someone.

Sarah, on the other hand, was plain-spoken. If she seemed uncomfortable, it's more a measure of not being used to dealing the kind of brazen dishonesty and blowhardiness (is that a word) Biden demonstrated than being overwhelmed. Regardless, she connected with people. I can't count the number of people who have told me that they were surprised by the response average, non-political people to her forthright manner. That's exactly why Senator McCain picked her, which is ironic considering how liberals claim that Biden is a straight shooter. If lying, double speak, and not thinking before you open your mouth is straight shooting, then black is white and up is down.

Unfortunately, for Biden, Americans don't speak Washingtonese. They do, however, respond to a plain-spoken, real person, a person who has had a real job and knows real people, not a person whose entire adult life has been spent inside the Beltway.

Too bad they only scheduled one of these debates. Tom Brokaw actually summed up the debate by suggesting that democrats should be glad there was only one debate.

Arkansas Economist Predicts Prolonged Downturn...Governor Proposes Continued High State Spending

Arkansas Policy Foundation economist Greg Kaza is predicting continued economic hardship, which will continue to put a pinch on the pocketbooks of Arkansans.

Meanwhile, Governor Beebe is now planning on forgoing spending cuts that he had proposed earlier.

So, as the people of Arkansas struggle to make ends meet, the governor is planning on spending more of our money. His decision is based on an unexpected rise in tax revenues. The governor makes himself out to be an average guy, but while taxpayers struggle he's more than happy to keep our money and give it to state bureaucracies.

If the governor really wanted to do something for the state, he could cut our taxes so that we enjoy some unexpected revenue increases. I won't hold my breath.

More Sowell on Bailout Blunder

Here's the link.

The Company He Keeps: Sarah Takes Obama To Woodshed

AUDIO: von Mises Institute Interview on Bailout Morass

Here's the link.

FACT: Obama Is Out of Touch

The following was emailed to me earlier. Enjoy.

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The presidential primary season is finally over, and it is now time for gun owners to take a careful look at just where nominee Barack Obama stands on issues related to the Second Amendment. During the primaries, Obama tried to hide behind vague statements of support for “sportsmen” or unfounded claims of general support for the right to keep and bear arms.

But his real record, based on votes taken, political associations, and long standing positions, shows that Barack Obama is a serious threat to Second Amendment liberties. Don’t listen to his campaign rhetoric! Look instead to what he has said and done during his entire political career.

FACT: Barack Obama opposes four of the five Supreme Court justices who affirmed an individual right to keep and bear arms. He voted against the confirmation of Alito and Roberts and he has stated he would not have appointed Thomas or Scalia.¹⁷

FACT: Barack Obama voted for an Illinois State Senate bill to ban and confiscate “assault weapons,” but the bill was so poorly crafted, it would have also banned most semi-auto and single and double barrel shotguns commonly used by sportsmen.¹⁸

FACT: Barack Obama voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry.¹

FACT: Barack Obama wants to re-impose the failed and discredited Clinton Gun Ban.¹⁵

FACT: Barack Obama voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting.³

FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a 500% increase in the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition.⁹

FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a complete ban on handgun ownership.²

FACT: Barack Obama supports local gun bans in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and other cities.⁴

FACT: Barack Obama voted to uphold local gun bans and the criminal prosecution of people who use firearms in self-defense.⁵

FACT: Barack Obama supports gun owner licensing and gun registration.⁶

FACT: Barack Obama refused to sign a friend-of-the-court Brief in support of individual Second Amendment rights in the Heller case.

FACT: Barack Obama opposes Right to Carry laws.⁷

FACT: Barack Obama was a member of the Board of Directors of the Joyce Foundation, the leading source of funds for anti-gun organizations and “research.”⁸

FACT: Barack Obama supported a proposal to ban gun stores within 5 miles of a school or park, which would eliminate almost every gun store in America.⁹

FACT: Barack Obama voted not to notify gun owners when the state of Illinois did records searches on them.¹⁰

FACT: Barack Obama voted against a measure to lower the Firearms Owners Identification card age minimum from 21 to 18, a measure designed to assist young people in the military.¹¹

FACT: Barack Obama favors a ban on standard capacity magazines.¹²

FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory micro-stamping.¹³

FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory waiting periods.²

FACT: Barack Obama supports repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment, which prohibits information on gun traces collected by the BATFE from being used in reckless lawsuits against firearm dealers and manufacturers.¹⁴

FACT: Barack Obama supports one-gun-a-month handgun purchase restrictions.¹⁶

FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on inexpensive handguns.⁹

FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on the resale of police issued firearms, even if the money is going to police departments for replacement equipment.⁹

FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory firearm training requirements for all gun owners and a ban on gun ownership for persons under the age of 21.⁹

1. United States Senate, S. 397, vote number 219, July 29, 2005. (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00219)

2. Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization general candidate questionnaire, Sept. 9, 1996. The responses on this survey were described in “Obama had greater role on liberal survey,” Politico, March 31, 2008. (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9269.html)

3. United States Senate, S. 397, vote number 217, Kennedy amendment July 29, 2005. (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00217)

4. David Wright, Ursula Fahy and Sunlen Miller, "Obama: 'Common Sense Regulation' On Gun Owners' Rights," ABC News' "Political Radar" Blog, http://blogs.abcnews.com, 2/15/08. (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/02/obama-common-se.html)

5. Illinois Senate, SB 2165, March 25, 2004, vote 20 and May 25, 2004, vote 3.

6. “Fact Check: No News In Obama's Consistent Record.” Obama ’08, December 11, 2007. (http://www.barackobama.com/factcheck/2007/12/11/fact_check_no_news_in_obamas_c.php)

7. “Candidates' gun control positions may figure in Pa. vote,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Wednesday, April 2, 2008, and "Keyes, Obama Are Far Apart On Guns," Chicago Tribune, 9/15/04. (http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_560181.html)

8. 1998 Joyce Foundation Annual Report, p. 7.

9. “Obama and Gun Control,” The Volokh Conspiracy, taken from the Chicago Defender, Dec. 13, 1999. (http://www.volokh.com/posts/1203389334.shtml)

10. Illinois Senate, May 5, 2002, SB 1936 Con., vote 26.

11. Illinois Senate, March 25, 2003, SB 2163, vote 18.

12. “Clinton, Edwards, Obama on gun control,” Radio Iowa, Sunday, April 22, 2007. (http://learfield.typepad.com/radioiowa/2007/04/clinton_edwards.html)

13. Chicago Tribune blogs, “Barack Obama: NIU Shootings call for action,” February 15, 2008, (http://blogs.trb.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/barack_obama_comments_on_shoot.html)

14. Barack Obama campaign website: “As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment . . .” (http://www.barackobama.com/issues/urbanpolicy/#crime-and-law-enforcement.)

15. Illinois Senate Debate #3: Barack Obama vs. Alan Keyes (http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Gun_Control.htm and http://www.ontheissues.org/IL_2004_Senate_3rd.htm) Oct 21, 2004.

16. Illinois Senate, May 16, 2003, HB 2579, vote 34.

17. United States Senate vote 245, September 29, 2005 and vote 2, January 31, 2006 and Saddleback Forum, August 16, 2008.

18. Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee, March 13, 2003. To see the vote tally go to: http://www.nrapvf.org/Media/pdf/sb1195_obama.pdf

Sowell on Bailout Blunder

Here's the link.

ELITES: Democrat Voters Idiots? So Says Colorado Democrat Memo

Included in the list of democrat labeled idiots: "minorities, GEDs, and dropouts."

Here's the link.

Sanders: Obama's Profile in Fascism

This is chilling. I heard Sanders talking about this the other day when he was sitting in for Dave Elswick on KARN.

Here's the link.

Biden's Foreign Policy Experience...Give Money to Iran After 9/11

"Seems to me this would be a good time to send, no strings attached, a check for $200 million to Iran," said Joe Biden in October 2001. Appeasement seems to be the hallmark of his experience. Neville Chamberlain had foreign policy experience, too.

Here's the link.

Clinton School: U.S. Public Service Academy?

The following is an announcement for an upcoming symposium at the Clinton School. Where should I begin with this? First of all, "public service" is not as noble as working in the private sector. Most "public servants" actually view the public as their servants. Witness the endless litany of taxes and fees we pay. The reason for each and every one is that the private sector exists, in the eyes of "public servants", to fund the public sector.

Another disturbing insinuation is that the average civilian, government job is as important as the job our military does. It reminds me of the joke of the Peace Corps. Colleges are already Leftist enough without having a taxpayer funded college of socialism.

This is exactly the sort of thing that the Soviet Union did. Do we really want to divert the creative energies of young people out of the private sector, to teach them how to become bureaucrats? The government is the biggest CONSUMER and destroyer of capital in the world. We need more kids going into PRIVATE business, not the other way around. This is the sort of truly disturbing thing I can see Barry Obama pushing if he was president.

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Creating a U.S. Public Service Academy

Chris Myers Asch will discuss his proposal to create a U.S. Public Service Academy, an undergraduate institution devoted to developing civilian leaders for the public sector. Modeled on the military academies, the academy would offer four years of tuition-free education in exchange for five years of civilian service following graduation. Asch and friend Shawn Raymond began promoting the idea in 2006, taking it to the halls of Congress and winning a 2007 Echoing Green Fellowship to support the initiative. Both alumni of Teach for America in rural Mississippi, Asch and Raymond co-founded the Sunflower County Freedom Project, an intensive academic enrichment and leadership development program for middle and high school students.

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch & Lecture
*Bring your own lunch. Water and soft drinks provided.

Where: Clinton School of Public Service
Sturgis Hall

*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling 501.683.5239.

Biden Smarter Than Us All

Scary: Obama's Plan to Deal With Mortgage Situation

"Barack Obama last week proposed legislation that would allow judges to adjust the mortgage terms of homeowners who are in bankruptcy..."

Wow, who needs contracts anyway? We can just have judges tell us what's what.

Here's the link.

Veep Debate Moderator Ifill Scheduled to Release Pro-Obama Tome

I'm sure she'll be really fair to Sarah Palin. A friend suggested the following statement be made by Sarah at the debate:

“Gwen first let me congratulate you on your new pro-Obama book “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama”.

And Gwen, while I certainly understand that you have a serious financial interest in an Obama win to help you with your book sales, I must regretfully inform you that I intend to do everything I can to insure America is secure in the hands of a McCain administration.

So Gwen, let me give you my apologies if I don’t appear to be helping you financially tonight by debating against your candidates Joe Biden and Barrack Obama.”

Here's the link.

Mental Health Insurance Part of Financial Bailout?

Forget consumer confidence. What Americans really shouldn't be confident in is government. The senate version of the bill is chocked full of crazy things that have NOTHING to do with the current financial mess, but could certainly create their own messes. And I thought this was a big enough scandal without any of this stupidity added in.

Would someone please show me where in the Constitution the federal government is given the authority to force insurance companies to insure something that's obviously an actuarial nightmare (or else they'd already be insuring it). Please...

Here's the link.

"New Pittsburgh"? Just How Many Coal Plants Does Arkansas Have?

Last week GLOBAL WARMING!!! Commissioner Kevin Smith, "former state senator from Stuttgart, said that without a moratorium Arkansas could become 'the new Pittsburgh - not the Natural State.'"

That got me thinking: How many coal power plants are there in Arkansas? So I contacted Peter Main with SWEPCO to inquire. His response is that are currently three operating coal power plants in Arkansas, with another under construction in Osceola. SWEPCO is currently bearing the brunt of environmentalists who apparently want Arkansas to become like California, which severely limited building new power plants even though its population was exploding.

Soooo, we have three right now, one under construction, and another which will hopefully opened 2012 if environmentalist kooks aren't successful. I couldn't help but notice a clear blue sky when I looked out the window while discussing this with Mr. Main. I'm trying to recall soot covered buildings and skies that are blotted out coal smoke...

Someone feel free to send me pictures of the areas of the state that are blighted and blotted by coal plants...

Obama and His Terrorist Buddy

If John McCain was friends with Timothy McVeigh, who that be a political liability for him?

Britain Opens Sharia Courts

This is scary.

Here's the link.