Democrat deferments vs. Republican deferments
John Lilyea at the This ain’t Hell blog has a good point on comparing Democratic Senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal’s Vietnam deferments to those of Republican politicians:
But let’s look at how the Democrats have traditionally addressed deferments and service in the Reserves, shall we?. Dick Cheney had five deferments and we heard about for eight years. Blumenthal’s deferments were 1965 to 1970 – while we had combat troops in Vietnam. Cheney’s deferments were all before 1965, while there were no ground combat forces in Vietnam.
Dan Quayle got hammered during the GHW Bush years because his Vietnam Era time was spent in the Reserves like Blumenthal. GW Bush was a pilot in the Texas National Guard and we heard about it for eight years.
More recently, I wrote about Gordon Duff’s attack on SC Congressman Joe Wilson who had five deferments and served in the Guard and Reserves.
Now the Washington Post is reporting that the national Democrats are lining up behind Blumenthal…
At least Blumenthal served (Marine Corps Reserve) which is more than we can say for a lot of people. But why lie about fighting in Vietnam, especially in an age where your past can be dredged up in about 0.38 seconds on an internet search?
Being a Marine is honorable enough. Perhaps this is a case of someone who doesn’t know how to stop lying. And in that case, I think he will fit right in as a Senator.
In: Politics · Tagged with: Democrats
There ain’t no rules here
“There ain’t no rules here, we’re trying to accomplish something. . . . All this talk about rules . . . When the deal goes down . . . we make ‘em up as we go along.”
- Rep. Alcee Hastings (D – Fla.)
Hastings formerly served as a federal judge before becoming one of six federal judges ever to be impeached in U.S. history (for perjury and corruption). Fittingly, he was elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives only three years after his impeachment in the Senate.
In: Quotes · Tagged with: Alcee Hastings, corruption, Democrats
‘Freedom index’ shows sharp U.S. decline
According to a recent report that analyzes the economic freedoms of countries worldwide, the United States rates a paltry eighth place.
The 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, jointly published by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, tracks the march of economic freedom worldwide.
Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland, and Canada all earned the distinction “Free” and placed higher than the United States, who rated “Mostly Free.” The U.S. finished in eighth place, dropping significantly from last year’s fifth place. In fact, only three of the scores for the top 100 countries fell more than ours – The Bahamas, Barbados, and Mongolia.
Why is the U.S. no longer ‘Free?’
“The U.S. government’s policy responses to the crisis and economic slowdown have been far-reaching and implemented at the cost of curtailing economic freedom,” the Heritage Foundation stated in a press release.
In contrast, the editors wrote, “Canada’s high level of economic freedom, coupled with its sound and prudent banking sector, has enabled its economy to emerge from the global downturn relatively unscathed.”
Indeed, the Canadian dollar, which for years has lagged behind its American counterpart, is on pace to become more valuable than the U.S. dollar.
The report uses ten categories to determine each country’s score: business freedom, trade freedom, fiscal freedom, government size, monetary freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom, property rights, freedom from corruption and labor freedom. The U.S. declined sharply from 2009 scores in most categories.
With the Democratic leadership seeking to socialize the healthcare industry, which is estimated to be approximately 17 percent of our economy, a government takeover would considerably decrease our freedom rating.
As economist Adam Smith wrote more than 200 years ago, “When institutions protect the liberty of individuals, greater prosperity results for all.” Perhaps the media should question Democrats—President Barack Obama, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), and Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.) as to why their policies are making the U.S. less free.
[Originally published at The U.S. Report]
In: Economics · Tagged with: Canada, Democrats, Index of Economic Freedom
Didn’t the US used to fight Socialism?
In Vietnam, we fought socialists. In Korea, we fought socialists. In the Cold War, we fought socialists. In World War II, we fought socialists. Now we elect them. From a recent Gallup poll:
How is it that in 2010 more than one-third of U.S. citizens have a positive view of socialism? Socialism has killed almost as many people as war, cancer, and natural causes combined! The next question should have been to name their most favorite socialist. Unsurprisingly, over half of Democrat respondents held a positive view of socialism.
As to the four percent who held a negative view of small business, that would presumably be the four percent of America that now works for the Obama administration.
In: Politics · Tagged with: Democrats, socialism
Democrat playbook is dedicated to Satan
Saul Alinsky dedicated his book, Rules for Radicals (the playbook for seemingly everyone I oppose) to Satan:
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: From all our legends, mythology and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins — or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”
In: Politics · Tagged with: Democrats, Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky
We Salute You, Mr. Tax Law Writing Tax Evader
Freaking hilarious!
In: Politics · Tagged with: Charlie Rangel, culture of corruption, Democrats, taxes
Obama continues to kill jobs
More evidence that the Democrats only represent the federal government, not their voters.
A study for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that Obama’s trade policies could lead to the loss of 585,800 U.S. jobs and over $40 billion in lost revenue.
This despite the fact that Obama just said that his stimulus created 1 million jobs. The Chamber of Commerce had better quit paying attention to facts and figures, and start listening to the president.
From Reuters via Yahoo News:
U.S. failure to approve the deals with Colombia and South Korea could “lead to a decline of $40.2 billion in U.S. exports of goods and services and U.S. national output failing to grow by $44.8 billion” in the next year or two as Canada and the EU fill the trade gap left by the United States, the study said.
In: Economics · Tagged with: Barack Obama, Democrats
The Media Turning on Their Masters
When you let loose the dogs of media, eventually they will turn on and devour their masters. Well not really, but it’s nice to see Democrats getting a dose of their own medicine from the state-run media.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) -- famous for appearing unannounced at funerals and delivering political speeches -- has incensed the public for talking on her phone while being questioned in a town hall meeting. Jackson Lee made an appearance on CNN to (supposedly) show us how we got it all wrong, but instead got grilled by the host, Rick Sanchez.
The Congresswoman also said that the footage may have been “doctored.” Disgusting.
In: Politics · Tagged with: CNN, Democrats, Sheila Jackson Lee, town hall protests
Conyers: What good is it to read the bill?
Referring to the massive socialized healthcare bill, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) told members of the National Press Club: “I love these members that get up and say, ‘read the bill.’ What good is it to read the bill when it’s a thousand pages, and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you’ve read the bill?”
Are you the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, or an innocent bystander, Conyers?
Who is it that determines that the House has only two days to read a bill anyways?
Isn’t the job of the Congressman to read the bill he or she is voting on? God doesn’t write these bills, people do. If the bill is too complex, if you only have two days to read the bill, vote against it. This is as absurd as a firefighter saying “I love these citizens that get in my face and say, ‘save my baby.’”
When someone says something like that, they don’t deserve to be a Congressman, or a firefighter, any more.
John Conyers’ contact info:
Washington Office: 202-225-5126
Detroit Office: 313-961-5670
Trenton / Downriver Office: 734-675-4084
john.conyers@mail.house.gov
In: Politics · Tagged with: Democrats, John Conyers, socialized healthcare
Pelosi: Town Hall Protests are ‘Un-American’
Back in 2006, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that she was a “fan of disruptors.”
If that is true (truth has proven to be quite elusive to Speaker Pelosi), she should have much to cheer for: It appears that “disruptors” have forced the hand of Washington to take a step back from Obama’s socialized healthcare program – or at the least come up with a more misleading plan.
But the truth is that Democrats like Pelosi only favor “disruptions” when they are to the benefit of the Democrat Party.
Case in point: Pelosi has called the town hall protests “un-American” and “an ugly campaign… to misrepresent health insurance reform legislation” and to “disrupt civil dialogue.”
Naked Emperor News has a great video here showing the hypocrisy of Nancy Pelosi when it comes to free speech.
In: Society · Tagged with: Democrats, free speech, Nancy Pelosi, town hall protests
