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2008 Election, Iran, Politics, Uncategorized, War On Terror, Whiners

Obama The Negotiator Has Lots Of Company

So why would Sen. Barack Obama think that President Bush was talking about him? Well, other than to make himself a victim again and rouse up the lemmings. Please find below a short list of some prominent democrats on the subject of negotiating with terrorists or terrorist states. H/T to Kathryn Jean Lopez . . .

The president could have been speaking of any number of Democrats. Say, Jimmy Carter, who in April, 2008 said: “Through more official consultations with these outlawed leaders [Hamas and Syria], it may yet be possible to revive and expedite the stalemated peace talks between Israel and its neighbors. In the Middle East, as in Nepal, the path to peace lies in negotiation, not in isolation.”

Or Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, freelance diplomat, who in December 2007 said: “the road to Damascus is a road to peace.”

Or, perhaps he meant Speaker Pelosi in April 2007: “I believe in dialogue. As my colleagues have said over and over again, unless you communicate, you cannot understand each other. You cannot reach agreement.”

Or maybe he meant recent Obama endorser and former North Carolina senator John Edwards, who, according to his own press release in February of last year, believes “the U.S. should step up our diplomatic efforts by engaging in direct talks with all the nations in the region, including Iran and Syria.”

Or Bill Richardson, who has said, about meeting with Iran and Syria: “They’re bad folks … But you don’t have peace talks with your friends.”

It could have been about Congressman Henry Waxman, who in April said: “A Democratic administration would go back and try to open that possibility up for discussions [with Iran] of a grand bargain of one sort or another … Democrats would certainly have seen that as a missed opportunity.”

Or Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich: “I can go to Syria. I can go to Iran and work to craft a path towards peace. And I will … How can you change peopled minds if you don’t meet with them?”

Or former Democratic presidential candidates and senators Chris Dodd and John Kerry, who met with Syria’s al-Assad and said: “As senior Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee, we felt it was important to make clear that while we believe in resuming dialogue, our message is no different: Syria can and should play a more constructive role in the region … We concluded that our conversation was worthwhile, and that … resuming direct dialogue with Syria should be pursued.”

Or the former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, from April 10: “[Diplomats] can deliver some pretty tough messages … You don’t begin with a president of the country, but you do need to talk to your enemy.”

Those democrats.

related link: Obama And Democrats Demand That The Shoe Fits

2008 Election, Media, Politics, Uncategorized

Does McCain-Feingold Work?

Since its inception three years ago, the bill that was supposed to take the corruption out of Washington politics has done everything but. It has done exactly what critics of the bill said it would do. That is, it silenced certain political speech while at the same time giving exponential power to the media in political campaigns.

The ‘unintended?’ consequences of McCain-Feingold are no better explained than Ann Coulter’s column called ‘HOW TO KEEP REAGAN OUT OF OFFICE.’

How did we end up with the mainstream media picking the Republican candidate for president?

What a bizarre coincidence that a few years after the most draconian campaign-finance laws were imposed via McCain-Feingold, our two front-runners happen to be the media’s picks! It’s uncanny — almost as if by design! (Can I stop now, or do you people get sarcasm?)

By prohibiting speech by anyone else, the campaign-finance laws have vastly magnified the power of the media — which, by the way, are wholly exempt from speech restrictions under campaign-finance laws. The New York Times doesn’t have to buy ad time to promote a politician; it just has to call McCain a “maverick” 1 billion times a year.

McCain-Feingold ought to be repealed.

related links: HOW TO KEEP REAGAN OUT OF OFFICE | Questions For John McCain and Russ Feingold | Way More Than The Lincoln Bedroom | FEC Fines Democrat 527’s

Uncategorized

Recruiting Goals On Target

The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of April.

April 2008
Accessions
Goal
Percent
5,681
5,650
101
Navy
2,905
2,905
100
Marine Corps
2,233
1,577
142
Air Force
2,435
2,435
100

OOH RAA

Energy, Politics, Uncategorized, Venezuela

Chavez May Thank Democrats for H.R.5351

Yes, he can thank Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and 36 co-sponsors, all democrats, for passing H.R.5351, to provide incentives as only Democrats can. What they call tax incentives, is actually an $18 billion tax increase on oil companies and oil producers. But not all companies and producers. CITGO, Hugo Chavez’s oil company (as opposed to the other U.S. oil companies that he seized in Venezuela last year) would be exempt.

So this is how Democrats in Washington plan on fixing our energy problem of high prices and oil dependency? You punish the only people here that can help, and you reward the hemisphere’s idiot, Hugo Chavez. And as an added bonus, we continue to be dependent on OPEC, Venezuela, and Russia for resources that we have but are unwilling to get ourselves.

On February 27, the Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5351 — legislation that increases taxes some $18 billion on American oil and gas producers — guaranteeing higher prices at the gas pump for U.S. consumers — while at the same time leaving intact tax breaks for Venezuela’s state-run oil company CITGO.

That’s right; the House-passed legislation exempts one of the most anti-American dictators in the world, Hugo Chavez, from the massive tax increase.

The Sierra Club, a Democrat special interest group, refers to this bill as ‘climate change legislation.’ No surprise there. The next stop for the bill is the Senate. Now would be the time to let your senators know your objection to this bill.

related link: Center for Individual Freedom

Pensacola, Race Relations, Uncategorized

Kids Killing Kids, In Pensacola?

Kids killing kids goes on in small cities too, like right here in Pensacola, Florida, for example. Philadelphia has been dealing with a record murder rate this year, mostly kids, mostly black. Such was the case last night in Pensacola outside a teen dance.

There are at least two mothers who wish this had never happened. And, had the juvenile justice system not broken down, what happened last night might not have happened at all.

The investigation will hopefully lead to who pulled the trigger among the 16 and 17 year olds present. Whoever the perp(s) turns out to be, the investigation will prompt some questions outside of what happened last night. Like these, did any of the youths held for suspicion of murder have a criminal record? If so, were any of them subsequently found to be in violation of probation? If so, were any of them given a new probation instead of being returned to jail where, obviously, he could not have been downtown last night? According to a source close to the investigation, the answer to all three of these questions is YES.

Philadelphia has a plan, borne out of desperation perhaps, but it deals with the problem where it exists. On the streets and with the kids. This is more than a law enforcement problem, this is a societal problem of broken families and broken hope, where being bad is cool. Can Pensacola put 100 men on the street to save a generation in trouble? How about 10? The community must stand up to the challenge.

related links: More Kids Killing Kids In Philadelphia | 10,000 Men On The Street In Philly

Uncategorized

AWOL Workers Close Camden Schools

Camden educators should be ashamed of themselves for this incident, forcing the schools to close because some key personnel didn’t show up for work. From the janitor to the school principle, the harm union activism causes to our children ought to make the case for putting the kids first, giving the parents a choice as to who and where they want their kids to be educated. In Camden, if the kids are learning anything, it is the fact that their place in the Camden school system is at the bottom of the totem pole, instead of the top.

It was a mad scramble for many Camden parents yesterday when the city’s 33 public schools had “emergency” closings at 12:45 p.m. due to a shortage of custodial staff.

“We had an inordinate number of people in key positions who did not come to work,” district spokesman Bart Leff said, noting that the district was legally required to have at least one licensed janitor in each school.

A ‘licensed’ janitor? The bureaucratic morass that unions and politicians create is just the tip of the iceberg on the problems facing Camden schools.

related links: No-shows shut Camden schools | Corrupt Educators, A Camden Tradition | NJE3, Camden moves to stop walkouts at schools

Pensacola, Uncategorized

Today's Special

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And on the local scene, today’s issue of the Pensacola Independent News caught my attention. The cover story, ‘Eat, Drink, and be Merry Guide. ‘ Restaurants and various eateries are nicely laid out geographically for the whole market area. Must be hundreds of establishments listed there. It would be hard to get them all.

Anyway, being the cheesesteak lover that I am, I looked for cheesesteaks and found two places in the area that have cheesesteaks. Lenny’s Sub Shop on North Davis, and Sidelines on the beach. I haven’t been to Lenny’s yet, and I went to Sidelines for their wings, so if you’re like me, you might want to try them out.

In the Pensacola area, I can add another restaurant, and another place to get a cheesesteak. That would be Philly’s at 3900 Creighton Road and our family business. If you haven’t had a cheesesteak from Philly’s, you haven’t had a cheesesteak. Well, that’s my opinion of course.

This is a great opportunity also to thank my customers, who are also my friends and neighbors, for supporting Philly’s since 1999. Out-of-towners longing for a cheesesteak so far from Philly should make plans to stop at Philly’s while in the Pensacola area. We are located near the Pensacola Regional Airport (PNS).

Philly’s website and menu

Phone & FAX 850-969-0087