Congressman Charles Rangel seemed determined to admonish NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Luke Russert. Rangel is yet another crusty, old curmudgeon in a growing list of Washington politicians that are giving credence to the call for term limits. It must be the comfort and confidence that comes with serving multiple terms in office that leads these politicians to think that they are not only making laws for the good of America but are above the laws they are making.
Rangel is set to be the potential spoiler for the Democrats. While the Democratic party attempts to voice their agenda it will be overshadowed this week when the House Ethics Committee outlines charges against the Congressman. To add further insult there could be a possible trial this fall putting a bad light on the Democratic party just in time for the upcoming elections.
Let’s not forget House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s declaration of “draining the swamp” and “perhaps it will take a woman to clean the U.S. House.” Words she will have to chew on when it comes to cleaning out dust-ball Charlie Rangel.
It appears that Congressman Rangel may be the gift to Republicans that will keep on giving right on through to November.
See what happens when Obama leaves town and goes on vacation, Joe Biden is able to roam and speak freely while visiting ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday morning.
Another Democrat not listening to the majority of the American people. If Joe Biden really believes what he says, and it’s doubtful he does, then it is Joe Biden that will be shocked in November. This is just Joe putting a good face and positive spin on the downward spiral of Obama approval numbers as well as poor legislature performance ratings from voters according to Rasmussen Reports.
So once again for those Democrats that are not listening the American majority does not want bigger government, does not want to add to the deficit, is not in favor of stimulus bills and bailouts, did not want the health care bill passed in its present form, does not agree with the “cap and trade” approach for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants, does not favor earmarks and pork barrel spending, does not agree with the “spreading the wealth” philosophy, and wants a decrease in government spending that leads to a reduction in taxes. Is that too much to ask?
“There’s no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause Republicans to gain control.”
~President’s spokesman Robert Gibbs On NBC’s “Meet the Press” last week
This statement apparently caused house speaker Nancy Pelosi to have the vapors.
Maybe Robert Gibbs and Joe Biden should get together and figure out what the White House message should be regarding majority control this November. Whenever there is confusion in the ranks it can usually be traced back to a leadership problem.
Once again hard-working America has to tolerate the White House lip-service over federal government inaction in controlling the border and illegal immigration. The lawsuit brought by Obama’s lap dog, Attorney General Eric Holder, is a ruse to cover the real issue of Democrats attempting to appease the Latino voter base. Since when has “illegal” become immune to prosecution? When it equates to a vote. It represents failure and irresponsibility at the highest level of government.
If the government had put as much energy into enforcing the federal immigration law as it does in pursuing a lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law there would be no need for Arizona to have taken matters into their own hands.
“My concern is that the federal government is suing the state of Arizona, ironically, over the ability to enforce immigration laws — where if the federal government had been doing its job over the years, we wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place.”
~Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ
The current Democratic administration’s blatant fear of offending people engaged in an illegal activity is extremely disturbing.
“The filing (lawsuit) is nothing more than a massive waste of taxpayer funds. These funds could be better used against the violent Mexican cartels than the people of Arizona.”
“The irony is that President Obama’s Administration has chosen to sue Arizona for helping to enforce federal immigration law and not sue local governments that have adopted patchwork of sanctuary policies that directly violate federal law.”
~Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ)
As Arizona struggles against a state of lawlessness the federal government stands idly by. The unwillingness of enforcing immigration law is a national disgrace, one that the current President can take full responsibilty for.
Just in the nick of time. Last week it was snowing on top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
The Independence Day weekend was a prelude to the coming heat. This week ushers in a heat wave along the east coast up into New England. There are many areas along the eastern seaboard where triple digit temperatures are predicted for this week.
High heat accompanied with high humidity has prompted the National weather service to issue heat advisories and excessive heat warnings through Wednesday of this week for a number of east coast cities.
It would appear that Al Gore’s global warming prophecy has arrived.
Along with inventing the internet Al Gore seems to have invented something else – Summer!
One should expect nothing less from a son of the south smoothing over the ignominious past of another. Anything for a vote? An impeached President defending the racist past of Senator Robert Byrd. That just about says it all. This is your Democratic Party, the party of racial harmony. Worse than Byrd’s repugnant history is what Clinton’s remarks say about the people of West Virginia.
“I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side. Rather, I should die a thousand times, see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.”
~Robert Byrd in a letter to Senator Theodore Bilbo (Democrat-Mississippi) 1944
It seems that lately the only way to oust an old liberal Democratic curmudgeon is to have them die off with Senator Robert Byrd being the latest.
Byrd was a master at funnelling hard-working American’s money into his state of West Virginia. He spent 51 years of his life in the Senate ensuring numerous buildings, roads and projects were stamped with Robert C. Byrd in his home state. Probably most notable is the statue of himself in the state’s Capitol erected with, that’s right, taxpayers money.
Now more than ever there needs to be a call for term limits for the good of America. Let’s hope that there is no one left that will break Byrd’s longevity record, Americans cannot afford it.
What a way to take the focus off of a pesky oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
While General McChrystal has spent most of his life defending freedom of speech he does not, as a member of the armed forces, have the right to exercise it without paying a heavy price. McChrystal’s callous interview is indefensible.
Like any military man preparing for war, McChrystal has been trained to tolerate stress, pain, heat and cold among other states of duress. The training that was omitted was tolerating incompetent, civilian leadership. It would appear that this should be required training for all Generals and Admirals.
Had the U.S. fought World War II like we fight modern day wars we would still be fighting the Japanese and Germans or possibly speaking a combination of both. The Rules of Engagement (ROE) in Iraq and now Afghanistan are reprehensible. In WWII there was one rule – WIN! Overwhelming force and power was used extensively, there were no apologies or hand wringing in the use of both. A politically correct war that takes into account Rules of Engagement that aids and abets our enemy takes a greater toll on a warrior than a regular all-out war where success is measured by defeating and eliminating your foes resulting in a victory. If Ghengis Khan were alive today he would rule the world over these present day panty waist politicians.
Every military member knows they are expendable, it’s a harsh reality and indicative of the theory that no one is irreplaceable. If one member is taken out for whatever reason there is another to take their place. That theory includes Generals. It is imperative in order to complete the mission. There was only one inevitable and acceptable outcome from the breach of discipline that McChrystal displayed and that was to resign.
The military persevered through the Clinton years under the perception of a President that spent his life having little use for the armed forces and the same Obama mentality of placing greater emphasis on “spreading the wealth.” The military survived Clinton and it will survive Obama. The United States cannot maintain and survive a perpetually protracted involvement in Afghanistan. The Soviet Empire tried and failed. There is little doubt that whenever all foreign forces eventually leave this pathetic country it will maintain its status as a barren, poverty-stricken wasteland vulnerable to the whims of the Taliban and there is nothing that any other country is going to do to change that.
No longer will McChrystal be remembered for having to wage a politically correct war in Afghanistan but will leave a legacy of having the poor judgement of agreeing to an interview with “Rolling Stone” magazine and unceremoniously being relieved of command. Was this infamous interview by General Stanley McChrystal a brilliant, calculated, strategic manuever? The military has been given an impossible assignment. It would appear that General McChrystal fabricated his own exit strategy out of an impossible task.
That’s for the Republicans to decide. What I think is more important, you can say it’s a political gift for us, and it is. But it’s dangerous for the American people, because while the ranking Republican would have oversight into the energy industry, and if the Republicans were the majority, would have actually the gavel and the chairmanship.
That’s not a political gaffe, those were prepared remarks. That is a philosophy. That is an approach to what they see. They see the aggrieved party here is BP, not the fishermen. And remember, this is not just one person. Rand Paul, running for Senate in Kentucky, what did he say? He said the way BP was being treated was un-American.
Other members of the Republican leadership have come to the defense of BP and attacked the administration for forcing them to set up an escrow account and fund it to the level of $20 billion. These aren’t political gaffes. You know, I’ve been in hearings. Joe Barton was speaking from prepared remarks. Rand Paul, who is running Kentucky, a leading Senate candidate for the Republicans said BP, the way they were being treated was un-American.
That is an approach to — they think the government is the problem. And in this balance, and the difference here is that BP made a mess. And the government, and also in the president’s view, in certain areas like MMS, hasn’t done its job.
~Rahm Emanuel to Jake Tapper, ABC News “This Week”
We already have a dangerous situation in Washington, Barack Obama and his Chicago thugs holding the country hostage to their liberal policy whims.
There is no evidence to support Rahm Emanuel’s theory that Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) spoke from prepared remarks representing a Republican philosophy other than Rahm said so therefore it must be a fact.
The Democratic fear mongering machine is alive and well.
It has now been almost two months and the oil still gushes from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Other than a desire to step on necks and looking for some ass to kick the Obama administration seems stymied as to which course of action to take with this current crisis.
Where is the outcry? Why is there no Hollywood outrage? The silence of the celebrity elite is deafening. What you have here is a clash of dilemmas. On the one hand you have an environmentalist’s nightmare while on the other you have this enormous love for Obama. What is a superstar to do? Where are the celebrities shampooing the oil off of pelicans?
While there has been some mediocre help it remains paltry compared to the Hurricane Katrina and Haiti earthquake relief effort. No international star-studded telethons to mention for this catastrophe.
There is, of course, the occassional blame George Bush for this oil spill mantra as if he donned scuba gear, swam down and pulled out the oil pipe himself. Had he still been in office there is no doubt there would be an endless outpouring of venomous rage from the liberal left calling for an immediate impeachment.
The Barack Obama administration brought the following philosophy to the White House, “You don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid.” Must be that the current Hollywood mindset is if you don’t talk about the oil leak and its escalating disaster it will eventually just go away without leaving a stain on their beloved leader.
Helen Thomas, White House reporter, issued an apology on Friday after the comment she made regarding Israel when asked by Rabbi David Nesenoff on May 27 during Jewish Heritage Day. “Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine”, was her well thought-out response. It seems the inside of Helen Thomas is just as hideous as the outside of her.
“I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians, they do not reflect my heartfelt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.”
~written statement from Helen Thomas
An apology does not unring the bell. It was more obligatory than a heart-felt atonement. With age must come the fluent truth of true feelings. Her deep regret is that her comments were made public.
The time for this senior citizen to retire has long since come and gone. Her rants have become the ravings of senility. Other than possibly a twisted form of nostalgia for some she no longer has anything of substance to offer.
Maybe her next declaration will be that all Americans should “go home”.
Richard Blumenthal, the Attorney General of Connecticut and Democratic candidate for the Senate, apparently lied about his Marine Corps service, specifically, on more than one occassion he spoke about serving in Vietnam. A bald-faced lie. How could anyone mistake having served or not served in Vietnam? But wait, now he is apologizing. Does that mean it is alright? It’s not like he spilled a drink on someone by accident and then apologizes for that incident. Lying is a deliberate act, made by choice. In this case to prop up a phony facade of himself as the conquering war hero. It is disgusting and repugnant.
Is there not one honorable person in the state of Connecticut that the people can nominate that is not a liar? What does that say about the people of Connecticut? Must they elect a liar come hell or high water? At least Blumenthal is proving himself to be a liar before he reaches Washington.
I served with Marines that never saw one day of combat. I also served with Marines that during their careers came under brutal enemy fire during combat operations as well as those that were seriously wounded on the battlefield. The one common entity that connects these Marines is that those who never saw combat were no less honorable than those that did. Blumenthal would do well to learn the lessons of Marines regarding core values and integrity. It’s apparent that he does not recognize these terms.
Those of you that support or vote for him, shame on you. If you feel so strongly about electing a liar at least keep him contained in Connecticut and elect him to an office within the state so that he does not go to Washington and affect the rest of us in this country. There are enough phonies and liars in our nation’s capitol. In case you haven’t heard, no one likes a liar.
