1934 not so different.. eh?

Crap Pie

"Opinion" as some have stated previously is the domain of all.. along with A**holes

A recent opinion piece by Posner:

My theme is the intellectual decline of conservatism, and it is notable that the policies of the new conservatism are powered largely by emotion and religion and have for the most part weak intellectual groundings.

This part is opinion, sharing no fact to back up its claim. Whereas I can demonstrate by statics that global warming is indeed not happening, or is so sporadically so, that the label has had to morph to "climate change" for SOME level of validity. A preoccupation with abortion, an act which now is according to the most astounding poll results untenable to 51% of the country. And the spending and logistical failures of the previous administration definitely quite absurd, though priorities could well be argued and parsed.

If you fear the "Christians" or anti abortionists, or global warming deniers, or military supporters, lower tax policy wonks, or [homophobes - those who prefer not to bestow "special rights" on persons who engage in unnatural sex acts ] within the party trying to pull back a little to the right, yet accept more regulation, restrictions of energy source use, government control of business, and new taxes to pay (and reward bad spending) the bills, then you might be a Democrat.

There is no good end to Government gaining any more power over us. Its role is one of keeping brother from attacking brother, whether from afar or near. Its legitimate local practices include real infrastructure for commonly used, and required services such as Water and sewage. (Though it can be argued THAT could be done privately) Public Health, Public Safety as a role is correct. Public financial safety net is not, and the environmental hysteria over CO2 is an issue far from settled.

The current conservative movement is going to stand by that. Conservatives are not saying "Moderates we don't want you," but rather "look, if you want to be a democrat, then be a democrat, because saying you are Republican but adopting Democrat philosophies in a relativist manner doesn't make you a Republican.." You cannot remain fiscally responsible while supporting the statist tendencies of the left

Posner suggests there is emotion driving the conservative agenda, yet it is the fear mongering of the green movement which has placed so many jobs in the crapper in this state alone. Consider the current CAFE standards which have the manufacturer's average MPG set at about 30, and at the same time safety lobbies call for increased enhancement of door frame structure, collapse zones, etc.. THEN there are PPM mandates as well. Emissions (real pollution) output restrictions lower overall efficiency in automobiles. Nothing emotional about that, as it is fact. Add to this recipe a dash of decades old union-government hand holding and you have shit pie for Michigan or any other state that builds cars.

Our government HAS to remember we have competition in other parts of the world which learned from us, and all the lessons which made us great. And now we abandon them in a panic inspired "we are turning our planet into a dustbowl" takeover for the statist left. So yeah, I disagree with much of his assessment.

The best definition of the Role of the Supreme Court

Walter Williams is absolutely brilliant.

Short of plagiarizing the entire piece, I will excerpt the definition and allow you to travel to his full article for the remainder.

What is the role of a U.S. Supreme Court justice? A reasonable start for an answer is the recognition that our Constitution represents the rules of the game. A Supreme Court justice has one job and one job only namely; he is a referee. There is nothing complicated about this. A referee's job, whether he is a football referee or a Supreme Court justice, is to know the rules of the game and make sure that they are evenly applied without bias. Do we want referees to allow empathy to influence their decisions? Let's look at it using this year's Super Bowl as an example.

Brilliance.. no doubt about it.

Joe The Plumber and MI FairTax Director to Speak at Traverse City Tea Party/Town Hall

Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher will return to Northern Michigan this Saturday, May 16th for a Tea Party/town hall at the Traverse City Civic Center.

An outspoken advocate for Michigan's organized effort to bring truth in taxation and jobs to Michigan via the MI FairTax, Joe the Plumber will join a panel of speakers at 5:00 p.m. for open conversations with local residents.

Joe the Plumber has been pro-active in reaching out to Michiganders hurt by the economy, headlining rallies in Petoskey and Lansing earlier this spring. Joe has continued to shed light on the importance for tax reform in Michigan and at the national level.

This time Joe will be joined by MI FairTax Director, Roger Buchholtz. They will discuss how this simple tax reform proposal, the MI FairTax, will allow Michigan labor and business to compete in the global economy without the burden of taxes being hidden in the price of their products.

"More and more groups are organizing in protest of our state's economic decline and our failed tax structure," Buchholtz said. "The Michigan FairTax Association (MFTA), a statewide organization dedicated to true tax reform, is assisting citizens at the Tea Parties in their expression of exasperation about the direction of our state and failure to take corrective action."

More information on this event and the MI FairTax proposal is available at:

www.mifairtax.org.

Best piece on Miss California yet.

Coulter lays it out like no one else could.. Ann explains the trouble Liberals have with Prejean..

Christians are supposed to be fat, balding sweaty little men with bad complexions. It's liberals who are supposed to be the sexy ones. (I know that from watching "The West Wing" and all movies starring Julia Roberts.)

I am hardly religious, but can truly appreciate this line, and feel it is likely the best way I have seen it explained:

Christians aren't people who believe they are without sin; they're people who know they're sinners and are awestruck by God's grace in sending his only Son to take the punishment they deserve.

Coulter hits the nail on the head throughout the entire article.. Up until her take on the issue, I was actually getting a little yawney about it all..

EFCA opposition video..

Tea Party Dissention

We who work, live by the rules, make the best attempts to pay our bills on time, make no excuses for OUR failures, and become the targets of those who promote more of the flawed economic fantasy which brought us to this economic condition. Several of the most frequented blogs have now begun to criticize the tea party participants and even the few news sources who have "dared" to report on the events. Well, we hit close to home, those who support an ever burgeoning government tend get a little crazy. (Picture a few more Subarus or Volkswagens getting more bumper stickers plastered to the point of non rear view visibility.)