Category: The Kitchen Sink

Hmmm, nice to know there’s another moderately smart lawyer out there. John Hinderaker summed up one of the points I made in a conversation w/my Wonder Woman earlier,

Given his [MaCain’s] prescient warnings about Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac–once again, whatever you think of his positions on some other issues, he has indisputably been not just right but far ahead of the curve on one of the most significant issues of our time–McCain has a lot to work with. He needs to reaffirm his support for a free economy, while emphasizing his credentials as a reformist.

This isn’t at all contradictory, since the main corruption of recent times has come from the intermingling of the public with the private. A reaffirmation of free enterprise, with reasonably low tax rates, is entirely compatible with a righteous determination to drive the money-changers–in fact, nearly all Democratic money-changers–out of the federal temple. Someone needs to remind McCain that “reform” is not synonymous with “regulation.” On the contrary.

No, I don’t think Hinderaker has twc central bugged. What he said is just (not-so-common) common sense. Of course, what I miss in all the commentary I’ve read about the political debates-by-proxy in various media and the economy is some substantive talk about energy policy. Frankly, it’s stupid t talk about Wall Street, Wall Street, Wall Street and leave out the simple fact that a robust economy runs on its energy supply. And that having the throttle of that energy supply in foreign hands is stupid.

Let Juan Mexicain talk about the issues as Hinderaker outlined them and let Palin pound on, “It’s the gas prices, stupid!” (and other pertinent energy issues) and the poor Obamassiah will not be able to keep up with the dialog, no matter how fast his teleprompter scrolls.

I’m still waiting for MCCain to cave to ANWR drilling. If he does that, I’ll hold out hope for him seeing some good sense on immigration policy as well. Hope for change like that is a good thing.

If McCain can do these things, he might even have some coat tails come November.

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Hmmm… it just occurred to me (for the umpteenth time) that there is still some virtue left in the Repugnican’t camp. Not once in this campaign cycle have I heard/read a Repug wishing for another terrorist attack on our soil–a disaster that could only serve to enhance Repug chances at election–but I have heard/read Dhimmicraps and their fellow travelers chortling with glee at hurricanes striking the U.S. (especially Ike disrupting the Repug convention) and economic problems. Seems Dhimmis run on the pain and suffering of others and have a vested interest in more pain and suffering happening to keep their trains running.

via email from Hugh:

*heh*

For once I agree with The One:

“If we’re going to ask questions about, you know, who has been promulgating negative ads that are completely unrelated to the issues at hand, I think I win that contest pretty handily,” Obama said.

(Whadda maroon.)

And here I thought he didn’t have an honest bone in his body…

h.t. IMAO

Go ahead. Fire up your email client and send this link to everyone you know:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8

Climbing fast toward 6 million viewers and the Mass MEdia Podpeople’s Hivemind has no time for it.

Naturally.

h.t to… just about everyone outside the Mass Media Podpeople Hivemind.

Oh, just read.

Snark bark:

Alas, while setting their own pants on fire, Howie [Kurtz] & co also managed to spill the lighter fluid all over Barack’s coronation robes.

(*sigh* Envious much, twc? Yeh, such turns of phrase are priceless.. :-))

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(h.t. Powerline. Note: the NRO site is among the slowest-loading news/commentary sites around, but Steyn’s post is worth the wait.)

[Hey, Charlie! Denial’s not a river in Egypt… ]

Via Powerline, The Anchress offers this compare/contrast matchup of different Charlie Gibson interviews:

Obama interview:

How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
How does it feel to “win”?
How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
Who will be your VP?
Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP?
Will you accept public finance?
What issues is your campaign about?
Will you visit Iraq?
Will you debate McCain at a town hall?
What did you think of your competitor’s [Clinton] speech?

Palin interview:

Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level job?
Questions about foreign policy
-territorial integrity of Georgia
-allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be members of NATO
-NATO treaty
-Iranian nuclear threat
-what to do if Israel attacks Iran
-Al Qaeda motivations
-the Bush Doctrine
-attacking terrorists harbored by Pakistan
Is America fighting a holy war? [misquoted Palin]

Instructive, no?

I watch/read political attack ads, speeches and interview comments very, very carefully. They can contain useful information a candidate simply would prefer to keep hidden, after all. But when I see an attack by an Obamassiah campaign ad that features comments like the following, I look very, very carefully:

“”He admits he still doesn’t know how to use a computer, can’t send an e-mail, still doesn’t understand the economy, and favors two hundred billion in new tax cuts for corporations, but almost nothing for the middle class”

Hmmm, My dad’s 85 and is as computer literate as the average Windows user. What’s the story on McCain, I wondered. So, checking up, I found this (Thanks, Jonah Goldberg):

From the Boston Globe (March 4, 2000):

McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain’s severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCain’s encyclopedic knowledge of sports. He’s an avid fan – Ted Williams is his hero – but he can’t raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball.

(Emphasis in the material as quoted by Goldberg)

So, McCain “doesn’t know how to send an email”? Sure, I guess he could have someone set him up with a voice command system, but tell me: how easy would it be for YOU to use a computer if you couldn’t use a keyboard?

For making a scurrilous personal attack the cornerstone of his attack:

Strke one for that ad.

As for “still doesn’t understand the economy”… I’d not be throwing rocks from your glass house, were I you, Mr. Obamassiah. The kinds of central planning and control you’ve advocated for everything from energy to health care have all been done before, and the Soviets didn’t have any success, even with totalitarian control over people’s lives.

Strike two.

Tax breaks for the rich? What is the Obamassiah Campaign smoking? ALL of Obama’s tax proposals are: soak the producers and give to the drones. The tax cuts proposed (to be kept or expanded) by the McCain ticket, while falling far, far short of the benefits that would accrue with The FairTax, would nevertheless benefit all Americans. Think about it: tax cuts for corporations=lower operating costs. Those lower costs go to

–the bottom line, benefitting shareholders, among whom are nearly every non-governmental retirement fund in America, millions of individual, hard-working Americans saving and planning for their children’s college educations, to start a small business, for their own future retirements, etc.
–more capital for expanding business and creating jobs here, instead of shipping them to a more favorable tax climate
–more money for wages

And much, much more. Heck, lowering business taxes and thus spurring growth has proven to actually raise tax “income” for the government in the past (facts are stubborn things).

Who, exactly, doesn’t understand the economy and taxation? *feh* What a maroon.

Strike three, this ad’s out!

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“”Never stop a man who’s commiting suicide with the jawbone of an ass.”

Question: Can leftists really be this stupid and tone deaf?

Sarah and Todd Palin’s decision to complete her recent pregnancy, despite advance notice that their baby Trig had Down syndrome, is hailed by many in the pro-life movement as walking the walk as well as talking the talk.

But a senior Canadian doctor is now expressing concerns that such a prominent public role model as the governor of Alaska and potential vice president of the United States completing a Down syndrome pregnancy may prompt other women to make the same decision against abortion because of that genetic abnormality. And thereby reduce the number of abortions.

While the answer to my question is obviously, “Yes!” I’d advise you click on over to read the whole thing. See for yourself just how stupid and tone deaf leftists can be.

Once again,

“Never stop a man who’s commiting suicide with the jawbone of an ass.”

Yep. That applies as well to the Hivemind.

UPDATE: The LA Times post referenced above is now missing, but you can just RIGHT CLICK on the image below and open to see a sreencap of it:

h.t. Hugh Hewitt