Going Muslim

Careful… That is the title of this article I want to get the word out about.  Political correctness has a terrible downside and Tunku Varadarajan nails it beautifully.  David Warren has a similar article here.

Crucifixion

Lets be honest: this is brutal.

Further honesty:  after raping 5 kids this is a much punishment than life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Racism in America

Atlanta, ladies and gentlemen, is poised to elect their first white mayor since 1973.  Wow.  I did not know they had been that long without a white mayor nor did I know it was such a big deal the the cities black population.

Now Atlanta has done well under the black mayors.  One mayor claims to have brought in 1,100 new companies and with it $70 billion in private investment (my favorite kind!) and 1 million new jobs.  Awesome!

This quote bothers me however.  I am quoting straight from the Washington Post:

Black mayors have occupied City Hall since 1973, but this year, a white City Council member is leading in the polls, even though two black civic leaders urged black voters to unite against her.

Why are they uniting against her?  Because she is white.  If white voters unite in Chicago to opposed a black successor to Richard Daley all hell would break loose on God’s good earth.  Thankfully the black candidates have distanced themselves from these civic leaders.  To urge black voters to do that is racism.

Even the British

Even the British have notice President Obama’s position as campaigner-in-chief.  As we discussed extensively in my American Presidency class the position of the President has been shifting, most noticeably seen in presidents Clinton and Obama, towards one of the perpetual campaign.

The perpetual campaign is inexplicably tied to the presidential legislative strategy of “going public”.  Long story short, going public is when the President decides to skip out on striking a deal with a Congressman on some issue and instead travels to that Congressman’s district to convince his constituents.  The effect here is to try and cut the legs out from under the Congressman so he will vote for the President’s position.  The President in effect shuns the interests of the Congressman.  Over time perpetual shunning builds resistance to any proposal by the President in Congress making it much more difficult for either side to get anything they want done.  It is a lose-lose situation for Congress and the President.

This is accentuated even more when the same party controls both the Presidency and Congress.  In this case the Democratic Party begins looking bad across the board.  The only way out of this mess for the ruling party is to begin governing and stop campaigning.

Fox News

I do not have anything new to say on this topic.  I think, along with some other I will not link to now, the Obama administration is doing this as a feint to distract the more liberal parts of its base from a potential surge in Afghanistan.  The liberal base is vehemently opposed to any escalation in that conflict and wants the troops brought home.  I imagine if anything is a tip off that they are considering such a move then it is the attack of Fox News.  The liberals Obama is throwing this bone to hate Fox News only second to former President Bush.

For your consumption you can check out these videos:  Pay Czar Interview, Fox News enemy of America.

Please do not be worried about Czars.  1) They have no legislated authority, 2) they have no budget, 3) they have no staff.