Conservative Musings

ACORN Suing?

The publicity folks for ACORN sure have been making a mess of things.....one day saying no other office did what DC did, followed by 4 other offices shown doing the same things.  Each day, while the tapes were coming out, ACORN had to change their story.

Now comes the story that ACORN is suing Hannah Giles, James O'Keefe, and Andrew Breitbart for their recording and showing their visit to ACORN's Maryland office.  For those interested, a donation site for Hannah's defense fund has been set up.  I was able to get out to it just prior to tonight's Hannity story about it.  Since the story, it's been almost impossible to load.  Good news, I'd say!

I'll keep an eye out for defense funds for the others.

-Colonel Steve

Sweden Chooses Lower Taxes

Interesting to know that one of the most "nanny state" governments in the world now chooses to lower their taxes to spur job growth.  They learned that higher taxes meant no growth.

Guess it's our turn to learn this lesson.

-Colonel Steve

White House "Nursery"?

Chris Wallace lets the White House have it, considering them a set of "crybabies".



Maybe they need a nursery in the west wing.

(HT: Hotair.com)

-Colonel Steve

Pimp & Prostitute Promotion 7

Ed Morrissey of Hotair.com has told the story of the Senate amendment that de-funds ACORN.  This amendment passed in the Senate by a vote of 83 to 7.  The 7 choosing to continue promoting child prostitution through funding ACORN are:

• Dick Durbin (D-IL)
• Roland Burris (D-IL)
• Robert Casey (D-PA)
• Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
• Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
• Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
• Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

I am doubly wondering how Illinois and Vermont feel about their 2 Senators voting 100% for promoting child prostitution.

-Colonel Steve

Problems With Both Parties

Based on the interviews Reason.tv did with 9/12 Tea Party protesters, it seems folks there were upset with both parties, in 2008 and now.  However, those in power right now should strongly consider this...it's them these folks are aiming at come their next election.



-Colonel Steve

Recession Fleet

The stock market and unemployment rates aren't the only indicators of our economy.  Here, outside of Singapore, is the "ghost" fleet of unused cargo ships, currently not needed for economic trade.  Close to 500 of them, floating empty.

Wow!

-Colonel Steve

9/12 Tea Parties

Wow....sure looks like one or two people showing up in DC today.  I was originally planning on joining these few people there in DC but was unable to make it.

Although the bulk of people are showing up in the capital today, there are still other ones going on around the country.  Like Tollesboro, or Nicholasville, KY.  Our representatives in DC may be physically seeing this gang, but they do need to remember they aren't the only ones protesting today.

The DC traffic cams can be found here.

-Colonel Steve

Andrew Klavan on 9/11

(HT: Instapundit)

-Colonel Steve

Search Engine Memorials

For September 11th, 2009, Ask.com had this as their main page.  Bing.com had this as their main page.  Google.com, on the other hand, had business as usual for any ordinary day.

I've not exactly the biggest fan of Microsoft, but I think I'll be searching there more often.

-Colonel Steve

CNN Shoots First, Asks Questions Later

I, like Ed Morrissey, find today a strange day as we both agree with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.  As Politico notes:

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs today criticized CNN – not the Coast Guard – over the panic caused by the agency’s training exercise on the Sept. 11 anniversary, saying that the alarm could have been avoided if the network had checked its facts. 

As he questioned later:

She also asked why Gibbs didn’t think the Coast Guard incident was comparable to an Air Force One flyover in New York for a photo shoot in April that set off a panic there. The head of the White House military office, Louis Caldera, resigned in the wake of that incident. 

"If we set aside the media coverage, would you be asking this question?" Gibbs said.

So, in other words, had CNN not "jumped the gun", we wouldn't have even had a story to talk about.  Just having a relatively unknown Coast Guard drill going on in the Potomac River.  As they all should be.

-Colonel Steve

"You Lie" Triggers New Language In Health Care Bill

Very interesting to hear that Rep. Joe Wilson's "You Lie" comment has now triggered adding "proof of citizenship" legislation into the health care bill.  What happened to the "it was always there" statements?

The controversy over Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's shouting out "You Lie!" at the President over his claim that illegal immigrants wouldn't benefit from health-care reform apparently sparked some reconsideration of the relevant language. "We really thought we'd resolved this question of people who are here illegally, but as we reflected on the President's speech last night we wanted to go back and drill down again," said Senator Kent Conrad, one of the Democrats in the talks after a meeting Thursday morning. Baucus later that afternoon said the group would put in a proof of citizenship requirement to participate in the new health exchange — a move likely to inflame the left.

It seems the left is already upset about this.  Sounds like a repeat of the requirements of proving who one is when they vote.  The argument being made is that proving citizenship adds too much of an administrative cost to insurance policies.  Also arguing that not including "undocumented aliens" shrinks our risk pool thereby raising insurance costs.

Proving citizenship is a one time upfront issue, not a repetitive one.  We do that already when we board flights at the airport or buy alcohol.  Activities that daily protect us in some fashion.  Arguing that we should cover illegal aliens just to have a bigger risk pool goes against our own sovereignty.  The left has argued that our military shouldn't be used to fight for other country's freedom.  If that logic is true, then our money should also not cover citizens of other countries health care.

-Colonel Steve