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Montana Could Be Lost

Posted by Sgt Relic on Saturday, March 15, 2008 7:20:52 PM
No, this doesn’t refer to the elections or even the literal sense one would associate with car keys. Apparently Montana could be poised to leave the union. From the pages of "The Patriot Post (PatriotPost.US)" , publish by Mark Alexander, and reprinted here by permission, the story is reported as follows:

“In the continuing saga of District of Columbia v. Heller, 39 of Montana’s elected officials have signed a resolution declaring that a Supreme Court ruling against the individual right of gun ownership would give their state grounds for leaving the union. It seems that when Montana’s settlers signed a statehood contract in 1889, one of the conditions was that the federal government agreed that individuals had the right to keep and bear arms. If the Supreme Court rules that firearm ownership is merely a state or “collective” right, Montana officials say that the statehood contract will have been breeched. “The U.S. would do well to keep its contractual promises to the states that the Second Amendment secures an individual right now as it did upon execution of the statehood contract,” Montana Secretary of State Brad Johnson said in a letter to The Washington Times. The Times also notes that the “collective right” interpretation of the Second Amendment doesn’t hold water in Montana because the state didn’t have a militia in the 1880s. “It’s pretty disingenuous as an argument,” Gary Marbut, president of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, said. “At the time, they had no image of what a National Guard was. But history and logic don’t always prevail in these matters.” Indeed. Our advice to the Supreme Court is that before they upset somebody with their ruling, they might want to consider which side has the guns.”

The last line is bolded for emphasis, in the opinion of this writer, it is the best line I heard all week.

For those not familiar with the Patriot Post, it is a free subscription newsletter delivered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by email. It is a conservative eye view of the events transpiring during that week. Monday features a short brief, Wednesday a medium size chronicle, and Friday a fuller digest version. Reagan liked it and I think most of the readers here would too.
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Ah! Springtime

Posted by Sgt Relic on Monday, March 03, 2008 7:47:57 PM
“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love” – from the poem “Locksley Hall” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
 
Spring is rapidly approaching. It is a time of renewal and rebirth when the earth reemerges from her long winter slumber and puts on her verdant glory. It is once again time for the vernal equinox, time to plan and plant, or engage in the annual ritual of spring clean up.

It is the most important time in the Christian liturgical calendar; spring brings the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It signals the approach of Passover, the Jewish celebration of their deliverance from their long Egyptian captivity. The Venerable Bede, the 7th century Anglo-Saxon cleric, tells us that Easter takes it’s English name from Eastre or Eostre, the Teutonic goddess of dawn, whose celebration occurred during the vernal equinox. Many explanations for the word origin exist and like all good debates, this one doesn’t seem to be over either.

Spring has always been a special time of year for this writer. Not only will it mark the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of my 31st birthday, but also more importantly, it is again time for the Easter bunny. History doesn’t tell us how it came to be that an extremely philanthropic rabbit came to be associated with the distribution of brightly colored eggs and sweet treats to children of all ages, and I do mean allllll… ages, but unlike most subjects dealt with here I am willing to swallow (pun intended) this bit of lore, lock, stock and hope. One caveat should be disclosed at this point; since I am a conservative to the core, I naturally loath any dependency for these free distributions, by an unelected, unaccountable, and as far as can be determined, unconstitutionally appointed Leporid.

Leaving nothing to chance I make it my annual obligation to assist in the this great and glorious undertaking, by supplying my own jelly beans. Of all of the confections associated with this observance, nothing stands above the simple jelly bean in my affections. No, not those wimpy little things that Ronaldus Magnus kept on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office, but the real deal, the pectin centered, wax encrusted, tooth destroying, sugar coated jelly bean of legend.

The problem that has emerged with my advancing years is centered in the fact that at some time my tastes ceased to be the driving force in marketing. Perhaps it was the introduction of Gatorade or Sweet Tarts, but whatever the market force was, American’s ceased to be a people satisfied with possibly suffering frost bite to retrieve a, straight from the ice filled galvanized trashcan, longnecked glass bottle, of Grape Nehi. Today it can’t be just one flavor. Oh Noooo! It must be an Orange/Guava/Pomegranate/Sweat Sock flavored beverage, with names like Red Flaming Starlight Demon Mist. One is unsure if your getting a refreshing beverage or perhaps some new form of LSD.

Which brings me to the main point of this exercise (I really did have a main point, honestly), my annual quest for the perfect jelly bean. Retailers having long since recognized the need to market seasonal items quickly, now present the shopper with entire aisles of Easter merchandise. Row upon row of neatly stocked shelves filled to the brim with all of the needed supplies, from wicker baskets to that fake grass, now available in colors besides green, that will still be showing up in your carpet and furniture in October, much the same as its 1st cousin, the Christmas Tree tinsel, which refuses to leave the house in any time frame under 6 months.

Ever the optimist, I began the search at my local outlet. There was of course the usual array of chocolate Easter bunnies, molded in exactly the same shape as those in use in the time of the Vernerable Bebe, and as you may remember from childhood, disappointingly HOLLOW. What staggers the mind is that even though our more affluent society has made possible the solid chocolate bunny, they now come in a profusion of varieties. There were milk chocolate bunnies, dark chocolate bunnies, dark chocolate crème filled bunnies, chocolate peanut butter bunnies, chocolate and marshmallow, chocolate with almonds ,and something new, a Pastelle no chocolate, chocolate bunny, available in pink, green, white and purple. The gimp would have loved the latter.

Undaunted by my first encounter, I moved quickly to the bagged candy section and there was presented with an array of egg-like products, too numerous to possibly list with only the resouces of TH’s servers to support the data. I found Robin’s eggs, actually candied shell malted milk ovoids, M&Ms in decorated egg shape, ranging from the traditional milk chocolate center to dark center, peanut butter, peanut centered and something called a bunnie mix that I assumed to be a combination of all the aforementioned. There were egg shaped Snickers, oddly decorated in sports themes, bubblegum eggs, Nestle’s crunch eggs, Reeses’ eggs also available in dark chocolate, and more varieties of Cadbury eggs than the number of colonies remaining in the British Empire.

Leaving the area of the dark chocolate/raspberry Three Musketeers behind, my spirits were on the ebb. As a former Marine, it is deeply instilled in my psyche, that quitting is never an option, so I marshalled my reserves, squared my shoulders and pressed on, and like many before me my resolve was rewarded, for there in front of me were bags upon bags of jelly beans. I first encountered the all black jelly beans, these are licorice flavor and are not to my liking but are favored by my wife, a fact that may explain, at least in part, our 38 years together. The scent of sweet success was in my nostrils, victory seemed close at hand as I located the spice flavor jelly beans, which were followed by Lifesaver flavors, Jelly Bellys, Ike & Mike, Hot Tamale, Starburst flavors, and finally, the end of the shelf.

That’s right, not one darned bag to be found, zero, zip, nada! As I departed the store, dark thoughts began to swirl in my brain; I thought, first incandescent light bulbs and now plain old fashioned jelly beans. Is nothing sacred any longer? When will they come for my Toll House cookies? I returned to the house in a black humour, my wife sensing my discontent asked if I had found everything at the store? The story poured out detailing every frustration I have felt since I discovered that Mt. Olive Pickle Co. had discontinued making Super Sweet Dill strips, to the disappearance of Queen Anne Cherries in heavy syrup which threatens to destroy a 50+ year tradition in the family.

My story does have a happy ending however, my wife, long aware of my fondness for real pectin jelly beans presented me with an extra large bag of the treasured confections she had tucked away as an Easter surprise. One of life’s little moments, but a huge reaffirmation that 38 years ago I made the right decision. Thanks honey! Happy Easter!
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McCain Wags the Dog

Posted by Sgt Relic on Friday, February 22, 2008 8:02:59 PM
Don’t look now, but many conservatives have just been played with the virtuosity of a Nicolo Paganni. Before anyone gets the idea that Sarge has wandered off into Ron Paul territory, let me quickly deny any notions of a conspiracy theory. We are looking at a well planned and perfectly executed campaign ploy, nothing more.

Yesterday, as I read the New York Times attack piece on John McCain, my first reaction was, this is it, this is the best the DNC newsletter of record can come up with? The Drudge link invited comment and I stated as much yesterday, adding my opinion that dragging out an 8 year old scandal, with conservatives on the fence over McCain, seemed to help McCain more than hurt him. The story just didn’t seem quite right. Perhaps the approach of "gezzerhood" has taken the edge off of my cognitive recognition skills? One of Murphy’s Laws of Combat states: If your attack is going too well, it’s probably an ambush. It just seemed too easy!

Question: What is John McCain’s biggest problem as the presumptive nominee?
Answer: Conservatives!

Questions: Who is McCain’s secret lover, a trim looking telecom lobbyist?
Answer: The New York Times and the MSM is more likely.

Then today in the pages of the Politico the lights came back on for this writer. The full story is available by clicking the Politico link or at the end of this article, but here are gathered for your examination, what I believe to be the most salient points of the story. Bolding and bracketing is mine.

[This little nugget was prefaced by a reference to the known animus for the NYT by conservatives]
“Even if they want to quibble [you might have caught the "snarky quibblers" remark on one of the front page articles today] within our own tribe, they’ll circle the wagons when we’re attacked by the Times,” said McCain campaign senior adviser Charlie Black.”

[The below reference to delay, in this case, seems to reference the 3 months the campaign had to prepare for game day]
“Since November, McCain’s campaign had feared the story and its impact. But the delay also allowed McCain’s backers to plot exactly how they would respond.”

[Now for  a little Fairness Doctrine Lite]
“At the same time, McCain backers were gathering up favorable reaction and analysis on the cable networks and forwarding it to conservative media voices [read: talk radio] and other opinion makers on the right.”

[Bozell a Townhall regular. Bloggers in folowing context is, I assume, referring to Senior Circuit types since I didn’t get the memo]
“Craig Shirley, a public relations consultant working for McCain, called conservative media critic Brent Bozell — a McCain skeptic. Bozell, who heads the media watchdog group Media Research Center, then issued a statement ripping the Times while defending McCain. Shirley’s firm sent that criticism, along with comments from Pat Buchanan, out to all conservative contacts, ranging from radio hosts to producers to bloggers. As one of the first conservative leaders to come to McCain's defense, Bozell provided ideological cover to others, including morning talk show host Joe Scarborough — another McCain skeptic — to support McCain and go after the Times.”

[Now, this is the important bit, pay close attention!]
“A few hours later, Davis [you remember him for his pandering comment] blasted a fundraising e-mail with the subject line "Here We Go," urging followers to "help to counteract the liberal establishment and fight back against The New York Times by making an immediate contribution today."

[This fairly well covers the conservative media, no word on the Washington Times]
“Conservative publications including The American Spectator and Human Events weighed in to defend McCain.”

[The following seems odd, they are a daily paper]
“The Times did not immediately defend itself” and “With silence from the paper, the McCain campaign was free to frame the debate.”

[Then comes the money shot]
“At noon, the McCain campaign got perhaps its most important break. Rush Limbaugh, who has been the senator’s worst tormentor since he effectively seized the GOP nomination, came on the air and immediately denounced the Times.”

[Notice it is not the network news broadcasts, but Limbaugh hammering the Times. Makes me feel better if El Rushbo got snookered too]
“When the network evening news broadcasts came on, all three of the pieces brimmed with McCain’s messages — and two of them carried clips of Limbaugh hammering The New York Times.”

[As I said back at the beginning, no conspiracies here, just a well organized campaign fundraiser]
"Tactically, the McCain campaign executed flawlessly and quickly to put this story back in the box,” said GOP strategist Phil Musser, a former executive director of the Republican Governors Association. “They reshaped the coverage from dawn to dusk, avoided any big name conservative defections and were actually monetizing the event online at the Gray Lady's expense.”

The last sentence makes me wonder if the Times should consider this a campaign contribution. Is that kosher under McCain/Feingold? Sorry Johnny, you had me going there for a minute, next time try something with Felipe Calderon so you can pretend to actually want to close the border. Who knows it might work!

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8629.html

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The Domestic Enemy

Posted by Sgt Relic on Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:52:41 PM

Move America Forward has been on the tip of the spear in the fight against the phony "We Support the Troops" liberals and the even more despicable groups, such as Code Pink. They are once again on the front-lines in Berkeley CA, where a lawless city council has put the Marine Recruiting Station under siege, by their willingness to abuse their offices' to promote the harassment of citizens engaged in their legal duties.

Even in the face of the threat of a suspension of governmental funding, the council continues to demonstrate their contempt for America, our military members, and our Constitution. In my opinion, the City of Berkeley must be shown that no one stands outside the law. Not Presidents, Governors, Senators or any other elected official in the land. I urge the Congress to act to cut off funding to Berkeley CA, and any other city or state following their example. I further urge that the Justice Dept. be directed to investigate, to determine if there has been any criminal or civil violation to be prosecuted. Move America Forward has asked for help getting this message out to the Internet community. Their statement appears below:

"Move America Forward is proud to unveil our brand-new TV ad that fights back against the Berkeley City Council's campaign against our military.

Watch the ad, share it with others - please time is of the essence, and we must get this passed around the Internet ASAP!" - Move America Forward
 
 
 

Email this message to your friends, go to their website for more information on how you can help in this fight. I will personally forward comments to them from this site.

Semper Fi!

Sgt Relic
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Aid to Africa

Posted by Sgt Relic on Monday, February 18, 2008 6:32:59 PM
One of my favorite websites. This little send up from the folks at The Onion takes a poke at a Washington sacred cow......Foreign Aid. OK, I will admit that they have a short revenue producer on the front and back, but we are all capitalists here at TH. I recommend that you continue to the end since their bump-out screen is usually hilarious. I normally watch these twice, the second time with the sound off so I can concentrate on the screen crawler.
 
 
Caution: Viewer content is not PC, liberals are advised not to watch without adult supervision.
 
 
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McCain Says, Get in Line!

Posted by Sgt Relic on Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:02:44 PM
Dr. Robert (Bobby) Eberle is President and CEO of GOPUSA, a company dedicated to promoting the grassroots conservative philosophy. In his most recent essay he makes the argument that the so-called independent vote has shrunk to a point that turnout is the key to winning elections more than the old strategy of moving to the center. He points to the opinion, held by the operatives of political strategy, that polarization has all but eliminated the independent voter. Dr. Eberle is a sound conservative and it would be unfair to characterize his position as being that of a hold your nose pundit. To his credit he calls instead, for the republican establishment to return to the base as quickly as they can. His essay includes the following excerpts:

“However, something happened in 2006 for which the establishment was not prepared. They learned that a turnout strategy will not work if the Republican base loses faith. Disgusted by corruption, failed promises on spending, the "good old boy (woman) nomination of Harriet Miers, and more, conservative turnout went down, and the Democrats took control not only of the U.S. House but also the Senate.”

'the Washington Times is reporting that "John McCain's campaign manager yesterday said the candidate will not pander for conservative support.' Pander for support? Only through the support of the conservative base does Sen. McCain have any hope of winning in November. He should be going out of his way to energize all Republicans by promising to uphold core Republican ideals.”
 
The Times included this quote as part of the same article:
 
“He (referring to Rick Davis, Mr. McCain's campaign manager) also disputed the sentiment from some conservatives that Mr. McCain needs to make a specific gesture to conservatives, such as selecting a vice-presidential nominee they can be excited about, to win their support. Instead, Mr. Davis said the important move is conservatives joining the McCain campaign, including defense, economic and social conservatives.”

Dr. Eberle is soliciting signatures on a new contract with conservatives, which I support and have signed, but hold little hope that it will be of any real value, at least in the near term. Since GOPUSA invites comments, I contributed the follow which I am determined will be my last essay concerning this primary season. There are plenty of governmental lunacies that require condemnation, if not outright mockery, to limit myself strictly to the presidential race. 

My Comment to GOPUSA (with some revisions and additions):

It is surprising that Dr. Eberle could write such a lengthy essay and never once touch on the reasons, which prompted me to stop donating to the RNC. In the run-up to the '06 mid-term elections an RNC who worker called soliciting support (read: money) was the first to feel the frustration from this member of the base. The two key reasons given were, the President out campaigning for Amnesty, and the failure of McCain and his gang of 7 to stay on their own side of the aisle. One might assume that these concerns are included in Eberle’s reference to “and more”, but it is troubling that conservatives are avoiding articulating many of the very serious reasons behind the ’06 disaster.
 
Mr. Rove gathered the remaining elected republicans after the defeat and told them the problem was spending alone, a major misread in my opinion, and Mr. Boehner, the minority leader, tried to make the case here on Townhall that the congress had “gotten it”. Does anyone honestly believe that after the spending in 2007 that there was any truth to those articles? I informed the RNC phone solicitor in ’06 that when they managed to bring the offenders under control I would return to my donations. I’m still waiting!

For 40 years I have worked for, and donated to, republican candidates. In this cycle there was only one candidate I can not hold my nose and vote for, and that is John McCain. He is like the schoolyard bully, who says to his victim, not only will you eat the dirt, but also, you will like it. I didn't eat the dirt then and I am too old to start now. I took my beating instead, and I will accept it again before I will accept changing a lifetime of principles.

I signed the contract, little good it will do, but it expresses my ideology. Rush Limbaugh is fond of saying that he is right 99% of the time, but anyone who catches his show knows that he has been predicting the implosion of the democrat party for years. The implosion seems to have taken place, but it has been on the right instead. This was completely predictable given the almost constant failure of this republican president, and his congressional majorities, to make any discernible rollback of liberal policies or to reduce the nanny government they have produced. To the contrary government grew at record levels adding new social welfare programs at tremendous, incalculable costs to the taxpayers, and pumping new billions into the myriad of departments never defined as a function of government by the constitution.

In ’08 republicans have tried to emulate the winning democrat strategy of '06 by running moderate to left of center republicans, pure genius (is there a font for sarcasm), and all it accomplished was to tear huge fissures in the republican base. Conservative resistance, like that displayed on the Miers nomination, was unsuccessful in bringing a viable conservative candidate into the race.

Huckabee sends religious conservatives spinning in one direction, while McCain grabs off the defense conservatives and a smattering of fiscal conservatives. Thompson had support from all three prongs of the conservative movement but was too slow to capitalize. Romney I think got the remaining fiscal conservatives, tried to juke, but got caught and was tagged a flipper and we may never know why Rudy was running as a republican. Paul is a Libertarian, and if they ever get a national defense plank and lose the druggie issues they might someday be a viable party. I have advocated elsewhere for a conservative takeover of the Libertarian party as the quickest means to eliminating their unacceptable party planks and ending up with a viable conservative third party.

As someone who thinks of himself as a conservative first, although before the term was popularized I used to say a constitutional traditionalist, conservative was shorter and easier, and expressed the same ideology, I now find myself numbered among the politically homeless, witness the McCain managers statement above. It is odd, since my ideology encompasses all three of the legs of conservatism, strong national defense, fiscal restraint guided by the constitution, and a resistance to social engineering as not being a function of government, that no party now offers a candidate that doesn't require me to abandon at least one of these core principles.

If McCain is elected, even if it is closer than the 2000 election, if that is possible, he will portray his election as full validation for abandoning sovereignty and all of the other actions he has taken which have been decidedly anti-conservative. You know them all, so there is no reason to enumerate the many McCain/[insert a liberal] bills. If we come together, ignore the snubs, and outright attacks, and somehow manage to elect McCain, we will win the White House but we will lose our country in the process. Es cierto, No?

In support of this assertion the following quote from the Times article speaks volumes:
 
“Mr. McCain yesterday held a closed-door meeting with House Republicans to consolidate his support and begin unifying the party's elected leaders behind him. Even though many of those Republicans have fought Mr. McCain bitterly on immigration, campaign finance reform and other issues, Mr. Davis said the meeting was so congenial it was ‘almost like a rally’."

The democrat majority in the congress will be happy to accommodate a President McCain on amnesty, climate change, attacks on the constitution, and it would seem given the statement above ,that we can’t expect help from the “rally” crew.

Mr. Davis’ suggestion that it is conservatives who should rally to the McCain banner, not the candidate who must make overtures to the conservative voters is insulting at best. Given this kind of strategic thinking I suppose I can expect them to say something nasty about my mother as we get closer to election day. Yeah! That's the ticket.

Finis

http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=665
http://www.gopusa.com/activist/petitions/petition.php?petition=080211_cwc
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20080214/nation/437382070/1001

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Berkeley CA: Red Square West

Posted by Sgt Relic on Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:39:36 AM
Jamie Colby of Fox News is soliciting comment on the Fox News Blog concerning the Berkeley CA council's ongoing attack on Marine Recruiters in their locale. MoveAmericaFoward.org is asking that all who are interested contribute posts on this subject. MoveAmericaForward is planning a counter protest for Feb. 12th and Jamie Colby is following the story and referring to the blog posts. Not to be left out, Sgt Relic kicked in the following:

"I am a former Marine, wounded in Vietnam, and discharged for disabilities. Until my dying day I will carry with me, not just the scars of battle, but the bright memory of what it was like to be a member of the United States Marine Corp. Graduating from Parris Island and having the privilege to serve this great country, in a time of need, was a singular period in my life.

The council of Berkeley CA has again demonstrated that they know nothing of the basic duty and responsibility which citizenship requires. They declare themselves above the constitution and I submit that they are therefore outside of its guarantees.

This act is lawless and is, in my opinion, little different from an attempt at succession and rebellion. Their actions are sophomoric in the style of angry adolescents, who in their self-righteous immaturity, fire off a tirade to the school principal. The federal government must act to correct their behavior just as administrators and parents would act in my simile.

I would wager that the recruiters posted to this station would be happy to get back to Iraq or Afghanistan, which is probably a less hostile environment to them. Becoming a Marine is tougher than any recruiter could ever explain, but I find it impossible to believe that anyone could be unfamiliar with the deeds that have made the Marine Corps the elite organization it is today.

I could never fully articulate the contempt that I feel for the Berkeley council and their scurrilous attack on an organization whose bravery, integrity and honor have never been called into question."

If you can find a moment to post at Fox it would be great. It would be nice to see Townhall well represented.

Semper Fi!
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I'm Outta Here

Posted by Sgt Relic on Friday, February 01, 2008 7:02:45 AM

This has been a rough week. One of my employees introduced a virus into the workforce, which has proved to be only slightly less virulent than the "Black Death". I have been recovering but, outside of the occasional comment, I have not felt much like writing this week.
The Relic's have decided to decamp tomorrow for Florida. We will be surveying the damage done in the wake of the Florida primary and, since we are visiting family, will have an opportunity to debrief some of the deranged Boca residents who voted for Amnesty John. Although we had hoped that FEMA would assist with the much-needed mental health resources, we find that they are not even on the ground yet.

We will, of course, attempt direct interventions and provide counseling as needed, but since we are not health professionals, I fear this may be inadequate.

We will be carrying as many copies of the pocket constitution, pictures of what a fence looks like, as well as reference materials from such forgotten authors as Adam Smith, F.A. Hayek, and Ronald Reagan. Sadly, we will be limited by weight restrictions and there exists the possibility that TSA will not allow some of these materials on the airplane. Regardless, I will be commenting and blogging from sunny Florida beginning on Monday.

 

Excellent article by Brett Winterble of Human Events today.
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Ted Takes the Plunge

Posted by Sgt Relic on Sunday, January 27, 2008 6:29:13 PM

The ruling family of democratic politics, the Kennedy clan, has entered the fray for 2008. First, this from the AP, “The daughter of President John F. Kennedy endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying he could inspire Americans in the same way her father once did”. Coming close on the heels of a complete waxing in the S.C. primary, this had to be considered a blow to the dual candidacy of Bill & Hillary Clinton, however, it would seem that when you’re having a bad day things could still get worse.
The Politico is now reporting that Senator Edward Kennedy (L-PROMA) will also endorse the Obama candidacy. The headline reads “Ted Kennedy embraces Obama” and reports “The embrace [this is thought to be a metaphorical embrace] provides a dramatic rocket for Obama to ride into the frantic, nationwide campaigning ahead of the spate of Super Tuesday primaries on Feb. 5, the biggest day for nominating contests in U.S. history. Caroline Kennedy, the senator's niece and the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, will also appear at the rally.” That’s right friends, it’s another Twofer!
This turn of events seems to beg the question: What trumps what? Does the brother of JFK and RFK; also a senior Senator in his own right, and the daughter of JFK, trump a former President and his junior Senator wife? The Politico story includes this quote from a high-level democrat, “This is the biggest Democratic endorsement Obama could possibly get short of Bill Clinton,” It is reported that the endorsement comes despite a personal phone call from the former President. Wouldn’t you have loved to listen in on that particular call?
The RNC striking a conciliatory note, perhaps motivated by memories of the loss of donations created by Amnesty support from both Mr. Bush & Senator McCain, said, “Senator Kennedy’s rejection of his friend and colleague is a stunning blow to Clinton’s campaign.” The RNC is no stranger to stunning blows following the 2006 midterms.
What does it all mean? Team Clinton offers this useful insight in a quote from spokesman Doug Hattaway, “At the end of the day, the voters are going to choose a candidate on their merits, not on their endorsements.” There you have it from the good folks who brought you triangulation, titillation, and investigations, ENDORSEMENTS MEAN DIDDYLEY!


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/8134.html

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Thompson Withdraws

Posted by Sgt Relic on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:34:45 AM

Fred Thompson has announced that he will discontinue his pursuit of the Republican nomination for President. I was an early supporter of Fred. Back in March of 2007, he seemed to me to be the candidate who could take the White House, and repair the damage done to the party by a long series of weak leaders, who had turned it into democrat lite. I admit that I would have been happier if he had decided to enter the race in July, I know that the stage was set as far as I was concerned, but it didn’t happen and there was a loss of momentum, from which his campaign never seemed to recover. I still believe Thompson was the man with the right message as evidenced by the fact that he couldn’t get mugged by the press, right or left, if he had been standing in front of an open bar.

The press has been trying their level best to pick the candidates in this race, so in the tradition of the press I have decided on the following course of action:

Help Wanted

Conservative party seeks candidate for the position of President of the United States. Successful candidate will receive an annual salary of $400k plus benefits, medical, living quarters, and 24-hour security. Candidate must be willing to travel. The candidate must possess the following qualities:

Must be willing to defend the sovereignty of the United States.

Must be prepared to secure the borders.

Must be willing to turn off the job magnet currently attracting illegals.

Must be willing to defend the country against terrorism.

Must possess great fiscal restraint in managing a large budget.

Will be responsible for controlling company spending.

Respect for original intent a must.

Must support the 2nd Amendment.

Must respect traditional family values.

Must be committed to limited management control.


This is a contract position for four years with the option for one additional four-year renewal. Renewal is subject to job performance. The candidate must be over 35 years of age, and a U.S. citizen –English is a must! Video resumes are acceptable. We expect to fill this position on November 4, 2008; however, some previous decisions have been made later than that date.

If you feel that you can solve the problems of the world, while operating within the constraints of the Constitution, and are willing to work with people with varying levels of sanity, send your resume to Sgt Relic care of this blog. The successful candidate will be initially compensated 1 vote.

I suddenly find myself without a candidate. What to do? Soooo many RINOs to choose from and not a conservative in sight.

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Truce: Hillary & Obama

Posted by Sgt Relic on Friday, January 18, 2008 11:27:06 AM

On Jan.15th a truce was called between the Clinton and Obama camps.

Yesterday in Nevada, perhaps in an attempt to develop a fallback career, Obama tried out his standup routine in Las Vegas. The AP reports that when speaking about the debate questions, he said "Folks, they don't tell you what they mean!” This from a candidate who has managed to avoid actually saying anything of any real substance thus far in his campaign.

Obama is reported to have continued on the subject of Hillary's vote in favor of the bankruptcy bill in 2001, he quipped that she said, 'I voted for it but I was glad to see that it didn't pass.'(This is classic John Kerry), adding, "If you didn't want to see it passed, then you can vote against it!" This is quite a spectacular departure from statements on his website meant to explain his penchant for voting "Present".

This is explained, of course, as being deeply nuanced, incomprehensible to the uninitiated but somehow capable of conveying silent messages, sometimes contradictory, but always understandable by his fellows democrats in Illinois.

Obama then took on a recent Clinton accusation, tying him to supporters of the Yucca nuclear waste project. Obama denied these allegations vehemently, adding this pearl of a quote, "I'm against Yucca Mountain. I think the science is not there." Holy Global Warming! A democrat who doesn’t think that the debate is over?

One is forced to conclude that the truce is over! On the other hand, perhaps the Clintons well known sense of humor will give Hillary a good cackle. For those of you keeping score at home, this truce was shorter that an Israeli - Palestinian cease fire.

 

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080118/D8U87NUO0.html
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WRITER'S STRIKE

Posted by Sgt Relic on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:17:38 PM

The writer’s strike has spilled over into Casa Relic.  Mrs. Relic and I have been enjoying the prequel to “Lonesome Dove” currently running on CBS. Yes, I know it’s the Couric Bulls**t Station but “Comanche Moon” has remained faithful to the original story line.

The actors playing Captains Call and McCrea are doing a first class job of playing a younger version of the roles played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall in the original. Final episode is tonight, after which, I hope to get a new post up.

I never could resist a good horsesh*t and ordnance flick.

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Virginia Moves to Ban Testicles

Posted by Sgt Relic on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:48:00 AM

“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison

Here in Virginia, “Mother of Presidents”, home to Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, the citizens of the Commonwealth are in a period of great danger, also know as, the first session of the General Assembly. The first session is a 60-day period, during which our legislators enter into a whirlwind of activity in an attempt to conduct the business of the people.

The Shad Plank, a Virginia blog, is reporting the following:

“Del. Lionell Spruill, D-Chesapeake, is proposing a bill that would ban a decorative accessory that some truck drivers have hanging below their license plates. You may have seen them out on the road -- they resemble a certain part of the male reproductive system.

Late last week a few Richmond TV stations were talking to Spruill about other legislation when he started talking about how a constituent called and asked him to put in this more ... ummm... sensitive ... bill. Spruill says he is concerned because the accessories have been getting bigger lately  (we are not creative enough to make this up).

The video is priceless - wait for the point where the reporter asks "So you're opposed to testicles?"

"Yes...YES," Spruill replies.”……….. Video is here!

Bans, it seems, are rapidly becoming the national pastime. In fact, the zeal that the various levels of government demonstrate for bans is only surpassed by their thirst for tax dollars. This session will certainly prove to be no exception, bans against smoking are always proposed, texting while driving is new this year, and now banning trucks and cars with testicles. If the latter ever gets to SCOTUS you could put this one on Pay-Per-View!

This is “Nannyism” at it’s most hysterical, notice that in the video Del. Spruill emphasizes the safety issue of distraction of motorists, but ultimately it all comes down to the manner in which the driver is operating their vehicle. Do we not already have ordinances covering Reckless Driving, and Operating a vehicle in an unsafe manner? Not enough, we apparently need these diligent legislators to devise laws to cover every possible action that can be undertaken by a citizen and codify it into law.

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” – Thomas Jefferson

Americans really need to step back and stop shouting “There ought to be a law” every time they don’t happen to like something. You have been warned!  Sarge hates broccoli!

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CNN: Clearly Unbalanced

Posted by Sgt Relic on Sunday, January 13, 2008 7:41:50 AM
The Drudge Report is carrying a banner headline today that  reads: CNN Poll: Clinton or Obama would Beat any Republican. When you consider the pollster's recent stellar performance in New Hampshire, it stretches the imagination to give much credence to such a claim.  Long referred to as the Clinton News Network, one would  suppose to distinguish them from the Clinton Newsletter, aka the New York Times, they now make the claim that ANY Republican would be defeated by either of their socialist favorites.

ANY, you might assume would include all of the Republican candidates, but you'd be wrong. It seems that CNN has come to the conclusion that Thompson is either not running or is not a Republican. What was the criteria for this poll? Only candidates with double digit poll numbers unless they are a Conservative? The MSM is bouncing from pillar to post trying to pick the Republican candidate they believe can be beaten in November. Right now, "Amnesty" John is their RINO of choice, so was Rudy, Mitt, and Huckleberry.

There is a clear message here, it is a message of omission! The MSM is working overtime to keep Republicans ping-ponging from one candidate to another while doing their level best to make sure nobody looks at the only real conservative in this race, Fred Thompson.
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