On this Strictly Right: a celebration of Christine O’Donnell’s victory, an analysis of the citizen legislators heading to DC in 2010, why I’m thinking of picking up smoking, Democrat hypocrisy and much more.
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If there was any doubt that U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene (D-SC) would fit in with the Democratic Party, the latest news should seal his fate. Alvin Greene was the long-shot sacrificial lamb candidate elected to challenge Sen. Jim DeMint for re-election in November.
Authorities said he approached a student in a University of South Carolina computer lab, showed her obscene photos online, then talked about going to her dorm room.
A Richland County grand jury indicted Greene, 32, for disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity — a felony — as well as a misdemeanor charge of communicating obscene materials to a person without consent.
If convicted, Greene could face up to three years for the misdemeanor or up to five years for the felony.
Now, I wouldn’t be too worried as I don’t think his chances at victory could be any lower. However, let’s face it, this is the idiot who thought that selling bobbleheads of himself would be the best way to help the economy.
In case you missed it, here’s Greene in action:
H/T
That’s right — Chuck Devore.
Sarah Palin last week made the bone-headed move to endorse RINO Carly “Demon Sheep” Fiorina in the GOP primary race to replace Barbara “Don’t Call Me Ma’am” Boxer’s California seat in the U.S. Senate. Thankfully Chuck is making ground. And 24 fans can proudly unite behind him.
Note that the military experience discussed in this video is actually real, unlike some people’s…
Crist Almighty, I can’t say that I’m surprised by this, but I kind of hoped that Governor Charlie Crist (R-FL) could take the high road at least this one time in his life and challenge Marco Rubio in the Republican primary, not in the Florida senate election in 2010.
Despite repeatedly assuring voters that he would not seek the Senate seat as an independent, sources close to Crist say that he’s having a change of heart.
It may be the worst-kept secret in American politics today, and it’s apparently about to become a reality. Reliable sources informed me today that embattled Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, whose early lead in his US Senate Republican primary race against former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio has essentially reversed itself in the polls, is preparing to announce sooner rather than later that he will leave the GOP and continue his run for Senate as an independent. Sources add that the speech Crist will use in his announcement is now being drafted.
As Reagan said, when it comes to people who wont subscribe to true conservative principles, “let them go their way.” However, I must admit that I’m a bit concerned about how this will affect Rubio (the conservative one) in the general election. If it was a standard race with a Republican versus a Democrat, Rubio would take it hands-down. However, the presence of a “moderate conservative” (gag) could off-set things a bit.
However, at least Florida doesn’t have to worry about having a boring political ‘scene.’
H/T to AllahPundit.
As a person is going bankrupt, they eventually come to the tough realization that they cannot afford what they need – the credit cards are maxed, the bank won’t loan any more money, and the creditors are calling. At this point, the person tries to avoid the inevitable. They stop spending and cut back on the necessities.
But alas, it’s too late. They declare bankruptcy.
It looks like this has happened with the government.
Obama’s jobs bill has been stalled in the Senate Budget Committee by the Republicans and the Democratic Chairman Kent Conrad. This is because the bill called for using remaining bank bailout cash to fund the jobs bill.
That’s right folks, Senator Kent Conrad has shown a rare moment of financial restraint. Using the bailout funds would add $80 billion to the already $13 trillion national debt.
Now, why would the democrat in charge of the budget stall a jobs bill in an election year?
Public opinion polls show that people demand action on jobs. Since being elected, the only jobs related legislation signed into law has been the stimulus – which has been a failure and is incredibly unpopular.
The democrats need a jobs bill (even if it doesn’t work) so that they can claim that they are doing something about the economy. Otherwise, they are (even more) doomed in the polls this November.
Yet, Senator Kent Conrad sees the writing on the wall. The democrat’s taxpayer funded spending spree has gone so far that they can no longer afford the one bill that may keep some of them in office.
Let’s think about this.
Every progressive agenda item was an absolute necessity immediately. We could afford every progressive priority.
Senator Kent Conrad and his democratic cronies believe that the jobs bill will work.
But America can’t afford the jobs bill.
There are only two possibilities for why Kent Conrad actually did this:
You decide – but either way, it’s not pretty.
Ari Fine and Andrew Lawton focus on Obama — the Great Marxist Deceiver — and his turning his back on America. As well, a great chat with Arizona Senate Candidate J.D. Hayworth brings attention to America’s most liberal Senator, John McCain.
Note: the background is the Arizona flag (I had never seen it either.)
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Just a tremendous new commercial from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. I hope that they continue to hit this hard.
UPDATE: Congressman J.D. Hayworth has confirmed that he will join Ari and I on Strictly Right Radio in 2 weeks, so stay tuned!
At least the Democrats are getting good at something.
Philip Klein of The American Spectator Reports:
In a phone interview with TAS Thursday afternoon, [Rep. Paul] Ryan [R-WI] said that he expects Democrats to begin the complex process on Monday, under which they would have the Budget Committee approve a phantom bill by midnight, which they will then send over to the Rules Committee. At that point, the Rules Committee will strip out all of the language in the phantom bill, and insert the changes to the Senate bill that Democrats have negotiated.
Now, this whole rigmarole sounds a little confusing — which it is. The Democrats have attempted to look at every possible loophole to pass Obamacare without going through the standard congressional process. Big surprise, they failed. So, instead of finding a loophole they’re making stuff up, which David Axelrod doesn’t seem to mind:
The one thing I’m sure of is that the American people don’t know or care much about the sequencing of parliamentary procedures. They want an up or down vote after a year long debate to bring this to a close.
Well David, you’re right that Americans do want to bring this to a close. Similarly, they also want to bring the Chicago politics that you and B. Hussein Obama seem to insistent on keeping in the White House to a close. Sorry, what was that? You don’t actually care about what Americans want? My bad.
Healthcare has become the new Chicago 2016 Olympics. Politicians have lost sight of whether or not it’s a good idea. Now, it’s simply a legacy bill. Obama doesn’t care about health insurance for the poor; he proved that quite clearly when he let one of his supporters die (and be buried in a Barack Obama t-shirt.) He doesn’t care about saving the world one free surgery at a time, he wants to go down in the history books. And he will, and the first one-term African American President.