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Victor Davis Hanson knows so well how to say what anyone with a sense of decency innately knows. From NRO: A Teachable Moment on American-European Faultlines By Victor Davis Hanson The full story is not out on Dominique Strauss-Kahn and he is innocent of forcible sexual battery until proven guilty, but already the case has exposed an ancient abyss between European elite and American popular

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Well, it won't smell as sweet as a rose, but it will still be a death panel.  We may be older folks but we aren't stupid. Read this from Investor's.com: Will Congress Kill 'Death Panel 2.0'? By JOHN MERLINE In the year since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the individual mandate requiring Americans to buy insurance or pay a fine has attracted the most attention. Another

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I hate to admit it but I think a Washington Post editorial by Richard Cohen just put how I feel about Newt into the words I could not find.  I disagree with them that their Fact Checker "is possibly the most powerful force for good since Clark Kent encountered a phone booth. "  But buried in the article on Newt Gingrich, a hard hitting, get Newt article (and they do, as have many others) is the

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And Well they should be -  look at this: Stunner. Muslim Brotherhood “Reformer” to Run for President in Egypt Posted by Jim Well, who could have known? That is, who in the President's orbit. The rest of us knew all along the Muslim Brotherhood was not good news in the Egyptian uprisings.

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from The Strata-Sphere by AJStrata Obamacare Fails – Big Time! There is a striking story from the AP today, which does not seem to be getting much attention. It turns out Obamacare’s ignorant, naive and overly complex Rube Goldberg solution to ‘fix’ the best health care system on the planet has run into a major problem. It has been rejected by 90% of the premiere health organizations as

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The World Turned Upside Down -- Again  Amid global upheaval, our leaders have forgotten how strong America really is. Tough Times for Radical Islam Osama bin Laden's world of terrorism no longer exists. A Weird Sort of Hate I think it is time to move beyond the Pakistani "alliance": quietly and without fanfare cut off all aid, and wish them well as they seek their own path without the United

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Those parties would be the Democratic Party and Osama bin Laden via Al Queda. Read this from American Thinker. Osama Bin Laden's strategy sounds familiar Phil Boehmke Wait just a minute, captured documents reveal that Osama Bin Laden wanted to use race and class warfare to weaken America? Isn't that what the Democratic Party has been doing for the past half century? ABC News reports: Osama Bin

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So you are getting links in a big bundle. Mirroring the Canadians in the UK, Conservatives win Election results 2011: Lib Dems suffer worst losses in a generation I guess they just didn't know it before. Pakistan Forces Arrest 40 Suspects Connected to Bin Laden This is not surprising. I know some very good teachers who do not vote with the union, but.... Nation's largest union asks members to

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I've had many emails back and forth with friends and other conservatives about the dissembling going on within the administration on exactly what happened during the raid that ended in the death of bin Laden.  I cannot believe that anyone is feeling more trust and love for the president and his fellow Democrats unless they already felt great trust and love.  You may have realized this but I don't

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From Four Block world:

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From National Review's online Journal: Bin Laden Fallout I think there will be repercussions from the hit, and most of them will turn out to be good in terms of the War on Terror.1) The world must now realize that the domestic antiwar movement is dead, kaput; it cares not a whit whether we assassinate bin Laden or a son of Qaddafi or go into Libya. Everything is on the table now and there are no

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Editorial Board Opinion A strategy of slowness? THE DEFINING characteristic of the Obama administration’s response to revolution in the Arab world has been its slowness. When protests first erupted in Egypt in January, the administration’s first reaction was to publicly pronounce Hosni Mubarak’s government “stable”; President Obama did not support the demonstrators’ demand for the dictator’s

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In spite of the mainstream media and journalists trying to douse our hopes for the future it seems the people of Canada are also on a conservative bent. From Yahoo News Canada: Canada's Conservatives score massive election win Reuters OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservatives stormed to a decisive victory in Monday's federal election, winning 54 percent of the seats in Parliament and securing a

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When Charles Krauthammer is on, he's on! Leading from behind is such an oxymoron that reading it as the initial writer used it makes my head spin. Once again I feel like I'm living in an alternate universe...The Obama doctrine: Leading from behind - The Washington Post

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Hugh Hewitt has compiled a list of reasons President Obama should not be reelected. This is a true must read. And truthfully he hasn't listed ALL the reasons, I can think of a couple myself that aren't on there, and so can the commenters. The Obama Project: The Case For Change - Page 1 - Hugh Hewitt - Townhall Conservative

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Sorry for the original post about the Mommy Patriots, I really do know better. So, now that I've cleaned it up, please go take a look. It's a way of sympathizing/supporting/being one with all us mothers that are patriotic but aren't quite Mama Grizzlies or Tiger Moms.http://www.asamom.org/

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I am taking time out of Rockport to visit family in other parts of Texas.  First my brother in Clifton; now I am at a sister's home in Longview.  I was just treated to a wonderful dessert of dewberry cobbler with ice cream.  Don't you wish you knew my baby sister? We are a family of seven siblings. The oldest, a brother, passed away in January.  Even though we have always been a close knit

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Just two - like they say about some poker hands, "read em' and weep." Nonpayers Complicate Republican Effort At Overhaul of U.S. Tax Code By Richard Rubin More than 45 percent of U.S. households won’t owe federal income taxes for 2010. That stems from decades of tax cuts and, in the minds of some Republican lawmakers, it’s also a problem. Policies designed to ease the tax burden of lower-income

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This is the Drudge headline- Half of U.S. households pay no income tax... This is the Yahoo news story: Super rich see federal taxes drop dramatically By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON – As Monday's tax filing deadline nears, ponder this: The super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all.

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In Texas 70% of Illegal Aliens Receive Welfare The Gateway Pundit: Could this really be happening in America?A new study says 70% of illegal aliens in Texas are on welfare. Chron.com reported, via Free Republic: Thirteen years after Congress overhauled the American welfare system, 57 percent of immigrants with children — those in the country legally or not — use at least one government, welfare

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Ed Katz at American Thinker has an essay on Harry Reid (and others)  who label those whom they oppose as radical and extreme.  Several paragraphs into the essay he has this to say: In our present political context, resting the definition of terms like "radical" and "extreme" on the specious designs of politicians like Reid and Schumer will prove extremely harmful to America. What Americans need,

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You can always tell when it's getting bad -- the New York Times or the Huffington Post has a truthful column about politics. This one is on the Puffington Host by Dylan Ratigan (of MSNBC no less) ratting out a blue rat who is defending the secrecy of a red rat. It's about how there was no deal. It was just political games. Like football. They've got blue jerseys and red jerseys, but they're all

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More on the legality of our President. Unraveling of Barry Soetoro: the sequel Following the publication of our article titled “The unraveling of Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barack Hussein Obama”, we’ve been inundated with hundreds of e-mails pointing out two alleged errors in our report.  We’ll accept the fact that we need to be taken to the proverbial woodshed over one of those errors. Officer John

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I got this in an email today.  It is from Patriot Post but came from a conservative friend. Trump, Not as a 2012 Candidate, but as a Blueprint My brother, Rush, said on his program Thursday that Donald Trump, in taking the fight directly to President Obama, has provided a winning blueprint for defeating him in 2012. Rush was referring to the way in which Trump -- think what you will about him

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Donad Trump has really shined a new light on this subject. Trumping up the constitutional eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama The unraveling of Barry Soetoro, a/k/a Barack Hussein Obama IITo those who are now speaking out about the Obama eligibility matter, I can think of no better statement than the one uttered by a very frustrated Officer John McClane, played by Bruce Willis in the movie“Die

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As I drove across the causeway that connects my village with the larger town I could see far across the bay to the farmlands that are becoming windfarms. It looked as if they were marching straight into our town of Rockport. We are in an essential flyway for birds, we have whooping cranes and sandhill cranes which are large vulnerable birds. Please do not let them get any closer. Wind power: Even

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America's dying industries: List of top 10 declining business revealed By Daily Mail Reporter It is a telling snapshot of how our lives, and what we buy, have changed over the last 10 years. A list of the top 10 declining U.S. industries was revealed today - and it's as varied as it is predictable, encompassing everything from garment manufacturing to video post production. While traditional

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Another one from Pajamas Media. Are we surprised? WHO Study Used to Justify ObamaCare a Scientific FraudFindings were skewed to show better performance from countries with socialized health care systems. by Rich Baehr During the long debate over health care reform in 2009 and 2010, the advocates for the legislation made several key arguments, suggesting most of all that a health care financing

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Nobody can make a correct point quite like VDH.  Can we call him a political John Wayne?  Well, according to this he probably wouldn't want that designation because of John Wayne's personal life. Kingdom of Lies I am a subject in a kingdom of lies. At 57, I have grown up with decades of untruth — advanced for the purposes of purported social unity, the noble aim of egalitarianism, and the

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From Pajama's Media: America’s Marxist Media For them, truth doesn't work like it does for you and me. by David B. Jenkins To think that two and two are four And neither five nor three The heart of man has long been sore And long ‘tis like to be. – A.E. Houseman, Last Poems, xxv It has by now become glaringly apparent to all but the most obtuse or thoroughly indoctrinated among us that a

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I'm not sure that is what David Ignatius is saying here, but it is what I think. Gates underlines the dangers in the Middle East Defense Secretary Bob Gates is running through the standard list of factors that have caused political upheaval across the Middle East: the youth bulge, unemployment, corruption. I start to ask another question but Gates cuts me off, as if he wants to underline the

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Liberal groups call for GE’s Jeffrey Immelt to resign from White House jobs council By Perry Bacon Jr Two liberal groups Wednesday called for General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt to step down as the head of the White House’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness following a report that GE paid no federal taxes last year despite more than $14 billion in profits. “One of the chief ways

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The Washington Post is writing about this today, yesterday and last week.  They just cannot get over the fact that people who got together to change the makeup of congress would actually want their mandates enacted.  Here is today's: (actually it is first from  the Associated Press) Tea party to House Republicans: Remember us? We helped elect you and we say no compromises WASHINGTON — The tea

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Is the Tea Party pooped? It must keep making its case Has the wind gone out of the sails of the smaller-government movement? Is the Tea Party movement going through a hangover? You can find some evidence for these propositions. In Washington, Democrats like former National Chairman Howard Dean look forward gleefully to a government shutdown, and Sen. Charles Schumer thinks he can drive a wedge

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This is from Patterico Pontifications: Original Pigford Claimant Calls It One Of “Biggest Conspiracies Against The U.S. Treasury Ever” [Guest Post by Lee Stranahan] Quick Note to Patterico readers – I’ve been working with Andrew Breitbart for several months on the Pigford story. The Pigford ‘black farmers’ settlement has cost over 2.5 billion dollars so far. A lawsuit initially meant to help

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This is worth repeating. It's a long read, but well worth it.Weblog Geertwilders - Speech Geert Wilders in Rome, 25th of March 2011

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Our own local Tea Party seems to be getting smaller and smaller, this is no time for letting up on the pressure of the conservatives on the "business as usual" politicians. It’s no time for a ‘party’ by Frank MieleIf you are a fan of this weekly column, you probably don’t think Democrats are the solution to this country’s problems. But if you think Republicans are the solution, think again.George

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Did you know his highway was already repaired? Have I missed something in the news lately?  Apparently I have. The Japanese road repaired SIX days after it was destroyed by quake The picture of gaping chasms in a Japanese highway demonstrated the power of the March 11 earthquake. Now the astonishing speed of reconstruction is being used to highlight the nation’s ability to get back on its feet.

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FIGURES… SEIU Is Partner With Obama’s Conservation Youth Corps Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, March 26, 2011, 6:47 PM Big Government Socialists Never Sleep— Just when you thought this radical administration was ready to cut back on their socialist agenda they surprise you with another shockingly radical initiative. Team Obama announced this week the formation of their American Conservation

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I'm not a lawyer, just a little old lady, but I call this slander. Horrible… Obama and Reuters Rewrite History to Smear Bush Posted by Jim Hoft Horrible. Barack Obama smeared Bush this week while discussing Libya in Chile. The Plum Line reported, via FOX Nation: In Chile, Obama puts forth his doctrine, defending the Libya mission by claiming that humanitarian interventionism is the “core

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This is from the Texas Tribune Voter ID Passes House After Long, Emotional Debate by Julian Aguliar After more than 11 hours of debate, seven points of order, more than 60 amendments and nearly as many heated exchanges, a mentally vanquished and emotionally exhausted Texas House preliminarily approved the controversial voter ID bill late tonight. The bill, SB 14, which would require that voters

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And Victor Davis Hanson knows how to say it much better than I. The Fragility of Complex Societies Thoughts on Japan There is no more ordered, successful and humane urban society than found in Japan. Like most Americans, these last few days I have been moved as never before by the courage and calm of the Japanese people amid such horrific conditions, as one of the most sophisticated and complex

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Question of the day posted by Don Quixote on Mar 13 2011 Why are so many people who are unwilling to do anything to stop Iran from getting and intentionally using nuclear weapons so freaked out at the possibility of a nuclear accident?A very good question, indeed.  But I think we know the answer.

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High court will revisit its ruling on beach access Harris County among entities pushing the move By ALLAN TURNER Faced with a tidal wave of legal protests, the Texas Supreme Court Friday agreed to reconsider a California woman's lawsuit that ended in a controversial ruling last November that left public access to some beaches in question. The court's decision to reopen the Carole Severance case

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German Authorities Confirm that Frankfurt Shooter Viewed De Palma Clip The combination of fictional American “atrocities” and radical Islamic preaching appears to have led Arid Uka to kill. by John Rosenthal According to the German wire service dapd, the German Attorney General’s Office has confirmed that the video clip viewed by the Frankfurt Airport shooter Arid Uka — and that allegedly

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I'd like to point out that as Americans and as Christians, the majority of us shun the Westboro Baptist Church for their ugly radical behavior. We and American Islamics should be doing the same to the radical Islamics. This is a good place to start. You can't have a McCarthy witch hunt these days, the internet community doesn't allow it to happen. Why refuse to give radical Islam the same

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Iowahawk can be very, very funny but sometimes he gets serious and puts out facts. Facts that he as a former professor can use to good advantage, this is one of those times. Because he is so thorough I am posting the WHOLE thing. Thank you, Iowahawk! Longhorns 17, Badgers 1 Please pardon this brief departure from my normal folderol, but every so often a member of the chattering class issues a

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Obama's new Gitmo policy is a lot like Bush's old policy By Dana Milbank It was another important moment in the education of Barack Obama. He began his presidency with a pledge to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay within a year. Within months, he realized that was impossible. And now he has essentially formalized George W. Bush's detention policy. With Monday's announcement that the

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-62802016138206068082011-03-08T09:01:00.000-06:002011-03-08T09:01:07.962-06:00

Once again, it is all about the comments. This is the clearest explanation of the lies of the big government push for the unions in Wisconsin that I have found. Read the article, read the comments.Commenter Big_D_ Wrote: "Wisconsin is leading the charge -I had the opportunity to listen in on a Tea Party Patriots conference call this evening, where I listened to a couple of GOP House members

Traditional Tibbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12319460575409844580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-16960132222228584752011-03-07T09:40:00.001-06:002011-03-07T09:42:59.993-06:00

As you can probably tell from these posts, Townhall Conservative is one of the blogs I check out daily. Some days they really hit home, some days not so much. Today they are hitting home. Go take a look at them, they post some really good stuff.Be Bold, or Go Home - Mike Needham - Townhall Conservative

Traditional Tibbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12319460575409844580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-69246900653130169152011-03-07T09:36:00.001-06:002011-03-07T09:37:51.035-06:00

I agree that most politicians, be they Republicans or Democrats, STILL. DON'T. GET. IT.We, the American people have had it. Enough. Either get to work on the deficit,or get out. Once again, the comments are the most telling part. Read the comments.A Word of Warning for Hill Republicans - Page 1 - Carol Platt Liebau - Townhall Conservative

Traditional Tibbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12319460575409844580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-50926536059961282242011-03-03T22:44:00.004-06:002011-03-03T22:49:40.190-06:00

The ATF put a lot of guns in the hands of Mexican cartel killers -- who killed with them. This is another story that broke on the conservative sites and blogs a few weeks ago and the mainstream media wouldn't touch because it indicted their Golden Boy. But now it's on CBS, so even the Liberals have had enough here.Agent: I was ordered to let U.S. guns into MexicoATF agent says "Fast and Furious"

RayHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-3093211088785554802011-03-03T22:38:00.003-06:002011-03-03T22:44:21.712-06:00

A fair and balanced story from the New York Times. (Even a broke clock is right twice a day...) It is encouraging to read the level-headed comments that agree and see that clarity sometimes comes even to readers of the Times. ". . .It has become conventional wisdom to say that public sector unions are inherently problematic because they can use their political influence to win lavish pay from

RayHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-41475265712394056232011-03-01T17:59:00.003-06:002011-03-01T23:00:55.530-06:00

Time to review the simple truth: Collective bargaining for public employees is wrong because it is a conflict of interest.Management is elected -- often because of huge donations from the union that management will end up negotiating with. So the unions put their money behind the candidate that will make them the best deals. It is about deal making, not about public service and fiscal

RayHnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-9628168282874952202011-02-23T09:24:00.000-06:002011-02-23T09:24:08.119-06:00

Actually he says, "It's time to get bloody." From the NH Journal: Dem Rep to unions: Time to get ‘bloody’ by Patrick Hynes A Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts is raising the stakes in the nation’s fight over the future of public employee unions, saying emails aren’t enough to show support and that it is time to “get a little bloody.” “I’m proud to be here with people who understand that

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-30192773017033117922011-02-23T08:53:00.001-06:002011-02-23T09:04:58.219-06:00

I've seen this in scattered readings this morning but I am presenting the LA Times article here.  It is one of the most bold, aggressives moves I have ever seen to be put forward to keep our "grand leader" in place.  Obama recruits an army of community organizers to carry his 'movement forward for years to come' The community organizer who became president has launched a massive pre-reelection

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-59352737963836369212011-02-22T11:29:00.000-06:002011-02-22T11:29:26.790-06:00

Three editorials from yesterday do not support them. Our fiscal paradox: Governments too costly to function by Michael Gerson ....To fund commitments made to the providers of services, services must be cut. So piles of money go to government pensions and benefits instead of roads, education or mental health services. This is one of the primary reasons the public resists tax increases. A tax

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-916966131382510902011-02-19T09:56:00.000-06:002011-02-19T09:56:32.699-06:00

The Wisconsin fiasco as orchestrated by the Democratic Party and approved by him has just about overshadowed what he was planning to do in the United Nations by comdemning Israel.  Here are some articles about both. ‘Class War is Here’: Video of Socialists Rallying in Wis. Supports Beck’s Theory - from Glenn Beck's The Blaze Wisconsin Madness as Seen by the ‘Little People’ No longer basking in

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-49700194939194534482011-02-18T13:55:00.000-06:002011-02-18T13:55:51.372-06:00

This was in the Washington Examiner. Federal judge to Salazar: Stop stalling drilling permits By: Mark Tapscott Federal District Judge Martin Feldman today gave President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar 30 days to act on five applications seeking permits to drill in the Gulf of Mexico submitted months ago by a Louisiana firm. In issuing the directive to the government, Feldman, who

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-50482764071008259052011-02-18T13:17:00.000-06:002011-02-18T13:17:56.288-06:00

This is what I have been thinking since I first heard of any waivers from the law for certain states, then for certain people.  That is definitely not equal protection.  Dedroy Murdock addresses that issue in an article in National Review. Unequal Protection You Can Believe In Obamacare waivers violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. Twenty-eight of these United States —

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-43923452090039891472011-02-18T13:02:00.000-06:002011-02-18T13:02:30.053-06:00

I'm pretty sure they are just playing games.   They have ignored the ruling and know they have crossed a constitutional boundary in not just the Obamacare case but in the oil drilling debacle in Louisiana. Read this. Feds ask Florida judge to clarify meaning of health care ruling (NewsCore) - The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to clarify the immediate impact of his ruling last

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-69311161480344951142011-02-18T08:11:00.000-06:002011-02-18T08:11:58.274-06:00

This is strictly a Texas Issue- do we combine some of our agencies; do away with others; or live with the status quo?  This is from the Texas Tribune. Energy or Railroad: Are the Politics Different? by Ross Ramsey What’s in a name? Every two years, political reporters here haul out the story explaining that the Texas Railroad Commission has little to do with trains and everything to do with the

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-55205498823444407472011-02-17T17:15:00.000-06:002011-02-17T17:15:49.694-06:00

Decline is in the Mind It’s over? Really? In the last two years, we have a heard a constant litany of “decline,” as in America is over as it once was. Fifth-century AD Rome is often evoked, as are the contemporary economic miracles in China and India to “prove” inevitable American waning. A few of the more imaginative declinists see us as Justinian’s Byzantium, a crumbling power vainly trying to

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-2632902731957249162011-02-17T11:59:00.000-06:002011-02-17T11:59:54.415-06:00

One of my favorites, Richard Fernandez, writes his Belmont Club in Pajamas Media now. Today he takes on liberal irony. Context Change The Berkeley City Council, after passing a resolution calling for the resettlement of detainees released from Guantanamo in the United States, voted against inviting such persons to live in their fair city, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Earlier, an

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-26136734544556228742011-02-17T11:49:00.000-06:002011-02-17T11:49:05.461-06:00

They usually have some good stuff.  Today is no exception.  The Real Face of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Delusions of Its Supporters by Ron Radosh Much has been written about the Muslim Brotherhood in the past few weeks, and for good reason. Since no one disputes that at present they are the most organized and ready-to-go political force in Egypt, there exists sound worry that they are

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-2735207812785227022011-02-17T11:36:00.002-06:002011-02-17T11:39:05.920-06:00

By now you all know about the CBS reporter, Laura Logan, being brutally assaulted during the uprising in Cairo. She was saved by some good people who were Muslims  and did not approve of the assault, and by about 20 police officers of the same mind. It occurs to me to wonder how many Muslim and Christian women are assaulted every day, and during that series of events, who were not saved, those

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-83358558743207820192011-02-12T10:18:00.001-06:002011-02-12T10:18:49.441-06:00

Is a little reason actually coming from the administration?  This would indicate it may be.  Maybe some of the adults are giving advice nowadays.  The Washington Post has these articles.  Guess I should go check out what the New York Times is saying about it. Obama report on Fannie, Freddie plan may boost mortgage rates By Zachary A. Goldfarb and Brady Dennis The Obama administration wants to

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-4291206223291111842011-02-12T09:33:00.000-06:002011-02-12T09:33:02.926-06:00

I found this on a blog on the Houston Chronicle site. Senate seeks to protect property owners with eminent domain fix By Sen. Carlos Uresti Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, plans to offer weekly reflections of the week. Here is his fifth update of life in the Texas Legislature: The state Senate tackled the controversial issue of eminent domain this week, sending the House a bill that provides

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-81443812529400988442011-02-11T17:13:00.002-06:002011-02-11T17:32:47.022-06:00

I saw this in several places but Rick at Wizbang put it so well. Now it's Sarkozy Posted by Rick On Monday, I referred to the lessons from Europe coming our way via Britain and before that Germany. It's France's turn: French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Thursday that multiculturalism had failed, joining a growing number of world leaders or ex-leaders who have condemned it. "My answer is

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-45731029704316778522011-02-10T14:01:00.000-06:002011-02-10T14:01:48.110-06:00

This is brilliant. I know, I know, Victor Davis Hanson IS brilliant, but sometimes you have to repeat it.Works and Days » Signs of the Times

Traditional Tibbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12319460575409844580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-12426412240492745702011-02-09T15:30:00.000-06:002011-02-09T15:30:56.054-06:00

You learn so much you will not learn without spending 24 hours a dad perusing the web.  And I do spend many hours at it, there just isn't time enough in the day to read it all. So I do like to read them and then pass the information on to you. This is from a blog on Investor's Business Daily. I read Ann Althouse several times a day so I knew exactly the points she had made but you may not have

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-7702837466060616462011-02-08T13:16:00.003-06:002011-02-08T14:00:41.426-06:00

I find this troubling. Shouldn't this be a voluntary thing? I agree that it should be available to interested students, but mandatory? Mandatory Arabic Classes Coming To Mansfield « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth UPDATE BY ROCKPORT CONSERVATIVE: After reading this I wonder if it's true or some sort of weird, early April Fool's joke: The FLAP grant was awarded to only five school districts across the

Traditional Tibbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12319460575409844580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-76098226575227418042011-02-07T09:23:00.000-06:002011-02-07T09:23:32.707-06:00

From MSNBC online: Concerns grow over Egypt's WMD research U.S. has been quiet about Cairo's weapons programs, but revolt changes the calculus From Tea Party Nation Islam and the Prospect of World War Three Pajamas Media's Richard Fernandez in his Belmont Club - Tea Party People be sure to read this one. The Egyptian Tea Party Victor Davis Hanson at Pajamas Media: This one has a good history

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-77261062712865384082011-02-06T17:59:00.000-06:002011-02-06T17:59:40.100-06:00

Last night they featured both of the Reagan brothers; Ron on C-Span, Michael on C-Span 2, Book TV's After Words.  Both were very interesting. If you get a chance, go to the website and listen to both.  Ron, Jr. has the arrogance of the liberals yet he had some very good stories to tell of his Dad's life. It is always interesting to hear tales of President Reagan and he tells some good ones. I

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-71968081990977206432011-02-06T14:47:00.000-06:002011-02-06T14:47:47.975-06:00

From News Talk Radio 790 in Lubbock - Over-dependence on Wind Power Causes Energy Emergency in Texas By: Robert SnyderAs was discussed on the February 2nd edition of Pratt on Texas, the ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) rolling blackouts across the state could have been prevented with better planning and policy. Electrical engineer, Ross Aten, joined Robert Pratt to talk about how

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-47530065824171651252011-02-06T12:28:00.001-06:002011-02-06T12:29:24.772-06:00

Here is something I would not have seen if my sister (Concerned Conservative) had not posted it on Facebook. It is by Jeff Jacoby in the Boston Globe. It is very good to know. Made in the U.S.A. IN ECONOMICS AS IN APPAREL, most fashions come and go. But like the navy blazer or the little black dress, bewailing the decline of American manufacturing never seems to go out of style. They're closing

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-24040724902194001742011-02-06T11:46:00.000-06:002011-02-06T11:46:51.862-06:00

Two articles in today's Washington Post show us just how delicate free speech is in America and how it does not exist in some countries that believe they are the model for the world's freedoms. Palin event canceled due to 'an onslaught of personal attacks By Emi Kolawole Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was scheduled to speak at an event for a

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-29989315121605052392011-02-06T09:20:00.000-06:002011-02-06T09:20:02.878-06:00

The Egyptian government, whatever that means, has met with the Muslim Brotherhood. This is not good news for America.  This is being touted by the New York Times and Fox News. The NYT headline: Muslim Brotherhood Joins Egypt Talks Members of the Muslim Brotherhood joined other opposition groups meeting with Vice President Omar Suleiman on Sunday in what seemed a significant departure in the

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-9970191604187573972011-02-05T12:10:00.000-06:002011-02-05T12:10:47.935-06:00

It seems to be the truth, but is there really any answer at all?  From The Daily Beast by  Leslie H. Gelb. Obama's Egypt Flip-Flop U.S. media pundits are intoxicated with protests and naïve about religious and military extremists—and the White House's daily policy shifts aren’t helping, writes Leslie H. Gelb. Plus, full coverage of the Egypt uprising. As the Egyptian earthquake rumbles into its

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-4308852547809630592011-02-04T12:06:00.000-06:002011-02-04T12:06:34.429-06:00

From Politico 'Tea Party' for dummies By CURT ANDERSON I’m fed up with all the foolishness written about the tea party. Virtually all the analysis has been off base. Liberals don’t get it. Democratic political players mistakenly think they can use it against Republicans. And the Republican establishment is cowed and terrified. First, there should be a rule that no one can write about the tea

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-19349367598568629832011-02-04T11:03:00.000-06:002011-02-04T11:03:21.554-06:00

This first hand account from Greg Palkott from Fox News: Bloody in Cairo: A Firsthand Account CAIRO, Egypt – It was Wednesday afternoon. We were covering the clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters near Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo. A short time after we started our shooting, cameraman Olaf Wiig was threatened by a small group of pro-Mubarak thugs. We ducked down an alley.

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-41236602631770690872011-01-31T11:29:00.000-06:002011-01-31T11:29:01.934-06:00

VDH at Works and Days What’s the Matter with Egypt? So what’s the matter with Egypt? The same thing that is the matter with most of the modern Middle East: in the post-industrial world, its hundreds of millions now are vicariously exposed to the affluence and freedom of the West via satellite television, cell phones, the Internet, DVDs, and social networks.Read it all, well worth it. Click the

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-61920028070745723692011-01-30T11:03:00.001-06:002011-01-30T11:06:05.318-06:00

I found this link at Lucianne.com.  It's from the Hill's blog briefing room. Republicans embrace Obama rail initiativeBy Michael O'BrienKey Republicans are embracing a major spending initiative outlined in President Obama's State of the Union address.Two top members of the House Transportation Committee said they will push the president's initiative seeking to give 80 percent of Americans access

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-85132768930736094912011-01-30T10:40:00.000-06:002011-01-30T10:40:10.096-06:00

This is the opening quote from an article in the Washington Times: If you would like to know what the White House really thinks of Obamacare, there’s an easy way. Look past its press releases. Ignore its promises. Forget its talking points. Instead, simply witness for yourself the outrageous way the White House protects its best friends from Obamacare.Last year, we learned that the Department of

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-30160561370464225822011-01-30T10:33:00.000-06:002011-01-30T10:33:49.415-06:00

Is especially spelled out in this article by Michael Goodwin in the New York Post: The Worst of Times The first page of the online article explores the many reasons the New York Times has lost its way, the extremely liberal and biased reporting of the news. The second page gets into the meat of what is happening in Egypt. I don't know about you, but I am much more worried about Egypt than the NYT

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-15123521777518453862011-01-30T08:45:00.000-06:002011-01-30T08:45:02.042-06:00

I am listening to C-Span's Washington Journal this morning.  Tom Ridge is on taking questions and giving answers.  Someone called in and reminded us of Al Zawahiri's involvment with the assassination of Sadat. Then I opened my email and found a link to this article by  by N.M. Guariglia in Pajamas Media on  "Remembering the Iran-Al Queda Link." It is subtitled The connection that Western

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-63039383525292116912011-01-29T13:18:00.000-06:002011-01-29T13:18:05.595-06:00

A J Strata has a very thoughtful take on the uprising and how it should be handled. This is such a dangerous situation we can only hope it does not desolve into utter chaos and be taken over by the Muslim Brotherhood. This is from AJ's Stratasphere blog: Obama A Deer In The Headlights Of Egypt’s Uprising The situation in Egypt is not simple or clear cut. I have hesitated to write about it

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-10897007997657070262011-01-28T11:20:00.001-06:002011-01-28T11:24:43.097-06:00

I have been reading his work for years at his Belmont Club blog.  He has been a part of Pajamas Media since its beginning so he is a little hidden behind their label.  I like his explanations of a lot of international politics. Dustbins I Have Known A friend in Egypt sent the following assessment of the situation there yesterday: 1. Most commentators tend to make it [the unrest in Egypt] a “

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-69736925596753702032011-01-28T10:45:00.000-06:002011-01-28T10:45:39.541-06:00

They will not find many who support Israel more than the right wing talk show hosts. This is from Pajamas Media Roger L. Simon Rabbis Spend $100K to Slam Beck for Slamming Soros Four-hundred lib rabbis — the kind that give sanctimonious sermons about the environment at Westchester synagogues — have banded together to slam Glenn Beck with a $100K ad in the Wall Street Journal. According to the

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-76157555346394080082011-01-27T09:52:00.001-06:002011-01-27T09:52:55.043-06:00

and we only hear about it from Fox News. Iranian Book Celebrating Suicide Bombers Found in Arizona Desert By William La Jeunesse EXCLUSIVE: A book celebrating suicide bombers has been found in the Arizona desert just north of the U.S.- Mexican border, authorities tell Fox News. The book, "In Memory of Our Martyrs," was spotted Tuesday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent out of the Casa Grande

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-76975570722855332932011-01-27T09:44:00.000-06:002011-01-27T09:44:29.965-06:00

I am afraid I do not cut any slack when it comes to Newt Gingrich.  In my opinion he is a brilliant but very flawed man.  He has a personality problem he cannot overcome.  He is very much like our president in that respect, he seems to think only he knows the way.  He is way off base on the ethanol question.  This is from National Review Online. Newt Hearts Ethanol By Jonathan H. Adler While

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-42621791945453492642011-01-27T09:15:00.000-06:002011-01-27T09:15:05.300-06:00

A disappointing State of the Union address - an editorial the day after PRESIDENT OBAMA entered office promising to be a different kind of politician - one who would speak honestly with the American people about the hard choices they face and would help make those hard calls. Tuesday night's State of the Union Address would have been the moment to make good on that promise. He disappointed.

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-1059656905734458122011-01-26T09:25:00.003-06:002011-01-26T11:19:02.744-06:00

So I am having to take this article on faith that he knows whereof he speaks. It is from the Pajamas Media Tatler. Update Be sure to see Tatler's Bryan Preston's take on Ryan and Bachmann below. What Obama didn’t mention in his speech by Richard Pollock Some of the most intriguing things in the Statue of Union address were the issues the president did not address: - Climate change: The

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-46737407010673900662011-01-25T11:42:00.000-06:002011-01-25T11:42:28.651-06:00

I certainly hope that is the case.  We certainly had no need for one.  The Wall Street Journal is reporting Carol Browner will be leaving the administration and there will likely be no one replacing her.  I hope she will not be the only czar gone and not replaced. White House Energy 'Czar' to Exit in Staff Shake-Up By LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON — Carol Browner is leaving her position as White

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-39848105599525863222011-01-25T10:36:00.001-06:002011-01-25T11:26:46.600-06:00

I had one this morning so I did a search on Bing.  This is what I found. An older page explains it http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ftzpage/tic.html click on the link to read a very long list of questions and answers, this is just the first one scroll down for the updated. FOREIGN TRADE ZONES June 2000 By Ian MacLeod Trade Information Center, Trade Development What is a Foreign Trade Zone? Foreign Trade

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-75337725750141812782011-01-24T14:41:00.000-06:002011-01-24T14:41:35.314-06:00

Many of us on the conservative side have questioned the coverage of the shootings in Arizona.  My questions have been for one, why we have not heard more about the death of a judge who died saving someone else's life; and secondly why make it a chance to berate concervatives?  Okay, okay, I know the anwser to the last question. In Power Line today they take on the question of why so much over

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-80023418126390931742011-01-22T14:45:00.000-06:002011-01-22T14:45:01.673-06:00

From Empower Texans we get news of an attempt to use college ID's as voter ID's. Nope, not a good idea. Rep. Smith again mucking up Voter ID? By Pratt on Texas   If there is anything the DC debate on the ill-named DREAM Act has taught us in Texas, it's that our public universities are filled with those who are residing in the country illegally and, despite that fact, are politically active.

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-44383185257755445482011-01-22T14:34:00.000-06:002011-01-22T14:34:39.896-06:00

The DNC is very helpfully giving it to them. From the Daily Caller: January 22, 2011 DNC announces new executive director associated with ACORN by Steven Nelson In a letter Thursday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine announced that he had selected Patrick Gaspard to serve as the political party’s new executive director. The selection is certain to draw criticism from

Rockport Conservativenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560373084257563693.post-25879304711543054382011-01-22T14:21:00.001-06:002011-01-22T14:24:03.216-06:00

I get a great many emails from WL, this one is a good one to post here.  Read it, add or subtract your ideas, and make some comments on it. Here's a "rule of thumb" on choosing GOP leaders, including the nominee for POTUS 2012: 1)He/she must never indicate a willingness to "sit down and talk" with the Dems,especially Obama. 2)Bonus points should accrue to advocates of "gridlock" should it be

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