tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35473642011-11-27T18:38:06.237-06:00An ongoing dialogue about Politics, Culture, Religion and the Universe in general in the September 12th World.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.comBlogger20251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-87880380381830200582011-08-13T22:17:00.000-05:002011-08-13T22:17:55.237-05:00

I don't think so. But this line, toward the end of his announcement, was very Reaganesque: And I’ll promise you this: I’ll work every day to make Washington, D.C. as inconsequential in your life as I can. And at the same time, we’ll be freeing our families and small businesses and states from the burdensome and costly federal government so those groups can create, innovate and succeed. I believe

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So I've been humming this all day, since the news of the Democrat defeat in the recalls crossed the wires. On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Plunge right through that line!Run the ball right down the field, a touchdown sure this time.On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Fight on for her fame,Fight! Fellows! Fight! Fight, fight, we'll win this game. On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Stand up, Badgers sing!'

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Okay, I have a confession to make. Jupiter scares me. A lot. Weird, right? Well, it all started at the Kirkpatrick Planetarium in Oklahoma City. I was in 2nd grade, staring up at the round ceiling, when all of a sudden Jupiter, with that huge red eye, filled the dome. Yep, that did it. Have the same reaction every time I see it on T.V.. And I'm a space junkie. Now, the next mission to the giant

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-31632517006154051312011-08-04T22:59:00.001-05:002011-08-04T22:59:38.041-05:00

Dem Pollster to Obummer: Become a Tea Partier if you want to be re-elected... It's amazing how much the Obummer administration is mirroring the Carter years. Let's pray there's a Reagan waiting in the wings to take over in 2013.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-14313741869707703032011-08-03T15:35:00.000-05:002011-08-03T15:35:03.932-05:00

Really? I blame her constituents for this. They're the ones who voted her in....

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-68942378751628804442011-08-03T15:22:00.004-05:002011-08-03T15:23:01.727-05:00

Well here we go again. Facebook is simply not the forum for political conversation. So, I've returned to my roots at LJiC. Stop by and say hell.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-90281128988760081492010-04-15T19:51:00.000-05:002010-04-15T19:51:14.929-05:00

I have strong opinions. Overall, Obama will go down in history as, at best, a mediocre President. As strong as my opinions are on Obama, they are even more solid on manned space flight. To put it succinctly: We need to go there. NOW. We should have had Lunar colonies since the 1960's, and should be establishing thriving colonies on Mars by now. The first manned missions to Titan should have

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-58344875564129247612010-04-07T15:31:00.001-05:002010-04-07T15:32:10.986-05:00

President Barack Obama's advisers plan to remove terms such as "Islamic radicalism" from a document outlining national security strategy and will use the new version to emphasize that the U.S. does not view Muslim nations through the lens of terrorism, counterterrorism officials say. And here I thought those 19 hijackers were Islamic Radicals. Whew! Good thing they were just common criminals.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-10674932995242273522010-04-05T15:36:00.000-05:002010-04-05T15:36:42.600-05:00

She may be one of the most outrageous Representatives out there. And, apparently isn't terribly interested in truth...

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-75081573938622245612010-04-05T09:58:00.000-05:002010-04-05T09:58:13.231-05:00

The selective amnesia of the Left never ceases to amaze me.  When you use their words, their tactics, against them, they are shocked, appalled that anyone would say or do such a thing. Byron York details just one example, in exquisite detail: Apparently some people didn't get it. On MSNBC, Chris Matthews appeared deeply troubled by the word. "I've never seen language like this in the

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-33519727945139221292010-04-04T18:17:00.000-05:002010-04-04T18:17:52.883-05:00

 I've spent a couple of weeks exploring the best of the liberal blogs. Here's the rule when dealing with Progressives: The more they accuse the Right, the more likely it is they are doing whatever it is they accuse us of. Great example is the link in the title of this post. I tracked the story down through several left blogs and read the comments on each. On some of the blogs, the link to the

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-89223123694996539152010-04-04T18:14:00.000-05:002010-04-04T18:14:44.878-05:00

When you are hooked on politics as I am, it's easy to answer questions like the above quickly. Name a conservative talk show host, and you can be pretty sure they would answer the question with a resounding yes. But he's not. Nor is he evil incarnate, the Anti-Christ, or the reincarnation of Lenin. Saying such things simply makes you look crazy.  And crazy doesn't win elections. Obama is a big

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-29724910310139197052010-04-01T12:29:00.001-05:002010-04-01T12:30:52.993-05:00

Would the Founding Founders Love ObamaCare? Some would. Most would consider it a breach of the Constitutional covenant between the Federal Government and the People. Not the first, but the latest in a century of over-reach by the Progressive movement. Daniel Henninger presents the case well.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-21270877421743429952010-03-31T18:46:00.001-05:002010-04-01T12:31:35.646-05:00

Apparently one of my daughter's high school teachers began blasting Sarah Palin today. Not a great plan. After all, Lexi helps with my blog posts sometimes. Norman Podhoretz is one of the great conservative intellectuals of our time. In this piece he blasts his intellectual conservative peers about Mrs. Palin. What I am trying to say is not that Sarah Palin would necessarily make a great

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-81518084184237529582010-03-29T21:18:00.000-05:002010-03-29T21:18:31.934-05:00

This is an important story on so many levels. It's the kind of analysis professional journalist should be doing, if they didn't have such a stake in "proving" this was legitimate protesters. If this sign was carried by real Tea Partiers, they need to be found and turned over to the Secret Service. If, as I strongly suspect, they were paid participants from the other side, they need to be found

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-31546784226530844972010-03-26T15:07:00.000-05:002010-03-26T15:07:24.036-05:00

I'm considering moving back over to Wordpress. While I like Blogger, and the upgrades Google has made over the years are phenomenal, the templates are still limited, and don't allow me to play with the CSS and HTML the way I would like. I've not made a firm decision yet, and would be interested in any feedback from folks either way. Send me an email, or comment.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-50743424844951917742010-03-26T14:51:00.004-05:002010-03-26T15:03:40.113-05:00

I grew up with astronauts. Well, not really. Never got closer than when my Dad took me to a NASA presentation at the Masonic Lodge sometime in the early '70's. They had real, honest to goodness Moon rock. Moon grain, really. But wow! One of the things we always thought we "knew" was that if Apollo 13 had missed the reentry window, the 3 Astronauts would have either burned up, or skipped off

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-91160409046948573522010-03-26T06:55:00.000-05:002010-03-26T06:55:18.125-05:00

I've been looking for something like Adam Graham's Rules for Blogging for years. Every blogger, conservative, liberal or in-between should listen to this one, Rules for Bloggers, before writing another post.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-66358905840017803212010-03-25T16:41:00.000-05:002010-03-25T16:41:06.842-05:00

Surely you remember back to September,when Nancy Pelosi tearfully related her fears of violence. If Speaker Pelosi and her cohorts were so concerned about violence, tell me why they did this: They plowed right through all those "violent" Tea Party protesters. And the only weapon in view was being held by Nancy Pelosi.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-45148540380641112922010-03-25T12:34:00.000-05:002010-03-25T12:34:45.848-05:00

If I knew where this came from, I'd credit it. Over five thousand years ago, Moses said to the children of Israel , "pick up your shovel, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the Promised Land".Nearly 75 years ago, Roosevelt said, "Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and light up a camel, this is the Promised Land".Now Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-480847777815559872010-03-24T23:54:00.000-05:002010-03-24T23:54:22.404-05:00

I know it's going to surprise people, but I really don't like the Obama Administration. Shocker, right? But I very much agree with the Obama Administration's budget and plans for NASA and manned space flight in the future.The plan is based on proposals from The Planetary Society. It pushes us farther and faster , and adds millions to private corporations, a far cry from what NASA was doing under

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-88885471464725316822010-03-24T23:12:00.000-05:002010-03-24T23:12:01.134-05:00

And Progressives are already trying to figure out how many more Democrat voters that may give them. Actually, this is a big deal. Astronomers knew they were missing a some fraction of the universe thanks to the large distances, but they simply had no idea they were missing so much. The universe is so huge, we cannot get our minds around it.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-17308794625141519052010-03-24T17:19:00.001-05:002010-03-24T17:23:50.137-05:00

A closed door meeting was held with Dems.  Then good 'ole Stenny comes out and says there have been death threats. If the meeting had occurred in open session, I would be a lot less skeptical. The radical playbook requires them to make themselves the victims. If they can make us step back, they win. Having said that: If you want to kill the momentum to repeal Obamacare and allow the

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-57497118780368169562010-03-24T13:51:00.000-05:002010-03-24T13:51:44.326-05:00

I watched the entire healthcare summit between Obama and the Republicans a few weeks ago. One of the bright spots was Paul Ryan and his charts.  If you didn't see it, you can get a reprise of it here. He presents the arguments against Obamacare in stark terms. He repeats and expands his arguments in the title link of this post. It will bankrupt our nation. It will further government's

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-9361799705544095742010-03-23T23:31:00.000-05:002010-03-23T23:31:32.798-05:00

Would the Seinfeld fans in the back of the room please stop snickering and have a seat? Thank you. Blogging used to be an easy gig with no costs attached. You got yourself a Blogger or a WordPress account, came up with a name no one else had, and started writing and reading other bloggers. Who cared what your domain name was? They all had "blogspot.com" or "wordpress.com at the end. There were a

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-12099384235833048192010-03-23T22:24:00.000-05:002010-03-23T22:24:54.019-05:00

If you want to know how Florida 8th looks this November, CQPolitics is the place. How about California District 25? Yep, here's the analysis. CQ Politics | House Race Ratings Map for 2010And Here are the Senate Races, analysis and all.Now if they would just make all this an app for my IPhone...

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-38614941715225676732010-03-23T22:14:00.000-05:002010-03-23T22:14:00.296-05:00

...the Smaller the Citizen. A five minute course in truth by way of The Lobster Pot.  Dennis Prager's University. Five minute courses far better than many a semester I've taken over the years.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-17037304460384190672010-03-23T22:02:00.000-05:002010-03-23T22:02:15.698-05:00

Only Joe Biden could stand in front of a nationwide audience, the dream of a hundred years worth of Progressive vision about to be realized, and believe he wouldn't be overheard as he introduced the President. He's right though. Obamacare is a "big f***ing deal." David Brooks puts it in perspective,with no cursing, a talent Joe Biden seems to be sadly lacking. Yet I confess, watching all this

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-51196409087556016282010-03-22T14:00:00.000-05:002010-03-22T14:00:06.696-05:00

(Hat tip to Louis Gray for this one) At first, I agreed with Louis that PCWorld must be off it's medications. But the more I thought about it, the more I came to see the logic: The Mac's greatest enemy may not be Microsoft Windows. It may beApple itself. In a conversation at a Goldman Sachs technologyconference, Apple COO Tim Cook said that Apple is a "mobile devices company," and that more

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-56015574993061041202010-03-22T09:55:00.000-05:002010-03-22T09:55:20.162-05:00

Let's start here this morning. The Intolerable Acts of 2010 will not stand.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-25021184385573737842010-03-22T00:02:00.000-05:002010-03-22T00:02:10.835-05:00

I was going to write a long, eloquent diatribe tonight. But, instead, I'll just repeat my facebook status: We, as a nation, need to take a deep breath tonight. Not so we can scream louder at each other, but so we have time to think about what we say next. I was telling a friend that I've never seen the emotions quite so raw on the political blogs as tonight. We all need to stop, and go to bed.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-49383243060309062582010-03-21T20:59:00.000-05:002010-03-21T20:59:46.700-05:00

I think Judas made a better deal with the Sanhedrin... STATEMENT FROM COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR DAN PFEIFFERToday, the President announced that he will be issuing an executive order after the passage of the health insurance reform law that will reaffirm its consistency with longstanding restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion.While the legislation as written maintains current law,

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-65642391836748746222010-03-21T20:47:00.000-05:002010-03-21T20:47:47.892-05:00

A great guest post. Worth saving and reading again.The GTL™ Sunday Guest Column — “A March Towards Madness” By Christopher L. Doster

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-66220060126041747772010-03-21T20:33:00.004-05:002010-03-21T20:37:47.246-05:00

Karl Rove gave a lesson in how the war must be fought on the Talking Head shows in the coming months. He didn't let 'ole Pluff-n-Stuff get by with one lie; not one false charge. No wonder President Bush called him The Architect.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-32983571403915841342010-03-21T20:29:00.000-05:002010-03-21T20:29:08.152-05:00

I'm going to quote her remarks extensively, and without editorializing. There is no need: "It is naive for any elected official, especially one who describes himself as 'pro-life,' to expect that a promise to issue an Executive Order that reasserts the intentions of the Hyde Amendment will be fulfilled by the most pro-abortion president to ever sit in the White House. Perhaps Mr. Stupak and his

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-20441752267090707412010-03-21T19:38:00.000-05:002010-03-21T19:38:35.756-05:00

I'm trying to make myself believe that the first three letters in his name are only coincidence, I really am...

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-82618394293916234212010-03-21T19:32:00.000-05:002010-03-21T19:32:57.620-05:00

Day by Day. One of my favorite cartoons

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-9125707067196312662010-03-21T17:05:00.000-05:002010-03-21T17:05:15.800-05:00

The racist slurs didn't happen. Period. But it sure made a great story...er...fable...er...lie.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-62478522126182857192010-03-21T16:35:00.000-05:002010-03-21T16:35:38.252-05:00

This is just plain cool. I'm not a science blogger, at least not totally. I just blog what interests me. And this most certainly does.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-76953858345454893142010-03-21T15:13:00.000-05:002010-03-21T15:13:49.833-05:00

That's it. With Stupak and gang onboard, it's over. The healthcare monstrosity is passed. You could hear the crowd outside as they got the news.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-70145164891766368402010-03-21T01:07:00.003-05:002010-03-21T01:12:35.699-05:00

One of my favorite bloggers is a wonderful woman who goes by The Anchoress. This is a night our nation desperately needs anchoring. In this post, she speaks to the question: How do we pray for our nation this night: . . .when the Bush-Gore recount battle was going on, I asked my parish priest, a very wise man who loves Christ, how to discern God’s will. I wasn’t asking so much for his opinion on

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-62220668417254282752010-03-20T21:27:00.002-05:002010-03-21T01:35:27.986-05:00

The MSM will work hard to make us focus on a couple of idiots yelling racial slurs. It gives them cover to ignore the thousands that showed up in Washington today. Thousands, representing millions of us that are fighting every way we can to prevent this bill tomorrow from becoming law. By the way,does that look like hundreds to you? Accurate estimates put the crowd at 30,000. - Posted

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-75568487390430790172010-03-20T15:19:00.000-05:002010-03-20T15:20:01.045-05:00

I've worked with delusional clients for twenty years. Listening to Obama now makes me think he's not lying...at least now. One of Clinton's talents was an ability to compartmentalize the truth, allowing him to temporarily believe his own lies. It requires a master liar to do that. Obama is not a master liar of clintonian proportions. He has now fallen into one of the many traps along the path to

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-89577482746970142212010-03-20T12:23:00.000-05:002010-03-20T12:23:32.709-05:00

This is a great piece on why the House Dems don't trust the Senate Dems. Very innocent in it's own way.It strikes me that a better analogy is rival Mob families in on the same crime. Remember: There is no honor among thieves, especially political ones.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-14098358762700290242010-03-19T21:32:00.001-05:002010-03-19T21:34:10.100-05:00

A huge hat tip to Gun Toting Liberal for this bombshell. I thought long and hard about rather to post this story. Debbie Schussel is a pretty reliable source, and it sure looks like she did her homework. In fact, less than 20%–and in two recent years, less than 7% and 4%, respectively–of the money raised by Freedom Alliance went to these causes, while millions of dollars went to expenses,

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-15503267247865277922010-03-19T17:42:00.002-05:002010-03-19T17:42:34.681-05:00

I've listened to Hugh Hewitt for years. He is not on radio here in Oklahoma, but thanks to the internet, all radio is local. A law professor and radio host, he was the first to see blogging as more than a passing fad, and still one of the best sources of info and conservative activism around.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1228405327864951072010-03-19T17:13:00.000-05:002010-03-19T17:13:38.097-05:00

...especially Nancy Pelosi, as it is about to happen again. Dick Gephardt showed grace and class. Pelosi has neither. If they think we will forget this weekend, then they are bigger fools than they appear.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-42779868527732449232010-03-18T23:45:00.000-05:002010-03-18T23:45:51.394-05:00

As I watch the Democrats continue their unending death march, I keep seeing similarities to the Republicans who continued to go after Clinton even when the polls were against them. The Breach is one of the best looks at both sides of the Impeachment fiasco. History has a tendency to repeat itself until we learn its lessons.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-44269097479927973522010-03-18T23:28:00.001-05:002010-03-18T23:29:48.815-05:00

Ingrid Martin didn't have to say anything. She could have kept her mouth shut. Thank God she didn't. She took on the President, and "spoke truth to power." Isn't that the phrase the liberals used back in the sixties?  I crossed my hand and bit my lips a couple of time, and when he made his Medicare claim I said ‘no, no, no,’ ” she told me yesterday.“ ‘Yes, sir, I’m fine,’ I told him. ‘I just don’

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-27529188223395435812010-03-18T23:12:00.000-05:002010-03-18T23:12:50.723-05:00

This represents 3 strikes: Arrogant. Ignorant. Incompetent. That fits the unHoly Trinity of Obama, Pelosi and Reid.During a press conference held by eleven Congressional GOP doctors today, Rep. Paul Broun (R., Ga.) had harsh words for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) “I have three simple questions Ms Pelosi,” said Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga. “Are you so arrogant that you think you know what’s best

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-23769474502125343692010-03-17T23:08:00.000-05:002010-03-17T23:08:46.152-05:00

This template is called The Morning After. I really like it. Note to self: I know just enough HTML and CSS to really screw this blog up good. ALWAYS back up before changing the HTML. Sigh.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-22209683047678489142010-03-17T22:08:00.000-05:002010-03-17T22:08:08.093-05:00

That question would have been a resounding NO a few months back. Now? Tom Campbell is within 4 points. The Democrat Death March continues... QUESTION: If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Barbara Boxer, the Democrat, and Tom Campbell, the Republican?  BARBARA BOXERTOM CAMPBELLUNDECIDED ALL474310

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-21621922875083599232010-03-17T16:10:00.002-05:002010-03-17T22:23:43.666-05:00

Ray Stevens has put my feelings to music. I suspect he's speaking for a lot of people with this song.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-58124341847883741362010-03-17T12:32:00.000-05:002010-03-17T12:32:35.545-05:00

This, from Peter Beinart, explains alot. Worth reading twice.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-39452225102330962502010-03-17T11:13:00.000-05:002010-03-17T11:14:19.367-05:00

I stopped blogging a couple of years ago. Stopped using Blogger before that. Coming back is getting easier all the time. Google has added so many new features and upgrades, like this one. I'm blogging from my IPhone to two blogs, and could include Facebook and Twitter if I wanted. How cool is that?- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:Meadowbrook Ln,Prague,United States

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-52076429629434539062010-03-16T20:18:00.001-05:002010-03-16T20:21:19.251-05:00

considering his poll numbers, Dems who vote against the unhealth bill may be thankful come November that the big O is not going to "help" them.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-44615402104805273922010-03-16T15:12:00.000-05:002010-03-16T15:12:04.667-05:00

Liberty Just in Case began as a way for me to express my feelings about 9/11, and how my world changed because of it. With Matt's help, I took it to a whole new level, then lost interest. Now, I find a need to bring it back. I've returned to the original design, and it feels good, like coming home.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139499648313250202006-02-12T09:28:00.000-06:002006-02-10T00:19:50.163-06:00

Liberty Just in Case HAS moved. Matt and I have been talking about the future of LJIC for awhile, and we both felt it was time to move to our own dot com. It gives us much more freedom to expand the blogsite, and to do more with video and other media. Also, it allows folks to quickly type our URL, without the cumbersome "blogspot" in the middle.I know that alot of folks have very bad feelings

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139494339193837572006-02-09T08:11:00.000-06:002006-02-09T10:31:13.990-06:00

I haven't done one of these in a long time, and today is a special day.Happy Birthday Jay.Today I turn 29 years old, and Stop the ACLU turns one. We started out on blogsnot. Here is our first post. Enough about that...on with the blogburst.Top Ten Myths of the ACLU:10. The ACLU is non-partisan:The Truth: Not only were they founded on Communism, they are about as liberal an organization in

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139415258443798462006-02-08T10:02:00.000-06:002006-02-08T10:14:18.463-06:00

Jay over at Stop the ACLU was nice enough to start off our appeal...Blogging Man 2007, a conference that both Mark and I are involved in, is in jeopardy...It's one of those business things, the sponsor doesn't want to sponsor a non-event, so they request that we get at least one Big name signed on before they will commit to giving us money...The big name we have lined up, won't sign up until we

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Once again exciting changes are on their way for Liberty Just In Case... so stay tuned...and that also is why posting may be light over the next week...

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139347894255657642006-02-07T15:29:00.000-06:002006-02-07T15:31:34.273-06:00

Great post from Captain's Quarters on Saddam's missing WMD. If found, this would be a huge blow to the Defeatocrats and their willing allies in the MSM.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139332938101594012006-02-07T11:03:00.000-06:002006-02-07T11:22:18.120-06:00

I noticed yesterday that allot of press was given to the fact that former President Jimmy Carter was making his way to Northern Nevada. I knew that he was visiting Carson City, and for what you might ask? Is there a new hot-button political issue he has something to say about?No, as a matter of fact, while it was widely advertised that he was making an appearance, he did in fact not speak at all.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139322943797813462006-02-07T08:28:00.000-06:002006-02-07T08:52:13.786-06:00

Just when I've decided I can start hating John McCain again, he goes and does something so wonderful I just may have to vote for him. This letter, written to Senator Osama Obama as Senator Teddy called him, is the height of subtle nastiness. (HT to Austin Bay): Washington D.C. ­– Today, Senator McCain sent the following letter to Senator Obama regarding ongoing Congressional efforts towards

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139322240908467362006-02-07T08:15:00.000-06:002006-02-07T08:24:00.926-06:00

The video wasn't rolling when Paul Mirengoff of Powerline spoke to Senator Teddy, but the camera caught Senator Dick's introduction to the New Media. As the General said in a famous episode of MASH, "This is a press conference! The last thing I want is to answer a bunch of damn fool questions!" Sorry Senator Dick, there's a new Media in town...

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139202511508564212006-02-06T23:59:00.000-06:002006-02-05T23:09:04.630-06:00

Superbowl Commercials -Here was my favorite

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139250694596911412006-02-06T12:18:00.000-06:002006-02-06T14:53:12.480-06:00

These last few weeks have just been chalked full of surprises from the Middle East...And today is no exception...Official: Hamas Won't Recognize IsraelMohammed Cartoons and Drawing are Not NewAnd yet still...Protests Over Muhammad Caricatures Continue; Four Killed in AfghanistanAnd then of course there is Iran:Iran Ends Cooperation With U.N., Continues Talks With MoscowAnd once again, Surprise!!!

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139205261423174662006-02-05T23:51:00.000-06:002006-02-05T23:54:21.450-06:00

we got third...Congrats to Peakah's Provocations and InsoluBlog for squeeking by us.

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139192353147784332006-02-05T20:12:00.000-06:002006-02-05T20:19:13.186-06:00

Event are spiraling out of control. Tony Blankely called it first. The past few days are looking amazingly like his prologue...

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139167134044882662006-02-05T13:16:00.000-06:002006-02-05T13:18:54.066-06:00

From the Battle Born News Blog

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Ooooooh, Big Surprize...I hate to keep harping on this subject, but it is developing much faster than I thought it would.A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.Diplomats warned the response could heighten the dispute over the

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From the new German Chancellor:MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel likened Iran's nuclear plans on Saturday to the threat posed by the Nazis in their early days, as top U.S. officials urged a tough line to stop Tehran from making an atomic bomb.U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld accused the Islamic republic of being the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, a charge

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139076243682483202006-02-04T11:57:00.000-06:002006-02-04T12:14:51.750-06:00

The first paragraphs of the QDR:The United States is a nation engaged in what will be a long war.Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, our Nation has fought a global war against violent extremists who use terrorism as their weapon of choice, and who seek to destroy our free way of life. Our enemies seek weapons of mass destruction and, if they are successful, will likely attempt to use them in

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1139071167640620552006-02-04T10:38:00.000-06:002006-02-04T11:57:21.296-06:00

Prayers for the Assassin : A Novel by Robert Ferrigni was a great read. Set in the year 2040, in a time when The United States has split into the Islamic States of America and the Christian States of America. It's fast pace and excellent character development soon make you believe it could happen. The accompanying website to the book give more info on the book, and some interesting background on

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138989624674807202006-02-03T11:58:00.000-06:002006-02-03T12:00:24.693-06:00

When the history of the 2006 elections is written, this editorial by Daniel Henninger will be cited many times over. (HT to RL for this one)

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138982002094868102006-02-03T09:46:00.000-06:002006-02-06T09:39:45.263-06:00

Unemployment Rate Declines in JanuaryEmployers stepped up hiring in January, boosting payrolls by 193,000 and lowering the nation's unemployment rate to 4.7 percent, the lowest since July 2001.Oh but if you listened to the defeatists out there, you would think the economy was going into the dumps...Lets face it, our economy, and economies world wide have natural fluctuations, and we are on the

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138758679856617322006-02-03T07:50:00.000-06:002006-02-02T21:30:08.930-06:00

Warning:Sorry there is no volume control... Turn down your speakers a bit.

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Muslims Again Protest Muhammad CaricaturesTens of thousands of angry Muslims marched through Palestinian cities, burning the Danish flag and calling for vengeance Friday against European countries where caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad were published.Now before you get your underwear in a wad, I truthfully would say this about ANY extremist group. Calling for vengeance and the destruction of a

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138824788576319462006-02-03T00:00:00.000-06:002006-02-03T09:42:52.066-06:00

Go Vote For Us In The blog awards...So go vote ... NOWUpdate:WE ARE IN SECOND PLACE to my good friend Peakah in the political blogs devisionAS OF RIGHT NOW!!!and we are not that far behind...Help Put Us Over The TopVote NOW!!!

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138874402368651562006-02-02T03:02:00.000-06:002006-02-02T04:00:02.513-06:00

Gayle, I'm not trying to pick on you with this post. I don't know you, but do very much appreciate your dropping by Liberty Just in Case. Your comment was well-written, respectful, and presented your thoughts very well. I'm using your comment as an example of the kinds of comments we've recieved frequently over the past weeks. Any generalizations that don't fit you are sincerely unintended.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138898151025271292006-02-02T00:01:00.000-06:002006-02-02T10:35:51.073-06:00

I don't often post personal items here. Liberty Just in Case is a political blog, after all. But the world lost a great woman yesterday, and that loss deserves mention.I first met Margene in graduate school at Wheaton College. We were both pursuing our Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology. She and her husband Tom had come home from missionary work in Greece due to Margene's ongoing illness.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138833662505640472006-02-01T16:39:00.000-06:002006-02-01T16:41:02.530-06:00

A disgusting cartoon. Thanks to the Joint Chiefs for protesting it so strongly.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138806782755640132006-02-01T10:27:00.000-06:002006-02-01T10:31:57.546-06:00

In the crazed terrorist state of Iran...In a speech to thousands of supporters hours after President Bush's State of the Union address, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad derided the United States as a "hollow superpower" that is "tainted with the blood of nations" and said Tehran would continue its nuclear program."Nuclear energy is our right, and we will resist until this right is fully realized,"

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Ejected for intentionally violating house rules, Cindy Sheehan worte in her blog..."I don't want to live in a country that prohibits any person, whether he/she has paid the ultimate price for that country, from wearing, saying, writing, or telephoning any negative statements about the government," Sheehan wrote.Then Cindy... Please, I beg of you... LEAVE.Not even the liberals like you much

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138808525818731412006-02-01T07:19:00.000-06:002006-02-01T09:42:05.836-06:00

There's a great line from one of the Die Hard Movies, "I don't like you because you're gonna get me killed!" My attitude toward the Defeatocrat party in a nutshell. They were in full flower last night, far more enthusiastic about defeating Social Security reform than fighting terrorists, and refusing to give up obstructionism as their primary, indeed only, philosophy of government.But this

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138737005183543322006-01-31T13:49:00.000-06:002006-01-31T13:50:05.200-06:00

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One of the most powerful editorials I've ever read, from a 9/11 family member. Here's the final paragraphs:We now have the ability to put remote control cameras on the surface of Mars.Why should we allow enemies to annihilate us simply because we lack the clarity or resolve to strike a reasonable balance between a healthy skepticism of government power and the need to take proactive measures to

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138722842611023392006-01-31T09:32:00.000-06:002006-01-31T12:54:25.413-06:00

Prager speaks clearly to the election of terrorists by Palestinians:So the Palestinian vote reveals the falsity of the worldwide Left's view of the Palestinians as committed to peace. It likewise reveals the falsity of the Left's belief that Palestinian terror is supported by a small minority of the Palestinian population.That is one reason why the Bush doctrine -- we need to spread democracy

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138655632101560062006-01-31T09:12:00.000-06:002006-01-30T22:05:49.460-06:00

This is the one I meant to put up yesterday...This is one that reflects how I, and many in the service, feel...

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138726392386620792006-01-31T08:49:00.000-06:002006-01-31T10:53:12.406-06:00

Alito Confirmed as Nation's 110th Supreme Court JusticeThe Senate voted 58-42 on Tuesday to confirm Samuel Alito to the nation's highest court, putting to bed the most partisan Supreme Court nomination battle in recent memory.Only four Democrats joined 54 Republicans in support of Alito. Of the court's present justices, only Clarence Thomas received a slimmer margin of victory, 52-48, but even

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138764750695942972006-01-31T00:01:00.000-06:002006-01-31T21:34:10.326-06:00

One word defined it… PARTISANSHIP.While it appeared that the president was giving the national pep talk of the year, the real story was in the reaction. Shameful partisanship ruled the night, most embarrassingly dominated by the Democrats. The Democrats, who are apparently proud of their obstructionism, and defeatism.The President noted that congress failed to act to solve the social security

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A Heads Up from my good friend Jay at Stop The ACLU... WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate all but guaranteed Samuel Alito’s confirmation as the nation’s 110th Supreme Court justice Monday, shutting down a last-minute attempt by liberals to block the conservative judge’s nomination with a filibuster. Republican and Democratic senators on a 72-25 vote agreed to end their debate, setting up a

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138656232740132102006-01-30T15:22:00.000-06:002006-01-30T15:23:52.743-06:00

I couldn't get a different one to work earlier...But this one does...

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Good review of the A&E version of Flight 93, premiering tonight. We need to remember what those passengers did, and what our soldiers are still doing to fight Islamo-Fascism.

Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958565644372836978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138641583489046452006-01-30T11:10:00.000-06:002006-01-30T11:19:43.506-06:00

Wow, we actually worried Hamas, even if for just a few moments...Hamas appeals to foreign donorsHamas and President Mahmoud Abbas both appealed to foreign donors on Monday to lift threats to cut vital aid to a new Palestinian government that the Islamic militant group is set to form.German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has threatened to curtail EU monetary support, said after meeting Abbas in the

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138562128138214282006-01-29T13:00:00.000-06:002006-01-29T13:15:28.166-06:00

Emma Thompson is brilliant in this movie as is the mutually deplorable and adoreable cast.It is a great family film in more than one sense of the word. It's fantastically magical, heartwarming, and clever.It's a wonderfully written story (screenplay by Emma Thompson herself), about a widower and his children, and ultimately how they come together to deal with what life has dealt them. Nanny

Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05482968269267487340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547364.post-1138577634638047492006-01-29T00:01:00.000-06:002006-01-29T21:10:23.596-06:00

NOMINATEDThis one has a very short time table.Announcing:The Best So Far, Blog Awards, January 2006(Note: All correspondence via email to BestSoFar@RightThinking.net ) Super Short Timetable1. Nominations via email being accepted through Wed, February 1st.2. Voting via email will take place February 1st through February 5th.3. Winners announced (and all links posted) Sunday, February 5th. Only 5

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How is it that the Left has come to a place where good news from Iraq is bad news for them? Sad. Very Sad. (HT to Instapundit for the link.)

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And yet another...Two in a row...I rarely do that... But when you find good ones, you must share.The Non-TruceNuclear IranDemocrats and their One Issue Double Standards (A.K.A. the Alito Confirmation)Chocolates and PokerReality CheckSomedays how I feel at work...Whats most funny about this one...It's somewhat true... All cartoons courtesy of Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index.

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A great friend of Liberty Just in Case lost a huge contract yesterday. Craig, we're grieving right along with you. Don't hesitate to let Matt or I know if we can do anything for you. As always, you will be in our prayers.

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