Two signs the Democrats are about to descend on your city
* Hair-prefect Homeless
* Outbreak of Boll Weevil Democrats
You say you're homeless and in Denver for the Democrat National Convention?
Have a haircut--on the house!
It seems to be a first -- don't move the homeless, clean them up. That was the work of one salon and the recipients didn't even seem to care if the Democrats were coming to town. Sly's Salon at 17th and Grant was offering free haircuts to the homeless Monday.
"To give them haircuts and make them all spiffed up for the Democratic National Convention, because they are part of our community as well," said Ghandia Gohnson, co-owner of Sly's Salon.
RidesAPaleHorse observes, "We're not gonna hide 'em..we're gonna clean 'em up and act like they're productive citizens."
Productive or not, the haircuts seem to be proof of the old adage, "Look good, feel good!"
One homeless man agress.
Rusty Johnson hasn't had a haircut in three-to-four months. He said his appearance during the convention made no difference to him.
"I just want to look good and feel good for myself, that's all," Johnson said.
Denver is also restricting airspace during the convention.
The feds are closing airspace over Denver during the convention, even if the plane has no engine or no pilot at all. The Federal Aviation Administration is also warning pilots--or model enthusiasts--that any who stray into the restricted area "result in the use of force".
The details — spelled out in a "notice to airmen," or NOTAM, issued by the Federal Aviation Administration — also restricts everything from hang-gliders to model airplanes during the convention, which opens Aug. 25 at the Pepsi Center and runs for four days.
"How many pounds of TNT can a Cessna carry? How many pounds of nitroglycerine can a model plane carry?" Fergus asked. "We don't know, but the point is the risk is there."
Of course, one might ask the question--assuredly rhetorical: Why would terrorists blow up the convention of a party who has professed it would rather talk than fight?
It seems an unlikely scenario.
Previously, most terrorists have not been known for being giants of logic. Don't voice that thought at the Dem Denver event, however.
It most likely would be branded "sterotypically racist" by the denizens of the Pepsi Center.
The Rocky Mountain News also reports that the restriction will affect "crop dusters, hot air balloons and model rockets."
Crop dusting?
Sounds like Boll Weevil Democrats might thrive in Denver.
by Mondoreb & RidesAPaleHorse
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Postal Crazy
Red Planet Cartoons
The dysfunctional energy policy of the US Congress is the subject of today lesson by Red Planet Cartoons, and RPC zeros in like a laser beam.
Anyone wondering why U.S. energy policy is so dysfunctional need only review Congress’s recent antics. Members have debated ideas ranging from suing OPEC to the Senate’s carbon tax-and-regulation monstrosity, to a windfall profits tax on oil companies, to new punishments for “price gouging” – everything except expanding domestic energy supplies.
Amid $135 oil, it ought to be an easy, bipartisan victory to lift the political restrictions on energy exploration and production. Record-high fuel costs are hitting consumers and business like a huge tax increase. Yet the U.S. remains one of the only countries in the world that chooses as a matter of policy to lock up its natural resources. The Chinese think we’re insane and self-destructive, while the Saudis laugh all the way to the bank…
--from The Wall Street Journal: $4 Gasbags
Our only comment is that "gasbags" is too nice a term for the economically-illiterate buffoons in Congress who restrict supply and castigate oil companies who won't give their products away.
Red Planet also links to an assortment of interesting info:
* McCain Backs Incentives to Boost Offshore Oil.
* Top 10 Reasons to Support ANWR Development.
* The Only Domestic Drilling Democrats Support…
Other links are just as attention-grabbing, including "U.S. Has Enough Reserves to Be the #1 Oil Producer in the World."--something we've been speculating on for some time. Gateway Pundit moves the subject out of the realm of speculation.
Drilling in ANWR "won't produce any oil for ten years" is the Democrat mantra. Ten years ago, a little foresight would have helped ease gas prices right about now. What will it be like ten years into the future?
The reader is free to make his or her own guesses.
by Mondoreb
Source: Postal Crazy
Image: Red Planet Cartoons
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) recently sent out an email which highlights one area where the difference between Republicans and Democrats still remains stark: raising taxes.
Congressman Cantor:
Before adjourning for recess, House Democrats passed the largest tax-hike in American history; a rate hike that will soak an average of $3,120 from every family. In an economy reeling from a slowing housing and job market, this is a burden that American families and small business owners simply cannot afford.
Let's be clear – this Democrat tax hike raises the tax burden of every American, particularly the middle-class. Their budget, which they voted to pass this week, includes the following tax assumptions:
* Raises the current "10 percent tax bracket" to 15 percent. This would increase the burden on all American taxpayers, especially the lowest income earners.
* Implements an across-the-board increase on marginal income tax rates.
* Reinstates the marriage penalty. Approximately 23 million married couples would be affected.
* Slashes the $1,000 per-child tax credit in half.
* Increases the tax on dividends, which often supplement the income of senior citizens relying on Social Security.
* Reinstates the death tax, which is considered the largest impediment to transferring family-owned businesses from one generation to the next.
Cantor apparently believes that some of the taxes may be able to be rolled back or blocked.
Read the rest of "House Democrats Pass Largest Tax Hike in History" at DBKP.com.
by Mondoreb
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Sources:
* House Democrats Pass Largest Tax Hike in History
* The Democrat Budget: A Disaster for the Middle Class
* Cantor email
DBKP.com - Bigger, Better!.
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A reminder that all political parties are not created equal--at least when it comes to taxes and immigration/open borders.Cracks are emerging in congressional Democrats' solidarity, as frustrated lawmakers concede their majority status is not enough to overcome Republican resistance on taxes, spending, Iraq and a host of other issues.
"Those politicians, they're all alike".
The fissures, which became obvious this week, are undermining Democrats' hopes for several key achievements this year. They also point to a bruising 2008 election in which Democrats will say Republicans blocked prudent tax and spending plans to score political points on immigration and other hot-button issues.
Republicans say they simply want to prevent higher taxes of any kind, even if the targets are not-so-sympathetic groups such as oil companies and hedge fund managers.
Well, no.
Democrats in Congress think the only reason Republicans have for voting against higher taxes is political pandering.
They truly believe that Americans get up and go to work everyday, not for their families--but to supply tax dollars for Congressmen and Senators to donate to their favorite charities.
The preceding bit of news points out what is still a basic philosophical difference between Congressional Democrats and Republicans. As Ronald Reagan said:
"Republicans believe that every day is the Fourth of July; Democrats, that every day is April 15."
Source: AP - Democrats Cry Uncle on Taxes, Spending
by Mondoreb
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Reagan quote: Red Planet Cartoons
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The crack investigative ethic at CBS Evening News, the Courage Campaign, and DailyKOS combine to bust initiative workers and Crooks and Liars brings in a guest to hand out the plaudits.It is not every day that something from a blog post ends up in the CBS Evening News, but then again using children with cancer to try and steal the White House is pretty egregious. A diarist at Daily Kos noticed that the dirty tricksters, who are advancing an initiative that would switch 20 of California’s electoral college votes to the Republicans were using children’s cancer as a bait-and-switch to get people to sign the initiative and place it on the ballot. The Courage Campaign sent a film crew led by Erik Love to go tape Arno’s signature gatherers (pdf) and we caught them red-handed.
That video was featured in the weekend edition of the CBS Evening news. Watch the clip. It is a particularly good segment on the initiative. And special thanks to John for grabbing that clip for us.
Of course, Rosen is right: this is a textbook example of how journalists safeguard the Republic from the misdeeds of those who plead for initiative signers. CBS Evening News, alerted by DailyKOS, abetted by the Courage Campaign, is once again a hotbed of investigative innovation.
Hundreds of dishwashers and busboys, who barely speak English, pony up $2300 apiece to Hillary Clinton's campaign: that's not quite so interesting a story.
But CBS is to be applauded. As Rosen points out: opponents busting initiative workers doesn't happen every day.
The chicanery of Clinton campaign fund-raising is old news.
by Mondoreb
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Source: Dirty Tricksters Caught on Video: CBS Evening News Edition
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"It will be years - not in my time - before a woman will become Prime Minister."
- Margaret Thatcher, 1974
"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face not Gary Cooper."
--Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind."
"$100 million dollars is way too much to pay for Microsoft."
--IBM, 1982
"The American colonies have little stomach for revolution."
--King George III in 1773
"The surge hasn't accomplished its goals... We're involved, still, in an intractable civil war."
--Harry Reid, Senate Democrat Leader on the Iraq War optimism.
"We've lost"
--Harry Reid, Senate Democrat Leader on the Iraq War.
Reid's going for a two-fer on Iraq.
by Mondoreb
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Sources:
The Politico: Reid Pushes Back on Iraq Optimism
World's Worst Predictions
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The sign says it all.
Source: Michael Ramirez in IBD.
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Special Correspondent RidesAPaleHorse sent us back these unique views from the Dem debates in Las Vegas.
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The CNN Poll, how to read it:
Is the glass is half-empty or half-full?
The new CNN poll will be spun both ways. Hillary Clinton remains the leader and is the one to beat is the way CNN and others will spin it. She's on top.
But her numbers are slipping and no one else in the field has her name recognition is another spin from those who have hopes of topping Clinton. She's on her way down.
More from CNNCNN:Clinton's path to the White House is in no way certain. Clinton was criticized for her performance during a debate last week, and her rivals for the Democratic nomination have stepped up attacks that she has equivocated on her position on Iraq, Iran and other major issues.
The breakdown for the contenders. REPUBLICANS:
The Republican presidential candidates have also stepped up their attacks on the Democratic front-runner, with each suggesting that he has the best chance of stopping Clinton.
The attacks may be working. The CNN/Opinion Research polls suggests that Clinton's support has slipped from its height one month ago. In the Republican presidential race, Giuliani continues to be the leading candidate, with the backing of 28 percent of the Republican primary voters polled. Former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee was backed by 19 percent. Sen. John McCain of Arizona was the top pick of 16 percent, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had 11 percent.
And the numbers for the Democrat hopeful. DEMOCRATS:
Of the remaining Republican candidates, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee received 10 percent, Texas Rep. Ron Paul 5 percent, California Rep. Duncan Hunter 4 percent and Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo 3 percent. Clinton is the top choice of 44 percent of the likely Democratic voters interviewed for the poll. Her closest rival, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, was the top choice of 25 percent, and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina has 14 percent.
One year to go until the 2008 elections. One long year.
All other Democratic candidates were in single digits. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was backed by 4 percent, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware by 3 percent, Sen. Christopher Dodd by 2 percent, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich by 2 percent and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel was at 1 percent.
And the day after the elections, you can bet that someone will start the discussion about 2012.
by Mondoreb
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