George Will (and Ed Morrissey) agree: the Constitutionalist Right has lost, and may be headed for extinction.
Thus, Trump.
We disagree, as will Mark Levin. The ConRight may have lost a battle, but the war is far from over. The Will/Morrissey analysis is correct in positing that (R) voters expected a lot more from the Revolt of 2010--and therefore selected Trump. But they conveniently forget that Trump 'won' with only about 35% of the primary votes, and that many of those votes came from what are traditional (D) voters.
That's a mandate?
It is far more likely that the ConRight lost because its arguments were from the negative rather than from the positive: "We will stop Obozo" rather than offering "We will grant you freedom!"
One more thing: the Ruling Class Left-and-"Right" coalition did everything in its power to strangle the ConRight. Life is very comfortable when the view is from DC and its surrounding suburbs, where all your neighbors and friends have a vested interest in keeping their income stream flowing. People who rock that boat will be punished.
Think Trump will change all of that? IF he tries, look at what happened to Cruz. Or, if you prefer, look at what happened to the once-firebrand RoJo.
Friday, September 30, 2016
RoJo Fold-O, Grothman Accomplice
Once again, Sen. Ron Johnson did what he was told and voted "YEA" on a stopgap spending bill.
And that spending will end about December 9th, which means that the next spending bill will be voted on by lame ducks.
Nobody in their right mind wants lame ducks voting on anything important, folks. But McConnell, greasy bastard that he is, is perfectly fine with it; he gave RoJo the orders, and.......oh, well.
By the way, the Self-Alleged "Conservative" Grothman also voted for this pig, doing what Ryan told him to do, I suppose. It seems that Grothman's mouth is not the same place his votes are. Just another Establishment lackey. Too bad.
We credit Sensenbrenner!! He voted NAY.
And that spending will end about December 9th, which means that the next spending bill will be voted on by lame ducks.
Nobody in their right mind wants lame ducks voting on anything important, folks. But McConnell, greasy bastard that he is, is perfectly fine with it; he gave RoJo the orders, and.......oh, well.
By the way, the Self-Alleged "Conservative" Grothman also voted for this pig, doing what Ryan told him to do, I suppose. It seems that Grothman's mouth is not the same place his votes are. Just another Establishment lackey. Too bad.
We credit Sensenbrenner!! He voted NAY.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
The Current Situation
Here's Pope Benedict a few years ago:
"If the moral principles underpinning the democratic process are themselves determined by nothing more solid than social consensus, then the fragility of the process becomes all too evident--herein lies the real challenge for democracy." --quoted by Fr G Rutler
Another from Cdl. Wyszynski of Poland about 1953:
"We teach that it is proper to render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's. But when Caesar sits himself upon the altar, we respond curtly: he may not."
Rutler goes on:
When laws are legislated that invent as "rights" conduct contrary to natural law, power usurps truth. So St. Thomas Aquinas said.
This is the current situation, and neither Clinton nor Trump will change it. That 'fragile process' is sorely tested and may not persevere. George Washington was right, ya'know; "....let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion."
He was right. It cannot. Thus the State moves into the vacuum and makes 'laws' as the State sees fit, supported by "justices" who know not what is true, as Cdl. Wyszynski observed--and he was slapped into a Commie prison for that.
That's coming here, people.
"If the moral principles underpinning the democratic process are themselves determined by nothing more solid than social consensus, then the fragility of the process becomes all too evident--herein lies the real challenge for democracy." --quoted by Fr G Rutler
Another from Cdl. Wyszynski of Poland about 1953:
"We teach that it is proper to render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's. But when Caesar sits himself upon the altar, we respond curtly: he may not."
Rutler goes on:
When laws are legislated that invent as "rights" conduct contrary to natural law, power usurps truth. So St. Thomas Aquinas said.
This is the current situation, and neither Clinton nor Trump will change it. That 'fragile process' is sorely tested and may not persevere. George Washington was right, ya'know; "....let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion."
He was right. It cannot. Thus the State moves into the vacuum and makes 'laws' as the State sees fit, supported by "justices" who know not what is true, as Cdl. Wyszynski observed--and he was slapped into a Commie prison for that.
That's coming here, people.
The Sad Collapse of the FBI
PowerLine has a short video of Rep. Gowdy questioning Comey about the FBI's collapse on the Clinton email affair.
Watch it to the end, because at the end, Comey bleats a little puppy-dog whine after Gowdy rips him for his agency's massive fail.
It's likely your reaction will be the same as mine, and it was not polite.
Watch it to the end, because at the end, Comey bleats a little puppy-dog whine after Gowdy rips him for his agency's massive fail.
It's likely your reaction will be the same as mine, and it was not polite.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Start Here, Read the Rest
Codevilla again:
...The overriding question of 2016 has been how eager the American people are to reject the bipartisan class that has ruled this country contrary to its majority’s convictions. Turned out, eager enough to throw out the baby with the dirty bathwater. The ruling class’s united front in response to the 2008 financial crisis had ignited the Tea Party’s call for adherence to the Constitution, and led to elections that gave control of both houses of Congress to the Republican Party. But as Republicans became full partners in the ruling class’s headlong rush in what most considered disastrous directions, Americans lost faith in the Constitution’s power to restrain the wrecking of their way of life....
That's the first "money" quote from a long-ish essay on the death of the American Republic. As usual, Codevilla names names and points to events, including the Civil Rights Act of '64, which have served to topple the US' former order.
It is NOT co-incidence that small-arms sales have a near-straight-up trajectory in the last 8 years, folks. Just make sure you have plenty of ammo to go with.
...The overriding question of 2016 has been how eager the American people are to reject the bipartisan class that has ruled this country contrary to its majority’s convictions. Turned out, eager enough to throw out the baby with the dirty bathwater. The ruling class’s united front in response to the 2008 financial crisis had ignited the Tea Party’s call for adherence to the Constitution, and led to elections that gave control of both houses of Congress to the Republican Party. But as Republicans became full partners in the ruling class’s headlong rush in what most considered disastrous directions, Americans lost faith in the Constitution’s power to restrain the wrecking of their way of life....
That's the first "money" quote from a long-ish essay on the death of the American Republic. As usual, Codevilla names names and points to events, including the Civil Rights Act of '64, which have served to topple the US' former order.
It is NOT co-incidence that small-arms sales have a near-straight-up trajectory in the last 8 years, folks. Just make sure you have plenty of ammo to go with.
Monday, September 26, 2016
What Would the FEEBS Do If....
What would the FBI do if they showed up at your door demanding documents and you told them to pound sand?
Why yes!! They'd just back off and grant you immunity. Several times over several years.
IF, of course, you were a Hildebeeste flunky.
So next time the Feebs show up at your door, you know what to do. Tell them that you're a Hillary Clinton flunky and demand your hall pass.
Screw the bastards.
Why yes!! They'd just back off and grant you immunity. Several times over several years.
IF, of course, you were a Hildebeeste flunky.
So next time the Feebs show up at your door, you know what to do. Tell them that you're a Hillary Clinton flunky and demand your hall pass.
Screw the bastards.
Win10 Update: You're Screwed
MS pushed its Win10 "anniversary" update. And you're screwed.
Evidently Gates & Co. need a few more bucks, because they've removed the free Solitaire. Oh, yah, you can still find it--but you can't put it on your "Start" menu any more, and if you don't have some powerful anti-popup/anti-adware stuff you'll be drowning in advertisements.
Yes, MS has the right to piss off its purchasers. And they did.
Evidently Gates & Co. need a few more bucks, because they've removed the free Solitaire. Oh, yah, you can still find it--but you can't put it on your "Start" menu any more, and if you don't have some powerful anti-popup/anti-adware stuff you'll be drowning in advertisements.
Yes, MS has the right to piss off its purchasers. And they did.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Debate Preview
Fitting and (likely) accurate.
...Monday’s debate will not reveal anything new about either of these candidates. Two New York liberals will take the stage to argue over which of them will be more efficient in extending the powers of the already bloated executive branch so that they can better enact their own agendas. Trump will bloviate and bluster his way through his usual campaign talking points, peppering in a few barbs about his opponent’s emails or her corrupt charitable organization, while Clinton will dutifully work her way down a list of antique, focus group-approved internet memes that are sure to finally engender her to all those millennial voters. It will be a true exercise in unremitting pointlessness that will cause myself and so many others to wonder yet again where our proud nation went so wrong to end up in such a lowly state of affairs. A charlatan and her donor. A snake oil salesman and his wedding guest. Which do you choose?...
Well, since I won't watch Monday Night Football either, I choose reruns of Law & Order with Jerry Orbach.
...Monday’s debate will not reveal anything new about either of these candidates. Two New York liberals will take the stage to argue over which of them will be more efficient in extending the powers of the already bloated executive branch so that they can better enact their own agendas. Trump will bloviate and bluster his way through his usual campaign talking points, peppering in a few barbs about his opponent’s emails or her corrupt charitable organization, while Clinton will dutifully work her way down a list of antique, focus group-approved internet memes that are sure to finally engender her to all those millennial voters. It will be a true exercise in unremitting pointlessness that will cause myself and so many others to wonder yet again where our proud nation went so wrong to end up in such a lowly state of affairs. A charlatan and her donor. A snake oil salesman and his wedding guest. Which do you choose?...
Well, since I won't watch Monday Night Football either, I choose reruns of Law & Order with Jerry Orbach.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
How Will RoJo Vote on This Crap?
McConnell has given Obozo everything he wants, and more.
The "more"?
Letting the lame ducks vote one more time, in December.
So let's see how RoJo votes, eh?
The "more"?
Letting the lame ducks vote one more time, in December.
So let's see how RoJo votes, eh?
Are the Communists In Charlotte, Too?
It's STILL the most-underplayed news story of the Milwaukee riots: that Ed Flynn said the riot leaders were "a bunch of Communists from Chicago."
A bunch of Communists.
So. Are they in Charlotte, too?
(Thought you'd like that red. Chuckle.)
A bunch of Communists.
So. Are they in Charlotte, too?
(Thought you'd like that red. Chuckle.)
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
The Summa on Immigration
Yah, "the Summa" is Catholic code for all sorts of non-PC stuff. After all, the guy who wrote is is a dead white male straight. So be warned.
...Saint Thomas affirms that not all immigrants are equal. Every nation has the right to decide which immigrants are beneficial, that is, “peaceful,” to the common good. As a matter of self-defense, the State can reject those criminal elements, traitors, enemies and others who it deems harmful or “hostile” to its citizens....
...Saint Thomas recognizes that there will be those who will want to stay and become citizens of the lands they visit. However, he sets as the first condition for acceptance a desire to integrate fully into what would today be considered the culture and life of the nation.
A second condition is that the granting of citizenship would not be immediate. The integration process takes time....
Don't let some Left-ish or radical Catholic bishops fool ya. Not even if the Bishop in question is in Rome, wearing a white outfit. He ain't St. Thomas Aquinas.
LOTS more at the link.
HT: Vox
...Saint Thomas affirms that not all immigrants are equal. Every nation has the right to decide which immigrants are beneficial, that is, “peaceful,” to the common good. As a matter of self-defense, the State can reject those criminal elements, traitors, enemies and others who it deems harmful or “hostile” to its citizens....
...Saint Thomas recognizes that there will be those who will want to stay and become citizens of the lands they visit. However, he sets as the first condition for acceptance a desire to integrate fully into what would today be considered the culture and life of the nation.
A second condition is that the granting of citizenship would not be immediate. The integration process takes time....
Don't let some Left-ish or radical Catholic bishops fool ya. Not even if the Bishop in question is in Rome, wearing a white outfit. He ain't St. Thomas Aquinas.
LOTS more at the link.
HT: Vox
Abp. Chaput Is Right, Again!
(This post should be read in light of the one immediately below.)
A shooting rampage late Sept. 16 that left a West Philadelphia resident and the shooter dead, plus two police officers and three civilians wounded, drew a strong response from Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
“Combine easy access to guns with a culture that breeds resentment, self-focus, personal license and contempt for human life and the law, and what you get is what happened over the past weekend: the terrible shootings of innocent people by Nicholas Glenn and others,” Philadelphia’s archbishop said Sept. 19....
It is fair to say that the culture of which Abp. Chaput speaks is NOT a Christian culture. And we note parenthetically that 'access to guns' is not the primary problem in his analysis. It is the culture, here of the glorified Self (a 'strange god') which is the driver of this trainwreck.
Obozo's analysis will differ, of course.
A shooting rampage late Sept. 16 that left a West Philadelphia resident and the shooter dead, plus two police officers and three civilians wounded, drew a strong response from Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
“Combine easy access to guns with a culture that breeds resentment, self-focus, personal license and contempt for human life and the law, and what you get is what happened over the past weekend: the terrible shootings of innocent people by Nicholas Glenn and others,” Philadelphia’s archbishop said Sept. 19....
It is fair to say that the culture of which Abp. Chaput speaks is NOT a Christian culture. And we note parenthetically that 'access to guns' is not the primary problem in his analysis. It is the culture, here of the glorified Self (a 'strange god') which is the driver of this trainwreck.
Obozo's analysis will differ, of course.
Stopped-Clock Obozo Gets One Thing Right (!!)
On his way out the door (thank God!) Obozo managed to get one thing right.
Speaking at the UN, he said this:
...“If we are honest, we know that no external power is going to be able to force different religious communities or ethnic communities to co-exist for long,” Obama said. “Until basic questions are answered about how communities co-exist, the embers of extremism will continue to burn. Countless human beings will suffer.”...
Yup.
Obozo's Marxist point of view blinds him to the ever-more-obvious: the only predicate to peaceful co-existence is a common culture, and as we have often said, 'cult precedes culture.' So long as the cult of Mohammed--or Mammon--exists, the resulting culture will reflect that cult.
And there will be war, and injustice.
Speaking at the UN, he said this:
...“If we are honest, we know that no external power is going to be able to force different religious communities or ethnic communities to co-exist for long,” Obama said. “Until basic questions are answered about how communities co-exist, the embers of extremism will continue to burn. Countless human beings will suffer.”...
Yup.
Obozo's Marxist point of view blinds him to the ever-more-obvious: the only predicate to peaceful co-existence is a common culture, and as we have often said, 'cult precedes culture.' So long as the cult of Mohammed--or Mammon--exists, the resulting culture will reflect that cult.
And there will be war, and injustice.
History-Deficient Pope Francis?
Not surprising that this cleric's silliness gets play in the National "Catholic" Reporter.
...The Vatican conference on just war theory was held April 11-13 and brought some 80 experts engaged in nonviolent struggles to Rome to discuss developing a new moral framework rejecting ethical justifications for war. At the end of the event the participants launched an appeal, bluntly stating: "There is no 'just war.'"...
Yah, right./sarcasm
But it gets worse!
...[Cdl.] Turkson said the participants of the conference asked the church to re-examine the concept of just war, first enunciated by fourth-century bishop St. Augustine, and "slightly begin to move away from that."
He said that while just war teachings were first developed to make wars difficult or impossible to justify, they are now used more as conditions that allow violence to be used.
"My understanding is that it was initially meant to make it difficult to wage war because you needed to justify it," said the cardinal. "This now has been interpreted these days as a war is just when it is exercised in self-defense … or to put off an aggressor or to protect innocent people."
Turkson continued: "In that case, Pope Francis would say: 'You don't stop an aggression by being an aggressor. You don't stop a conflict by inciting another conflict. You don't stop a war by starting another war.'"...
The Pope doesn't know about World War II?
Or--far more germane to Catholic history--the Pope doesn't know about Vienna? Aleppo?
Methinks Cdl. Turkson needs a long retreat someplace.
...The Vatican conference on just war theory was held April 11-13 and brought some 80 experts engaged in nonviolent struggles to Rome to discuss developing a new moral framework rejecting ethical justifications for war. At the end of the event the participants launched an appeal, bluntly stating: "There is no 'just war.'"...
Yah, right./sarcasm
But it gets worse!
...[Cdl.] Turkson said the participants of the conference asked the church to re-examine the concept of just war, first enunciated by fourth-century bishop St. Augustine, and "slightly begin to move away from that."
He said that while just war teachings were first developed to make wars difficult or impossible to justify, they are now used more as conditions that allow violence to be used.
"My understanding is that it was initially meant to make it difficult to wage war because you needed to justify it," said the cardinal. "This now has been interpreted these days as a war is just when it is exercised in self-defense … or to put off an aggressor or to protect innocent people."
Turkson continued: "In that case, Pope Francis would say: 'You don't stop an aggression by being an aggressor. You don't stop a conflict by inciting another conflict. You don't stop a war by starting another war.'"...
The Pope doesn't know about World War II?
Or--far more germane to Catholic history--the Pope doesn't know about Vienna? Aleppo?
Methinks Cdl. Turkson needs a long retreat someplace.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The Pubbie Solution to Killer Muslim "Refugees"
As it turns out, the (R) Party actually does have a solution to the killer (Muslim) refugee problem!!
They continue to fund Obozo's treachery, of course. That's the civilized way, old chap. The Club rules tell them to do that, after all. A little wine and brie with that?
The solution they have created?
Kill the killers, one at a time. Worked in San Bernadino, St Cloud, and NYC, right?
Please, old man, don't kick about the New Reality which means that there will be a number of US-citizen casualties along the way. That's too bad, of course. The Republicans are sorry about that, of course. They might even send a little wine and brie to your hospital bed, or funeral lunch.
That's the civilized way, old chap.
They continue to fund Obozo's treachery, of course. That's the civilized way, old chap. The Club rules tell them to do that, after all. A little wine and brie with that?
The solution they have created?
Kill the killers, one at a time. Worked in San Bernadino, St Cloud, and NYC, right?
Please, old man, don't kick about the New Reality which means that there will be a number of US-citizen casualties along the way. That's too bad, of course. The Republicans are sorry about that, of course. They might even send a little wine and brie to your hospital bed, or funeral lunch.
That's the civilized way, old chap.
Still Watching Football?
We note that this "protest the USA" movement is spreading among NFL players.
Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, likes that sort of free speech. Like the NCAA and NBA pansies and twits, he's all for some forms of free speech. Those forms would be counter-cultural, of course.
For me and mine, the only NFL we watched this weekend was Green Bay. That's enough.
Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, likes that sort of free speech. Like the NCAA and NBA pansies and twits, he's all for some forms of free speech. Those forms would be counter-cultural, of course.
For me and mine, the only NFL we watched this weekend was Green Bay. That's enough.
Monday, September 19, 2016
The Corn-a-Hole People Are Lying
Aside from playing havoc with older car engines, small engines for outdoor power equipment, and the world's FOOD SUPPLY, ethanol, a product of the corn-a-hole crowd, has another problem.
It's a helluvalot more noxious than they say it is.
...US ethanol producers are likely using outdated methods to measure NOx levels, according to trade publication Ethanol Producer. The result is that production of ethanol, which as a fuel has been a source of debate over its environmental friendliness when compared to conventional gasoline, may be more harmful to the environment than previously thought.
...NO2 may account for more than 80 percent of NOx's emissions. In short, ethanol factories and the resulting NOx levels may be creating ozone and causing problems such as acid rain at a faster rate than was previously estimated....
Even more: EPA has not filed a report on the environmental impact of biofuels for more than 5 years.
Surprised?
It's a helluvalot more noxious than they say it is.
...US ethanol producers are likely using outdated methods to measure NOx levels, according to trade publication Ethanol Producer. The result is that production of ethanol, which as a fuel has been a source of debate over its environmental friendliness when compared to conventional gasoline, may be more harmful to the environment than previously thought.
...NO2 may account for more than 80 percent of NOx's emissions. In short, ethanol factories and the resulting NOx levels may be creating ozone and causing problems such as acid rain at a faster rate than was previously estimated....
Even more: EPA has not filed a report on the environmental impact of biofuels for more than 5 years.
Surprised?
Priebus Embraces Pubbie Party Corpse
There's a word for loving a corpse, Reince. You can find it under 'psychiatric disorders.'
GOP Chairman Reince Priebus appeared on Face the Nation with a threat for Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. John Kasich, and former Gov. Jeb Bush: get on the Trump train or expect a lock-out in 2020.
"Lock-out" of what, Reince? The Little Party That Couldn't?
GOP Chairman Reince Priebus appeared on Face the Nation with a threat for Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. John Kasich, and former Gov. Jeb Bush: get on the Trump train or expect a lock-out in 2020.
"Lock-out" of what, Reince? The Little Party That Couldn't?
Hillary Will "Shape Our Children". Wanna Bet, HRC?
Hillary doesn't want 'our children' to be "irredeemable."
...the choice in this election is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four years of their lives...
Soaring rhetoric, or the Freudian slip?
My bet is on Door #2. In which case Hildebeeste will need a lot more guns than the Secret Service can provide.
...the choice in this election is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four years of their lives...
Soaring rhetoric, or the Freudian slip?
My bet is on Door #2. In which case Hildebeeste will need a lot more guns than the Secret Service can provide.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
The "Best and Brightest"? God Help Us All
The children in this video were admitted to the most selective Jesuit college in America.
Many of them will have careers in Government, others in "law."
At least they can articulate their ignorance pretty well.
HT: MoonBattery
Many of them will have careers in Government, others in "law."
At least they can articulate their ignorance pretty well.
HT: MoonBattery
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