Nice summary of why Benedict XVI's Regensburg lecture is even more pertinent today:
...Benedict’s lecture is ever relevant because one of its central arguments
is that a religion’s understanding of God’s nature has immense
implications for its capacity to live peacefully with those who do not
share the same faith or, for that matter, have no religious faith. A
religion that regards God as sheer Will, operating above and beyond
reason, cannot ultimately object to the notion that such a God may
command its adherents to do unreasonable things. For if God is
ultimately unreasonable and the Creator of the universe, then so too are
the people created in His image. Hence, if such an unreasonable God
commands equally unreasonable humans to do something utterly irrational —
such as slaughter cartoonists, fly planes into buildings, axe to death
Jews praying peacefully in a synagogue, behead Christian children in the
Middle East, kill Nigerian as Boko Haram has done, the list is endless —
not only can we not object on grounds that such actions are
unreasonable and intrinsically evil, but we must simply submit to the
irrational Deity’s desire for blood. In other words, whether we like it
or not, there is a theological and religious dimension to what
happened in Paris — and what is happening in Syria and Iraq, what
occurred on 9/11, and what Islamic jihadists keep doing all around the
world — and we ignore this at our own peril. That’s another reason why
it is so embarrassing and self-defeating for people like President
Obama, President Hollande, and Prime Minister David Cameron to go on
repeating, mantra-like, that Islamic jihadism has nothing to do with
Islam. Of course it has something to do with Islam. That’s why it’s
called Islamic jihadism....
One of the great failings of the Bush (2) Administration was its total disregard of religion as a motivator and force. It is far more significant and potent than money or Constitutions. It is the reason that the Middle East has always been at war. The mind of the US is simply not able to grasp this--which is why "emplacing democracy" failed so miserably.
And the religion which B-16 described is the problem. The Prime Minister of Egypt gets this far better than Obozo and his cabal ever will.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Waiting for Belichick To Say....
Waiting for Belichick to say "I didn't know anything about it until I read it in the newspaper."
Decimation for Republicans!
Ace has a perfectly wonderful rant, and re-states his very excellent idea.
...Here's a not terribly-well-kept secret: Most of the GOP establishment -- the elected officials, the shadow government of consultants and "think tank" people and so on -- has spent the great majority of its adult life in Progressive Dominated Social Circles, and have largely adopted their mores on a great many issues.
I'm not as bothered by this state of affairs as some conservatives might be; after all, I'm socially moderate (or even liberal-ish) myself.
But where I can agree with other conservatives is on this issue: The GOP must stop lying about every fucking thing.
We've noted that Jim Sensenbrenner was AGAINST Cromnibus just after he was FOR it. (And the "FOR" it resulted in passage, as Sensenbrenner knew full-well.)
We've also noted that RoJo was AGAINST ObozoCare before he went all limp-dick and kinda-sorta-maybe-ish doesn't really like it, but he sues a lot to prove he's .....something.
And of course, "Responsible Ryan" crammed the largest budget in history down the throats of the electorate while posing for Holy Pictures as an advocate of subsidiarity.
So.
...When a Roman legion was guilty of cowardice or mutiny, they were sentenced to the punishment of Decimation, the execution of every tenth man, to encourage the remaining 9/10ths to take their obligations to the Roman state more seriously.
It is time to begin the practice of Tactical Decimation -- just firing people from their sinecures, not executing them, of course -- to let the GOP know we have no further need of soldiers who refuse to fight.
Line 'em up!!
...Here's a not terribly-well-kept secret: Most of the GOP establishment -- the elected officials, the shadow government of consultants and "think tank" people and so on -- has spent the great majority of its adult life in Progressive Dominated Social Circles, and have largely adopted their mores on a great many issues.
I'm not as bothered by this state of affairs as some conservatives might be; after all, I'm socially moderate (or even liberal-ish) myself.
But where I can agree with other conservatives is on this issue: The GOP must stop lying about every fucking thing.
We've noted that Jim Sensenbrenner was AGAINST Cromnibus just after he was FOR it. (And the "FOR" it resulted in passage, as Sensenbrenner knew full-well.)
We've also noted that RoJo was AGAINST ObozoCare before he went all limp-dick and kinda-sorta-maybe-ish doesn't really like it, but he sues a lot to prove he's .....something.
And of course, "Responsible Ryan" crammed the largest budget in history down the throats of the electorate while posing for Holy Pictures as an advocate of subsidiarity.
So.
...When a Roman legion was guilty of cowardice or mutiny, they were sentenced to the punishment of Decimation, the execution of every tenth man, to encourage the remaining 9/10ths to take their obligations to the Roman state more seriously.
It is time to begin the practice of Tactical Decimation -- just firing people from their sinecures, not executing them, of course -- to let the GOP know we have no further need of soldiers who refuse to fight.
Line 'em up!!
Black Lives Matter. So Do Other Ones.
One group has been saying that 'black lives matter' for 42 years. But that group is not so discriminate in their respect for life--it's ALL lives to them.
Notice any MSM pix like this?
Didn't think so.
Supply, Demand, and Computer Science
As we all know, the Ruling Class is trying to demolish the middle class with its immigration policy.
One element of that policy deals with "highly educated" immigrants which--for practical purposes--means computer science graduates. The Google/Facebook/Intel/Microsoft oligarchy has been inflating the campaign accounts of the Ruling Class with the purpose of deflating the price of CompSci graduates.
Except the price of CompSci grads has already taken a very significant dive, all by itself.
The 2014 mean starting salary for new CS bachelor’s degree grads was $67,300, according to NACE. But the organization’s projection for 2015 is only $61,287. If that projection holds, it will be a drop of 9%.
Silly things like the "supply-demand-price" curves don't mean much to Congress (or the President) because as everyone should know, they write laws, not God, and not The Economy.
Uh-huh.
One element of that policy deals with "highly educated" immigrants which--for practical purposes--means computer science graduates. The Google/Facebook/Intel/Microsoft oligarchy has been inflating the campaign accounts of the Ruling Class with the purpose of deflating the price of CompSci graduates.
Except the price of CompSci grads has already taken a very significant dive, all by itself.
The 2014 mean starting salary for new CS bachelor’s degree grads was $67,300, according to NACE. But the organization’s projection for 2015 is only $61,287. If that projection holds, it will be a drop of 9%.
Silly things like the "supply-demand-price" curves don't mean much to Congress (or the President) because as everyone should know, they write laws, not God, and not The Economy.
Uh-huh.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Levin: "I Don't Trust Ron Johnson"
Senator Ron Johnson got elected on one issue and one issue only: he promised, time and time and time again that he would 'do everything possible' to repeal ObozoCare.
Time and time and time again, Johnson has NOT 'done everything possible.'
Finally, Mark Levin called him out.
Time and time and time again, Johnson has NOT 'done everything possible.'
Finally, Mark Levin called him out.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Flim-Flam Boehner & The Sensenbrenner Shuffle
The flim-flam man a/k/a the "speaker of the house" has a new card-trick he wants you to see.
And Part 2, the Sensenbrenner question!!
...With constituents burning up their phone lines to protest the CRomnibus as it headed to a vote, jittery Republicans pleaded with leadership for a fig leaf they could portray as real opposition to Obama. GOP leaders accommodated them by carving the Department of Homeland Security out of the agreement to fund the whole government for a year. The DHS behemoth includes the agencies that enforce – or, rather, refrain from enforcing – the immigration laws....
OK, so?
...The scenario enabled Republicans to maintain their pose as opponents of unconstitutional executive amnesty (even though many of them actually support Obama’s amnesty policy). Yet, it also provided a ready-made excuse for retreat. How, after all, could Republicans possibly put funding for “homeland security” in jeopardy? By teeing up the controversy as if it were a battle over anti-terrorism dollars, rather than pro-amnesty dollars, Republicans left themselves an escape hatch: When the time was right, they could withdraw their opposition to Obama’s amnesty scheme while portraying themselves as mature, responsible guardians of public safety....
Ahhhhh.. SAFETY!! That's the ticket!!
...As if on cue, jihadists trained by al Qaeda carried out mass-murders in Paris. Meanwhile in Cincinnati, Christopher Lee Cornell, a would-be Islamist terrorist inspired by ISIS, was arrested for planning to bomb the U.S. Capitol.
Instantly, the GOP spin machine cranked into high gear: Senator John Cornyn, now the majority whip, promised an “unequivocal commitment to funding” DHS – “we’re not going to put that at risk under any circumstances.” “We recognize the important role that the Department of Homeland Security plays in this country,” intoned John Thune, the Senate’s third-ranking Republican. According to his House counterpart, GOP Conference chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republicans must “work very closely with the president,” when it comes to “keep[ing] the country safe.” ...
McCarthy points out that the FBI actually does "homeland security" and is part of the Justice Department, not DHS.
But the cake's been baked. The Flim-Flam Man will do exactly what the Chamber of Commerce told them to do: give Obozo whatever he wants. Cheap labor, ya'know.
The only question remaining: will Sensenbrenner be For It Before He's Against It, or Against It Before He's For It?
And Part 2, the Sensenbrenner question!!
...With constituents burning up their phone lines to protest the CRomnibus as it headed to a vote, jittery Republicans pleaded with leadership for a fig leaf they could portray as real opposition to Obama. GOP leaders accommodated them by carving the Department of Homeland Security out of the agreement to fund the whole government for a year. The DHS behemoth includes the agencies that enforce – or, rather, refrain from enforcing – the immigration laws....
OK, so?
...The scenario enabled Republicans to maintain their pose as opponents of unconstitutional executive amnesty (even though many of them actually support Obama’s amnesty policy). Yet, it also provided a ready-made excuse for retreat. How, after all, could Republicans possibly put funding for “homeland security” in jeopardy? By teeing up the controversy as if it were a battle over anti-terrorism dollars, rather than pro-amnesty dollars, Republicans left themselves an escape hatch: When the time was right, they could withdraw their opposition to Obama’s amnesty scheme while portraying themselves as mature, responsible guardians of public safety....
Ahhhhh.. SAFETY!! That's the ticket!!
...As if on cue, jihadists trained by al Qaeda carried out mass-murders in Paris. Meanwhile in Cincinnati, Christopher Lee Cornell, a would-be Islamist terrorist inspired by ISIS, was arrested for planning to bomb the U.S. Capitol.
Instantly, the GOP spin machine cranked into high gear: Senator John Cornyn, now the majority whip, promised an “unequivocal commitment to funding” DHS – “we’re not going to put that at risk under any circumstances.” “We recognize the important role that the Department of Homeland Security plays in this country,” intoned John Thune, the Senate’s third-ranking Republican. According to his House counterpart, GOP Conference chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republicans must “work very closely with the president,” when it comes to “keep[ing] the country safe.” ...
McCarthy points out that the FBI actually does "homeland security" and is part of the Justice Department, not DHS.
But the cake's been baked. The Flim-Flam Man will do exactly what the Chamber of Commerce told them to do: give Obozo whatever he wants. Cheap labor, ya'know.
The only question remaining: will Sensenbrenner be For It Before He's Against It, or Against It Before He's For It?
MU Wants Secret Faculty With Unlimited Powers
Well, this is an interesting turn of events. Marquette University wants its TA 'faculty' names kept secret when that 'faculty' stifles speech on the pretext of PC.
Following is the operative graf from a nastygram sent to the kinda-sorta-maybe-ish "non-suspended" Professor McAdams:
....Your recent actions in publicizing on the internet the name of our now-former graduate student, who had been secretly recorded by one of her students [redacted], require University review. Whatever your views of this secretly-recorded exchange in the graduate student’s office, and whatever your thoughts about separate classroom interactions that you did not observe (and putting aside the multiple other ways any concerns you had about our graduate student could have been advanced) you had no justification to put our graduate student’s name in your internet posts. The personal impact on her was plainly foreseeable,...
At Marquette, the TA enjoys absolute power over the class. They lecture, devise, administer, and grade exams, and are to be treated as if they were professor-status creatures. That's justifiable, I suppose. But that power, when abused, can draw a reaction.
Ms. Abbate apparently got some hate-mail as a result of her intemperate use of her power, and fled.
So MU now (in effect) accuses McAdams of endangering the safety of this poor snowflake by publishing her name?
Really?
Really? Unlimited powers in the classroom but "secret"? Dzerzhinsky comes to mind.
(Read the rest of the link for Esenberg's response and escalation. Then buy some popcorn.)
Following is the operative graf from a nastygram sent to the kinda-sorta-maybe-ish "non-suspended" Professor McAdams:
....Your recent actions in publicizing on the internet the name of our now-former graduate student, who had been secretly recorded by one of her students [redacted], require University review. Whatever your views of this secretly-recorded exchange in the graduate student’s office, and whatever your thoughts about separate classroom interactions that you did not observe (and putting aside the multiple other ways any concerns you had about our graduate student could have been advanced) you had no justification to put our graduate student’s name in your internet posts. The personal impact on her was plainly foreseeable,...
At Marquette, the TA enjoys absolute power over the class. They lecture, devise, administer, and grade exams, and are to be treated as if they were professor-status creatures. That's justifiable, I suppose. But that power, when abused, can draw a reaction.
Ms. Abbate apparently got some hate-mail as a result of her intemperate use of her power, and fled.
So MU now (in effect) accuses McAdams of endangering the safety of this poor snowflake by publishing her name?
Really?
Really? Unlimited powers in the classroom but "secret"? Dzerzhinsky comes to mind.
(Read the rest of the link for Esenberg's response and escalation. Then buy some popcorn.)
George Weigel et.al. v John Paul II
An essay on the involvement of First Things in the Iraq wars. The author begins with the current situation:
...“By last week, most Christians in Mosul had already taken a fourth option—evacuation. Their departure marks the end of a continuous Christian tradition in Mosul. For thousands of years, Mosul has been a center for Christians, particularly for Assyrians, an ethnic group that predates the Arab conquest of Mesopotamia. Indeed, the ancient Assyrian capital of Nineveh, where the Prophet Jonah preached, lies across the Tigris River. Christianized in apostolic times,...."
Yah, well. Better fled than dead, I suppose.
...As recently as a decade ago, tens of thousands of Christians lived in Mosul, some of them descendants of victims of the genocide the Ottoman Empire perpetrated against Assyrians, as well as Armenians and Greeks, during World War I. After this weekend, virtually none remain. On Saturday, ISIS expelled the fifty-two Christian families still in the city, after first requiring them to leave behind all their valuables. For good measure, ISIS also burned an 1800-year-old church and the Catholic bishop’s residence, along with its library and manuscript collection.”...
No stone left unturned by the IslamoNazis.
So. What about George Weigel andRobert Michael Novak?
...If you’ve been reading FT long enough then you’ll recall all the symposia on “Just War,” which increasingly became showcases for Weigel’s and Novak’s brand of American preemptive interventionism. Their calls to arms brazenly went against John Paul II’s unequivocal opposition to both our adventures in the Middle East.
Umnh-huh. Pre-emptive just war. Pre-emptive defense, right?
(That's something Mike McCarthy should be told about for next season's Packers playbook!)
Anyhoooo....we now see the end-game of the Weigel/Novak modernificated Just War Theory. Iraq is in tatters, a ~2,000 year Christian presence is over and done, and blood roars into the sewers of Iraqi streets.
John Paul II was not a pacifist. He knew what war could and could not do. It is critical, MOST important, VERY much germane to know that the Vatican has the single largest humint operation that the world has ever seen. The Vatican has people on the ground in every country inhabited by mankind. In comparison, CIA is a fart in the wind.
So when JPII forcefully reminds a US President that war would be folly, he has reasons--and intel to back it up.
But Weigel, Novak, and Bombs-Away McCain--not to mention Billy Kristol, the armchair warrior--all knew more than the Pope.
I'm sure they're putting up the refugees in their homes as we speak, right?
...“By last week, most Christians in Mosul had already taken a fourth option—evacuation. Their departure marks the end of a continuous Christian tradition in Mosul. For thousands of years, Mosul has been a center for Christians, particularly for Assyrians, an ethnic group that predates the Arab conquest of Mesopotamia. Indeed, the ancient Assyrian capital of Nineveh, where the Prophet Jonah preached, lies across the Tigris River. Christianized in apostolic times,...."
Yah, well. Better fled than dead, I suppose.
...As recently as a decade ago, tens of thousands of Christians lived in Mosul, some of them descendants of victims of the genocide the Ottoman Empire perpetrated against Assyrians, as well as Armenians and Greeks, during World War I. After this weekend, virtually none remain. On Saturday, ISIS expelled the fifty-two Christian families still in the city, after first requiring them to leave behind all their valuables. For good measure, ISIS also burned an 1800-year-old church and the Catholic bishop’s residence, along with its library and manuscript collection.”...
No stone left unturned by the IslamoNazis.
So. What about George Weigel and
...If you’ve been reading FT long enough then you’ll recall all the symposia on “Just War,” which increasingly became showcases for Weigel’s and Novak’s brand of American preemptive interventionism. Their calls to arms brazenly went against John Paul II’s unequivocal opposition to both our adventures in the Middle East.
Umnh-huh. Pre-emptive just war. Pre-emptive defense, right?
(That's something Mike McCarthy should be told about for next season's Packers playbook!)
Anyhoooo....we now see the end-game of the Weigel/Novak modernificated Just War Theory. Iraq is in tatters, a ~2,000 year Christian presence is over and done, and blood roars into the sewers of Iraqi streets.
John Paul II was not a pacifist. He knew what war could and could not do. It is critical, MOST important, VERY much germane to know that the Vatican has the single largest humint operation that the world has ever seen. The Vatican has people on the ground in every country inhabited by mankind. In comparison, CIA is a fart in the wind.
So when JPII forcefully reminds a US President that war would be folly, he has reasons--and intel to back it up.
But Weigel, Novak, and Bombs-Away McCain--not to mention Billy Kristol, the armchair warrior--all knew more than the Pope.
I'm sure they're putting up the refugees in their homes as we speak, right?
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
The Chair of Peter is Not the Chair of Jay Leno
Good take on 'rabbits' yappaflappa from the Jesuit Pope.
Sanfelippo's "Dead School" Idea? Not Good
When Conservatives complain about "too much Gummint," there's a reason.
Rep. Sanfelippo provides an example!!
...Under the bill, the state would clearly define a vacant or underutilized school and require that those schools be sold, with other educational operators such as private or charter schools having the first opportunity to buy the underutilized of vacant schools....
Umnnhhh. Yes, MPS is a bunch of twits. Yes, MPS is the very definition of 'wastrel.' But let's attack the cause: MPS has too much money--much of which is provided by taxpayers in Grant, Dane, Brown, and Trempeleau Counties.
So Joe: cut off the money from the State.
Let the locals pay the freight for their idiot elected Board members.
Setting the new precedent that the State 1) can and should define 'underutilized' and 2) can and should direct disposition of local assets is going to allow the Other Party to do the same. In other words, Joe, you're adding to the Big Gummint pile of bricks.
Actual Conservatives believe in the law of subsidiarity. Be a Conservative, Joe.
Rep. Sanfelippo provides an example!!
...Under the bill, the state would clearly define a vacant or underutilized school and require that those schools be sold, with other educational operators such as private or charter schools having the first opportunity to buy the underutilized of vacant schools....
Umnnhhh. Yes, MPS is a bunch of twits. Yes, MPS is the very definition of 'wastrel.' But let's attack the cause: MPS has too much money--much of which is provided by taxpayers in Grant, Dane, Brown, and Trempeleau Counties.
So Joe: cut off the money from the State.
Let the locals pay the freight for their idiot elected Board members.
Setting the new precedent that the State 1) can and should define 'underutilized' and 2) can and should direct disposition of local assets is going to allow the Other Party to do the same. In other words, Joe, you're adding to the Big Gummint pile of bricks.
Actual Conservatives believe in the law of subsidiarity. Be a Conservative, Joe.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Ugh. What I Don't Get....(Packers)
OK. Seattle scores, making it 22-14. Green Bay gets the ball back with around 4 minutes in regulation time.
So the Packers call a running play with Lacy. No gain. Another running play, little/any gain.
Rodgers has been VERY successful with 5-yard passes over the middle up to this point.
So the Packers call another running play, no gain, punt?
Sorry. I think the Pack decided to play "prevent offense."
So the Packers call a running play with Lacy. No gain. Another running play, little/any gain.
Rodgers has been VERY successful with 5-yard passes over the middle up to this point.
So the Packers call another running play, no gain, punt?
Sorry. I think the Pack decided to play "prevent offense."
The Origins of Feminism: Lenin
Stacy McCain finds a real gem.
The communist economy does away with the family. In the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat there is a transition to the single production plan and collective social consumption, and the family loses its significance as an economic unit. The external economic functions of the family disappear . . . In the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat the family economic unit should be recognised as being, from the point of view of the national economy, not only useless but harmful. The family economic unit involves (a) the uneconomic expenditure of products and fuel on the part of small domestic economies, and (b) unproductive labour, especially by women, in the home — and is therefore in conflict with the interest of the workers’ republic in a single economic plan and the expedient use of the labour force (including women). --Kollontai, quoted at The Other McCain
Yah. Note especially (b) above.
Who's "Kollontai"?
She was one of Lenin's bitches, elevated to "Kommissar" in the Party.
"Feminism" was simply another name for 'class warfare', the Marx/Lenin prescription for war on Right Order.
Handy little factoid.
The communist economy does away with the family. In the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat there is a transition to the single production plan and collective social consumption, and the family loses its significance as an economic unit. The external economic functions of the family disappear . . . In the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat the family economic unit should be recognised as being, from the point of view of the national economy, not only useless but harmful. The family economic unit involves (a) the uneconomic expenditure of products and fuel on the part of small domestic economies, and (b) unproductive labour, especially by women, in the home — and is therefore in conflict with the interest of the workers’ republic in a single economic plan and the expedient use of the labour force (including women). --Kollontai, quoted at The Other McCain
Yah. Note especially (b) above.
Who's "Kollontai"?
She was one of Lenin's bitches, elevated to "Kommissar" in the Party.
"Feminism" was simply another name for 'class warfare', the Marx/Lenin prescription for war on Right Order.
Handy little factoid.
ObozoNomics: Still Sucking After All These Years
Before Golfer-in-Chief tells you all the unicorn-and-rainbow crap about how wunnerful his economic performance is, let's remember a few facts which he will NOT mention.
The number of people actually working in the US as a percentage of eligible workers continues to decline.
The "jobs created" in both November and December were heavily salted with part-time work in restaurants, bars, and retail stores.
December retail sales were the worst in 12 months.
Wages are flat, and average hours worked remains under 35/week.
Young adults who are lucky enough to HAVE a job are earning ~$2,000/year less than the same cohort in 1980.
The economy has NET-gained only 225,000 jobs/month in the last year. "Job openings" sounds wonderful--but let's not forget layoffs and permanent separations (Obozo will.)
And let's not forget the copper-crash of the last 60 days or so. That is usually a sign of impending recession.
ObozoNomics: not good for the US nor any of its citizens.
The number of people actually working in the US as a percentage of eligible workers continues to decline.
The "jobs created" in both November and December were heavily salted with part-time work in restaurants, bars, and retail stores.
December retail sales were the worst in 12 months.
Wages are flat, and average hours worked remains under 35/week.
Young adults who are lucky enough to HAVE a job are earning ~$2,000/year less than the same cohort in 1980.
The economy has NET-gained only 225,000 jobs/month in the last year. "Job openings" sounds wonderful--but let's not forget layoffs and permanent separations (Obozo will.)
And let's not forget the copper-crash of the last 60 days or so. That is usually a sign of impending recession.
ObozoNomics: not good for the US nor any of its citizens.
Friday, January 16, 2015
What Is It About Democrats and the 1930's?
There's something about the 1930's that makes Democrats weepy-nostalgic.
In Milwaukee, the (D) Mayor is pleading on bended knee for a trolley-car system which will not only be ridiculously expensive, but damn near useless in winter. But it's '30's haute, you see.
In D.C., the Obozo-ites are going to body-slam the Internet with a 1930's regulatory scheme.
Since Obozo's election, the US has NOT "pulled out" of the 2008 recession in any meaningful sense, either.
So should we conclude that Depression, Regulation, and Trolleys are the new (D) gold standards of good?
In Milwaukee, the (D) Mayor is pleading on bended knee for a trolley-car system which will not only be ridiculously expensive, but damn near useless in winter. But it's '30's haute, you see.
In D.C., the Obozo-ites are going to body-slam the Internet with a 1930's regulatory scheme.
Since Obozo's election, the US has NOT "pulled out" of the 2008 recession in any meaningful sense, either.
So should we conclude that Depression, Regulation, and Trolleys are the new (D) gold standards of good?
Thursday, January 15, 2015
The Bankruptcy of AllahLibertarian
We remarked last night, following the lines of an essay on the topic, that Bill Donahue had exactly the correct position on the Hebdo massacre, and that Hewitt refused to follow Donahue's argument. One suspects that Hewitt knew he would lose--or maybe not; Hewitt is not a deep thinker.
Anyhoo, AllahLibertarian weighs in on the same issue, and displays exactly the same mental vacuum as did Hewitt. (And these people are "pundits" deserving of respect?)
Brief: there are two kinds of laws, moral (natural) and positive. Moral (natural) law is superior to and antecedes positive law. Thus, what is legal is not necessarily moral.
Hebdo's "cartoons" are violations of the moral/natural law, but not of positive law.
So are abortions.
There is no justification for murder, period--whether by offended Muzzies or by abortionists. And there is no justification for moronic, deliberately un-informed, pundits.
Anyhoo, AllahLibertarian weighs in on the same issue, and displays exactly the same mental vacuum as did Hewitt. (And these people are "pundits" deserving of respect?)
Brief: there are two kinds of laws, moral (natural) and positive. Moral (natural) law is superior to and antecedes positive law. Thus, what is legal is not necessarily moral.
Hebdo's "cartoons" are violations of the moral/natural law, but not of positive law.
So are abortions.
There is no justification for murder, period--whether by offended Muzzies or by abortionists. And there is no justification for moronic, deliberately un-informed, pundits.
Copper Dives, Watch Out Below!
The Old Farts' economic signal, copper, dumped 8% yesterday.
That's not good news.
...Copper fell over 8 per cent today, after a 1.3 per cent fall yesterday hitting its lowest level in nearly five years on the back of an 18% decline last year....
...While copper has seen the most notable declines, other industrial metals are also faring poorly. According to Bloomberg, "A gauge of the six main industrial metals has declined 9.3 percent in the past 12 months to the lowest since June 7, 2010."...
This may have to do with the end of the ChiComs' manipulation of the price (upward) over the last several years. Or it may be what it usually is: a signal of an upcoming recession.
Keep your eyes on the ball.
That's not good news.
...Copper fell over 8 per cent today, after a 1.3 per cent fall yesterday hitting its lowest level in nearly five years on the back of an 18% decline last year....
...While copper has seen the most notable declines, other industrial metals are also faring poorly. According to Bloomberg, "A gauge of the six main industrial metals has declined 9.3 percent in the past 12 months to the lowest since June 7, 2010."...
This may have to do with the end of the ChiComs' manipulation of the price (upward) over the last several years. Or it may be what it usually is: a signal of an upcoming recession.
Keep your eyes on the ball.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Liberty, Donohue, Hebdo, and Hewitt
For several years I listened to the Hewitt show. It was that or the nearly equivalent mindless rock'n'roll, and at least Hewitt had some news worth knowing from D.C. and some informed guests from the legal biz. But when my commuting days ended, so, thankfully, did my days of hearing Hewitt.
Why such faint praise? Hewitt was--and remains--a pompous hypocrite, yammering about Christianity while not really exploring what Christianity means.
And he proves it once again. Here are a few excerpts from an essay on Hewitt's 'interview' of Bill Donohue (who was also reviled, in scatological terms, by Levin. But then, Levin is not a Christian.)
...Seeing the “whole” of the Charlie Hebdo issue requires Donohue’s message. Commenting on the ostensible goals of James Madison, the Father of our Constitution, poet Robert Frost once wrote: “Now I know—I think I know—what Madison’s dream was. It was just a dream of a new land to fulfill with people in self-control. That is all through his thinking … to fulfill this land—a new land—with people in self-control.”...
... Natural law is (and should be, if that matters) much more expansive than the positive, or human-made legislative, law. Thomas Aquinas wrote that “human laws do not by strict command prohibit every vicious action, just as they do not command every virtuous action.”
This means that we enjoy many more legal rights than moral rights—which itself means that true liberty requires non-legislated self-restraint.
Yup. While abortion is legal, it is certainly not moral.
...In brief, liberty—as understood by the scholastic tradition—describes a moral freedom oriented to the good; license or false freedom is an abuse of true liberty because it employs freedom for its own sake. And license’s false teleology renders it both amoral and indefensible, even while legal in certain cases. In the case of rightfully legal, yet licentious exercises of free speech—like Charlie Hebdo sodomy cartoons, according to Donohue—moral defensibility collapses, even as legal defensibility stands....
But Donohue's perfectly licit point was something Hewitt would not countenance. Back to "hypocritical": Hewitt knows full-well the 'natural'/'legal' distinction because he crusades a bit about abortion.
But I suppose Hewitt needed advertising dollars, or The Right Sort of Friends, or something. What's more important, anyway?
Why such faint praise? Hewitt was--and remains--a pompous hypocrite, yammering about Christianity while not really exploring what Christianity means.
And he proves it once again. Here are a few excerpts from an essay on Hewitt's 'interview' of Bill Donohue (who was also reviled, in scatological terms, by Levin. But then, Levin is not a Christian.)
...Seeing the “whole” of the Charlie Hebdo issue requires Donohue’s message. Commenting on the ostensible goals of James Madison, the Father of our Constitution, poet Robert Frost once wrote: “Now I know—I think I know—what Madison’s dream was. It was just a dream of a new land to fulfill with people in self-control. That is all through his thinking … to fulfill this land—a new land—with people in self-control.”...
... Natural law is (and should be, if that matters) much more expansive than the positive, or human-made legislative, law. Thomas Aquinas wrote that “human laws do not by strict command prohibit every vicious action, just as they do not command every virtuous action.”
This means that we enjoy many more legal rights than moral rights—which itself means that true liberty requires non-legislated self-restraint.
Yup. While abortion is legal, it is certainly not moral.
...In brief, liberty—as understood by the scholastic tradition—describes a moral freedom oriented to the good; license or false freedom is an abuse of true liberty because it employs freedom for its own sake. And license’s false teleology renders it both amoral and indefensible, even while legal in certain cases. In the case of rightfully legal, yet licentious exercises of free speech—like Charlie Hebdo sodomy cartoons, according to Donohue—moral defensibility collapses, even as legal defensibility stands....
But Donohue's perfectly licit point was something Hewitt would not countenance. Back to "hypocritical": Hewitt knows full-well the 'natural'/'legal' distinction because he crusades a bit about abortion.
But I suppose Hewitt needed advertising dollars, or The Right Sort of Friends, or something. What's more important, anyway?
Copper In The Dumper
Copper has established itself as an economic indicator.
So when copper slides off (as it has), things aren't as wunnerful as the Obozo-ites would have you believe.
Caveat emptor.
HT: Mish
So when copper slides off (as it has), things aren't as wunnerful as the Obozo-ites would have you believe.
Caveat emptor.
HT: Mish
"Catholic" Charities Continues Its Suicide
The USCC's "Catholic" Charities organization is known for its grants to less-than-Catholic organizations, usually of the Alinsky-ite flavor, and often connected to pro-abortion gangs.
So what does "Catholic" Charities do about that?
Appoints another clandestine pro-abort as the New Leader.
Suicide used to be quick. This bunch is dragging it out over decades. After all, there's still some money in the place.
So what does "Catholic" Charities do about that?
Appoints another clandestine pro-abort as the New Leader.
Suicide used to be quick. This bunch is dragging it out over decades. After all, there's still some money in the place.
What's Walker Talking About?
Yup. Walker's going to run for the Presidency.
That requires the (R) shot at Conservatives, of course--so here's the transcript:
"Some in Washington believe government should play a growing role in our lives and rarely question its expense," Walker said. "Others have such disdain for government that they attempt to keep it from working at all...."
What the hell does that mean, Scott?
What it does mean, of course, is that Walker is just fine-and-dandy with setting up ludicrous straw-men and then knocking them down.
Not what I'd call 'leadership.'
That requires the (R) shot at Conservatives, of course--so here's the transcript:
"Some in Washington believe government should play a growing role in our lives and rarely question its expense," Walker said. "Others have such disdain for government that they attempt to keep it from working at all...."
What the hell does that mean, Scott?
What it does mean, of course, is that Walker is just fine-and-dandy with setting up ludicrous straw-men and then knocking them down.
Not what I'd call 'leadership.'
Think of It!! ObozoCare for the Internet!!
Obozo's next foray into the demolition of the United States will be a Federal regulatory takeover of the Internet.
Bet you can't wait! It'll be just like the Good Old Days when he lied like Hell about "less cost" and "more services" for EVERYONE!! So now we have........ahhh........higher costs and LESS services. (You shoulda read the bill, dumbasses.)
And you'll get to see, once again, the Feds' mastery of internet stuff, just like you did when ObozoCare's web-page was unveiled!! It'll all be FREE! And even BETTER!!
So.
Who'll buy John Boehner on this one?
Bet you can't wait! It'll be just like the Good Old Days when he lied like Hell about "less cost" and "more services" for EVERYONE!! So now we have........ahhh........higher costs and LESS services. (You shoulda read the bill, dumbasses.)
And you'll get to see, once again, the Feds' mastery of internet stuff, just like you did when ObozoCare's web-page was unveiled!! It'll all be FREE! And even BETTER!!
So.
Who'll buy John Boehner on this one?
Does Grover Norquist Hate Americans?
Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform has 'grown' beyond its johnny-one-note tax silliness.
Now they are also self-proclaimed experts on H1-B immigration.
Except they're wrong--which doesn't prevent them from their yappy-dog antics.
How about some mathematical and econometric facts?
...what’s wrong with giving visas to those with graduate degrees? Aren’t they more qualified? If not enough Americans pursue graduate study, isn’t it justified to fill this “gap” with foreign workers? The answer is very simple: NO....
...One can argue whether having a doctorate in computer science is a big thing or not (I would argue mainly not), but the point is that it is irrelevant. At least in the case of CS, in the special 20,000-visa H-1B category, we are talking about Master’s students. Hence my term, the Master’s Category.
You may ask, “Aren’t workers with Master’s degree holders better, more qualified?” My firm answer is NO....
So Grover's "Master's degree" claim is hogwash.
As to anti-Americanism:
...the bill fails to deliver on another claim made in the above press release: “[the bill would help employers hire immigrants] while making reforms to protect [US.] workers.” I’ve read both the summary and full text of the bill, and there is NOTHING there about U.S. worker protections....
Matloff, cited above, has demonstrated that there is not any "shortage" of Americans in STEM fields* None. And there is, therefore, no "need" to import questionably-qualified STEM majors. None.
So what does Norquist have against Americans?
*Read the EPI paper linked in Matloff's post
Now they are also self-proclaimed experts on H1-B immigration.
Except they're wrong--which doesn't prevent them from their yappy-dog antics.
How about some mathematical and econometric facts?
...what’s wrong with giving visas to those with graduate degrees? Aren’t they more qualified? If not enough Americans pursue graduate study, isn’t it justified to fill this “gap” with foreign workers? The answer is very simple: NO....
...One can argue whether having a doctorate in computer science is a big thing or not (I would argue mainly not), but the point is that it is irrelevant. At least in the case of CS, in the special 20,000-visa H-1B category, we are talking about Master’s students. Hence my term, the Master’s Category.
You may ask, “Aren’t workers with Master’s degree holders better, more qualified?” My firm answer is NO....
So Grover's "Master's degree" claim is hogwash.
As to anti-Americanism:
...the bill fails to deliver on another claim made in the above press release: “[the bill would help employers hire immigrants] while making reforms to protect [US.] workers.” I’ve read both the summary and full text of the bill, and there is NOTHING there about U.S. worker protections....
Matloff, cited above, has demonstrated that there is not any "shortage" of Americans in STEM fields* None. And there is, therefore, no "need" to import questionably-qualified STEM majors. None.
So what does Norquist have against Americans?
*Read the EPI paper linked in Matloff's post
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
MU Uses the Obama Pirouette in Dumping McAdams
A few days ago, Marquette University announced that Prof. McAdams' classes had been cancelled for the Spring '15 semester.
The University babbled something about 'safety of our students' (especially precious snowflake defenseless TA's who squash free speech and thought in their classes.)
For a moment, leave aside the fact that the Marquette campus, as a whole, is a 'danger zone' for students who are concerned with such things as armed robbery, assault, and muggings.
Marquette is suddenly worried about the "safety" of its TA's. Who knows? Thousands of stifled but enraged 19- and 20-year-olds could rise up and utterly destroy.....Ahhh. Never mind. They'd have to leave The Avalanche to do that, and, ya'know....
Anyhow, one day later, the Obama Administration announced that Obama Himself, Lord Fauntelroy XXVIII, will be 'pushing back' on journalists who plan to run items disparaging jihadists.
The reason for this?
..."The president...will not now be shy about expressing a view or taking the steps that are necessary to try to advocate for the safety and security of our men and women in uniform" whenever journalists' work may provoke jihadist attacks, spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at the White House’s daily briefing....
Yah!! The "safety of our troops", for crying out loud. Seriously. That's now Obozo's first and foremost Concern. He might even start a hashtag thing for the troops, who only have M-4's, M-16A2's, and assorted tanks and howitzers available for defense.
"Safety."
Just a co-incidence, of course.
The University babbled something about 'safety of our students' (especially precious snowflake defenseless TA's who squash free speech and thought in their classes.)
For a moment, leave aside the fact that the Marquette campus, as a whole, is a 'danger zone' for students who are concerned with such things as armed robbery, assault, and muggings.
Marquette is suddenly worried about the "safety" of its TA's. Who knows? Thousands of stifled but enraged 19- and 20-year-olds could rise up and utterly destroy.....Ahhh. Never mind. They'd have to leave The Avalanche to do that, and, ya'know....
Anyhow, one day later, the Obama Administration announced that Obama Himself, Lord Fauntelroy XXVIII, will be 'pushing back' on journalists who plan to run items disparaging jihadists.
The reason for this?
..."The president...will not now be shy about expressing a view or taking the steps that are necessary to try to advocate for the safety and security of our men and women in uniform" whenever journalists' work may provoke jihadist attacks, spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at the White House’s daily briefing....
Yah!! The "safety of our troops", for crying out loud. Seriously. That's now Obozo's first and foremost Concern. He might even start a hashtag thing for the troops, who only have M-4's, M-16A2's, and assorted tanks and howitzers available for defense.
"Safety."
Just a co-incidence, of course.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
It's SOME Islam, Not All
Interesting breakdown of Islamic 'sects' and the genesis thereof.
...Islam is similar to Judaism in the importance it gives to legal interpretation. ... Unlike Christianity in the West, where divisive debates often have focused on theological doctrines, in Islam the most important schools of thought reflect differences in jurisprudence. There are four main schools of law for Sunnis (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, and Hanbali schools) and one for Shi’ites (Ja‘fari). The main distinctions between these schools lie in divergent opinions about authoritative sources or roots of law. All accept the Qur’an and the sunnah (Muhammad’s example) as foundational but differ on the importance of consensus in collective scholarly reasoning (ijma) and individual analogical reasoning (qiyas). The most conservative school, Hanbali, tends to emphasize the Qur’an and sunna and is suspicious of ijma and qiyas, while the most liberal, Hanafi, tends to emphasize qiyas and individual opinion....
OK so far? Good. Here's more.
...Wahhabi and Salafi thought in their modern expression derive from Islamic jurist-theologians Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 1328) and Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab (d. 1792). They are both renowned students and teachers of the Hanbali school of law. Salafi teaching upholds the first three generations of Muslim history (salaf) as sacrosanct alongside the prophetic example. Not all Salafis are Wahhabis. The latter brand any practice or teaching later than the third century of Islam (salaf) as satanic innovation (bida‘). Wahhabism is the most literalist and iconoclastic branch of Hanbalism, which itself is the most conservative of the four main schools. For instance, while other Muslims might urge abstention from alcohol, Wahhabis also prohibit stimulants, including tobacco. Not only is modest dress prescribed but also the type of clothing that should be worn, especially by women (a black abaya, covering all but the eyes and hands). Religious education includes training in the use of weapons. Wahhabism emphasizes the importance of avoiding non-Islamic cultural practices and non-Muslim fraternity on the grounds that the sunna and the central importance of Muhammad as exemplar forbid imitating non-Muslims. Wahhabi scholars have warned against taking non-Muslims as friends and against smiling at or even wishing them well on their holidays....
And, you guessed it, the Muzzie terrorists are Wahhabi.
Which also happens to be the inclination of Saudi Arabia as a whole. That's why the money for these cretins flows from......ahhh.....oil revenues.
There's a lot more at the link, including a section which demonstrates that the terrorists are actually breaking even Wahhabi laws.
...Islam is similar to Judaism in the importance it gives to legal interpretation. ... Unlike Christianity in the West, where divisive debates often have focused on theological doctrines, in Islam the most important schools of thought reflect differences in jurisprudence. There are four main schools of law for Sunnis (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, and Hanbali schools) and one for Shi’ites (Ja‘fari). The main distinctions between these schools lie in divergent opinions about authoritative sources or roots of law. All accept the Qur’an and the sunnah (Muhammad’s example) as foundational but differ on the importance of consensus in collective scholarly reasoning (ijma) and individual analogical reasoning (qiyas). The most conservative school, Hanbali, tends to emphasize the Qur’an and sunna and is suspicious of ijma and qiyas, while the most liberal, Hanafi, tends to emphasize qiyas and individual opinion....
OK so far? Good. Here's more.
...Wahhabi and Salafi thought in their modern expression derive from Islamic jurist-theologians Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 1328) and Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab (d. 1792). They are both renowned students and teachers of the Hanbali school of law. Salafi teaching upholds the first three generations of Muslim history (salaf) as sacrosanct alongside the prophetic example. Not all Salafis are Wahhabis. The latter brand any practice or teaching later than the third century of Islam (salaf) as satanic innovation (bida‘). Wahhabism is the most literalist and iconoclastic branch of Hanbalism, which itself is the most conservative of the four main schools. For instance, while other Muslims might urge abstention from alcohol, Wahhabis also prohibit stimulants, including tobacco. Not only is modest dress prescribed but also the type of clothing that should be worn, especially by women (a black abaya, covering all but the eyes and hands). Religious education includes training in the use of weapons. Wahhabism emphasizes the importance of avoiding non-Islamic cultural practices and non-Muslim fraternity on the grounds that the sunna and the central importance of Muhammad as exemplar forbid imitating non-Muslims. Wahhabi scholars have warned against taking non-Muslims as friends and against smiling at or even wishing them well on their holidays....
And, you guessed it, the Muzzie terrorists are Wahhabi.
Which also happens to be the inclination of Saudi Arabia as a whole. That's why the money for these cretins flows from......ahhh.....oil revenues.
There's a lot more at the link, including a section which demonstrates that the terrorists are actually breaking even Wahhabi laws.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Bp. Ricken's Excellent Question
The Bishop of Green Bay asks a very good question:
....why would St. Norbert, a Catholic college, invite someone who is such a high profile and well-known protagonist and activist of abortion rights to weigh in on the causes and contexts of a dramatic increase in domestic violence in the United States?...
Well, Excellency, it's because murdering children is not "violence," of course. Silly question.
I've often referred to St Norbert's as 'the best little Methodist college in the Midwest.' But that might be a slander of the Methodists.
....why would St. Norbert, a Catholic college, invite someone who is such a high profile and well-known protagonist and activist of abortion rights to weigh in on the causes and contexts of a dramatic increase in domestic violence in the United States?...
Well, Excellency, it's because murdering children is not "violence," of course. Silly question.
I've often referred to St Norbert's as 'the best little Methodist college in the Midwest.' But that might be a slander of the Methodists.
Friday, January 09, 2015
"Religion of Peace" Starts 2015 WIth a Lot of Bangs
Yah, yah, Paris.
How about Nigeria? Does anyone really care about black lives?
The terrorist group Boko Haram has massacred at least 2,000 people in the Nigerian state of Borno, according to a Nigerian government official. The town of Baga was destroyed, and 16 other villages and towns were also razed to the ground in two days of horrific violence.
Think Al Sharpton's going over there to bitch, moan, and pull some shakedowns?
(Well, maybe, if he gets a few hundred tabs of Viagra in payment.)
How about Nigeria? Does anyone really care about black lives?
The terrorist group Boko Haram has massacred at least 2,000 people in the Nigerian state of Borno, according to a Nigerian government official. The town of Baga was destroyed, and 16 other villages and towns were also razed to the ground in two days of horrific violence.
Think Al Sharpton's going over there to bitch, moan, and pull some shakedowns?
(Well, maybe, if he gets a few hundred tabs of Viagra in payment.)
Thursday, January 08, 2015
It's the Republicans' Turn to Increase Taxes
Well, of course. That's why the country voted (R), right?
...With gasoline prices at lows not seen since 2009, some political observers and business executives say now is the ideal time to raise the 18.4 cent-a-gallon tax on gasoline and the 24.4 cent-a-gallon tax on diesel fuel, which haven’t increased since 1993. The taxes are the main source of revenue for the highway trust fund.
Mr. Inhofe didn’t say he supports raising the gas tax, and he refutes referring to it as such. “It’s not a tax,” Mr. Inhofe said. “It’s a user fee.”...
Inhofe proves himself to be just another artful liar. "User fee" implies that all gasoline (and diesel) is used for driving on Federal highways.
Really?
Yes, there will be a tax increase. Yes, the Feds will continue dictating ALL transport-related policies to the States.
Yes, the Ruling Class is intact.
...With gasoline prices at lows not seen since 2009, some political observers and business executives say now is the ideal time to raise the 18.4 cent-a-gallon tax on gasoline and the 24.4 cent-a-gallon tax on diesel fuel, which haven’t increased since 1993. The taxes are the main source of revenue for the highway trust fund.
Mr. Inhofe didn’t say he supports raising the gas tax, and he refutes referring to it as such. “It’s not a tax,” Mr. Inhofe said. “It’s a user fee.”...
Inhofe proves himself to be just another artful liar. "User fee" implies that all gasoline (and diesel) is used for driving on Federal highways.
Really?
Yes, there will be a tax increase. Yes, the Feds will continue dictating ALL transport-related policies to the States.
Yes, the Ruling Class is intact.
The Confusion of Bishop-Speak
It is impossible to discern a meaning in the following:
...I do not wish to lend our voice to notions which might suggest that same-sex couples are a threat incapable of sharing relationships marked by love and holiness and, thus, incapable of contributing to the edification of both the church and the wider society.
In the midst of changing societal definitions and understandings of marriage, there may no doubt be some confusion. However, with patience and humility, our church must continuously strive to discover what the spirit is saying and respond to the Synod Fathers' suggestion to discern what pastoral response faithful to church teaching and marked by respect and sensitivity might be appropriate for same-sex couples, even as God's creative designs for and the church's sacramental understanding of marriage are affirmed....
Umnnnhhhh. Huh?
Somewhere in that spaghetti-nest of verbosity the Bishop could have said 'admonish the sinner in charity.' Ain'a?
...I do not wish to lend our voice to notions which might suggest that same-sex couples are a threat incapable of sharing relationships marked by love and holiness and, thus, incapable of contributing to the edification of both the church and the wider society.
In the midst of changing societal definitions and understandings of marriage, there may no doubt be some confusion. However, with patience and humility, our church must continuously strive to discover what the spirit is saying and respond to the Synod Fathers' suggestion to discern what pastoral response faithful to church teaching and marked by respect and sensitivity might be appropriate for same-sex couples, even as God's creative designs for and the church's sacramental understanding of marriage are affirmed....
Umnnnhhhh. Huh?
Somewhere in that spaghetti-nest of verbosity the Bishop could have said 'admonish the sinner in charity.' Ain'a?
"Consequence, Not Cause"
That's the phrase used to describe the rise of Front National in France, a political party which is opposed to current French immigration policies.
...The French journalist and author Eric Zemmour told the BBC parties the Front National is “not a cause, it is a consequence.” He added, “People vote for the FN to say to their elites, ‘Stop doing what you are doing!’ But they never do.”...
Sounds kinda familiar.
“If Europe is getting more immigrants than its voters want,” Weekly Standard senior editor Christopher Caldwell wrote, “this is a good indication its democracy is malfunctioning.”...
Huh. Who would have guessed?
...The French journalist and author Eric Zemmour told the BBC parties the Front National is “not a cause, it is a consequence.” He added, “People vote for the FN to say to their elites, ‘Stop doing what you are doing!’ But they never do.”...
Sounds kinda familiar.
“If Europe is getting more immigrants than its voters want,” Weekly Standard senior editor Christopher Caldwell wrote, “this is a good indication its democracy is malfunctioning.”...
Huh. Who would have guessed?
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
Yup. EPA Wants to Kill the Upper Midwest Dead
You've been hearing about this for months. BOHICA!!
The Environmental Protection Agency sent a message Wednesday to states that don't want to develop plans to reduce carbon emissions at power plants: If you don't come up with your own way to do this, we'll implement one for you.
EPA has issued a proposed regulation that would require electric utilities to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The agency will issue a final rule for existing power plants in mid-summer, according to Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator for EPA's office of air and radiation. Rules for new and modified power plants will be issued at the same time....
For practical purposes, that will eliminate coal-fired plants, as there is no extant technology which will achieve these reductions for those installations, which are principally found in the Upper Midwest (the "Rust Belt"). It will also virtually eliminate coal mining--and thousands of jobs therein--in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Southern Illinois, and possibly Idaho and Montana.
And by the way, "carbon emissions" are what you exhale. So another route for this asinine reg will be to simply slaughter the populations of the Upper Midwestern States.
Or you could freeze to death. 'S OK with EPA.
The Environmental Protection Agency sent a message Wednesday to states that don't want to develop plans to reduce carbon emissions at power plants: If you don't come up with your own way to do this, we'll implement one for you.
EPA has issued a proposed regulation that would require electric utilities to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The agency will issue a final rule for existing power plants in mid-summer, according to Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator for EPA's office of air and radiation. Rules for new and modified power plants will be issued at the same time....
For practical purposes, that will eliminate coal-fired plants, as there is no extant technology which will achieve these reductions for those installations, which are principally found in the Upper Midwest (the "Rust Belt"). It will also virtually eliminate coal mining--and thousands of jobs therein--in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Southern Illinois, and possibly Idaho and Montana.
And by the way, "carbon emissions" are what you exhale. So another route for this asinine reg will be to simply slaughter the populations of the Upper Midwestern States.
Or you could freeze to death. 'S OK with EPA.
A Reflection on "Liturgy of the Word"
Kwasniewski is on to something here.
...When the “Liturgy of the Word” is vouchsafed a distinct existence as one of the two parts of the Mass, and particularly when this distinctiveness is enhanced by a gargantuan lectionary with often lengthy readings frequently detached from the other prayers and antiphons of the Mass, there arises the impression of a text that is free-floating and self-justifying, the reading and preaching of which can become the pastorally central arena, throwing the sacramental essence of the Mass into shadow. How often have we experienced the Liturgy of the Word ballooning to an overwhelming size, losing all proportion with the pulsing heart of the liturgy, the offering of the sacrifice and the ensuing communion? In many Masses I’ve attended over the years, the time used by the opening greeting, the readings, and the homily was some 45 minutes, while somehow everything from the presentation of the gifts onwards was crammed into 15 minutes. In the rush to be done (now that the gregarious and intellectually engaging business of readings and preaching is over), either Eucharistic Prayer II or III is chosen—prayers that are utterly dwarfed by the preceding textual cornucopia, seeming like a pious afterthought. The anaphora and its still point, the consecration, shrink and lose their centrality....
Yah. And even moreso when the celebrant intrudes on the Canon with ad hoc obiter dicta motu proprio, as regularly happens at a church near me--which finally drove me out of the place.
Anyhoo, what Prof. K. objects to is the Protestant-ization; whereas the Prots (bless 'em) go all sola scriptura-with-sermon, for the Catholic the high points are the Consecration and Communion--intimacy with the Word which far surpasses just hearing it.
...When the “Liturgy of the Word” is vouchsafed a distinct existence as one of the two parts of the Mass, and particularly when this distinctiveness is enhanced by a gargantuan lectionary with often lengthy readings frequently detached from the other prayers and antiphons of the Mass, there arises the impression of a text that is free-floating and self-justifying, the reading and preaching of which can become the pastorally central arena, throwing the sacramental essence of the Mass into shadow. How often have we experienced the Liturgy of the Word ballooning to an overwhelming size, losing all proportion with the pulsing heart of the liturgy, the offering of the sacrifice and the ensuing communion? In many Masses I’ve attended over the years, the time used by the opening greeting, the readings, and the homily was some 45 minutes, while somehow everything from the presentation of the gifts onwards was crammed into 15 minutes. In the rush to be done (now that the gregarious and intellectually engaging business of readings and preaching is over), either Eucharistic Prayer II or III is chosen—prayers that are utterly dwarfed by the preceding textual cornucopia, seeming like a pious afterthought. The anaphora and its still point, the consecration, shrink and lose their centrality....
Yah. And even moreso when the celebrant intrudes on the Canon with ad hoc obiter dicta motu proprio, as regularly happens at a church near me--which finally drove me out of the place.
Anyhoo, what Prof. K. objects to is the Protestant-ization; whereas the Prots (bless 'em) go all sola scriptura-with-sermon, for the Catholic the high points are the Consecration and Communion--intimacy with the Word which far surpasses just hearing it.
Killer Muslims? Or Killer French Law?
In France, it's near impossible to carry arms, even if you're a cop. So today's Muslim killers didn't have much of a problem:
...A reporter for Britain’s Telegraph newspaper in Paris told Sky News that the first two officers to arrive, who were apparently unarmed, fled after seeing gunmen armed with automatic weapons and possibly a grenade launcher....
As this item explains, handguns may be owned--legitimately--with shrink-test, physical, hunting-club membership, but must be renewed every three years.
Concealed carry for self-defense? California makes it easy in comparison.
So yah, the Muzzies were the active actors. French law was the passive actor.
...A reporter for Britain’s Telegraph newspaper in Paris told Sky News that the first two officers to arrive, who were apparently unarmed, fled after seeing gunmen armed with automatic weapons and possibly a grenade launcher....
As this item explains, handguns may be owned--legitimately--with shrink-test, physical, hunting-club membership, but must be renewed every three years.
Concealed carry for self-defense? California makes it easy in comparison.
So yah, the Muzzies were the active actors. French law was the passive actor.
The Left's Control of Language
Hannan, a Brit, thus one who actually understands English, notes that the Left/Gramscians have successfully changed the meanings of words, which is effectively the same as picking one's battle-ground. Of COURSE they can win arguments--so long as thinking is outlawed and language is perverted. (I picked that word 'perverted' for a reason, of course.)
...Any discussion of the relationship between government and citizen is perforce conducted in loaded terms. You can still make the case for greater liberty, but not without sounding rather mean. A glossary will give some indication of how loaded the linguistics are against conservatives.
RIGHT-WING: Baddie. Vladimir Putin, a lifelong KGB man who regrets the break-up of the USSR, is invading neighboring countries. This is a bad thing, so he must be “right-wing.” The mullahs in Iran abolished the monarchy, nationalized industry, and drove most of the middle classes into exile. But they’re also nasty, so they, too, must be “right-wing.” A crazed gunman goes into a school and . . . oh, you get the picture....
DIVERSITY: People who look different but think the same way. Diversity applies to race, sex, disability, and sexual orientation. It emphatically does not apply to opinion....
INVESTMENT: Government spending. Any lingering trace of the original meaning—that is, of assets producing some kind of return—was obliterated by the spending splurge that preceded the 2008 crash....
COMMUNITY: The state—or, more precisely, the state’s bureaucracy. The one thing it emphatically doesn’t mean is a voluntary association of individuals. When people talk of “involving the community,” they invariably want more legislation.
Plenty more at the link!
...Any discussion of the relationship between government and citizen is perforce conducted in loaded terms. You can still make the case for greater liberty, but not without sounding rather mean. A glossary will give some indication of how loaded the linguistics are against conservatives.
RIGHT-WING: Baddie. Vladimir Putin, a lifelong KGB man who regrets the break-up of the USSR, is invading neighboring countries. This is a bad thing, so he must be “right-wing.” The mullahs in Iran abolished the monarchy, nationalized industry, and drove most of the middle classes into exile. But they’re also nasty, so they, too, must be “right-wing.” A crazed gunman goes into a school and . . . oh, you get the picture....
DIVERSITY: People who look different but think the same way. Diversity applies to race, sex, disability, and sexual orientation. It emphatically does not apply to opinion....
INVESTMENT: Government spending. Any lingering trace of the original meaning—that is, of assets producing some kind of return—was obliterated by the spending splurge that preceded the 2008 crash....
COMMUNITY: The state—or, more precisely, the state’s bureaucracy. The one thing it emphatically doesn’t mean is a voluntary association of individuals. When people talk of “involving the community,” they invariably want more legislation.
Plenty more at the link!
The FBI, CIA, and.....the Post Office?
There is no question that Big Brother is watching you. In the last 2 years or so, NSA's pervasive and all-encompassing surveillance schemes have been at least partially exposed; and if you think the FBI isn't part of that game, you're naive in the extreme.
All in the name of "terrorism," ya'know, because damn near every American can be a "terrorist." Pro-life? Terrorist. Pro-Second Amendment? Terrorist. Don't like Obozo's policies? Terrorist and RAAAAAACISSS, too!!
Use a computer, use a cellphone, use a land-line, mail a letter, you will be watched. Go to the doctor? We have the Obozo Mandate's computer records for that, fella.
Now it turns out that the Post Office--that lumbering bankrupt--does more than just scan your mail.
Sharyl Atkisson found out:
...The FBI often works in close conjunction with the postal service on computer cases, and there’s evidence implicating illegal or unauthorized connection into my system from a postal computer that’s not online or accessible by anybody in the public… A set of IP addresses implicate the post office in some of this or at least the use of their computer systems....
Laugh? Or cry?
All in the name of "terrorism," ya'know, because damn near every American can be a "terrorist." Pro-life? Terrorist. Pro-Second Amendment? Terrorist. Don't like Obozo's policies? Terrorist and RAAAAAACISSS, too!!
Use a computer, use a cellphone, use a land-line, mail a letter, you will be watched. Go to the doctor? We have the Obozo Mandate's computer records for that, fella.
Now it turns out that the Post Office--that lumbering bankrupt--does more than just scan your mail.
Sharyl Atkisson found out:
...The FBI often works in close conjunction with the postal service on computer cases, and there’s evidence implicating illegal or unauthorized connection into my system from a postal computer that’s not online or accessible by anybody in the public… A set of IP addresses implicate the post office in some of this or at least the use of their computer systems....
Laugh? Or cry?
The Revenge of the Empire
Interesting little side-note in the Boehner Revenge story.
...The House Republican leadership is carefully reviewing the list of members who voted against the speaker and those who opposed a procedural motion in December on the so-called “crominibus,” the $1.1 trillion spending package to keep the government open through to September....
Cromnibus passed because a number of Republicans voted for "the Rule" which brought it to the floor. The bill itself was so bad that Boehner had to get Democrats to vote for it. The bill fully funds almost every Obozo program and department. It stinks.
Republicans who bill themselves as "conservatives" then voted AGAINST Cromnibus. It's the John F'n Kerry Gambit, but in this case they were for it before they were against it. Jim Sensenbrenner, who is long past his stale-date, is one of those people.
To them, the First Thing is to preserve themselves and The Empire. The rest of us can take the hindmost.
...The House Republican leadership is carefully reviewing the list of members who voted against the speaker and those who opposed a procedural motion in December on the so-called “crominibus,” the $1.1 trillion spending package to keep the government open through to September....
Cromnibus passed because a number of Republicans voted for "the Rule" which brought it to the floor. The bill itself was so bad that Boehner had to get Democrats to vote for it. The bill fully funds almost every Obozo program and department. It stinks.
Republicans who bill themselves as "conservatives" then voted AGAINST Cromnibus. It's the John F'n Kerry Gambit, but in this case they were for it before they were against it. Jim Sensenbrenner, who is long past his stale-date, is one of those people.
To them, the First Thing is to preserve themselves and The Empire. The rest of us can take the hindmost.
Monday, January 05, 2015
OMG! A Stop-Loss of Four Thousand Five Hundred?
Usually when you hear squealing, it's from pigs.
In this case, it's from Elite Pigs.
HAR HAR HAR DE HAR HAR HAR.
In this case, it's from Elite Pigs.
HAR HAR HAR DE HAR HAR HAR.
Sunday, January 04, 2015
Burge for President
Since Romney, Bush, Huckabee, and various other Ruling Class creeps are intent on becoming President and ruining the remainder of America, this candidacy is very promising, indeed!
I promise to create an economic depression and confine it to a 40 mile radius of the US capitol. --IowaHawk
Best promise I've heard from ANY candidate. Bar none.
I promise to create an economic depression and confine it to a 40 mile radius of the US capitol. --IowaHawk
Best promise I've heard from ANY candidate. Bar none.
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
He's a Jebby. It's What They Do.
The report that Pope Francis will jaw-jaw the UN over "emissions" (if accurate) is not too surprising to anyone who's familiar with the Jesuits.
They're called "Jebbies" for a reason; it's a term which has a connotation calling to mind the slightly daft but loveable uncle you entertain every Christmas. You politely listen to his rants and excuse yourself from the room, rolling your eyes.
Over the past 50 years, the Jebbies have written popsicle-music for the liturgy, lost about 70% of their numbers, and--locally--attempted to quash a non-PC discussion in a college classroom.
So yah; the Pope says stuff that Jebbies say. Meh.
They're called "Jebbies" for a reason; it's a term which has a connotation calling to mind the slightly daft but loveable uncle you entertain every Christmas. You politely listen to his rants and excuse yourself from the room, rolling your eyes.
Over the past 50 years, the Jebbies have written popsicle-music for the liturgy, lost about 70% of their numbers, and--locally--attempted to quash a non-PC discussion in a college classroom.
So yah; the Pope says stuff that Jebbies say. Meh.
Sunday, December 28, 2014
The Big Gummint Grinch
(Since the totalitarian tendency is genetically Grinch, redundancy resounds in that title.)
Anyhoooo....
It appears that the trans fats pushed on us by FDA in the 1980's are now ....well......Nevermind!
Early next year, the FDA is expected to finalize a new regulation intended to eradicate even trace amounts of partially hydrogenated oils, known as trans fats, from our diets. --Breitbart, quoted at MoonBattery
Since we survived--quite well--the imposition of trans fats, FDA will now determine if you lab-rats survive the eradication of same.
There is a serious side effect to this, of course.
Now these assholes want to deprive my grandchilluns of SPRINKLES??
Time for war is now, folks.
Buy More Ammo
Anyhoooo....
It appears that the trans fats pushed on us by FDA in the 1980's are now ....well......Nevermind!
Early next year, the FDA is expected to finalize a new regulation intended to eradicate even trace amounts of partially hydrogenated oils, known as trans fats, from our diets. --Breitbart, quoted at MoonBattery
Since we survived--quite well--the imposition of trans fats, FDA will now determine if you lab-rats survive the eradication of same.
There is a serious side effect to this, of course.
Even sprinkles will be included.
Now these assholes want to deprive my grandchilluns of SPRINKLES??
Time for war is now, folks.
Buy More Ammo
Journal-Sentinel's Perception Dead-On!
This morning, the perception of Milwaukee's Journal-Sentinel headline editors shows:
http://www.jsonline.com/
On the right-hand side:
On the left-hand side:
Since the former incident is one of half-a-dozen similar ones in the past 60 days, I'd say they're right.
Of course, the JS' editors mean to tell us that the eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevilllllllllllllll conservatives are ruling the State.
What they're actually saying: the City of Milwaukee, Socialist or Democrat-ruled since 1940 or so (seventy-some YEARS) is......ahhh......different from most of the rest of the State.
Yup.
http://www.jsonline.com/
On the right-hand side:
1-Year Old Boy Killed by Shots Fired Into Home
On the left-hand side:
Already Polarized, State's Fault-Lines Now Wider, Deeper
Since the former incident is one of half-a-dozen similar ones in the past 60 days, I'd say they're right.
Of course, the JS' editors mean to tell us that the eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevilllllllllllllll conservatives are ruling the State.
What they're actually saying: the City of Milwaukee, Socialist or Democrat-ruled since 1940 or so (seventy-some YEARS) is......ahhh......different from most of the rest of the State.
Yup.
Thursday, December 25, 2014
The Norskis? Really? How About Putin?
If you read between the lines here, you may think twice about fixing the blame on the Norskis for that Sony thing.
It's really very elegant. Putin has no interest in the movie itself and probably doesn't have an interest in North Korea. So why not?
It's really very elegant. Putin has no interest in the movie itself and probably doesn't have an interest in North Korea. So why not?
Liturgy Counts--a Lot.
From an essay which remarks upon the unfortunate early demises of OT figures who did not observe the rules:
It is obviously no surprise that liberal Catholics have traditionally placed a low value on the quality of liturgical celebrations; I say not on liturgy itself, because progressive Catholics think liturgy is extremely important - that is, so long as it is an anthropocentric, horizontal affair. It is not liturgy per se they disparage, but liturgy done well - that is, liturgy that is transcendent and centered on the dignified worship of God. "Why be so finicky about the liturgy?" they say. "There are more important issues to get upset about! Issues like poverty, war, abortion and social justice! Why get all worked up about liturgical reform? It is just a matter of aesthetics anyhow!"
Umnnhhhh, yah. He goes on:
Unfortunately, it is also common for more conservative Catholics to hold a dismissive attitude towards the liturgy as well, adopting a minimalist approach that the externals of liturgical action are "mere" externals, that they can be discarded or changed without consequence, that all that matters is having a valid Eucharist, etc.
(I think he's wrong there: 'conservative' Catholics are not minimalists. What he mentions here are simply more marks of 'liberal' Catholics, such as those who dismiss critics as "fuss-pots." That snark was pronounced by a local Chancery poobah in the last six months or so. But I digress.)
The point of his essay: God does not take lightly transgressions of His liturgical laws.
Scripture is replete with examples of persons who were struck dead in wrath for violating the dignity surrounding the Hebrew liturgy and the ceremonial worship of God.
He goes on to name a dozen or so.
Hmmmm.
It is obviously no surprise that liberal Catholics have traditionally placed a low value on the quality of liturgical celebrations; I say not on liturgy itself, because progressive Catholics think liturgy is extremely important - that is, so long as it is an anthropocentric, horizontal affair. It is not liturgy per se they disparage, but liturgy done well - that is, liturgy that is transcendent and centered on the dignified worship of God. "Why be so finicky about the liturgy?" they say. "There are more important issues to get upset about! Issues like poverty, war, abortion and social justice! Why get all worked up about liturgical reform? It is just a matter of aesthetics anyhow!"
Umnnhhhh, yah. He goes on:
Unfortunately, it is also common for more conservative Catholics to hold a dismissive attitude towards the liturgy as well, adopting a minimalist approach that the externals of liturgical action are "mere" externals, that they can be discarded or changed without consequence, that all that matters is having a valid Eucharist, etc.
(I think he's wrong there: 'conservative' Catholics are not minimalists. What he mentions here are simply more marks of 'liberal' Catholics, such as those who dismiss critics as "fuss-pots." That snark was pronounced by a local Chancery poobah in the last six months or so. But I digress.)
The point of his essay: God does not take lightly transgressions of His liturgical laws.
Scripture is replete with examples of persons who were struck dead in wrath for violating the dignity surrounding the Hebrew liturgy and the ceremonial worship of God.
He goes on to name a dozen or so.
Hmmmm.
Modernism and the Fight for Marriage
In an essay linked to the evolution of the Christmas proclamation (!!) we find this paragraph from Pope St. Pius X:
"Hence it is quite impossible to maintain that they absolutely contain the truth: for, in so far as they are symbols, they are the images of truth, and so must be adapted to the religious sense in its relation to man; and as instruments, they are the vehicles of truth, and must therefore in their turn be adapted to man in his relation to the religious sense. But the object of the religious sense, as something contained in the absolute, possesses an infinite variety of aspects, of which now one, now another, may present itself. In like manner he who believes can avail himself of varying conditions. Consequently, the formulas which we call dogma must be subject to these vicissitudes, and are, therefore, liable to change. Thus the way is open to the intrinsic evolution of dogma. Here we have an immense structure of sophisms which ruin and wreck all religion".
Hmmmm. The essay's author 'splains that this way:
...Pius X noted that the evolution of dogma proceeds from the principle of vital immanence, the belief that all religious truth is ultimately a reflection of the internal experience of individuals. Because the experiences and spiritual needs of individuals are liable to change, the meaning of the truths of the faith required by people must change as well...
It does not require too much imagination to understand 'changing experiences and spiritual needs' as the basis for the contention of some Churchmen that Catholics who are civilly re-"married" following divorce are not objectively living in sin, for such a "change" in living arrangements necessitates a "change" in Church teaching on the topic. (Mutatis mutandis, this theory would apply to homosexual "marriage" as well.)
Another, more broadly stated, expression of the Modernist thought, condemned by Pius X, is this:
"Dogmas, Sacraments and hierarchy, both their notion and reality, are only interpretations and evolutions of the Christian intelligence which have increased and perfected by an external series of additions the little germ latent in the Gospel"
What Pius condemned does not include licit development of doctrine; the condemnation is reserved to material changes in "notion and reality" which contradict or undermine dogmatic teachings.
(There is a rough analogy between the thought of Modernists and political Progressives, by the way. They are brothers. For that matter, and by no coincidence, Marxism is also a brother: "The doctrine of modern Communism, which is often concealed under the most seductive trappings, is in substance based on the principles of dialectical and historical materialism previously advocated by Marx, of which the theoricians of bolshevism claim to possess the only genuine interpretation. According to this doctrine there is in the world only one reality, matter, the blind forces of which evolve into plant, animal and man. Even human society is nothing but a phenomenon and form of matter, evolving in the same way. ... In a word, the Communists claim to inaugurate a new era and a new civilization which is the result of blind evolutionary forces culminating in a humanity without God" --Pius XI, 1937)
Despite his best efforts, Pius X was unable to root out Modernism and its adherents from the Church. They continue their efforts. Nothing is new under the sun.
"Hence it is quite impossible to maintain that they absolutely contain the truth: for, in so far as they are symbols, they are the images of truth, and so must be adapted to the religious sense in its relation to man; and as instruments, they are the vehicles of truth, and must therefore in their turn be adapted to man in his relation to the religious sense. But the object of the religious sense, as something contained in the absolute, possesses an infinite variety of aspects, of which now one, now another, may present itself. In like manner he who believes can avail himself of varying conditions. Consequently, the formulas which we call dogma must be subject to these vicissitudes, and are, therefore, liable to change. Thus the way is open to the intrinsic evolution of dogma. Here we have an immense structure of sophisms which ruin and wreck all religion".
Hmmmm. The essay's author 'splains that this way:
...Pius X noted that the evolution of dogma proceeds from the principle of vital immanence, the belief that all religious truth is ultimately a reflection of the internal experience of individuals. Because the experiences and spiritual needs of individuals are liable to change, the meaning of the truths of the faith required by people must change as well...
It does not require too much imagination to understand 'changing experiences and spiritual needs' as the basis for the contention of some Churchmen that Catholics who are civilly re-"married" following divorce are not objectively living in sin, for such a "change" in living arrangements necessitates a "change" in Church teaching on the topic. (Mutatis mutandis, this theory would apply to homosexual "marriage" as well.)
Another, more broadly stated, expression of the Modernist thought, condemned by Pius X, is this:
"Dogmas, Sacraments and hierarchy, both their notion and reality, are only interpretations and evolutions of the Christian intelligence which have increased and perfected by an external series of additions the little germ latent in the Gospel"
What Pius condemned does not include licit development of doctrine; the condemnation is reserved to material changes in "notion and reality" which contradict or undermine dogmatic teachings.
(There is a rough analogy between the thought of Modernists and political Progressives, by the way. They are brothers. For that matter, and by no coincidence, Marxism is also a brother: "The doctrine of modern Communism, which is often concealed under the most seductive trappings, is in substance based on the principles of dialectical and historical materialism previously advocated by Marx, of which the theoricians of bolshevism claim to possess the only genuine interpretation. According to this doctrine there is in the world only one reality, matter, the blind forces of which evolve into plant, animal and man. Even human society is nothing but a phenomenon and form of matter, evolving in the same way. ... In a word, the Communists claim to inaugurate a new era and a new civilization which is the result of blind evolutionary forces culminating in a humanity without God" --Pius XI, 1937)
Despite his best efforts, Pius X was unable to root out Modernism and its adherents from the Church. They continue their efforts. Nothing is new under the sun.
Puer Natus
The Introit chant from Third Mass of Christmas Day!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp-fWQxbtq0
The Introit chant from Midnight Mass!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYnJOJRDTbA
An old Chant hymn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaroIcQ-cnM
There. Merry Christmas!!
Grim also posts some good Christmas stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp-fWQxbtq0
The Introit chant from Midnight Mass!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYnJOJRDTbA
An old Chant hymn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaroIcQ-cnM
There. Merry Christmas!!
Grim also posts some good Christmas stuff!
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Return Fire: McAdams v. Marquette U
Prof. McAdams' counsel has advised Marquette University that there is nothing....NOTHING...licit about McAdams' suspension-maybe-not-suspension.
Most enjoyable excerpt:
...Suspending a faculty member without specification of what he or she has done wrong and the process for contesting the suspension violates Marquette’s Faculty Statutes. As WILL put it, the letter to Dr. McAdams says only that “he is being investigated for some unnamed event that might violate some unidentified requirement of the university to be found somewhere in one of several documents enclosed with the letter.”...
Yes, well. The Jebbies are known for casuistry. Now they can be known for casuistry about nothing!
Seinfeld, call your office....
Most enjoyable excerpt:
...Suspending a faculty member without specification of what he or she has done wrong and the process for contesting the suspension violates Marquette’s Faculty Statutes. As WILL put it, the letter to Dr. McAdams says only that “he is being investigated for some unnamed event that might violate some unidentified requirement of the university to be found somewhere in one of several documents enclosed with the letter.”...
Yes, well. The Jebbies are known for casuistry. Now they can be known for casuistry about nothing!
Seinfeld, call your office....
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Chisholm's Riot
After the death of Dontre Hamilton, District Attorney Chisholm, a nasty little Lefty, has a problem. Local folks, recently joined by out-of-State professional organizers (read: Communists and anarchists), are demanding that the MPD cop involved in the death be prosecuted on a criminal count of either murder (in some degree) or manslaughter (in some degree.)
MPD's chief fired the officer, but only after allowing the officer to apply for "duty disability". That application is still pending but under Wisconsin regulatory law is likely to be approved. The chief is under fire from the police union, but has temporarily escaped the Outrage Machine's ire due to his personnel action.
Meantime, Chisholm temporized. He excused his malingering with stories about calling in half a dozen alphabet-soup Fed and State agencies, investigators, and other "reviewers" to winnow, sift, and comb through the evidence. He continues to temporize to this day.
That's because Chisholm can not win at trial against the cop.
That hasn't set will with Hamilton's family (who, in fairness, should get some sort of closure). And when the outsiders got involved, things became a lot more .........ahhh.........interesting. The Enraged have now marched onto Interstate highways twice and consequently won overnight passes to the Graybar Hotel, which is exactly what the Communist and Anarchist organizers wanted.
Now we are reliably told that every police and sheriff's agency from Appleton south to the State line is on 24-hour alert, joining the National Guard in preparation for the potential of a race riot in Milwaukee.
In other words, Chisholm's failure of nerve--his political cowardice--may well eventuate in a full-blown riot. This will include all the usual destruction, fires, looting, injuries, and perhaps deaths, which accompany such events.
Aficionados of schadenfreude will contrast this story with Chisholm's reckless and vindictive persecution of conservatives, noting that Chisholm has a lot more courage when he has all the guns on his side (if not the law itself).
So.
We hereby move to refer to the riot, should it occur, as "Chisholm's Riot." It's a well-deserved dishonor for an eminently dishonorable Democrat politician.
MPD's chief fired the officer, but only after allowing the officer to apply for "duty disability". That application is still pending but under Wisconsin regulatory law is likely to be approved. The chief is under fire from the police union, but has temporarily escaped the Outrage Machine's ire due to his personnel action.
Meantime, Chisholm temporized. He excused his malingering with stories about calling in half a dozen alphabet-soup Fed and State agencies, investigators, and other "reviewers" to winnow, sift, and comb through the evidence. He continues to temporize to this day.
That's because Chisholm can not win at trial against the cop.
That hasn't set will with Hamilton's family (who, in fairness, should get some sort of closure). And when the outsiders got involved, things became a lot more .........ahhh.........interesting. The Enraged have now marched onto Interstate highways twice and consequently won overnight passes to the Graybar Hotel, which is exactly what the Communist and Anarchist organizers wanted.
Now we are reliably told that every police and sheriff's agency from Appleton south to the State line is on 24-hour alert, joining the National Guard in preparation for the potential of a race riot in Milwaukee.
In other words, Chisholm's failure of nerve--his political cowardice--may well eventuate in a full-blown riot. This will include all the usual destruction, fires, looting, injuries, and perhaps deaths, which accompany such events.
Aficionados of schadenfreude will contrast this story with Chisholm's reckless and vindictive persecution of conservatives, noting that Chisholm has a lot more courage when he has all the guns on his side (if not the law itself).
So.
We hereby move to refer to the riot, should it occur, as "Chisholm's Riot." It's a well-deserved dishonor for an eminently dishonorable Democrat politician.
Influenced by Rhetoric in NYC?
Our man on Sipsey Street makes a very good point.
Turn on the television and you will see the clips of marchers in NYC chanting "What do we want?" Answered by "DEAD COPS!" Followed by "When do we want it?" "NOW!" These clips are followed by much hand-wringing by the collectivist talking heads that people are making a connection between the anti-police rhetoric and actions of Eric Holder and the mayor of NYC (dubbed "Big Bird" by his critics) and the assassination of the two policemen.
"Wait," they demand, "you can't blame our First Amendment expressions for cold-blooded murder. The one has nothing to do with the other." Of course these are the same people who blamed Rush Limbaugh and the militia movement for Timothy McVeigh and the OKC bombing. They are the same people who blamed me for the Georgia Waffle House geezers whose "deadly plot" was conveniently uncovered by an FBI snitch....
So yah. While the oh-so-sensitive (and rather murderous) Left screeches about Penetrating Radio Waves, that screeching applies only to Certain Kinds of People.
Not the Mohammedans who rail against America--from mosques IN America. And certainly hot slimebag hustlers like DeBlasio, Sharpton, and Holder.
Curious, no?
Turn on the television and you will see the clips of marchers in NYC chanting "What do we want?" Answered by "DEAD COPS!" Followed by "When do we want it?" "NOW!" These clips are followed by much hand-wringing by the collectivist talking heads that people are making a connection between the anti-police rhetoric and actions of Eric Holder and the mayor of NYC (dubbed "Big Bird" by his critics) and the assassination of the two policemen.
"Wait," they demand, "you can't blame our First Amendment expressions for cold-blooded murder. The one has nothing to do with the other." Of course these are the same people who blamed Rush Limbaugh and the militia movement for Timothy McVeigh and the OKC bombing. They are the same people who blamed me for the Georgia Waffle House geezers whose "deadly plot" was conveniently uncovered by an FBI snitch....
So yah. While the oh-so-sensitive (and rather murderous) Left screeches about Penetrating Radio Waves, that screeching applies only to Certain Kinds of People.
Not the Mohammedans who rail against America--from mosques IN America. And certainly hot slimebag hustlers like DeBlasio, Sharpton, and Holder.
Curious, no?
Saturday, December 20, 2014
More Criminals in Office: GAB/Wisconsin
The IRS' mini-mes, Kevin Kennedy and J. Becker--who, laughingly, is head of "ethics" division of GAB--are caught flagrantly disobeying the mandate of the GAB Board.
Why?
To cover their own asses against civil (and perhaps criminal) liability for their egregious, unlawful, actions.
Pace Rep. Voss, "reform" is not possible here. Nuke the outfit and start over.
By the way: revoke the pensions for these characters, too.
Why?
To cover their own asses against civil (and perhaps criminal) liability for their egregious, unlawful, actions.
Pace Rep. Voss, "reform" is not possible here. Nuke the outfit and start over.
By the way: revoke the pensions for these characters, too.
Friday, December 19, 2014
Cheap Labor, Not US Labor: ObozoConomy
Yah, all that 'pride to be American' is nice.
Unless you have to pay bills.
..According to BLS data, in November of 2007 there were 23.1 million foreign workers in the United States with jobs. Today, the BLS reports, there are 25.1 million foreign workers in the United States with jobs – meaning 2 million jobs, on net, have gone to foreign workers since the recession. By contrast, BLS reports there were 124 million American-born workers with jobs in November of 2007 but only 122.5 million American-born workers with jobs today – a decline of 1.5 million for American workers.
Think about this: despite American workers accounting for 70 percent of all population growth among adults, they received, on net, none of the post-recession jobs gains. As a result, there are 11 million more American workers outside the labor force today than 7 years ago....US Senate budget committee quoted at PowerLine
By and large, this is not a question of abilities; very few of the LEGAL immigrants are MD's, RN's, or astrophysicists-cum-software engineers.
And it is certain that none of the ILLEGALS are.
Maybe Pope Francis and the US Bishops have a solution?
????????????
I didn't think so.
Unless you have to pay bills.
..According to BLS data, in November of 2007 there were 23.1 million foreign workers in the United States with jobs. Today, the BLS reports, there are 25.1 million foreign workers in the United States with jobs – meaning 2 million jobs, on net, have gone to foreign workers since the recession. By contrast, BLS reports there were 124 million American-born workers with jobs in November of 2007 but only 122.5 million American-born workers with jobs today – a decline of 1.5 million for American workers.
Think about this: despite American workers accounting for 70 percent of all population growth among adults, they received, on net, none of the post-recession jobs gains. As a result, there are 11 million more American workers outside the labor force today than 7 years ago....US Senate budget committee quoted at PowerLine
By and large, this is not a question of abilities; very few of the LEGAL immigrants are MD's, RN's, or astrophysicists-cum-software engineers.
And it is certain that none of the ILLEGALS are.
Maybe Pope Francis and the US Bishops have a solution?
????????????
I didn't think so.
Judging the "Francis Play" on Cuba
After all is said and done, there is only one criterion on which to judge the "Francis play" vis-a-vis Cuba.
As we know from history, freedom of religion (not "worship" as the Left calls it for their own malevolent purposes) leads to good government.
Do not misunderstand: "good government" is not synonymous with "democracy", nor a "constitutional republic." Those forms are fine, although in the US since Wilson the cracks in those forms have begun to show--and widen.
Anyhow, it remains to be seen if Pope Francis has a grasp of realpolitik or is just another gadfly in the game.
Will Cubans have freedom of religion?
As we know from history, freedom of religion (not "worship" as the Left calls it for their own malevolent purposes) leads to good government.
Do not misunderstand: "good government" is not synonymous with "democracy", nor a "constitutional republic." Those forms are fine, although in the US since Wilson the cracks in those forms have begun to show--and widen.
Anyhow, it remains to be seen if Pope Francis has a grasp of realpolitik or is just another gadfly in the game.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Chubby IRS Worm Threatens Taxpayers
Maybe you overpaid your taxes, or will file a paper return.
You'll be sorry!! The fat little IRS worm-in-chief (and liar) has news for you.
...Budget cuts at the IRS could delay tax refunds, reduce taxpayer services and hurt enforcement efforts, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said Thursday.
About half the people who call the IRS for assistance this filing season won't be able to get through to a person, Koskinen said. Once tax returns are filed, there will be fewer agents to audit them.
'Everybody's return will get processed,' Koskinen told reporters. 'But people have gotten very used to being able to file their return and quickly getting a refund.'
'This year we may not have the resources, the people to provide refunds as quickly as we have in the past.'...
Oh. Really?
You'll be sorry!! The fat little IRS worm-in-chief (and liar) has news for you.
...Budget cuts at the IRS could delay tax refunds, reduce taxpayer services and hurt enforcement efforts, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said Thursday.
About half the people who call the IRS for assistance this filing season won't be able to get through to a person, Koskinen said. Once tax returns are filed, there will be fewer agents to audit them.
'Everybody's return will get processed,' Koskinen told reporters. 'But people have gotten very used to being able to file their return and quickly getting a refund.'
'This year we may not have the resources, the people to provide refunds as quickly as we have in the past.'...
Oh. Really?
Deputy Speaks Truth. That's a Warning
Out in the State of Washington, a sheriff's deputy committed a gaffe.
...Jerry Moffett, a deputy in Spokane County, Washington, was caught on tape at the Holiday and Heroes event during which some officers took underprivileged children shopping while others stood outside meeting and greeting those attending. But one woman who spoke to Moffett decided to record the interaction. In the video, the woman asks Moffett about the department’s Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) military-style vehicles.
“I’m thinking that is totally appropriate in Iraq but what kind of a situation in the U.S. would you see that happening?” the woman asked Moffett.
The deputy responded by saying, “We’ve got a lot of Constitutionalists and a lot of people that stockpile weapons, a lot of ammunition. They have weapons here locally.”--quoted at Captain's place
Umnnhhh, yah. Those loonies who......I dunno......actually believe that the Constitution means something or something like that.
...Jerry Moffett, a deputy in Spokane County, Washington, was caught on tape at the Holiday and Heroes event during which some officers took underprivileged children shopping while others stood outside meeting and greeting those attending. But one woman who spoke to Moffett decided to record the interaction. In the video, the woman asks Moffett about the department’s Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) military-style vehicles.
“I’m thinking that is totally appropriate in Iraq but what kind of a situation in the U.S. would you see that happening?” the woman asked Moffett.
The deputy responded by saying, “We’ve got a lot of Constitutionalists and a lot of people that stockpile weapons, a lot of ammunition. They have weapons here locally.”--quoted at Captain's place
Umnnhhh, yah. Those loonies who......I dunno......actually believe that the Constitution means something or something like that.
MU v. Speech & Morality, Chapter Two
Everyone in the country now knows that Marquette University has banned one of its tenured professors from the campus (sorta) over a case of FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELings.
That was silly enough.
But it appears that Marquette University didn't bother to read its own rules about suspensions.
So. Either MU administration is composed of a bunch of really stupid people......
OR
MU administration is not serious, but acted to make some twinky TA happy for Christmas. Or something.
That was silly enough.
But it appears that Marquette University didn't bother to read its own rules about suspensions.
In all cases of nonrenewal, suspension, or termination for absolute or discretionary cause, except Section 307.02(1) and (3), death, and permanent, total disability, the appropriate appointing authority of the University shall notify the faculty member in writing of the University's action. The notice shall include:The bold section? That's kinda significant because NONE of those provisions were followed in the MU notice to the prof.
(1) The statute allegedly violated; the date of the alleged violation; the location of the alleged violation; a sufficiently detailed description of the facts constituting the violation including the names of the witnesses against the faculty member.
So. Either MU administration is composed of a bunch of really stupid people......
OR
MU administration is not serious, but acted to make some twinky TA happy for Christmas. Or something.
Will NASA Give Back This $349 Million, Mr. Sensenbrenner?
Over the years, Jim Sensenbrenner has insisted that the US spend lotsa money on NASA. No doubt he was joined by others, such as the senile, doddering Thad Cochran. (As you recall, Cochran "won" a close primary race due to (R) Ruling Class ....ahhh.....trickery and deceit.)
Anyhow--amid the $3 billion or so that's been wasted by NASA over the years, we find a large chunk of it here:
...The A-3 test stand tower was built to test the effects of the vacuum of space on new rocket engines and had been in the works since the year 2007....
....Initially the program was to have cost a mere $119 million and was scheduled to be completed by 2010. But in that same year, budget cuts and new priorities ended the rocket program for which the test facility was being constructed.
Yet, construction on the Mississippi facility continued regardless of the fact that even if completed, the tests meant to be carried out there would never be conducted.
Apparently in June, as soon as the construction was successfully completed on the A-3 test stand, the whole facility was shut down and locked up, never to be used again.
Merry Christmas, US taxpayer!!
Anyhow--amid the $3 billion or so that's been wasted by NASA over the years, we find a large chunk of it here:
...The A-3 test stand tower was built to test the effects of the vacuum of space on new rocket engines and had been in the works since the year 2007....
....Initially the program was to have cost a mere $119 million and was scheduled to be completed by 2010. But in that same year, budget cuts and new priorities ended the rocket program for which the test facility was being constructed.
Yet, construction on the Mississippi facility continued regardless of the fact that even if completed, the tests meant to be carried out there would never be conducted.
Apparently in June, as soon as the construction was successfully completed on the A-3 test stand, the whole facility was shut down and locked up, never to be used again.
Merry Christmas, US taxpayer!!
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Jay Weber Is Simply Wrong
Jay Weber apparently has swallowed copious amounts of Christmas cheer a bit early this year.
This morning, he dutifully read from the script (provided by RoJo? McConnell?) which would have us believe that Cruz's crusade for the Constitution enabled Harry Reid to confirm all of SCOAMF's nominees.
Oh, yah. It's all Cruz' fault.
There are people who have been in Washington for a long, long, time. One of them is Jeffrey Lord, who came to DC in the Reagan Administration while Mr. Weber was still in high school.
...There are four problems with the anti-Cruz scenario. The first is that on Dec. 9, days before Cruz threw a wrench in the works, Reid signaled his intention to confirm all of Obama's remaining nominees, no matter how long it took....
...Does that sound like a majority leader who is ready to pack up and go home without passing his party's nominees? No, it doesn't. And that leads to the second problem with the scenario, which is the nature of Harry Reid himself. It is simply impossible to believe that the man who made the Senate pass Obamacare on Christmas Eve would abandon the president's nominees out of the goodness of his heart...
...The third problem with the scenario is Reid's authority as majority leader. He can keep the Senate in session whenever he wants...
...the fourth problem with the scenario is Reid's filibuster "reform." The whole point of Reid's exercise of the so-called "nuclear option" was to make it possible for Democrats to roll over Republicans when it came to confirming the president's nominees. Yes, GOP lawmakers could force brief delays in such confirmations, but when push came to shove -- as it did at the end of a session with the Democratic majority set to disappear — Reid could muscle through any nominee for whom he had 51 votes. And so he did; if there was any single factor that accounted for the rush of year-end confirmations, that was it....
Whether you like Ted Cruz or not, believing the (R) establishment's line is the political equivalent of believing in the Easter Bunny.
Except the Easter Bunny drops goodies. The (R) establishment's droppings are--in this case, as in many others, bovine excrement.
Sorry, Jay, but you are simply wrong.
This morning, he dutifully read from the script (provided by RoJo? McConnell?) which would have us believe that Cruz's crusade for the Constitution enabled Harry Reid to confirm all of SCOAMF's nominees.
Oh, yah. It's all Cruz' fault.
There are people who have been in Washington for a long, long, time. One of them is Jeffrey Lord, who came to DC in the Reagan Administration while Mr. Weber was still in high school.
...There are four problems with the anti-Cruz scenario. The first is that on Dec. 9, days before Cruz threw a wrench in the works, Reid signaled his intention to confirm all of Obama's remaining nominees, no matter how long it took....
...Does that sound like a majority leader who is ready to pack up and go home without passing his party's nominees? No, it doesn't. And that leads to the second problem with the scenario, which is the nature of Harry Reid himself. It is simply impossible to believe that the man who made the Senate pass Obamacare on Christmas Eve would abandon the president's nominees out of the goodness of his heart...
...The third problem with the scenario is Reid's authority as majority leader. He can keep the Senate in session whenever he wants...
...the fourth problem with the scenario is Reid's filibuster "reform." The whole point of Reid's exercise of the so-called "nuclear option" was to make it possible for Democrats to roll over Republicans when it came to confirming the president's nominees. Yes, GOP lawmakers could force brief delays in such confirmations, but when push came to shove -- as it did at the end of a session with the Democratic majority set to disappear — Reid could muscle through any nominee for whom he had 51 votes. And so he did; if there was any single factor that accounted for the rush of year-end confirmations, that was it....
Whether you like Ted Cruz or not, believing the (R) establishment's line is the political equivalent of believing in the Easter Bunny.
Except the Easter Bunny drops goodies. The (R) establishment's droppings are--in this case, as in many others, bovine excrement.
Sorry, Jay, but you are simply wrong.
Marquette U. Steps Off the Deep End
Well, well.
John McAdams, a Marquette University associate professor, says he is being "treated like a potential terrorist" after being suspended with pay and banned from campus while the university investigates his conduct, presumably because he publicly criticized a teaching assistant for not allowing discussion of gay marriage in an ethics class. TMJ-S
We've followed that controversy at McAdams' blog. While the TA was correct to hold that Marquette--as a private institution--can 'ban' certain discussions, the TA--and Marquette officials--have carefully avoided mentioning that Marquette holds itself out as "...a Catholic institution."
The Catholic Church holds, de fide, that marriage is between a man and a woman. Period. No exceptions. This is not only a moral position, it is also a position derived from nature itself. So in effect, Marquette, while claiming a "Catholic" imprimatur, suppresses discussion of a matter which demands a Catholic clarification.
MU's presser basically says that there are "hurt feelings" abounding; those of the TA and (potentially) those of students who could be "hurt" by a frank declaration of Catholic teaching on the subject.
Egads. Such precious little flowers! Our Little Snowflakes might melt! Run away! Run!! Run!!
Anyhow, MU also advised McAdams that he could not step foot onto the "Catholic" campus without prior permission and, implicitly, without an escort (armed??). Very curious, indeed.
John McAdams, a Marquette University associate professor, says he is being "treated like a potential terrorist" after being suspended with pay and banned from campus while the university investigates his conduct, presumably because he publicly criticized a teaching assistant for not allowing discussion of gay marriage in an ethics class. TMJ-S
We've followed that controversy at McAdams' blog. While the TA was correct to hold that Marquette--as a private institution--can 'ban' certain discussions, the TA--and Marquette officials--have carefully avoided mentioning that Marquette holds itself out as "...a Catholic institution."
The Catholic Church holds, de fide, that marriage is between a man and a woman. Period. No exceptions. This is not only a moral position, it is also a position derived from nature itself. So in effect, Marquette, while claiming a "Catholic" imprimatur, suppresses discussion of a matter which demands a Catholic clarification.
MU's presser basically says that there are "hurt feelings" abounding; those of the TA and (potentially) those of students who could be "hurt" by a frank declaration of Catholic teaching on the subject.
Egads. Such precious little flowers! Our Little Snowflakes might melt! Run away! Run!! Run!!
Anyhow, MU also advised McAdams that he could not step foot onto the "Catholic" campus without prior permission and, implicitly, without an escort (armed??). Very curious, indeed.
Did JPMorgan Thank You?
Most people know that the "Cromnibus" budget contained a provision which will--potentially--bail out the Too Big To Fail banks.
Not everyone knows that JPMorgan Chase was the principal beneficiary of that bailout.
See, JPMChase had already FAILED its Basel stress-test before Cronmibus. Had a real-life crisis emerged--not impossible at all--JPMChase could have lost $35 billion.
That would have negatively impacted their bonus payments, among other things.
So now that the taxpayer (you) is going to bail out Jamie & Co., did they send you a "thank-you" note?
They surely sent one to Jim Sensenbrenner and Ron Johnson, and Paul Ryan, and Reid Ribble, and whats-his-name Duffy.
Not everyone knows that JPMorgan Chase was the principal beneficiary of that bailout.
See, JPMChase had already FAILED its Basel stress-test before Cronmibus. Had a real-life crisis emerged--not impossible at all--JPMChase could have lost $35 billion.
That would have negatively impacted their bonus payments, among other things.
So now that the taxpayer (you) is going to bail out Jamie & Co., did they send you a "thank-you" note?
They surely sent one to Jim Sensenbrenner and Ron Johnson, and Paul Ryan, and Reid Ribble, and whats-his-name Duffy.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
RoJo Goes All-RINO
Sen. Ron Johnson has now made it clear: he's gone to the Ruling Class (RINO flavor) and left all that "Constitution stuff" behind him, just like those campaign promises about ObozoCare.
This is the story. A gutless House agreed to fund Obama’s amnesty program. They didn’t have to, they chose to....
... When the bill arrived in the Senate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)94% wanted to make the point that the president does not have the authority to rewrite US statutes based on imperial whim. He forced the Senate to vote on a point of order on the Constitutionality of the president’s actions.
That vote came just before the Senate voted to fund the (un-Constitutional) amnesty-action of SCOAMF.
And Senator Ron Johnson took the position that SCOAMF's action is just fine and dandy.
Yah, we know you'll be on Jay Weber's show trying to make this turd into a golden egg. But a lot of us know the truth about you.
More on the topic from Hayward:
...you’d better believe the trans-party Establishment is going to get even with anyone who threatens to spoil their winter spending festival, especially if they have the unmitigated gall to make the princes of Washington work on a Saturday. Spending that trillion bucks is a drop-dead emergency, you see, but not so much of an emergency that we should expect our lavishly compensated “representatives” to surrender one of their 250 days off....
By the way, the lie that '[Cruz and Lee's action] allowed Reid to jam through all of SCOAMF's rotten nominations' came directly from Reid, and was knowingly repeated by the usual RINO suspects. That's made clear by Hayward, backing up what Erickson posted yesterday.
This is the story. A gutless House agreed to fund Obama’s amnesty program. They didn’t have to, they chose to....
... When the bill arrived in the Senate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)94% wanted to make the point that the president does not have the authority to rewrite US statutes based on imperial whim. He forced the Senate to vote on a point of order on the Constitutionality of the president’s actions.
That vote came just before the Senate voted to fund the (un-Constitutional) amnesty-action of SCOAMF.
And Senator Ron Johnson took the position that SCOAMF's action is just fine and dandy.
Yah, we know you'll be on Jay Weber's show trying to make this turd into a golden egg. But a lot of us know the truth about you.
More on the topic from Hayward:
...you’d better believe the trans-party Establishment is going to get even with anyone who threatens to spoil their winter spending festival, especially if they have the unmitigated gall to make the princes of Washington work on a Saturday. Spending that trillion bucks is a drop-dead emergency, you see, but not so much of an emergency that we should expect our lavishly compensated “representatives” to surrender one of their 250 days off....
By the way, the lie that '[Cruz and Lee's action] allowed Reid to jam through all of SCOAMF's rotten nominations' came directly from Reid, and was knowingly repeated by the usual RINO suspects. That's made clear by Hayward, backing up what Erickson posted yesterday.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Thinking Romney? Don't!
Romney is already smearing Jeb Bush, so we know he's going to try again.
Just in case you were harboring a happy thought about that, we could remind you of RomneyCare.
But that's not all!
He also engineered the 100% (or so) increase in utility bills for Massachusetts. How could he be so stupid?
Start with his hire of Gina McCarthy--who is the energy/female version of Gruber, another Romney hire.
Just in case you were harboring a happy thought about that, we could remind you of RomneyCare.
But that's not all!
He also engineered the 100% (or so) increase in utility bills for Massachusetts. How could he be so stupid?
Start with his hire of Gina McCarthy--who is the energy/female version of Gruber, another Romney hire.
More BS From McConnell
You probably read a story this morning about how just..........AWFUL.........Cruz and Lee were and because of them there will be a bunch of terrible appointees approved and kittens will be killed, too.
That's McConnell bullshit.
The real story? Read it here.
That's McConnell bullshit.
The real story? Read it here.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Ace of Spades Is Dead-On
This was mentioned earlier and deserves repeating:
I do think conservatives should seriously consider my suggestion that we pick 10 or 12 (I'm upping the number) Republican Congressmen and absolutely tank them in 2016. First, they get a primary, and if the primary fails to dislodge them, we give the seat to the Democrats. We actively vote for the Democrat. Whatever happens, we retire their asses. --AOS
There are four (R)s in Wisconsin who voted with Obozo on the budget.
Ribble and Duffy are most vulnerable. Sensenbrenner deserves this (and everyone in the party is pissed because he refuses to retire), but unless he's primaried, he won't lose.
By the way, RoJo--who has caved on ObozoCare--is also a candidate for early retirement.
I do think conservatives should seriously consider my suggestion that we pick 10 or 12 (I'm upping the number) Republican Congressmen and absolutely tank them in 2016. First, they get a primary, and if the primary fails to dislodge them, we give the seat to the Democrats. We actively vote for the Democrat. Whatever happens, we retire their asses. --AOS
There are four (R)s in Wisconsin who voted with Obozo on the budget.
Ribble and Duffy are most vulnerable. Sensenbrenner deserves this (and everyone in the party is pissed because he refuses to retire), but unless he's primaried, he won't lose.
By the way, RoJo--who has caved on ObozoCare--is also a candidate for early retirement.
Friday, December 12, 2014
A Boehner Year Over, and Deeper in Debt
The Paul Ryan/John Boehner Debt Express: full speed ahead!!
It also equals $32,938.38 in new debt for
each of the 115,831,000 households the Census Bureau says were in the
United States as of September....
Next: Ryan will appear on some radio show and blabber about 'bending a roadmap down,' or some such bullshit.
...The $3.8 trillion in new debt that the
federal government has accumulated under the spending deals approved by a
Republican-controlled House of Representatives over the past 3.8 years
equals $2,772,736,422.84 in new debt per day.
Next: Ryan will appear on some radio show and blabber about 'bending a roadmap down,' or some such bullshit.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
I Told You So: Senselessbrenner Voted FOR the Rule
Jim Sensenbrenner, who bills himself as "conservative" and carries a copy of the Constitution in his pocket (apparently to serve as ass-wipe today) voted to bring the $1.1TRILLION Harry Reid spending bill before the House.
Matter of fact, if Sensenbrenner, who bills himself as "conservative" and carries a copy of the Constitution in his pocket (apparently to serve as ass-wipe) had voted AGAINST the rule, the $1.1TRILLION dollar Harry Reid spending bill would not have been approved.
How brown is Jim's Constitution?
UPDATE: Pretty damn brown!
As I predicted this morning, ol' Jimbo, who is long past his stale-date, voted against the spending bill itself.
That way he can Gruber some folks into believing his malarkey about being a "conservative."
Sum: Jimbo put the bill onto the floor, knowing it would pass. Then he voted against it.
Kerry-brenner?
Sensen-erry?
Nah. Jimbo didn't even serve in VietNam. But he uses really nice toilet paper.
Matter of fact, if Sensenbrenner, who bills himself as "conservative" and carries a copy of the Constitution in his pocket (apparently to serve as ass-wipe) had voted AGAINST the rule, the $1.1TRILLION dollar Harry Reid spending bill would not have been approved.
How brown is Jim's Constitution?
UPDATE: Pretty damn brown!
As I predicted this morning, ol' Jimbo, who is long past his stale-date, voted against the spending bill itself.
That way he can Gruber some folks into believing his malarkey about being a "conservative."
Sum: Jimbo put the bill onto the floor, knowing it would pass. Then he voted against it.
Kerry-brenner?
Sensen-erry?
Nah. Jimbo didn't even serve in VietNam. But he uses really nice toilet paper.
What Our Congressmen Are Doing to Us: BOHICA
Today the House will take up a $1.1 trillion spending bill which fully funds ObozoCare, allows banks to retain derivatives on their books (thus forcing taxpayers to bail out their $Zillion errors through FDIC), funds SCOAMF's amnesty, funds Holder's race-war, and continues the exponential increase of the national debt. It does not "bend the cost-curve" on ANY Federal spending in any meaningful way, period; as a matter of fact, it will bust through Ryan's "spending limits" of only 1 year ago no matter the lying weasel Rogers' claims.
Sensenbrenner and Ryan will vote for it.* Ron Johnson, if he objects, will not force this to stop through filibuster, even though Ron Johnson will attempt to spray foo-foo dust to blind you to his supine acquiescence. (Remember the RoJo who was going to repeal ObozoCare? Yah. I met THAT RoJo.)
Hayward, again:
...You only had once chance to vote against this, although of course the vote was not portrayed that way at the time. Repeal is impossible, liberty taken can never be returned, the State never gets smaller… that’s not just ObamaCare, it’s the story we hear about every Big Government catastrophe. The frustration we feel about this unbroken continuum of disappointment, this relentless process of growth through failure, is useful to statists, because it is a form of despair. Some of us accept the notion of ambitious but under-performing government, because it’s just the way things are, the New Normal, and even when we “purchase” Big Government with cold, hard ballots while blinded with fraud and deception, no returns are ever allowed. Some of us nurse our resentment of the system that takes advantage of us, but conclude we can never defeat it. We admit that those who profit from the system will always defend it more vigorously than dissenters try to reform it....
Here's the Ron Johnson line, clarified by Hayward:
...You rubes would have made everything so much worse without our brilliant guidance. Don’t you dare start daydreaming about what might have happened, if we didn’t tax, spend, and regulate like mad! Don’t you dare hold us to the standards we set when we tricked you into giving us power! No matter how inadequate our work might be, it’s still far better than what you could have done on your own. You can’t be trusted to defend yourself, educate your children, sell your labor, provide for your family, or show charity towards those in dire need. Without us, you would all be in dire need....
We sent spineless ciphers who have become despicable liars, purchased by The Ruling Class which has invaded and which now occupies Washington, D.C.
Our children's children wil righteously piss on our graves for this.
*Ryan and Sensenbrenner will vote for 'the Rule' which allows this vote. The Rule-vote is the vote that counts. Sensenbrenner will then vote against the legislation itself and play hero. This is the game that he will run on us.
Sensenbrenner and Ryan will vote for it.* Ron Johnson, if he objects, will not force this to stop through filibuster, even though Ron Johnson will attempt to spray foo-foo dust to blind you to his supine acquiescence. (Remember the RoJo who was going to repeal ObozoCare? Yah. I met THAT RoJo.)
Hayward, again:
...You only had once chance to vote against this, although of course the vote was not portrayed that way at the time. Repeal is impossible, liberty taken can never be returned, the State never gets smaller… that’s not just ObamaCare, it’s the story we hear about every Big Government catastrophe. The frustration we feel about this unbroken continuum of disappointment, this relentless process of growth through failure, is useful to statists, because it is a form of despair. Some of us accept the notion of ambitious but under-performing government, because it’s just the way things are, the New Normal, and even when we “purchase” Big Government with cold, hard ballots while blinded with fraud and deception, no returns are ever allowed. Some of us nurse our resentment of the system that takes advantage of us, but conclude we can never defeat it. We admit that those who profit from the system will always defend it more vigorously than dissenters try to reform it....
Here's the Ron Johnson line, clarified by Hayward:
...You rubes would have made everything so much worse without our brilliant guidance. Don’t you dare start daydreaming about what might have happened, if we didn’t tax, spend, and regulate like mad! Don’t you dare hold us to the standards we set when we tricked you into giving us power! No matter how inadequate our work might be, it’s still far better than what you could have done on your own. You can’t be trusted to defend yourself, educate your children, sell your labor, provide for your family, or show charity towards those in dire need. Without us, you would all be in dire need....
We sent spineless ciphers who have become despicable liars, purchased by The Ruling Class which has invaded and which now occupies Washington, D.C.
Our children's children wil righteously piss on our graves for this.
*Ryan and Sensenbrenner will vote for 'the Rule' which allows this vote. The Rule-vote is the vote that counts. Sensenbrenner will then vote against the legislation itself and play hero. This is the game that he will run on us.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The Sad Truth About D.C.
Few can put it as well as Hayward:
...The only reliable bipartisanship in Washington is the agreement between both parties to serve and protect the permanent system of regulators, appropriators, lobbyists, and Big Media, which have fused together into a single organism with a shared bloodstream, through which well-connected individuals and flow from lobby organizations, to bureaucratic appointments, to media sinecures with ease. Look at the resume of a Beltway power player, and you’ll have a hard time telling the difference between elected officials, the agencies they nominally control, the special interests they serve, and the media that’s supposed to keep them all honest. The same person can work for all of those entities in the span of a decade. The only thing they really cooperate on is the care and feeding of the Cromnibus, the misshapen thing that feeds them all through its multitude of teats....
Chesterton's quip about hanging politicians comes to mind. But I have a better idea: let the CIA practice up on these slimebuckets before they work on terrorists. Efficiency, proof-of-concept, and all that.
...The only reliable bipartisanship in Washington is the agreement between both parties to serve and protect the permanent system of regulators, appropriators, lobbyists, and Big Media, which have fused together into a single organism with a shared bloodstream, through which well-connected individuals and flow from lobby organizations, to bureaucratic appointments, to media sinecures with ease. Look at the resume of a Beltway power player, and you’ll have a hard time telling the difference between elected officials, the agencies they nominally control, the special interests they serve, and the media that’s supposed to keep them all honest. The same person can work for all of those entities in the span of a decade. The only thing they really cooperate on is the care and feeding of the Cromnibus, the misshapen thing that feeds them all through its multitude of teats....
Chesterton's quip about hanging politicians comes to mind. But I have a better idea: let the CIA practice up on these slimebuckets before they work on terrorists. Efficiency, proof-of-concept, and all that.
The Religion of Peace & Murder
This will enhance your understanding of the term "peace."
ISIS have beheaded four Christian children in Iraq for refusing to convert to Islam, a British vicar based in the country has claimed.
Canon Andrew White, who is known as the ‘vicar of Baghdad’, told Orthodox Christian Network that the killings happened in a Christian enclave close to Baghdad...
...“ISIS turned up and said to the children, ‘You say the words that you will follow Mohammed’.”
“The children, all under 15, four of them, said no, we love Yeshua, we have always loved we have always followed Yeshua, Yeshua has always been with us.
“They said: ‘Say the words.’ They said ‘No, we can’t.’ They chopped all their heads off. --quoted at Gateway
There was a good reason for the activities begun in 1096 AD. And that reason remains valid today.
ISIS have beheaded four Christian children in Iraq for refusing to convert to Islam, a British vicar based in the country has claimed.
Canon Andrew White, who is known as the ‘vicar of Baghdad’, told Orthodox Christian Network that the killings happened in a Christian enclave close to Baghdad...
...“ISIS turned up and said to the children, ‘You say the words that you will follow Mohammed’.”
“The children, all under 15, four of them, said no, we love Yeshua, we have always loved we have always followed Yeshua, Yeshua has always been with us.
“They said: ‘Say the words.’ They said ‘No, we can’t.’ They chopped all their heads off. --quoted at Gateway
There was a good reason for the activities begun in 1096 AD. And that reason remains valid today.
Dubya Gruberized Us, Too!
Nice to know that Bush, Ashcroft, and Gonzales are Gruberizers, too.
So what was he artfully lying about then??
So what was he artfully lying about then??
What To Watch From "Conservatives" on Reid's Budget
As Erickson points out, hypocrisy flourishes in Congress. It's Gruberize-time!!
Boehner is jamming Harry Reid's budget through the House. In order to do so, the House must vote for a "rule" which allows the BOHICA to pass.
"Conservatives" will vote for the Reid/Boehner "rule," which assures that this monster will survive.
Then they will vote against the legislation itself and run around their districts talking about how "conservative" they are.
IOW, they'll play the full Gruber on you.
Boehner is jamming Harry Reid's budget through the House. In order to do so, the House must vote for a "rule" which allows the BOHICA to pass.
"Conservatives" will vote for the Reid/Boehner "rule," which assures that this monster will survive.
Then they will vote against the legislation itself and run around their districts talking about how "conservative" they are.
IOW, they'll play the full Gruber on you.
Monday, December 08, 2014
Too Many Letters in the Word
Atkisson--like most people--is having trouble with the Feds on a simple FOIA request.
....It’s one of countless examples in the past decade of federal agencies thumbing their noses at Freedom of Information requests, whether filed by member of the public or news media.....
I think Atkisson is mis-spelling the red-highlighted word. Too many letters in it.
Should be feral.
That's an accurate description of the agencies we all know and hate.
....It’s one of countless examples in the past decade of federal agencies thumbing their noses at Freedom of Information requests, whether filed by member of the public or news media.....
I think Atkisson is mis-spelling the red-highlighted word. Too many letters in it.
Should be feral.
That's an accurate description of the agencies we all know and hate.
What We've Done for Louisiana
Next time you are in Louisiana, you should ask the locals to pick up your hotel, food, and bar-tabs.
They owe it to you...
...Many municipalities in Louisiana still had outstanding Federal Emergency Management Agency loans dating back to Hurricane Katrina. As Landrieu saw a tough re-election race approaching, she worked loan forgiveness into a Homeland Security bill. And then she crowed about debts being forgiven all around the state, courtesy of Louisiana's senior senator....
...Take, for example, St. Tammany Parish, an electorally crucial Republican suburb of New Orleans. The parish school system received forgiveness for nearly $68 million in Katrina loans last December. Then came $10 million in forgiveness for the Parish Sheriff's Office, and $14.5 million in forgiveness for the parish government....
Hundreds of millions more at the link.
They owe it to you...
...Many municipalities in Louisiana still had outstanding Federal Emergency Management Agency loans dating back to Hurricane Katrina. As Landrieu saw a tough re-election race approaching, she worked loan forgiveness into a Homeland Security bill. And then she crowed about debts being forgiven all around the state, courtesy of Louisiana's senior senator....
...Take, for example, St. Tammany Parish, an electorally crucial Republican suburb of New Orleans. The parish school system received forgiveness for nearly $68 million in Katrina loans last December. Then came $10 million in forgiveness for the Parish Sheriff's Office, and $14.5 million in forgiveness for the parish government....
Hundreds of millions more at the link.
Sunday, December 07, 2014
"I Wet Myself"
Right here at Day by Day. I don't think that the cartoonist made up that quote, either.
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