Monday, February 04, 2008

Time To Vote

From Rosemary, the Queen of all Evil:

While walking down the street one day, a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

“Welcome to heaven,” says St. Peter. “Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we’re not sure what to do with you.”

“No problem, just let me in,” says the man.

“Well, I’d like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we’ll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.”

Didn’t See This Coming

Farewell to a genuine legend

Bob Knight retires from Texas Tech.

I don’t condemn or condone the man’s actions over the years.  He is what he is, and that’s it.

Response To Helo’s Political Heresy Post

Helo posted this earlier, and I decided to respond in my own post instead of just leaving a comment.

Listen, I’m not the biggest fan of McCain, but he’s what we’ve got. The same goes for Romney. One of those two are going to be the pick of the litter, and it means we have to vote for them. Or it means we’re not going to vote. I would rather not vote than vote against a party just because I have my panties in a bunch.

In my opinion, the conservatives who say they will vote for Hillary! or Obama if McCain is the nominee are being shortsighted, as in it sends the wrong message to the GOP.  Think about it, Election Day 2008, exit polling is being done and nearly a third (I’m pulling that number out of the air) of those being polled identify themselves as conservative and voting for the Democratic candidate; now what message do you think that sends to the GOP?  McCain got obliterated because he wasn’t Left enough would probably be the prevailing opinion - that McCain is probably going to get obliterated anyway isn’t relevant to this discussion really - thus not only does the wrong information get sent to the GOP party establishment but it results in the same (undesirable) choices again in 2012.

Staying home and not voting is the wrong stance as well, as there are other, some would say more important things on the table than just the presidential race, like state and local elections, which impact far more people than just who the president is, as well as House and Senate races.  Take back the House and any damage Hillary! might do would be non-existent since the Congress would fight her tooth and nail.  Reason why I mention the House and not the Senate is because the House has more of a say in spending than the Senate does, and spending is where Hillary! would do the most damage.  As far as McCain and a GOP controlled House and Senate goes?  I hold out no hope that a GOP-controlled Congress would fight McCain on anything, given recent history.

Voting this year but not voting for president is the way I am leaning, although I may change my mind and write in a candidate or vote third party.  And no it won’t be a vote for whomever the Libertarian candidate is, those people have lost their damn minds.

I do realize that I am probably being quixotic about the GOP actually and receiving getting any message, but sometimes you have to draw a line in the sand.  I’ve chosen this time to do so.

Making History

Doug Davis totally nails it.

The Voting Record of Senator Barack Hussein Obama Jr

He definitely leans to the left.

In case you were looking for it, Barack Obama’s voting record is included at this link. Enjoy.

Something tells me he isn’t exactly “middle of the road” or “appealing to conservatives.” He’s just a black guy with a good speaking voice and a left wing voting record. The only thing he’s good for is jacking-up my already over-taxed paycheck.

UPDATE: I had his entire voting record included in the body of the post, but it was long, boring, I couldn’t format it without editing some HTML. And as Drum pointed out, it’s just easier to view on the Vote Smart website. Happy browsing!

On the other side of the aisle - Updated and bumped

Hillary Clinton has a TV ad running here in California, claiming “35 years of experience”.

“35 years”? Really? Where, exactly, has Hillary Clinton been since 1973, earning this “experience” and what kinds of experiences has she had?

From her official White House bio page, since 1973, she has been:

• a part of a staff advising the House Committee seeking the impeachment of President Nixon (1973-4)
• married to a failed candidate for Congress from Arkansas (1975-6)
• married to the Attorney General of Arkansas (1976-80)
• married to the Governor of Arkansas (1980-92)
• married to the President of the United States (1992-2000)
• a Senator from New York (2000-present) (let’s be honest, this was gained primarily of who her husband is)

Any questions?

UPDATE: I wonder why she’s not using “Rodham” any more?

UPDATE #2: GMTA, but mine was first…