"Right Wing Extremism"

The 10th Amendment (not to mention the 2nd) is now an extreme political idea?


By-the-by, racism is wholly owned by the left. To wit: Chris Matthews "forgot" for an hour that President Obama is black. He must have a low opinion of black people to make such a comment (it is irrelevant to the left, however - Obama's own Vice President called Barry clean and articulate - he was only being complimentary).


Just tack that little tidbit onto the end of the long train of leftist racism, from the Civil War, to the KKK, to the Democrat Party slogan: "It's a white man's world, let the white man rule," to the filibuster of the civil rights and voting rights acts, to the Great Society, to Affirmative Action.

Need we say more?

Footprints on the Moon

37 years ago this week, Man visited the moon for the last time.

Footprints on the moon, at least to me, represent the greatness of Man's mind. It is appropriate, considering our national mania for punishing achievement, that we are now ending the Space Shuttle program - with no intention to replace it.

The mentality of the aversion of risk which permeates our society lives by the creed: "If I am not unconditionally guaranteed a positive absolute, action is not worth the attempt."

Were the men who conceived and built this given a guarantee of success?

This is the Bloomer Cut, in Utah. 63 feet in depth, this is a small part of what made the transcontinental railroad possible. But it would not have been built without the mind of Man and his desire to achieve his goal.

The famous photograph(s) of the completion of the railroad at Promontory, Utah show the railroad "tycoons" and dignitaries at the driving of the golden spike. Instead of looking at this photograph and seeing it for what it is, the culmination of a great achievement, we have been taught to see what is not in the picture: The Chinese and Irish laborers. Where are the workers? we have been taught to ask. They deserve to be honored for their work! They were exploited by the railroad tycoons!

This is the same attitude that demanded the 8-hour work day, which now demands that the minimum wage be a "living" wage, and that those who produce must subsidize those who receive.

The Forgotten Man of Socialized Medicine, Again, Again

This seems appropriate, given Saturday's outrageous vote in the Senate.

From Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.

This is the explanation given by a distinguished brain surgeon of why he joined Galt’s strike:

"I quit when medicine was placed under State control, some years ago," said Dr. Hendricks. "Do you know what it takes to perform a brain operation? Do you know the kind of skill it demands, and the years of passionate, merciless, excruciating devotion that go to acquire that skill? That was what I would not place at the disposal of men whose sole qualification to rule me was their capacity to spout the fraudulent generalities that got them elected to the privilege of enforcing their wishes at the point of a gun. I would not let them dictate the purpose for which my years of study had been spent, or the conditions of my work, or my choice of patients, or the amount of my reward. I observe that in all the discussions that preceded the enslavement of medicine, men discussed everything – except the desires of the doctors. Men considered only the ‘welfare’ of the patients, with no thought to those who were to provide it. That a doctor should have any right, desire, or choice in the matter, was regarded as irrelevant selfishness; his is not to choose, they said, only ‘to serve.’ That a man who’s willing to work under compulsion is too dangerous a brute to entrust with a job in the stockyards – never occurred to those who proposed to help the sick by making life impossible for the healthy. I have often wondered at this smugness with which people assert their right to enslave me, to control my work, to force my will, to violate my conscience, to stifle my mind – yet what is it that they expect to depend on, when they lie on an operating table under my hands? Their moral code has taught them to believe that it is safe to rely on the virtue of their victims. Well, that is the virtue I have withdrawn. Let them discover the kinds of doctors that their system will now produce. Let them discover, in their operating rooms and hospital wards, that it is not safe to place their lives in the hands of a man whose life they have throttled. It is not safe, if he is the sort of man who resents it – and still less safe, if he is the sort who doesn’t."

Who the Hell is Jimmy Carter?

If you were born in the early seventies or later, you may have asked yourself this question. If you recognize the name, it is probably from the brief mention in your high school U.S. history class. Since the Obama presidency is being compared to Carter's ("Carter's Second Term,") a brief examination of the Carter record may shed some light on the current situation.

The Carter campaign created the "misery index," a combination of the unemployment rate and inflation. Carter used this number against Ford to great success. In 1976, the misery index was 13.6.

Energy was a key issue of the day. Carter called the energy crisis the "moral equivalent of war," while encouraging Americans to put on a sweater and turn down the thermostat. Carter and Congress created subsidies for solar and wind power, despite those sources being dangerous and unreliable.

Carter, ever the human rights activist, avoided any strident criticism of China or the U.S.S.R. Carter filled his cabinet with Wall Street lawyers, university professors, and civil rights workers - all inexperienced in foreign policy; a lack of experience shared by Carter. Carter deliberately put America in a position of weakness through several ill-advised actions:

Return of control of the Panama Canal zone to Panama.

Denouncing of friendly governments in Central America, leading to a communist coup in Nicaragua.

Bribing of Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin with a $5 billion foreign aid package to seal the deal on the Camp David Peace Accords. Sadat and Begin shared the 1978 Nobel Prize for Peace. Sadat was assassinated in 1981 by Islamic fundamentalists in his own army.

Cancellation of the B-1 bomber and the ABM; delayed deployment of the MX missile.

So what, you may say. Let me remind you who are too young to remember. Back then, the U.S.S.R. was giant machine designed for one purpose: To crush humanity. They saw Carter's weakness, and moved to exploit it. They developed new ICBMs with massive single warheads designed to be used as a first-strike offensive weapon (language used by the Soviets themselves), capable of destroying our missiles before they even left their silos. We would be wide open to a full-scale invasion, a la Red Dawn. They were ready to fight and win a shooting war with the United States.

Then came the Islamic Revolution which overthrew the Shah in Iran. Carter failed to close our embassy and withdraw our personnel. Islamic fundamentalists took over our embassy and held our people hostage. Carter sat on his hands.

The U.S.S.R. launched a full-scale invasion of Afghanistan.

Polish labor unions went on strike against the Soviet-backed communist government, which distracted the leadership of the U.S.S.R. Carter failed to take advantage of the opportunity to strengthen the U.S. position by embracing the revolt against communism.

Carter, nearing he end of his term, launched an ill-fated rescue attempt of the hostages in Iran. An accident during an aircraft refueling killed several U.S. personnel, whose bodies were mutilated and paraded about by cheering Iranians.

In 1980, after four years of Carter, the misery index was 22.

Carter went on to lose the presidential election in 1980, conceding the race to Ronald Reagan before the polls closed. Reagan won, 489 to 49.

Winchester...

Is supposedly producing 500 new Model 1895 rifles chambered in 30-40 Krag. This bit of news is reported in the "Gun Cabinet" section of the latest NRA propaganda magazine.

To most, this is inconsequential news. I, however, own a Springfield U.S. Model 1896 chambered in 30-40 Krag. More guns out there in this oddball chamber means more ammunition to be used in those guns. Which means more, and hopefully less expensive, ammunition for me.

Civilize 'em with a Krag!

No Act of Contrition Necessary

To the Obama voter: How much more evidence do you need to see before you can admit your vote was cast poorly?

In just the past few days: 10.2% unemployment. Constitutional rights granted to KSM & Co. The One is absent from Berlin for the destruction of Soviet communism anniversary. Bow 2.0.

You do not need to say the Rosary, or even a Hail Mary. Just admit, openly, that you were wrong, and all will be forgiven. Your penance shall be your vote in 2010 and 2012 against the Obama agenda.

The Real Number of Uninsured People in America

Is 12 million or less. Why can we not address this issue, instead of creating yet another unconstitutional bureaucracy to hammer us all into submission?

Where is the enumerated power?

How can the government legitimately require an individual to purchase health insurance, not only for himself, but for his neighbor as well?

If health care is a right, what responsibility does the recipient have to the provider?

Will we all be required to sign a "wellness pledge?"

It is immoral to require an individual to sacrifice his own life to another, or to an all-powerful government. However, this is what happens every day in this country. The producers are required to make an offering of their labor, a portion of their time on earth, to be burned on the altar of the recipient class. Enough is enough.

In other words, get your own damn health care.