Oregon...

There is an ongoing battle for the soul of the Country...some are in the fight, others don't even know its happening.

Compromise on Pledge of Allegiance in Oregon Town Has Some Seeing Red
By Dan Springer

"An Oregon town's (Eugene) City Council voted down a proposal to say the Pledge of Allegiance before every council meeting, but later passed a compromise that seemed to make no one happy..."

"...(Councilman Mark) Clark says all he wanted to do was unite the council and show his more conservative constituents that in this city where diversity is celebrated, their more traditional values also are important. “It’s a little ironic to see those who have championed the idea of tolerance be less tolerant on this question...”

"Mayor Kitty Piercy called the Pledge of Allegiance divisive..."

"...Under Clark’s proposal, saying the pledge would be voluntary not only for the public at the meetings, but the council members themselves."

"Councilman George Brown voted against the compromise, saying the Pledge of Allegiance had no place at City Hall..."It does not unite us.”

"Councilwoman Betty Taylor compared saying the Pledge of Allegiance to reading from "The Communist Manifesto."

"Resident Anita Sullivan summed up a common viewpoint: “...It sort of means loyalty to your country; well, I feel loyalty to the entire world...”

I wonder how they feel about that in....Ohio

Science...

Agenda 21: The U.N.’s Earth Summit Has Its Head In The Clouds by Larry Bell, Forbes

"...Earth Summit (1992) chairman Maurice Strong left no doubt about where to place blame for global problems, stating in the conference report: “It is clear that current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class…involving high meat intake, consumption of large amounts of frozen and convenience foods, ownership of motor vehicles, golf courses, small electric appliances, home and work place air-conditioning, and suburban housing are not sustainable…A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmentally damaging consumption patterns...We may get to the point where the only way of saving the world will be for industrialized civilization to collapse.” "

"Former Senator Timothy Wirth, representing the Clinton-Gore administration as undersecretary of state for global affairs, stated that public concern about global warming could be used to advance that cause: “We have got to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong, we will be doing the right thing in terms of economic policy and environmental policy.” Wirth now heads the U.N. Foundation which has lobbied for hundreds of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to help underdeveloped countries fight climate change..."

"...As Gary Lawrence, a planner for the city of Seattle and an advisor to the Clinton-Gore administration’s Council on Sustainable Development and to U.S. AID commented...“Participating in a U.N. advocated planning process will very likely bring out many…who would work to defeat any elected official…undertaking Local Agenda 21 …So we will call our process something else, such as comprehensive planning, growth management or smart growth.” "

"...Every county in America now has sustainable development directives guided by federal agencies, NGOs, and/or the ICLEI. ICLEI-USA claims that its official members consistently rank among the greenest cities and “…have led the effort in recent years to envision, accelerate and achieve strong climate protection goals, creating cleaner, healthier, more economically viable communities.” "

Crazy Talk...

Second Favorite line: "Why does Rice play Texas?"

Favorite line:  "...made of new metal alloys, some of which have not yet been invented..."

The Soviets picked a fight with US.  Everybody played a part...Truman, Eisenhower...Carter... 

But Kennedy drew a line in the sand (or ocean)...and Reagan delivered the knockout.



If you like spaceships, astronauts, and TOTALLY AWESOME websites...GO HERE!  The same type of people that launched a rocket, with men inside, to the moon and back...made that website.

License and Registration please...

Ever vote?  Ever go to the polls on election day and vote? (Sorry Oregonians, there is nothing I can do for you, you don't pump your own gas and you don't have election days?!?!?!).  Could you imagine going there without any identification?

Yes, its that time again...

Ohio is the latest state to attempt to pass a law that requires people to identify themselves at the polls.  In Arizona, they passed this same law - although they included provisions for people who don't have "State Issued Identification", you could bring two pieces of "official mail" addressed to you at your address.  (Not to mention that they waved the fee for a State Issued Identification Card if its for voting. I'm okay with that - you have to have registered, then got mail sent to your address, it stops people from just showing up and claiming to be anybody in that neighborhood, or a dead person. The facts are that we hear every election about thousands of votes cast in the name of dead people. 

...but why is this a Left Vs. Right issue?

Why are people on the left against this? 

The arguments usually are that it will disenfranchise the poor.  Why?  I know and deal with many, many people who make less than $10,000 a year.  They all have photo identification.  Oh, and...they don't vote. 

Who are these people who don't have identification?

It is a fake argument made by people who don't deal with the "poor" until they want to bus them to a polling place. 


Ohio ACLU threatens lawsuit if Buckeye photo ID bill becomes law

"The ACLU will act swiftly to protect all people’s right to vote..." - Christine Link ACLU of Ohio

Whether they are dead or not...

"...passing the photo ID bill will deprive thousands of Ohioans of their right to vote and will drive the state into years of expensive litigation." - Former Ohio House Speaker Armond Budish

There is a reason you are the 'Former" Speaker...

"Today, we are attempting to clean up the mess that was created by a bill passed under Secretary Husted's watch when he was speaker of the House, which allows no-fault registration and voting on the same day -- otherwise known as 'Golden Week...The House Republicans are not introducing legislation to cater to editorial boards. We are introducing legislation to promote good government and protect the voice of the people of Ohio." - Republican House Member John Adams (former Navy SEAL)

SEALs in Ohio...must be Global Warming...

"Once again Republicans are trying to suppress the poor and minority vote by requiring photo identification, which would place an undue burden on those who cannot afford to pay these costs. It's nothing more than a modern day poll tax." - Democrat House Member Sandra Williams

There you have it folks - a Democrat claiming minorities aren't capable of getting photo identification...

Freedom and Justice...

U.S. Jews Not Able To Fly On Delta Flights To Saudi Arabia

BRIEF Summary:  Delta partnered with some Saudi airline that flies from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia.  The deal allows Delta to fly there.  Saudi Arabia does not allow many things inside their country, including...bibles, Jews and other non-Islamic things. 

I believe in free markets.  Do you?  Delta should be able to do this.  Delta released a comment saying that Delta "does not discriminate, nor do we condone discrimination against any protected class of passenger in regards to...nationality, religion, ..."  Wait, Delta should not be able to say that.

Oh, and its against the law in the United States...I forgot that part.

On the one hand, as Delta pointed out, they could let you on the plane, but you would not be allowed to depart once you arrived in the country of Saudi Arabia.

I'm sure that is where the catch is...Delta will not forbid a Jew from buying a ticket, and getting on the plane, but they will advise the Jew that they will not be allowed to depart the plane in Saudi Arabia.

Like I said, I believe in free markets.  In my world, this choice will hurt Delta - and will continue to hurt Delta to the point where they realize it is not worth it to fly to Saudi Arabia.

But again, on its face - refusing to sell a ticket to a Jew (or somebody with a Jewish sounding name), is clearly against the law in the United States.

...I wonder if there are any good Jewish lawyers out there...

Why I Hate Cats...

Have you seen this?



...well, have you seen this?

And the Winner is...

I didn't watch the GOP debate - can't stand them.  They are not debates, and the winner usually ends up being the person who didn't screw up...which means they didn't really impress either.

I have read dozens of reviews of the debate (READ THIS ONE), and I came away with this:

Herman Cain will fade, but it was great to hear what he DID have to say

Newt's time has passed, too much baggage

Rick Santorum will not stand out enough to win, wonder why he entered

Ron Paul used to have a good message, he's gotten a little long in the tooth

Tim Pawlenty does not want to knock Republicans, good...still too boring.  Doesn't need to juggle chainsaws (though I'd vote for him if he did) but he has to do something to get attention.  I'd take him over Romney.

Romney learned from 2008, but old habits die hard, the only way he wins the general election is on anti-Obama votes, and I don't think that does it

Michelle Bachmann was the winner.  The media has tried to paint her as stupid, and she has helped by not measuring her words enough.  As a member of Congress, I think she's great, like Ron Paul.  I know she would make a great member of the Cabinet - in almost any position.  But her performance in the debate moved her to another level - we'll see if it sticks.

Nice Group!