Category: politics

(N)othing (E)ducational (A)bout It

(N)othing (E)ducational (A)bout It

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I’m pretty vocal in my dislike for labor unions.  The worst of those unions, in my opinion, the National “Education” Association (the quotes will make sense in a bit, if they don’t already).  The quicker we can get the federal government and the NEA out of public schools, the better off we’re going to be.  Phyllis Schlafly has the skinny.

Live Earth: Dead on Arrival

Live Earth: Dead on Arrival

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I love Jonah Goldberg’s writing, and this article on the waste of time that Live Earth was (and is) was really great:

  • Actually, I think the “Hokey Pokey” makes more sense.
  • Moreover, surely most of the people who attended or tuned in already knew about global warming before they saw the video tutorial about Ed Begley Jr.’s eco-friendly home and sanctimony-powered go-cart.
  • One could say Live Earth is proof that global warming has jumped the shark, except for the fact that the phrase “jumped the shark” has jumped the shark.
  • Some argue that environmentalism has become a secular religion. Buying carbon offsets, they say, is the modern equivalent of purchasing indulgences for your sins from the Catholic Church
  • But more likely, these were simply concerts by and for people who need to salt their sanctimony with platitudes about raising awareness.
  • Now global warming is a brilliant way to market aging rockers too rich and famous to pass as rebels against anything save their refusal to retire with some dignity.

Good stuff.

“Evolution, Abortion, and Other Stuff We Care About”

“Evolution, Abortion, and Other Stuff We Care About”

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If you ever needed a really good reason not to vote for Oklahoma Democrats (and, one might easily conculde, Democrats in general) this is it.  Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean that Republicans are better, but I can’t see they can be any worse. As you read their declarations, note how they dance around the word “abortion,” preferring to talk about “reproductive care,” “health care decsions,” “reproductive freedom,” and “termination of unintended pregnancy.” If there was ever any doubt that they are the Party of Death, that list should clear things up.

This was never given a title, so I’m just filling in the blank now, 2 years later

This was never given a title, so I’m just filling in the blank now, 2 years later

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This Peggy Noonan article is spot on, I think.  I especially appreciate the “battered wife” reference, as that’s how it has felt these past few years.  I’ve not always been a Bush supporter — I have grudgingly admitted to voting for McCain in 2000 — but, as the Republican candidate and office holder, he’s what we’ve got, so I’ve voted for and done my best to support him (I still contend he’s better than the alternatives we’ve been given, even if not by much). 

To be completely honest, he’s done some dumb things that, as Noonan, Laura Ingraham, and Mark Levin point out, have been hard to swallow — I’ve never been too shy about admitting that — and  I agree whole-heartedly with the assertion, by a political commentator whose name eludes me, that Bush is not a conservative, but a “neo-liberal.”  I find myself longing for 2009, though at the same time fearing it because a Democrat might win the White House, making things a whole lot worse.  But at least we won’t have “illegal” wiretaps, so I guess that’s got to be a plus. 😐

Governor Henry, Illegal immigration and Abortion

Governor Henry, Illegal immigration and Abortion

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Governor Henry recently did something that was, for me, quite unexpected: he signed into law illegal immigration legislation described as “nation’s most sweeping attempt to deny jobs and public benefits to illegal immigrants,” for which I applaud him. Despite this good decision, though, not all of the Governor’s actions are commendable. He recently vetoed Senate Bill 714 over fears of “unintended consequences.”

Oddly enough, groups like La Raza and the ACLU are wont to file lawsuits against this sort of immigration legislation due to, among other things, the “unintended consequences” regarding the children of those here illegally. Given the likely legal challenges both bills were or are likely to face, there must be something else driving Governor Henry’s veto of SB 714. One thing is clear, though: In Oklahoma, it’s OK to gamble or kill your preborn child, but, before doing so, you had better make sure you’re in the country legally.