Quotes of the day
posted at 10:30 pm on January 5, 2010 by Allahpundit
“It simply makes no sense to treat an al Qaeda-trained operative willing to die in the course of massacring hundreds of people as a common criminal. Reports indicate that Abdulmutallab stated there were many more like him in Yemen but that he stopped talking once he was read his Miranda rights. President Obama’s advisers lamely claim Abdulmutallab might be willing to agree to a plea bargain – pretty doubtful you can cut a deal with a suicide bomber. John Brennan, the President’s top counterterrorism adviser, bizarrely claimed ‘there are no downsides or upsides’ to treating terrorists as enemy combatants. That is absurd. There is a very serious downside to treating them as criminals: terrorists invoke their ‘right’ to remain silent and stop talking. Terrorists don’t tell us where they were trained, what they were trained in, who they were trained by, and who they were trained with. Giving foreign-born, foreign-trained terrorists the right to remain silent does nothing to keep Americans safe from terrorist threats. It only gives our enemies access to courtrooms where they can publicly grandstand, and to defense attorneys who can manipulate the legal process to gain access to classified information.
“President Obama was right to change his policy and decide to send no more detainees to Yemen where they can be free to rejoin their war on America. Now he must back off his reckless plan to close Guantanamo, begin treating terrorists as wartime enemies not suspects alleged to have committed crimes, and recognize that the real nature of the terrorist threat requires a commander-in-chief, not a constitutional law professor.”
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“There’s a gruesome anomaly here, to be sure: the United States government will blow you to smithereens and consider it a good day’s work if you’re a Qaeda member dreaming of jihadist glory while residing somewhere outside the United States, but will pay for your lawyer if you get caught in the act within our borders. But this anomaly didn’t arise with the Obama administration. It is built into our dual role as a liberal democracy and as a legitimately aggrieved superpower…
“Members of Al Qaeda are not the only ones affected by this double standard. The most repulsive and obviously guilty child molester — or drug kingpin who may also have information that the government could use — gets American justice, while an innocent child killed accidentally in our pursuit of terrorists gets no justice at all. (This second part of the equation doesn’t seem to bother the Cheneys and the Gingriches.) Any place you draw the line, it will be possible to come up with what lawyers call ‘a parade of horribles.’ Any line you draw can be made to seem absurd, because it is absurd. But the line must be drawn somewhere…
“American justice is not a ‘get out of jail free’ card. Obviously guilty murderers rarely escape punishment here. We have nothing to be ashamed of, little to fear and much to be proud of in choosing to err on the side of treating captured foreign terrorists as we would treat any upstanding American who tried to blow up an airplane full of people.”
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Absolutely!
katy on January 6, 2010 at 12:51 AM
Rats jumping ship.
pugwriter on January 6, 2010 at 12:26 AM
pugwriter: The Left are perpetually smack’n the same
iceberg!!:)
canopfor on January 6, 2010 at 12:52 AM
Karl Rove would disagree.
And earlier in the same piece:
Here.
ddrintn on January 6, 2010 at 12:54 AM
Excellent news that Dodd is gone too.
royzer on January 6, 2010 at 12:54 AM
The base, what exactly is the base? And how is getting them enthusiastic going to win elections?
lowandslow on January 6, 2010 at 12:38 AM
LOL…..the base is your group of core supporters. In Palin’s case it is pro-life, strong military, fiscal hawk conservatives. That is her base. Obama’s base is the pinko-marxists wannabe’s.
Palin’s base makes up 40% of the voters. Obama’s base makes up 20% of the voters. As of now the two sides are fighting over the other 40% (moderates) Those 40% moderates will not make a decision before Oct of 2012 most likely whioch means they will not make phone calls, donate time or money to the campaigns, will not try to get neighbors and family to vote for either candidate, will not get involved with get out the vote, poll watching, direct mailing etc.
However the base of each candidate will do these things. The bigger your base the more likely you are to win as the moderates tend to go with the flow. If they see a winner they jump on. The only reason that Obama’s base can compete with Palin’s at the moment is that Obama’s base include the MSM who have a very big microphone. Taker that away and Obama and his marxists are toast.
All of that of course is in the genernal election. In the primaries Palin’s base is smaller yet the passion will be the same.
unseen on January 6, 2010 at 12:54 AM
Political correctness. It’s cowardly.
atheling on January 6, 2010 at 12:55 AM
Take your cheap accusations and go f*ck yourself.
ddrintn on January 6, 2010 at 12:57 AM
I disagree about Dodd. It’s bad news. We had Dodd beat. Who knows who will take his place for the Democrats. This is getting disgusting.
sandee on January 6, 2010 at 12:59 AM
If Dodds is a goner,a micro-HumpBot Happy Dance,should
be in order!
canopfor on January 6, 2010 at 1:00 AM
I disagree about Dodd. It’s bad news. We had Dodd beat. Who knows who will take his place for the Democrats. This is getting disgusting.
sandee on January 6, 2010 at 12:59 AM
sandee: The writing is on zee wall!!:)
Democrat DoomsVille,a com`n!:)
canopfor on January 6, 2010 at 1:02 AM
I agree. What they’re doing is replacing them with a crop of new Donk candidates who don’t have the taint of association with the health care bill next election.
atheling on January 6, 2010 at 1:02 AM
Now THAT’S Commander In Chief material!!!
lovingmyUSA on January 6, 2010 at 1:03 AM
ddrintn on January 6, 2010 at 12:54 AM
Nothing Rove said in that article proves that enough of the base stayed home to affect the election, it may have widened the gap but even if those 4 million voted it wouldn’t have changed the outcome.
lowandslow on January 6, 2010 at 1:04 AM
If Obama can run against Bush, then we can run against Dodd.
Saltysam on January 6, 2010 at 1:05 AM
Dodd,just might be the Canary in the Lefty Political CoalMine,where,the ObamaVoterBot backlash,and Lefty
Insurgency is about to begin,for,a year has passed,
what have you done for my lately besides,noth’n,notta,
zip,zilch,and OZero!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on January 6, 2010 at 1:06 AM
Hey, I like that.
atheling on January 6, 2010 at 1:08 AM
While I am glad to see Dodd go, I wish it was because he got defeated by a Conservative Republican in the Election.
Now though what could have been a very winnable seat becomes a not so winnable seat because the vulnerable candidate is gone and his ordained Democrat replacement won’t have his taint unless the Republicans play real hard ball with the issue of democrat Corruption.
Holger on January 6, 2010 at 1:08 AM
Well,I’m off to BunkyLand,nite everyone!:)
Hawkdriver,sweet dreams,stay safe:)
canopfor on January 6, 2010 at 1:09 AM
It is so sad that you believe the crap that you have been fed by Huffpo–or even CJ possibly…What’s even more sad is that you guys can’t come up with new talking points…
Oh, BTW, you forgot “Quitter”…
Now go away until you can come back with logic–you might have to look up that word…
lovingmyUSA on January 6, 2010 at 1:13 AM
Hehe.
Ace uses a flaming skull for big events. Drudge use the flashing siren.
I would like to see a spontaneous combustible Donkey engulfed in flames.
What better way to symbolize the demise of our favorite sleazeball Donktards.
Geochelone on January 6, 2010 at 1:14 AM
I say, ALWAYS stay on offense…ALWAYS.
Saltysam on January 6, 2010 at 1:16 AM
First…..credit where credit is due, as I ride Allah’s beta male ass on a regular basis. So let me say this: Good job man, good job!
Now, as far as photos I have a bunch of appropriate ones, and God knows I love those taken in Fairfax (wrote a whole blog about the one in the snow!)
The photo that Don Surber uses here is my new favorite:
Sarah Palin, Man of the Year
http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/6511
This shows a strong, vibrant, HAPPY woman. Use that one and make the liberal women’s heads explode!
Oh, and she just destroyed Dr Utopia, kicked him right in the nuts!
gary4205 on January 6, 2010 at 1:17 AM
How about a Exploding Donkey!?
upinak on January 6, 2010 at 1:17 AM
Works for me.
Geochelone on January 6, 2010 at 1:20 AM
Your post does not even make sense–it’s like you didn’t even read what she wrote!!!
And throwing out the Palin is no Reagan–another troll talking point…
I assure you, I’m no liberal, nor am I a fan of Barack Obama. I’m a fan of Reagan, and let me tell you- Sarah Palin is no Ronald Reagan.Troll talk, straight and simple…
lovingmyUSA on January 6, 2010 at 1:21 AM
Conservative Republican is starting to mean two words combined that can’t make sense.
disillusioned on January 6, 2010 at 1:22 AM
And here we have talking point number ???–Come on, lets get creative–surely you have some other words than the one you have cut and pasted from Huffpo???
lovingmyUSA on January 6, 2010 at 1:25 AM
Yes, but let’s not lose sight of the fact that conservatives just defeated him anyway.
Saltysam on January 6, 2010 at 1:26 AM
Shh, you will break its concentration–it is busy pasting points borrowed from other sites. Your are asking for logic, an improbablility with trolls….
lovingmyUSA on January 6, 2010 at 1:28 AM
I say, put his head on a stake and stand it up in the town square during the campaigns of 2010.
Saltysam on January 6, 2010 at 1:29 AM
Is it just me or do all these “retirement” announcements today seem a little fishy? I know the polls for them looked bad but what Politician gives up their cushy seats so easily. I find it hard to believe that they weren’t offered some “compensation” for their falling on the sword.
sandee on January 6, 2010 at 1:30 AM
The statement seems no different than one cut and pasted from a David Brooks article.
disillusioned on January 6, 2010 at 1:30 AM
sandee on January 6, 2010 at 1:30 AM
They made them an offer that they can’t refuse.
Saltysam on January 6, 2010 at 1:31 AM
Oh, it’s even better than that, for us:
Battleground Poll: Conservatives Make Up 63 Percent Of America: What It All Means
There’s more:
For the rest:
http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/battleground-poll-conservatives-make-up-63-percent-of-america-what-it-all-means/
gary4205 on January 6, 2010 at 1:32 AM
the sword of Damocles appears to be quite a heavy blade, to say the least
disillusioned on January 6, 2010 at 1:36 AM
Funny how the mere mention of “death panal” made that section of the bill be removed the next day…
And as for the “birther” movement–the dems tried that with McCain, because his dad was in the service and McCain was born at the Panama Canal…
lovingmyUSA on January 6, 2010 at 1:37 AM
Heh!
Saltysam on January 6, 2010 at 1:39 AM
Wrap that up and tie it with a bow!!!
lovingmyUSA on January 6, 2010 at 1:43 AM
I guess you never read his autobiography tho, huh? Because if you had, you would hardly be putting down Palin’s for sounding like a personal diary. The two books are very similar in tone. In fact they are a lot alike in many ways.
I’m always skeptical of people who claim to be great fans of Reagan yet have nothing but contempt for Palin. I tend to think that either they’re not really fans of the Gipper after all, or if they think they are, they really don’t know very much about him. I’m pretty confident Reagan is smiling down on her regularly.
NoLeftTurn on January 6, 2010 at 1:45 AM
gary4205 on January 6, 2010 at 1:32 AM
while i agree with your points. Im not sure if I want to agree wit the battleground poll. I was using gallup which is left leaning so 40% conservative is a very sound figure. It is probably highe 29% higher? not sure. The fact is that a large part of the “middle” will vote with the winner or the person they precieve to be the winner. Why I have no idea. i always vote my principles even in a losing campaign.
what I do know is that atm we as a country are RULES by a very small percentage of elites who do not have our best interests at heart and that if we want to remain quasi-free has got to chance.
unseen on January 6, 2010 at 1:47 AM
It made me laugh. You betchya!
That she can distill it down to its very essence and rock their entire boat drives them nuts. I love it.
Saltysam on January 6, 2010 at 1:49 AM
Meh…
This is going to fun.
Seven Percent Solution on January 6, 2010 at 1:51 AM
YES!!!
lovingmyUSA on January 6, 2010 at 1:54 AM
Does anyone remember who put these “death panal” provisions into the bill?
disillusioned on January 6, 2010 at 2:02 AM
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel
Rahm’s brother is one scary donkazoid.
He has written much about end-of-life issues. I say he is the Death Panel grim reaper.
Geochelone on January 6, 2010 at 2:06 AM
Mr. Brown, who’s running for Ted Kennedy’s seat in Mass., and whom all who care for this country should support, said this morning “If they catch bin Laden, will they read him his Miranda rights and send him to NY for trial, or can we just shoot him?”
Schadenfreude on January 6, 2010 at 2:11 AM
just curious if Republican: Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia put the words into the bill. Seems ironic a bit, don’t you think? I may be wrong here, but just asking.
disillusioned on January 6, 2010 at 2:22 AM
No, he was just accused of declaring jihad against the Soviet Union. It wasn’t a risky move at all. /eye roll
Again you betray your abject ignorance of Reagan’s presidency. Pick up his book; you might learn a few things. He admits moderates on his own staff were aghast at the phrase. Even Nancy tried to get him to dial down the rhetoric a few notches. If even your own wife thinks you’re engaging in “dumb hyperbole,” it’s probably a safe bet that the vaunted Moderate Voter does as well.
Ironically, you accuse Palin of resorting to hyperbole when you employ the same tactic against her. She never said the government would be setting up death panels to kill off granny. That is mere hyperbole manufactured by the left, and it appears you’ve bought into it exactly as prescribed. She only said that government-sponsored health care would inevitably lead to rationing, and that denying care to older or sicker members of the population would be the inevitable result. From there, we can draw the logical conclusion that some people will be indirectly left to die sooner than they might have otherwise.
NoLeftTurn on January 6, 2010 at 2:39 AM
I trust Sarah.
I’ll be at the March for Life on the 22nd with Team Sarah and then to San Antonio for the Tea Party conf. there, including the speech by our favorite crusader.
I hope to pick up great ideas for a Tea Party group in northeast Cincinnati or join an existing one here. Maybe I can get some tips on how to integrate the Tea Party values into the local GOP.
Sapwolf on January 6, 2010 at 2:44 AM
That guy is one sick puppy. He would have been at home on Himmler’s staff.
Sapwolf on January 6, 2010 at 2:45 AM
Ubetcha! Her beliefs overlap Reagan’s more than any other GOP politician at this time.
Sapwolf on January 6, 2010 at 2:46 AM
Good luck getting an answer to that question. I’ve asked it several times and all I ever get in response is crickets.
NoLeftTurn on January 6, 2010 at 2:51 AM
Profile away! Palin is a leader. Death to political correctness.
You don’t go looking for oranges at the hardware store.
or as Scot Peck used to say “Why do people rob banks?”…”Because that is where the money is.”
Buckeye Babe on January 6, 2010 at 2:59 AM
To Palin:
Again, Madam Commander In Chief! Obamao is just a lawyer, nothing more.
You are the Commander In Chief! You’re the one who has the COURAGE TO SAY: “IF I DIE, I DIE!”
That’s leadership in times of troubles like this.
A DECISION MAKER! Being a straight talker doesn’t hurt either!
To Obama:
It’s about time for you to launch your conniving Black Kitten (MichelleOh) to counterattack the Arctic Fox. Your Kitten is looking like a freaking Primadonna in your White House.
TheAlamos on January 6, 2010 at 2:59 AM
What is so very difficult to understand about being at war with terriorism? Democrats just don’t seem able to grasp the concept.
petunia on January 6, 2010 at 3:13 AM
I’m telling you what; If you thought that the “right” in last year’s election sort of “skipped it”, altogether……I guarantee, anyone who can walk, talk, limp to the polls this year will do so.
betsyz on January 6, 2010 at 3:22 AM
I’m telling you what; If you thought that the “right” in last year’s election sort of “skipped it”, altogether……I guarantee, anyone who can walk, talk, limp to the polls this year will do so.
betsyz on January 6, 2010 at 3:22 AM
Just itching for the opportunity.
heshtesh on January 6, 2010 at 3:41 AM
Most Democrats are aging Hippies with dead brain cells.
Kini on January 6, 2010 at 3:44 AM
Most Democrats are aging Hippies with dead brain cells.
Kini on January 6, 2010 at 3:44 AM
Would be considerate if they would pick up the aging process to match thier brain cells.
heshtesh on January 6, 2010 at 3:49 AM
What “upstanding American” would try to blow up an airplane full of people?Michael Kinsley must have forgoten to take his meds before he wrote that article.
It is amazing that some people still call Sarah stupid.It really is too bad that she would have no chance to win if she chose to run in 2012,America needs someone with her understanding of American culture.
For the trolls-yes there really is an American Culture,it is the culture of the individual,not the multi-culture of various collectivists.Just as I would disagree with anybody on any issue,they have the right to disagree with me,but in the American Culture we both have that RIGHT.
DDT on January 6, 2010 at 4:08 AM
They have a pretty consistent record on this, as well as being some of the most accurate pollsters.
The real point of this is both parties do better when they say “screw the moderates” and run on something, stand for something. In other words LEAD!
It worked for Reagan, both times, and frankly, it worked for Obama. It’ll work big time for Palin!
McCain was all over the map, had no idea who or what he was. Epic Fail.
“Moderates” are followers, give ‘em something and someone to follow and they’ll come along.
Obama has proven that he doesn’t even know how to spell leadership, let alone show any. Sarah, on the other hand, is the very embodiment of it.
2012 will be a bloodbath for Obama.
gary4205 on January 6, 2010 at 4:27 AM
Marcus Tullius Cicero & Sarah Palin: Survival Philosophers
http://mightyserf.blogspot.com/2010/01/marcus-tullius-cicero-sarah-palin.html
gary4205 on January 6, 2010 at 4:28 AM
Put me, and ALL my immediate family members and MOST of my friends down for Palin votes, guaran – damn – teed!
But not because of this latest bullseye she just drilled through Obama\’s empty little head. No, she had me at “death panels”.
Fishoutofwater on January 6, 2010 at 4:48 AM
For some reason, I can’t think of any “upstanding American who tried to blow up an airplane” — full of people or otherwise. So, since that strawman doesn’t exist, let’s not treat murderous, self-immolating jihadists as “upstanding Americans,” but rather as unredeemable enemy-combatant madmen committed to our destruction by any means possible.
Nichevo on January 6, 2010 at 5:10 AM
Palin’s entire argument ignores the fact that terrorists have been successfully tried and convicted in federal court on many occasions. She, along with much of the republican leadership, is simply taking the very serious matter of terrorism and twisting it to further her personal political ambitions.
And, to be sure, isn’t she a little late to the game? I admire her commitment to recycling, but simply taking the Karl Rove/The Corner/Washington Times talking points and adding a a gloss of “I’m just a common sense-talkn’ mom from the heartland” doesn’t seem particulalry impressive.
Bleeds Blue on January 6, 2010 at 6:26 AM
I like the Chuck Norris approach:
“I’m gonna hit you with so many rights, you’re going to beg for a left.”
Vic on January 6, 2010 at 6:30 AM
If the Republicans in CT were smart, they would pull a page from Obama’s 2008 campaign against the outgoing president. Run against Dodd and taint his successor as a complicit crook.
RedRedRice on January 6, 2010 at 6:33 AM
When people freely choose to die by means of imposing death to innocent people, they have rejected all law other than their own. Whether those who reject all law should be given the privelige that free men have died for for centuries remains a fragile argument. It is an argument that at its base recognizes the dignity of all humans, simply because they are humans -not animals. It is very noteworthy that those who would coldly slaughter innocent life also reside in the political party that seeks to give these Jihadists human rights and treatment. If only they could do the same for our innocent unborn….
Don L on January 6, 2010 at 6:34 AM
I agree, we had Dodd beat by double digits in some polls. Now we have to start all over again. Rob Simmons was a guaranteed winner against Dodd in every single poll that I saw.
And I suspect that Blumenthal will announce this week he is running for Dodd’s seat. I think he wants that more than the governorship.
Johnnyreb on January 6, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Woe to Connecticut, for we are about to swap a rattlesnake for a death adder. To paraphrase the Good Book, “nothing good can come from Connecticut…”
This is a state contaminated with the arrogance of superior people, with their assent,ruling other arrogant superior people, and a few humble peasants who live under their elitest feet, begging to be left alone.
Don L on January 6, 2010 at 6:52 AM
There’s a very clear place to draw the line:
If you’re not a US citizen and you are waging war against the US, you’re toast. Whether we find you on a foreign battlefield or nab you within our borders, the only agency of our government that will have to deal with you is our military.
Kafir on January 6, 2010 at 7:18 AM
dodd’s retreat…and we paid for it…
jerrytbg on January 6, 2010 at 7:21 AM
Yep, that pi$$ed off nearly everyone here in the state. Add that up with his move to Iowa for the election, coupled with his Countrywide sweatheart deal scandal and that pretty much sealed his doom, he just refused to see it.
He was just running a fund raiser last week in the state and was telling everyone that poll numbers don’t mean anything, and now he is quitting. Someone high up in the party must have looked at internal polls and told him to quit, because he was going to get beat by a republican.
Johnnyreb on January 6, 2010 at 7:34 AM
I’m not sure the line is quite that clear since we have an administration and political party openly waging war on the US. That being said, anyone found with explosive underwear on an airline flight is an enemy combatant.
highhopes on January 6, 2010 at 7:35 AM
Woke up this morning to a temp of 18 here in sunny Florida. Best news of the day so far….CHRIS DODD IS OUT! Let’s just hope he doesn’t “F” anything up before he goes.
milwife88 on January 6, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Make the race against Dodd and paint Blumenthal as Dodd and Blumenthal has to fight Dodd to survive, Rob Simmons has a damned good chance if Blumenthal cant be distinguished from Dodd.
doriangrey on January 6, 2010 at 7:37 AM
The amazing thing, IMO, is that there should be no reason why the Democrats are retiring in droves. They have a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, they control the House, they have a radical leftist administration supporting 50 years of pent-up socialism. These should be days of high cotton for the Democrat Party. The internal polling about the bloodbath of 2010 must be pretty grim. Here’s hoping that Boxer will be the next one to suddenly find the need to spend more time with family.
highhopes on January 6, 2010 at 7:39 AM
I’d say her timing is impeccable. After Ft. Hood, Obama wouldn’t even call the guy a terrorist. Then comes the plane incident, and his cabinet member in charge of security says the “System Worked.”
Now, we learn both terrorists are being treated as your garden-variety criminals, complete with defense teams ready to make a name for themselves. Meanwhile, Al Qaida promises “more to come.”
I’d say that the “love them into compliance” ideology of the progressives is the epic fail here….and Sarah’s message resonates with people.
AnninCA on January 6, 2010 at 7:40 AM
That would be my take on it also…
jerrytbg on January 6, 2010 at 7:42 AM
I just read Blumenthal’s bio. Yet another Harvard/ Yale Law political elite. I say that anyone who attended Ivy League schools should be banned from public office. Graduates of these schools seem to be about 90% of the problem!
highhopes on January 6, 2010 at 7:44 AM
Off the top of my head I don’t remember,( it’x early)how many, if at all, of the founders were lawyers. Anybody know?
jerrytbg on January 6, 2010 at 7:49 AM
This is addressed to those conservative Republicans who do not support Sarah Palin becomes of her supposed lack of foreign affairs knowledge or general credentials. Let me ask you 10 questions:
1)Would Sarah Palin sell America down the river and not defend American interests?
NO!
2)Would Sarah Palin every apologize for America?
NO!
3)Would Sarah Palin advocate reading terrorists their rights?
NO!
4)If POTUS would Sarah Palin refrain from surrounding herself with the best military minds available to give her advice?
NO!
5)Would Sarah Palin engage in a war not to win?
NO!
6)In 18 months (beginning of primary debates) would you consider it inconceivable that Palin would have a better grasp on foreign affairs?
NO!
7)Could you deny that Palin is a Reagan conservative?
NO!
8)Is there any other conservative that has a NATIONAL FOLLOWING now and has a reasonable chance to gain the 2012 GOP nomination?
NO!
9)Is there any other Republican could unite the Tea Party Movement with the GOP?
NO!
10)Does any other Republican/conservative come even close to being Obama’s #1 nemesis?
NO!
So if you are a conservative Republican and do not support or would never vote for Palin I will call you out: either you are a misogynist or you are delusional to believe that another conservative Republican will emerge over the next 18 months that could gain major traction and forge ahead of Huckabee, Romney and Palin at the end. As to the latter scenario if this person exists where is he or she?
Here is my two cents regarding the next primary cycle. This will not be a race where “newcomers” (dark horses) will gain any traction. The battle lines have been drawn between Romney, Palin and Huckabee. It is what it is. If you don’t like this choice, lament all you want if you are a conservative Republican, but you cannot with intellectual honesty claim you did not vote because there was no conservative on the ballot. Palin is a conservative; come clean and admit it that you don’t want to see a woman as POTUS and that you are a misogynist.
technopeasant on January 6, 2010 at 7:54 AM
Confirmed: Michael Kingsley is off his rocker and not fit to write for the W.S.J.
I have to wonder – Are the W.S.J.’s editors on vacation?
Buy Danish on January 6, 2010 at 7:54 AM
Well,this year is off to a bang,two Democrats down,
and a Drone Attack in Pakistan sending 4 Jihady goons
somewhere hot,straight south!!
canopfor on January 6, 2010 at 7:55 AM
techno,
you nailed it…
jerrytbg on January 6, 2010 at 7:58 AM
canopfor on January 6, 2010 at 1:00AM
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Ace uses a flaming skull for big events. Drudge use the flashing siren.
I would like to see a spontaneous combustible Donkey engulfed in flames.
What better way to symbolize the demise of our favorite sleazeball Donktards.
Geochelone on January 6, 2010 at 1:14 AM
Geochelone: May I suggest,Explodey UnderRoos on the
Donkey,the Liberal mascot!:)
canopfor on January 6, 2010 at 8:04 AM
go put some $$ in the kitty for Scott Brown in Massachusetts.
ted c on January 6, 2010 at 8:06 AM
Now that it’s above freeeeezing…off to work.
jerrytbg on January 6, 2010 at 8:06 AM
Read it again (but it won’t matter with you), she doesn’t ever say the won’t be convicted…
You may not understand this, but it is imperative that we find out from terrorists as much information as we can…this is different from a bank robber.
But then I am posting to someone that would not understand that simplest of arguments…terrorists don’t act alone.
You state that Palin doesn’t impress you…well maybe you don’t have the intellect to understand her…
Way beyond your understanding, so I just re-quoted it for others that do understand this…it isn’t “left or right”, conservative or liberal, it is common sense.
Terrorists against our nation are enemy combatants, they are not “citizens”…
right2bright on January 6, 2010 at 8:17 AM
O.J….
right2bright on January 6, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Miranda doesn’t stop interrogations.
yada yada yada.
And the list of security problems and mass recruiting successes from previous prosecutions includes…?
Bleeds Blue on January 6, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Everything you said is true. I have a sixtyish male in-law, a Republican, mind you, that didn’t vote for McCain because Palin was on the ticket. He said he will never vote for a female for POTUS. I don’t think there’s enough of that to make a difference, though. I pray not.
pugwriter on January 6, 2010 at 8:23 AM
What a clear distinction between she who loves this country and wants for our safety and sovereignty and he who hates this country and wants for our diminution. The only point of similarity between Sarah Palin and Michael Kinsley is mommy parts. Sarah has and Michael is.
Extrafishy on January 6, 2010 at 8:40 AM
A lot of GOP announcements came out last week, so it’s not just the Dems. I think, truly, a lot of politicians see that this is not a good career right now.
AnninCA on January 6, 2010 at 8:41 AM
I’m guessing there are fewer of those than of the black racists who will vote for Obowma no matter what. I wouldn’t worry about them. Remember, you can cure ignorance but you can’t fix stupid.
Extrafishy on January 6, 2010 at 8:44 AM
Don’t get too giddy about Dodd….in 2010, we will have Sen. Blumenthal from CT. Dodd will take a year off to write a book and be with his family, then get appointed to a high level cabinet position for Obama.
It’s already been mapped out.
tatersalad on January 6, 2010 at 8:45 AM
This is what I mean when I stated you don’t understand…it stops interrogations without an attorney present….you didn’t know that?
You know, the right to have an attorney present…
What makes me angry (not you, most of what you post you can’t believe either) is that Obama knows the information retained from Gitmo, he knows the value of it…he knows how detailed it is…my nephew spent 2 years interrogating, he never said specifics, but he said the info was stunning, just from casual conversations without any one but him and the prisoner…he stated “I absolutely guarantee that what info we gleamed from just the lowest detainee, saved thousand of American lives”…Obama knows this, he knows the added value of using the military court system, but he refuses….the question liberals have to ask is Why? For what purpose? What real purpose, not the talking points you are fed (and obviously cut and paste), but in a soul searching way, what real purpose is served by giving terrorists access to attorneys that can keep information from us? And (since you are still in school this does not pertain to you) are you willing to risk your family for this “gift”?
I have no idea what you are stating…nor do you, that is cut a pasted from some liberal site, and then you just included it in your post. I think you meant to paste that in some other post…that’s okay, it is confusing to you, I understand.
right2bright on January 6, 2010 at 8:53 AM
Miranda does in fact stop interrogations. Once the bad guy lawyers-up, the questions go unanswered UNLESS significant plea deals come into play. The unfortunate truth here is that we are a nation at war… And we have forgotten how to win. It started with Korea, continued through Vietnam and the first Gulf War. When politicians hobble our military, freedom always loses.
Crusader Rabbit on January 6, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Maybe You’re “Better Off” Taking Painkillers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WnxsuVqSo8
Behold the Sub-Zero in Chief!
Michelle Dubois on January 6, 2010 at 9:01 AM
DITTO HERE – heard him on Bill Bennett on the way to work and donating as soon as I arrived and got the ‘puter warmed up.
Ris4victory on January 6, 2010 at 9:06 AM
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