The March in DC

I completely forgot that it was this weekend! I opened up Drudge today and saw the story on it and thought of those of you who went. I wish I had been there. The article said "up to 2 million" - is that accurate? Because if so, that is absolutely incredible.

I haven't blogged in almost a month due to working a lot towards the end of the summer, packing my life away again for college, moving in, and getting into a routine. Plus, this semester has presented me with much more work than last semester.

In my constitutional law class (something that Nancy, Joe, and the rest of them should be required to take), one guy in the back who thinks he's oh-so-smart said that an overhaul of health care is OK because you don't need the constitution to do that (I suppose you could put health care under the "general welfare" clause, but that's a bit of stretch and obviously I'm not going to argue for that side). And that right there is the problem. Why do we even HAVE a constitution if Congress can do whatever it wants anyways?

I'm surrounded by morons here.

White House Raises White Flag!

And it is all thanks to you.

An enormous thank you to all of the grassroots supporters and bloggers and everyone who did their part spreading the information and telling Washington that we don't want government running our health care, especially health care as dangerous as HR 3200.

Seeing this - RETREAT: TEAM OBAMA DROPS 'PUBLIC OPTION' on Drudge absolutely made my day.

"WASHINGTON – Bowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama's administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system."

Like music to my ears.

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UPDATE 08/17/2009

I probably should have mentioned that obviously the war has yet to be won. This is certainly not the end, and we have a long way to go.

Letterman is pathetic, "Burqini" banned, Town Halls Organized - Oh no!

I saw a commercial for his show tonight and one segment is: top 10 messages on Sarah Palin's answering machine.

This guy needs to get some new material.

It's never a good sign when a so-called comedian regurgitates the same old over and over again.

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A French convert to Islam was told she could not swim at a pool in Paris while wearing a "burqini," a swim suit that covers most of the body. She plans on taking this issue to the courts, which will prove to be another test for France in its determination to remain completely secular. The woman said that if she loses this battle, she cannot rule out leaving France.

Why should France make special exceptions for anyone? If the rule is that you cannot enter a swimming pool fully clothed, then that's the rule. There shouldn't be an asterisk that excludes women in "burqinis" from that rule.

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I keep hearing about how the town hall meetings are being populated by eeeevil organized groups. It's just like the tea parties -- you HAVE to organize. You want to make sure that a large number of people are going to show up in order to make a statement. That doesn't mean, however, that there's the conservative equivalent of ACORN making calls saying, "Show up, we'll pay you, bring hand-painted signs." Now, Arlen Specter is saying that the protests are not "representative of America." Really? But somehow, Cindy Sheehan and her group of what, 5? were representative of America? It's sad how hard the Democrats are trying to shut down everyone who is opposing them.

Kenyan Birth Certificate??

I decided not to blog about this until now because I figured it would be all over; but I haven't seen it posted anywhere except at the Chicago Ray Report.

WASHINGTON – California attorney Orly Taitz, who has filed a number of lawsuits demanding proof of Barack Obama's eligibility to serve as president, has released a copy of what purports to be a Kenyan certification of birth and has filed a new motion in U.S. District Court for its authentication.

Now, if the certificate is legitimate, and Obama has to step down, I can imagine all hell breaking loose. Riots would be everywhere. If it's not legit, it will truly discredit any future claims that Obama is not a natural born citizen.

Thoughts?

Cost Effectiveness will mean Death

Look, there's a reason people should be against euthanasia. And this is it.

Oregon passed the Death with Dignity Act in 1997. Now the state of Oregon is using that act to its advantage by essentially forcing terminally ill patients to choose a so-called death with dignity. Why don't the liberals think this could happen with a federal plan??




I don't understand why liberals think that a government plan will really be for them or would be in their best interest. Because it won't be. The state will be guilty of the exact thing it's pointing fingers at insurance companies for. But instead of "making money" off of people's pain, the state will be trying to save money off of people's pain.

Wow, REBATES WORK!

Gee, the government does something which happens to be a conservative hallmark, it works, and then it gets suspended.

I'm talking, of course, about the Cash For Clunkers program, which has now been suspended.

The $1 billion program has apparently come close to running out of money because of it's popularity. Imagine that. Putting cash back into people's pockets really gives them an incentive to go out and buy.

Now, what is it that Republicans wanted to do instead of a stimulus? Oh, yeah - lower taxes! Imagine if Americans were able to keep more of their hard-earned money instead of having to give it away to the wasteful government?

The problem with liberals...

...is that they're on the wrong side of every issue. If you ask a liberal what his position is on Iraq, Iran, Guantanamo, health care, the economy, etc., he will always choose the side that either makes America out to be the bad guy or the side that would damage America/the American image the most. We all know this. They want to see America fail because then they could joyfully exclaim how they predicted our failure. This is why when Rush said he wanted Obama to fail, the Left had a fit. If Obama fails, America wins. If America wins, liberals lose.

As someone who just went through high school and is entering her sophomore year of college, I have seen firsthand what the "future" thinks of America. It's a fad nowadays to say how hypocritical the United States is and how it only does something if it's to our advantage. It was cool to have anti-Bush pins on backpacks and sit outside during 2nd period with signs that say END THE WAR (by the way, where are those people now? We're still in Iraq. Where's the protests demanding our troops come home now?). Hillary Clinton told us that it was patriotic to question any administration. But when I question the Obama Administration, liberals tell me I'm just a neocon who values the "almighty dollar higher than [people's] well-being."

Now, even if the perfect analogy is staring a liberal straight in the face, the liberal in question can't connect the dots. For example, friend #1 is very studious and works hard to get the grades she's earned. Friend #2 spent the first year partying, was put on academic probation, took 4 baby classes second semester, and has around the same GPA as friend #1. Friend #1 was recently complaining how it's not fair that she works harder than friend #2 but still has the same GPA. I just laughed to myself, partly because arguing with friend #1 has gotten me no where in the past few years, and party because my GPA is higher than both of theirs. Anyhow, friend #1 is basically living socialism (she works harder but is given the same reward as the slacker) yet somehow she's still an Obama fan who believes in all things liberal.

Thus, I think it's impossible to change the mind of a liberal. I've tried it before, and believe me, it doesn't work. They try to discredit everything you throw at them. They don't like it when you tell them something that goes against everything they stand for (in fact, they might get so angry they remove you as a friend on Facebook). The only people who can really be shown that liberalism is a disease are people who are on the fence, people who haven't really made up their mind yet. True liberals won't ever change and will praise Obama 'till the day they die. But, silly people who actually thought Obama was who he said he was and who are now experiencing buyer's remorse can change. Let's just hope we can bring them around before it's too late.