What Democrat Civility?

The leadership of the democrat party rarely misses a chance to point out an alleged lack of "civility" on the part of Republicans, although anything that Republicans have done pales in comparison to what the democrats do every day. The liberal media likes to play up these allegations, while in typical fashion ignoring democrats' manifest lack of civility.

Here is another outrageous example, caught on video, and let me warn you: it is disgusting.



In this video, democrat Alabama Senator Lowell Barron makes a mockery of our Democratic process (and the Alabama Senate). Apparently, when he doesn't get his way through the legislative process, he chooses to resort to violence, and punches Republican Senator Charles Bishop in the face.

This is the typical arrogant attitude of democrats today like Nancy Pelosi and Howard Dean, but the liberal media says nothing about it.

Cheney Doctrine Spreads Democracy Around the World

Democracy is truly spreading around the world. Now thanks to the Cheney Doctrine, it has taken root even in the darkest corners of Siberia.

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 6 -- President Bush Wednesday struck a more conciliatory tone in advance of a planned Thursday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the two countries had a post-Cold War "friendship" that transcends current controversy over a proposed U.S. missile defense system and concerns about the direction of Russian democracy.

Rhetoric on both sides has been sharp in recent days, with Putin saying he would retarget Russian missiles at Europe if the United States proceeds with a plan to station missile defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic, and Bush saying Tuesday that Russia had "derailed" democratic reforms.

But as he arrived here for a summit of the Group of Eight industrialized nations and prepared for a session with Putin Thursday, Bush downplayed the war of words and suggested that Putin's comments may have been tailored for hometown consumption -- a sign, Bush said, that democracy is taking root in the country.

"Russia is not a threat . . . I don't think Vladimir Putin intends to attack Europe," Bush said. "Do you think he is trying to position himself at home? . . . When public opinion influences leadership, it is an indication that there is involvement of the people.

It's hard to see how even the most liberal democrat would object to increasingly apparent involvement of the Russian people in the affairs of their government. I'm sure they'll find a way, though.

A Dark Day for America

In the last 24 hours, activist judges engaging in judicial theater have dealt two major blows to freedom in this country, giving terrorists around the world cause to rejoice. In Guantanamo, activist judges decided to let the terrorists off the hook for their hatred of freedom:

The Bush administration’s attempt to create an alternative justice system for terrorism suspects, in the works for more than five years, has yet to complete a single trial.

After an earlier version of the system was rejected by the Supreme Court last year, the administration and Congress went back to the drawing board. The result was the Military Commissions Act, which was meant to settle a host of difficult questions once and for all.

But the system took two more blows yesterday, when, in separate proceedings, military judges dismissed charges against prisoners held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on the ground that the administration had not managed to comply with the new law it pushed through Congress just last fall.

The Bush-Cheney administration, aware of the serious threat posed to our civilization by islamofasicm, has set up military tribunals in Guantanamo bay to deal with the threat. Unfortunately, the activist judges at these same tribunals have, rather than immediately sentencing the terrorists to death, chosen to dwell on quaint notions of "guilt," "evidence," and "jurisdiction."

Sure, some of these concepts may have had some merit three hundred years ago, but you don't ride a horse to work today, and you don't use 17th century legal concepts to deal with the 21st century threat of terror.

But while terrorism is just fine with these activist judges, apparently patriotism and selfless public service are crimes punishable by imprisonment:

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison and fined $250,000 for lying to investigators about his role in leaking the identity of an undercover CIA officer.

The federal judge who presided over the case indicated that he may not be sympathetic to allowing Libby to remain free pending appeal, but scheduled a hearing on the matter for next week.

One thing is for sure: a President Cheney would understand that you punish the terrorists, not the patriots like Scooter Libby.

Mitt Romney Endorses Cheney for President

In Romney's own words:

In the aftermath of World War II and with the coming of the Cold War, members of "the greatest generation" united America and the free world around shared values and actions that changed history[...] Our times call for equally bold leadership and for a renewed sense of service and shared sacrifice among Americans and our allies around the world.

As I have pointed out before, if there is one man who personifies the bold leadership and sacrifice of the greatest generation in public life today, it is Dick Cheney. He is probably the last member of the greatest generation. Thank you Mr. Romney for providing an interesting diversion in this campaign over the last few weeks.

A Ridiculous Prosecutor

A great question from Dan K. Thomasson, former Editor for Scripps-Howard News Service:

WASHINGTON -- What in the world did former vice presidential aide Scooter Libby ever do to special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald to make him so angry? Fitzgerald now wants the federal court to throw the book at Libby as the final step in one of the most graphically unfair, ridiculous investigations and prosecutions in the history of the Republic.

There really has to be something personal here. One would think the Chicago prosecutor with a reputation for self-righteousness had a bone to pick with Libby from the very start.

That's a great question: what is Patrick Fitzgerald's problem? Why is he aiding and abetting treason? To answer that question, you need only look at geography: Patrick Fitzgerald hails from the liberal state of Illinois, which has elected socialist Barack Hussein to the Senate, and he is also from the very liberal city of Chicago. As a poster on an extreme left wing website acknowledged:

As a lifelong Chicagoan, I can say that there IS no Republican party in Chicago. Although I wish our mayor were a bit more progressive, Chicago's just about as liberal as any city in America.

I grew up in Hyde Park, a racially integrated South Side neighborhood and by far the most liberal neighborhood in Chicago. It is home to the University of Chicago. Growing up in Hyde Park taught me to be tolerant, compassionate, and to always vote Democrat.

There IS no Republican party in Chicago, and everyone votes for the democrat party. And left-wing democrat prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has turned the respected office of US Attorney into a ridiculous partisan democrat hack shop, jeopardizing national security for political purposes in the process.

Dick Cheney and Scooter Libby should jointly file an interpleader suit for treason against Patrick Fitzgerald and Valerie Plame.

And Former Editor for Scripps-Howard News Service Thomasson also asks us this:

Perhaps Libby is fortunate that Fitzgerald didn't ask for the death penalty. He probably would have if he could have. Federal District Judge Reggie Walton will make the decision on June 5, and he needs to start asking questions about the severity of this request.

Haven't the taxpayers spent enough on this nonsense?

These are the right questions to ask this craven man, but you won't hear them asked by the mainstream media. And another question: what about the cost of this frivolous prosecution ( by a frivolous democrat prosecutor)? And what about the cost of all these frivolous investigations into the war? Why waste the money? It's enough to anger anyone.

The Ticker

I've added a new feature, highlighting key contributions made by Dick Cheney to the greatness of America. Let me know if I left anything out.

Free Scooter!

Washington - Defense lawyers argued Thursday that Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff should serve no time in prison for lying about the leak of a covert agent's identity, on the grounds that he is a selfless, apolitical public servant with an otherwise "exemplary" record.

Lewis "Scooter" Libby's attorneys asserted in a court filing that a federal prosecutor's proposal that their client spend 30 to 37 months in prison is "grossly disproportionate" to the crimes that provoked a jury's guilty verdict in March.

Can this situation get any more ridiculous? Scooter Libby is a selfless Patriot and a dedicated public servant. After spending months fighting a frivolous prosecution, and now having been frivolously convicted, Scooter, if anything, deserves compensation from Valerie Plame for all the time he has had to waste in court. I suggest he sue her for treason as well.

Bush and Cheney Fight to Protect Economic Growth, Fairness

It's pretty indisputable that the Bush-Cheney administration has presided over the greatest economic growth ever experienced in the history of our country. And the key to much of that growth has come from something that is part of the American tradition, entrepreneurship:

Indicators measure the nation’s unemployment rate, consumer spending and other economic milestones, but Vice President Dick Cheney says it misses the hundreds of thousands who make money selling on eBay.

“That’s a source that didn’t even exist 10 years ago,” Cheney told an audience in Cincinnati on Thursday. “Four hundred thousand people make some money trading on eBay.”

Even though the Bush-Cheney administration has presided over a period of record economic growth, prudently, they work to ensure that this growth is controlled and thus sustainable:

Several mothers who have lost children at war in Iraq took part in a new talk show today on National Public Radio.

One of them, Elaine Johnson, recounted a meeting that she had with President Bush in which he gave her a presidential coin and told her and five other families: "Don’t go sell it on eBay.”

Another reason we need Dick Cheney as president is to ensure all the jobs created on Ebay are not lost, and that Presidential coins are not simply sold to the highest bidder.

Biased Media Coverage on Torture

A thought-provoking article:

Torture. The word has been constantly thrown about by the world press in harsh and constant critiques of the United States conduct in the War on Terror. Such never-ending harping and sniping, it is claimed, is motivated solely by the press’s concern for human rights, not at all by any virulent and deep seated anti-Americanism or a pathological political vendetta against George W. Bush.

[...]Strange then, that the recent discovery in Iraq (which has no relationship to the so-called War on Terror), of a graphic how-to guide to torture, published by Al Qaeda for the training of its operatives, has received so little coverage by the usually human-rights obsessed mainstream media.

Indeed, why does the liberal media focus its outrage on the United States' justified use of enhanced terrorist interrogations, and not the methods employed by the terrorists? Similarly, why does the left-wing media attack the United States for not having ratified the economy-busting Kyoto accord, and yet say nothing about the fact that Al-Qaida has not ratified the agreement? How can we ever win the war on terror hobbled by carbon emissions caps that the enemy does not face? Is the media on America's side or not? Somebody in a cave somewhere in Iraq is watching CNN and smiling.

The Voice of Reason in Ohio

For those of you wondering exactly what happened to sanity in the State of Ohio after last year's election, rest assured it is alive and well. There is new voice in the blogosphere, and it is the voice of the famed midwestern common-sense conservatism. Be sure to visit Ohio Neocon. And guess who he's supporting for President (hint: it's not Rudy McRomney).