Archive → May, 2008
Even supporters baffled by Clinton staying in
A New York Times piece by Julie Bosman quoted a store clerk who said it best:
“I don’t really get the point of her carrying on,” said Tim Ledford, 29, a store clerk who had wandered upstairs to catch a glimpse of Mrs. Clinton. “If it’s done, it’s done.”
Actually, were it not for Operation Chaos, headed by conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, Mrs. Clinton’s campaign wouldn’t have lasted this long. Yet the ’90s figurehead, so enamoured of her own “presidential birthright,” simply can’t seem to understand that the Democrats and liberals who supported her for so long have chosen a rookie Senator with no executive office experience over her.
Get used to it, Sen. Rodham. Your party is simply catching up with the rest of the country from eight years ago; we’re Clinton-ed out! So buy some golf balls, hit the Links and be grateful you’re in a solid blue state that’ll never toss you overboard.
Sen. Ted Kennedy hospitalized
US Senator Ted Kennedy was hospitalized for a siezure over the weekend, and, according to various news sources, while his life is not in immediate danger, his condition is considered serious. Kennedy, the last remaining of the Kennedy clan of his generation that included John and Robert, is a 76-year-old Democrat and this is his second hospitalization in the past seven months.
While WonderfulPessimist.com opposes the Massachusetts US Senator on nearly every issue and stance he’s ever taken, we do extend our prayers to him and his family for a swift and complete recovery. After having my own mom go through a series of health problem over the past year, these are worries and situations I wish on no one. May he rest comfortably in the meantime, preferrably on a memory foam mattress.
Thoughts on summer
Well, the Kentucky Derby has been run, Minnesota has enjoyed its fishing opener and around this time of year, my thought are not always 100 percent on politics or blogging, but on fun summertime activities I can do with my wife.
One of the big disappointments we went through last year was not having enough time out on the lakes, fishing and having other types of summer fun. We live in a state that has over 10,000 lakes, so that’s pretty much inexcusable, save for the fact that we simply weren’t doing well financially last year.
This summer’s not starting out much better, to be honest, but we’re looking into ways to have fun without all the expense. For example, instead of wishing we could afford time on a pontoon or owned a bass boat, we’ve started to consider the possibility of fishing in inflatable boats. Sure, one has to be careful with their hooks, but these days it takes more than one stray, miscast hook to upset an inflatable boat; they’re made of more rugged stuff that they once were.
Financially, it’s also a much better deal; they cost a lot less than a JetSki or a bass boat or even a basic AlumnCraft. And, as apartment dwellers, an inflatable boat stores easily when it’s not being used, whereas you just can’t own a more traditional watercraft when you live in an apartment.
Maintenance is also a time-saver; traditional boats take a much greater amount of time to maintain, from waxing and scraping to cleaning undesirable algaes from them; inflatable boats require no waxing or scraping, and water plantlife is far more easily removed.
It’s definitely a concept to ponder.
Missouri leading way in voter fraud prevention
The state of Missouri is looking to take the lead in enacting measures to prevent voter fraud in elections. This week, the state is expected to debate and likely enact a measure that would put before Missouri voters a ballot initiative that would require proof of citizenship in order to vote in elections held in Missouri, whether local, statewide or national.
The proposal makes sense, which is why liberals are dead-set against it. Voting rights in America are extened only to US citizens, so if one is not a US citizen, they ought not be allowed to vote. Nothing could be simpler or more logical.
So naturally, the liberal establishment media, led by the New York Times, is leading the charge to embarss the hell out of Missouri and any Missourian who supports the measure by implying the state and supporters of the measure are backward hicks who don’t like anyone who isn’t a WASP. The charge is also being falsely made that the measure would disenfranchise legal voters.
Missouri isn’t the only state considering such a measure; similar bills are in front of 19 state legislatures, with at least six states likely to pass the measure; buy only Missouri’s would take effect in time for the 2008 election. Missouri, a state in which there was much alleged voter fraud in St. Louis and Kansas City, where there are high concentrations of illegals, could be affected in terms of whether it goes red or blue in 2008 by the passage of this measure.
So get out your party invitations and hope that Missouri leads the way in preventing voter fraud.
