• Barack Obama,  Rod Blagojevich,  Roland Burris

    Obama Says NO to Hot Rod Blagojevich’s Appointment of Roland Burris to His Senate Seat – But So What?

    Obama and Roland Burris

    President-Elect Barack Obama and former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris

    Obama issues a statement condemning Hot Rod Blagojevich’s appointment of Roland Burris to his former Senate seat.

    “Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a governor who is accused of selling this very Senate seat. I agree with their decision, and it is extremely disappointing that Governor Blagojevich has chosen to ignore it. I believe the best resolution would be for the Governor to resign his office and allow a lawful and appropriate process of succession to take place. While Governor Blagojevich is entitled to his day in court, the people of Illinois are entitled to a functioning government and major decisions free of taint and controversy,” said President-elect Obama.

    But, so what?

    Unless the United States Supreme Court rules otherwise, the appoinment will stand.

    But Supreme Court precedent suggests “no”: The Court held in Powell v. McCormack (1969), that “in judging the qualifications of its members Congress is limited to the standing qualifications prescribed in the Constitution,” such as age and citizenship. Now perhaps the Senators are right and the Court was wrong, and perhaps today’s Court would overrule Powell. But at least at this point, Powell seems to make clear that under Article I, Section 5 the Senate may determine whether the Senator should be seated solely based on the objective qualifications that the Constitution prescribes, and not based on its judgment whether Gov. Blagojevich ought to be entitled to make the appointment.

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the President-Elect will have NO SAY as to this appointment.

    Flap looks forward to the moral indignation from the Democrats on this appointment as they on the other hand accept it.

    Hypocrites all.

    Blago won this round.


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  • Barack Obama,  Bobby Rush,  Rod Blagojevich,  Roland Burris

    Don’t Hang or Lynch Roland Burris for Obama’s Senate Seat, BRO – Rep. Bobby Rush

    Link: Rush

    Don’t ‘Hang Or Lynch’ Him: Dem. Congressman Makes Plea To Keep African-American Appointment

    Hot Rod Blagojevich is cagey like a fox in appointing former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris who is African American to Barack Obama’s open U.S. Senate seat.

    A House Democrat is daring Senate leaders to block a black man from taking President-elect Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.

    Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois points out that Roland Burris would be the only black man in a chamber populated overwhelmingly by white senators.

    Senate Democratic leaders earlier Tuesday added an explicit note of support for Burris personally, but not for his appointment by the embattled governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. The leaders said the Democratic caucus would refuse to seat Burris if Blagojevich appoints him, and called their stance a reflection of the scandal-tainted governor.

    Love that RACE CARD being played.

    Flap thought this was a post-racial society after the election of the Obamessiah?

    Looks like PLUS CA CHANGE.

    Over to you, Harry Reid…….


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  • Barack Obama,  Hamas,  Israel

    Israel Bombs Hamas and Obama Plays Golf

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    This is change Americans can believe in, right? “The One” was nebulous about Israel during his campaign and why not let President Bush clean up his own Middle East mess? You know the doctrine of having one President at a time.

    But the enlightened European press may be losing patience with the “Messiah” who was to deliver miracles to a waiting public.

    Barack Obama remained silent over the violence in Gaza as Israel today threatened to continue its attacks for weeks.

    Instead, the President-elect is continuing his 12-day Christmas holiday in Hawaii and was seen enjoying a round of golf.

    He joined a group of friends at a private club near his £6million rented, beach-front holiday home yesterday.

    Meanwhile, 9,000 miles away in the Middle East, Israel today rejected any truce with Hamas and said it was ready for ‘long weeks of action’ in the Gaza Strip.

    Obama will be President soon enough and will actually have to make decisions.

    Flap is not optimistic that he can rise to the challenge. A good speech with a teleprompter does not a good President make.


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  • Barack Obama,  Harry Reid,  Rod Blagojevich,  Roland Burris

    Hot Rod Blagojevich to Appoint Roland Burris to Obama’s Senate Seat But Harry Reid Says NO

    Rod Blagojevich and Roland Burris

    Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and former Illinois Attoreny General Roland Burris

    Yep, Hot Rod is set to make the appointment within the hour and YES, Roland Burris is a long time Illinois Democrat hack who is a crony of Hot Rod.

    Gov. Blagojevich today is expected to name former state Comptroller and Attorney General Roland Burris to Illinois’ vacant U.S. Senate seat, a knowledgeable source said this morning.

    A news conference is scheduled for 2 p.m.

    llinois Secretary of State Jesse White said he intends to block Gov. Blagojevich’s appointment of Roland Burris as U.S. Senator. As secretary of state, White must certify the appointment and said in a statement he will not do so.

    “I have previously stated publicly I cannot cosign a document that certified any appointment by Rod Blagojevich for the vacant United States Senate seat in Illinois. Although I have respect for former Attorney General Roland Burris, because of the current cloud of controversy surrounding the governor, I cannot accept the document,” White said.

    And, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the Democrat caucus in the U.S. Senate will NOT accept the Burris appointment from Hot Rod (or ANY appointment) who was arrested and charged earlier in the month for trying to sell Obama’s former seat.

    The Senate will not seat Roland Burris if Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich attempts to appoint him, a Democratic leadership aide said.

    Majority Leader Harry Reid views Burris as “unacceptable,” the aide said.

    It is obvious that Blago is sticking a finger in the eye of the Democrat Party. And, playing a little African-American identity politics at the same time.

    And, the Democrat “Culture of Corruption” lingers on and on…….

    Now, all the GOP needs is for Al Franken to win in Minnesota and the comeback for the GOP will begin in earnest.


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  • Barack Obama,  Chip Saltsman,  Day By Day,  Rush Limbaugh

    Day By Day by Chris Muir December 30, 2008 – Dittoheads

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    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    With the Flap about Rush’s Barack the Magic Negro, it is apparent that Limbaugh may be the LEFT’S new Bush for 2009.

    But, Obama will have to prove that he is more than a Dittohead for Reid and Pelosi. Will it happen? Will Barack be independent of the Democrat machine?

    At his own peril……

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    • Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth on Sunday to a healthy 7 lb., 4 oz., baby boy in Palmer, Alaska.

      "We think it's wonderful," said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited."

      The baby's name is Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, according to Jones.

      Baby Tripp takes his surname from his dad, Levi Johnston, an apprentice electrician and former Wasilla High School hockey player who has been dating Bristol for three years.

      (tags: sarah_palin)
    • One thing Caroline Kennedy would bring to Washington: A new, distinctive Kennedy verbal tic: She said "you know" 138 times in her Times interview.

      The day's other Kennedy read: A more personal interview with the Post, in which she says, among other things, that President-elect Obama had been "encouraging" of her run.
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      And, they criticized Sarah Palin….. oh my.

    • In the beginning, just three long weeks ago, the idea of Caroline Kennedy being a United States senator had a certain ring to it. The Camelot myth still has shelf life and a merger with the historic Obama presidency provided an intriguing story line.
      But a strange thing is happening on the way to the coronation. The wheels of the bandwagon are coming off. Fantasy is giving way to inescapable truth.

      That truth is that Kennedy is not ready for the job and doesn't deserve it. Somebody who loves her should tell her.

      Her quest is becoming a cringe-inducing experience, as painful to watch as it must be to endure. Because she is the only survivor of that dreamy time nearly 50 years ago, she remains an iconic figure. But in the last few days, her mini-campaign has proved she has little to offer New Yorkers except her name.
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      NOOOO The Dems should appoint the light weight Caroline. Might she be easier to beat in two years – you know?

    • Within days of the election I was approached by three people representing three different groups, all of whom wanted my advice on how to proceed on the technology front. My advice was pretty simple:

      1. That you have come to me thinking I am a technologist is an indication of the problem;
      2. Luckily for you, I have come to recognize my limits, but sadly there are too many others out there who do not recognize their limits and, unfortunately, offer themselves as solutions to our tech problem instead of offering real solutions;
      3. If anyone you talk to says you need to duplicate what Obama did, run the other way as fast as possible;
      4. When looking for people, choose technologists who are interested in politics, not political guys who learned tech; and,
      5. Look outside Washington, D.C.
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      Absoultely agree but now to get the political vendors out of the incessant rebuild the party loop.

      (tags: gop rnc)
    • Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R) proposed Medicaid reforms are getting a lot of press. Jindal proposes to expand eligibility for Medicaid, enroll Medicaid patients in private managed-care plans, and do other things to improve the quality of care. Writing in The American Spectator, Joseph Lawler says the approach is “market-based” and “could forestall universal health care.”
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      Yep, the Jindahl plan sucks and is a government run porgram plain and simple
    • The outgoing chair of the RNC, Mike Duncan, said he's “shocked and appalled” by the lyrics, adding: "The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party." The song, Duncan said, "clearly does not move us in the right direction."

      Moreover, former House Speaker New Gingrich told the New York Times, “This is so inappropriate that it should disqualify any Republican National Committee candidate who would use it."
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      Chip Saltsman is NOT an entertainer but running to represent the GOP. Bye Bye

    • Oh, give me a super-sized break.

      Leftie ’60s leftover/songwriter Peter Yarrow at the Huffington Post fumes over the “Barack the Magic Negro” parody that has RNC candidate Chip Saltsman in hot water.

      All of sudden — after eight years of “F**k Bush” bumper stickers and “Kill Bush” assassination chic and Bush-or-Chimp parodies — the left is concerned about insulting the office of the Presidency?
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      Michelle is both right and wrong. The attacks on Bush and the Right have been unrepentent and disgraceful.
      But, Chip Saltsman is NOT Rush Limbaugh and did nothing to support/advance his candidacy with a poor use of a legitimate parody.

    • A new national poll suggests that men and women don't see eye to eye on the question of whether Caroline Kennedy is qualified to serve as a U.S. senator.

      Just over half of all Americans questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday say that Kennedy is qualified to be a senator: 52 percent say she is, and 42 percent disagree.

      But the poll also indicates there's a gender gap, with 57 percent of women saying Kennedy is qualified. That number drops to 47 percent among men, with 46 percent of male respondents saying Kennedy is not qualified.
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      Flap says appoint her! The GOP will have a field day with her candidacy in two years.

    • The Obama team, pledging the ''most open and transparent transition in history,'' gets an ''A'' for disclosing donors to the Jan. 20 inauguration and a ''F'' when it comes to revealing transition meetings with groups. Contrary to its own ''seat at the table transparency policy,'' meetings are not posted on a Web site.
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      Transparency my ass. Obama will only be transparent if it suits his political advantage.
      (tags: barack_obama)
    • For the first time in party history, members of the Republican National Committee have called their own unscheduled meeting without the aid of the Washington-based party apparatus.

      Organized by North Dakota Republican Party chairman Gary Emineth, the meeting will convene for the specific purpose of hosting a forum for candidates running to chair the national committee. Members will meet at an as-of-yet-undecided location in Washington on January 7.

      (tags: gop rnc)
    • David Axelrod is a campaign and message strategist, not a foreign policy guru or diplomat. Having said that, on Meet the Press yesterday, there was a strange and ominous evasiveness in his inability to say what Obama thought of Israeli warplanes hitting targets in the Gaza Strip:
      This is essentially, "we'll tell you what we think on January 20."
      +++++++
      The policy hole on January 21st will be gapping…..
    • Barack Obama's election was supposed to signal the end, or at least the diminishment, of the cultural issues that the GOP had feasted on electorally for 30 years. The "wedge issues" of old had been a Republican contrivance anyway, and once freed of them, American politics would be more praiseworthy (and, not coincidentally, more liberal).

      This storyline lasted all of a few weeks, as Obama's inaugural ceremony has become embroiled in a nasty cultural spat. In a nice (and shrewd) gesture, Obama invited the evangelical Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation Jan. 20. The ensuing firestorm sheds light on two questions: Is there a real culture war in this country, deeper and more abiding than any one political party's electoral strategy? And who is the aggressor in it? The answers, respectively, are "yes" and "the cultural left."
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      Cultural war wedge issues will spur the New Right forward as the Cultural Left goes on the attack

      (tags: barack_obama)