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Classic blivet.

Looks like a black Jabba the Hutt.

Note todays Yahoo page. Obama looking stoic with a halo around his head. Creeeeeeeeepy. Seems as if liberals are getting annoyed at his cabinet picks.

http://www.yahoo.com/

that's because he's a bush at heart, name...10th cousin to g.w....

This goes a long way towards explaining the culture and values of the left. Conservatives get rid of their miscreants. The left aid and abet them, helping them cling to their "rightful" position as long as they can.

A note to all public servants, regardless of party affiliation: you are, by definition, in the position you are in to serve the public interest. When you start serving your own interests over the public's, it is time to go. This is also illustrative, BTW, of why government planning and "spreading the wealth" does not result in a socialist utopia, but merely socialism without the utopia. In a capitalist, free-market system, everyone looks out for their own interests; liberals call this evil. In a socialist system, everyone still looks out for their own interests, only now the means of production and distribution are controlled by an elite few in the bureaucracy, who help themselves to as much as they want of whatever they want. The average person has no real recourse, because there is no other option other than what the government offers.

This is not to say that there are no abuses in a capitalist system, or that such a system is always "fair" (for some definition of fair), but that in a free-market system the market, and thus the people, can address the inequities themselves. In other words, it is an opportunity for someone else to fill the demand in the market for better/faster/cheaper/more personal/greener/whatever products and services. Anyone in such a system who abuses their customers for any length of time will not last long-term, as even near monopolies tend to get complacent and lose focus. Look no further than the automakers. This change may not happen overnight, but it will happen. When the government runs the show, it can abuse you for as long as it wants, and nothing short of armed revolution will change that. Look at the DMV for a prime example; if you want to drive, you need a license, and there is only one place to get one, so you'll put up with 3-hour waits and grumpy, uncaring staff or you won't drive.

Chucky Rangel you lying lowlife snake in the grass step down you no account lowlife polecat you

Republicans get rid of their miscreants? Hardly.

The voters had to do that in 2006 because the republican Congress ethics committee shut down.

The voters did it again in 2008.

I didn't say "Republicans", I said "conservatives." The two terms occasionally overlap, but are not interchangeable. Conservatives do take their misbehaving colleagues to the woodshed. The RINOs we have in Congress now are more accurately called Centrists or Conservative Democrats, having been turfed out of the Democratic Party by the far-left liberals.

This is the guy who is writing our tax legislation.

forest,

I read recently that one of his excuses was that he was unaware that rental income was 'income'. But then that little nuance is probably lost on the person that holds his fate, Nancy Pelosi, who wants to bridge the gap to alternative energy sources by using natural gas... but without drilling.

Man, I feel so comfortable knowing our well-being is in the hands of our best and brightest.

Well, at least he isn't chasing little boys around the capitol, or asking for handouts donations in the john.

Nut;

You mean he hasn't been caught.

I'm a public school teacher. I'm relatively conservative. Today in class, some students were discussing Obama's inaugurtion (ick!!) I said I was going to wear all black that day because I would be in mourning. (like a widow). I said that will be the day our country dies. This is not the first time in my classroom I've expressed my disdain for Obama. I haven't been called into the office yet. Yeah!!! heehee

And in that class (it's a small, advanced class, only 12 students) only one of them is conservative. The rest don't seem to like it when I talk bad about Obama. Coincidently, the one conservative student is the one who does his work, doesn't play around, participates, and reads a novel quietly when he finishes his work early.

The rest of them....it's like pulling teeth to get them to work. They want to discuss their parties, drinking, smoking, etc.... I'm constantly shushing them up and saying "Do not talk about that in class."

They are somewhat smart (in comparison to the rest of the student body), but they don't want to do anything. They think they know it all already, don't need to work, etc.... Already moonbats...in high school!!

First, Andrea, let me say that I agree with you wholeheartedly. Second, do you really think that you should be saying stuff like that to your class. I was really outraged when I saw the video of the teacher that chastised her students for supporting John McCain. Judging by your post, there is a key difference between the two of you in that she was berating an eight year old and I am guessing that your students are students are in high school (smoking, parties, etc) and are a little bit better at making judgements.

Yes, teach them that the poor do not get rich by making the rich poorer. Stress limited government and the importance our founding fathers placed on it. Tell them that every experiment in socialism has ended in failure. Show them examples of tax cuts that actually increased the supply of money into the Treasury, but do not say things like Barack Obama will destroy the country. (he just may) I don't want you, one of the few conservative educators, to be equated with that other teacher.

What's in the water in GA?

A bunch of their legislators are fantastic and actually seem to like America.