You hear about it in courts of law all the time. People witness the exact same event and have totally different descriptions of what happened. This kind of subjective reality can be applied to just about anything, and it seems to me to based on pre-conceived notions that have nothing to do with what is acutally occurring now. I could be wrong about that, but I’ll give Morgan Freeman the benefit of the doubt. I will not though, give him a pass for taking to the airwaves and venting his unsubstantiated claims against the tea party movement. Continue reading Morgan Freeman Bashes Tea Party
Finally, we’re seeing a little spine from some Republicans. This should have been going on since November, but better late than never. Allen West called Obama to the mat with his fear mongering this week. Threatening to cut off grandma’s social security check was too much for him. He spoke the truth. Obama’s economic policies have failed, whether by accident or design. I would say a lewd combination. He also called Obama’s leadership on the whole debt ceiling debate nothing short of pathetic. Well, it’s not easy leading from the back nine, nor is it easy to lead while attending fund raisers in the midst of one of the most important economic debates in our time. Maybe all time if it all goes South. But West wasn’t the only one that’s had it with the rhetoric, and the attempt to turn this issue into a Republican stonewalling tactic. Joe Walsh, congressman from Illinois stood this week as well, and did he ever stand tall. Remember, Joe was not the Republican pick for the Illinois seat. That candidate (whoever he was) lost in the primaries, and Joe was left to basically fend for himself against an incumbent Democrat-in Obama’s home state. Well, my former home state as well, but I don’t admit that as freely as I used to. Continue reading Joe Walsh Pounds Chris Matthews Clueless founding fathers. Racism. No concept of separation of powers. An elastic Constitution. Core contradictions. These are the conclusions drawn by Time Magazine hack Dick Stengel regarding the founding fathers and the document that is the centerpiece of our republic: The Constitution. In part one my post, I dismantled Stengels illusions-or misconceptions, depending on how much he really understands. In part two, Stengel uses that elasticity of the Constitution to apply circumstances that have no place in the document that is in fact, not elastic. In part two, Stengel starts off with his misinterpretation ot the War Powers Act, the Constitution, and whether either should be relevant in the case of Libya-or any other conflict for that matter. He lays out a number of conflicts, from Libya in 1986, to Kosovo in 1999 as proof…that presidents routinely ignore the War Powers Act. In fact, he correctly asserts that all Congress has to do is defund the effort, in this case Libya, and that would end it. That does not change the fact that the president cannot unilaterally declare war. Stengel suggests that the president should have that power. He goes back to that technology thing, where missiles can reach their targets within minutes, etc. How that changes getting Congressional approval within 90 days is beyond me, but what Stengel suggests next answers that question. Continue reading Time Magazine Reinterprets Constitution II |
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