Compean and Ramos are free!!!

At long last.

Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean have been released from federal prison after serving more than two years in solitary confinement for the non-fatal shooting of a Mexican drug smuggler.

But, for some strange reason, they're not completely free.

Ramos and Compean were unable to comment Tuesday as they are under a gag order until they are released from federal custody on March 20.

The pair will remain on "supervised release" for a period of up to three years, according to a statement from Ramos' lawyer, David Botsford. Botsford said it was appropriate to commute the pair's sentence in light of the "onerous" conditions they experienced while incarcerated.

Let's pray the Supreme Court takes up their case and reverses the travesty of their convictions.

366 people were kidnapped in Phoenix, Arizona in 2008

Second in the world behind Mexico City.

More ransom kidnappings happen in Phoenix than in any other town in the United States, according to local and federal law-enforcement authorities. Most victims and suspects are connected to the drug-smuggling world, usually tracing back to the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, Phoenix police report.

Arizona has become the new drug gateway into the United States. Roughly half of all marijuana seized at the U.S.-Mexico border was found along Arizona's 370-mile-long stretch.

One result is a kidnapping epidemic. Nearly every other crime here is down. But police received 366 kidnap-for-ransom reports last year, 359 in 2007. Police estimate twice that number go unreported. [emphasis mine]

I'm so glad we have former Arizona governor Janet Napolitano as our new Homeland Security Secretary. Aren't you?

Fiscal Reality Central

If you watched The Big Zero's press conference last night, you heard him say that there is virtual agreement from the economic community on the need for government spending. Yet another lie. Please visit the Cato Institute's Fiscal Reality Central and read their full-page ad listing hundreds of economists who disagree with The Big Zero.

He said it! The Big Zero LIED in front of the world!

Did you catch it? It was in response to the first question he took.

We are going through the worst economic crisis since The Great Depression.

LIE!!! And he did it so effortlessly. Can't wait to hear a reporter challenge him on it.

The Big Zero's address tonight

Dear Reader, during The Big Zero's prime time press conference this evening, if you hear The Big Zero use a phrase like this:

"...this is the worst economy since The Great Depression..."

make sure to scream "Liar!" at the television. This is most assuredly NOT the worst economy since The Great Depression. It is, however, the worst economy since The Carter Years.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Hope and change.

President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that failure to act on an economic recovery package could plunge the nation into a long-lasting recession that might prove irreversible, a fresh call to a recalcitrant Congress to move quickly.

Poor guy. He's never been a leader before, so he wouldn't know this, but it helps to be optimistic instead of pessimistic when you're trying to get people on your side. That's O.K. This is a great time for on-the-job training. Right? He'll come around, I'm sure.

The dumbest of them all

Really, what else is there to say?

Bug Eyes takes the cake.

Is there anyone patriotic in The Big Zero's administration?

Hope and Change.

Barack Obama on Tuesday gave up his nomination fight for Tom Daschle and a second high-profile appointee who failed to pay all their taxes, fearing ugly confirmation battles that would undercut his claims to ethical high ground and cripple his presidency in just its second week. "I screwed up," he declared.

"It's important for this administration to send a message that there aren't two sets of rules - you know, one for prominent people and one for ordinary folks who have to pay their taxes," Obama said in one of a series of interviews with TV anchors.

"I'm frustrated with myself, with our team. ... I'm here on television saying I screwed up," Obama said in an interview on NBC's "Nightly News with Brian Williams." He repeated virtually the same words in several other interviews.

The White House announced that Daschle had asked to be removed from consideration as health and human services secretary and that that Nancy Killefer had made the same request concerning what was to be her groundbreaking appointment as a chief performance officer to make the entire government run better.

"They both recognized that you can't set an example of responsibility but accept a different standard of who serves," said spokesman Gibbs.

I think that Plugs walked up to them, told them they weren't patriots, and that was that. Just like he did here:

It's all part of being The Big Zero's wing man. Who will be the next person to feel Plugs' sting?

Exactly how many letter "O"s were removed from Executive Office keyboards this past Tuesday?

Just wondering....

Somebody needs to tell Joseph Lowery that racism is over

Hope and change.

Evidently, he didn't get the memo.

O.K. liberals, it's ALL yours now.

Yes, liberals. You now have complete responsibility. You lead all three branches of government. For years and years you've talked about how you'd fix the country if only... Well, "if only" is now here. Let's see it happen without delay.

By the way, President Reagan inherited a much worse situation from Jimmah Carter: double-digit inflation, double-digit unemployment, and sky-high interest rates. The Big Zero has received greater than 93% employment, almost no inflation, and very low interest rates, so I expect him to get this worked out within the year. A cursory study of economic history shows the clear way out of it.

One thing's for sure: there had better not be a SINGLE terrorist attack in the next four years. Not a one.

FINALLY!!!

Compean and Ramos have had their sentences commuted. It's about time, and long, long overdue. Of course, he had to be stubborn about it and do it on his last full day in office. And, showing Carter-like obdurateness, it's not a pardon, it's a commutation. They won't get out of prison until March.

Nevertheless, after more than two years, he finally did the right thing.

Thank you, President Bush. Now please go away.

President Bush, thank you for keeping us safe after the September 11 terrorist attacks. You have been vigilant in defending our nation, and we are thankful. Moreover, you have brought honor and dignity back to the Office of the President. And you correctly pressed for and got tax rate cuts passed that kept our economy growing after the terrorist attacks. Thank you for these things.

But you have brought so much disappointment to conservatives (and yes, I know you're not a conservative).

• You tried to solve a problem in over-regulated capitalism with socialism. And you've yet to explain the truth about how the sub-prime mortgage situation developed.
  
• You continually pushed for amnesty for illegal immigrants, ignoring the facts that they have broken our nation's laws, that they commonly commit identity theft, and that a method for their entry as legitimate citizens already exists.
  
• You failed to build up your party. Your decisions left many Republicans unable to defend their offices, not because they eschewed conservative principles, but because you did. You left your party far weaker than when you found it, leaving both houses of congress and the White House in liberal control.
  
• You tried once for Social Security reform, and then dropped it. We haven't heard a peep about it since.
  
• You have abysmally failed to seal our borders. Every night, hundreds, maybe thousands of illegals cross the border unhindered. Can you guarantee that any of them were not terrorists? I didn't think so.
  
• And worst of all, Agents Compean and Ramos still sit in prison despite repeated pleas for their pardon. And Johnny Sutton still has a job.

When your term ends tomorrow, please go away and do not return. Please. Go ride your bike in Crawford or play golf with your Dad and Slick Willie. Whatever you do, just go away.

Oh, and one more thing. It's pronounced nu-CLE-ar, not nu-CUE-lar.

Stupefying

It's been almost two weeks since the election. I would have thought by now, that I would have gotten over the feeling that I was in a bad dream. But I haven't.

It seems as if the words "hope" and "change" hypnotized a majority of the populace into believing that Socialism, inexperience, and a lack of accomplishment, examination, and qualifications were all good things. I keep trying to think of what our founders would say about the situation, and I'm sickened every time.

Here's a fascinating exploration of the question "How did He-whose-middle-name-must-not-be-spoken get elected?" You really need to watch this. It's frightening.

Visit www.howobama.gotelected.com for more info.

Dude, can I copy your homework?

Dr. James Hansen, Algore's top Global Warming hysteria henchman, was caught, red-handed, cheating on his homework.

The error was so glaring that when it was reported on the two blogs - run by the US meteorologist Anthony Watts and Steve McIntyre, the Canadian computer analyst who won fame for his expert debunking of the notorious "hockey stick" graph - GISS began hastily revising its figures. This only made the confusion worse because, to compensate for the lowered temperatures in Russia, GISS claimed to have discovered a new "hotspot" in the Arctic - in a month when satellite images were showing Arctic sea-ice recovering so fast from its summer melt that three weeks ago it was 30 per cent more extensive than at the same time last year.

A GISS spokesman lamely explained that the reason for the error in the Russian figures was that they were obtained from another body, and that GISS did not have resources to exercise proper quality control over the data it was supplied with. This is an astonishing admission: the figures published by Dr Hansen's institute are not only one of the four data sets that the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) relies on to promote its case for global warming, but they are the most widely quoted, since they consistently show higher temperatures than the others.

Really. It's way past time to start recoiling from these ideological atrocities for the circus freaks that they are.

Change you can believe in: The Big Zero insults Nancy Reagan at his first press conference.

Hope and Change.

At a news conference in Chicago, Obama said he had spoken with all the living presidents as he prepares to take office in January. Then he smiled and said, "I didn't want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any seances."

The 87-year-old former first lady had consulted with astrologers during her husband's presidency. But she did not hold conversations with the dead.

Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said the president-elect later called Mrs. Reagan "to apologize for the careless and offhanded remark." She said Obama "expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share, and they had a warm conversation."

The Big Zero, of course, was confusing Mrs. Reagan with Her Vileness, Mrs. Clinton, who sought to communicate with Eleanor Roosevelt.

Oh yeah, this is gonna be fun.

Racism is now, officially, OVER!

One of the few good things on this depressing morning is that racism in the United States of America is now, officially, over. No more can anyone cry "racism" and be believed. An American of African descent has been elected to our nation's highest office. If anyone does cry "racism" from now on, laugh at them. Loudly. Ridicule them in public for the complete and utter fools that they are. There is no more racism.

By the way, have the waters receded yet?

Start praying

Can it really be true? Have Americans become so utterly stupid as to vote into office an unexamined, unaccomplished, inexperienced, unqualified socialist as their chief executive? Apparently so.

Part of me wants to not care, to just watch the repugnance spread and corrode our society. To have He-whose-middle-name-must-not-be-spoken try to stand up his "National Civilian Security Force" and watch the ACLU debate itself on whether or not to try to stop it. Or to watch people like this:

Ha! This moron actually believes He-whose-middle-name-must-not-be-spoken will pay her gas bill and her house note for her. I'd love to see her face when she realizes that she'll actually pay more taxes. We can weather the economic misery that will come. We got through Carter, we can get through The Big Zero, even though this might be worse.

But the court appointments will truly harm our nation. It will take a generation, perhaps two, to right the coming wave of liberal judicial legislators The Big Zero will appoint to the courts, if it can ever be righted. And he will bring such loss of stature to our country. We will surrender to the terrorists. We will prostrate ourselves to any country with the slightest grievance. He will nationalize health care. We will follow the failed paths of so many nations seeking to become a nanny state for all.

It took a Carter to give us Reagan. Now we have something even worse than Carter. Start praying.

"I saw your post today regarding Senator Cornyn’s vote..."

This is rich.

I got an e-mail October 2 from a member of Cornyn's campaign in response to my post about him (and Hutchison). Here 'tis:

Sir-

I saw your post today regarding Senator Cornyn’s vote on the Economic Stabilization Act.

I want to point you to some quotes from notable conservatives….

“This is a time in our country when politics needs to go out the window,” Senator Tom Coburn told CNSNews.com on Monday. “I would not have written this plan and I would rather not be doing this, but the question is, how do we help the most Americans, how do we reestablish confidence in the economy, and how do we stabilize things?”

“This bailout is a temporary emergency measure to stop a hemorrhaging of credit and the potential collapse of the American and world economy”
-Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, who supports the bill.

I hope you can come to see that the bill was a hard vote for the Senator, but one he believes was necessary for the stability of the American economy.

Your thoughts and comments are appreciated,

-XXXXXXX

And here was my reply:

You gotta be kidding me!

A $700 billion bill gets voted down, then goes to the senate where it gains an additonal $150 billion of pork . . . and that makes the bill BETTER?!? Or even (God forbid) "less bad"?

Are you for real? Sure, familes are hurting. And this bill does absolutely nothing for them, except saddle their kids with debt and nationalize part of the private sector. Senator Cornyn has now opened the door for other industries in our country to be socialized, namely healthcare. With his stupid vote, John has brought us miles closer to HillaryCare, closer even than Hillary herself brought us.

And I'm supposed to "understand"? Our nation (and others) spent decades and trillions of dollars of treasure and priceless American blood to defeat Communism and Socialism. Senator Cornyn reverses much of that with the most important vote of his senatorial career, and I'm supposed to "understand".

Thanks, but no thanks. It will take a generation or two to fix the damage his vote (among others) has inflicted upon our nation. I've got tons of work to do. Personally, I have no futher use for John.

With tremendous disgust and roaring disdain for a voter for Socialism,

Mr. Light Bulb

Do you think he got the message?

"Why I'm voting democrat"

A couple of years ago, my brother told me the story of a political discussion he had with a fellow employee. My brother was trying to explain his views of limited government to the employee and was getting nowhere. So he decided to switch things up. He asked the employee to explain his view of politics. Here's a paraphrase of what the employee said:

I just think that when Republicans are in power, they make us responsible for everything. But when Democrats are in power, the government takes over and they're responsible.

All my brother could do was sit back and say, "you know what? You should vote Democrat."

And that's the sentiment reflected in this brilliant video.

Both John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for Socialism

It's true. Both senators from the Great State of Texas voted FOR Socialism.

Kay I can understand. She has no spine. A light breeze will sway her to any position she can justify.

John's vote is truly disappointing. When I called his Houston office yesterday, I told the person who answered the phone that I didn't want John voting for Socialism. The person agreed. So I asked if John was on the record as opposing the bill. Of course, the person wouldn't commit. And now I know why. He was lured away with Hurricane Ike goodies.

Oh well. I won't be voting for either of them ever again. And John is up for re-election. Pity.

How disgusting

Seventy-four senators voted tonight to usher in Socialism to the United States of America. And in typical, bi-partisan, senatorial form, it's loaded with pork.

With each permutation, the bill has steadily grown in size. Treasury’s initial plan was about three pages long. The House version, which failed, stretched to 110. The Senate substitute now runs over 450 pages. And tucked away in the tax provisions is a landmark health care provision demanding that insurance companies provide coverage for mental health treatment—such as hospitalization—on parity with physical illnesses.

Really a bill onto itself, the mental health parity measure has been a bipartisan priority for top lawmakers in both chambers but has stalled because of disagreements again over how to pay for its estimated $3.8 billion five-year cost. In the current climate, that seems to be no longer a stumbling block, and if the Treasury plan becomes law, it will also.

House Republicans, we need you now more than ever. Please, please, please stay strong.

Defeat-ocrats are the ones who voted down the "bailout" bill

One more thing that is truly bugging me about all this and most assuredly hasn't received the attention it needs.

Republicans are not the ones who voted down this bill. Defeat-ocrats are the ones who voted down this ridiculous "bailout" bill. 218 votes are needed for a simple majority. There are 235 Defeat-ocrats in the house. Notice how 235 is greater than 218? Not one single Republican vote was needed to get this repugnant bill passed. The Defeat-ocrats—the ones who don't want us to win in war, the ones who regularly pit class against class in their own country, the ones who see government as the solution to every problem—are responsible for the "bailout" being voted down. Their goal was to get just enough votes from Republicans to hang the responsibility for Socialism on Republican necks. Praise God Almighty it didn't work.

So when Bug Eyes gets or one of her mind-numbed minions gets on television and spews the lie about Republicans defeating the bill, make sure you call her a liar to her bug-eyed face.

Yesterday, we almost became France

I haven't seen a lot of mention of this today, so I want to make sure to get it in black and white.

We almost became France (or Russia or Venezuela) yesterday with this stupid, government-purchasing "bailout" of Wall Street. The Federal Government would have purchased mortgages. If the Federal Government purchases something, it can direct what happens with that something. This is a frightening prospect. It is called Socialism. Government owns stuff/everything, and it can direct what happens with stuff/everything. As Jeb Hensarling said yesterday, "if we lose our ability to fail, we will soon lose our ability to succeed." This is what France is. It's why nothing much comes out of France anymore, besides wine and cheese. They spend two months in the summer on government-mandated vacation, and nothing gets done. Their national productivity is awful. We don't want that. And if this "bailout" nightmare had passed, there would have been no turing back. It would have changed the American economy forever. Forever.

So, a huge "thank you" today goes to the House Republicans who stood on Free Market principles and said "no" to Socialism. Stay strong, and get some of your friends to come back to the Free Market side. The Defeat-ocrats and the Lame-Duck-in-Chief aren't going to quit anytime soon.

Sweet

When I heard that Boehner had agreed to the deal, I was really concerned. Thankfully, the rest of the Republicans stayed strong. And even more thankfully, Bug Eyes is the most ineffectual Speaker of the House in modern history. This black-hearted, swill-spewing, ultra-partisan hag couldn't even count the members of her party before having a vote. She wound up needing eleven more Defeat-ocrats to seal the deal.

Oh, and this ranting squeal didn't help things either:

Now, let's embark on some Free Market reforms that might actually help the situation: changing the accounting rules to bring them in-line with reality, suspending the repatriation tax, suspending or even fully cutting the capital gains tax. We don't need Socialism in order to fix Capitalism.