Check out the video at Bucks Right, of a guy in Philadelphia getting cuffed and hauled off because he wore a McCain shirt outside of an Obama rally. I always disclaim that these things don’t often present a clear picture, and it could be something happened that offered the officers justification to arrest that we didn’t see. But this appears to be something to look into at first glance.
Category: Politics
Obama’s Approval Numbers
Mike McCarville goes over the numbers:
Currently, 42% of voters nationwide Strongly Approve of the way that Obama is handling his new role as President-elect while 26% Strongly Disapprove. The number who Strongly Disapprove is down six percentage points since the night after the election (see trends). Overall, 56% of voters somewhat or strongly approve of Obama’s performance so far while 39% disapprove.
24% of voters think the nation is headed in the right direction. That’s up from 14% before the election. Apparently it’s change that only 10% of us believe in.
UPDATE: Apparently that’s up from 41% approval yesterday. I guess change.gov getting flushed down the crapper went over well.
Change.gone
Looks like Barack Obama’s entire transition platform, including the new assault weapons ban, and various other infringements, has, for now, disappeared down the memory hole. We do not know of this change of which you speak. I notice the national service initiative is still up, and I can’t imagine the transition mavens haven’t been taking negative feedback on that. Does this mean that involuntary servitude will be this administration’s new top priority?
Welcome to politics President Elect Obama. I sincerely hope you aren’t planning on quitting smoking over the next four years. I think you’re going to find ruling over 300 million unruly, cantankerous Americans is going to be a whole lot harder than being the Senator from Chicago who wants to run for President. It’s only going to get harder from here. I’m sure you’ll be doing your part keep the economy of North Carolina chugging, Mr. President. But don’t fret, you did win that state by a pretty narrow margin.
Quote of the Day
California is a strange, strange place:
It was like being at a klan rally except the klansmen were wearing Abercrombie polos and Birkenstocks.
This is backlash for the defeat of Proposition 8 in California, which banned gay marriage. Blacks and Latinos voted heavily for the proposition. It’s apparently been quite a wake up call for a lot of the gay community that Blacks and Latinos are, in fact, quite socially conservative.
As I’ve told my gay friends, there’s a huge generation gap on the gay marriage issue. In a generation, it will be possible to pass gay marriage through legislatures. Right now gay marriage is 0 for 30. This has largely been a backlash against the attempt to accomplish this through judicial fiat, which is difficult to sustain when the population is overwhelmingly against your proposal.
I am not threatened by or opposed to the state recognizing marriage between same sex couples, but I think it needs to be accomplished legislatively, when society is prepared to have that debate. Right now they are not.
Update on Dingell Situation
Countertop gives an update:
Folks, get ready for a knock down drag out. and remember, politics makes STRANGE bedfellows. The “shall not be infringed†crowd can go to hell. For now, no matter their past views,
Remember, this fight started over primary challenges launched against John Dingell by Nancy Pelosi because of his ability to kill gun control bills.
Frankly, no matter wjat they did in the past or do in the future, I’m treating everyone on the Dingell Whip team as a friend of the 2nd Amendment.
I’d urge your support too.
A press release from Dingell’s office follows. I hope he comes out on top.
From One Civil Rights Battle to Another
A Little Unpresidential, Don’t You Think?
If one of my friends made the joke, I might think it’s funny, but I think this is a bit unpresidential:
When asked if he has spoken to former Presidents, Obama stated that he had spoken to all of those who were living. After a pause, he said he made that distinction because he didn’t want to get into any Nancy Reagan seance situations.
Required Reading for Those in Despair
Bill Whittle knocks one out of the park:
“The army’s whipped!†he cried.
“You are, but the army isn’t,†growled Sheridan, who then put the spurs to a horse who’s back was taller than he was and rode to the scene of the disaster, shouting, “About face, boys! We are going back to our camps! We are going to lick them out of their boots!â€
His men were not beaten. They just needed leadership.
Read it. It will make you feel better.
Make Yourselves Heard
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It’s Change You Can Bury in Your Backyard
Bruce tells us how shovel and mason jar manufacturers are going to be helped out by the Democrats. Hey, they are already doing wonders for the firearms industry.