Politics – Page 333 – Shall Not Be Questioned

Race Baiting with Father “Snuffy” Pfleger

Apparently the reason Hillary was crying is because she felt entitled because she’s white.

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I actually agree with him that Hillary feels she’s entitled, but I think she feels that way because she’s Hillary.Â I couldn’t give a flying fossilized pterodactyl turd that Barack Strawberry Shortcake Obama is a black guy and Hillary is a white woman.Â I’m not voting for him because his policies would be bad for the country, and because I don’t want to elect a president who’s spiritual mentors continue to fan the flames of racial division.Â America has had enough of that.

Quote of the Day

Rachel Lucas demonstrates how to refine the rant into a fine art:

Finally, regarding principles. I understand that some of you will not vote for McCain because of your principles, and I do not question your principles. I disagree with your conclusions about what will follow your application of them.

Rachel has been voting for as long as I have, since George H.W. Bush, and feels the same about her choices since then as I do.Â Maybe I feel that way because I never got to vote for Reagan, but then again, I don’t think I really liked Reagan all that much either.

Convention Center Boondoggle

Eric posts about a historic firehouse that’s being demolished in Philadelphia to make way for Ed & Mike’s Convention Mega Emporium.Â It goes on to talk about the declining convention business.Â Having just attended one of the larger conventions out there, I can’t imagine there are that many large events that make this kind of project a good investment.Â Even after Philadelphia completes the expansion, I’d be doubtful that NRA would ever return of Philadelphia, given Mayor Nutter’s glowing love for the second amendment.Â It’s hard to see how a city like Philadelphia can compete for convention business with a city like Las Vegas, or even a smaller city like Orlando.

Repealing Dog Breed Preemption?

Apparently a Pennsylvania lawmaker is looking to repeal state preemption of dog breed specific legislation because of one incident in his district.Â This is a lot like gun control, where the solution is to punish irresponsible owners, not to try to control the species of dog.

Fighting the Free Market

New Jersey politicians don’t seem to want to allow oil companies to price gasoline differently in different markets.Â If New Jersey outlaws zone pricing, the end result is going to be shortages of gasoline in some areas, and surpluses in others, which won’t get evened out through the price system.Â New Jersey already regulates the frequency at which gasoline prices may increase, which causes prices to fall more slowly than in the rest of the country.

Maybe the oil companies should just take a lesson from Ronnie Barrett, and tell New Jersey that if they don’t want to have a free market in oil, then fine, they don’t get any.Â Maybe then the voters there will have some motivation to change the smelly political diaper.

Democracy Worship Coming Back to Haunt Dems

I have to say, I think this is poetic justice, but I agree with Greg that the party is pretty much free to ignore primary results if they so wish.Â The primary system was one of those progressive reforms to take the power of nominating candidates out of the proverbial smoke filled rooms filled with party bosses, but the party is still a non-governmental entity, and is free to choose to punish state delegations that don’t follow the rules.

We live in a society where both parties, but Democrats in particular, hold up democratic rule as our greatest aspiration.Â To quote Barack Obama’s spiritual mentor, “The chickens are coming home to roost.”

Downstream Candidates in ’08

Keyboard and a .45 talks about the importance of downstream candidates for state and local races.Â This can’t really be stressed enough.Â Even if you completely hate McCain, and can’t bring yourself to vote for him, there are still a lot of candidates on the ballot who deserve support.Â We’re seriously looking at the possibility of a fillibuster proof majority Democratic controlled Senate, and a Democrat controlled house.Â That’s not even mentioning all the states that could go to the Democrats.Â Â Remember in 2010 you have the census, which allows the resdistricting monster to rear its ugly head.Â This is definitely no time to just stay home.

Something Republicans Need to Start Accepting

The whole gay cootie thing is a loser issue.Â Republicans are going to need to find a way to appeal to religious voters without bashing on gays politically.Â It’s one thing to be against gay marriage, even Democrats aren’t coming out in favor of that, but it’s another thing to suggest we need to change our constitution because of what the queers are doing to the soil.Â If we lose the next generation of voters to the Democrats, we’re royally screwed, especially if they are going to keep nominating candidates like Barack Obama.

UPDATE: This doesn’t seem like a good idea either.

New Jersey Politics At Its Best

The opening up of a new ATF field office is such the headliner event that Frank Lautenberg feels the need to keep his party crashing opponent away from all the glory.Â I hate New Jersey politics, and fail to understand why people there tolerate it.Â Truth be told, I don’t like Rob Andrews politically, but I like people who don’t play by the rules, especially in New Jersey, where the rules are rigged to favor the powerful.

If I were a special interest in New Jersey, and party hacks told me not to donate to Andrew’s campaign, or there’d be hell to pay, I’d max out on him just as a fuck you for such arrogance and presumption.

Not This Time

Looks like Clayton Cramer didn’t manage to unseat his opponent in the primary.Â Looking at the results, looks like it was within about 750 votes, out of 3100 or so total.Â It’s very difficult to unseat an incumbent.Â Still, if you want to have an impact on politics in your area, primaries are a place where a lot of difference can be made with little effort, since turnout is often pretty low.Â As we demonstrated in Pennsylvania in our 2007 primary, you can affect considerable turnover in the primary if voters are properly motivated.Â Sometimes, your side doesn’t win, but you get back on the horse and try again.Â Eventually, you’ll win a few.