From Der Spiegel online:

From the New York Times:

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s political advisers, looking for ways to help Democrats and alter the course of the midterm elections in the final weeks, are considering a national advertising campaign that would cast the Republican Party as all but taken over by Tea Party extremists, people involved in the discussion said.

Sad to say at this point, but admittedly the GOP is not saturated with TEA Party “extremists.” Instead, it is predominantly populated with self-serving, arrogant, full-time politicians who exist to make mouth music and physically accomplish as little as possible, whilst sounding like they’re more to the Right than just Rudder Amidships.

Their main desire: raise money, stash cash, keep themselves elected so they can stay in the job that will sustain them in style, money and power to the end of their days.

Those salient little facts — and many more — are recognized and exposed by the TEA Party, which is why many Republicans are not too terribly enthralled with members of various TEA Party factions, encountered individually or in groups.

That is among a range of options and plans under consideration at the White House for energizing dispirited Democratic voters over the coming six weeks, in hopes of limiting the party’s losses and keeping control of the House and Senate. Democratic strategists are seeing new openings to exploit after a string of Tea Party successes split Republicans and culminated last week with developments that scrambled Senate races in Delaware and Alaska.

Translated: not only are the Demorats running a tad scared, but so are career do-nothing Republicans. To the GOP from Conservatives and TEA Party members: what have you actually done for us lately?

We need to get out the message that it’s now really dangerous to re-empower the Republican Party because the people who have taken over the party are radical,” said one Democratic strategist who has spoken with White House advisers but requested anonymity to discuss private strategy talks.

And here is why you, as a Conservative or a TEA Party member, are branded a radical:

– You believe in the US Constitution pretty much as it was written, pretty much word-for-word; you believe it isn’t a Living Document and, instead, it is best left alone.
– You believe in the First Amendment with regard to Freedom of Speech;
– You believe in the Second Amendment with regard to your ability to keep and maintain weapons for personal defense;
– You believe in a SCOTUS that utilizes the Constitution as the foundational document from which your opinions should be based, instead of acting as an adjunct Legislative branch;
– You believe in the strength of the individual, encompassing less government, greater freedom and responsibility;
– You believe in a strong American military, American sovereignty and independence from globalist influences;
– You believe in less spending and the Prime Theory of Economics: never spend more than your revenue allows;

Yes friends, as you can clearly see, each of those bullet points — just a few off the top of my balding, scabby little head — make you a radical. A Radical, I tell you!

To which I submit: then we need more of these radicals.

Perhaps we’ll get them, come November.

Remember: do not fail to vote ALL Demorats and Leftists OUT. Out, I say!

And while we’re at it, let’s clean the Republican house as well, eh?

BZ

Today is national “Talk Like A Pirate” Day!

Annoy friends, irritate neighbors, piss off passers-by. . . !

One example that comes to mind to apply to the younger set:

“Arrrrr, arshole, wearin’ yer jeans just a little low on yer skinny ass, arrrrrrr ya son??”

There’s so much more. Your creativity is the only limit!

And finally:

Q: “You know why pirate jokes are so bad?”
A: “Because they arrrrrrrrrrr. . .”

;^)

BZ

Reality and pressure may be starting to set in with, at least, a handful of Demorats.

From CNN Politics, of all places:

Washington (CNN) – Thirty-one House Democrats, most of whom face tough re-election bids this fall, have signed a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging them to extend expiring tax breaks for all income levels, including the wealthy.

And another little salient but ignored tidbit from Politico.com:

Democratic candidates are spending three times more advertising against the health reform law than they are in support of it.

Since the beginning of Congress’s August recess, Democratic candidates have poured $930,000 into ads deriding the health overhaul but just $300,000 in pro-reform spots, according to Evan Tracey at Kantar Media.

Again, pressure and reality starting to get in the way?

Carter, in an announcement made in Nashville on Thursday morning, said he sent a letter to Pelosi requesting her to step aside.

“I think it is incumbent on Speaker Pelosi to step aside,” Carter said.

Citing a report in the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, where Carter was described to have an albatross around his neck in the form of Pelosi, said the divisiveness she generates hamstrings his and other Democratic candidates’ abilities to focus on the issues.

“I don’t believe my situation is unique,” Carter said.

If elected, Carter said he would not cast his vote for Nancy Pelosi to be speaker.

This is a perfect juxtaposition for Conservatives.

An even bigger opportunity for Republicans.

Will they take advantage of it?

BZ

P.S.
Hey, whilst you’re at it, why not “suggest” a nice caption on the top photograph, eh?

Here’s one major difference between Leftists and Conservatives:

Leftists and Liberals and Demorats won’t “own it.”

Conservatives will.

Yahoo News via the AP recently featured an article entitled “Bill Clinton: New-look GOP makes Bush look liberal.”

Clinton, speaking at a Democratic fundraiser in Minneapolis, said there was no mistaking that Republicans have tacked hard right and questioned whether former President George W. Bush would fit in among the party’s candidates this year.

“A lot of their candidates today, they make him look like a liberal,” Clinton told an enthusiastic crowd at a downtown hotel as he campaigned for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton.

Clinton pointed to the tea party movement’s influence on the GOP.

“The Boston Tea Party was protesting abuse of power. This is now trading public power for the abuse of private power,” Clinton said, just as a tea party-backed candidate was declared the winner Tuesday night in Delaware’s hotly contested Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

In response, I say this: Yes. I will Own It.

Because I concur:

Former President Bush was, in many ways, too liberal for myself and other Conservatives. Just off the top of my head, he was too much the Globalist, way too much the Spender, too much the Illegal Immigrant Embracer, pissed away billions of hard-earned American taxpayer dollars on AIDS in Africa (when those dollars went solely into the pockets of black tinpot dictators), and actually considered turning our ports over to foreign entities.

That said, I’d amend Mr Clinton’s allegation by writing this:

It’s not the Republican Party that’s embracing “ideology over evidence.” It’s Conservatives that are doing so, and the GOP is not liking this one bit. My donations to the RNC are over, and have been moribund for over two years. There are too many Demorats in the party posting the letter (R) after their names.

I send money, now, directly to those Conservative candidates I personally support. I delete the “middle man.” Michael Steele’s antics and those of the RNC taught me well. I recently donated four-figure checks to three upcoming Conservative candidates. I eliminated the GOP completely.

Yes, the RNC and Michael Steele taught me well.

Moreover, those RINOs with the (R) after their names taught me well.

Conservatives: SHOW UP in November and POUND THE POLLS with your votes AGAINST Demorats. SHATTER the grip the Demorats have over the House and Senate.

Mr Obama? You are NEXT, sir.

BZ