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As a Texan, here’s a couple of points to make about all this Secession business:

1. Everyone is dismissing the petition for secession with “it must come from the state, and not the citizens”...Well, who compels the state, and the legislators? That would be the citizens...in the next state election cycle, I bet we have some politicians that go on the record in support of secession.

2. “When Texas joined the union, it became bound forever and that agreement cannot be dissolved.” I’m sure it wasn’t legal in the eyes of the British when the colonies revolted and declared independence. A Declaration of Independence dissolves all previous relationships and contracts.

3. Today Rick Perry said “Texas will not secede”. Since when is Texas independence up to Rick Perry? I don’t think he grasps the idea that with secession, all current political leaders will be relieved of their current duties and new elections will be held. No Rick, you don’t get to be President of Texas. Not yours.

4. President Obama is in a pickle with this one...If he doesn’t respond, he remove’s all legitimacy from his “We the People” petition site. The mainstream media has picked it up, and people WILL notice. If he does respond with a resounding “No”, he risks it being interpreted as a challenge to Texas, and arrogant dismissal of the peoples wishes.

5. “The US Military can be deployed to Texas to quell civil unrest.” Bad idea. The entire US military consists of roughly 2 million people. ALL of it. Every service, combined. The population of Texas is about 20 million people, with a gun ownership rate of about 40%....That’s over 7 million armed Texans, who probably aren’t going to be very happy with being “occupying force”. Good luck with that.

The most important part about the petitions are the symbolism and the message. Everyone here in Texas is a little bitter right now, and I expect the signature count on that one to top 200K in the next few days. Not something that can easily be dismissed or ignored.

Heroes...

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

—PJ O’Rourke

:)

Could. Not. Resist.

The first thing you need to do is your homework.

What our troops are fighting now is centuries of traditional corruption. Apple pie and baseball are symbolic of America, corruption and thievery are Iraqi tradition. We’ve already won this one, regardless of what the MSM would like you to believe.

War takes patience, unless you want to go hardcore. (Read: Hiroshima/Nagasaki) Soldiers die fighting, that’s their job. Military service is not for the weak of heart, and that’s why the left hates it. If the whiners would relax the ROE, we could wrap this thing up by next Tuesday. But again, P A T I E N C E. Bush 41 stopped short, because he wasn’t into “Nation Building”. As it turns out, Bush 43 is.

America’s biggest problem with War is our lack of patience, and the sissy approach the media takes, and projects.

God Bless our troops, Pray for them, but most of all, be patient. They are getting the job done.

Stay the course.

Payback is a week from Friday. (Supposedly)

Godspeed and Take cover to those marines.

The Arab league has issued instructions barring the Arab states from granting citizenship to Palestinian Arab refugees (or their descendants) "to avoid dissolution of their identity and protect their right to return to their homeland".

If they are willing to treat the Palestinians as pure political pawns and third-rate citizens, (the illiterate thugs that they are) I don't think black farmers have a chance, regardless of religion. Another dirty secret the Arab world refuses to admit to.

Agreed. It's suspicious to me that her cancer flares up everytime Edwards needs some publicity.

God Bless and Good Luck to Mrs. Edwards, but holding a news conference to announce personal struggles is merely begging for the sympathy vote.

So, it's The Hildabeast, the Magic negro, or the bloodsucker with the sick wife. Way to go Dems, Way to go.

That parody is stuck in my head and I love it!!!!!! Thank you RUSH!!!!

"Barak deh magic neeeegro, lives in DC. the LA times, they called him that, cuz he's black but not authenticlyyyyyy"

LOL

China is pretty far along in aircraft-carrier R&D - and could have one in the water by 2010. This isn't good news. Pffft...ONE carrier in the water by 2010? And it's their first one. The chinese build crap as far as military hardware goes, their stuff is a cheap rip-off of junk that doesn't work well anyway. (russian) Any naval or air confrontation in that neighborhood will result in the Chinese getting their ass handed to them. Wake me up in 20 years when they've got a viable, proven carrier group.

What's left to investigate? Armitage is the source. They know that. Dear Libs: You can stop beating the horse now, he's dead.

The MSM and the left so badly want to be the "hero" that we must become their "villian", regardless. It's nearly pointless to even attempt to dissuade them. I've taught liberals how to recycle, promoted vegetarianism to them (I am one), but as soon as they find out my political leanings, they start looking at me like I just shot their grandma and strangled a puppy in front of them. At this point, I find the facial expressions highly amusing.

It doesn't matter how I want to be percieved. They've already made up their minds based on ONE aspect of my personality. Maybe it's because they are so open-minded?

History will be kind to Dick Cheney, as well as George W.

He is a good man, no matter how much they want to hate him. It's too bad for us he wants to watch his grandkids grow up, instead of run the US.

God Bless you Charlie.

Toilet paper, the aloe-vera kind.

I spoke with one hard-charger when he recently got back, he said he was so happy to get some soft TP when he got stateside he was rubbing the stuff on his face mumbling "oooooh soooo soooooft" for a full five minutes.

Emphasis mine.

I find it frustrating that American intervention is expected to solve decades of violence and corruption, overnight. Wouldn't a simple "Thank you for helping us out of the dark ages" be nice every once in a while?

Dear John Edwards:

As you may or may not know, the definition of a "civil war" is far more precise than you are aware of.

When you have an oppressed majority population (Shia Muslims) by a minority population (Sunni Muslims) there will be tension, especially if that oppression has continued for decades.
When the oppressed population is assisted in liberation, (ie. Operation Iraqi Freedom) there is going to be some "blowback", or "revenge".

The current population of Iraq consists of 80% Shia, and 20% Sunni. That's 8 vs. 2. (I'm trying to use little numbers and little words so you understand) That's not a "civil war". It's revenge killings, sectarian violence, and families just settling old scores. On any given day, an 8 vs. 2 fight is going to be a massacre, not a war.

The bombings our troops (Heroes) are "policing" are perpetrated by Sunni muslims in a futile attempt to remind the people that they must bow to violence and violent attacks. It's not working. The bad guys hate that. Just like you.

I will concede one point to you: Our troops are not policeman. But they adapt well.
They are much better at kicking ass and taking names. But from what I have read, deep down inside those hardcore infrantyman, those 11B's have hearts. I've seen it in their efforts. So have the Iraqi's.
Hell hath no fury like an Infrantyman on a mission, and Heaven has a battlefield for us when we get there.

"It's refreshing hearing a public figure shove political correctness down the toilet where it belongs."

It's also disturbing to think how badly Tim is gonna get crucified by the media for having an opinion.

This is America, you have the right to be stupid and wrong. The media proves this fact to us everyday.

Shall we forward this over to albasrah.net?

We have to get some video of this guy in action :)