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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day...11-01-07...JohnHuang2's ~ My Two Cents
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Posted on 11/01/2007 11:41:37 AM PDT by dutchess








Congress locked in dead heat with Ebola Virus — Polls

by JohnHuang2




In light of the Democrat Congress’s latest approval ratings, the Dems’ new winning pitch is: “Vote for us, under 90 percent of Americans detest us!” Or, “Re-elect us, you ain’t seen absolutely nothing yet!” Or, “Peace, Progress and more hearings.” Or, “Join the dozens of people who still approve of us!”
Even ‘unbiased’ and perfectly ‘objective’ CNN has Congress’s approval rating in the toilet, as does the LA Times. Congress has been trying to pass amnesty, DREAM acts for illegals, “civil rights” for al-Qaeda, Habeaus Corpus for the Taliban, resolutions about the Ottoman Empire and the Senate spent weeks talking about Rush Limbaugh, so it’s a real enigma why Congress is unpopular.
Maybe Democrats should launch an investigation into Bush’s polyps — that should do the trick.
Bush’s numbers are up to three times higher than Congress’s, but he’s the “lame duck”.


Frustrated that the California wildfires didn’t turn into another Katrina, Senator Barbara Boxer claimed the fires spread fast because there’s fighting in Iraq and Senator Harry Reid said Bush was to blame because the fires were set by global warming — a claim so preposterous even the Democrats’ press chums played it down since EVEN THEY know the fires were set by Dick Cheney, not Bush.
The one good news for Democrats is that most polls show Congress still pulling double-digits — up to 11 percent approve in the latest Zogby poll! But that’s down from its rating in July, when Congress was riding high at 14 percent. Congress peaked too soon.
To be fair, the Pelosi Congress last week achieved history! This Congress has voted 1,000 times so far this year. The American Spectator reports that Pelosi demanded that Democrats mark the 1000-vote milestone as a glorious victory for the party. Of the thousand votes, 900 never became law, and of the 10 percent that did, half involved naming federal buildings.


On her official Web site, Pelosi noted the remarkable progress “for the American people,” listing them one-by-one:
* “We made our very first vote the implementation of the independent, bipartisan” 9/11 Commission recommendations, except for those teensy-weensy ones having to do with overhauling Congressional oversight of U.S. Intel agencies. The bill included such terrorism-prevention measures as expanded labor rights for 45,000 useless airport screeners, a privacy and civil liberties oversight board, better Walkie-Talkies for firefighters.
* “We voted to increase the minimum wage for the first time in 10 years,” and over 300,000 teenagers dropped from the labor force mysteriously when it became law in the summer (though many were back to work again in September, due to Bush’s “jobless economy”.)
* Voted to “make America more energy independent and help fight global warming,” and oil is only $91 per barrel now! The Democrats’ ‘Energy Plan’ consists of not drilling, not building nuclear power plants, not expanding refining capacity while raising taxes on “Big Oil” — on the theory that if you want more energy, you tax it more.
* Voted to “clean up Washington” — with John Murtha’s indispensable help. William Jefferson is still on the Homeland Security Committee and Alcee Hastings is still on the Intelligence Committee. Other than these crooks, Washington is thoroughly clean now.
* Worked to “strengthen our national security and provide a new direction in Iraq” — by voting for failed non-binding resolutions and by having lots of hearings on Blackwater, Iraq, Halliburton, Bechtel, Iraq, Blackwater, Valerie Plame, Blackwater, Iraq. As a result, more troops in Iraq now than when the Democrats took over.
And the list of remarkable progress goes on — SCHIP, Bush vetoes SCHIP, House Democrats pass “revamped” version of SCHIP because Bush doesn’t support it, DREAM, EDNA, trying to vote on the Ottoman Empire, not trying to vote on annual budget bills, etc. But the real biggie is the Iraq war. The Democrats’ nut base elected them on the promise to make America lose the war, now instead it’s their side — al-Qaeda — that’s losing. (In response, Democrats are flying their white flags at half-staff.)


Beaten repeatedly by the powerless “Lame Duck” moron, Democrats are now going after Judge Michael Mukasey, Bush’s nominee to be Attorney General. They didn’t like John Ashcroft because he’s too conservative. They didn’t like Gonzales because he hadn’t torched 80 civilians to death. They didn’t want Ted Olson because Muslim fanatics murdered his wife on 9/11. They didn’t want Larry Thompson because he’s black. They didn’t want Christopher Cox — lacks experience ordering botched raids. They said they wanted Mukasey. Now they don’t want Mukasey because Mukasey might get too rough on terrorists. So we’re back to ‘too conservative’ again.
Senate Democrats are crying because Mukasey won’t declare “waterboarding” al-Qaeda ‘illegal”, especially since Congress hasn’t passed any laws against it. Were Mukasey to say what the terrorist-coddlers want him to say, he would legally undermine CIA agents who waterboarded captured terrorists and undercut the chaps at the Office of Legal Counsel, so Democrats are really shocked about Mukasey’s refusal. He would also be revealing classified information, which would immediately land him a job at the New York Times.
Upset, Democrats postponed a committee vote and sent Mukasey a letter demanding that he reject waterboarding, an interrogation technique that simulates drowning, or a ride in a car with Ted Kennedy.
The Treasoncrats may decide to go to the mat to protect their little innocent clarinet players and ballerinas in Guantanamo from being put in stressful positions, but whether by recess appointment or straight up-or-down vote, Mukasey’s the next U.S. Attorney General, and the losercrats will be on to new hunting grounds — Blackwater!
Anyway, that’s...
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I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the
United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
One Nation
Under God,
Indivisible,
with Liberty and
Justice for All.

1 posted on 11/01/2007 11:41:38 AM PDT by dutchess
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To: ST.LOUIE1; Billie; DollyCali; GodBlessUSA; Aquamarine; The Mayor; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; MEG33; ...


It's Thursday and that means another JohnHuang2 tell it like it is essay at the Finest!!!! ENJOY!!!!

2 posted on 11/01/2007 11:44:27 AM PDT by dutchess
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To: All


God Bless Our Military

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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Aquamarine; Dutchess, The Mayor, DollyCali or GodBlessUSA and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.
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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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3 posted on 11/01/2007 11:45:51 AM PDT by dutchess
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To: dutchess; JohnHuang2

Great thread and Pledge, dutchess! Great analysis from JH2 - The Democratic Congress is absolutely pathetic. Look for Pelosi to get the door before it’s over.


4 posted on 11/01/2007 11:48:13 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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It’s all the truth and it makes me so mad! They’ve been doing that for years and instead of detesting such behavior, civilian Dems are shedding their senses of values, too. It looks like a hopeless decline in our society.


5 posted on 11/01/2007 11:54:21 AM PDT by Lady Jag (ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '08...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
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To: dutchess
Thanks once again for this thread.

And a special kudos to John Huang for another entertaining and knockout essay.

6 posted on 11/01/2007 11:57:46 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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To: dutchess

It seems our congress men and women have only partial committments to their constituents, with greater influence from their party and special interests. it’s a cliche, but they have lost touch.


7 posted on 11/01/2007 11:58:25 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: ConorMacNessa
The Democratic Congress is absolutely pathetic. Look for Pelosi to get the door before it’s over.

Dittos and we can only hope Pelosi gets the axe! Thanks for stopping in!
8 posted on 11/01/2007 12:03:52 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: Lady Jag
It looks like a hopeless decline in our society.

I keep hoping that their very public implosion finally will prove who they really are!
9 posted on 11/01/2007 12:05:13 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: JohnHuang2

John, you really should be syndicated. Really.


10 posted on 11/01/2007 12:05:59 PM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Crom! Non-Sequitur = Pee Wee Herman.)
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To: DCPatriot; JohnHuang2
And a special kudos to John Huang for another entertaining and knockout essay.

John is the best! He nails it every time!
11 posted on 11/01/2007 12:06:52 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: PGR88
it’s a cliche, but they have lost touch.

Well put! They are an absolute embarrassment!
12 posted on 11/01/2007 12:08:03 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: Lee'sGhost
John, you really should be syndicated. Really.

That is the truth! Good to see you LG!
13 posted on 11/01/2007 12:09:10 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: Lady Jag
Never too late, IMO.

President Bush laid into the RATS today as being too comfortable with Moveon.org and Code Pink.

Wish he would have been shouting that months ago.

14 posted on 11/01/2007 12:09:31 PM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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To: All

Need to go back to work. BBL!


15 posted on 11/01/2007 12:09:43 PM PDT by dutchess
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To: dutchess

At the beginning of his administration, Bush talked of returning to values, neighborliness, sharing and looking out for each other. I was hoping he’d pushe it, but he never really did.

We need a strong leader who can hammer that into us all. That would fix the Dems good.


16 posted on 11/01/2007 12:12:18 PM PDT by Lady Jag (ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '08...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
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To: DCPatriot

See my post #16.

I agree with you, but Bush did talk about it and he didn’t follow up.


17 posted on 11/01/2007 12:14:54 PM PDT by Lady Jag (ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '08...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
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To: dutchess; JohnHuang2

Nailed It... Again!!
Thank you for another great essay. It is maddeningly true!
Dutchess, you presented it with great illustrations..

18 posted on 11/01/2007 12:45:35 PM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: dutchess; JohnHuang2
Another funny view of our not so funny politicians.

Love the graphics Dutchess, thanks for the presentation!

19 posted on 11/01/2007 1:45:25 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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The one good news for Democrats is that most polls show Congress still pulling double-digits — up to 11 percent approve in the latest Zogby poll!

LOL!!! That's probably a result of only polling dem dam dems.

On the bright side, when one considers this "do-nothing" congress, it means they haven't initiated any costly programs on we the bill payers.

Great Job dutchess and John!

20 posted on 11/01/2007 3:25:15 PM PDT by Diver Dave
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