The American Spectator : The Winner: Rush Limbaugh

drudge ette obama| 11.3.10 @ 6:17AM

Rush will always win because ideas can't be covered in gravy.

Congratulations, Georgia. You got rid of Jim Marshall and kept the portulent Roy Barnes out.

And Michelle Bachmann - great going (Sorry Chris Matthews)

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 8:48AM

I'm sure glad we picked up the house and made some gains in the senate, but this was not the tsunami it should have been (I wonder if Dick Morris will be taken to task for his obnoxious braying), and that should tell every conservative that we have a long, long way to go.

Last night was not a resounding repudiation of Obama. California alone proves that. As do Nevada and Connecticut and New York and Massachusetts. And O'Donnell should have won.

Additionally, I only heard a snippet of Boehner's comments, but my heart sank. Crying (drunk or sober) because you've attained the speakership, and that's the apotheosis of achievement for you? NO, fool - you are speaker (maybe) because the people are entrusting the GOP - one last time - to bring sanity back to Washington DC. It has nothing to do with John Boehner personally. But he didn't seem to agree, and so he made as big a fool of himself as Pelosi did when she ascended to the heavens and attained godhead.

We will never take back this country until we take back the culture. It's just that simple. Folks who think the mainstream media is dead just because newspapers and network news and cnn are dying aren't looking at the Internet - it's not just a conservative repository; Slate, The Huffington Post, the Daily Kos are thriving online. Not to mention CNN, MSNBC and the NY Times who all enjoy a lot of web traffic.

And now that government is going to be completely in charge of every level of education, we will continue to be a little Marxist factory for the foreseeable future.

If we can't take back the culture, the pendulum will just swing back in 2012 and nothing but total collapse will break the leftist grip on this country.

This is not the time for triumphalism. It's time to begin the very, very hard work of dismantling the leviathan; that will require courage, tenacity, will and a resistance to Washington-itis.

Bob Miller| 11.3.10 @ 9:01AM

As long as 40+ % of Americans routinely support the Left with their votes, regardless of the havoc the Left has wrought, the nation is far from safe.

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 9:09AM

Bingo.

As long as the people in the cart can dictate to the people pulling the cart, we are screwed.

Pete| 11.3.10 @ 9:36AM

I am not sure the states you mention can physically ever turn around due to pure numbers. There are simply too many people there dependent on or connected with the government. I just don't think it is possible. Some day in the not too distant future, we will be asked to bail out CA, which by then will be populated primarily by illegals and unproductive people exclusively.

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 9:48AM

I agree - that's my point; the culture in those states is thoroughly marinated in liberalism, and the diseases is infectious. I've lived in Mass, NY an California, and I've seen it up close and personal. (And remember that, not so long ago, California was a bastion of conservativism!)

I live in Vermont now and you can forget any conservative renaissance here, too - not so long ago, Vermont was a joke in the movie White Christmas, which alluded to the fact that Democrats were practically non-existent here.

Now it's openly socialist. I was talking to a co-worker the other day about my opinion that we are going to try to inflate our way out of debt (not exactly a secret), and my boss - my boss! - flew over to my cube and berated me as a "tea bagger" and "right winger." Then he sneered, "socialism is HERE. Just accept it."

Aside from the harrassment issue, his behavior depressed me as much as Obama's initial election did, because I saw how thoroughly marinated in leftist propaganda people now are.

He ticked off the Left's supposed accomplishments - Carter's appointing of Volker as head of the Fed in 79 (Volker didn't tighten the money supply until Reagan was in office) and the mythical Clinton "surplus," which, my boss said, Bush promptly squandered.

Of course there never was a Clinton surplus, and to the extent Clinton governed as a "centrist," it was after the 1994 Gingrich congress was voted in.

But my boss's vitriolic slander of me as a right winger - because I believe in the constitution and am not a Keynesian (and he didnt' even know what a Keynesian was when I asked him), tells you all you need to know about our political culture - tea party or no.

And now we're hearing the classic rumblings from the GOP about how Obama has to work with us, and how we'll work with him. What the fuck have we learned? NOTHING. That's what depresses me the most.

Pete| 11.3.10 @ 10:39AM

Most of the northeast is a lost cause...too many big cities with dependents. I am hoping Buck pulls through here in Colorado or I may have to move to WY. Like the rest of the country, CO is all red except for Denver/Boulder.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 10:57AM

Well that's what I thought about NJ~ but then... along came Chris Christie.
Never say never because you just never know!

Stan O| 11.4.10 @ 4:02PM

Chris Christie is a rock star!

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 10:59AM

New Hampshire is back ! If Maine could only produce some private sector prosperity-it'd be sorta red. And, the nutmeg state is not as bad as Vermont and Mass and Rhody. Your boss will be shocked when his kinda states go bankrupt-no rubber stamp Congress to fix things for over spending blues now. I hope he enjoys his 70 per cent tax load.

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 11:43AM

I asked my boss how socialism was working out in Spain, Ireland, England, Greece and France. After all, they are now broke - proving Margaret Thatcher's adage 100 percent correct: socialism doesn't work because, eventually, you run out of other people's money.

His response? "You tea baggers bitch about socialism but you have your hand out for Medicare."

Now setting aside the fact that I've never taken a dime from Medicare, and the fact that he begged the question, he was basically making my point for me - our entitlement programs, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, alone will bankrupt this country - never mind Obamacare.

So unfortunately, when my boss's kind of states go bankrupt, he'll do what Obama does, what Pelosi does, what Reid does, what Chris Matthews does, what Christine Amanpour does, what Maureen Dowd does, what Paul Krugman does, what they all do:

He'll blame Bush.

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 12:37PM

So you have a real idiot for a boss ?

InLineFour| 11.3.10 @ 1:08PM

G, surely I'm not alone here when I scroll down through the comments looking for your handle. Dump that belligerent boss - - start your own business. And post your intentions here when you do because some of us TAS readers would likely want to invest in your enterprise.

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 3:10PM

Wow - thank you.

yes, my boss is an idiot - an elitist idiot. The problem is, his wife also works with me and she has, at times, been my best friend here at the office.

But both are elitists - with her, I steer clear of politics. He deliberately taunts me - and since he's in charge of my raises and my evaluations, it's not as if I can tell him what I think of him.

But he's just a flesh-and-blood troll as we see so often here on this site; all they know is name calling and talking points that serve their vanity. Reality is foreign to them.

As for starting my own business, that's occurred to me, actually; too bad in Vermont the "tolerant" government makes it almost impossible to start a business. Because if you want to be self sufficient - and god forbid employ people - you are EVIL. The only employer of people should be the government.

IzeHavitt| 11.4.10 @ 11:24PM

Grz, you may yet have an "out". There is a business opportunity that has been described as "perhaps the world's one perfect business". It's trading the capital markets. For starters, NO employees, NO bosses, NO customers, all of which you will surely agree have their attendant hassles. No insurances, inventory, warehousing, or transportation requirements or other barriers to entry. It's just you, a few thousand bucks, and your computer rig, and your knowledge of the market. Pssst: you would really like to learn about options. For starters, see Yahoo's Finance Page and the free side of StockCharts.com. You'll be amazed at what you can learn for free.

DanH in Alaska| 11.3.10 @ 6:41PM

I'm with InLineFour.

Thomas | 11.3.10 @ 7:42PM

Yes G can sell Obama posters with Hitler mustaches at teaparty rallies. Make big $$$ off of people's ignorance.

megaptamus| 11.6.10 @ 5:54PM

What's ignorant about Nigger Fuehrer?

carnot| 11.3.10 @ 2:47PM

I get so tired of the moronic sorts of ripostes your boss lobs back over the fence. it's not a binary solution space! the issue is how much medicare, how much social security, etc. what can we afford and responsibly manage.

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 3:13PM

Carnot, in part I agree with you - it's not a binary situation. However - and this is the problem - whenever a government entitlement program is instituted, it always, inevitably, metastasizes - and quickly becomes a corruption-fueled gravy train (my boss also said - if you can believe it - that greed CANNOT exist in government!!!!!!).

As Reagan said, the closest thing to immortality on earth is a government program.

But yes, I argued with my boss that nobody is saying there shouldn't be a safety net. The problem is, how do you prevent the safety net from becoming a slush fund for political patronage?

MassInsurrection| 11.4.10 @ 12:18AM

G,
Honestly, we took a drubbing in MA. Not a single big name state office gained, not a single House seat gained. (although we did win the Alcohol Tax question...repeal)

FWIW, I think you are perhaps being a bit too hard on the North East. Living in MA, I've seen the GOP up here come back to life.

Lots of activity and success to be had on the local level, with some of the RCCs, and RTCs.

Take Attleboro (for instance) sits on the Rhode Island Border...deep in blue country...majority of their selectmen...GOP, State Rep...(now GOP), State Senators GOP...Sheriff...GOP. Mayor, GOP. Most of them are INCUMBENTS.

It is cities/towns like that which the State Republican Committees should study, emulate, and promptly give leadership positions with in the Party for that state, to those people.

In MA, its not like the GOP candidates fielded, were bad or extreme or anything of the sort. Its that they received little to no support from the State Committee...you honestly expect Joe Blow Average, to belly up to the bar with an entrenched incumbent, with a political machine which actually helps/supports (on top of the entrenchment) and expect/hope for them to win?

Part of the problem with chronic case of cranial posteriosis (the blue) lies in the Republican Party big shots, themselves.

That seriously needs to be examined. I suggest they start and look at successful RTCs and RCC. Although I will say, I've met some of them, and I'll just say 1 word...arrogant!

As far as the people up here...hey I can argue with the best of them (and I actively pursue it)...you have a constant supply of targets and ammo (in a proverbial sense)..take full advantage of it....and take notes.

cavan1| 11.4.10 @ 12:27AM

For 40 years I have pre-paid health premiums to a thing called "Medicare". It wasn't free. The money ( premium) was subtracted from my salary every two weeks. I had no choice.
Any time someone brings up Medicare, tell them how you already paid for it.

skip| 11.4.10 @ 8:01PM

cavan1: if you paid in for 40 years you will make out like a bandit.

A male who reached 65 years in 2000 received on average $71,000 more in benefits than he put in in taxes, a female $163,000 more.

A 20 year old in 2000 stood to put in $312,000 more in taxes than he would receive in benefits on average, a female $92,000. Of course these numbers will get worse based on increased government incompetence in the management of the system.

SDN| 11.4.10 @ 11:38AM

And your response should be: "The government stole my money and all the returns I could have made on it (including my employer's share) for as long as I've been working. If they'll cut me a check for restitution of that theft, then we're done. Likewise, if taxes have been stolen from my state's taxpayers for highways, then damn Skippy I want our state to get that share back. And I want to cut out the middleman since I don't need him."

freedom07| 11.4.10 @ 12:16PM

Oh don't worry, when the crap hits the fan, they will blame it on the Republican congress.

PolishKnight| 11.3.10 @ 11:15AM

Pete, I'm amused at the socialist nature of the NorthEast. It's like a heaven's gate cult. If they pass cap and tax, they're through! The northeast is dependent upon good old fashioned gasoline for it's existance. Thanks to the granola eaters, they can't build atomic energy plants. So if cap and tax goes through and as gasoline prices rise because oil drilling is bad, they will see their way of life dwindle away. Those century old barns that This Old House likes to restore will cost thousands a month to heat (if they don't already). You get the idea.

Grzmlyk's point hits home sadly. There are practical reasons why it's difficult to dismantle big government socialism. Look at the former USSR. Just cutting the cord creates a power vacuum that the former elites of the socialist state move in as mobsters and then generate massive poverty causing many to miss the good old commie days, and that's saying a lot!

However, ironically, in the states our communism doesn't even work that well. In the former USSR, the welfare state really went towards helping the working poor while here it's largely a subsidy for unwed motherhood. In the USSR, they got a rail system that was incredible (and still is) while here we get crumbling roads built by gender and racial quotas.

I left California. What a mess. Ultra high real estate prices, almost impossible to find a decent reliable private sector job, and crime rates through the roof. It's like Mexico City. Then they try to run to red state areas (where pioneers already fled to) and bring their agenda there (Hello Austin!)

They're like locusts.

eor| 11.4.10 @ 12:51AM

When they moved up to Oregon and Washington, they brought the same old broken socialist hog wash with them. They liked it so well why didn't they stay in California? 81 years old (a native) and it isn't my state anymore.

Willey| 11.4.10 @ 1:22AM

You're full of crap. Oregon and Washington were NEVER bastions of Conservatism.

Stop making stuff up.

Karen| 11.4.10 @ 2:14AM

I was born and have lived the vast majority of my life in WA, and you're wrong about it never having been conservative. It's changed over the years with the influx of Californians.

They mainly settled in Seattle and along the coast. When Maria Cantwell beat Slade Gorton in the race for Senate a couple of races back, Gorton won EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY county in the state EXCEPT King County where Seattle is located. Cantwell won that county and the election. Makes ya wanna bang your head against the wall.

On a personal note, my brother started out somewhat liberal, worked in Seattle for eight years and is now almost as rabid a leftist as Chris Matthews. We don't talk politics so we don't come to blows.

I'm on the eastern side of the state and it's still fairly conservative around here. I can abide it. Sometimes, though, when the left steals elections like the governship from Rossi some years back, I wanna move east 30 miles into Idaho where good sense, honor, and rational people reside.

Willey| 11.4.10 @ 4:21AM

Karen, you can say the same thing about California, except it was over run by liberals from all over the country; Hollyweird and illegals made it even worse.

There are still millions of Conservatives in the eastern portion of our state, too. I'm sorry about you and your brother--you're not alone.

freedom07| 11.4.10 @ 12:22PM

And this is what the Leftists count on, that they will always beat us in a shouting match, hollering their "passionate", baseless rhetoric while we sit there with all the data-based evidence, but wanting to have harmony, so we shut up. Same problem in my family. And the liberal ones are also conveniently hard-of-hearing.

AnninSC | 11.4.10 @ 7:56PM

EOR, We here in the Southeast are starting to experience the same affects that Conservatives in Oregon and Washington have to endure only ours are people moving here from the Northeast. I am stunned at the number of upstate New Yorkers who are moving in the the Charlotte, NC area. In the 2008 election, North Carolina became a Blue state when Obama won it. Thankfully, here in South Carolina we have many less transplanted Yankees with the socialist entitlement attitude-not to menchant their love of unions. I've lived in both of the Carolinas and have noticed a big difference between the two over the last several years. Plus, there are more big cities and universities in NC so I am sure that may explain the transfomation. At least NC joined the rest of the country Tuesday night and may have come to it's senses. One really can't help but resent these newcomers' attempts to bring their failed brand of socialism into an area where it is just not accepted. They move in, start complaining about how backward we all are and the next thing you know, up go our taxes. They create the same
problems here for which they fled their homes up North.

Patriot| 11.4.10 @ 1:30AM

California used to be a red state, people--Reagan came from California, you know.
We got ACORNed first--beware you're next.

Polish Knight is exaggerating--there are still many good places to live here, but my state is dying and my heart is breaking because of it.

We can't keep running from the Leftists--it's just a matter of time until we run out of real estate.
We're going to have to fight, this is our home.

Citizen-Comrade| 11.5.10 @ 10:30AM

"...while here we get crumbling roads built by gender and racial quotas."

Bingo!

Washington State or Seattle (same thing, really), several years back, decided that any contracted road work would only be done by companies whose crew reflected the community it was working in. Interstate 5 through Seattle required re-surfacing so the contract was with a company that, at the time, was not racial-gender compliant but was soon to be by quickley andf haphazardly employing every racial-gender approved Tom, Dick and Harriet they could lay their hands on. The upshot was they did such a lousy and expensive (over budget) that the whole project had to be ripped up and done over. Cooler heads prevailed the second time around, no racial-gender quotas were required and the job was completed on time and we are still driving on it.

TJ SANDERS| 11.3.10 @ 1:31PM

Once upon a time 2 men came across a lamp. They rubbed it and out popped a genie. He told them that since there were two of them instead of the normal 3 wishes he'd give them one apiece. The first man, from Colorada, said "I'm sick and tired of all these people from Wyoming and Texas and what all coming to Colorado, so I wish for a 10,000 foot wall completely around the whole state. So the genie does his thing and a huge wall appears around Colorado. The second man, from Wyoming ponders awhile, then says "you know I've always wanted a big swimming pool so fill up that wall with water.....

jay| 11.4.10 @ 10:44PM

It will take some time to win over some of the Northeast states but it will happen-to a degree. You are right about too many large cities with dependents. Also, too many public sector workers and those beholden to government. It will only get worse the larger the gou't becomes.

Richard | 11.6.10 @ 10:03AM

You are correct and we need to sunder the nation into socialist and freedom sections. In the east all of New England, New Jersey, and downstate New York and Pennsylvania should be split off. In the Midwest Great Lake cities like Chicago, Toledo, Detroit, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland should be split off and the western portions of California, Washington, and Oregon. None of those areas is worth the life of one American soldier.

Better to sunder the nation peacefully than via civil war.

megapotamus| 11.6.10 @ 5:58PM

But my mom's in New Jersey!

Pokneegirl| 11.3.10 @ 11:18AM

I grew up in VT and it wasn't the liberal place it is today. It's all those Conn & Mass people that moved up there. Your boss just shows how the left are really the intolerant ones, not those on the right. Last night was a good start. We need to remain focused and I think a lot of people have become aware of that and we will finish the job in 2012!

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 12:07PM

I don't know if you've been back to Vermont lately, but just in the 8 years I've lived here (I live in the Burlington area), they have undertaken to import an entire welfare class of third worlders - in a bid, of course, to celebrate diversity, get more federal bucks and erradicate white people from the face of the earth. Except, of course, for the self-appointed Ruling Class, which plans to run the plantation.

And don't forget the New York folks who moved here - both the elites from around the city (the "true believers" looking to spread the Marxist gospel; and the underclass looking for easy government handouts (the "pawns"). We've already got the crooks - Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy. And the True believers, the pawns and the crooks are the three demographic groups that comprise the left.

I do hope this election presages a sea change in American culture. But my trick knee is telling me it's just another swing of the pendulum - a pendulum that is counting time to our collapse.

Sheila| 11.3.10 @ 1:24PM

A number of excellent comments as usual, Grzmlyk. While I enjoyed some of the victories last night, like you I don't see a whole lot to celebrate - just a postponement of our collapse. I'm sorry to hear you have to work in such a leftist environment. Since I cannot muster much hope for our beleaguered Republic, let me at least wish you a more benign working environment.

Tom| 11.3.10 @ 9:46PM

Sorry to hear about what has happened to Vermont, but it isn't a new pattern. I grew up on suburban Long Island whch used to be solid GOP..and now Democrats tend to dominate. I've always found it interesting how "progressives" never see the connection between their failed policies and the sewer that their policies turn their areas into. When their stupid ideas have the horrendous results that any sane person would easily recognize as inevitable..they never question those failed ideas.. They simply run away from the results of their idiocy and move to some red state and proceed to soil the waters there. They are totally clueless.

As for a "collapse"?

If there is one.. it will be the collapse of the Left..after they have taken over.

After that..our children and grandchildren will get to rebuild on their ashes.

It took 70 years for the USSR to collapse from its own internal rot.

Those of us who believe in freedom just need to be patient.

It may not be in our lifetimes..and may take decades..and be preceeded by decades of misery..but our ideas WILL win..since leftism/collectivism/ socialism./Marxism is based on a fraud and lie.

Chris Lynch | 11.3.10 @ 1:02PM

Jeff Lord tried his best to smear Chris Coons and failed.

Now Jeff Lord argues, like his fellow conservatives in government, that the best the right has to offer is to actively work towards the failure of our president.

The heart of the conservative movement is small-minded and rancid but that works for a lot of people so good luck to you.

Bill East| 11.3.10 @ 1:49PM

I don't know many conservatives who are small minded as you imply. I know people who are concerned for their families and their country's reputation worldwide. WE remember when American Exceptional-ism was not subject to question by our OWN political leaders. WE remember what the framers of our Constitution meant to the Citizens who had just died for Personal Freedom and who feared a strong Federal government as much as we do today.
Those are the people I know who won this election.

Kurt B| 11.3.10 @ 3:12PM

Well said!

Barbara | 11.3.10 @ 1:55PM

Since when is a reasoned critique of an opponents failed policies a smear?
Didn't the Dems actively work for President Bush's failure? No, really - better check Move.On.org.
Any facts to support the small-mindedness and rancid? Ugly metaphor - heart and mind. Definitely needs some work. Broder had a great idea in WaPo - Obama and a Republican Congress should invade Iran. What does one say about that? Large-minded and fruitful?
You would agree that a smaller deficit was an issue Obama and Dems campaigned on? He persuaded conservatives to vote for him for that reason.
Wouldn't you agree that a smaller unemployment rate - say the under 8% Obama and pals promised us would be the result of the stimulus package is desirable? Did that happen? If it didn't and won't, can you blame people for voting against elected officials who supported that policy?
Blaming Rush for the failure of Obama's economic policies is absurd. One man behind a mike? How about they failed because Keynesian economics don't work? Pointing out the emperor has no clothes doesn't make you mean, it makes you right.

carnot| 11.3.10 @ 2:51PM

here's someone focusing like a lazer beam on the essential!

btw...."our President"? I seem to recall a different refrain from Democrats post 2000 election.

nit....wit.

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 3:18PM

Hey Chris: On behalf of the conservative movement, thank you for the compliments.

Since liberals live in "opposite land" - you know, illegal is legal, good is bad, bad is good, losing elections is winning elections, up is down, in is out, inflation is deflation, etc., I know exactly what you mean when you call conservatives "small minded" and "rancid. "

And I agree with you. I do consider myself a big thinker, and my philosophy is indeed a salubrious one.

MikeD| 11.3.10 @ 6:49PM

Mr. Lynch, With your brief, but forgettable comment, you unwittingly confirmed EVERY stereotype about Liberals. You say nothing of substance, exhibit no knowledge beyond four letter words, and ooze evil and hate from every pore. That's why you fail. You are ignorant and dangerously close to being completely uneducable. That's why you failed, and will continue to do so. You create nothing and exist as a parasite on the efforts of others.

MikeD| 11.3.10 @ 6:50PM

Mr. Lynch, With your brief, but forgettable comment, you unwittingly confirmed EVERY stereotype about Liberals. You say nothing of substance, exhibit no knowledge beyond four letter words, and ooze evil and hate from every pore. That's why you fail. You are ignorant and dangerously close to being completely uneducable. That's why you failed, and will continue to do so. You create nothing and exist as a parasite on the efforts of others.

MikeD| 11.3.10 @ 6:50PM

Mr. Lynch, With your brief, but forgettable comment, you unwittingly confirmed EVERY stereotype about Liberals. You say nothing of substance, exhibit no knowledge beyond four letter words, and ooze evil and hate from every pore. That's why you fail. You are ignorant and dangerously close to being completely uneducable. That's why you failed, and will continue to do so. You create nothing and exist as a parasite on the efforts of others.

MikeD| 11.3.10 @ 6:50PM

Mr. Lynch, With your brief, but forgettable comment, you unwittingly confirmed EVERY stereotype about Liberals. You say nothing of substance, exhibit no knowledge beyond four letter words, and ooze evil and hate from every pore. That's why you fail. You are ignorant and dangerously close to being completely uneducable. That's why you failed, and will continue to do so. You create nothing and exist as a parasite on the efforts of others.

MikeD| 11.3.10 @ 6:50PM

Mr. Lynch, With your brief, but forgettable comment, you unwittingly confirmed EVERY stereotype about Liberals. You say nothing of substance, exhibit no knowledge beyond four letter words, and ooze evil and hate from every pore. That's why you fail. You are ignorant and dangerously close to being completely uneducable. That's why you failed, and will continue to do so. You create nothing and exist as a parasite on the efforts of others.

MikeD| 11.3.10 @ 7:38PM

I apologize for the multiple posts. I was "Microsofted"! However, that does sorta act to emphasize my points. Maybe the 'gremlins' did it. Of course Mr. Lynch would blame it on George Bush!

OneRandomGuy| 11.3.10 @ 9:44PM

"Jeff Lord tried his best to tell the electorate what a tax and spend Marxist cockroach Chris Coons is and failed."

Fixed It for You.

tom| 11.3.10 @ 9:58PM

Speaking of rancid, small mindedness..

We haven't done anything to MAKE Obama fail.

THAT..he has managed to do perfectly well on his own.

All we have done is point out that the emperor has no clothes.

On the other hand, why should we actively cooperate with Obama in implementing policies that we disagree with?

Did progressives who disagreed with Bush simply lie down for him?

No..they didn't..and I bet you had no problem with that.

Spare us your phony indignation.

As for your final comment.

I guess the heart of conservatism DOES "work" for a LOT of people..

How many..you just found out..the hard way.

The country just had a massive referendum on Obama and the Democratic agenda.. and you got your ass kicked.

It's called "democracy".

Guess that "democracy" thing isn't working out too well for you...is it?

Chet in Texas| 11.3.10 @ 11:51PM

Your President is SCUM, and what is left of your Senate & House socialist-scum democrats, SUKK.
Only a left-wing moron could view what happened yesterday & call the victors "small-minded"... Those small minds kikked a TERRD outa' you & yours about 2 feet long...

Karl Winters| 11.4.10 @ 6:35AM

I could not sum it up any better. Amen, Chet.

C.G.| 11.4.10 @ 2:36AM

On the contrary, the heart of the conservative movement is an applied confidence in the positive growth of human potential through individual liberty. Rather than be subject to external judgment from the state as to which of your inalienable God-given rights you are entitled to, conservatism accentuates faith in God's judgment in granting such gifts to the individual to use wisely. No doubt you are aware of the saying, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." The conservative philosophy is far more pro-individual liberty than the so-called "liberal" one. This individual liberty is the inspiration for the founding of and preservation of the country, and is the strongest flavor of the national celebrations on the 4th of July.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 12:39PM

Great post, bravo!

O'Donnell is a nut| 11.4.10 @ 3:35PM

Now Jeff Lord argues, like his fellow conservatives in government, that the best the right has to offer is to actively work towards the failure of our president.

Yeah, and I just remember liberals in this country crossing their fingers that George Bush would be a great success. As for the failure of our "president", he proved himself an incompetent bungler completely out of his depth by the end of the summer of 2009.

There is nothing worse than a hypocritical asshole who acts like only his political opponents engage in behavior he doesn't like. But hey, you go ahead and console yourself by mentioning one of the few contested elections in which the Democrat didn't get absolutely slaughtered.

O'Donnell is a nut| 11.4.10 @ 3:38PM

Before anyone thinks the first paragraph of my above pos twas originally written by me, I am quoting a previous comment, but I forgot to include quotation marks around the comment. Please do not direct your vitriol at me over someone else's comment.

Heywood| 11.3.10 @ 8:28PM

Ask your co-workers if they've ever actually listened to Rush for a week long--betcha they've never done anything like that and won't---but most all people who berate and use Rush as their boogy-man haven't ever listened to him---they listen to those who have a 'D' next to their names on the ballot.

C.G.| 11.4.10 @ 1:03AM

Let not your heart be too troubled about the public pronouncements of the GOP victors, this plays more for the cameras for the present. They are well aware of the results-oriented focus of the citizens, that they will be the next layer of buried political fossils if they waver from commitment to fiscal responsibility. The new agenda should include voter registration reform (including biometric identification) and campaign contribution reform, to avoid the use of political leverage of convicted felons, illegal aliens, foreign nationals and dead people on which candidate Obama relied in 2007 and 2008, as well as the requirement of public positive identification of birth qualification for candidates.

C.G.| 11.4.10 @ 1:38AM

It may be that Boehner meant cooperation with Obama in the functional sense, not in the philosophical sense, that according to law Congress makes the laws and the President is the chief executive who coordinates the carrying out of the law.

Ed| 11.4.10 @ 7:40AM

WE learned this. That, if WE try to stop it, it can be stopped. It remains to be seen if the politicians, new and old, will remain true to their word--and I can hear the snickering now--and govern according to the will of the people. Rush is and was absolutely correct when he said that there is no way to compromise with the left. Fair warning to the people who will take control of the House in January--do it right or your head will be on the chopping block soon too. Don't compromise--stick to the guns that got you elected. Liberals, like all previous enemies of America, underestimated us. Americans are a remarkably tolerant people. We will take it and take it and take it--but, one day, we wake up, draw a line in the sand and say--ENOUGH. Japan made that mistake--so did Germany. Well, libs--piss off.
So make your excuses--the press will lap it up. But we aren't listening any more.

jBaretincic| 11.4.10 @ 10:32PM

What the heck are you doing moving from one Liberal City to another. Get smart and move to Texas. No income tax and great Conservatives live here.

Mark Conner| 11.5.10 @ 3:56PM

I love Texas, we need sensible people. So you libs from California, stay in California, and if you do decide Austin's for you, don't bring your voting habits.

Dustoff| 11.3.10 @ 10:06AM

Calif is DOOMED.

carnot| 11.3.10 @ 2:52PM

boycott CA tourism and products. expedite the inevitable!!!

Dustoff| 11.3.10 @ 10:06AM

Calif is DOOMED.

chester arthur| 11.3.10 @ 11:17AM

Note to California:When you're drowning in red ink,you don't grab 2 lead life preservers like Boxer and Brown.We won't be paying for your fiscal irresponsibility.Pelosi's ATM doesn't work and she won't have the big hammer to fix it anymore.Maybe you can get a loan from Obama's vacation and party fund.Otherwise,you made your choices,live with them.We don't have to.BYYEEEE.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 12:41PM

We will live with them, thank you, and we'll do just fine.

MikeD| 11.3.10 @ 7:45PM

Until you run out of other people's money and have to actually work for a living. Did you ever wonder why California is universally called "The land of Fruits and Nuts"?

I'd love to see a petition requiring Californians to swear that they will NEVER accept the forthcoming bail-out by the federal government. Only in California would they re-elect Jerry Brown, the moonbat that started them on their road to disaster. But, at least they managed to be true to themselves by voting to destroy any remaining possibilities to survive by chasing out the energy companies. I wonder what ther will do when the other western states stop sending them electricity and water. The state is not self sufficient in either.

GavInTucson| 11.4.10 @ 12:59AM

MikeD, it's funny you should mention that. Arizona provides southern California with approximately 35% of their power. And, following the boycott nonsense coming from L.A., there have been serious discussions over here about jacking up the rates charged to California, with some wanting to "cut the cord" altogether.

Martin Treptow| 11.4.10 @ 4:07PM

Good Afternoon, RCV!

you'll "do just fine"?

Are Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer going to buy Powerball tickets?
California is effectively broke. They are (fiscally speaking) East of the rock, and West of the Hard Place.
The only way out is to grow their way out, and y'all don't elect pro-growth leaders, so...

Or, do you assume that you'll be bailed out by the Federal Government?

I can promise you, especially after Tuesday, that you won't.

California will be insolvent, unable to meet its' obligations.

And then what?

Cheers!

Drew| 11.3.10 @ 4:22PM

Sometimes we just have to live with the choices of others! Have lived in CA all my life and still have hope that someday the people of this state will come to their senses.. It's hard to leave the beautiful weather, beaches and mtns not to mention your family. We got close with Boxer, so we are making some progress!

emmayche| 11.3.10 @ 4:52PM

Amen to that. Boxer: strike 1. Brown: strike 2. Failure of Prop. 23 (suspending the anti-job "global warming" regulations): strike 3. I'm outta here.

Occam's Tool| 11.3.10 @ 2:58PM

I trained at UCLA to become Board Eligible in Psychiatry in the late 80s, early 90s. I saw the writing on the Wall in 1992 with the LA Riots and left. Logic was my tool. CA is a land of make-believe.

Paul D| 11.3.10 @ 4:08PM

Truman Capote's famous slam is still apropos today:

"Every year you live in California you lose an IQ point."

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:20AM

If you believe anything that freak, Capote, said-- you're a bigger idiot than he was.

Karl Winters| 11.4.10 @ 6:48AM

Collin, you are the freak, you commie liberal moron.

GavInTucson| 11.4.10 @ 1:02AM

The riots of 1992 had me scratching my head as well when they were occurring. I frankly never understood the logic of a person burning down his own neighborhood in the name of protesting something.

James | 11.3.10 @ 11:51AM

You mean "The Republic of California"?.. Dont you know legislation is in the works to Force Secession California from the USA.. they are a anchor thats gonna sink us because of their own STUPIDITY. LOL..

They keep electing Liberal democrats to run the state... and THIS is what they get.. Foolishiness is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. When people learn that socialism doesnt work because sooner or later you run out of other people's money they'll begrudgingly start acting like adults. Until they throw the legislature of CA out the window.. they are an anchor.. a very large, heavy anchor.

Joli| 11.3.10 @ 2:35PM

At least then I could convince my husband to leave CA and move back to the USA!

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 4:47PM

Please, James, enlighten us as to this "legislation ...in the works".

Where do you people come up with this nonsense?

O'Donnell is a nut| 11.4.10 @ 3:41PM

Hey moron, I think it is pretty obvious he was joking about secession. Either get a sense of humor or enough of a brain to detect an obvious joke.

UpChuck.Liberals| 11.5.10 @ 12:15AM

No, he wasn't, but I'm not sure he's got it right. The Northern part of the People Republik of Kalifornia want's to seceed, at the rate things are going the only part left will the the San Francisco Bay Area and perhaps Los Angles. That's ok, without the rest of the state they've got zip. No water, no food, no power. I'm guessing they won't last long. Of course I live in southern gay bay so I'll have to move but then I'm thinking seriously of it anyway.

Sublimity| 11.3.10 @ 7:06PM

Hey James, Unfortunately stupid people in Caleeforneea are allowed to vote, and then...stupid happens!

Doug| 11.3.10 @ 8:10PM

I live in the belly of the beast, Silicon Valley. Sad to say, the liberal people around here are not dumb, but they ARE rich. There are 2 uber-rich, uber-liberals I can point to: Steve Jobs (Apple) and Eric Schmidt (Google), billionaires both, and hardly dumb. I'm sure neither voted for Meg, for instance.

Unfortunately, they are so rich that they think "what's the big deal if your taxes are high? Just take that Picasso off your wall, sell it, and pay the taxes. Doesn't everyone do that?"

This is precisely their mentality: "everyone has money, so paying 'your fair share' shouldn't be difficult." They all think you should be like-minded, even though you're worth 1/10,000th of what they are.

I'm reasonably well off and near retirement age. I plan to retire soon so that I DON'T have to pay their damned 10.3% income tax rate (soon to rise to Lord knows what) and then watch their silly Ship Of State sink in the Pacific. I often ask "are you happy with 10.3% of today's salary, or 20% of nothing?" but they don't get it.

I've always wondered what civil strife looked like. I'm about to find out, unfortunately...

Upchuck.Liberals| 11.5.10 @ 12:16AM

As a great man once said 'Stupid is as Stupid does'. Welkome to the stupidity of the PRK.

timb| 11.3.10 @ 3:19PM

Pete, I bow to you, my Galtian overlord, and beg you how to explain whether the vast cascades of wealth that rich people buy from the Federal government makes them "unproductive" or "productive"? Simply put, Pete, is Rush Limbaugh "productive" because he uses a heavily regulated industry (broadcasting) to get rubes to buy matresses or credit monitoring services? What exactly has he produced? Besides an estate and a private jet and the ability to avoid the rubes he leads from the safety of a government-created broadcast industry?

Pursuant to your comment, these illegals you equate with unproductive seem to build everything and clean my hotel rooms....why are they not productive?

Personally, you might to look at who sucks at the government teat and notice you just returned the K Street gang to Washington. You should be so proud

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:00PM

Yes, we all know lobbyists aren't heavily involved in the Obama administration. Hypocrite.

Grzmlyk| 11.3.10 @ 4:02PM

What does your intellectual mentor, the poseur Jon Stewart produce? What does Donovan McNabb "produce?"

I know, I know. That's DIFFERENT.

The people who listen to Limbaugh are not rubes. They are people who understand what made this country great. And if Limbaugh can command a $400 million contract, it's because adverstisers think it's worth it.

That's called capitalism. Look it up sometime. Because capitalism is the teat on which socialism draws its nutrients. But like the worst of parasites, socialism ALWAYS eventually kills its host.

As for Rush's jets, perhaps you don't recall back in the 80s when a luxury tax was imposed on yachts. What happened? People stopped buying yachts. And in Connecticut, several shipyards - employing the salt of the earth you fetishize - went belly up. Which means a lot of laborors were out of work. But at least the idiots like you felt good about sticking it to the evil rich.

As for illegal aliens, Pete didn't say they were unproductive. He said they would co-occupy California in the future with welfare recipients like you. I know you love illegals, because they do work at a cheap wage - but wait: you don't believe workers should be paid at cheap wages. Oops. Hypocrisy #228 in the liberal moral universe.

matt | 11.3.10 @ 8:22PM

Grzmlyk,
we would love to have you post some of your writings @ www.redstatereport.com we are one of the top 05% websites in the world and we are always looking for more talent.

John II| 11.3.10 @ 11:47PM

Glad to see you're spelling "poseur" correctly, Grzzy: we're going to have much need for that word during the next two years. The Professor's already making nauseatingly condescending noises about finding a "middle ground," and some of the more prominent Republicans are dumb and unprincipled enough to be lured into his snake-oil posturing.

Check Michael Knox Beran's current piece in City Journal online. We've got a long, long way to go to rescue America from being Californicated.

Chet in Texas| 11.3.10 @ 11:55PM

The "illegals" ( wetbacks ) you speak of, are like TICKS on the ears of the American Taxpayers...
Don't like the term "wetback" ? TOUGH, a-hole - this is WAR... it started yesterday - Everyone on this forum should write their NEW Congressman & DEMAND the deportation of ANY Illegal Alien who commits ANY felony crime and/or their 2nd misdemeanor... that should eliminate about 1/2 of Houston's wetbacks this Saturday night...

UpChuck.Liberals| 11.5.10 @ 12:21AM

Sadly I'm stuck with the same ol' shit we've had for the past God know how many years.

Living the nightmare in the SillyKoin Valley PRK

Ed| 11.4.10 @ 8:14AM

What has Rush produced? Well, how about awareness for one? How about crying in the wilderness right after the 2008 election, "The king has no clothes". Rush has been right time after time about the direction Obama wants to go--and obviously, and Obama's the people be damned. Remember transparency? Remember no special interest groups dictating policy? Remember "I am listening to the people"? Now, remember the Louisana Purchase--the Cornhusker Kickback, the exception for the unions, sweetheart deals from AIG and Countrywide for Dodd....on and on. The back room deals behind locked doors (literally) to keep the Republicans out? Rush shed light on all of that. Did NBC? CBS? ABC? NPR? Chris Matthews was still feeling the thrill run up his damned leg. Well, now he has to wear a diaper--to keep something from running DOWN his leg.

megpotamus| 11.6.10 @ 6:14PM

Unlike MSNBC or NPR, what Limbaugh has produced is a media empire that is larger by any rational measure than anyone or anything else in the game. And what does that produce? Well, the coin of the realm is Attention. Limbaugh commands the attention of the eyeball equivalent of a Lord of the Rings opening.... every weekday. Every weekday. This is why he sells the advertising that he does which, until recently, included Government Motors and it was HE who decided this would not work going forward. Limbaugh is, by any rational measure, the biggest thing in media. By far. And he is a one man operation, or nearly so. So aspersions cast on El Rushbo go double, triple, quadruple... hey, nonotuple on a bad day compared to a Couric or god help us, an Olberman. But Limbaugh has made his millions swimming square AGAINST the tides of the day; the media tides of the day anyway. The election shows that he is actually cruising on the currents of at least electoral reality. And for those who claim, well, this and the elections as well just prove what a large number of enfeebled morons we have in this country I say, that is how I excuse Obama's "success" to date. Let time tell who is more correct but you Liberals had best know that you are up against four thousand years of recorded history as well as one college dropout from Missouri with near total hearing loss and one brain tied behind his back. Enjoy. Noon to three.

Tom | 11.6.10 @ 8:18AM

When California comes calling for a handout, that will be a wonderful opportunity to teach America a lesson about socialism. Let California fail.

RAMIII| 11.3.10 @ 9:40AM

Ayn Rand -- Atlas shrugged. The looters are still out there trying to use our virtues as a weapon against us.
HOWEVER -- Rush took a courageous stand against a belligerant POTUS and his accomplices in the MSM. AND THEY LOST!! -- let us ensure that the Republicans are not permitted to sweep this under the rug in order to "get things done". We will remain vigilant.

Fremo| 11.3.10 @ 2:04PM

Ayn Rand was pro-abortion, stated frequently that she hated conservatism.

RAMIII| 11.3.10 @ 2:39PM

Fremo,
Won't dispute your post.

Have you read the book, "Atlas Shrugged"?

I was pointing out that her principle about the looters is still at work. I have not wholeheartedly endorsed her views, however truth is truth regardless who presents it.

Fremo| 11.3.10 @ 3:41PM

I have read Ms. Rand's books. The quote about looters can work against powers right and left. As I've been told by my conservative and liberal friends over and over again, its all taken in or out of "context". Mr. Limbaugh will never be any sort of a courageous figure to me because I've caught him in enough lies of his own that he negates any of the positive things I agree on.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:02PM

Care to share those Limbaugh lies?

Fremo| 11.3.10 @ 4:40PM

Sure. Let's start with this one:

From Rush's show: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/ho.....guest.html

"Of course, the story coming out of Oakland -- and I guess there's some controversy about it, but -- apparently some Marines getting home, landing at Oakland, were spit on by people in the Oakland airport. Now, I haven't been able to confirm it, but it's on a couple blogs and apparently there are some witnesses that say that they did see it."

What happened: http://leaningstraightup.com/2.....o-oakland/

"It felt like being spit on. Every Marine and soldier felt the message loud and clear, “YOU ARE NOT WELCOME IN OAKLAND!”

A couple of things: 1. This story, as reported the first time, depicts a tremendous disrespect to those Marines. The story on its own didn't need embelishing. 2. Rush afterward went ahead and did not tell the truth, or report the details. He read the blog, and then gave the image of Marines getting spit on. He covers himself some, but why couldn't he just report the fact?

emmayche| 11.3.10 @ 5:16PM

I see. You know for a fact that Rush read that particular blog, and no other, instead perhaps of reading something secondhand, or being told it erroneously by one of his staffers, or even reading a different account in another of the "couple of" blogs that he mentions in your quote.

Besides, you were asked for LIES, not errors - and you haven't even really proven that this was an error.

Fremo| 11.3.10 @ 5:24PM

How's it not a lie?

Fremo| 11.3.10 @ 5:40PM

In fairness, I can see how it can be conceived of as an error, not a lie. It's all in the intent.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lie
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/error

Mr. Limbaugh could be relying on his staff, who could have failed him here. So I could be wrong. But it seems, based on blogger reports, that the soldiers were not actually, physically spit on. But reading the first quote, what do you take away from it?

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 5:51PM

That's it? That's all you've got? Weak, real weak.

Rush is a private citizen, his "errors" have no bearing on my life, unlike the blatant lies spewed daily by Obama & Co.

Where's your outrage for Obama?

GW| 11.3.10 @ 5:53PM

A lie would be if Rush *knew* what he was saying was innaccurate yet he said it anyway. He was (and is many times) incorrect factually. When you talk as much as he does, it happens. But it is tough to say Rush *knew* he was wrong factually.

Fremo| 11.3.10 @ 6:04PM

GW, I see what you're saying. But much like the MSM, its easy to say something, then not retract when in error. So say he didn't know - 10 million of his listeners (of which I used to be one) now are left with the impression that soldiers were spit on in Oakland. Maybe I'm just being unrealistic and when you talk for 15 hours a week, 50+ weeks a year you can't go back to everything.

@Connor - I voted against Obama and the Democrats.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:12PM

The real media liars are on the Left.

Doug| 11.3.10 @ 8:55PM

This is the best arrow you have in your quiver? LOL!

The little "error" or "lie," whatever you want to call it, is a very small part of a much larger story (honor, respect, and love for the troops over in Afghanistan and Iraq) in the transcript you linked to. Your "lie" was neither the main topic of this particular segment, nor very pertinent to it. The much larger point was the vocal opposition at home, and in particular, coming from the democrats in Congress. The "troops in Oakland" part occupied two short sentences in total. 54 words out of a 970 word dialog have you all twisted up in knots?

How you can get your panties all twisted in a bunch over this minute detail tells me all I need to know about you. If Rush had said he farted 3 times before he sat down to talk to a soldier, but a careful review of the tapes showed it was 4, you'd claim that as a lie, too.

Your rant demonstrates precisely the point of the original Spectator article: lefties making baseless charges against Rush, expecting the average guy to be upset about them.

Yesterday's results prove: he ain't.

GreginOkinawa| 11.4.10 @ 6:46AM

Rush didn't lie during the "spitting in Oakland" story, nor did he errr...read your own post idiot, he stated that he was not able to confirm the story.

megapotamus| 11.6.10 @ 6:21PM

Of course returning heros were spat upon by worthless Leftwing scum. That is what these vermin revel in more than anything, the costless assault of better men who would not sully their boots with the vapid brains of these pukes. Sorry, own goal scored here. Rush it truthing and you are lying but of course that is required when the facts demonstrate that your side is not worthy of the liberties secured for them by responsible and worthwhile people who they could not hope to be worthy of.

Karl Winters| 11.4.10 @ 7:25AM

OK, Fremo, but the phoney soldier made up by the libs is allright? You are a hypocrite and your name sounds gay. Rush is the truth.

RAMIII| 11.5.10 @ 1:18PM

On Second Thought! Fremo all you've got is "Red Herrings" you are f.o.c. and trying to take the focus off the real issue. Rush was right and you can't handle that. You are wrong about the looters statement -- looters are liberals and producers are conservatives. Nothing there to take out of context. The world you must live in seems pathetic to me. You seem to be one who thinks courage equals not having to take a firm stand or position on anything -- being "above the fray" as it were.

Tom | 11.6.10 @ 8:20AM

"...truth is truth regardless who presents it."

Well spoken.

Ronnie| 11.3.10 @ 10:40AM

You are right!! They don't stop....conservatives do. We think "well we are on the right track we can let our guard down a little" That's when things like 7 million voters say no to gay marriage......one ...one judge !! can throw away 7 million votes. They don't stop!!!
So now that we got this party started don't stop be vigilant keep the republicans in check!! Make sure the tea party candidates don't get co-opted (as my former senator Trent Lott said) Remember this is a first step!!

Ted| 11.3.10 @ 9:49AM

I agree... With all the gains, I still don't know whether to laugh or cry. The laughter of relief that we took back the House, or the cries of dismay because so many people voted for socialism....

SJC| 11.3.10 @ 9:58AM

I believe that the EXTREME left is about 20% of the population - that's still a lot and unfortunately they're in charge for now.

DaveS| 11.3.10 @ 10:45AM

20% is a substantial overestimate. 2% is more like it.

PolishKnight| 11.3.10 @ 11:31AM

I talk to a lot of different people to try to figure out why they vote leftist. Here are the biggies:

1) Immediate special interest group affiliation. Gays, non-whites, unwed mothers, unwed career women, and well-to-do government workers view the government as their personal Santa Claus with Santa getting his toys from slave labor elves.

This leaves the suckers. People who are NOT in the groups above who somehow seem to enjoy being whipped by Santa's minions:

2) Old, naive voters. The DNC has a lot of talking points they send out and some of them stick for years. "Republicans are for the RICH!" is a biggie that has worked for almost a century or "GW's stupid Iraq war!" also struck a chord.

3) Younger, smug elitist leftists. They want to be on the winning team even if they're just the water boys. Remember that scene in the Mummy where zombies walked around chanting "IM-HO-TEP?" If you see the zombies killing those who DON'T chant it, you seriously think about joining in.

Arguing facts and even ideology with them is worthless especially in number 3. It's all about FEELING that they're with the winning side and get to make fun of the losers. Tell them that at best they'll just be second class waterboys and that "gets" them. I see it in their faces.

With number 2, you have to find what matters to them and appeal on that level.

With number 1, turn them against each other. Check out what Los Angeles looks like...

Willey| 11.4.10 @ 1:35AM

Big cities back east don't look so great either.

vivianclare| 11.4.10 @ 3:17PM

Brilliant post, Polishknight--very insightful. My observations are similar, and I'd have to say that liberalism (socialism) is truly a religion because its adherents believe in it because of the way it makes them "feel", and because most of them are people who have tossed out any conception of a supreme deity. I live now in ultra-liberal Washington state, home to some of the country's most self-righteous people. They love to fall over each other trying to show how earth-friendly and green they are, how much they love their animals especially their salmon (!), and how diverse they are, while, of course, just joining the mindless prevailing group-think of the day. It's a pose, an attitude, a way to feel superior to others, etc. Deciding you are a good person is more important than results. They love to earn brownie points by shaving their heads "in sympathy" with friends who are undergoing chemotherapy---stuff like this makes them go all warm and fuzzy. The fact that this won't change anything doesn't matter, it just makes them feel righteous.And after all, that's what is important!

Bill East| 11.3.10 @ 1:57PM

We need to remember that only about 15% of the population at the time supported the Revolution in the beginning. We have to be as passionate about our country as the Patriots were in their day. These Socialists are Zealous in their intentions and are smart enough to use our sense of compassion against us to accomplish their goals. We have to be steadfast in our resolve.

Nunya| 11.3.10 @ 6:12PM

Well said, and you are absolutely correct.

Jonah| 11.4.10 @ 2:10AM

I thought Glenn Beck said 1/3 of the colonists supported the Revolution.

Rick| 11.4.10 @ 1:22AM

As long as one liberal fascist takes up space in the open air, our freedoms are in danger.

Jonah| 11.4.10 @ 2:11AM

So true--we have to crush the Leftists.

Karl Winters| 11.4.10 @ 6:19AM

We stopped the regime. Now we are safe, moron.

Paul D| 11.3.10 @ 9:51AM

I know I'm being cynical and pessimistic, but for the reasons you descibe, this victory is probably nothing more than a speedbump on our highway to Hell.

Ralph Davis| 11.3.10 @ 10:19AM

As I tell my friends, this is just the "Courtesy Flush". The big one is coming in 2012.

DaveS| 11.3.10 @ 10:44AM

"Courtesy flush" is a terrific, applicable, metaphor!

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 10:20AM

You are correct but do not dismiss local politics. People do not want to be governed by a one side fits all government-so when a successful Governor is attacked and prevented from doing the will of the people by Washington, there will be a price to pay. On the other hand if a state wants to still be suicidally leftist, we can't stop them. But. we can't extract money from responsible states to pay for a nutty blue state"s irresponsible spending. The districts that voted for republicans must be free of Washington's yoke. This is the big fight.

butterfly53| 11.3.10 @ 11:00AM

Let Arnold and his Kennedy wife bail out CA. They have enough money to do just that. What a mess that state is in and to think they voted for more of the same.
Some of you posters on here today are bringing me down! What such pessimism? Let's be happy for now and just be sure to keep their feet to the fire and let them know that we are watching.My congressman called our HQs last night to thank us all for the hard work we put out and I hollered out that we WILL be watching how he votes and if he doesn't do what he promised, we will be sure he's removed next time around.
The time for niceties is over. Repeal obamacare, kill Cap and Trade and keep the Bush taxcuts in place. THAT will be "getting things done". And don't be leanin' across the flippin' isle or goin' along with obama on ANYTHING!!! He's a snake and will come back around to bite you in the ass.

RAMIII| 11.3.10 @ 12:10PM

This is what Michelle Bachmann told Chris Matthews on a "Real Clear Politics" video. It's on the Drudge Report website. It is fantastic. As you can see Bachmann was ready with the proverbial "double barrel". Heh!

irish19| 11.3.10 @ 1:12PM

It might seem like pessimism-and some of it is-but most of it is realization that we still have a very long row to hoe. zero and his minions will still put forth their ideas to see if anyone is watching. Anyone heard anything lately about his Civilian Defense Force (SS)? We have to "keep up the skeer". After all, we have been asleep for a long time and restoring the country will take a long time.

Bill| 11.3.10 @ 2:10PM

Butterfly WE all remember what the Republicans did after 84 with the Contract for America and we remember that WE did not hold their feet to the fire. The Old Garde Republicans need to be replaced along with as many liberals as possible since they did not "Get IT" that time.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 8:19PM

1994, Bill, and I agree that we have to hold their feet to the fire.

Deborah D | 11.3.10 @ 10:33AM

Something that might make everyone feel a bit better is that the underreported story of the night was the fact that Republicans had a tsunami in state and local elections throughout the country. http://www.redstate.com/erick/.....um=twitter

My state -- NC -- Republicans have captured the legislature for the first time since 1870! So, yes, there's much work to do on the national level -- but the groundswell is coming from below. It'll get there with much hard work and determination. (Please, God).

Also, Newt has an interesting perspective here: http://www.realclearpolitics.c.....arter.html

ShortNSweet| 11.3.10 @ 3:17PM

We had a Republican Candidate take a Senate seat from the democrats yesterday that the democrats have held in our state since 1974!!! It was a torrent of Republican wins for our state yesterday!
Credit to those Christians who pray and believe! AND TO THE GOD OF HEAVEN WHO IS MERCIFUL AND KIND!!!
He has heard our prayers, and He can change the minds of the young and old in this culture or any other! I'm so thankful! And I believe in miracles! I saw one for myself just yesterday!

DaveS| 11.3.10 @ 10:42AM

Not resounding? It was like a 49ers defeat of Denver in the Super Bowl (49-?) that was over before the midway point of the second quarter.

Limbaugh was a willing lightning rod, has less monetary resources than Soros, and is the reason behind silencing strategies and tactics.

He made intelligent people like Ted Kennedy look bad; how could a Pelosi or an Obama withstand him? No chance. The Left made it all about Rush; they forgot is was about vast America.

Lloyd Hohn| 11.3.10 @ 10:54AM

The last paragraph should be blazoned on each newly elected person's and every re-elected conservative's office wall . How about having them recite it at each Republican caucus meeting as a pledge!!

jim| 11.3.10 @ 10:55AM

I agree well done

A. Pietsxchmann| 11.3.10 @ 12:22PM

I'm sorry, but you can't take back Culture...that would make us a facist nation..umm.. you know.. like Iran.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 12:44PM

Actually Pietsy, the fascists are already controlling the culture.
Where have you been?

Tellthetruth| 11.3.10 @ 1:19PM

Excellent comment.....and dead on. This is just the beginning and every action of the media, government and the judiciary must be held to the light of day! Vigilance is strength and we're going to need every ounce of it!

joli| 11.3.10 @ 2:19PM

I think it's time for California to become two states. We in the rural areas are completely controlled by those in SF, LA, and other coastal regions, despite the fact that we voted strongly republican. This map is representative of every statewide race: http://vote.sos.ca.gov/maps/governor/

Happy Conservative| 11.3.10 @ 4:01PM

I just saw your state electoral map and all I can say is WOW. The folks who want to abolish the electoral college had better think twice. If your state ever became two states, it'll be amusing to see how long the liberal part can sustain itself!

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 4:44PM

The blue parts in California are where people live.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 5:54PM

The blue parts are corrupted by illegal aliens and unions and don't include the farming areas.

Try feeding yourself, libtard.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 9:25PM

That computer you're using Connor wasn't developed in Bakersfield either.

Alan Brooks| 11.4.10 @ 1:16AM

"That computer you're using Connor wasn't developed in Bakersfield either."

A pighead like Connor wont pay attention.
"Me and mine"is what he is loyal to-- not any sort of conscience or God.

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:42AM

Shut up, Brooks; you're irrelevant.

Let's see how well you freaks in Hollywood and Silicon Valley do when all of the small business owners leave California. The tax base will cease to exist and welfare leeches will freak out. Union thugs and illegal aliens will riot in the streets just like the morons in Greece and France.

Chew on that live grenade, libtard.

RCV, pure idiot| 11.4.10 @ 3:45PM

Yeah, and it wasn't developed by bureaucrats employed by the federal government either, moron.

Patriot| 11.3.10 @ 4:07PM

You're right, joli. California's coast is blue, the rest of us are red.

I want out, too.

Happy Conservative| 11.3.10 @ 2:54PM

"We will never take back this country until we take back the culture. "

You are so right and there is a lot of work to be done. I thought I was "involved" because I listened to conservative talk radio programs and read conservative columnists and books. That wasn't enough. Then, I started sending checks to conservative candidates all over the country to help them win election. That wasn't enough. Then, I volunteered to work on a congressional campaign where I had to make phone calls and go door to door to ask people for their support on November 2nd. Some people didn't know who their congressperson was, some people turned me away because either 1) they weren't interested or 2) they were democrats or 3) "I'm not voting this year because they're all the same...bums!".

If you follow the news, my state (New York) has the most dysfunctional and corrupt legislature in the country (maybe after California). Why would anyone vote for democrats after what they've done and continue to do to our state? Why am I saying all of this? Because WE, as conservatives must get involved in ALL elections, just as the dems and their union goons do. What's so important that we can't give up a few hours of our time to invest in a better country for our kids? We must continue to talk to people and educate the ones who are too lazy or uninterested in matters that affect the future prosperity of America. Also, we should fight to limit public employee union influence in elections. So much of what our government does is for payback to unions (NYS didn't address it's deficit woes due to unsustainable public pension obligations because we had stimulus cash to bail us out...thanks for bailing out my dysfunctional state A.S. readers!).

The fact that someone associated with the shenanigans of Albany sleazebags can squeeze out a victory for NYS Attorney General speaks volumes about my state's apathetic electorate.

PS At least my winning candidate helped to pry that gavel out of Nancy Pelosi's expensively manicured hands! Hooray for America!!!

Simon Templar| 11.3.10 @ 3:37PM

Grzmlyk...You know I respect your opinions and have enjoyed your commentary but brother, take a deep breath, go for a walk, and have a beer. I do understand your initial reaction as I was a little disappointed myself and a bit ticked off with Dick Morris. Then I realized after listening to the RushBo and looking more closely at the magnitude of this win not only in the house, but the Governorships, the state legislatures, etc. and realized that this was indeed a historic landslide and a definite response by the American people to
repudiate the Obamination in the whitehouse and the direction the progressives have taken this country. I am a cynic and an iconoclayst..so this was not a flippant or easy response for me. But really, given the demographics and history of California, New York, and Nevada is anyone really surprised by the outcome? Take heart man and look at Wisconson..they just elected a republican for Governor! The question will be..can we keep the pressure on and will the newly elected hold to their promises of spending cuts, low taxes, and the roll back of Obamacare? It's up to us..let us keep fighting...I am buying you a virtual beer at this point and toasting our victory..keep the faith, brother!

Andrew Wilson| 11.3.10 @ 4:01PM

Grzmlyk, Great comments! Boehner's blubbering over his own accomplishment made me cringe as well. You have alluded to your job (I think in PR) in previous letters to the editor. I am curious to know more about your background. If you care to talk, please drop me an email at abwilson@swbell.net.

idalily| 11.3.10 @ 5:17PM

Grzmlyk, sorry but I could not disagree with you more about Boehner. I saw his speech, and I thought it was very moving. And he did not make a fool of himself. I liked his speech far more than the cool, esoteric crap that's been spilling out of Obama's intellectual mouth for the past two years and I liked it more than Nancy's noblesse oblige attitude. I felt his words and tears were sincere and heartfelt and...well, nice. Are we so cynical nowadays that we sneer at genuine emotion? Because if that's so, God help us. We are doomed.

I also don't get where your "govt is going to be completely in charge of education" idea. Hello, we just won the House (ie the money). Education needs to be cut along with everything else and funding responsibility sent back to the States. I don't know if Boehner will be able to do that...we'll see. We'll be watching to see if he moves us in that direction or not.

But taking back a culture in the next 2 years that took 100 years to reach this point is not going to happen. You are being completely unrealistic. It does not mean conservatism is failing or that our country is dead. I do agree with your final paragraph though. Spot on there.

matt | 11.3.10 @ 8:01PM

Grzmlyk, you hit the nail on the head.

Tom| 11.3.10 @ 9:31PM

Some good cautionary comments.

Yes..this is just a start, but I see no need for the overly pessimistic tone.

What this election proves is that America, at its core, is center Right..and the victory of Obama in 2008 did absolutely nothng to change that. This election restores the balance and is a clear sign to the Left that they have won nothing. Over the past two years, in their arrogance, those on the Left laid their agenda bare..and the country has soundly rejected them.

The only place where the Left wins is in states where the entitlement mentality has taken such deep root..and where such huge percentages of the populations are dependent drones, in one way or another, that the Left almost has a lock on elections. But those states, states like California and New York ( MY state) , are going bankrupt, because leftist economics, based on envy , socialism and redistribution, is a failure.

One of our main goals at the federal level MUST be to insure that when those liberal blue states come to Uncle Sam, hat in hand , because they have spent themselves into insolvency..that they are refused federal bailouts and are given nothing!

Let the Left, in the places that they control, drown in the fiscally insane sewers of their own making.

To paraphrase Rush, "Let them fail"

That will be their final downfall.

Jack David Dean | 11.3.10 @ 9:36PM

IN your post you state that Slate, The Huffington Post, the Daily Kos, CNN, MSNBC and the NY Times who all enjoy a lot of web traffic. While this is true if you look at the profitability of nearly liberal websites it is not good. Almost all are losing truck loads of money.

Karl Winters| 11.4.10 @ 6:12AM

We stopped the regime, you are an idiot.

stu| 11.4.10 @ 7:47AM

i think it can be considered a tsunami is because the house is where the spending begins. the senate can kill it, confirm it or compromise it but the spending actually starts in the house.

Joe Sz...| 11.4.10 @ 9:34AM

Well stated, Mr. "Grzmlyk"
If Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer don't lose their seats in a time like this, it is clear that there are already too many entitlement-minded voters in those states.
I've been convinced for years that the ONLY solution to our political mess in this country is to suspend the right to vote to those able-bodied folks who are taking social welfare. If there is no penalty for living off the taxpayers, and the democrats continue to take from the productive folks and give to these 'parasites', they will continue to multiply. It is inevitable that the number of TAKERS exceeds the number of PAYERS, and when that happens, and their vote is equal to the guy that pays taxes, there is no chance for free-market capitalism to continue, and the whole system collapses.
Why should we not apply some penalty, some restriction on those who choose not to work and want to take, take, take? Have you ever met a life-long welfare recipient that is actually grateful for what has been given to them? They are the most entitlement-minded, selfish people I've ever met.

If you cannot vote for free stuff, then politics gets back to a debate of good ideas, and both parties would be required to think, and act responsibly. Right now, the democrats act just like Robin Hood, and as long as they take from the workers, and give to the parasites, they'll have lots of parasites voting for them.

gs | 11.4.10 @ 11:19AM

Dear Grzmlyk,

Right you are about winning back the culture. I am frustrated beyond words, and I have many words that express my dismay. In fact, I wrote a nifty 66,000-word manuscript that deals with the culture and I am sorry to say, none of our conservative friends -- and I’ve written to everyone: Rush, Sean, Mark, David Limbaugh, Bob Grant, and on and on -- extended the courtesy of a response. The only person who was kind enough to reply with a handwritten letter on her elegant stationery was Laura Bush, and she’s rather more politically correct than conservative. Also, Monica Crowley sent me a few friendly words in an email. However, I did get several encouraging responses from unbelievably several New York Times staff writers and a few from the Wall Street Journal. The National Review also ignored me.

Yes, Mr. Grzmlyk, I am disappointed in the lack of support from our friends.

GS

MikeInPlano| 11.4.10 @ 2:53PM

Tuesday night was the first step on the long road to returning this country to freedom. The left has spent decades gradually subverting our country by taking over education to indoctrinate generations of children with the idea that socialism is good and capitalism is bad. For years Rush Limbaugh, other conservative commentators, and those of us who knew better have been fighting to keep the Left from winning the war.
Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and all their minions coming together in one administration was the catharsis needed to make so many generations finally recognize the danger of socialism. It was a very costly way to learn the lesson, but now the stage is set to drive these people out once and for all.
Yes, with 40% somehow convinced that depleting capital from producers and giving it to non-producers is the right way to run a country and an economy, we have a long way to go. But we've started.
The coasts are bastions of liberals who refuse to understand and acknowledge the lessons of history. That they would elect and re-elect leftists over conservatives is no surprise. Angle, O'Donnell and the others in similar elections had a chance, but a slim one, of defeating their liberal opponents. They'll try again next time and probably do better.
But to imply Tuesday night was somehow a failure is to mis-characterize it as the end rather than the beginning.

MJM | 11.4.10 @ 9:59PM

I didn't read through all the comments to see if anyone pointed this out, so please pardon me if I am repeating something already said.
I don't think John Boehner became emotional over his becoming Speaker of the House; at least that isn't how I took it while watching. I believe he was overcome by the realization that his having become Speaker was emblematic of the salvaging of the American Dream -- that dream, that ideal, that hope, which had very nearly been stripped from ourselves and, more importantly, from our children (and which might yet be lost without vigilance). That was the context of his speech at the point when he began to lose his composure.
I am no great fan of public displays of emotion. But as an elected representative of the people, I believe Speaker Boehner did in fact represent many in his speech -- his emotional display was perfectly in tune with the emotional state of millions of his constituents and countrymen, who have lived with great foreboding these last two years, and who likewise felt on intense relief as they watched the election return. I not only thought it was appropriate, but I also profoundly appreciate and respect him for it.

jeff gavin| 11.6.10 @ 8:22AM

You make some valid points, but there is no denying that this is a downright repudiation of the Obama agenda. And the left knows it big time. Your goals were probably as lofty as mine, but you can't put the likes of California with the rest of the country. It's almost a different planet, than the major ideas and values of the majority of people in the country. But my main point with the House of Reps, the 650+ seats in the states legislatures, the governerships, and the 5 or 6 seats in the senate doing an absolute turnaround, this is a major tsunamai that will be felt for decades. This will have significant effect on redistricting and placing of representatives in the house, the electoral college will change, and if Obama keeps fighting the House as they put forth legislation to cut spending(as the people want) it will be to his own doom as he does indeed become a one-term president.
I do agree totally with you it will take an uncanny amount of courage and tenacity to turn the behometh of a ship around and steer us in the proper direction. Get ready Mr Reid because the bell has rung for the next round and I see a knock out just ahead!

Tom | 11.6.10 @ 9:03AM

I agree that now is not the time for crying "Victory!" simply because victory has not yet been won. However, something I did not appreciate for a very long time was the importance of *celebrating* life lived according to our principles. Conservatism is fundamentally about living the way man is designed to live: free; and living free is a joyous thing.

A picture is worth a thousand words. I am no Objectivist, but this is something Rand captured in her novels: the transcendent joy of freedom. In her books, this manifested principally as the joy of personal achievement; but it could be reasoned that everything one can enjoy in life is in some way the fruit of someone's achievement, and best it is when that achievement is your own.

It is one thing to reason with your socialist neighbor; it is another to live a life of joy and let him see your political philosophy writ large, every day, in your life. Of course, if in any individual conservative's case, this joy remains theoretical merely, it would be stupid to affect it. Deceit is bad foundation for imparting truth to people who so desperately need it.

Regarding education: the time is long since past for parents to simply abandon the public school system. Private schools and home schools are the way to go. If hometown conservatives want to do some real good, get together and create private education outlets or support the initiatives of others who are doing so--all the while loudly damning the public school system and rubbing its failures in the face of government and its supporters. They will be outraged, and that outrage will goad them to overreaction; and so, again, they will betray themselves to the as-yet uncommitted, and the cause will grow.

Dismantling the "execrable thing" government has become will be a task, a "great work," for the American people; but we can certainly rejoice while we're doing it.

Incidentally, for myself, I have stopped arguing with liberals, though I sometimes speak through them to the uncommitted. The libs use the cover of "dialogue" to confuse and to obfuscate, but aren't truly open to reason. So why give them the platform? We should not be dissuaded from dismissing them publically, from refusing to "dialogue," out of fear that we will be regarded as "unreasonable." No, that fear is based on the assumption--which we make unwittingly--that "dialogue" is a good thing in itself, which it is not. It is only a good thing when both sides are open to one another--and that is not the case with the liberals. They aren't interested in truth; they are only interested in power. That may be why they are often better at politics, which, after all, is all about power. Good does not seek power as an end in itself, but Evil certainly does. Conservatism is all about leaving people alone to live their lives as they see fit; liberalism is about controlling every aspect of people's lives for the murky, unspoken ends of the people in power.

Shamus| 11.3.10 @ 9:57AM

It's official. They weren't the ones we've been waiting for.

Allen Rhoades| 11.3.10 @ 4:58PM

This statement ius priceless - mind if I use it?

Deborah D | 11.3.10 @ 10:47AM

Also, congratulations to Wisconsin for ridding themselves of that leftwing whacko, Russ Feingold. I hear he's going to run for president. Should be interesting -- maybe a challenge to The One from his left. Wow. Still lots of crazies out there.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 11:28AM

Russ Feingold of McCain-Feingold infamy.
If he runs for President I hope he's aware of how much he is hated by conservatives.
If we keep awake and sober as we are now as a country I doubt he will have so much as a breath of a chance.

irish19| 11.3.10 @ 1:16PM

Margie, that is the key. We need to keep awake and sober (after we dry out from last night's celebrations) if we do not want this opportunity squandered like '94.

irish19| 11.3.10 @ 1:16PM

Margie, that is the key. We need to keep awake and sober (after we dry out from last night's celebrations) if we do not want this opportunity squandered like '94.

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 6:04PM

To me Feingold was the ultimate sweet win. I mean the ultimate sanctimonious prig in the world. Reid-I mean I know guys like Reid, yeah a sleaze bag but all in all a guy you'd have a drink or two with. Loosen him up and he'd admit its all bs-Feingold deadly serious. Weirdo.

megaptamus| 11.6.10 @ 6:30PM

Feingold was good but it would have gone better with a side of McCain. Reid's was really the most alluring scalp in practical terms but Barney Frank being returned to whateve toilet bowl at the Boston wharf he scrambled out from would have been the most choice. Nearly as sweet is turfing him out from his chairmanships and knowing that his days of looting without scrutiny are over. Not the looting, just the unscrutinized looting. This is a bigger advance than one would have believed last year or so.

Roy| 11.3.10 @ 12:42PM

I can't imagine he'd do that, but you never know. Seems like challenging a leftist black man from the Left, well, you know..further left you go, the more race should trump merit, right? But that's just a guess. Who really knows.

I'm very glad to see him go.

jrjr| 11.3.10 @ 4:57PM

Good swat -- Feingold gone. Unfortunately the other half of the team - McShame - is still around and would no doubt wish to cross the aisle to greet and bow to his buddies. By the way, McShame was for amnesty before he was against it.

GavInTucson| 11.4.10 @ 1:34AM

Very true, and let's not that McCain is "consistently" conservative. By consistently, I mean every six years, if you get my drift.

Brian M.| 11.3.10 @ 11:38AM

"Rushslide" is good. But may I propose "Limbaugh Landslide" as an alternative?

:)

ENOUGH ROPE| 11.3.10 @ 3:25PM

Thank you Jeffrey Lord for reminding us that ideas have consequences.

What do we do now?

In addition to the many excellent ideas and programs that conservatives will advance to restore freedom, I ask that we pray to God at least one hour a day, over the course of the day, to reform our own lives and the life of our nation.
Man has sought to build many "perfect societies" in accordance with man's own will, but the utopias have failed. What do we have to lose by praying for God's will to guide our will? We need to enlarge our love of neighbor while being on our guard against the serpents. St. Augustine wrote that "The power of love has the same importance in the spiritual world as the force of gravity possesses in the physical world." Liberals who have traveled with conservatives aboard conservative cruises were astonished by the welcome and courtesy extended to them by conservatives. Let us become like the early Christians about whom their pagan neighbors said "Look how they love one another." Our witness will reveal the truth of Augustine's power of love.

Christopher Dawson, perhaps the greatest historian of culture and religion who lived in the Twentieth Century, wrote this about religion and culture:

"The spiritual alienation of its own greatest minds is the price that every civilization has to pay when it loses its religious foundations[,] and is contented with a purely material success. We are only just beginning to understand how intimately and profoundly the vitality of a society is bound up with its religion. It is the religious impulse which supplies the cohesive force which unifies a society and a culture. The great civilizations of the world do not produce the great religions as a kind of cultural by-product; in a very real sense, the great religions are the foundations on which the great religions rest. A society which has lost its religion becomes sooner or later a society which has lost its culture."

Are religion and Judeo-Christian culture under attack in America and in the West?

What to do we do now? As some sage said long ago "Work as though everything depended on me, and pray as though everything depended on God."

ENOUGH ROPE| 11.3.10 @ 3:35PM

CORRECTION!

"...the foundations on which the great civilizations rest."

BL in AK| 11.3.10 @ 4:39PM

The sign outside a local church here in Anchorage reads:

"without God, we are just one nation under"

seems rather fitting..

Alan Brooks| 11.3.10 @ 10:05PM

"Rush will always win because ideas can't be covered in gravy."

Swear, I would MUCH rather have Limbaugh for president than Bushes. Unfortunately Rush doesn't like to be managed as if he were a puppet on the GOP sting.
3rd Party? he probably would go for that; he is too smart and liberty-minded to waste so much time as a creamed-chicken eater going from city to city raising funds and votes. Rush said: "people want a part of your soul", which means he is nobody's fool.
So then there's Palin- you take it from there.

Alan Brooks| 11.3.10 @ 10:10PM

... "Unfortunately Rush doesn't like to be managed as if he were a puppet on the GOP string."

That is to say fortunate for Rush; unfortunate for the electorate. I really think Hunter Thompson was correct: "Reagan was the last great American. Bush was just the afterbirth of the Reagan revolution"
Thompson was wild 'n' crazy, but he was nobody's fool, either.

Alan Brooks| 11.3.10 @ 10:12PM

" he probably would go for that"

Correction: Rush WOULDN'T go for that.
The typos must be from post-election liberal-guilt.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 11:17PM

Brooks:
What you don't realize is that there are millions and millions of Reagan conservatives out here, just like Rush. The problem is that they just haven't been involved in the political process for whatever reasons they have. Till now, that is.

Memo to conservatives: We must stay awake and involved till we go to our graves!

Alan Brooks| 11.4.10 @ 1:23AM

Marge,
everyone can see you are a genuine Christian, but some of these reptiles at AS are the antithesis of Reagan-- who was a good person, period; no need to worship him, as he above that. Even some-- or most-- of the male "Christians" here are merely wearing Christianity as a badge: to be pretentious just for THAT? thoroughly marginal, even for their purposes.
Pharisees.

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:47AM

You belong to the party of abortion and NAMBLA, Brooks--and you're lecturing us about Christianity?

Some kind of nerve you've got, libtard.
Either you're stoned or still reeling from the 'shellacking' you devious libtards received Tuesday. LOL

Just wait until 2012!!

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 12:25PM

Scuze me Collin~ aren't you the one who called me a Marxist? Or was that the other pal of Timmy* junior Troll?

Brooks belongs to NAMBLA? And you know this, how?

Like you Paul-bots are always preaching~ you want the real thing, right?
God is able to enlighten the unenlightened.
It doesn't take Religion.
It's Him doing it.
He reveals Himself to whoever He chooses.
If someone sees and loves the Truth who are you to object?
Brooks sometimes does hit the nail right on the head.
Apparently to your dismay.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 12:32PM

Thank you, Alan for the kind words.
Genuine Christians recognize genuine people, too.

Linda| 11.4.10 @ 2:38AM

Yes there are millions just like us but for whatever reason (intimidation, laziness?) they do not vote. I am wallowing in our "victory" for the moment but comes daybreak I will break down in full panic mode knowing what is in store for us small business people with large, very large nuts to crack.
A tsunami is coming but not what we were anticipating. Sorry folks for the doom and gloom but as Rush says "I'm a realist" and until our culture is brought back to the days of sanity all I can do is pray. I do however have have some ray hope for the goodness that came forth from Florida. Marco Rubio and Lt Col. Allen West. They may be our last beacon of hope.

Byron M. | 11.3.10 @ 10:12PM

It is now the job of the tea party to now educate black America to the best of their ability because if blacks EVER voted along the lines of whites or even Latinos, the democrat party would only control 1/3 of this country at best! Rush also needs a Latino protégé to spread his message to the Latino Spanish speaking part of this country. For better or worse, the latino community is HERE TO STAY, so it's time they LEARN what works politically. Democrats want them to believe their lies and if they vote like blacks do, then America is DOOMED!

BlackIrish| 11.3.10 @ 11:38PM

I am the worst nightmare for leftists: a Black male who is a Libertarian and a Constitutional Conservative.

I saw ONE Obama speech, in January '08, and correctly identified him as just another empty political suit. My reward for telling others that he was not worth their time was to be labeled a turncoat, race traitor, Uncle Tom, and a few things less nice.
These days, it takes a great act of will just to listen to the Muslim Marxist-in-chief speak. Usually I set land speed records in an attempt to change the television channel or usually, just pull the buds out of my ear. Silence is always better than lies.
Unlike the leftists, I want to use persuasion and a good example to lead you to agree with me, not act as a victim and wait for federal largess. I don't want companies to run roughshod over me in an insane quest for maximum profits, either. I research, ponder and pray, then vote for the best candidate, not a party. So I assume everyone is worthless until proven otherwise.
Stay locked and loaded. If this new group doesn't perform, kick them to the curb, too!

skip| 11.4.10 @ 12:23PM

Research, ponder,pray.
Words of widom.

Altamarea| 11.3.10 @ 11:31PM

To Grzmlyk: Wow! Whoever you are, you articulate the conservative position better than many professional politicans I've heard by not merely spouting talking points but giving truly thoughtful, well-reasoned, philosophical arguments. You manage to be witty as well. Have you thought about submitting your writing to magazines?

Alan Brooks| 11.4.10 @ 1:05AM

Rush is tops in his field. But Bush?
His "book" 'Decision Points' is whitewash, he is (was) just an afterbirth (as Hunter Thompson pointed out) from the Reagan years. Kanye was right to call him racist because he deep down mostly cared about power, not blacks.
Power, thankfully, has undone his dynasty.

Jeb now has only a less than .00000000000 chance of being nominatd for POTUS.

selene| 11.4.10 @ 1:22AM

drudge ette....

Hmm...you must be from the 8th. district also to know or even give a flip about it. We all did our best. :)

tyme| 11.4.10 @ 5:04PM

Rush is a fat, cry baby loser

CB| 11.3.10 @ 6:19AM

...and I have only three words: Rush is right.

Booger | 11.3.10 @ 6:25AM

From the Desk of Attorney General Eric Holder:

To: President B. Hussein Obama

Dear Mr. President,

I fear that Your Great Agenda has suffered a grievous setback. I regret that has been the case, and assure You that I did all within my power to avert this catastrophe. Why, I had my minions from the New Black Panther Party on the case again in Philly, and actually inside the precincts down in Texas, but this rebellious people still chose to ignore the True Path of Your Glorious Wisdom.

I believe we both know the problem here. The minds of the proletariat of this nation are constantly poisoned by the drivel which emanates from the fascist, racist, islamophobic, homophobic, misogynist, baby-eating, right-wing talk radio. The enemies of Your Great Wisdom constantly attack and harry you from their perches atop the EIB network like harpies swooping down upon hapless lambs. This must come to an end.

I have two words for you: Fairness Doctrine. We do not need the Congress in order to implement it. Simply give an executive order to the FCC and it will be done. Congress may howl, but we have precedent on our side. It has been done before, it may be done again. I strongly believe the courts will uphold you decision. And even if they do not, so what? After all, who controls enforcement of the laws in this pathetic country?

Once You give the order, I can re-implement the fairness doctrine. Those nay-sayers who blaspheme against you will be out of business faster than a burrito stand full of cockroaches. No more Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity or Ingraham. We'll sweep them and their ilk aside in no time. I might add that there's no reason this couldn't apply to television stations, even cable ones, as well. After all, who really needs Fox News.

Let's face it, what they have done to You is unfair. The Fairness Doctrine can help us overcome the right wing enemies of Yours once and for all. I simply await your orders.

Your humble servant,

Attorney General Eric Holder

http://beautifulletters-bls.blogspot.com/

mames| 11.3.10 @ 10:19AM

boog - take a break - satire does not a great writer make, good comedy though

Tellthetruth| 11.3.10 @ 1:23PM

mames...you take a break.......we love Boog's letters!

Booger| 11.3.10 @ 4:00PM

"Great Writer"? What on Earth would cause you to think that someone who goes by the name "Booger" aspires to be a "great writer"? If you enjoy the "good comedy", however, that's more than enough for me.

Cordially,

Booger

InLineFour| 11.3.10 @ 1:20PM

Good point, Booger. I've often wondered why the Obama Machine didn't make reimplimenting the Fairness Doctrine it's first order of business.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:09PM

They tried and failed.

jrjr| 11.3.10 @ 5:05PM

I do not think they failed, they just did not have the time to get it done. Certainly if nothing changed as a result of this election, it would be done. Perhaps he did not think it necessary since he had ABCNBCCBSCNNNPRCCPBNYTLATWAPOSOROS, etc., doing the gestapo brown-shirt work doing his bidding and getting tingles. If he had a reinforced Congress, surely he would get it legislated.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:16PM

The FCC tried to push the Fairness Doctrine through Net Neutrality but the Conservative Media backed them off.

I should have said "failed for now."

GavInTucson| 11.4.10 @ 1:46AM

Beware the lame-duck session. I fear that Pelosi and Reid will practically cancel Christmas in order to ram all kinds of nastiness though. I hope I'm wrong.

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:49AM

They'll be sorry if they do. Lots of people are paying attention right now.

Appleby| 11.3.10 @ 6:29AM

So today we can spend the day dancing up and down and singing that hockey thing that ends in Hey Hey Hey -- GOODBYE! But tomorow we need to get to work and make hay while the sun shines. Oh, and lets see that birth certificate while we are at it.

P.S. I lived in California when Jerry Brown was governor the last time. The only things I remember that he did was spray Malethion on the gypsy moths (to the shrieks of outrage from his hippie scum supporters) and put music in the parks.

Melvin| 11.3.10 @ 7:09AM

Ahh yes, Governor Moonbeam. Things are starting to get interesting, because the reason that CA is in the financial dire straights that it is in, is from many of Jerry's failed policies from the first go round of his enlightenment as Governor.
I wonder if he'll be calling Linda Ronstadt back to Sacramento?

Merlin| 11.3.10 @ 11:08AM

Appleby,

Do you remember that a USDA scientist call and new conference and drank a beaker of malathion spray. People in the audience gasped. He just wiped his mouth as if it did not taste good and walked off.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:16PM

Liberals, ACORN, illegals and the unions have destroyed California.

Ronald Reagan is turning in his grave.

MikeD| 11.3.10 @ 7:55PM

REMEMBER:

Time flies like an arrow...

Medflies like California

Chef Schnauzer| 11.3.10 @ 6:38AM

OK - I saw the tan tears of joy - This had better not be ANOTHER case of same old garbage from a different rack of cheep suits. I really don't care who holds the gavel: a San Freanfreek or Man Tan STOP THE SPENDING, STOP THE ENTITLEMENTS, SHRINK GOVERNMENT

Chef Schanuzer| 11.3.10 @ 6:44AM

If the elected body can pass taxes retroactively (you scum) and exempt themselves from law (you scum) than you can change entitlements and pensions - or enjoy your one term.

Stormzeye| 11.3.10 @ 6:46AM

Unfortunately, the hispanics and SEIU members of Nevada overcame the out-of-state Tea Party Express organization out of Sacramento. The lesson seems to be that Tea Party groups have to be organically grown within a state to be effective. People resent people from outside their state telling them how to vote. In most states the TP beat the unions but not in Nevada, Alaska and Delaware where each Tea Party Express candidate lost.

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 10:28AM

Add Colorado, maybe Florida Govenor, and a few others. You also omitted Limbaugh's country club locked mate in West Virginia-trashing the minimum wage-what an idiot-too much ditto head tripe-not enough pragmatism. Manchon was a just " win baby" kinda guy -pumps a slug into cap and trade and the enviro nuts say NOTHING. They will accept winning ugly-you little Diva's demand your version of the perfect candidate-how absurdly vain and self centered.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 10:51AM

Aw come on, gearjammer! The above poster isn't being Diva-ish at all and I thought they made an EXCELLENT point~ that of the need for the TEA parties needing to be organically grown within a state to be truly effective!
Thank you, Stormzeye for that very good insight.

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 11:07AM

The Tea Party could not win in Alaska, West Virginny, Colorado etc. Also, outsiders helped Reid be it Unions or Trial Lawyers. The local Tea Party gave us Angle-it was a mistake. And, then we have O'donnell. Mistakes were made-we should have listened to Mike Steele more-he's the real hero of this victory.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 11:51AM

2 hours ago reports are that Colorado Senate Race hasn't been called.
It's a 47% to47% Tie with 12% Not counted.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 4:41PM

You can still your beating heart, Timmie. Bennet has won.

skip| 11.3.10 @ 6:00PM

Think about it:

R(espected lawyer; yet)
C(hildishly spouts incoherent thoughts as evidenced by)
V(olumes of pearls of wisdom like the above in AmSpec for anyone to verify)

R(eally respected attorney with tons of)
C(ourt case history which prove the)
V(eracity of his views neener neener neener)

Attorney with exceptional argumentation skills!

uh huh

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 6:15PM

Buck was the victim of a late hit on some rape case he did not prosecute-they paraded the victim and all of that-it hurt. Everyone knows it was a weak case he did not pursue=everyone but a few thousand or so voters who responded emotionally. Enough to turn the race. They pulled a late hit on a cop candidate in Massachusetts who looked good to win. As a cop he was involved in a crime scene and another cop molested a young girl in a squad card. The victim came forward and said Perry-the candidate ignored her screams and all that. This was investigated 19 years ago and Perry was cleared but they raised it-the Boston Herald=a Murdoch paper ran the story heavily. One influential female reporter=Eagan really lied and demagogue the story. It hurt Perry pretty bad. So I don't buy the Herald twice a week anymore. GOTTA PUNISH THESE PERPS! Anyhow, we gotta learn to deal with these late hits cause they WORK !

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 7:26PM

You can stop beatin' your meat, RCV Obama LawBoy, Republicans Won 6 Senate Seats and 64 House Seats.

Patriot| 11.4.10 @ 12:44AM

...and 19 State Legislatures and 10 new Republican Governors in a census year. Yeehaw!

Ohio and Florida governors are both Republican now--that alone should give Obama heartburn for 2012!!

idalily| 11.3.10 @ 5:26PM

Uh, NO, some very powerful people within the GOP are talking about Steele's removal right now. It's in the news. And Alaska isn't called yet. Neither is Colorado. As for O'Donnell, the people of Delaware picked her in the primary fair and square. Yeah, she lost. So? The Tea Party is like everything else. You win a few, you lose a few. So what?

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 6:22PM

Colorado is gone-just a few hours ago. Delaware was gone a few months ago. Why do you refuse to LEARN ANYTHING in defeat ? Are you that stubborn. To win in a blue or even purple state you need a top shelf candidate-Rubio, Portman, Kirk, Toomey- c'mon wake up she was not in their league. Damn is it so hard to admit a mistake was made ? Quit worrying about her and what do we do about these heinous late hits ? They worked and we'll see them even more. Work on that one and do something useful !

idalily| 11.4.10 @ 12:26AM

Gear, first, I'm not sure why you are railing on me about COD. I'm not worrying about her at all. I don't live in Delaware, and they picked her. So I hardly think I'm the one who hasn't "LEARNED ANYTHING in defeat". And I'm not sure where you see defeat anyway. I see victories for conservatives EVERYWHERE. WTH are you talking about? And as for your accusation that I'm not doing anything useful, how do you know that? You don't know me. Get off my case.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 9:00PM

gearjammer,

Hi. I think when you say the TEA party gave us Angle you are really saying the people gave us Angle because the TEA party is us, the voters who want to restore conservatism to the Republican party. Same goes for O'Donnell too.

The mistake you speak of isn't in the persons of Sharon Angle and Christine O'Donnell!
It's with the people who either didn't vote or voted Democrat.
When they finally get sick and tired of living under the boot of Socialism on their neck, then and only then will they turn.
In the meantime we keep running conservatives in the primaries and they will keep seeing the stark comparison between the Democrats and us. Sooner or later they will despise the Socialists.
Look at the victories we've had!
There is yet hope.

Stormzeye| 11.3.10 @ 3:25PM

Thanks Marge. I've never thought of myself as a diva either. I don't know what Gearjammer meant.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:18PM

Ignore RINO gearjammer's rants.

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 6:27PM

I don't ignore you. Don't ignore me bitch! You need my vote as bad as I need yours to stop these commie bastards ! A Diva always wants her way 100 per cent -if it not perfect-like a 100 per cent conservative rating in a political candidate=she rants wails and screeches.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 7:11PM

Not only are you a bitch, you're a crazy RINO bitch.
Shut your mouth about Rush, moron.

idalily| 11.4.10 @ 12:30AM

What is with you, man? Was the B-word really necessary here? I'm not the language police, but chill, for heaven's sake. We're all on the same side...aren't we? Or are you a Republican In Name Only?

gearjammer| 11.4.10 @ 10:45AM

I WANNA STOP THE COMMIES ! A litmus test on ideology first is gonna shrink our army ! The logic here says run a more right wing person against Scott Brown in 2012. Even if the more conservative person has no chance it is best to maul Brown and deplete his resources so he loses to a dem commie in 2012, and you believe we will better off because the HERD HAS BEEN THINNED ! That is just nuts ! As for bitch=you conservative absolutist abuse and insult people like me all the time well we vote always vote repub and give money to them-I gave Odonnell money -if only because of the animals on the left who were abusing her. I gave Bachman money-but be honest she is sharp, has a good resume and if only our candidate in Delaware had similar credentials ! What about those late hits >

gearjammer| 11.4.10 @ 10:45AM

I WANNA STOP THE COMMIES ! A litmus test on ideology first is gonna shrink our army ! The logic here says run a more right wing person against Scott Brown in 2012. Even if the more conservative person has no chance it is best to maul Brown and deplete his resources so he loses to a dem commie in 2012, and you believe we will better off because the HERD HAS BEEN THINNED ! That is just nuts ! As for bitch=you conservative absolutist abuse and insult people like me all the time well we vote always vote repub and give money to them-I gave Odonnell money -if only because of the animals on the left who were abusing her. I gave Bachman money-but be honest she is sharp, has a good resume and if only our candidate in Delaware had similar credentials ! What about those late hits >

MoeBlotz| 11.3.10 @ 7:04AM

Mano-a-mano translated means hand to hand.

Melvin| 11.3.10 @ 7:33AM

The culminating moment of all this is when that San Francisco Crone hand's the Speaker's Gavel to a Republican.
Philosophically, the Tea Party will grow and spread the philosophy of Conservatism. As many have noted Conservatism isn't a party or a person it is an idea.
Idea's cannot be crushed with Chicago style politics or Saul Alinsky tactics. To remove , or change the philosophy of Conservatism, a person would have to change or remove Americans.
Now is the time to cull the herd of "Sunshine Conservatives." I thank Mr. Lord for coming up with that moniker for squishy Conservatives. They must be stripped of their Conservative titles and sent packing with their traitorous worm tongues to their Democrat masters.
Conservatives took off their packs and laid down their rifles after 94 and Rush did to, but this fight is perpetual that we are in. Obama is a shape shifter and along with his handler George Soros will not stop until the flag of Communism flies over our Country. So therefore, we may have won this battle, but we must continue to fight the war until foulness of Leftist tyranny is destroyed.

Brian Mc| 11.3.10 @ 7:48AM

...and when that gavel is handed over it's time for a little gridlock...thank God...!

We the People have stopped the government in its tracks and now, we can start our focus on 2012; no relief in sight-we will NOT repeat '94 and the mistakes that came with complacency.

russel| 11.3.10 @ 10:31AM

Well put . We've got to have all under one tent , not a MadCowski . The Rinos are now an endangered species . Then our ranks will be ready to fight a full scare war and not a skirmish .

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 10:32AM

Mike Steele had more to do with this win than Rush. Talk is cheap-he worked in the trenches. He found these house candidates in most cases. You the man Mike not that rude nasty talker !

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 11:06AM

Limbaugh has motivated & energized many Tea Party Rebels. We hear it at our meetings.

Those who underestimate Limbaugh do so to their own detriment.

The Tea Party now moves further inside Congress.

Carpe Diem.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:25PM

Rush didn't criticize Steele, the RINO establishment did--shouldn't you attack them?

Rush is the ONLY one I believe anymore, troll.

idalily| 11.3.10 @ 5:33PM

Are you kidding? Rush is the kingmaker. Get over the crush on Steele. He's out, and sooner rather than later. The GOP knows most of the dough this year was raised OUTSIDE the RNC. Steele will be gone before the fundraising for 2012 begins. Now, if the GOP put Palin as RNC chair it would do two good things: keep her from running for POTUS and raise a crapload of money. Before Palinistas jump on me, let me say I love Palin. Sadly, I just don't think she's electable. Indies (especially women) will NOT vote for her.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:18PM

Pleny of women will vote for Palin--don't kid yourself.

TammyS| 11.3.10 @ 8:22PM

I'm an Indie (woman) and I would vote for her.

idalily| 11.4.10 @ 12:32AM

I know, I know, but a lot of Indie women won't vote for her. It's not just my opinion. Polls bear this out. If she's the nom, I'll support her, of course, but I truly hope she bows out. I don't think she's electable. Sorry, guys, that's just how I see it. I think there are other, less-polarizing candidates.

Connor| 11.4.10 @ 12:50AM

Less polarizing like John McCain, right? We all know how that RINO worked out for us.

If Palin runs I will support her because she's the only Republican who had the balls to take on the monstrous Left when Obama was first elected.

RINO men bore me.

idalily| 11.4.10 @ 4:23PM

I didn't like McCain. I liked him more with Sarah, but I still didn't like him. He was not a FISCAL conservative. And he was a sourpuss. Sarah I like, but that doesn't alter the fact that she has been villified beyond reason. If we pick Sarah in the primary for '12, we will lose the general, IMO. And I'm NOT a RINO. Bipartisanship can go live with the Dodo bird, IMO. But I am also aware of the truth: the far right can't win a general election without the moderates in the party and the Indies, too. Period. Can't. Do. It. The R's need to pick someone less polarized than Sarah who preaches the ONE thing we can all agree on: FISCAL SANITY. And calling that candidate a RINO just because they aren't quite as far right as you is not fair, not smart, and not accurate. It's also a losing strategy. We need to prioritize, people. If we focus our message on fiscal sanity, we will win. Hands down. Huge. But it won't be with Sarah. Sorry, I like her, too, but she's not electable.

vivianclare| 11.4.10 @ 3:36PM

Sorry, Gearjammer, but you are the one who learns nothing. Running to the middle is what lost the GOP its majorities, lost the Presidency, etc. Having a lousy inept back-stabbing candidate like McCain for President gave us Obama. After the 8 successful and prosperous years of Reagan handed Bush Sr. the Presidency, he somehow thinks that he's got to be a softer, kinder, gentler, more moderate President, and promptly loses to Clinton. The GOP picked another moderate bimbo in Bob Dole, who lost again. Then we get Bush redux, who, despite incredible "moderateness", is excoriated by the mainstream media/Democrat establishment as a "far-right" "ultra-rightwing" fascist. And then again here are the famous words of LOSER Gerald Ford: Ronald Reagan is just too conservative to get elected.

O'Donnell and Angle lost because they received ZERO support from the GOP. This happens over and over again. If the central GOP money brokers have no confidence in someone (does it mean they can't control them?) they give out no money for their campaigns, even, in many cases, do their best behind the scenes to guarantee a loss.

Karl Rove's anti-O'Donnell comments were just a hint of what goes one behind the scenes. And I might point out that it was Rove who was the architect of Bush Jr. Karl Rove is a part of that constant moderating, appeasement-minded Republican which repeatedly tarnishes the GOP brand and confuses young voters who are too young to actually understand what conservatism is. Few people under the age of 30 even know what conservatives believe, and the mainstream media does its best to make sure these folks don't hear it. If it weren't for people like Rush Limbaugh, there wouldn't even BE a Republican party, since he is one of the very few who actually articulates a conservative message over a wide populist audience.

gearjammer| 11.4.10 @ 9:58PM

LIMBAUGH believed Clinton was gonna be re elected and that we'd hold the congress in 2006. He is blind to weaknesses in his conservative agenda. His locker room pal in his COUNTRY CLUB got beat in West Virginia-Rush always says just run as a conservative and you win every time-the most conservative one always wins and in this race he guy trashed the minimum wage and he LOST. How does Rush explain that ? Stick Limbaugh up your ass.

gearjammer| 11.4.10 @ 9:59PM

did not believe

irish19| 11.3.10 @ 1:21PM

There's a lesson here. As long as the Tea Parties remain nebulous, they are immune to the Alinsky tactic of isolating and personalizing the target. How can you isolate millions of tea partiers? They tried, but failed miserably.

David| 11.3.10 @ 2:25PM

EXCELLENT POINT, thank you.

Ret. Marine| 11.3.10 @ 7:34AM

As a listener of Rush from day one, I can not say I was all that surprised to see the "won" and his all bark with no bite minded henchmen/ladies attacking the self proclaimed "last conservative" left in the Regan mold. If any thing else is to be learned, this is one that has to be today stuck in the crawl of every lib-minded idiot walking around today surprised that their strategy was not only repealed but literally tossed out on their arses, and for good reason, We the People.
If we are to have continued successes We the People must recognize this fight to take back this Representative Republic from the marxist wannabe's has just, as of today, begun. Lets keep up with the pressure and hopefully the valve of a civil revolution will never be released anytime soon. I prayed for a many of nights before I lay my head to sleep, that the marxist kenyan some refer to as their president, obamas Bin Ly'n, does in not only fail but, that like all jihadist, see the inside of a prison cell in his near future. For a foreigner in our house proclaiming We the People to be enemies in need of punishment is nothing short of TREASON in his continued assaults against our Constitution and our God given rights to self Governance.
Thank you Rush for all that you have done in your continued fight against the enemies of this Great Nation. One's has to have respect for anyone who would continue to fight not only the good fight, but the fight that continues to dog us every day with the continued onslaught of the "betters" mentality.
The golden rule for this Patriots is simple, place not your hope and security in the hands of men, but God. My prayers were answered. Results people, results. Failure was not an option.

RAMIII| 11.3.10 @ 9:46AM

Yes, Yes, Yes!!!

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 10:13AM

Ret. Marine,

You are one awesome man. I second RamIII's emotion and stand proudly with you. Prayers to God answered, His mercy endures forever. No time to stop fighting.

RAMIII| 11.3.10 @ 12:04PM

Hi Margie,
Thanks for the second! And your words are true. God does not change.

Nunya| 11.3.10 @ 6:38PM

Add me as a third.

Semper Fi, Marine.

mary| 11.3.10 @ 10:19AM

Well said! Rush is one of a kind and has developed his talent on loan from God with a persistant and devoted attitude. I have marveled at how he thinks and develops his analysis. He has made me work, think and thus grow in my understanding and beliefs. Keep up the good work Rush! You are the BEST at what you do!

idalily| 11.3.10 @ 5:35PM

Ret. Marine, all I have to say about your post is:

Megadittos!

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 11.3.10 @ 7:34AM

The real winner here is the First Amendment, which protected Rush Limbaugh from the Ministry of Truth and left him the last man in America.

The public's belief in free speech is so ingrained in their beliefs that even Big Brother (Big Sis) can't topple it.

The state run media is not engaged in free speech but have become arms of the liberal left, and therefore a brainwashing scheme.

And that explains why Rush Limbaugh is so popular because things that are rare are more valued then things that are common.

I listen to Rush Limbaugh every day and the insights and pearls of wisdom he provides are a source of never ending inspiration.

In some cases, he is simply throwing pearls before swine as evidenced by Obama and his following of statists.

The other winners here were the Proles, the collective body politic defined in the novel 1984.
The ruling party (2% of society) and the outer party were shifted, and it was due to Rush Limbaugh, and not the Winston Smiths.

Congratulations to Rush Limbaugh and the American public. Now go home and enjoy your black bread and drink your Victory-gin.

matt | 11.3.10 @ 8:03PM

Bill Hussein O'Stalin, you are very right. Great insight.

katherine | 11.3.10 @ 8:03AM

I refused to go running yesterday because my walkman was kaput and I wanted to listen to every minute of Rush on election day (it is replaced now so I can listen and run today). I look forward every day to listening because he is funny, inspiring, and RIGHT. I am sad that Rush's predictions of a 100 seat blowout wasn't right on, but we have the House and something to work with.
You go Rush!

WordHungry| 11.3.10 @ 10:41PM

Rush never predicted 100 seats. He had some hope that would happen. His predictions was for 60 seats in the house, and 9 in the senate. Hum, that was pretty close, no?

Connor| 11.4.10 @ 12:52AM

Dick Morris said that a 100 seat win was possible.

Oh brother.| 11.3.10 @ 8:06AM

Does Jeff Lord write anything besides hero-worship pieces?

What's the over-under on Jeff Lord's next Reagan Was The Best piece? Two days?

jothepro| 11.3.10 @ 8:18AM

Hey Oh brother,
hero-worship this you punk

Finbarr Moran| 11.3.10 @ 11:21AM

Would that be in contradistinction to all of insightful, revealing and objective critiques of candidate Obama penned by the mainstream media in '08?

Howard| 11.3.10 @ 8:08AM

Excellent article! Rush was for the longest time (with help from Hannity, Savage, Levin, etc.) the only voice in the wilderness. The RINO columnists and pundits like Brooks, Frum, and Gerson sold their souls to the liberals. I was watching a bit of CNN last night and David Gergen was sounding more like a conservative and less like a "house conservative". Kudos to Rush for helping to keep us free!

jrjr| 11.3.10 @ 5:15PM

Good stuff Howard - I suggest one small adjustment --- "RINO columnists" is an oxymoron since "R" in RINO assumes they were in the Repub corner. They never were, get paid to be socialists, and if their ashes were analyzed, would come out to be libs, commies, marxists, or something like that.

Ceel Abby| 11.3.10 @ 8:15AM

Rush is a Patriot and a real American. Liberals are a pathetic group of cowards.

jothepro| 11.3.10 @ 8:15AM

My most favorite time is Monday through Friday,noon to 3:oopm.

Doctor Right| 11.3.10 @ 8:20AM

Thank you for taking the time to not only praise Rush, but to put that loathsome poseur David Frum in his rightful place. He's a despicable fraud who's not fit to carry Rush's sandals.

I was lucky enough to be in the audience at CPAC 2009 when Rush gave that incredible, electrifying speech. He was only supposed to talk for 30 minutes, but feeding off of the energy in the room, he went well past 90 minutes. That speech will be remembered in the years to come with Reagan's " A time for choosing" speech in '64, and I'm honored to have heard it in-person.

Rush: You did it!

rainmaker1145| 11.3.10 @ 8:30AM

See, I Told You So...

Petronius| 11.3.10 @ 8:30AM

Ditto!

elhombrelibre| 11.3.10 @ 8:48AM

Rush won because we won. And he knew we'd win because he knows what's right for government. He knows well how to explain it in the way we want it articulated. And frankly, the media helps Rush because they won't do their job. Rush gets to be the opposition because the MSM and the Left just want a redundant, cheer-leading media that won't tell us the obvious truth.

NPR, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, the New York Times, and nearly all of the print media are a redundant echo chamber. Rush and his team of radio talkers are the voices of the people.

This time the Kulaks won.

Maddox| 11.3.10 @ 8:58AM

Yes, I love and appreciate Rush for giving a public voice to our views but it was the American people who value freedom who won yesterday.

May yesterday be the beginning of the end of the liberal reign of tyranny.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 10:27AM

I agree it was us who won but I know that without el Rushbo we couldn't have done it. I bet today he'll tell us that it was US who won, and not him. I bet he will give US all the credit. But if it weren't for Rush~ a voice crying out in the Liberal Media Wilderness~ how many of us would have even taken an interest in all things political?
Not me. Rush makes it very interesting, and especially because he is the Truth Detector and Dr. of Democracy with talent on loan from God.
Thanks to Rush!
Our fight has just begun.

gearjammer| 11.3.10 @ 11:14AM

He warned us that we were under attack and urged us to fight. But, he is a lousy field general-just charge into their machine gun fire is his motto-like he advised his fellow mega millionaire country club pal from West Virginia to trash the minimum wage. The dope believed Rush was the guru and had a magic touch-his PRAGMATIC opponent just wanted to win and did. Rush can be my morale officer but not my field general.

Fishbone| 11.3.10 @ 11:45AM

Gearjammer West Virginia is a pimple on the USA butt. We won Pa. Ohio, Michigan Wisconsin. The ex Governer in WV had to act like a conservative to win. Be happy and watch, this is only the start.

Ray| 11.3.10 @ 1:42PM

"Rush can be my morale officer but not my field general."

Gearjammer, you're supposed to be your own "field general.' in exercising your right to vote. If you need marching orders in which to make up your mind in regards to who should represent you in government, you should try the Liberals and stay away from Conservatives. The Liberals are happy in picking your leaders for you.

Ned the Red| 11.3.10 @ 8:52AM

Right on, Right on.

Bob Miller| 11.3.10 @ 9:06AM

Expect Obama to try to fix his Limbaugh problem through regulation of the media and the internet. Unless Congress and the courts step up to block this, such action is doable.

JP| 11.3.10 @ 9:07AM

One House Dem, a member of the infamous Stupak 5, did survive. Joe Donnelly defeated Jackie Walorski by just 2000 votes. Despite low turnout in the heavily Democratic urban precincts of South Bend and Kokomo, Joe survived due to a Libertarians third party candidate. The Dems put thier endorsement behind him, and he got over 9000 votes in the heavily Repuplican rural areas south of South Bend.

Walorski's campaign did a miserable job reminding voters that it was Donnelly's vote that gave us ObamaCare. Her ads skirted the issue, and instead her campaign attempted to "stay positive". For that reason alone she deserved to lose. I give Donnelly and his team a lot of credit. They hung in there and unlike Barron Hill and Ellsworth they survived.

JShizzle| 11.3.10 @ 10:17AM

Can't agree more! You can point out Donnelly's awful votes (He claimed he's the "most independent Congressman in the state(!)") without slinging mud. Holding someone accountable for their votes on Obamacare is not playing dirty. Walorski failed to fight back, just like W. did when he was President. Hopefully, Jackie will learn from this set back and can throw the bum out in 2 years.

Bob Miller| 11.3.10 @ 10:54AM

I heard a radio ad in which Walorski promised to submit a bill to balance the budget without a tax increase. She owed us a real explanation of how this would happen.

PCP Smoker| 11.3.10 @ 9:13AM

What a piece! Fantastic and so right too. I was sorry to see Angle and O'Donnell couldn't pull it off, but happy to see Old Battle Axe Pelosi lose her speakership, and Ike Skelton and Alan Greyson sent to the welfare line.
Oh, and no question about it. Rush is right

stmichrick| 11.3.10 @ 9:15AM

As usual, the liberal responds to not what was said, but to the fact that it was said.

Anthony| 11.3.10 @ 9:42AM

We owe a lot to Rush, but for him, we'd still be in the wilderness. I only hope that he stays focused and determined, at times, he appears to be winging it.
So what happened in Nevada, a state with 14% unemployment? Will the"corrupt bastards" of the MSM do in Mr. Miller? And Governor Moombeams redux!!!! Are you sure the marijuana bill went down in defeat??
Bottom line: We still have a lot of work to do. A good start, but that's all that it was last night.
America dodged a bullet last night, but danger still lurks.

virginia| 11.3.10 @ 9:47AM

Jeffrey, let me assure you that obama's biggest miscalculations are still ahead of him and he will now turn what was a tactical election defeat into a disaster for his supporters. He will not, cannot win reelection.

irish19| 11.3.10 @ 1:30PM

You are exactly right. zero is much too arrogant and self-centered to move to the center. Clinton was a business politician who was in it for the graft and easy nookie. So he had to do what was necessary to get re-elected so he could keep getting it. zero thinks he's the Second Coming and doesn't have to listen to anyone.

DCD-in-Indiana| 11.3.10 @ 10:03AM

As disheartening as it may seem to have left several winnable Senate seats on the table (Delaware, Nevada, California and perhaps Washington and Colorado), there was no way one election cycle was going to turn things around completely. In fact, yesterday's outcome may turn out to be the best thing that could have happened to the conservative movement – so far, at least.

Rush is right, of course, in pointing out that the problem has been the conservative movement's "lack of leadership of someone who [has] the substantive understanding of liberty and political skills to advance it." That was then. Now we have on the horizon people like Chris Christie, Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio and many, many more. We have at the same time an energized and rapidly growing grassroots movements animated by the very conservative principals Rush espouses.

As detestable as the Harry Reids, Barbara Boxers and Pete Starks of the world may be, we need some of these people around to remind us of what we are up against. If statists like these could easily be cast aside, so too could the energy behind the Tea Party movement dissipate into nothingness. If the Republican Party gets into its collective head that any of this is going to be easy, the Republican Party is dead in the water.

Next time around, the Tea Party isn't going to sneak up on establishment Republicans next time around. Like this year, we'll have plenty of energized neophytes winning Senatorial nominations, but they'll have been more carefully vetted in the primaries and we'll see few, if any post-primary surprises, revelations and gaffes.

Now we can all see 2012 from here, and it's looking pretty damn good.

idalily| 11.3.10 @ 5:45PM

Please, can we all get past this? Delaware was NEVER winnable. Castle was a liberal with an R behind his name and no different from Coons. California is...well, California. Nothing winnable there either, not for a long while. Maybe another term of Governor Moonbeam will wake them up, but I doubt it. Other than those minor quibbles, I agree with your post. Nevada bites, but I think if the GOP and TP gather their forces, they can find a really strong candidate for the next go-round. In the meantime, it will be kind of fun to see Dingy Harry battling filibuster after filibuster. Pass the popcorn.

Nunya| 11.3.10 @ 6:50PM

Ida, I agree completely. Remember it was Karl Rove who said that Castle was "electable" while O'Donnell wasn't. In reality, Castle was a RINO--I'd rather have a loss, than a wolf in sheep's clothing. California is full of idiots, and they just elected their King. I think it's too far gone, but one can always hope. I used to live there, and it is a beautiful state, it's just too bad that it's "the land of the granola bar" (as my Dad used to say)--"if you're not a fruit or a nut, you're a flake". :-)

idalily| 11.4.10 @ 12:45AM

Thanks, Nunya. I'm with you. I do think we can big tent about a lot of things, but conservative fiscal policy, immigration reform, cap and tax, and repealing Obamacare are non-negotiable, and my head spins thinking how fast Castle would have crossed the aisle to shake hands and be bipartisan, keeping O-care and letting all of us eat some of the blame when it's a mess five years later. I agree with the R's in Delaware who said NO THANKS. We are facing not just a painful election cycle, but also a painful CENTURY, and compromising on principles for the sake of the party is unacceptable. I don't give a crap about the party. I care about the country. Where was the party when Bush mentioned reforming SS? Nowhere. Where was the party when Bush warned of Fannie and Freddie? They were sticking a finger in the air and taking poll numbers and compromising with progressives and talking like Frum. To win this battle, we need to find and stick to our conservative principles. And if we can't win on our principles, we don't deserve to win at all.

Ken Jarvis| 11.3.10 @ 10:04AM

NOW - Let's see what the GOP
WILL
do.

scott| 11.3.10 @ 10:15AM

I can't stand listening to Limbaugh, but he's undoubtedly one of the deepest, far-seeing political thinkers and activists of this frenzied media age. The transcriptions of his dialogue are proof enough. No one realizes this more than his enemies.

Excellent, Mr. Lord, you're trotting out some of the embarrassing sooth-sayings of the establishment.

Yolanda| 11.3.10 @ 10:15AM

It's a sad day here in CA.

Ken (Old Texican)| 11.3.10 @ 10:15AM

Mr. Lord,

Thank you for that splendid shout out to Rush.

Rush, God bless you for your dogged courage during the darkest rainy days. It is truly an honor to simply hear you every day.

Finally, Lord, thank you for all of your blessings.
Once again, You have quietly intervened in the hearts of Americans, and once again rescued our land. This truly was a "battle of Midway" moment in our history.
Thank You in Jesus' name

Fredrick Ward| 11.3.10 @ 10:19AM

Funny that there is not even a peeping mouse sound from our liberal resident vit...

Louis Jenkins| 11.3.10 @ 10:23AM

Don't get me wrong, but dear Rush is not the end all. I too heard Rush's "hope he fails" comment and it has (so to speak) come to pass. Do not pin your hopes and dreams on what one man says. Look inside yourself, find the person that represents you the best, and decide to continue to rebuild the nation. We have only just begun, and one way or another, it will happen.

mames| 11.3.10 @ 10:24AM

As much as we respect Rush he was in fact late to the statist understanding, the clarification that the ruling class is THE problem, including the GOP. The Tea Party won this election and must continue its pressure on these new folks to ACT in defense of The Constitution and the undoing of the traitor RINOs that have gone before and yes that includes the quasi big spending Bush family.

scythe| 11.3.10 @ 10:37AM

Our 45th President, Mike Pence. in 2013, will be awarding Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom. It's long overdue.

Bob Miller| 11.3.10 @ 10:57AM

Pence is said to be considering a run for Governor of Indiana.

Caius| 11.3.10 @ 10:50AM

Writing to you from Mass -- not a great day here, though I celebrate the conservative Republican wins across the nation.

Super article on Rush -- reminded me of some things that should have been more present in my thinking.

Eve| 11.3.10 @ 10:51AM

"i hope you fail." wow! one would hope that the government could put the political party bs aside and try to do what is best for the american people!..what do we want? GOVERNMENT GRIDLOCK! when do we want it? NOW! jeez it's sad and so is rush limbaugh

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 11:14AM

That's right, Eve. We want the Obamanation to fail (he has), and the Democrat party.
Later gator.
In a while crocodile.

idalily| 11.3.10 @ 5:52PM

You mean the political party bs like "taking it to the enemies" and how those of us on the right have to "sit in the back"? That political party bs? Or maybe you mean the "bitter clinger" political bs? Or maybe the Bush is Hitler political bs? Or maybe the Bush is (insert favorite epithet here) political bs? Or maybe the...well, I think you get my point.

As for gridlock, NO, that is NOT what we need. We need fiscal sanity, and that takes a Congress that is NOT gridlocked. It takes a Congress that will CUT SPENDING. A Congress that will REPEAL and REPLACE Obamacare. Gridlock won't do that, Eve.

As for Rush, he's the kingmaker, like it or not. And there's nothing "sad" about him. He's quite a jovial fellow. If you listened to him, you would know that.

Dasha in Miami| 11.3.10 @ 10:51AM

Rush is right, conservative principles do not die. Hold them close !
Sunshine Conservatives is a term that we should keep in mind just like RHINO , and seek the political defeat of them as they show themselves.
IE:
Who is Scott Brown and why was he missing in action in the battle to re elect Barny Frank ?

olainfree| 11.3.10 @ 10:51AM

We cannot forget Joe the Plumber, who was the original Paul Revere, warning us of the collectivist threat that an ObaMao presidency entailed.

Kudos to Rush Limbaugh with his golden EIB microphone for reaching out to the Americans who were still lulled by the mass media's megaphone and unable to hear Joe the Plumber's concerns. Rush strikes a chord with the voiceless and unheard because he gives voice to their belief in the American dream and American exceptionalism that champions liberty and self-determination.

Bob| 11.3.10 @ 11:05AM

"Dingy" Harry Reid won and that blunts Rush's victory lap.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 9:16PM

I'm afraid Rush is in no shape to take a lap, victory or otherwise.

Connor| 11.4.10 @ 12:54AM

BS, loser. Rush has lost weight and gotten in shape.

Sour grapes, eh?

Albert| 11.3.10 @ 11:09AM

I am not celebrating. I live in California. If you think Washington is bad, you haven't see Sacramento. A few thoughts:
1. California just committed suicide. There is no other way to look at it. There is no silver lining. There is no hope. There is no "next time." It is over. California is socialist. California is dead, murdered by her own hand. I guess you could call this "voter-assisted suicide." The voters just pulled the plug. It is only a matter of time now before the patient passes away. (Does this make Jerry Brown the political "Dr. Kervorkian?" There IS a resemblance.)

2. It is time for conservative people to leave California. Completely. We need to all get out and let the criminals and idiots have their fun. They will suffer for it, but I do not want to be a part of their celebration of suffering and doom. I am angling to move to Nevada. Industry is doing so and I should be able to follow. Most of Nevada's unemployment is in the gaming industry anyway.

3. Businesses who can leave, should do so. Indeed they may have to just to survive.

4. LET CALIFORNIA DIE! This State deserves to collapse completely. It deserves to have its industries evacuate, its taxpayers escape, its liabilities skyrocket. California is a welfare State. Republicans and conservatives should abandon the State and all elections to the Commiecrats. I am serious, all future State elections should be uncontested. Conservatives should leave California and watch it die from a distance. I am 54 years old and I have NEVER been represented in the lower House in Washington DC. This continues as Watergate baby George Miller is reelected once again.

In other news, Coons the Communist wins in Delaware. Reid is reelected in Nevada, and it appears Joe Miller will lose in Alaska. All the wrong people are winning. Evil is on the ascendency (that was not sarcasm). And any thought that Bozo the Clown in the White House will moderate his positions is a vain and empty thought. If he changes at all, he will turn even harder to the LEFT. Time for the Tea Party to reload and start up for the next election, just do it without California.

loulou| 11.3.10 @ 12:10PM

I suggest you leave CA. CA is terminal and needs to die faster (to paraphrase Alan Graysom.)
Oklahoma is a good state. Move there.

loulou| 11.3.10 @ 12:10PM

I suggest you leave CA. CA is terminal and needs to die faster (to paraphrase Alan Graysom.)
Oklahoma is a good state. Move there.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 12:26PM

As a California Democrat, I agree. Leave.

Bydand76| 11.3.10 @ 12:54PM

Well, as a Wisconsin Conservative I can offer up my state as a potential candidate for you to move to Albert.

Feingold went the way of the Pelosi nightmare (God be praised!) and We elected the first Republican controlled state legislature and senate ever! Plus a Conservative TEA Party Govenor-elect! WOW! I am in awe!

I am VERY proud of Wisconsin today!

Let California (with RCV and all of the other progressive lib-turds for that matter) ROT!!

Jerry Brown??? Are you kidding me? What a fiasco California has become. That's as bad as Minnesota potenitaly electing a ding bat freak like Mark Dayton.

Come on over Albert! The waters GREAT! Plus the beer here is awesome!

Pro Libertate!

irish19| 11.3.10 @ 1:36PM

Don't forget the cheese curds and walleye! MMMMM! Deep-fried cheese curds for an appetizer, followed by baked walleye swimming in dill-garlic butter, all washed down by a cold Leinies or a blue bullet from Point.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 4:37PM

It must be a dark day in Madison, and Robert M La Follette is turning over in his grave! (I must say, though, the beer is awesome.)

Albert| 11.3.10 @ 1:07PM

I expected such a remark from you. You on the other hand are the perfect Californian: rude, arrogant, ignorant, self righteous, selfish, greedy, and frankly, stupid. In short, a low-life. Listen jerk, I am 54 years old. I was born in California. I have lived here all my life. I've been paying taxes since I was 16. I graduated college here. I raised a child here. I saw my wife die of cancer here. Most of my family is still here. We have contributed to California's economic success, not the failure-in-progress that you vote for. We are not the leeches sucking California's economic life-blood. California is dying and you are one of the killers, you and your fatuous, egotistical brethren. Enjoy your victory. But like Pyrrhus, it will cost you. I only hope you yourself suffer the same economic hardships you bestow on others with your vote. Have a nice day, Bozo.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 2:34PM

Well, bully for you Albert. I've also lived here for 51 of my 63 years. I've also been paying taxes since I was 15. I also graduated college and law school here, and raised two children here. We also have also contributed to California's economic success, and watched it thrive and grow into the national economic engine and cultural center that it is. Yes, we are going through some hard economic times, nationally I might add. But we will get through it, and California will still be the center of America's technological revolution. If you want to move to a red state, where things are a little slower and live is quieter, please do so. But stop the whining. Life is too short, and we who are privileged to live in this great country should be thankful at our bounty.

Occam's Tool| 11.3.10 @ 3:01PM

Explain how law school contributes to prosperity, RCV.

When you decide to stop overtaxing your creators and dreamers, CA will come back. Not before.

Occam's Tool| 11.3.10 @ 3:04PM

By the way, RCV, the most active AIDS research University in the country is UCSF. They can't help it. But number 2 will surprise you---Red State UAB. Alabama is home to the Rocket Sciences, and Birmingham's biggest employer is the University/Medical school where The Harrison (as in Harrison's Textbook Of Medicine) taught. As a former lecturer at UA medical school, I do have some pride.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 4:20PM

And by the way, Huntsville is one of my favorite places. My wife is a space enthusiast and we often go there for conferences and the like. It's a great state, and you should be proud of it.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 4:18PM

I was a partner in a major international corporate law firm based in LA for over 30 years. Believe it or not, in a free market private economy, people and corporations enter into voluntary agreements which are structured by people who get training in law schools. The economy and consequent prosperity couldn't function without it. California bloomed quite nicely in the 1990s and early 2000s until the national economy collapsed, and the creators and dreamers are still here and working.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:41PM

California's dying, nitwit--just look around. Mexifornia is a better name for it.

The movers and shakers are leaving and soon the state will implode. Welcome to the hell you've created.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 5:23PM

California has always been Mexican in culture, Connor. (You know, "Los Angeles", "San Francisco", "Santa Barbara" -- do you sense a theme here?) No "movers and shakers" are leaving. There is no finer place in the country to live in, and the future products and technology and arts of the country are, and will continue to be, produced here. The people who are leaving are those who are uncomfortable with dynamic change, but that's what California has always been about.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:33PM

Correction: California USED to be a fine place to live--no more. San Francisco and Los Angeles look more like dead and dying third world cities than America.

The people who are leaving are the small business owners who are the economic engine of the state and create 70% of the jobs. It's only a matter of time before California goes the way of the debacle that is Mexico. You are blinded by your Leftist ideology.

You're right about the dynamic change now gripping California, unfortunately, it's REGRESSIVE change--and that's not what California has always been about.

skip| 11.3.10 @ 3:06PM

As the voice of reason, inveigh against the causes of the aforementioned hard economic times, to enlighten of one and all, and confirm the authority of your words to the grateful readership.

R(eaders anxious for)
C(larity to ensure)
V(ictory of success for all Americans)

skip| 11.3.10 @ 1:21PM

Eureka. The state in the most economic trouble. Moonbeam back. Boxer back. And RCV. You can't make this stuff up. The definitive example of the unintelligence and dishonesty of liberalism.

R(CV and)
C(alifornia are a)
V(ested in each other perfectly)

skip| 11.3.10 @ 1:24PM

Real heartfelt
Condolences to
Valiant Albert

Todd S| 11.3.10 @ 5:30PM

Don't ask the rest of the country to bail out your failed bankrupt state you prick and live with the consequences of constantly electing fools like Boxer and Brown to pay off the unions. California is a walking corpse thanks to morons like you, enjoy being the Greece of the USA. Obama and the demorats won't be able to bail out you losers after last night, just wait and see.

idalily| 11.3.10 @ 5:57PM

As a Cali Dem, you can tell me, have they paid their IOU's yet? Or are those public servants still waiting for checks? Maybe Governor Moonbeam can kill some gypsy moths, play some music in the parks and have another affair with a rock singer. Then everything will be great in the land of fruits and nuts.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 7:16PM

No IOUs this time around. And California voters passed an initiative that prevents the minority GOP from holding up a budget in the future.

Todd S| 11.3.10 @ 7:39PM

So please explain to me RCV how exactly California is going to be able to meet it's crushing pension obligations and what will Mr. Moonbeam and "Mam" do to fix it? We already know he has no plan just like he didn't the first time around (said so himself) and still you morons elected him. Boxer is simply the dumbest person in the Senate (Biden was previously) but good enough for the idiots in California.

Collin| 11.3.10 @ 8:14PM

BEWARE!! Liberals, illegal aliens, ACORN and unions have destroyed California.

We are bankrupt and dying because of democrat corruption.

I hope the rest of our beloved country watches the death of California and learns so it doesn't happen to them!

True Conservative| 11.3.10 @ 3:39PM

No Albert, california is my home, you stay & fight. Your stupid attitude is what caused ca. to go left in the first place. So many left in the 90s, or I should say ran, & this is what you cowards wrought. True conservatives, stay & fight for your homes & family !

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:47PM

I admire your fighting spirit, TC, but it's difficult for people to stay in California if they can't earn a living.

The state is bankrupt and the government is deeply corrupted by the unions, and still the people re-elected the morons who are responsible.

Louis Jenkins| 11.3.10 @ 4:58PM

I'd say from Looking at Portland and Washington state that a good many liberals left California too. Hope they like their new surroundings and the leftist changes they have made.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:36PM

Oregon and Washington were never hotbeds of Conservatism.

George| 11.6.10 @ 9:39AM

No sir! California can and will be turned around. It's happened before -- the same state that elected Jerry Brown Governor twice soon thereafter sent Ronald Reagan to the White House.

There's one thing standing in the way of red California and one thing only: the perception that the Republican Party is for white people only.

We have a number of great new leaders starting with Marco Rubio who are going to destroy this perception over the next several years, and I'm sure that more will be coming in 2012.

Once that happens, California will once again be fertile ground for the Republican message. Blacks, Latinos and Asians are actually culturally far more disposed to the Republican side than the Democrat: Blacks and Latinos on social issues; Latinos and Asians and economic issues; everyone on foreign policy.

Don't lose hope. This thing will happen.

Padoux| 11.3.10 @ 11:15AM

As usual, Rush is and was right. Chris Matthews should seek therapy and let's all lift a glass to not seeing the ugly mug of Pelosi much in the near future, my TV screen can't take it.

Rick| 11.3.10 @ 11:17AM

Rush Limbaugh is the voice of "We the People..."

Ace Sez| 11.3.10 @ 10:13PM

I've been saying it for yrs--"Rush is the smartest man in the USA!!
I pray the Good Lord will watch over him for all of his days

Perusha| 11.3.10 @ 11:24AM

Good on Rush!

He’s a verbose example of that one honest man in some Greek (?) parable we all seek and have a hard time finding (Diogenes and all that), except in today’s radio and Internet linked world, he is not hard to find---he’s been in the face of his “enemies” for many years!

Another Manichean divide stems from that seminal virtue, “honesty”.

Yahweh is said to basically mean “I am that I am”. Now, that’s HONESTY!

In the saying dimension, those who say what they mean and mean what they say, are what they say they are—HONEST.

And, from honesty flows trust. Honest people are “lazy”, in a way. Truthfully (honestly!) though, they are steadily present and easy to be around, because they aren’t required to work hard to keep up a lying façade.

So, a Rush or an honest woman doesn’t have to WORK at---being honest. They are the essential simple Being There, enlightened (conventionally) person.

Now, ALL politicians must learn the “art” of lying, or at least how to be a smooth bastard in the presence of potential voters---offensive people are: repellant!

Consider the fresh new star, Marco Rubio. People like him don’t have to fake it, because he has LIVED “it”, and when such an attractive winner gets the opportunity to present his story and the core principles that animate him, all he has to do is tell—the TRUTH.

Ah, again the Santayana quote applies---“Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it”.

An honest man MOSTLY remembers his honest past, and is thus free to earnestly talk about it and to build upon such a virtuous history.

However, think about an incorrigible liar, like a Bill Clinton or a Barrack Obama! Whenever confronted by questions about their past, they have to THINK about it, instead of simply state the instantly-available truth.

Why? I’ve had to work with some artful liars in my own past, and give them credit, because the “best” of them had to really do the dirty work needed to become elite fakes.

Say you’re facing Moe Blow. And, previously you told some people X and other people un-X. You would have to think hard---what did I tell Moe? Ask Joe Miller from Alaska about getting caught in a LIE!

Ah, the links strike again!

Years ago I viewed a PBS program of an experiment with college students at a Midwestern college. It once and for all nailed the essential characteristic of a politician.

Each student was, by himself, in a room. As the cameras rolled, they were to taste this foul, gross “food”, having never experienced it before, and asked to do their best to say it tasted good. And, SMILE when saying so. Some were great actors, and others couldn’t control their bodily YUCK reaction.

Next, they were grouped together, and told they were stuck in a snow blizzard, and told to choose a leader.

Guess who tended to be the chosen “ONE”?

The best LIARS! They could CONTROL their own reactions and were thus chosen to be IN CONTROL.

Yes, those who could taste horrible and repellant stuff, and PRETEND to like it, were chosen by their weaker fellows to lead.

With all this “honest” verbiage, isn’t Obama easy to understand? As well as all the other asp holes, who succeed in CONTROLLING the votes of their many duped followers.

Ken (Old Texican)| 11.3.10 @ 12:07PM

Perusha,
God solid thought...again.

Have I welcomed you to our conversations yet?

WELCOME!

Perusha| 11.3.10 @ 12:32PM

Ken (Old Texan)--

Yes, you've welcomed me, and thanks!

Bill Kline | 11.3.10 @ 11:35AM

We need to stop fooling ourselves and allowing ourselves to be fooled! The Republicans are going to take us right on down the road to oblivion. Both parties are controlled by the same Dark Cabal, working to bring in a "New World Order" that is just an old time dictatorship! We need to wake up, and populate our RESTORED Republic of the united States of America. Time is short. We may not see these new congressmen and senators seated before the US Government Corporation crashes. We the People have reinhabited the abandoned Republic. We are working on setting up Assemblies in every county. If you REALLY want to save America, sign up at http://republicoftheunitedstates.org, and you'll receive instructions on how to get started.

Albert| 11.3.10 @ 12:11PM

That is why the Tea Party exists and why is trying to wrestle control of the Republican Party away from the "dark cabal."

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 4:31PM

And who is this supposed "dark cabal", Bill? The Illuminati? Maybe the Freemasons? Or is it Jewish bankers? And who is passing out the "instructions"?

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:42PM

They are Marxists like you, numbnuts.

James Speed | 11.3.10 @ 11:42AM

All you MORONS who are STILL spouting the "Republicans are going to RUIN us!" crap.. GROW THE HELL UP. When are you going to realize that it wasn't about "Republicans" last night.. it was about MAJORITY of Americans seeing they had made a MONUMENTAL Mistake 2 years ago and were going to make it RIGHT!

Whether Liberals like it or not, the Country is a majority of Conservative minded people. The arrogance of EITHER party will always be called on the carpet "by the PEOPLE!".

We know that the US Government OWNING 1/6 of the US Economy is HORRIBLY bad for business! BUSINESS is what will take this Country OUT of Recession.. NOT GOVERNMENT!

Ed| 11.3.10 @ 11:44AM

I have two thoughts this morning.

First, Rush has shown the the "Alinsky Rules" are a double-edged sword: they cut in both directions.

Second, California is doomed. It will soon become the East Germany of North America. Except for New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, the Northeast states will not be far behind. The new Congress is not going to bail them out.

Tex Expatriate| 11.3.10 @ 11:54AM

It's precisely because Americans can never purge America of twenty-thirty-or forty percent of people willing to sell their liberty for the seeming security of statism that I expect sixty to seventy percent of America to nullify laws passed by a strong central government and, eventually, secede. The rust belt of the northeast and the left coast of Washington, Oregon, and California will be left behind.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 5:58PM

Sorry to remind you of this, but we fought a bloody war to settle the nullification and secession issues. The American people will not sit around and watch the country be dismembered. You're free to leave if you don't like the UNITED States of America, but don't try taking an inch of our country with you.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:38PM

You're not going to have a say. There are consequences to actions, and you just might not like those consequences.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 7:18PM

The national power of the US will have the final say, Connor. But we won't even need to get to that because local law enforcement will take care of any militia nuts as they always have.

skip| 11.3.10 @ 7:37PM

The British once thought that too. Lawmen probably think you are a fool too.

R(eally)
C(lueless)
V(iews)

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 9:14PM

And the Confederates, your philosophical ancestors, once thought like you, too....right up until Appomattox.

Willey| 11.4.10 @ 3:56AM

Nice try, RCV--we all know democrats like you were slave owners. You haven't changed a bit.

skip| 11.4.10 @ 1:00PM

Confederates fought with an honor no liberal has ever displayed.

R(etorts of a)
C(hild as)
V(isionary)

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 7:47PM

The Oath Keepers have sworn allegiance to the Constitution and are comprised of military and law-enforcement, tool--and they're on our side.
Look 'em up.

Besides, we have the guns.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 9:11PM

and we've got the military arsenals.

skip| 11.3.10 @ 9:26PM

As a Christian and follower of Christ;
As a Patriot loves the United States of America;
With intelligence as your guide;
With honesty as your guide;

1) Justify abortion.

2) Explain the optimal method of creating a job.

R(ebuttal through)
C(hance to)
V(oice opinion on two important issues)

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 12:59AM

You don't get it, dummy--the military belongs to us; especially since you liberals always find a way to prevent them from voting. They don't like you.

You can keep tough guys Janet Napolitano and Eric Holder, though.
LOL!

Oldefarte| 11.3.10 @ 11:47AM

Great great article by Jeffrey, as usual. Rush is just a conservative mouth piece for the American taxpayer who wakes up ever morning, rushes out the door to go to work, earn an income and support himself/herself and his/her family, goes to PTA meetings to support their childrens' education, coaches little league and pee-wee football, attends church every week and contributes towards its financial support,etc. Rush is joined in his intellectual mouth pieceisms by fellow conservatives Hannity, Beck, O'Reilly, Bortz, his brother David,etc; and all of them proclaim what ordinary American taxpayers cannot by their power of the air/radio waves. Thank the Almighty that we have such mouthpieces, since there once only existed such ones years ago by the names of Cronkite, Huntley, Brinkley, Smith, Murrow,etc; all of whom effectively brainwashed the American taxpayers through their MSM outlets. No, I'm sure that Rush etc would agree that the American people won last night, and that he only was the Communicator-in-Chief leading the charge, and bless them for doing so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perusha| 11.3.10 @ 12:38PM

Oldefarte--

May I offer some advice?

I wouldn't use the word "mouthpiece" to praise Rush, or anyone you favor.

It brings up connotations of those slimy lawyers representing mob figures, and these days, the most dedicated ones who hate America and do the legal dirty work for people like the blind shiek who tried to bring the world trade center down when Clinton was prez.

"Spokesperson" is the correct word, IMHO.

Oldefarte| 11.5.10 @ 2:58PM

Perusha: You may wish to reconsider after consulting with Mr. Webster who defines 'mouthpiece' as a 'SPOKESMAN FOR ANOTHER'!!!!!!!!!!!!

William R| 11.3.10 @ 12:00PM

While Rush is entertaining, IMO he hurts conservatism. First he still defends Bush. Bush was no conservative. He created a new entitlement, increased Washington's involvement in education and launched a needless war. My main beef with Rush is his support for our militaristic foreign policy. Everytime we fight a war government grows. Limited government just isn't possible when we are at war. Far too many conservatives don't seem to understand that.

Ken (Old Texican)| 11.3.10 @ 12:23PM

William R,

We don't have the tools to fix stupid here, Stupid.

Sorry.

Sir, can't you at least count?

Can't you at least do simple percentage calculations?

I learned to do them in fifth grade.

Another thought that will sail over your head, but will resonate with the non-stupids here..."The SECOND BEST military in the world is the BIGGEST stupid a free country can have."

Sir, I will gladly pay taxes for our "Pax Americana" world-wide.
IT SAVES OUR LIVES, STUPID!

I just thank God that you isolationist stupids will always be a teeny minority.
www.texassaidno.com

William R| 11.3.10 @ 1:27PM

No Ken, our military is stretched to the limit fighting BS wars we have no business being in. If you weren't such a buffoon you'd realize it. Obama is President today because Bush launched a war against Iraq a country that was no threat to the United States. Limbaugh is more of a NeoCon than traditional conservative. War is the health of the state. Conservatives are supposed to be very skeptical of the state.

Ray| 11.3.10 @ 1:50PM

"Stretched to the limit." my butt! Less than 25 percent of active military members (an their support structures) are even in combat related positions right now. That means that 75 percent of our military is not being full utilized . How can a 75 percent underutilized reserve be considered as "stretched to the limit?"

William R| 11.3.10 @ 2:16PM

Yes stretched to the limit. Many men and women are on their fifth and sixth tour in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Occam's Tool| 11.3.10 @ 3:06PM

They are stretched because we have servicepeople defending France. If we took our troops out of Europe, we could fight our anti-terrorism wars much better.

Simon Templar| 11.3.10 @ 3:53PM

No, Iraq was not a threat..no..invading an ally country of ours that supplies our energy needs, plotting to assasinate one of our Presidents, developing WMD and using them on its own citizens and publically threatening our nation, launching Scud missiles on our allies, giving aid and shelter to international terrorist groups, and finally giving reward money for suicide bombers..nah.. that does not constitute a threat!

wildeydsuthrnboy| 11.3.10 @ 6:07PM

William,the invasion of Iraq was a RESPONSE to Saddams failure to abide by the u.n. accords put in place after HE INVADED KUWAIT,remember ? When code pink asked Hillary about the war,she said she couldnt be against it because she had seen the evidence. And there was something else....oh yeah 9-11 happened,have you forgotten?

Patriot| 11.3.10 @ 8:09PM

GWB overstepped his bounds which led to Obama's election. Nothing was worth that!

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 12:48PM

Isolationists are Leftists.
Why else would they despise conservatives?
And why are they usually anti-semites?
And why do they still hate GW?
Why do they not expend that hatred on Obama?
Because he is more like them than they realize!
Or admit to!

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 1:28PM

Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie is in the building.

Get The Net.

victor| 11.3.10 @ 1:46PM

Hey *Timmy*, glad to see you posting under your own name dude.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 1:51PM

Hey Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie glad to see you're posting as Victor again .

Aaaand, glad Our Tea Party Kingmaker Jim DeMint Endorsed & Sarah Palin Endorsed Tea Party Candidate Dr. Rand Paul Won Last Night In The Commonwealth of Kentucky

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 1:57PM

...and he will have as much influence in the Senate as his nut-case father has in the House: zero, zilch, none.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 2:18PM

Now Obama LawBoy RCV is lecturing us about Kentucky Republican Senator Dr.Rand Paul & Texas Congressman Dr.Ron Paul .
Already, The Paul's are Unto The Fed's Quantitative Easing .

Tell us all about Quantitative Easing Obama LawBoy

William R| 11.3.10 @ 2:21PM

Sorry but Ron Paul will be Chairman of the Monetary Policy Subcommittee.

http://www.slate.com/BLOGS/blo.....ittee.aspx

Sorry NeoCons, but Rand Paul is going to be a rising star in the GOP.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 2:56PM

Now there's a powerful Senate committee!

William R| 11.3.10 @ 3:38PM

Ron Paul isn't in the Senate you idiot.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 3:43PM

Touche' Author ! Author !

We Salute Ya William R.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 4:00PM

You're right, William. I was confusing the idiot son with his idiot father.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 3:40PM

Apparently, Obama LawBoy RCV doesn't grasp The Power of The FED And Monetary Manipulation.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 3:59PM

It's the Illuminati and the Jews who are doing the manipulating, I'm sure, Timmy.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 4:48PM

Tell that to Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen,Sarah Bloom Raskin & The rest of The Board of Governors Bigot RCV Obama LawBoy.

victor| 11.3.10 @ 3:01PM

William R:
"Rand Paul is going to be a rising star in the GOP."

Not ias long as he keeps speaking in incoherent sentences and associating with loons such as Adam, Code-Pink, Anti-War, IVAW, Kokesh, he won't get too far.

HMM, maybe he can start a Wacko Fringe Caucus with Dennis Kucinich and Pete Stark.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 3:20PM

This is The Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie Bus callin' The Lemon Pie Yellow.
Victor-Margie has been badmouthin' Dr. Rand Paul & Dr.Ron Paul for months.

Both men are well versed in The Monetary ,Fiscal and Constitutional Matters that We Tea Party Rebels are about.

Now, The Tea Party Rebellion is inside Congress & Inside The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

William R| 11.3.10 @ 3:41PM

Victor Adam Kokesh is right about the Iraq war and you and your fellow NeoCons have been proven wrong. Obama is President today because of the disaster in Iraq.

victor| 11.3.10 @ 4:16PM

So you are in agreement with Adam Kokesh who is in agreement with Barak Obama? So if you are in agreement with them on this point, what else are you in agreement with them on?

skip| 11.3.10 @ 2:51PM

quoting RCV: '...sewage...drool...bilge...dreck...fecality...bile...drivel...'

R(ighteous Americans just)
C(ourtesy flushed last night; the real)
V(ictory will be in 2012)

victor| 11.3.10 @ 2:57PM

Hey Timmy*,

Jim DeMint supports Israel and their struggle against the muslim hordes.

I see you're still having what's called "Gender Alignment Syndrome" otherwise known as "GAS".
I am a man named Victor and my wife is a woman named Margie.
Seems you still have trouble distinguishing between the two genders, eh?

Occam's Tool| 11.3.10 @ 3:10PM

Victor: you and Margie are wonderful. Please do not take offense, either of you, at my comment on Ron Paul and the Paleos. My point is that although most of the idiots are on the Left, there are a few idiots on the Right. Like Tim*, for example.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 3:36PM

We Tea Party Rebels allow you Neoconservative Israel Firster AgendaBoys to expose your slandering mouths on American Spectator.

We Are Tea Party Rebel Freeman & We don't allow you to forcefeed your Israel Firster Foreign Agenda on Us.

Stick That Pill Pusher AgendaBoy.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Now Inside The GOP & Congress.

Carpe Diem.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 4:21PM

Actually you dufus Timmy*~ You don't "allow" anyone to anything.

God "allows" us to speak our minds.
And He "allows" you to speak lies.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 4:56PM

Aaaand, NutBag Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie, God allows You to expose your Faux-Christian Hypocrisy and Hate Agenda on American Spectator, so AS Readers can see that you're A Psychotic Paranoid Bitch.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 5:08PM

Sorry Liar.
God is my Judge.
And you're a Nobody!
Lotsa luck.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 5:38PM

God sees Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie spew her MadLady Agenda every day on American Spectator .

You are American Spectator's Resident Apocalyptic Crank Lady Hypocrite

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 12:04PM

Hypocrite would be someone who says they back Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann, and others who are pro-Israel like I am yet you take out your lunatic hatred on me daily at AmSpec.

You are a fraud and the ultimate example of blind hypocrisy.

You are the resident scumbag anti-semite on AS. Apparently backed my many as I see barely a protestation of your vileness from the many here.

AS does seem to serve as host for your despicable ilk. Perhaps they will boot me showing who they really are, while allowing the scum of the earth to have free reign.
Heh. For now, as eternity will be a mighty frightening place for you and your ilk.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 4:11PM

OT,
Tim* is no more on the Right than Hitler. He absolutely despises conservative Christians and is an anti-semite.
He posts under various names and is a liar. He talks about slander but he is the one who does all of it.
For example~ about Rand Paul. I speak the truth about him. He is pals with the slimebag Adam kokesh of Code Pink infamy who protested along with them the war and he is a rabid maniac. Rand Paul alines himself with him. Just do a google search. Do two not walk together unless they have an agreement? No they do not.

As for Ron Paul I speak the truth about him as well. It's a fact that he is insane. He votes along with Barney Frank to defund the military and is also very anti-Israel.
Tim* is a liar to say that is slander. He just hates the truth being put out there and so he slanders ME! Heh.
The truth always wins. America does not welcome non-interventionists to run this country and by the Grace of God never will. This is why the Pauls have to run as Republicans to get elected. The whole Libertarian (which is what they are) platform is one of non-interventionism and anti-Israel. All one has to do is read their platform.

Ever read David Horowitz' explanation on understanding Libertarian mind? It IS Leftist.

When the slimebag Tim* says this:
"Now, The Tea Party Rebellion is inside Congress & Inside The GOP."
~He's in his own Paul-bot fantasy world of thinking that his ilk will be able to take over the Republican party. And his ilk are the whack jobs like him.

Real conservatives don't hate conservative Christians and they don't hate Israel.

As to your comment about not taking offense~ I don't understand. What is there to take offense at? I think the Paleos are the same as the Libertarians. They can't stand anybody but their own and are also from what I've seen rabid haters of conservatives and people that are pro-Israel as well. Claiming to be the "true conservatives" yet in reality they can't stand us.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 5:12PM

Now Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie tell all the practicing Jews & Muslims where You say they go when they die.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 5:25PM

Apocalyptic Crank Lady Israel Firster AgendaBroad Victor-Margie is reduced to Badmouthing a United States Combat Marine.

" Kokesh enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1999, while still in high school in New Mexico.In 2004, he served in Fallujah.Working a checkpoint was a responsibility while in Iraq. He brought home a pistol from Iraq in 2004,violating military rules, and preventing him from returning on a second Iraq tour. Kokesh "had risen to the rank of sergeant after three-and-a-half years in the Reserves" and "was demoted to corporal and soon thereafter discharged honorably with a re-enlistment code that basically said, 'you can't re-enlist.'"Kokesh received the Combat Action Ribbon and the Navy Commendation Medal after his honorable discharge and combat in Fallujah"

Get Bent Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:36PM

Kokesh is a whack job like you.

http://michellemalkin.com/2010.....-clothing/

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 2:03AM

Asked & Answered.

" Kokesh enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1999, while still in high school in New Mexico.In 2004, he served in Fallujah.Working a checkpoint was a responsibility while in Iraq. He brought home a pistol from Iraq in 2004,violating military rules, and preventing him from returning on a second Iraq tour. Kokesh "had risen to the rank of sergeant after three-and-a-half years in the Reserves" and "was demoted to corporal and soon thereafter discharged honorably with a re-enlistment code that basically said, 'you can't re-enlist.'"Kokesh received the Combat Action Ribbon and the Navy Commendation Medal after his honorable discharge and combat in Fallujah"

Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie
You are reduced to badmouthing A United States Combat Marine .

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 10:54PM

And here's another one concerning the truth about Kokesh, one of Timmy*s ilk:

http://nygoe.wordpress.com/201.....can-party/

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 2:04AM

Asked & Answered.

" Kokesh enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1999, while still in high school in New Mexico.In 2004, he served in Fallujah.Working a checkpoint was a responsibility while in Iraq. He brought home a pistol from Iraq in 2004,violating military rules, and preventing him from returning on a second Iraq tour. Kokesh "had risen to the rank of sergeant after three-and-a-half years in the Reserves" and "was demoted to corporal and soon thereafter discharged honorably with a re-enlistment code that basically said, 'you can't re-enlist.'"Kokesh received the Combat Action Ribbon and the Navy Commendation Medal after his honorable discharge and combat in Fallujah"

Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie
You are reduced to badmouthing A United States Combat Marine .

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:55AM

Timmy* junior here cannot face reality.
His anti-semitism and defense of those who share his lunacy trumps the truth.

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 3:31AM

Our Tea Party Kingmaker Jim DeMint & Sarah Palin Endorse Our Tea Party Candidate & Now Senator Dr.Rand Paul.
You RINO-CINO Agendists Failed to Stop The Tea Party & Our New Senator Dr.Rand Paul.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:57AM

LOL.
As soon as Randy Paul boy starts voting like his Daddy no one will be endorsing him.

He already wants to start a TEA party caucus in the senate INCLUDING Democrats!
Uh oh!

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 3:28PM

Hey Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie, as I told you before ,We Tea Party Rebels don't have Your Litmus Test regarding The Foreign Nation of Israel.
Our Kingmaker Jim DeMint is free, as any other Freeman to hold his views on that Issue ,which is Not a Priority Issue with We Tea Party Rebels.

Now look up Dr.Rand paul's position Paper on Israel & shut your Slandering Apocalyptic Foreign Policy Mouth.

Now, The Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 3:57PM

"Tea Party Rebel Freeman [sic]"??? You are getting lost in your childhood fantasies, Timmy. Do you wear a coonskin hat and carry a wooden sword when you play this game? And your anti-Israeli rantings only lose sympathy for the candidates you support. If Senator DeMint hears about this, he'll send you back to the nursery.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 4:37PM

While you wear your sisters' dresses . I wear my suits for business & social events, my athletic gear when at my gym or doin' cardio, denims when ridin' my MC and workin' around our gentleman's farm. Gotta a Problem with that Colliefornia Fruit & Nut Boy.
Interesting, how ObamaBoy LawBoy RCV and These particular Israel Firsters form coalitions attempting to Marginalize and Badmouth We Tea Party Rebels for Not Asskissin' Their Agenda.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

Our Tea Party Kingmaker Jim DeMint doesn't force feed an Israel Firster Agenda on We Tea Party Freemen.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 4:53PM

"Interesting, how ObamaBoy LawBoy RCV and These particular Israel Firsters form coalitions attempting to Marginalize and Badmouth We Tea Party Rebels for Not Asskissin' Their Agenda."

What's "interesting" s your insanity. You try and align yourself with Jim DeMint who backs Israel and claim yourself to be a conservative like him yet in reality you ought to be calling him the same filthy names you like to call us.

You're so out of your mind you don't even see it. I guess when it's convenient you must try and look like you really are a conservative.

If you spoke openly and "truthfully" toward him and other conservatives like Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann and others who are pro-Israel~ you ought to then be SLANDERING them like you do us.

You're such a complete FRAUD Timmy* boy.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 5:08PM

Asked & Answered Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

We Tea Party Rebels Don't Have Your Screwball Israel Firster Litmus Test nor do We Force Feed Your Israel Firster Foreign Policy Agenda on Tea Party Rebel Freeman.

Jim DeMint knows & respects Our Rights As Tea Party Rebel Freeman.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

Now Get Bent Crazy Victor-Margie Crank Lady.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 5:11PM

"We" TEA party rebels are not anti-semite scumbags like you.

Your anti-Christian, anti-Israel will NEVER take over anything.

Why?

Because it isn't God's will.

Try and overcome THAT, loser!

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 5:30PM

That's Because You're An Anti-Catholic Apocalyptic NutBag Victor-Margie ,Who wants to use Jews And Israel to carry out your Bible Apocalyptic Agenda.

Now tell Practicing Jews & Muslims where you say they go when they die ,Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.

Carpe Diem.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 5:53PM

LOL. You are ridiculous. My Bible agenda?
Well, let's see now. Who's words are contained in the Bible? Does God have an agenda do you think? What would it be? The Salvation of the souls who belong to Him, perhaps? Oh my! What a wonderful agenda it is!

I have no "agenda" Timmy*. But I do want to win, both here on Earth as a Christian conservative Republican.

We just don't approve of anti-semites. You seem to have a major problem with that and so you must try your best to smear those who speak to your despicable ilk.

Too bad you so despise the Truth.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 7:41PM

Now Phoney Truth Teller Anti-Catholic Apocalyptiv Crank Lady Victor-Margie tell all The AS Readers about Your Anti-Catholic Agenda and Your Interpretation regarding the fate of practicing Jews & Muslims.

You're Up Phoney Truth Teller Apocalyptic Crank Lady Vicyor-Margie.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:33PM

Wow.
And all because I am a Bible believing Christian (not a Catholic).
A friend of Israel.
A Republican.

Sorry Timmy*.
You're a wretched nobody telling one of His she isn't one of His.
Do you really think it matters what you say? LOL.

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 2:08AM

Apparently, Anti-Catholic Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie Still Didn't Get The Memo.

Catholics Are Christians.

Now shut Your Anti-Catholic Pie Hole RINO-CINO Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:52AM

God is going to shut you up one day, junior.
Not all Catholics are Christian.
You are most assuredly NOT Christian.
You reject His words.
You reject His children.
You reject Him.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 5:45PM

Oh, and just one more little itsy bitsy fact, liar:

The TEA party caucus (formed by Michelle Bachmann), in the House of Representatives~
They are aware of the Libertarian Leftist non-interventionist lunatic anti-Israel agenda (speaking of agendas Timmy* Boy)~ and have recently made a pact to back Israel.

Nope~ your ilk will NEVER succeed~ no matter HOW you try and package yourselves.

This is the latest list of July:

Robert Aderholt (AL-4)
Todd Akin (MO-2)
Rodney Alexander (LA-5)
Michele Bachmann (MN-6)
Joe Barton (TX-6)
Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6)
Gus Bilirakis (FL-9)
Rob Bishop (UT-1)
Michael Burgess (TX-26)
Paul Broun (GA-10)
Dan Burton (IN-5)
John Carter (TX-31)
Howard Coble (NC-6)
Mike Coffman (CO-6)
Ander Crenshaw (FL-4)
John Culberson (TX-7)
John Fleming (LA-4)
Trent Franks (AZ-2)
Phil Gingrey (GA-11)
Louie Gohmert (TX-1)
Tom Graves (GA-9)
Ralph Hall (TX-4)
Gregg Harper (MS-3)
Wally Herger (CA-2)
Pete Hoekstra (MI-2)
Lynn Jenkins (KS-2)
Steve King (IA-5)
Doug Lamborn (CO-5)
Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9)
Cynthia Lummis (WY)
Kenny Marchant (TX-24)
Tom McClintock (CA-4)
Gary Miller (CA-42)
Jerry Moran (KS-1)
Sue Myrick (NC-9)
Randy Neugebauer (TX-19)
Mike Pence (IN-6)
Ted Poe (TX-2)
Tom Price (GA-6)
Denny Rehberg (MT)
Phil Roe (TN-1)
Ed Royce (CA-40)
Steve Scalise (LA-1)
Pete Sessions (TX-32)
John Shadegg (AZ-3)
Adrian Smith (NE-3)
Lamar Smith (TX-21)
Cliff Stearns (FL-6)
Todd Tiahrt (KS-4)
Zach Wamp (TN-3)
Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3)
Joe Wilson (SC-2)

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 8:08PM

Duuuhhhh !

Well Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie you've listed about 56 Tea Party Caucus Members for July.

" In total, 21 Tea Party Caucus members have signed on, according to the latest list of caucus members put out by Bachmann's office. " July26th 2010
That means 35 of Your Own Listed Tea Party Caucus Members hadn't signed it.

"Members of the Tea Party caucus can and do speak for themselves," said (Texas Republican Louie ) Gohmert "
There's little chance the resolution will see a vote on the House floor any time soon.

Now Get Bent Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:23PM

Heh. Don't you worry darlin'. John Boehner as House Speaker will get it passed.

And if you weren't an anti-semite you wouldn't be huffing and puffing about how this resolution isn't anywhere nearing being passed.

No kidding they speak for themselves. And so will the resolution.

Dream on, hater.

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 2:16AM

Our New Speaker of The House and We Tea Party Rebels has more important work and a Tea Party Mandate to focus on Unemployment, Big Government Out of Control Deficit Spending ,The Obama Health Scam ,Etc.

We Are Not About Your Zany Israel Firster Agenda and some Resolution signed by 21 of The 56 Congressmen you listed as Tea Party Caucus .

You Are AS's Resident Apocalyptic Crank Lady NutBag Victor-Margie.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:49AM

I see. So the ones who are signing on to the resolution backing Israel are Israel-Firsters, then.
And they're all nut bags then too, eh?
Then you're a hypocrite if you say that you back them.
That includes Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann among others. Guess they're nutbags too.
Who's the lunatic here, junior?
Fraud.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:38PM

Uh huh.
You are the one with the Israel litmus test, Timmy*.
Slithering snakes always accuse others of doing what they are doing.
Hmm.

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 2:20AM

Asked & Answered Apocalyptic Crank Lady NutBag Victor-Margie.

We Tea Party Rebels do not regard Israel as a Primary Focus Issue and Our Mission Statement & Core Values Never mention Israel.

Now Get Bent Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:41AM

Who is this "We" that you keep referring to junior?
The TEA party IS pro-Israel as that is what conservatives are naturally.
Like I said junior, the TEA party caucus is addressing this very issue as they are aware of your ilk trying to enter in and co-opt it.
You will NEVER succeed.
Heh. It isn't God's will!

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 9:39PM

Conservatives are inside Congress, Timmy*.
The Leftist Libertarians who sneak in as Republicans will be found out, indeed they are already found out. They (Ron Paul) vote with Barney girly-man Frank and Dennie girly-man Kucinich the whack jobs to defund the U.S. military.
Yeah Timmy*~ conservatives are inside Congress. As long as the others vote the Right way~ as true conservatives and not anti-war, anti-Israel "agendists" ~ a word you love to use on me~ they will be accepted.
They can be as "fiscally" conservative as all get out but the whack job parts of them prevents them from ever being able to succeed, as the American people aren't interested in non-interventionism and anti-semitism that they are constantly peddling.

Shut my mouth? Sure, as soon as you shut yours.
Rand Paul & Adam Kokesh~ perfect low-lives together.

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 2:25AM

Tea Party Patriots Mission Statement and Core Values

Mission Statement
The impetus for the Tea Party movement is excessive government spending and taxation. Our mission is to attract, educate, organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public policy consistent with our three core values of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets.

Core Values

* Fiscal Responsibility
* Constitutionally Limited Government
* Free Markets

Fiscal Responsibility: Fiscal Responsibility by government honors and respects the freedom of the individual to spend the money that is the fruit of their own labor. A constitutionally limited government, designed to protect the blessings of liberty, must be fiscally responsible or it must subject its citizenry to high levels of taxation that unjustly restrict the liberty our Constitution was designed to protect. Such runaway deficit spending as we now see in Washington D.C. compels us to take action as the increasing national debt is a grave threat to our national sovereignty and the personal and economic liberty of future generations.

Constitutionally Limited Government: We, the members of The Tea Party Patriots, are inspired by our founding documents and regard the Constitution of the United States to be the supreme law of the land. We believe that it is possible to know the original intent of the government our founders set forth, and stand in support of that intent. Like the founders, we support states' rights for those powers not expressly stated in the Constitution. As the government is of the people, by the people and for the people, in all other matters we support the personal liberty of the individual, within the rule of law.

Free Markets: A free market is the economic consequence of personal liberty. The founders believed that personal and economic freedom were indivisible, as do we. Our current government's interference distorts the free market and inhibits the pursuit of individual and economic liberty. Therefore, we support a return to the free market principles on which this nation was founded and oppose government intervention into the operations of private business.

Our Philosophy
Tea Party Patriots, Inc. as an organization believes in the Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government, and Free Markets. Tea Party Patriots, Inc. is a non-partisan grassroots organization of individuals united by our core values derived from the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill Of Rights as explained in the Federalist Papers. We recognize and support the strength of grassroots organization powered by activism and civic responsibility at a local level. We hold that the United States is a republic conceived by its architects as a nation whose people were granted "unalienable rights" by our Creator. Chiefly among these are the rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." The Tea Party Patriots stand with our founders, as heirs to the republic, to claim our rights and duties which preserve their legacy and our own. We hold, as did the founders, that there exists an inherent benefit to our country when private property and prosperity are secured by natural law and the rights of the individual.

Now Get Bent RINO-CINO Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:34AM

And that doesn't include snakes hiding in the grass posing as conservatives like you and your ilk!

The TEA party caucus is addressing this issue of the anti-Israel blight on the TEA party because we TEA party conservatives are ALL pro-Israel!

So get used to your rejection, tool.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 11:00PM

Yet another one exposing Kokesh's lunacy~ who Timmy* & his ilk (including Rand Paul) love and align themselves with.

http://www.therudenews.com/archives/7774

Think I'm making this up about Rand Paul & Adam Kokesh? Think again:

http://www.riehlworldview.com/.....ement.html

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 2:27AM

Asked & Answered

Apocalyptic Crank Lady Israel Firster AgendaBroad Victor-Margie is reduced to Badmouthing a United States Combat Marine.

" Kokesh enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1999, while still in high school in New Mexico.In 2004, he served in Fallujah.Working a checkpoint was a responsibility while in Iraq. He brought home a pistol from Iraq in 2004,violating military rules, and preventing him from returning on a second Iraq tour. Kokesh "had risen to the rank of sergeant after three-and-a-half years in the Reserves" and "was demoted to corporal and soon thereafter discharged honorably with a re-enlistment code that basically said, 'you can't re-enlist.'"Kokesh received the Combat Action Ribbon and the Navy Commendation Medal after his honorable discharge and combat in Fallujah"

Get Bent Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:31AM

Nice try, snake, but Kokesh almost had his medal removed. He's a snake like you:

http://teaparty.freedomworks.o.....okesh-nm03

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 3:34AM

Our Tea Party Kingmaker Jim DeMint & Sarah Palin Endorse Our Tea Party Senator Dr.Rand Paul.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:27AM

They do NOT endorse anti- Israel Libertarianism, junior.

They despise anti-semites and liars like you.

They are both pro-Israel.
Uh-oh!

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:45AM

Sarah Palin is definately pro Israel.
Guess she must be an "Israel-Firster" eh, Timmy*?
LOL.

http://www.americanthinker.com.....srael.html

William R| 11.3.10 @ 1:54PM

Margie, you still don't understand non interventionism. The real isolationist are those that don't want to trade with an island 90 miles off the coast of Florida.

victor | 11.3.10 @ 3:06PM

William R:
"trade with an island 90 miles off the coast of Florida."

Ah yes, the island that dare not speak its name, eh?

Whattamatta Willaim?
Can't say CUBER?

And yes, I guess you have so much in common with the Castro Boys, eh what?

BTW, our embargo is NOT stopping anyone else from trading with them, the trouble is that no one wants to extend them any credit.

Are you also saying that we should give them credit and extend them the same deals we gave Egypt and Mexico?

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 6:16PM

The reality is that the trade embargo of Cuba has been an unmitigated disaster. It has given the Castro brothers an excuse to blame their Marxist basket-case of an economy on the evil Yanquis. The far smarter policy would have been economic engagement. As we have eased up on the embargo, even the most hardened Cuban Marxists have watched the flow of flat screen TVs coming from Miami with the relatives, and have upped the internal pressures on Raul and Fidel to open the economy. It's finally starting to crack, and when it does, those idiots are history. The embargo only delayed that reckoning.

skip| 11.3.10 @ 7:55PM

Socialism is brankrupting Cuba. Cuba cannot support itself under its policies. Thanks to the embargo. Cuba will crumble because of socialism. Unless Castro can get U.S. tourist dollars to fund his socialist utopia. Or the embargo ends.

Tim* and Margie, in their epic ongoing battle, from which discerning readers can learn something, or at least have points of reference to research for themselves, are like a battle between Michael and Lucifer in a struggle over humankind itself . In comes RCV, like a petulant preteen, in the middle of it, with childish retorts of fantasies, games, and nurseries, or some such.

The contrast was startling.

R(eally,)
C(uba is)
V(irtuous compared to America, honest)

freedom07| 11.4.10 @ 12:34PM

Oh, you mean the way our sending all our money, industry, and jobs to the People's Republic of China has "broken" the back of the Communist Party? I don't see any of those guys throwing in the towel.

RCV| 11.4.10 @ 4:39PM

If you've been to China, you'll see what has happened to "communism": every Chinese family runs one or two private businesses. We've brought capitalism to China. It's still run by totalitarian thugs, but democracy is never far behind the development of capitalism.

skip| 11.4.10 @ 5:00PM

So THAT'S why capitalism is missing in this country!

R(epeated)
C(ontemplations of)
V(vacuousness)

Occam's Tool| 11.3.10 @ 3:08PM

Margie: a slight quibble. Ron Paul votes with Kucinich on foreign policy 99% of the time. I dislike both intensely. Wherer do they fit?

Answer:where Paleo-Cons and Liberals meet.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 4:57PM

Where Paleo-Cons and Liberals meet? How do you explain the fact that Marxist RCV agrees with you and Margie/victor a lot, Occam?

Looks like you're the 'idiots'.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 5:03PM

Hey stupid~

Maybe you don't know this fact but people aren't robots.
Apparently RCV doesn't hate the Jews. Some Leftists don't. Go figure, eh?
Can't imagine that, huh Troll?

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:43PM

Truth hurts, doesn't it, Marxist traitor?

If anyone is a troll here, it's you and RCV. Go back to HuffPo where you anti-American morons belong.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 6:48PM

Margie a "Marxist traitor'? Margie on HuffPo? You must be new to this site, Connor.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 7:49PM

She's a traitorous troll if she agrees with you, RCV.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:11PM

Conner's Timmy*s Troll pal.
A liar and obfuscater and "he" knows it.
Timmy*'s ilk call all who back Israel traitors.
It's the Pault-bot mentality.
In the gutter.

Connor| 11.4.10 @ 1:03AM

A Catholic hater like you should know a lot about the gutter, sleazebag traitor. Go back to HuffPo where you and RCV belong, troll.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:25AM

Catholicism is a fraud, just like you and your ilk.
Read the Bible.
That's where the truth is.
Now go crawl back into your deep.. very dark hole.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 12:52PM

Connor, Collin, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, Patriot, et al. All the same Timmy* pal Troll and groupie.
Her name is SoCon.
Hi SoCon, how's it going, sweetie?

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:15PM

Nope, sorry Paul-bot Troll.
I'm no Marxist, but a conservative Christian and a Republican.
Something you Paul-bots hate.
I stand up for Israel while you & your ilk hate her.
Enemies of Israel are enemies of America.
You're the one who ought to get lost~ exit~ stage LEFT, Troll.

William R| 11.3.10 @ 9:19PM

http://video.google.com/videop.....117357203#

William R| 11.3.10 @ 9:24PM

http://video.google.com/videop.....114591367#

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:05AM

You are a hateful anti-Catholic and you choose Israel over your own country. You also agree with the Marxist troll, RCV.

You are a troll.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:23AM

Collin sweetheart~
You're a liar.
There will be Hell to pay from your Creator.
Guess you don't mind that prospect, eh?

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 6:46PM

How in the world could anybody who professes to be a Christian, Catholic or otherwise, be antisemitic? Our Lord was a Jew, Tim, as were each and every one of his apostles. Where does this venom in you come from?

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 7:52PM

Since when does a Marxist like you believe in God, troll? Tim's not an anti-Semite--only batsh!t Margie says that, he's just concerned about our debt and believes our military is too over-extended.

You're pretending to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan now? Liar.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:08PM

Uh huh.
Timmy*s anti-semtic posts speak for themselves, Paul-bot Troll.

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:06AM

You're the one who agrees with RCV--that makes you the troll, libtard.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:18AM

Now little twerp girl~
I am against anti-semitism. If RCV is also, that is good.
You are siding with the anti-semite.
What does that make you?
Hmm?

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 3:58AM

Interesting how This Obama LawBoy - Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie Coalition attempts to Play The Anti-Semite Card in an effort to Censor We Tea Party Rebels .

Interesting also, that when We American Freemen Tea Party Rebels question France, We are not Smeared & Slandered as Anti-Catholics, but if We Dare To Question Obama LawBoy & Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie's Israel Firster Agenda They Play The Anti-Semite Card.

Despite These ObamaBoys & RINO-CINO Agendists, Our Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:21AM

Play the anti-semite card? LOL.
Not only are you a deceitful snake but a blatant liar.
"Ye shall know him by his posts!"

Tim*| 11.4.10 @ 3:42AM

Actually, Obama LawBoy RCV, Jesus is The First Jew For Jesus .
Aaaand, How Dare Tim, An American Freeman Tea Party Rebel Question The Israel Firster Agenda of The Interesting Coalition Of Obama LawBoy RCV & AS Resident Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.
Our Tea Party Rebellion Is Inside The Congress & The GOP.

Carpe Diem.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:16AM

How dare you lie is more like it.
Haters of His children and slanderers of them go to the same place. Hell.
Your alliance is with the Devil, not God.

Lotsa luck, scumbag.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 5:02PM

I'm with you. Kucinich and Paul are the respective wingnuts of the Democratic and Republican parties. They are ideological isolationists, both of whom I truly despise.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 5:05PM

Actually RCV!
Ron Paul is a Libertarian and had to quit his party to run as a Republican.
Just sayin'.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 5:15PM

I recognize that. Kucinich ran as an independent for Governor of Ohio in 1985. Neither is really comfortable with the majority of their respective parties, and neither party is comfortable with either of them. Their isolationism is so transparently indefensible, and their lack of concern for the security of Israel is deplorable.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:45PM

See? More proof that RCV and Margie are simpatico trolls! Liberal morons like you should go back to HuffPo where you traitors belong.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:07PM

Oh please.
Grow the heck up you imbecile.

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:07AM

Truth hurts, troll.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 11:12AM

Yep. And last I heard from God, liars go to Hell darlin'.

Steve A| 11.3.10 @ 1:03PM

Memo to Barak. You are a lame duck Chuck, pal. You may as well just go ahead & work on the golf game cuz your days of dismantling the greatest country on Earth are over. You are nothing but a human veto pen for the next 2 years.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 3:51PM

That's not what history teaches, Steve. When Clinton and Reagan lost their congressional majorities, what ended up happening was for the first time, the President and his Congress actually working together and producing real substantive accomplishments. You will see that happening in the next two years as well. There will be no need for a veto pen, because nothing partisan will get through both houses.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 5:00PM

Clinton and Reagan weren't committed Marxists, so your analogy is irrelevant.

We like gridlock!

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 5:07PM

Connor, you don't have the slightest notion of what Marxism is. Please, enlighten me as to what you believe the ideological or policy differences between Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama are.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 6:47PM

The democrat party is dead--you are Marxist Progressives now, bought and paid for by Communist Union thugs.

the_evil_clown| 11.3.10 @ 1:07PM

Americans were sick and tired of Obama's 'all-you-can-eat smorgasborg' . Went back to meat and potatoes - the real stuff that strengthens an individual.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 3:52PM

...and they also displayed an allergy to real nuts, like O'Donnell, Miller and Angle!

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 5:04PM

Miller's a nut? He's a West Point, Yale Law School graduate who served in Iraq.

Only a Marxist moron like you would make such an idiotic comment.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 5:09PM

...and so impressive that he could barely capture a third of the vote in the most conservative state in the union, and lose to a candidate who wasn't even on the ballot.

Nick| 11.3.10 @ 5:26PM

RCV,

Alaska is the most libertarian state in the Union.

The most conservative state is a toss-up between Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama. Maybe, also, Mississippi and South Carolina.

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 5:52PM

I don't know, Nick, how best to characterize Alaska. It does indeed have a strong libertarian streak to it. (A woman friend of ours who lives in Alaska, and who was commenting on the favorable ratio of men to women, said "The odds are good, but the goods are odd.") But most of its Republican officeholders have not been libertarians -- Stevens and Murkowski are two examples.

Still, you're right. The states of the deep south are probably more "conservative" in the traditional sense.

Collin| 11.3.10 @ 7:55PM

Murkowski is a member of a political dynasty in Alaska--her dad gave her that Senate seat!

It's amazing that Joe Miller even beat her in the primary.

Calling Miller a nut proves you're a dishonest idiot. Troll.

zip| 11.3.10 @ 1:31PM

Limbaugh cost the GOP seats too.

Delaware for one

RCV| 11.3.10 @ 3:53PM

Nevada for two.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 5:05PM

Baloney. Rush helped the GOP administer a shellacking to the demtards.

Heywood| 11.3.10 @ 8:13PM

What good is it for Republicans when Castle always voted along with the Democrats??

Randy Browning| 11.3.10 @ 1:34PM

Why does the Spectator continue to publish the idiocy of Jeffrey Lord? Limbaugh had nothing to do with this election; it was a rebuke to overreach by the Obama administration. Limbaugh's candidate for Delaware was a dismal failure. And, Sarah Palin also had a so-so night. Putting up the only candidate who could lose to Harry Reid is an embarrassment, and Alaska could be even worse ...

Barbara| 11.3.10 @ 2:00PM

Why is Jeffrey Lord's analysis idiotic? You may not agree with him, but you need to share with us why you don't agree. Failure in one reason simply isn't good enough.

Tim*| 11.3.10 @ 2:02PM

The Democrats lost 6 Senate Seats & 80 to 64 House Seats and this clown is criticizing Our Tea Party Supporting Friends in The Media.

The Jackassian Party got their Asses Kicked.

tonypal| 11.3.10 @ 2:48PM

The better question is why does TAS continue to allow Randy Browning and his ilk to post here. The answer is that unlike liberals, we here at TAS like to engage our political opponents and respect their right to speak freely and openly, no matter how assinine they may be.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 5:06PM

Agreed. Who the heck is Randy Browning? LOL.

Ken (Old Texican)| 11.3.10 @ 6:00PM

Randy,

Cluck Cluck Cluck!

Stupid Soros minimum wage bser.

Floyd| 11.3.10 @ 1:37PM

Ken(Old Texan)
If you're going to insult people by repeatedly calling them "stupid" maybe YOU should say something that isn't stupid. Isolationist are not a tiny minority and being against the wars we are in is not being isolationist(and Margie... how are they anti-semites?). The wars we are in are pointless and do nothing but waste money. If you want to have a real conversation about cutting government spending then defense should be toward the top of the list considering it is a huge chunk of what our money gets spent on.
I think we should have the best military in the world but that doesn't mean we need to invade everyone we don't agree with. And fighting to "Stop Terrorism" is even dumber because terrorist are all over the world and can't be stopped by invading Iraq, Afganistan, Iran, Pakistan, etc. To beat terrorism that way would mean we somehow invade and conquer the world.
None of the political issues we face are solely Bush/Obamas or the GOP/Dems fault, it's all of them. Nothing substantial about our government will change until elections are about the candidates opinions and records and not who they know and how much money they spend on their campaign. When the person with 3 kids, a small house, working 2 jobs in order to survive has they ability to run and even be taken seriously and create a real competition, then true change can happen.

Ken (Old Texican)| 11.3.10 @ 2:57PM

Hi Floyd.

OK, something not stupid. Spend ten dollars out of Obama's "stash" that he sent you and buy my book.
I worked 16 hour days for four months to write the story. www.texassaidno.com

Read it and get back to me...stup...uh...Sir.

Occam's Tool| 11.3.10 @ 3:11PM

Ken, you are superb. How do we get a signed copy of your baseball book?

By the way, what isolationists don't understand, and you do, is that bad guys don't stop coming at you just because you pull back.

Ken (Old Texican)| 11.3.10 @ 4:21PM

Hey Occam'[s

Send a request with your snail mail address to
sales@texassaidno.com
I would be honored to do so. I think I have signed over two hundred thousand copies now...hyeh...my signature has gone to poop.

Ken (Old Texican)| 11.3.10 @ 4:21PM

Hey Occam'[s

Send a request with your snail mail address to
sales@texassaidno.com
I would be honored to do so. I think I have signed over two hundred thousand copies now...hyeh...my signature has gone to poop.

Floyd| 11.6.10 @ 1:58PM

how is this not something stupid? Your idea of saying something smart is for me to buy your book... hmmm no thanks. and Obama didn't send me anything especially since I DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM!! I've believed from the time he started that he was going to be a one-term President, not because of anything liberal/conservative media has told me but because the guy can't lead. His views aside he doesn't have the balls to stand for his opinion and that's why I don't like him. We need a President with a damn spine no matter what his views are.

and Occam's tool no shit bad guys don't stop just because we do... I'm so glad you could inform me! but us continuing to attack them doesn't stop them either. They continue to move and grow, in large part, due to our attacks.

Rhonda | 11.3.10 @ 9:14PM

Floyd,
I believe you don't know anyone who has "3 kids, a small house, working 2 jobs in order to survive." People who are as you describe are no more interested in politics than you are in fighting "pointless" wars (which can't be pointless if they waste money). You really don't know a whole segment of the American population if you believe someone like you described would even in their wildest dreams dream of getting into politics. You just don't know too much of anything about real people and real life. Some people will step up when the circumstances require it, but they are latent leaders and will lead on a level they're comfortable in- say neighborhood, township, county, etc. But usually they don't strive to go too high up the ladder. That's how most people are with 3 kids, living in a small house, and working two jobs just to make ends meet. Don't fantasize about them.

Floyd| 11.6.10 @ 2:03PM

Actually I know quite a few people in that situation. I'm from a small town in central rural PA that's 40 minutes from Lancaster. I'm surrounded by farmland and most people I know are concerned with politics because they are involved and hold those local politically post. It's not a fantasy it's my life

jstwndring| 11.3.10 @ 1:41PM

The great thing about being pro-Republic, is that you are, by default, pro-Constitution. Who in their right mind openly campaigns against the Constitution? Left-wing politicians and their left-wing propogandists in the press, that's who! Those in the collective have to pander to various groups to purchase their votes. Other than bribery, they have nothing to offer. Unfortunately, there are plenty of "Americans" for sale these days, so, they buy into this Marxist/Robin Hood lie of class warfare, apparently oblivious to the fact that they are agreeing to the end of private property rights, and so too, the end of liberty. Fools. All of you collectivisits are fools.

Being true Republicans (I said TRUE), means we don't have to pander to any particular group. We don't need to sell God-given rights. We only have to preserve them. The Constitution was written to protect us from those that would try to take them from us. The DemocRats now talk about "Hate Speech" in an attempt to outlaw the speech of their opposition. My, how it must grate on them to have to work around the First Amendment, while pretending to be pro-free speech. What a bunch of phonies you on the left are! Nothing but tyrants. Unfortunately for you, as long as we have a voice, we are going use the advice Obama gave to you and be pretty much, "IN YOUR FACE" with our Constitutional right of free speech. Get used to it.

Phase one, nearly done. Congress is half ours, and practically speaking, it is ours. By 2012, the Senate will fall to us, and the Executive branch as well. Oh yeah, it's on!

Floyd| 11.3.10 @ 1:55PM

HAHA really you're going to go on a rant about that the Dems spending of campaign funds by saying that "Those in the collective have to pander to various groups to purchase their votes. Other than bribery, they have nothing to offer" and say nothing about the Republicans. The GOP spent an unheard of amount of money on campaigns this year with they help of Karl Rove and the "American Crossroads". Most of that money was given by unknown donors mainly corporations and individuals that donated huge sums. P.S. your 'God-given' rights also include the rights of everyone else and some GOP candidates have intruded upon those rights just as much as the DEMS.

That's my point ALL of them are full of s***

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 5:09PM

Conservatives want to stop democrats and republicans--that's what the Tea Party is all about.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 5:16PM

No~ The Paul-bots want to stop Republicans. The TEA partiers want to run conservatives in the party in order to beat the Democrats. And that's what we did. That's why we won.

Connor| 11.3.10 @ 7:57PM

The Tea Partiers also want to stop RINOs, moron.

If you don't know that you're even more stupid than I thought.

Margie| 11.3.10 @ 8:05PM

Genius, aren't you?

Connor| 11.4.10 @ 1:10AM

I'm not a genius, but at least my IQ isn't the same as room temperature like yours.

Margie| 11.4.10 @ 12:47PM

Well your IQ is certainly greatly lacking in that you regard me as a Liberal.
I'd say your IQ is on par with that of IDIOT!
LOL.

ABNCP| 11.3.10 @ 1:57PM

What the world saw yesterday was a new American awakening. November 2, 2010 is a day that this country will look back on as an historical moment. After decades of slumber Americans have woken up and are starting to understand it is We The People who have the power in this Democratic Republic. Politicians have been elected, stayed in office for ever and have come to believe the power resides with them and their class. NO LONGER. It won't be easy, but from this point on Politicians will be on a short leash. With the new communications era,We The People can tap into information provided by Rush, Fox News and other outlets that will come on line. The people we send to Washington will have no place to hide, as the Obama administration found out. Themandates we send them to D.C. to put in place and enforce will either be done or they will be gone at the next election. The Tea Party will continue to grow because Americans now understand that political architecture needs to be in place to provide the oversight politicans need. These boys need a lot of hands on direction. As Churchill said, " This isn't the end, it isn't the begining of the end, but it might be the end of the begining". November 2, 2010 the day that Americans took back their country.

Barbara| 11.3.10 @ 2:03PM

There's a reason Barry removed Churchill's bust from the White House. He's probably still pissed that he coined the phrase the Iron Curtain. Note the Won didn't go to Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniv. of the Fall of the Wall.

victor| 11.3.10 @ 3:09PM

Actually it has to do with Obama's grandfather being imprisoned by the Brits in Kenya.

Rebecca| 11.3.10 @ 2:30PM

Thank you Rush Limbaugh. God Bless Glenn Beck. . . Obama made his post election speech today. He said he was "sad" because his little Socialist friends, (you know the ones who followed him blindly....) lost their elections. I laughed out loud. He said he is sad? He is sad because he has lost his power, and been beaten over the head with a Republican election baseball bat. Well, Barry Soetoro, I am not sad. I am singing in the rain. Rush is alive and well, Glenn Beck is alive and well, and America's spirit of freedom is alive and well. This man has no regrets, he still want to overthrow American capitalism; he is a Socialist. Thank God, Rush and Glenn will come out and call it for what it is. He can stick to his Socialist guns all he wants to....but he is going down in 2012. (He said, the American people just thought government was getting too intrusive because of his seizing car companies, taking over health care, etc, etc. It simply appeared government was getting too intrusive?) What a joke... He still doesn't get it. WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH SOCIALISM! I want to see Michelle Bachmann, Jim DeMint, and some of our new "Republican Guns" get together and turn this Socialist ship back to shore. Our hope depends on Constitutional conservatives, no matter with which party they are affiliated. If the Democrats don't have anyone of this description, then they need to get out of the way. Go sit in the back and shut up. (By the way, would a staff member tell Obama to get out of the stupid car, it is still in the ditch, in neutral and running out of "green" energy Van Jones fuel."...and Anita Dunn, take that Mao picture down off your wall, and Sunstein, you know what you can do....along with Holder, Holdren, and all the rest of the capitalist killing czars. Looks like Homer Simpson learned to vote!..I understand it is hard to find employment in the private sector..sorry...George Soros will have something for you to do, I am sure. Harry Reid...he won. He really won? How did he really win? Just wondering. Rush needs to look into that one.

Larry| 11.3.10 @ 2:56PM

Great piece, Jeffrey. Those of you who are thoroughly disgusted with the results in California, especially small and large business owners, come to Texas! It's a good place to do business, and the people here have some sense of sanity. Their bs meters are set pretty tightly.

Roberts Howard | 11.3.10 @ 3:04PM

Rather than blow off course like yet another unpublished amateur policy wonk, allow me to be the first to comment on the quality of Mr. Lord's article.

I found the article instructive in that I had not put the pieces together coherently, as Mr. Lord had done. This article certainly gave me a new-found respect for Rush Limbaugh's courage and strength of will.

I cannot imagine being as roundly excoriated as Limbaugh was by so many, and for so long. Thank you for revealing this degree of quality in a man I had mistaken to be a mere entertainer.

Denise| 11.3.10 @ 3:07PM

Lovely piece!

People do not like to see a piranha attack on anyone, such as it was. Especially on an innocent.

Like most fish, they swim in pools for protection, else they will all be in danger.

Denise| 11.3.10 @ 3:07PM

Lovely piece!

People do not like to see a piranha attack on anyone, such as it was. Especially on an innocent.

Like most fish, they swim in pools for protection, else they will all be in danger.

Judy| 11.3.10 @ 3:43PM

Great article, but like some others, I fear for Rush and others like him, as the Chicago thugs are still out there.

Fred| 11.3.10 @ 3:44PM

Seems to me it's less the case that Rush won than that the whole "war on Rush" was doomed to failure in the first place. The spectacle of the president of the United States stooping to declare war on an entertainer (and Rush is much more a stand-up comic than a serious thinker, useful though he may be in some ways) made Obama look thin-skinned and silly at best, paranoid and totalitarian at worst.

tonypal| 11.3.10 @ 8:55PM

Really, Rush is not a serious thinker, just a stand up comic? I'm wondering if you could expand on this. Specifically, what do you find about Rush that is un-serious?

Fred| 11.4.10 @ 2:47PM

It's been awhile. I was a big fan of Rush's TV show in the early 90s. But some of the silliness I remember is his tendency to refer to Donna Shalala as Donna "Shalaaaayla, you got Bill on his knees" and his tendency to refer to Al Gore as "Algore" and portray him as a hunchback assistant to mad scientist Clinton. His ideas were and are pretty much standard Republican boilerplate, not that there's anything wrong with that necessarily, but it doesn't exactly show a powerful intellect at work. I say Rush is useful, even important, because John or Joan Q Public probably doesn't even read middle-brow publications like this one, the Weekly Standard, or Commentary much less serious conservative thinkers like Robert George, Eric Voeglin, Edmund Burke, Aristotle, Aquinas, etc. Rush givens them conservatism in pithy and amusing chunks small enough to be digested by the average brain. That is no small accomplishment, but inevitably, nuance, subtlety, and depth will be lost in that process.

Fred| 11.4.10 @ 2:48PM

That's "gives them" not "givens them." Space, the final frontier.

Angelo Zenga| 11.3.10 @ 3:56PM

In an effort to silence El Rushbo, the White House has done the opposite. His audience is on the increase. Once these listeners tune in they discover that Rush is not the racist, nazi, homophobe, he is being portrayed by the White House, the Democrats and the MSM to be. Instead they find a guy who believes and loves the traditional American spirit. These listeners remain, and quickly realize that deep down, they feel the same way.

paulie4| 11.3.10 @ 4:10PM

Wonderful, inspiring … thank you.

ABNCP| 11.3.10 @ 4:14PM

Dear Victor: The bust of Churchill was a gift from the British Government to the AMERICAN PEOPLE. It wasn't to any President. The rudeness and spite this incompent boob showed by this act was just one of the pathetic actions he has taken as President.

victor| 11.3.10 @ 4:38PM

I know that already but that wasn't my point.
Obaam returned it on behalf of his Grandfather, not on our behalf. Obama doesn't consider the Brits OR Churchill to be particularly heroic.

galsdownsouth| 11.3.10 @ 4:51PM

Pundits are sayin' Obama's lost the South. By God, we put our foot down and said: NO, YOU CAIN'T! And NO, YOU AIN'T!!!! I studied nonstop to catch up on the going's on in politics historically and currently before , during, but particularly after, the presidential election, and I talked to anybody who would talk about keepin' America intact. I think that I did what Rush was aimin' for: Getting ordinary Americans involved in fightin' to keep our freedom. Honestly, he reminded me of a political snowball headed for hell, but intersectin' with Washington, DC first, that is, callin' all the spirits back home on his merry ride through foreseeable opposition and rejection, very similar to Paul Revere's ride one dark night. George Washington and all the guys, Dolly Madison, the flag maker, every one of our fathers who fought gallantly in WWII, not only for freedom but conscience, ALL OF THESE GREAT ONES would love to sling their arm across El Rushbo's shoulder and say: "Good job. Welcome to the CLUB OF GREAT AMERICANS." And speaking of Great Americans, there is no way that Sean Hannity's tongue and vocal cords aren't tired, too! These guys have INSPIRED uninvolved, trusting, and careless Americans like me to make an effort in not allowing Rush to be the last man standing all by himself at a critical time. Now, that's vintage AMERICAN COURAGE, which tells me what my dad always said was right: "You gotta have some back bone, gal!"

What a day. I'm so happy that I was a part of this victory that I can hardly stand myself. All of us Down South are sayin' over and over: "I just checked the "R" and went back home!!!! Oh, and we clung to our Bibles and bought extra ammo for our guns cause we realize there's a two-pronged premise for living: life and spirit. Long ago, as well-phrased in a song: "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition." Most of us knuckle-draggin' songstgers, aka Neanderthals, are realists, which is what Rush Limbaugh is, a man in full, a man willing to look fear in the eye, and say: Bring it on. I will NEVER FORGET his perseverence. A hero, a culture warrior, a man in full, a leader.

To finish my thoughts, I want all of you people at American Spectator to know that I was born nowhere by not-very-important people, but these "unimportants" instilled something important. They passed along the American Spirit. My daughter by the grace of God and the freedom afforded her in this GREAT COUNTRY went to West Point Military Academy because she had the POTENTIAL to be a Great American. And by the grace of God, she GRADUATED, and now she is an IMPORTANT somebody. She is a Young American who will take the reins of an uncertain world one day, but she will do it with vigilance and dignity because of the exceptionism of her great country: The United States of America. That's what Rush Limbaugh was trying to save and for whom he was trying to save it.

The backing of a whole country dedicated to might and right teaches children what Rush hopes is embodied in every one of us: Nationalism, patriotism, loyalty, pride, dignity, and passion -- and last but not least, the eagerness to WIN. My son is a died-in-the-wool rocknroll singer with a DREAM, and he believes he can achieve SUCCESS for the same reason his sister thinks she can lead a battalion: Because the United States of American is WITH HIM in dreaming big. I told both of them that they MUST VOTE, that their VOTE would play a prominent role in their achieving the American dream and in stabilizing the ideas of instability, uncertainty, and insecurity among the YOUNG.

And I want Emmett Terrell to know for sure and certain that I have CLUNG not only to my Bible and guns and feared weird, strange people spouting nonsense, but I have clung to the WORDS and THOUGHTS of the writers online, inlcuding the Comments Section at American Spectator. Banding together over important ideas and offering some comfort and strength to our belief in ourselves has sustained me until yesterday when REAL CHANGE or turnaround saw a new birth. And I thank y'all for the help.

I have learned so much from all of your discussions online, and in my opinion, online journalism helped save this nation at a time when the truth had to come out and be faced. What an exhilerating experience!

Ken (Old Texican| 11.3.10 @ 6:11PM

GALSDOWNSOUTH

Your post brought tears to my eyes. Thank you. for your children...to carry on.

Patriot| 11.3.10 @ 8:05PM

Great comment from a great American! Thank you, galsdownsouth! Keep your boots on, girl--we're just starting the kick-fest!!

You're a great American, too, Old Texican.

ABNCP| 11.3.10 @ 5:37PM

Dear Victor: How can you give away something that does not belong to you but to others (The American People). That is my point. I cannot start to understand yours.

victor| 11.3.10 @ 6:04PM

I wasn't quibbling about whether the bust was a gift or a loan, or whether it came to the United States or a President is not the point. The point is that Obama decided and made it a point to return it as soon as he became President.

He didn't give it away, he returned it.
The issue isn't the bust. It's Obama and his going out of his way to return it.

Heywood| 11.3.10 @ 8:00PM

Libs think we're all just listening to Limbaugh and not paying any attention to anything else--they think he owns the entire AM band---a lib I know asked me if I listened to Frank Beckman on Detroit's WJR---which has Rush on in the afternoon--and he said something about Beckman working for Limbaugh--he thinks all AM radio is nothing but controlled by Limbaugh. I repeatedly have asked him to actually listen to his show for one whole week before he passed judgment on Rush and his "extreme kook views"-- my mis-guided liberal friend has never once actually listened to Rush.
I always tell him to stick a sock in it when he starts criticizing Rush--he's never listened to his show.
Most people who haven't listened to Rush always hear how he's a radical right-winger, a racist and he's never been any of that!

sestamibi| 11.3.10 @ 8:16PM

And I hope Wanda Sykes' kidneys fail.

Amusing| 11.4.10 @ 4:09PM

wow.

Matt X| 11.3.10 @ 8:25PM

I'm pretty sure Rush would own the Fred guy that put him down in an earlier post. Every hick on the internet thinks he is smarter than Rush but Rush is making the big money and the hick "serious thinker" is just shooting spitballs.

IB| 11.3.10 @ 8:34PM

BRILLIANT!!!

Rhonda | 11.3.10 @ 8:44PM

What a great compliment to Rush. I'm smiling as I write this.

ABNCP| 11.3.10 @ 9:28PM

Dear Victor: This President taking a valued gift that belongs to the People of the USA. Then rudely and with intended malice ensuring it is removed from this country in an insulting manner. What part of those pathetic actions don't you understand? This the President of the United States for God's sake. He is supposed to be far above these petty paybacks. Please stop acting like there is any justification for that act.

victor| 11.3.10 @ 9:58PM

You must be a graduate of the Toddard and Timmy School of Debate as you are consistently reframing the debate.
I never "justified" the return of the bust of Churchill in any way.
That bust was a gift from Britain to the United States and the first thing that Obama does is return it to Britain.
He did so for selfish and petty reasons.

ABCDE:
"He is supposed to be far above these petty paybacks."

Leftists are not above doing anything, petty or otherwise.

Cow Rie| 11.3.10 @ 10:26PM

As I am sad to see Angle lose to Reid, let's try and look on the bright side.

Reid will return. In other words the Senate will still be led by a petty, bitter, ignorant old man. He is an easy target for us and we must beat him like a pinata. And in the wings will be the egos of Schumer and Durbin. And they will look with contempt at their punch drunk weak old leader. Soon they will start tearing their party up behind his back to jostle for what all Libs are greedy for - power. Let's enjoy kicking their asses up to the 2012 General Elections - and beyond.

skip| 11.4.10 @ 12:45PM

Good points and we will reap the benefits of the 2010 Nevada senate race in 2012 bigtime. The candidate who best reincarnates Reagan will win then, whether DeMint, Palin, Pawlenty, Daniels, or whoever.

JBS| 11.3.10 @ 10:42PM

Regarding his critics miscalculation, Rush has already given us the answer: the press didn't make him and they can't tear him down. And Rush doesn't tell us what to think - he gives a voice to what we already think. But I will be the first to confirm that in my 19-years of listening to him, I have learned a lot! God bless him.

Thad| 11.3.10 @ 11:12PM

Great article - I was thinking the exact same thing. But I didn't know that this was a concerted decision by the President, his administration and Congressional leadership. I just thought it was stupid Paul Begala (why would anyone listen to him).

Along with Rush, another person who should get an assist is Dick Cheney. He took on Obama/the Left/the Media (same thing) without regret and took the same flack that Rush did.

Like Rush says, Conservatism works every time it's tried.

Sam H| 11.3.10 @ 11:14PM

Mr. Chris Lynch,

And good luck to you Sir...methinks you may need much luck in the future, if not right now.

Milton (OHIO)| 11.4.10 @ 12:03AM

Well, it is nice to see someone who stands up for their conservative views squash a demonizing press, President, liberals, socialists, and just plain idiots.

Now, if Bush had not tried so hard to be a doormat, he might have been able to stand tall at the end of his administration. Unfortunately, he seemingly liked the doormat role, and Karl Rove must have thought it so becoming that he advocated no response (as admitted recently) to the lies, innuendoes, prevarications, eggregious mistatements, exaggerations, and just plain libel being spewed out by the Left.

Without a leader sufficiently proud of his actions and accomplishments to defend himself against such slander, it is no surprise conservatives did so poorly in 2006 and 2008. Doormats do not make much of a flag to rally around, they do not provide adequate support for their followers (thus Rumsfeld left after the 2006 elections), and they leave behind such a toxic mess of lies that subsequent candidates must dig themselves out of that hole.

It was a mess so foul that even after two years of seeing how wrong liberals were, we are still left with a residue of falsehoods that make it difficult to hold fair and accurate discussions of conservative policies.

Indeed, the Dems also felt Bush's stance so appropriate that they placed an actual doormat with his picture on it in their Party offices in order that visitors could wipe their feet on his face. A Presidential monument indeed.

The result could be stated as follows:
Big doormats bred little doormats,
Which fed on their temerity;
And little doormats bred lesser doormats,
And so on to a legacy
(in a Presidential sense)

Those little doormats are mostly gone now (think DeWine and Voinovich), replaced by Tea Party advocates and people willing to stand up and be identified as unabashedly conservative. Please, send us no more doormats.

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:12AM

Agreed. Doormats = RINOs.

NO MORE RINOS!!

indy pendant| 11.4.10 @ 12:27AM

Thank you Rush for all the great work you do for America!!
We love you!

Baldemar Huerta| 11.4.10 @ 12:46AM

Nobody is mentioning the tidal wave in state houses. That is where the power lies. Redistricting is coming up. Time to gerrymander liberals out of existence. But like herpes, no matter what you do, in times of stress they'll pop up like a festering zit on prom night.

Collin| 11.4.10 @ 1:15AM

You're right. We wiped the floor with the libtards in Governors and State Legislatures!!

Woo-hoo!

Rick| 11.4.10 @ 1:25AM

God bless Rush, and God bless all his listeners.

Sarbo| 11.4.10 @ 2:19AM

Sunshine conservatives? Hmmm, that's a new one. They used to be called Rinos.

Never mind. I am from India and my schooling (the formative years for all adolescent boys) was based on an England curriculum. So I am quite familiar with Thomas Paine, the first American. There are indeed times which try men's souls. Times which separate wheat from chaff, chalk from cheese. There are soldiers who march proudly on the parade ground but run for their lives when an enemy bullet whistles past their ears. There are also soldiers who stand their ground. Limbaugh is one of those who stood and fought.

Patriot| 11.4.10 @ 2:23AM

So did Sarah, and I will always admire her for her courage in the face of a vicious Leftist assault.

God bless you, Sarah Palin.

Patriot| 11.4.10 @ 2:21AM

And God bless our beloved country--she's certainly worth fighting for, people.

richard40| 11.4.10 @ 10:34AM

For those talking about how CA has no nope of escaping the leftists, just remember that an addict sometimes has to hit rock bottom before recovery. The key for CA is we have to make sure we dont bail them out when they go broke. They will then hit bottom and either reform or die. I think they will choose to lreform and live.

The other hazard when CA goes broke is all those lefties will move to other states and try to take them over. They must be prepared to resist.

ONTIME| 11.4.10 @ 2:39PM

You da man! Rush.
You called it out loud and clear early on and have never changed your point, by not compromising your mettle is a lesson to all who see what you see but have not the cajones or the means to express clearly this snake oil salesman's intent.

Well done but it's not over until it's over.....

Wiz| 11.4.10 @ 2:51PM

This article even leaves out the Harry Reid phony soldier "letter bomb" (signed by most Democrat senators) to Rush's syndication partner. The ensuing response, with Rush placing the letter on ebay for charity, matching the amount and challenging Harry Reid to also do so, was priceless.

O'Donnell is a nut| 11.4.10 @ 3:31PM

Limbaugh is, without a doubt, the single most influential media figure of the past quarter-century, at least. What is even more remarkable is the fact he has become so influential working in a medium, radio, that ceased being the dominant source of news and entertainment shortly after WWII ended.

jasperbob| 11.4.10 @ 3:50PM

It seems that Rush used Alinsky#12 to focus and isolate Obama, his minions,and his program. Alinsky can be used by either side. Rush was a better "community organizer" than Obama ever was.

Vasu Murti | 11.4.10 @ 6:37PM

Al Franken says "Rush Limbaugh is a big, fat idiot." Rush Limbaugh can prove him wrong by joining PETA! Will Rush Limbaugh join PETA?

Animal liberation has its antagonists. "I'll tell you what the environmental movement is in this country today, folks," insisted Rush Limbaugh on an April 22, 1993 television broadcast, "It is the modern home of the socialist/communist movement in America."

According to Limbaugh, the "real mission" of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) "is destroying capitalism, not saving animals." (The Way Things Ought to Be, p. 108)

The reality? As an integral part of a secular moral philosophy, ethical vegetarianism and purchasing only cruelty-free consumer products are comparable to economic boycotting -- a political tactic used by liberals and conservatives alike.

In The Case for Animal Rights, Dr. Tom Regan observes:

"The rights view is not antagonistic to business, free enterprise, the market mechanism, and the like. What the rights view is antagonistic to is the view that consumers owe it to any business to purchase that business's goods or services. The animal industry is no exception."

According to Dr. Regan:

"The rights view's denunciation of standard toxicity tests on animals is not antibusiness. It does not deny any manufacturer the liberty to introduce any new product into the marketplace, to compete with the others already there, and to sink or swim in the waters of free enterprise.

"All that the rights view denies is that the toxicity of any new product may be pretested on animals in ways harmful to them. Nonanimal alternatives are not ruled out by the rights view. On the contrary, their development should be encouraged, both on the grounds of the public interest and because of the legitimate legal interests of the manufacturers.

"Nor is the rights view antiscientific," concludes Dr. Regan. "It places the scientific challenge before pharmacologists and related scientists: find scientifically valid ways that serve the public interest without violating individual rights."

Abolitionists are almost always accused of being anti-capitalist by the very industries they attack:

"(The abolition of the slave trade) would be extreme cruelty to the African savages, a portion of whom it saves from massacre, or intolerable bondage in their own country, and introduces into a much happier state of life," claimed James Boswell, an 18th century pro-slavery writer.

According to Boswell:

"...the anti-slavery crusade...the ranting of a handful of moralistic bigots, (which attempted)...to abolish so very important and necessary a branch of commercial interest, must have been crushed at once had not the insignificance of the zealots who vainly took the lead in it, made the vast body of planters, merchants and others, whose immense properties were involved in the trade...suppose that there would be no danger."

Social progress means change. The invention of the automobile and the end of the Second World War brought about radical change in the work place. Anti-abolitionists claimed that the end of human slavery would bring with it the collapse of the economic structure of the Southern United States.

In his book, The Status of Animals in the Christian Religion, author C.W. Hume noted:

"The major cruelties practiced on animals in civilized countries today arise out of commercial exploitation, and the fear of losing profits is the chief obstacle to reform."

"In the eighteenth century," observes Keith Thomas in Man and the Natural World, "it was widely urged that domestication was good for animals; it civilized them and increased their numbers: "we multiply life, sensation and enjoyment."

The Reverend William Jones wrote in 1801, "(It was) best for the beasts that they should be under man."

This supremacist thinking has its roots in Aristotle, who wrote:

"...for all tame animals there is an advantage in being under human control, as this secures their survival. And as regards the relationship between male and female, the former is naturally superior, the latter inferior, the former rules and the latter is subject.

"By analogy, the same must necessarily apply to mankind as a whole. Therefore all men who differ from one another by as much the soul differs from the body or man from a wild beast -- these people are slaves by nature, and it is better for them to be subject to this kind of control...

"Assistance regarding the necessities of life is provided by both groups, by slaves and by domestic animals."

"Limbaugh's chronic inaccuracy, and his lack of accountability wouldn't be such a problem if he were just an obnoxious entertainer, like Howard Stern," observes Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), an independent media watch group.

"But Limbaugh is taken seriously by 'serious' media: In addition to repeat 'Nightline' appearances, hes been an 'expert' on such chat shows as 'Today,' 'MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour,' 'Charlie Rose,' and 'This Week with David Brinkley.'

"The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Newsweek have published his columns.

"At the beginning of his first book, The Way Things Ought to Be," observes FAIR, "Rush Limbaugh hails "wholesome family values" as the key to a decent society. But Limbaugh's recurrent 'family values' rhetoric is frequently contradicted by his actions.

"While criticizing premarital sex and ridiculing liberals for saying cohabitation is the same as marriage, he's lived with girlfriends before marriage. He denounces others over profanity and pornography, and then uses expletives in interviews with Playboy and Penthouse (and lies when questioned about it by fans).

"He gleefully does a radio commercial for Hooters -- a restaurant chain that promotes itself by emphasizing its waitresses' breasts -- in an ad making light of the "shameless exploitation of women." He warms up his in-studio TV audience with a joke about prostitution. He extols the Ten Commandments, and then defends breaking the commandment against bearing false witness, as long as the untruths are told to the U.S. Congress.

"While paying lip service to 'family values,' concludes FAIR, "his comments about women are often crude, lewd, and lascivious. It's estimated that some 25 percent of Limbaugh's audience are Christian conservatives -- which raises questions: For Limbaugh, is the rhetoric about 'family' and 'tradition' merely a means to attract that audience? And for his conservative religious followers, is Limbaugh's prurient talk excused as long as he affirms their political and social prejudices?"

"When I listen to Limbaugh, as I often do," observed the late Texas political commentator Molly Ivins in the mid-'90s, "I find he consistently targets dead people, little girls, the homeless, and animals -- none of whom are in a particularly good position to respond. It is the consistency of his selection of helpless targets that I find so appalling.

"On his TV show in 1993, he put up a picture of Socks, the White House cat, and said: 'Did you know there's a White House dog?' And then he put up a picture of Chelsea Clinton, who was 13 years old and as far as I know had never done any harm to anyone...

"I also think he has a somewhat cult-like effect on his followers. They listen to him for three and a half hours a day on radio and television. I am in a position to assure you that David Koresh did not talk to the Branch Davidians that much. But that is precisely what cult leaders do: They talk to their followers hour after hour after hour."

Nick| 11.4.10 @ 7:21PM

VM,

We are superior to animals. We have dominion over them.

You were made in the image and likeness of God.
Try acting like it.

skip| 11.5.10 @ 2:26PM

PETA?

What does that stand for?

People for the Ethical Treatment of Abortion victims?

Quotes from Al Franken and Molly Ivins?

Really?

Those two human beings have tested to the absolute limit my firm belief abortion is the most critical problem harming humanity.

In which language does 'Vasu Murti' mean 'wholly lacking in intelligence and honesty' anyway?

Tom | 11.6.10 @ 9:24AM

I have to comment on criticism of Rush for promoting Hooters. :-)

It's actually funny to me that liberals criticize Rush for promoting an outfit that "exploits" women. Do they think the women employed at Hooters work there because they would otherwise be begging on the streetcorner or starving under a bridge somewhere? I'm sure that no few Hooters waitresses are actually proud of their appearance and of the fact that they work for an establishment that recognizes them for it.

Feminists will argue that valuing a woman for her appearance is superficial and trivializes her; but that criticism is itself superficial. Biology makes men and women what they are, and male biology values a woman's appearance. That is not to say that appearance is *all* the male values; but it is certainly one thing he values, and thus appearance is valuable (seems obvious, doesn't it?). And some women--really, a lot of women, surely--value being valued for their appearance by men. A win-win situation, isn't it?

The problem with this aspect of feminism is that its proponents hate their own, and men's, biological imperatives. They base their efforts on their fantasy rather than on reality. We shouldn't fear them. We should laugh at them and mow them down.

Charles Jones| 11.4.10 @ 6:49PM

This election can be compared to the Battle of Midway. After we won at Midway, sinking 4 Japanese carriers, victory was assured provided we finished the job. Similarly, after this election, we have a long way to go to finish the job. If we get distracted, we could lose.

HankGutstop| 11.4.10 @ 7:59PM

Here's a voice from that other sinkhole of lefty boobism, NYC—though I can proudly say I'm from the district that has elected the only GOP congressman from NYC—Michael Grimm, the new guy from Staten Island.

Now the talk about California having to hit bottom before recovering its senses—that's true, because I saw it happen here in New York. We hit bottom during the Dinkins administration. A mayor who ostentatiously refused to enforce the law and who put every possible barrier in the way of effective law enforcement and the safety of common, ordinary citizens, who the day after his election made a visit to his favorite constituents—the prisoners on Riker's Island, to tell them he would "take care of them"—who rejoiced when the city streets became so rampant with crime & filth that law abiding citizens, even those of the pinkest liberal stripe, were reduced to cowering behind the doors of their luxurious condo apartments in even the richest and most exclusive precincts of the city, who embraced and promoted every virus of liberal stupidity to its most extreme degree, finally rendered the city so unlivable and plunged the citizenry into such a funk of black despair that this slime pit capital of the left actually elected Rudolph Giuliani for mayor. And not once, but twice. And even though Bloomberg is a filthy, rich lib on the scale of Steve Jobs, he's been elected 3 times as a Republican/Independent.

Now Bloomberg is no great prize, but his elections, combined with Giuliani's, means that the Democratic party in NYC hasn't elected a mayor in what will be 20 years. Even libs of the pinkest dye want to be able to walk the streets safely, want to be safe in their own homes, and don't want their elected mayor to be publicly siding with the criminals who prey on them. They'll loudly proclaim lib principles, but they like to have their heads un-bashed-in. They’re loathe to see the real estate values of their billion dollar apartments plunge because of the flight from the city we saw in the early 90s. They love their own money to the point that they resent the punitive tax policies that Dinkins types so deeply love. I'm not sure the Dems can elect a mayor even in 2013, because while they'll vote their lefty favorites into the city council (the scummiest collection of elected officials in this country) they prize their personal, physical safety highly enough that they want a mayor who at least makes a pretense of wanting to keep the civil order.

When Dinkins ran for re-election, he, amazingly, almost won, for all his incompetence, his corruption and his hostility towards and resentment of anyone, rich or poor, who was trying to make his or her own way without having to suck at the rancid milk being fed at the public teat.

How was Dinkins overthrown? It started here in Staten Island, the least populous of the boroughs, and the only one that didn't support him in his first campaign. He thumbed his nose at us, cut our services, threatened and tried to intimidate and marginalize us. There were even talks of cutting off our water supply (NYC water comes from upstate reservoirs and must pass through the city to reach SI) and our electricity. We responded by voting to secede from the city, which, despite our small population (compared to the rest of the city), would have been a bummer for city finances, because, unlike the Bronx, Brooklyn & Queens, people here actually work, and our tax revenues exceed the amount spent here for services. We are a net gain as far as money goes for the city.

We got our ultimate revenge in Dinkins re-election campaign, when he won the rest of the city, by a close margin, but Staten Island voters went against him by over 90%. That was the winning margin for Giuliani, and the rest is history.

Now NYC, while theoretically still in the liberal camp, is one of the most crime free large cities in the country, and fairly (if expensively) comfortable to live in. Had Dinkins won and been followed by more of his ilk, it would be Detroit.

And this Tuesday, SI happily returned to the conservative fold with the election to congress of Michael Grimm. (And, as an aside, his opponent ran his campaign on his record of being one of the few Dems to vote against Obamacare, and on his general refusal to toe the Obama-Pelosi line. It was his only way of keeping the election close).

Now the lesson in this for California is that if the more respectable areas of the state really stick together and vote in mass and almost unanimously against the nonsense, they CAN win and CAN throw at least some, the worst of, the bums out. But the state has to bottom out to the level of NYC under Dinkins, or a statewide version of the city of Detroit.

Unfortunately I suspect that when the state does bottom out, the voters will think it's because they haven't been far enough left, and they'll keep voting for the same old crap. Unlike NY, in California, the rich libs can hide in their gated communities and escape the worst , the actual, physical, consequences of their follies Also, I remember that so early as the 1920's, HL Mencken was writing how California was, as a state, the deepest sinkhole of stupidity, idiocy and ignorance that existed in the country. I believe this still holds true.

Nicola Timmerman| 11.4.10 @ 9:16PM

I would like to give some credit for the win to Pamela Geller of atlasshrugs.com and the other organizers of the campaign and rally against the Ground Zero mosque. I really think Obama's support of the mosque as stated at the White House Ramadan dinner and then later 'clarified' were a tipping point in America's realization that he doesn't share their values. A bit pat on the back to Geller and friends.

Mark Conner| 11.5.10 @ 5:03PM

Boys and girls, learn to play nice. I disagree with everyone RCV says, but at least he says it respectfully.
He has yet to resort to name-calling...if I didn't know any better, I'd think Margie and Collin were liberal plants to make conservatives look wacky.

Mark Conner| 11.5.10 @ 5:05PM

everything*

Tom1689| 11.8.10 @ 12:08AM

"No one in all of American history has won a unanimous election -- with the solitary exception of George Washington."

And the one other President who came very, very close was a conservative, Ronald Reagan in 1984 trounced Walter Mondale winning 49 out of 50 states. Washington had only 13 states, making Reagan's feat equally impressive.

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