The Right Lane update 3.20.13

The pursuit of Constitutionally grounded governance, free markets and individual liberty

"There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." --George Washington

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Mark Levin Scorches Harry Reid: 'Vicious Stupid Man'

Mark Levin blasted Senator Harry Reid for using the deaths of seven marines as an opportunity to talk about the potential impact of the sequester on military readiness. The Washington Times reports:

 “It was grotesque,” Mr. Levin said. “And Harry Reid, you’re the lowest of the low-lives, you know that? You really are at the bottom of the sewer, all the time on every issue. … You are just a very ill human being. And the fact that you’re the Senate majority leader says an awful lot about the Democrats in the Senate. … We deserve better than this man. He is a vicious stupid man.”

 Mr. Levin also called Mr. Reid a “miscreant” and a “no talent politician” with a “low I.Q.” Listen here

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Leftists Drop the “N-Word” on Dr. Carson for Criticizing BHO

This morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Dr. Ben Carson mentioned the “nastygrams” he received after he spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. He said some of his oh-so-tolerant admirers lobbed the N-word at him for “insulting” President Obama. “When did we reach a point where you have to have a certain philosophy because of the color of your skin?” he asked? Even after being called out, some particularly nasty trolls just couldn’t help themselves.

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Politician - Noun from Merriam Webster by Wild Bill

1. A person who is professionally involved in politics. 2. A person who acts in a manipulative and devious way, typically to gain advancement.

One they we can trust in is that politicians will always behave like politicians. US voters seem to be aghast at the behavior of elected politicians.  All you have to do is look at the approval polls.  Congress rarely gets approval ratings higher than single digits.  We elect politicians and expect statesmen.  Further, we often whine about priorities in Washington that differ than what we would prefer or think.  Add to this, the phenomenon of career politicians.  Read #2 above.  A taste of power and celebrity and these politicians are as hooked as any other addict.  So we have a conundrum.  We feel desperate and blame felling helpless.  This, while we have the only power to put a stop to what we do not like in Washington.  That power of the ballot box!  We do not use the power that we have! First, the U.S. turnout is too low for the critical issues facing this country and the poor job the elected officials are doing in addressing these problems.  Even for those that do vote, their person is fine while the rest are the problem (32%).  You do the math.  How can that be so?  One thing we do know is the putting pressure on Congress works.  Look at what happened to the gun legislation; it was gutted.  When politicians feel the heat and realize they cannot get away with #2 above, they behave differently.  After all, their goal is to get re-elected.  Does that mean we cannot trust the politician that says all the right things (according to your beliefs)?  Maybe so, maybe not.  If they default on their campaign promises, sent them home.  Do you believe that Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, John McCain and others do what they do out of fear.  Hell no!  They are certain the tuned out propagandized voters of their districts will vote for them as long as they choose to run.  I for one, do not believe our founders believed we would be crippled by career politicians that come to believe they know better than the citizen.  We no longer have citizen representation.  We have powerful professional politicians that can ignore the public and push an agenda upon us without fear.  I suggest we all stop whining and put heat on Washington.  We have seen the results of "putting on the heat" and need to take more action (see below).  That, while being resolute and determined to vote and to vote out the old dogs that are behaving badly.  Regardless!

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Just thinking by Wild Bill

We have a guy that cannot talk without a teleprompter.  Fumbles questions that are not pre-planned.  Has not lead on any issue of the day.  When he speaks spontaneously, his handlers have to walk it back.  Not to mention he came out of nowhere, really.  Never had a real job where performance and leadership actually mattered. Think about it.  We may have the first puppet president in our history.  Handpicked and then surrounded by the true sources of what is coming out of this administration.  This begs another question; who are the puppet masters?  What I hate about these thoughts is that they make more sense than the political theater I see and what I'm told!

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Reid guts Senate gun control bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday he will not include a renewal of the federal assault weapons ban in a Senate gun control bill because it could not win even 40 votes on the Senate floor.

“Right now her amendment using the most optimistic numbers has less than 40 votes,” Reid told reporters on Tuesday. “That’s not 60. I have to get something on the floor so we can have votes on that issue and the other issues we talked about.” Reid indicated a proposal sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to expand background checks to cover private gun sales would not make it in the base bill, either.  Congratulate yourself and all your friends for putting on the heat!

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71% Favor Proof of Citizenship Before Allowing Voter Registration

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on the federal government’s challenge of an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship before allowing someone to register to vote. But most voters think everyone should have to prove their citizenship before being allowed to sign up for voting and don’t believe such a requirement is discriminatory. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 71% of Likely U.S. Voters believe everyone should be required to prove his or her U.S. citizenship before being allowed to register to vote. Twenty-one percent (21%) disagree and oppose such a requirement.  See above "Politician"; all congress has to do is to pass a new law to abide with the sentiments of 71% of the population.

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Is Middle East on the Verge of a Religious Civil War? by Dave Jolly

Most Americans believe that a Muslim is a Muslim is a Muslim, but that’s far from the truth.  Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims are nearly as different as Catholic and Protestant Christians are, and just like Catholics and Protestants, the Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims have warred against each other for centuries.  In fact, a great deal of the violence, wars and political struggles in the Middle East can be tied to the conflict between the two sects. Sunnis makes up about 90% of all Muslims and can be found in every Muslim controlled country and many non-Muslim ones as well.  Shi’ites account for about 10% of the total Muslim world population.  They predominately live in Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, Shi’ites account for nearly 17% of the total Muslim population, most of which reside in the Eastern province.  However, for years, the Sunni controlled Saudi monarchy has made policies that favor Sunni Muslims and not Shi’ite Muslims.  Shi’ites are prohibited from practicing their religious rituals in public and they are also forbidden to hold any higher government positions.  In many areas of Saudi Arabia, Shi’ites are not allowed to work in any government occupation such as police, army and security services.  Thousands are jailed yearly for speaking out against the monarchy.  There are no cemeteries in Saudi Arabia for Shi’ite Muslims and the government has even banned the use of some Shi’ite specific names.

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Planned Parenthood Patient Torture Leads to Huge Lawsuit by Dave Jolly

Planned Parenthood receives around $540 million a year of taxpayer money.  Supposedly, the majority of those funds are to be used for family-planning and women’s health, but Alliance Defending Freedom believes their primary focus is meeting their ever increasing quota of abortions.  In fact, they are so focused on meeting their abortion quotas that they are placing the health and lives of the women who turn to them in jeopardy. One of the main arguments made in the infamous Roe v. Wade decision is that by making abortion legal, it would reduce the incidence of botched back-alley abortions.  Legalizing abortion would make undergoing an abortion much safer for the woman.  From the growing list of reports, it seems the only thing it’s done is move the back-alley butchers into Planned Parenthood clinics paid for with our tax dollars and into other abortion clinics around the country.

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Who Is the One Conservative That Rush Limbaugh Says Has Every Democrat ‘Scared to Death’?

Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday said Dr. Ben Carson has the entire Democratic Party “scared to death” for several reasons. “He is able to articulate and explain conservatism in a way that is persuasive, without raising his voice at all,” Limbaugh said. It sounds like your dad talking to you, not your dad, your best buddy talking to you.” Should Carson ever decide to run for office, like his supporters want him to, the left would have a very hard time demonizing him, Limbaugh explained. “Partially because of his race, but not just because he’s African-American,” he added. “You can say he’s all these horrible things, then you hear him, see him and listen to him and it doesn’t click. He saves children with his hands. He saves their little brains.”

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$384,949 Federal Study Looks at 'Plasticity in Duck Penis Length' By Eric Scheiner

More on why the government need more of your money.  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $384,949 grant to Yale University for a study on “Sexual Conflict, Social Behavior and the Evolution of Waterfowl Genitalia”, according to the recovery.gov website. The grant description says, “The project examines how reproductive morphology covaries with season, age, and social environment in a diverse sample of duck species that differ in ecology, territoriality and breeding system." The grant was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus package.

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Big, Evil Oil Companies Pay Most in Taxes

It’s no surprise liberals love taxes. The new Democratic Senate budget calls for $1 trillion in tax increases in order to offset $1 trillion in new spending. But liberals who constantly demonize big oil are biting the hand that feeds and fulfills their big government spending dreams. It turns out, big oil companies like Exxon Mobile and Chevron pay the most in taxes out of any other company.

1. ExxonMobil
• Income tax expense: $31.05 billion
• Earnings before taxes: $78.73 billion
• Revenue: $428.38 billion
•1-year share price change: 6.56%
Large multinational oil companies have been among the largest payers of corporate federal taxes for years. Exxon’s (XOM) income tax amount was approximately the same in 2011 as it was in 2012 — $31 billion. A simple reason for Exxon’s position at the top of the taxpaying list is its size. It vies with Wal-Mart each year for the spot as the publicly traded U.S. company with the greatest revenue. If you have a 401(k) you are likely invested in energy=oil.  You should care!

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Newtown sees jump in gun permit applications

Applications for gun permits have jumped in Newtown, Conn., since a school massacre there revived the national debate on gun control and led to worries about new restrictions. Newtown in recent years has issued about 130 gun permits annually. Police say the town received 79 permit applications in the three months since the Dec. 14 massacre, well over double the normal pace. Robert Berkins, records manager for Newtown police, says many applicants are expressing concerns that their gun rights will be taken away.

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Do Democrats Endorses Black Genocide by Supporting Abortion by da Tagliare

One would think that President Barack Obama would be doing everything in his power to help America’s black population, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Barack Obama is doing nothing to help curb the rise in black violence taking place in America’s cities nor is he doing anything to help the millions of blacks get out of poverty. Perhaps the Democrats method of helping reduce black violence and poverty is to reduce the number of blacks by endorsing a form of black genocide? According to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, the national average abortion rate for 15-19 year olds is 18 per 1,000 women.  The average abortion rate for blacks between the ages of 15-19 is 41 per 1,000 black women, more than twice the national average.  For Hispanics, the abortion rate for 15-19 years is 20 per 1,000 and for non-Hispanic whites it’s only 10 per 1,000. When you compare the rates between the different ethnic groups, the abortion rate for black teens is 4 times that of non-Hispanic whites.  This is further evidence that the abortion industry is purposely targeting blacks, especially teenagers.

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University Prof Calls for Beheading of NRA CEO, says NRA “Terrorist Group”

Erik Loomis, a professor at the University of Rhode Island, went on a profanity-laced tirade on Twitter, calling the NRA a terrorist organization and saying he wanted to see the head of NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre “on a stick,” Campus Reform reported Monday. “I was heartbroken in the first 20 mass murders. Now I want Wayne LaPierre’s head on a stick,” he wrote. Twitchy reported Tuesday that Loomis walked back his comment, calling it a “metaphor,” but said he wanted to see LaPierre in prison. “Dear rightwingers, to be clear, I don’t want to see Wayne LaPierre dead. I want to see him in prison for the rest of his life,” he tweeted, after his original call for LaPierre’s decapitation was reported by Campus Reform.  These are the people teaching your children.  Do you care?

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"A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government. A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad government." --Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833

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