Liberal Logic - NOW's Reaction to Tebow Ad

The over-hyped Tebow family ad has now aired. The ad was nothing more than mom talking about almost losing her baby. It was playful and sweet. The ad was done to draw attention to the website; it never mentioned abortion. Towards the end of the ad, it looks like Tim has tackled his mother. It was a playful lighthearted family moment.  


Since the pro choice people who were screaming about this ad can't admit to having egg on their faces this is what they come up with:

In remarks that are raising eyebrows from pro-life advocates, NOW President Terry O'Neill said that bit of the ad glorified violence against women.



"I am blown away at the celebration of the violence against women in it," she told the Los Angeles Times. "That's what comes across to me even more strongly than the anti-abortion message. I myself am a survivor of domestic violence, and I don't find it charming. I think CBS should be ashamed of itself."



Abortion advocate Amanda Marcotte had this post on Twitter that has drawn a reaction from pro-life advocates:



"Hey Mom! Tried to kill you from the womb and failed. How about a blind side tackle? Violence against Moms."



One of the saddest parts of this is there was another commercial for a candy bar (snickers I think) with Betty White, who was shown to be tackled and brought down into the dirt, but NOTHING was said about this. On the newscast I saw after the game, they named this the most popular commercial of the game. Apparently, tackling little old ladies is fine with them.

This only proves that their complaint is really against a woman who chose life. Pro abortion advocates refer to people as Anti-Choice, what is closer to the truth is that they are anti-life.

Moving KSM Trial to Virginia?

I decided to go and take these pictures during daylight hours.  It will be easier to see the neighborhood that this courthouse is in.  This is where Eric Holder in his infinite wisdom is thinking about holding the trial of KSM. 

This is the courthouse

This is a condo building complex.  There are three or four of these building on this block.  These are very large buildings.  I would say that on this one block alone there are several thousand units.

This a office and retail space as well as a hotel, directly across the street from the courthouse.

More office space.  The Patent and Trade Building is around the corner from here.

More office and retail space

Yet more residental space.  All of this is within two blocks of the courthouse. 

This is the King Street Metro station.  You can see on the attached map that it is two stops from the airport and five stops from the scene of the crime; The Pentagon. 

While this is not nearly as populated as lower Manhatten, it is still densely populated and not the place for the likes of KSM and his cronies. 

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Happy Birthday, President Reagan

We could use your optimism now..........

Inaugural Address



January 20, 1981


Senator Hatfield, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Bush, Vice President Mondale, Senator Baker, Speaker O'Neill, Reverend Moomaw, and my fellow citizens:




To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence. The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the Constitution routinely takes place, as it has for almost two centuries, and few of us stop to think how unique we really are. In the eyes of many in the world, this every-4-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle.


Mr. President, I want our fellow citizens to know how much you did to carry on this tradition. By your gracious cooperation in the transition process, you have shown a watching world that we are a united people pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any other, and I thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity which is the bulwark of our Republic.


The business of our nation goes forward. These United States are confronted with an economic affliction of great proportions. We suffer from the longest and one of the worst sustained inflations in our national history. It distorts our economic decisions, penalizes thrift, and crushes the struggling young and the fixed-income elderly alike. It threatens to shatter the lives of millions of our people.


Idle industries have cast workers into unemployment, human misery, and personal indignity. Those who do work are denied a fair return for their labor by a tax system which penalizes successful achievement and keeps us from maintaining full productivity.


But great as our tax burden is, it has not kept pace with public spending. For decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children's future for the temporary convenience of the present. To continue this long trend is to guarantee tremendous social, cultural, political, and economic upheavals.


You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we're not bound by that same limitation? We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. And let there be no misunderstanding: We are going to begin to act, beginning today.


The economic ills we suffer have come upon us over several decades. They will not go away in days, weeks, or months, but they will go away. They will go away because we as Americans have the capacity now, as we've had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom.


In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price.


We hear much of special interest groups. Well, our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected. It knows no sectional boundaries or ethnic and racial divisions, and it crosses political party lines. It is made up of men and women who raise our food, patrol our streets, man our mines and factories, teach our children, keep our homes, and heal us when we're sick -- professionals, industrialists, shopkeepers, clerks, cabbies, and truckdrivers. They are, in short, ``We the people,'' this breed called Americans.


Well, this administration's objective will be a healthy, vigorous, growing economy that provides equal opportunities for all Americans with no barriers born of bigotry or discrimination. Putting America back to work means putting all Americans back to work. Ending inflation means freeing all Americans from the terror of runaway living costs. All must share in the productive work of this ``new beginning,'' and all must share in the bounty of a revived economy. With the idealism and fair play which are the core of our system and our strength, we can have a strong and prosperous America, at peace with itself and the world.


So, as we begin, let us take inventory. We are a nation that has a government -- not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government, which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed.


It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal establishment and to demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the States or to the people. All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the Federal Government.


Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.


If we look to the answer as to why for so many years we achieved so much, prospered as no other people on Earth, it was because here in this land we unleashed the energy and individual genius of man to a greater extent than has ever been done before. Freedom and the dignity of the individual have been more available and assured here than in any other place on Earth. The price for this freedom at times has been high, but we have never been unwilling to pay that price.


It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. It is time for us to realize that we're too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We're not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline. I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. So, with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. Let us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. And let us renew our faith and our hope.


We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are not heroes, they just don't know where to look. You can see heroes every day going in and out of factory gates. Others, a handful in number, produce enough food to feed all of us and then the world beyond. You meet heroes across a counter, and they're on both sides of that counter. There are entrepreneurs with faith in themselves and faith in an idea who create new jobs, new wealth and opportunity. They're individuals and families whose taxes support the government and whose voluntary gifts support church, charity, culture, art, and education. Their patriotism is quiet, but deep. Their values sustain our national life.


Now, I have used the words ``they'' and ``their'' in speaking of these heroes. I could say ``you'' and ``your,'' because I'm addressing the heroes of whom I speak -- you, the citizens of this blessed land. Your dreams, your hopes, your goals are going to be the dreams, the hopes, and the goals of this administration, so help me God.


We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen; and loving them, reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they're sick, and provide opportunity to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory?


Can we solve the problems confronting us? Well, the answer is an unequivocal and emphatic ``yes.'' To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I've just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy.


In the days ahead I will propose removing the roadblocks that have slowed our economy and reduced productivity. Steps will be taken aimed at restoring the balance between the various levels of government. Progress may be slow, measured in inches and feet, not miles, but we will progress. It is time to reawaken this industrial giant, to get government back within its means, and to lighten our punitive tax burden. And these will be our first priorities, and on these principles there will be no compromise.


On the eve of our struggle for independence a man who might have been one of the greatest among the Founding Fathers, Dr. Joseph Warren, president of the Massachusetts Congress, said to his fellow Americans, "Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of . . . . On you depend the fortunes of America. You are to decide the important questions upon which rests the happiness and the liberty of millions yet unborn. Act worthy of yourselves."


Well, I believe we, the Americans of today, are ready to act worthy of ourselves, ready to do what must be done to ensure happiness and liberty for ourselves, our children, and our children's children. And as we renew ourselves here in our own land, we will be seen as having greater strength throughout the world. We will again be the exemplar of freedom and a beacon of hope for those who do not now have freedom.


To those neighbors and allies who share our freedom, we will strengthen our historic ties and assure them of our support and firm commitment. We will match loyalty with loyalty. We will strive for mutually beneficial relations. We will not use our friendship to impose on their sovereignty, for our own sovereignty is not for sale.


As for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it; we will not surrender for it, now or ever.


Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act. We will maintain sufficient strength to prevail if need be, knowing that if we do so we have the best chance of never having to use that strength.


Above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors.


I'm told that tens of thousands of prayer meetings are being held on this day, and for that I'm deeply grateful. We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inaugural Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer.


This is the first time in our history that this ceremony has been held, as you've been told, on this West Front of the Capitol. Standing here, one faces a magnificent vista, opening up on this city's special beauty and history. At the end of this open mall are those shrines to the giants on whose shoulders we stand.


Directly in front of me, the monument to a monumental man, George Washington, father of our country. A man of humility who came to greatness reluctantly. He led America out of revolutionary victory into infant nationhood. Off to one side, the stately memorial to Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence flames with his eloquence. And then, beyond the Reflecting Pool, the dignified columns of the Lincoln Memorial. Whoever would understand in his heart the meaning of America will find it in the life of Abraham Lincoln.


Beyond those monuments to heroism is the Potomac River, and on the far shore the sloping hills of Arlington National Cemetery, with its row upon row of simple white markers bearing crosses or Stars of David. They add up to only a tiny fraction of the price that has been paid for our freedom.


Each one of those markers is a monument to the kind of hero I spoke of earlier. Their lives ended in places called Belleau Wood, The Argonne, Omaha Beach, Salerno, and halfway around the world on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Pork Chop Hill, the Chosin Reservoir, and in a hundred rice paddies and jungles of a place called Vietnam.


Under one such marker lies a young man, Martin Treptow, who left his job in a small town barbershop in 1917 to go to France with the famed Rainbow Division. There, on the western front, he was killed trying to carry a message between battalions under heavy artillery fire.


We're told that on his body was found a diary. On the flyleaf under the heading, ``My Pledge,'' he had written these words: ``America must win this war. Therefore I will work, I will save, I will sacrifice, I will endure, I will fight cheerfully and do my utmost, as if the issue of the whole struggle depended on me alone.''


The crisis we are facing today does not require of us the kind of sacrifice that Martin Treptow and so many thousands of others were called upon to make. It does require, however, our best effort and our willingness to believe in ourselves and to believe in our capacity to perform great deeds, to believe that together with God's help we can and will resolve the problems which now confront us.


And after all, why shouldn't we believe that? We are Americans.






God bless you, and thank you.

Black History Month - NBC Celebrates & Demeans All At The Same Time

 What, no watermelon on the menu?  How do they keep minorities employed there? 

H/T to Truth from a non-hyphenanted American

Where is Danny Williams? - In America Getting Heart Surgery

Danny Williams, the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, needs heart surgery.  A surgery that is not available to him in his home province.  So where does he go?  No one is sure which medical facility he is in, but it is indeed in the United States of America.

My question is, where are the Canadians going to go if we make our system like theirs? 

Potty Mouth Emanuel Has Gone a Step too Far - Special Needs Slur. Special Needs Mom Sarah Palin Weighs In

Rahm Emanuel, Obama's foul mouthed Chief of Staff, made a comment about his fellow democrats during a heated strategy session:

"Fucking Retarded"

This is the 2nd time in less than a year that this administration has made comments about people with special needs.  On Leno, the president talked about his bowling skills and the special olympics.  While what the president said was clearly meant to be a joke, it isn't funny to the people who have children with special needs.  Not only do these kids work really hard to get the chance to compete, they are given a chance to have an accomplishment that most other kids take for granted; the feeling of acceptance and belonging. 

Special needs kids live in the fringes of our society.  They are riduculed and left out of ordinary activities that other kids do daily.  Kids are very cruel; many just don't know better, but some have parents who make comments like Rahm's.  What makes this so bad is that he is justifing the behavior of the kids who mock and ridicule.  While that may not be his intent, it is still the end result. 

A little story to highlight this point:

There was a four year old little boy who was going to summer art camp.  His parents sent him to this camp with "normal" kids to help him learn to exist in the outside world.  He was placed in with the two and three year olds, since he didn't know his colors and wouldn't be able to keep up with the four year olds.  Towards the last day of camp he came home with an invitation to go to a pool party after the final day.   The mom knew one of the other mothers that was going to be there and thought it would be good for his confidence to go on his own since she would be there to watch out for him.  Those two little boys had hit it off and have played together a few times.  On the final day of camp she packed his towel and swimsuit, and brought snacks for the kids.  The mom asked him again if he was sure he wanted to go and he was excited to have a real playdate as he is big boy now.  That afternoon, mom got a call from the teacher.  She explained that her son was not actually invited to the pool party and the invitation went home by mistake, she took full responsibility for the error and asked her to come and pick him up.  She went to get her little boy.  By the time she got there, he realized that he was not going to be included and was very upset.  Mom was trying to calm down her crying little boy and promised to have a private party for the two of them that afternoon.  The woman who was throwing the party told the mother that she didn't think that since he was "slow" he would know how to swim and would need too much attention.  The little boy has a pool in his backyard and is a pretty good swimmer.  The little boy and the mom went and had a wonderful afternoon; buying a book and eating hot fudge sundae's, which is a very rare treat for him.  The little guy even got to choose dinner that night; hot dogs, much to his mother's chagrin.  She was able to make him forget about the snub; at least this time. 

This is the type of attitude that parents of special needs kids deal with on a daily basis.  Not only do they have to prepare their kids for other children's jokes, they have to deal with adults that are completely insenstive and downright stupid.  Rambo Rahm words are just making that attitude acceptable within our society.  The chief of staff called Tim Shriver, the head of the special olypmics, to apologize; yet again. 

I agree with Sarah Palin, this isn't good enough;  Rahm Emanuel needs to resign.  This is the second such incident in less than a year.  The White House should not be seen as dissing the special needs community.  At this point in time any thinking person knows not to use this word.  It is a disgrace that the President and his staff don't seem to get it.  Simply calling the head of the Special Olympics this time around is not enough.  What about the apology to the upset parent that contacted Sarah Palin to make her aware of the comment?  Where is his apology Mr. President?  I will say this again, image matters.  We can't fire you, but you can fire deadfish.

Liberal Logic - Chris Matthews - Repulicans Are Like Khmer Rouge

Chris Matthews is at it again.  It isn't enough that last week he talked about how he forgot President Obama was black for an hour, he is now comparing republicans to a Cambodian re-education camp, which was really a death camp that killed about 2,000,000 people. 

Can you just imagine what would be done if a conservative said something like this about democrats?  It wouldn't be pretty. 

KSM Trial - Did Robert Gibbs Damage the Prosecution's Case?

“He will be brought to justice, and he will likely be executed for the heinous crimes he has committed,” Gibbs said on CNN's "State of the Union." “That you can be sure of.”






The mantra that is being used by the administration for the rationale of trying KSM in open court is to show the world what the American justice system is all about. Well, is it just me, or did Baghdad Bob Gibbs just get KSM a mistrial? Where was the word alleged? This is not the only statement from the administration that is similar to this. Even the President himself has seemed to indicate the KSM will be found guilty. While I can’t imagine any jury in this country not finding him guilty, it is still something that officials can’t say out loud like this. Any decent defense attorney will file a motion for dismissal based on these statements.


The administration has even gone as far as to say that if for some reason that there is not a guilty verdict KSM will not be allowed to go free. We have top administration officials making statements of his guilt, saying that he will never allowed to be freed regardless of what the verdict is, and it seems that the administration has already decided that the death penalty will be jury’s verdict. Why are we having a trial then? Could it be to satisfy the far left’s thirst to punish the Bush administration?


The American justice system is about proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and a presumption of innocence. The President is a former constitutional law professor. You don’t get to have it both ways here. You either give KSM all the constitutional rights to a fair trial or you don’t. The administration needs to make up its mind what it is going to be. They are either going to follow the law and allow the process to take place fairly, or they are going to try and score points with American public by making it seem that holding the trials on US soil is a good idea. These type of statements go a long way to make it look like the latter.

Publicity Whore Allred Weighs in Tebow Superbowl Commercial

Gloria Allred, the publicity whore, is at it again. This time she has decided to weigh in on the Tebow’s commercial that is due to air during the superbowl. She has decided that if the ad doesn’t meet with her approval she is going to file a lawsuit on the grounds of false advertising. Her argument is that if the Tebow’s don’t explain that abortion is illegal in the Philippines. One of the many problems with Ms. Allred’s view is that the Philippines does have an exemption when the life of the mother is at risk.



This is a woman that can’t resist getting herself involved in things that will put her on the air. Every time you turn around the woman is on television yapping about something or another. She has had a long career taking cases of the disadvantaged, but she has also had a long career using the legal system to promote her own particular view of the world. She has sued the Boy Scouts for gender discrimination for not letting in girls, which she actually referred to it as gender apartheid. What the little girl couldn’t go into the girl scouts? What a waste of tax payer money and resources.


She has been involved with the Octomom, the Scott Peterson case, the nipple ring controversy with the TSA (The woman didn’t realize that her rings may set off the metal detectors?), Rob Lowe’s nanny on sexual harassment, Britney Spears’ bodyguard, gay marriage, Michael Jackson’s kids, and most recently one of Tiger’s mistresses. Wherever there is a chance to get herself in the papers and on TV; there she is.


What is most telling is that she is saying that no woman should live in a country where abortion is illegal. Umm, Ms. Allred abortion is not illegal in this country; and Tebow’s commercial certainly isn’t going to make it so. This is simply a way for her to get her views out there. My question is who cares what your views are? Ms. Allred you are almost 70 years old, maybe it is time that you take the millions that you have made over the years and ride out to the sunset and leave the rest of us alone. If someone wants to hire you, then fine. But please, stop wasting tax payer resources to hoist your views on the rest of us. We don’t care what you think.

Liberal Logic- KSM's Trial Moving to Virgina?

Eric Holder's Justice Department is trying to decide where to move the trial of KSM and his cronies to.  The options are actually limited.  The trial will need to be held near the scence of the crimes.  New York City, Arlington, Virginia and Shanksville, PA are the options. 

It looks like New York City is out (as it should be), so leaves really only leaves Virginia.  There are two federal courthouses in the area.  One of these courthouses was used to try Zacarias Moussaoui.  This particular courthouse is in Alexandria, Virginia.  So let's take a look at this courthouse. 

Here are pictures of what is around this courthouse:

This a condo building.  I am not sure exactly how many units are this building, but I would say 200 to 300 judging by the size of it.  I have a friend who lives in this building.  Another person who lives here (or least used to), is the former captain of the USS Cole.  I think that he won't be too happy to have al Qaeda this close to his home. 

Less than one mile (6/10 to be exact) is King Street metro station.  This station also has Amtrak trains as well.  Now, if you look at the attached map to this station you will see that it is two short stops to Ronald Reagan Airport and five or six stops to the scene of the crime, The Pentagon. 

These are office buildings and a hotel.  There is also the US Patent & Trade Building within blocks of this courthouse.  During the day, this is an extremely busy area.  People going about their lives.  Is this really better than blocks away from ground zero?  Now, maybe I am baised as I live less than 20 miles from here, but I didn't like it when it was in lower Manahatten either. 

Image Matters - Recession Over?

Michelle Obama's dress for the State of the Union Address cost just under $8,000. I can only imagine what she spent on her shoes. She seems to like the expensive ones. She was seen wearing a $700 pair on her $4,000/day Hawaiian vacation.



Personally, I could care less how much money she spends on her clothes. The issue is the image that it gives. The President talked about how the recession is over; in technical terms it is. But, in technical terms it didn't start until much later than was being reported. There are very specific things that have to happen before we are considered to be in a recession and when we get out of them. The problem with those indicators is the fact that unemployment is not one of them; as it is a lagging indicator.


More than 3,000,000 Americans are out of work. That number does not include the people who have given up, who are under-employed, nor does it count the people who have taken pay cuts. People are still in danger of losing their homes, nor has our retirement accounts gotten back to where they were before the recession hit.

If you want to stand up in front of the nation and talk about how you feel the pain of the middle class, you may want to re-think having your wife in a dress that costs double what many people make in a month or two. Image does matter, Mr. President. 

Funniest Line of the Day

President Obama today speaking at the GOP retreat:
"I am not an ideologue, I'm not." 

Clearly, you are delusional if you believe this. 

Tebow, Palin, and The National Organization for Woman

The rhetoric regarding the Tebow commercial is heating up yet again.  Sarah Palin released a statement on her facebook page praising CBS's decision to run the ad, and saying that the women's group should realize that choosing life is indeed a choice.  NOW has released a statement of their own. 



“The goal of the Focus on the Family ad is not to empower women. It's to create a climate in which Roe v. Wade can be overturned,” O’Neill said. “There are always going to be women who need abortions. In this country, one in three women will have an abortion.”

Are they saying that one in three women NEEDS to have an abortion? There is a difference between women who, let's say, have a life threatening medical condition during their pregnancy and may have to make that heart wrenching choice and someone who didn't use protection. One in three women is an astounding number.




I have a conflicted view on abortion, but one thing that I am not conflicted about is a woman who is simply making the "choice" that it isn't convenient. There are women who don't protect themselves the way that they should if they are going to be having sex and are not prepared to become a parent. Having sex is a choice. Taking responsibility for that choice is something that organizations like NOW should be addressing.


Being a woman who has severe medical problems that have caused infertility issues, it strikes a chord in me that NOW is saying that woman should have the right to be as casual about something as sacred as a baby. The numbers of women (and men) who cannot have children of their own is very high. Many of these people simply cannot afford the astronomical costs of having IVF. White couples in this country have a very difficult time trying to adopt. The system that is currently in place can be very daunting for people of limited income. Now, if you have a good income or are a person of color, the process becomes relatively easy, or at least easier. 

Why is it that organizations such as NOW and Planned Parenthood don't help women put their child up for adoption? The child will end up in a family that will be so grateful to have the opportunity of being a mom and a dad.


I am willing to say that there are times that women feel that they have no other choice but to end a pregnancy; incest, rape, chance of death that would leave other children behind, and the baby having such severe medical problems that it won't survive. That being said, those woman should feel that having the child in those circumstances is indeed their choice and not be put down for making it. But, for NOW to come out and say that one out of three woman will have an abortion and try to make that seem like it is OK, should not be considered acceptable to anyone. That statistic, if true, is very alarming. That is saying that women are not only irresponsible when it comes to birth control, it is also saying that they are selfish. They also need to address the rights of the men who are the fathers of these children. They have rights too.

Tea Party Movement & What The Dems Still Don't Get

Robert Menendez, the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has revealed his new strategy for the 2010 election cycle:

“Given the pressure Republican candidates feel from the extreme right in their party, there is a critical — yet time-sensitive — opportunity for Democratic candidates,” the DSCC writes. “We have a finite window when Republicans candidates will feel susceptible to the extremists in their party. Given the urgent nature of this dynamic, we suggest an aggressive effort to get your opponents on the record.”


The tea party movement does contain far right conservatives, that can't be denied.  But, what they still are not getting is that it also contains independants and moderates from both parties.  The public is smart enough to understand that the government is spending us into oblivion.  Many of the people are showing up because they understand that the federal government is putting the next generation into financial jeopardy.  They are afraid that America will no longer be the "land of oppurtuntity", and the "American Dream" is becoming out of reach. 

The tea party movement is so much more than republicans thinking that democrats are bad.  What they actually are saying is that Washington has become so out of touch with the everyday person that they no longer understand their jobs, to uphold the constitution. 

At some point, the government has to realize that the government is supposed to be about the people of the United States, not about party.  Americans want to be free to make their own choices and live their lives as best they can.  We also want our children to have a better and easier life than we have had. 

The democrat's plan is paint everyone in the republican party as a "birther".  Sorry, Mr. Menendez, I am not a birther.  I will not allow you to paint me as one either.  Yes, they exist; but that is a small minority that is no different than the people who think that President Bush blew up the twin towers on 9/11.  With over 300 million people in this country you are always going to find fringes that believe in extremes. 

The tea party movement rallied around Scott Brown.  Senator Elect Brown is not a right winged extremist.  His record clearly shows that he is a moderate republican cut from the same cloth as Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.  Two people that your party is constantly trying to woo. 

You are making a big mistake Sen. Menendez because you are proving the point of the tea party movement.  That you simply just don't get it.  We want accountable, limited government.  Something that, based on your statement, you obviously cannot provide.