Politico Shows Its True Colors

Politico proclaimed this morning that Tuesday's primary election results were somehow "good news" for Democrats nationwide. They focused mainly on the Colorado Senate race.

In Colorado, moderate incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet stayed off a liberal challenger in his primary, while tea party backed conservative Ken Buck beat a moderate GOP establishment favorite in his.

Politico was quick to pick up the theme that conservatives and tea party backed candidates will not fair well in general elections, yet the polling says just the opposite: Buck fairs slightly better in general election polling than his vanquished RINO primary opponent did. In the last poll to include both GOP hopefuls against Bennet, Buck polled nearly 3 points better.

The take away point is this: What many in the media and on the left don't see is that despite whatever flaws or rough edges candidates like Ken Buck, Sharron Angle and Rand Paul have they are far less of a liability on election day than boring establishment moderates who will put their base to sleep instead of driving them to the polls. (Think John McCain.)

Furthermore, the Colorado results support our contention that this year is a conservative year and not an "anti-incumbent year" as many on the left have tried to spin it.

Who Knows Best?

Read the following two articles and take a moment to think about the real purpose of public health codes (…along with the criminal and civil penalties and other barriers to honest business that come along with them.)

Dying To Smoke In A Bar In Maryland: There’s always FedEx Field.

and:

Lemonade stands get reprieve: Multnomah County Chairman Jeff Cogen apologizes for health inspection shutdown

Wouldn’t the civil system take care of public health enough on its own?

Only Rinos Can Bring About A Duck.

A recent worry among beltway Republicans has been that Democrats will be sore losers after November's midterm elections and ram through radical legislation in a lame duck session before the next congress starts in January. Politico covered the topic today:

As Congress heads home for August, Republicans and conservative activists have a new rallying cry to energize voters: Fear the Lame Duck! With dark warnings, GOP members of Congress and right-wing media figures are suggesting that the Democratic majority could usea post-election session of Congress to jam through tax increases, cap and trade, immigration reform and legislation making it easier for unions to organize workers. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/40571.html#ixzz0vZxbmnX9

But remember, Republicans have enough votes in the Senate to filibuster anything. Any substantive bill during a lame duck session should be filibustered on principle alone. The liberal New England and Great Lake Republicans have no excuse not to go along with a filibuster under this circumstance. The Republican establishment needs to make it clear to Susan Collins, Olympia Snow and their ilk that they will be politico-non-grata if they allow a substantive bill to pass in the lame duck session.

Something Different.

Sometimes Democrats do get it right. It is rare that Rep. Barney Frank says something rationale or thoughtful, but his recent remarks on legislation to legalize online gambling are drastically better than those of his Republican counterparts:

“Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat who leads the Financial Services Committee, has been the legislation’s champion.

“Some adults will spend their money foolishly, but it is not the purpose of the federal government to prevent them legally from doing it,” Mr. Frank said...

…Opponents, who only four years ago, when Congress was controlled by the Republicans, secured a law that banned the use of credit and debit cards to pay online casinos, said they were aghast. “People sometimes resort to drastic things when they are strapped for cash,” said Representative Robert W. Goodlatte, Republican of Virginia, who called the new proposals “unfathomable.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/29/us/politics/29gamble.html

Sometimes Life And "The Onion" Are Too Close For Comfort.

Compare:

The Onion

with

Democrats in Congress.

An Important Point Of Legalese.

Ed Whelan at The National Review put it as good as anyone can, so we will not add much, but the subtle point covered in this article is an important one. The difference between thoughtful, conservative judicial restraint and devil-may-care liberal activism is noteworthy.

The article is also telling of how Senator Lindsey Graham is not a conservative.

Alvin Greene Talks About His "Friend" Who Has This Problem.

For our 100th post we will take a look at everyone's favorite Democrat from South Carolina. Senate Candidate Alvin Greene, who shocked the nation by winning a state wide primary without campaigning last month, made his first public speech yesterday. He took the time to talk about his "friend" who was having legal troubles:

"In the midst of talking about jobs and education, Greene suddenly departed and started talking about someone he knew who was having a legal problem.

Greene is currently facing an obscenity charge for allegedly showing pornography on a computer to a college coed.

Greene said he had a friend who should have qualified for a pre-trial diversion program but did not.

"That same guy's trial was supposed to be last week but it was put off," he said, before reverting back to talking about jobs and education.

Greene was supposed to be in court last week on the obscenity charge but the court date was continued." http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/SC-Mystery-Candidate-Alvin-Greene-Speaks-to-Hometown-Crowd-98715669.html