Rightwords... Prudent Conservatism

Filibusters for judicial appointees

Don't need 'em for judges, but the method may well be useful for other purposes in the future. I am glad that the break proposed is ONLY for the judiciary advise and consent task of the Senate.

Newsweek, AKA Weaknews or Newsweak

Expect more of same. No one in the MSM is giving an inch to the charges of bias, weak sources, and lack of solid verification as a necessary ingredient to their jobs. Nor are they coming even close to assuming responsibility for the deaths that occurred as a result of their flawed story. So, other events, or non-events, will pop up and thirsty reporters will grab at it if it is negative for the US. What happened to love of country? Why is it that so many reporters and their editors are Leftwing haters of the US? Let them all go to rural France for a 10-year stint. Nah! Make that China; rural France has wonderful reds!

Patriot Act

Human events has an article by Viet Dinh that debunks the major criticisms of the Patriot Act.
Well worth a read. www.humaneventsonline.com, and look for Patriot Act Exemplifies Checks and Balances.

Dinh makes the points that not one court or congressional committee has found any evidence of abuse of powers under the Act, and that not one civil action has been filed against the government under Section 223 of the Act, which allows citizens to seek damages for willful violations of the Act. All this after three-and-a-half years of its existence and effective use.

Dominionists

Googled and read up on some of the web sites for and against Dominionism. It is an enormous understatement that these people are simply rightwing kooks. Some of them appear to be dead serious about taking over the government and restructuring our society to their liking. I have news for them: I know how to resist, and so do most of my friends. Extremists bear watching. I trust the FBI is on their case. Their numbers seem to be relatively low, perhaps 2 million according to a site I read, but that is large enough to forment considerable trouble.

Now we have to look both left and right: extremists of either persuasion are not welcome.

# posted by Mannning @ 12:30 AM