LOOKS LIKE JOHN BOLTON IS TOAST

Right now it looks like John Bolton is not going to be confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.  Now some Republican senators on the Foreign Relations Committee want to investigate whether or not Bolton might have been less than warm and cuddly with subordinates. 

The two wavering Republicans are what some call RINOS, that is (Republicans In Name Only.)  On the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, there are 10 Republicans and 8 Democrats.  2 of those Republicans are Senator George Voinovich of Ohio and Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska.  They have agreed to postpone a vote on Bolton to give Democrats more time to investigate (meaning dig up dirt.)  You can make somebody look like anything if you have enough time.

So what were Hagel and Voinovich's reasons for wavering?  Voinovich said he changed his mind after listening to Democrat Chris Dodd.   "I don't feel comfortable voting today," said the Senator from Ohio.  Perhaps he would feel more comfortable voting had he actually attended the confirmation hearings.  It got even more outrageous when Voinovich said  "The passion on the other side on this, I don't think is political."  Democrats...not political?  Of course it's political...it's the standard operating procedure of the left. Character assassination of Republicans is their specialty.

Consider this.  Year after year, decade after decade, the United Nations has been critical of American initiatives around the world.  Kofi Annan made the absurd allegation that the American war in Iraq is illegal.  Apparently it has been some time since Kofi the Korrupt has read U.N. resolutions 678, 687 and 1441.  The left in this country may not like it, but the absolute fact is that these resolutions clearly give the United States, or any other member nation for that matter, the full and complete authority to remove Saddam Hussein from power.   My question:  Can any of you remember when Chris Dodd or any other Democrat condemned the United Nations for it's anti-American rhetoric?  I'm not saying it hasn't happened, I'm just saying I don't remember it.  Now a Republican president has nominated a man to be our ambassador to the U.N. who has (gasp!) actually been critical of that insipid international body.  Democrats can't wait to pile on.  How dare he criticize the United Nations?  We can't have a U.N. critic as Ambassador! 

It looks like Bolton is about to be Borked. Too bad...anybody who advocates lopping off 10 floors from the U.N. building would make a great U.N. ambassador.

SOME INTERESTING POPE NOTES

Drudge collected some imaginative, not to mention negative headlines in some newspapers.  The Sun of London writes "From Hitler Youth to Papa Ratzi." Both damming and amusing.  The Daily Telegraph writes "Gods rottweiler is the new Pope."  There seem to be some negative feelings toward the Catholic Church in Great Britain.  Go figure.  Meanwhile, in this country, newspapers are reminding us that in June of 2004 then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger sent a letter to US bishops specifying that Catholics who support abortion rights should be denied the Catholic sacrament for being guilty of a "grave sin."  That included John Kerry.

Remember, though.  Thou shalt not say anything negative about the philosophy or actions of the new Pope, for verily I say unto you that to do so would surely be "Catholic bashing."   We can say he has one fine head of hair though.

Me?  I'm still a Robert Schuller kind of guy.

TODAY'S HELPFUL HINT

Catholic birth control? It's called abstinence. Enjoy!

SCHWARTZENEGGER HAS STEPPED IN IT NOW

You may not know it, but whites are fast becoming a minority in California.  As of 2003 whites were 47% of the California population.  Hispanics now account for over one-third of the California population, with Asians and other minorities making up the rest.

The more aware among you might be wondering if whites would be in the majority if all Hispanics who were in California illegally were to be sent back from whence they came.  One suspects the situation would change and the California budget would suddenly be in the black.

Well ... at any rate ... now Governor Arnold has taken to the microphones to announce that he believes that the border between the United States and Mexico ought to be closed.  Right sentiment ... wrong audience.  Let's see how the Governator gets himself out of this one.

THE ISLAMIC NUCLEAR THREAT

Wasn't it just yesterday that I was suggesting that we are being sandbagged?  Didn't I say something about Americans being lulled into a sense of false security because there hasn't been a terrorist attack on this country of any significance since 9/11? 

That was yesterday.  Today we learn that either Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi has obtained a nuclear device or is preparing for a dirty bomb attack, take your pick.  This according to intelligence officials who can't say how reliable the reports are.  Yes, you read that right....Islamic killer Abu Musab Zarqawi...the one we've seen on videotape cutting off innocent people's heads and pledging to destroy America....may have a nuke, or some radioactive materials.  The reports say he may be storing the nuclear device in Afghanistan. Lovely news, isn't it?

Right now...the media is obsessed with whether or not the new Pope is more conservative than the last.  At the same time, the cauldron of Islamic hatred continues to boil over in the Middle East with one target in mind: The United States of America.  Every day that you get up and your feet hit the floor, there is a Muslim somewhere halfway around the world that wants to murder you, just because you are an American.  Comforting thought...so why aren't more people paying attention?  Because they're more concerned with whose going to get kicked off American Idol and how much their gasoline is costing.  Oh .. and they're busy finishing up their complaint letters to the networks for preempting soap operas for the news from the Vatican. 

Make no mistake, another attack will come.  The news today that the Islamic terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi might have a nuke makes that all the more threatening.  Some day, probably sooner rather than later, a dirty bomb will detonate in a major city, killing hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people.  Just like Al Qaeda said they would do.

It will be discovered that the perpetrators were Arab men that skated right through our lousy airport security. Do you feel safer now? You shouldn't.  

WASTE AND FRAUD AT THE TSA

Speaking of the TSA (that's the ironically named 'Transportation Security Administration') there's a bit of news today about how they've been spending our hard-earned tax dollars.  The inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security has been busy doing a little investigating and it's not pretty. Among the findings:

• A TSA official spent $500,000 on art, silk plants and other decorations, then went to work for the company he bought the stuff from after leaving the TSA.
• The new TSA operations center outside of DC has a 4,200-square-foot fitness center (complete with towel service) for just 79 federal employees.   Does each employee have their own 53 square feet to work out in?
• This operations center also has seven kitchens equipped with refrigerators, microwave ovens, ice makers and dishwashers. 
• The work stations are larger than federal standards allow and most have cable television. 
• TSA employees broke rules by buying furniture and leather briefcases, among other things.
• Credit cards were abused, with one $47,449 transaction being split up into $2,500 segments.

The Justice Department is going to be investigating for possible criminal prosecution.  Yeah, like that's going to happen. There have been many such investigations, but the outrage is soon forgotten.  People who abuse the public trust by misusing tax money belong in the slammer.  And the worst part of all this?  The TSA has done a terrible job.  Since 9/11, there is nothing that has been done to prevent in airport security to prevent another terrorist attack.  All we have now are a bunch of extra government bureaucrats on the payroll.

By the way, Congress has been doing a little investigating as well.  The GAO found that airport screeners employed by private companies do a better job than the government workers.  So much for Tom Daschle's "you don't professionalize unless you federalize" nonsense.  There are five airports that have private security screeners...San Francisco and Kansas City are among them.  Naturally, Democrats are opposed to putting airline security back where it belongs, in private hands.  More government bureaucrats means more Democratic votes.

No wonder they're disbanding the TSA....that can't happen soon enough.  Perhaps the new 4,200 foot fitness center in the DC area will be opened to the public.  Midnight basketball, anyone?

Oh .. by the way.  Let's all hold our breaths until some major network reporter asks Daschle about his "you don't professionalize" comment.  On second thought .. bad idea.  That question will never be asked.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has an idea to stop illegal aliens from streaming into this country: close the borders.  Imagine that...just not letting them in!

There was an atrocity committed in Columbus, Ohio on March 9th against a student, and Michelle Malkin talks about the cover up by school officials trying to protect their own hides.  Oh, and Michelle has a new picture on her columns, this one better than the last.

The government is finally admitting that obesity has been overstated in this country...ranking #7 instead of #2 as a preventable cause of death.  The CDC also says people that are modestly overweight have a lower risk of death than those of normal weight.  Notice they said "modestly."  Being a fat ass still isn't healthy, so put down the cheeseburger and go outside.

Iraqi lawmakers are demanding an apology because one of their legislators was handcuffed and humiliated at a U.S. checkpoint.  What?  They should be congratulating us for letting him live.

Sam Donaldson says network news is dead...because people are getting their news from other sources and the big three TV networks no longer have a monopoly.  At least somebody gets it in the mainstream media.

A Connecticut man is seeking funding to build a presidential library for Samuel Huntington, whom he calls the first president of the United States.  Huntington was the president when the Articles of Confederation were adopted.  There were actually 10 presidents under the Articles of Confederation, but it was a legislative role, not an executive position as it was under the Constitution beginning with George Washington. Learn something new everyday, don't you?

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson says Democrats need to stop attacking the president and being negative, and actually try and reconnect with voters if they ever hope to win back the Congress and the presidency.  Good advice from a Democrat that will be ignored.

Democrats who continue to obstruct President Bush's judicial nominees are making a big mistake...so much so that John Podhoretz is calling it the Dem's suicide plot.

John Bolton once said that if you lopped off the top 10 floors of the U.N. building, it wouldn't make a bit of difference.  Now he's backpedaling.....but Eric Posner and John Yoo want the old John Bolton back.

Walter Williams has been railing against the TSA for a good while now, and in his third installment of 'Stupid Airport Security,' Dr. Williams says it's time to focus on probable threats, not every possible one.

Was the employer who fired people who didn't quit smoking well within his rights to?  Absolutely, says John Stossel....who reminds those fired that there are other jobs to be had.

Morning Sickness: A morgue assistant who was caught when 150 pounds of rotting body parts were found in a trailer park where he once lived was sentenced to 2 years.

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