Tuesday -- May 24, 2005
THE
FAIRTAX BOOK As I've told you on the air a few
times, The FairTax Book is currently scheduled to hit the bookstores on
Tuesday, July 5th. I'm trying to hatch an idea for a July 4th
pre-release book signing in Atlanta. What a great day to declare
independence from the income tax! We're also in the beginning stages
of setting up a book tour that will include as many cities with Boortz
stations as possible! Your help is needed to make sure you can
find The FairTax Book on the shelves when you venture out to get yours.
Now might be a good time to call your bookstore and reserve a copy.
Just tell them that it's The FairTax Book. It's published by
Regan Books, a division of Harper Collins, and it's release date is July
5th. |
 SO ... WHO WON?
Fourteen Senators, seven Republicans and seven Democrats,
have reached an agreement to prevent today's scheduled showdown on judicial
filibusters. We'll make this simple. Without these seven Democrats
there can be no filibusters, and without these seven Republicans there can be no
vote to change the rules to end filibusters. These seven Democrats pledged
to allow an up or down vote on at least five of the seven Bush appeals court
nominees the Democrats have been blocking. It's a bit hard to say who won here. Democrats
clearly backed down. They had the votes to block all of Bush's nominees,
and agreed to allow those nominations to go forward. Republicans, on the
other hand, had the votes to change the Senate rules to prohibit filibusters on
judicial nominees, and have set such a rule change aside. Both sides can
point to both a victory and a loss, and that seems to be the preferred way of
doing business in the Senate. But let's talk more about the Republicans. They had
total and complete victory in their hands, and they gave it up. Would the
Democrats do that? Of course not! Democrats play for keeps.
They know that when you have your opponent on the ropes, you don't feel sorry
for them, worry about their "minority rights" and offer them something they're
not entitled to. You put your foot on their throat and defeat them by the
widest margin of victory possible. The Republicans gained seats in the
Senate in the last election. They defeated the sitting Democratic leader over
this very issue. They should have voted to change the rules on the first day of
business back in January. Now that they have the votes, it should have been
simple. Slam the door on the Democrats obstruction, just as voters elected them
to do. Reverse the rolls here. How many of you really believe that
the Democrats wouldn't have changed the Senate rules if it had been Republicans
filibustering Democratic nominees? Maybe we should address this in terms of whether the
Constitution won or loss. Here I would call it a loss. The
Constitution has been losing for some time in Washington. There is no
clause anywhere in the Constitution that gives a minority in the Senate any
power at all to block a vote on a judicial nomination. This is a power
that was created by Senators, not established by the Constitution. The
Republicans had a chance to stand up for the Constitution, and they passed.
Some people will look at the glass as half-full.
There will be at least five appeals court judges out there who make Democrats
uncomfortable. Anything that makes Democrats uncomfortable is a good
thing. But ... what do you think will happen when Bush makes his
first Supreme Court nomination? Question for Jamie Dupree today ... where does all this
leave Miguel Estrada? AND JUST WHAT ARE THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES? The much-ballyhooed agreement says that the Democrats will
only block judicial nominees under extraordinary circumstances. There is
nothing in the agreement, however, which sets forth just what these
extraordinary circumstances might be. Well ... remember, we're dealing
with Democrats here; the party of big government and soak-the-rich taxes; the
party that has openly declared war on the concept of the individual. So ..
might I humbly suggest a few circumstances that Democrats would call
"extraordinary" and thus lead to a filibuster: An "extraordinary circumstance" would arise with the
nomination of a judicial candidate who: - Believes that the powers of the federal government are
actually enumerated in the Constitution and, thus, are not unlimited.
- Strongly believes in private property rights.
- Has a history of statements or rulings which indicate a
belief that all people should be treated equally under the laws of the United
States, with no preferences based on race, ethnicity or gender.
- Shows a history of basing rulings on the concept of
individual rights rather than group rights.
- Is both a conservative and a member of a minority,
i.e., the Clarence Thomas disease.
The time will come when the Republicans are going to have
to stand up to yet another Democratic filibuster. The Republicans
will make noises about resurrecting the so-called nuclear option, and the
Democrats will be saying that they are sticking to the agreement and that they
are only filibustering because of extraordinary circumstances. I guarantee
that the extraordinary circumstances will be among those listed above.
One thing hasn't changed. The loony left still must
depend on the judiciary to enact much of its anti-individualist agenda. We
will see the filibuster again. JUST A FEW INTEMPERATE THOUGHTS - Give it a rest already! Can you believe that some
whiners are protesting because Burger King is tying a promotional campaign to
the new Star Wars movie? Why? Because the movie is rated PG13.
Is this nation really becoming that much of a nation of security-seeking wimps
and whiners?
- So, Bill Maher thinks that the men and women serving in
our military are "low lying fruit." In fact, the words he used are
"Low-lying Lyndee England fruit." So, here it starts. Is this our
signal that the Hollywood culture and the media thinks that it's time to start
denigrating the men and women who liberated Afghanistan and Iraq, and who are
putting their lives on the line overseas to fight the war on Islamic
terrorism? It would seem so.
- The two American Idol finalists tonight are white.
Gotta be racism.
AL SHARPTON THE PIMP
 ...race pimp, that is. Just as the flap involving Mexican President Vicente Fox
is fading from the headlines,
Al Sharpton can't let it go. Al met with Fox
yesterday, and came out and said Fox's attempts to play down his comments that
Mexicans do some jobs even blacks don't want to do in the United States have
only made what he said worse. Whatever that means.
We've all but forgotten the whole thing, Al. But we know you can't let it go.
You see, Al, we're onto you. You are a race pimp.... a race warlord. Your
power is derived only when the racism false alarm sounds. Should a problem be
solved, should there ever cease to be racism in this country, Al is out of a
job. So he must continually stir the puddin'. There can never be a solution to
the problem.
Sharpton is insisting Fox apologize, which so far he won't. Good. There's
nothing to apologize for. Here's a little advice, Al. Take a page from the
Jesse Jackson playbook and go shakedown some American corporation that doesn't
have a diversity training program or something.
THE POODLE'S MILITARY RECORDS
Back in the 2004 campaign, John Kerry released some of his Military records on
his website...and promptly pretended that they were all there. The truth was he
selectively posted the records that made him look good. The media, ever-eager
to see Bush defeated and The Poodle elected, never called him on it.
Well, there is a bit of news today. During an interview yesterday with the
Boston Globe,
The Poodle said he has signed the form SF 180, which authorizes
his military records to be released. We'll all finally get to see exactly what
the circumstances were surrounding the awarding of his purple hearts, as well as
how his discharge went down. Not that it matters too much since he's not a
presidential candidate anymore, but we'll finally know.
Except...as is always the case, The Poodle waffled just a bit. After he and his
spokesman were pressed, he reported that Kerry did sign the form, and they would
get the records from the Navy, who will send out the records.
This should be interesting....will we all get to see the records when they're
released? Probably not. sKerry still wants to run again for president in 2008. REDNECK SCRAP BOOK Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear
redneck. Happy Birthday to you! The ever growing
Redneck Scrap Book.
READING ASSIGNMENTS
Here's the full
text of the deal between Democrats and Republicans on the issue of judicial
nominees and filibusters.
A recent poll about the filibustering issue in the U.S. Senate found this
important fact: most people don't care. And so it is that the wide gap between
what the media obsesses over and people actually care about gets even wider.
Columnist Keith Thompson can no longer stand idly by and watch the
Bush-bashers oppose freedom. He's leaving the left. Fascinating column.
Which is worse...Kofi Annan running the U.N. or Bill Clinton? The latter just
may come true.
The rumors
are back...the former president may take the helm of the United Nations.
Imagine the interns!
Dan Rather, recently canned from both the CBS Evening News anchor chair and now
his perch on the canceled '60 Minutes Sunday' is still defending the producer of
the Bush National Guard piece.
The Media
Research Center reports.
Thomas Sowell makes a good point: he says if the percentage of the black
vote that goes to Democrats ever falls below 70%, it will be all but impossible
for the left to win the White House back. Interesting observations.
What's the best way to fix Social Security? With the proposal for private
retirement accounts all but dead, Republicans are considering raising the
retirement age.
Bruce Bartlett says it's a good idea.
Ever wonder where liberals get their ideas for judicial activism?
David Limbaugh has two examples, including that of a judge who believes it
is the role of the courts to make new laws.
Professor Mike Adams is depressed....he applied for a job as Director of the
Women's Resource Center at the college where he teaches and was rejected. Adams
tries to make sense of the devastating turn of events.
Democratic Chairman Howard Dean has gone completely off his rocker...Bill
Murchison says the Democrats are mad because they feel a sense of entitlement
to win elections. They can't believe Republicans are consistently being voted
into office. Morning Sickness: Filling fluorescent light tubes with gasoline and lighting
them to make your own lightsabers
is a bad idea. Most people know that instinctively. These people...did not. The FDA is reviewing a
new drug to help men with premature ejaculation. Neal has
his own remedy. | 
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