SHORT TAKES ON JUST ABOUT ANYTHING

Liberals love to play with words.  When the old words become clearly identified with failed policies, don't change the policy, change the word!  When it became clear that the government was spending too much money, the word suddenly became "invest."  Now we don't "spend" more money on our hideous government schools, we "invest" more money.  Liberals now call themselves "progressives," a word that has its roots in the socialist/communist ideology of the 1950s.  Who, after all, doesn't like progress?  The latest example?  "Redeployment."  That's the word Democrats are using to replace "withdrawal."  Withdrawing our troops from Iraq right now would be a sure sign of American weakness.  So ... instead of saying "withdraw," the appeasers have come up with another word.  "Redeployment." 

Cynthia McKinney is going to bombard cable television with over 1000 paid advertisements between now and her runoff election in five days.  Is it too late for me to contribute to help pay for these ads?  I just can't imagine how sad it would be without Cynthia up there in congress embarrassing Democrats and making a complete fool out of herself on a regular basis. 

I'm hearing this morning that the air in Atlanta is going to be unhealthy for sensitive groups today.  Does this means that liberals will just stay home and leave the rest of us alone?

A group of veterans is going to hold a little show of support for Pennsylvania's cut-and-run Congressman John Murtha today.  They're going to condemn what they are calling the "Swift Boat" attacks against Murtha.  Question:  Can anyone remember one single accusation made by the Swift Boat Veterans against John Kerry that has been proven to be wrong?  Just one! 

Charlie Rangel says he is going to retire if the Democrats don't win control of the House this November.  Now, at last, a real reason to vote for the big-spending, earmark addicted Republicans.

Oprah ran a show last week where she showcased several people working at minimum wage rates.  Some were single mothers with children.  So .. why didn't Oprah ask her what in the hell she was doing with children if she didn't have enough of an education or didn't have the job skills to earn more than the minimum wage?  Let's fact it --- and this is a very insensitive truth, but the truth nonetheless --- if you are an adult and you can't earn more than the minimum wage, then you are a loser.  Simple as that.  It is not your employers responsibility to pay you more than you are worth just because you have squandered your educational opportunities.

U.N. OFFICIAL: HEZBOLLAH NOT TERRORISTS

Our old buddy U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown is back in the news today.  Remember him?  This was the guy that complained not too long ago about how the United Nations was being perceived in Middle America.  He was upset at how the Bush Administration wasn't defending the good works of the U.N.  Anyway the same guy has come out from behind his rock to make some more interesting statements.

Brown was quoted in a British newspaper yesterday saying that he doesn't think Hezbollah is a terrorist organization.  Here's the exact quote:  "It's not helpful to couch this war in the language of international terrorism.  Hezbollah employs terrorist tactics;  it is an organization, however, whose roots historically are completely separate and different from Al Qaeda."  Well isn't that nice.

The condemnation from the State Department was fast and furious.  A spokesman called the comments "misguided and misplaced."  But really, this is the position of the United Nations from way back.  And it's not just Hezbollah.  The U.N., including Kofi Annan, regularly takes the side of the Palestinians against Israel.  In fact, the U.N. has historically been anti-Israel.  They've let Islamic terrorism slide for decades.  If Al-Qaeda hadn't crossed the line and blown up the World Trade Center, they'd probably be on their side too.

It would be tempting for people to think this is just one rogue U.N. official making wild statements, but it's not.  This is what they believe over at the U.N.  Which further proves the point that the organization is a complete waste of time and valuable New York real estate.

WHITE HOUSE URGES CUBANS TO STAY PUT

With Fidel Castro seemingly on the verge of going tango uniform, the Bush Administration is urging Cubans to stay in Cuba.  They don't want some mass exodus from that country to Miami.  White House Spokesman Tony Snow said yesterday:  "It's also, however, important at this juncture to tell people stay where you are.  This is not a time for people to try to be getting in the water and going either way."  Interesting.  Interesting, and fat chance.

Here we have Cuba, a communist country whose people are truly oppressed, and the administration is telling them not to try and come to the United States.  Why?  Because they don't want a major American city to have to deal with an enormous influx.  They don't want people flooding the waters between Cuba and Florida.  Fair enough, but have you noticed something?

On the one hand, we don't want people coming to the United States from Cuba in large quantities, yet for some reason, it's all fine and dandy for millions of illegal Hispanic aliens to stroll right across the border into America.  Nobody seems to care about the cities down at the Southern border that are having to deal with a large influx of illegals.

I'll take refugees from Castro's disastrous experiment with Communism before the hoards coming across our border with Mexico any time.

NORTH KOREA WORKING WITH IRAN

A South Korean think tank is reporting that Iran is working with North Korea to station missiles near the demilitarized zone (for those of you in government schools, that's the border between North and South Korea.)  These are reported to be long-range missiles and large bases are being constructed for their use.

The intended targets?  Well, the capabilities of the missiles being deployed would be that they could reach most of Japan.  Japan, of course, is an ally of the United States.  A democracy.  We have a military base in Japan.  In addition, The Gargoyle is said to be building bases to deploy shorter-range missiles that could hit targets in South Korea, another ally of ours.  I guess he's impressed with what Hezbollah has been able to accomplish with rockets much cruder than his. 

Exactly how long are we going to tolerate this?  It seems to be the administration's policy that whenever North Korea threatens its neighbors, President Bush comes out and says The Gargoyle should return to the six-party talks.  It sure looks like he doesn't care too much about talking....given his preference for threatening his neighbors.  Just what is going to happen when North Korea launches one of these missiles and it hits Tokyo?  Or Seoul?  Then what?  Do we fight then?  You know ... maybe not, given the influence of the peace-at-any-price leftists in this country.

CHRISTINA'S CORNER

Our intern, Christina Gonzalez, is a senior at NYU majoring in politics and journalism. Her father, Carolos, escaped from Cuba with his family when he was 15-years-old.  Christina has written several articles detailing the difficult transition to freedom for several communist governments.  Today she submits this for your consideration .. it's about her ancestral homeland:

Images of Cubans waving flags in Miami were mixed, to say the least. There is nothing that makes me more thrilled than to imagine the end of Castro's communist regime, the longest standing dictatorship to date. His torturous reign over Cuba has crippled its economy and driven hundreds of thousands to make new lives in the United States.

But I am afraid that this is just the beginning of a very long and torturous road that definitely bears potential to culminate in a free and democratic Cuba, if executed properly. But first things first; Raul Castro in charge makes absolutely no difference in Cuban policy. The man was already the head of the military and has been a dictator in training since Castro seized power in 1959. If anything, Raul's reign should bring a heightened sense of fear to dissents in Cuba. Mainstream media will have you believe that Raul is not that bad because he favors a "Chinese form of Communism" and some sense of a free-market economy. It does not matter, folks. He will adhere to the same communist agenda that tortures and imprisons any person who dares to defy the regime.

Any sort of a coherent dissident movement in Cuba has been squashed by Castro's relentless force and the lack of dissident coordination. This, politically, may be Cuba's biggest downfall and will be the reason why it will take foreign nations, such as the United States, to implement a democratic regime in Cuba. While Cuba was a heavily Catholic nation, it failed to utilize the Catholic church in its dissident movement; this is unlike Poland's solidarity movement, which eventually toppled the Communist stronghold of the Eastern block because of the strength and voice of the Catholic church and the unifying voice of dissidents within it. This is not the case in Cuba. What little movement there is, comes from independent journalists and writers (most of which are in jail) or from those outside the country. Because of this fact, finding a proper leader for the new post-Castro Cuba will be nothing but a political charade. If the US tries to name a Cuban-American, it will be seen as nothing more than a puppet regime that will gain little to no respect in Latin America and beyond. For someone to step up from the dissident movement in Cuba would be a politically astounding feet-think about the reaction of Cuban Americans and the pressure placed on that leader in the new world. The symbolic image of former dissidents like Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic stepping in as President is huge, but the political ramifications of how to actually be a president is another matter worth concern.

Whatever the case may be, Cuba must follow the guidance of the United States and other countries that experienced such a transition in the past. But post-Communist Cubans must realize that it cannot blindly follow everything anti-Communist and realize that a transition cannot be black and white. You cannot ban every current government worker and throw out every current tenant, simply because he/she existed during this Communist regime. That is what happened in the Czech Republic post-Communism and left them with an extremely pro-American government and a less enthused population because the government embraced the ideals but did not have the means or the know-how to implement them. This should not be the case in Cuba. The Bush administration says it has nearly $60 million for Cuba's transition. That is a lot of tax payers dollars which I will justify under one condition only: a plan.

Economically, the rebuilding of Cuba's infrastructure and the reparations to those owning property pre-Communism is another point of concern. To allow foreign investors to flood the nation with mega resorts and theme-parks would be a crime to not only Cubans, but to the rest of the world that deserves to see a beautiful Caribbean island not become just another stop on their Royal Caribbean cruise. Investment needs to come from the inside out. While foreign aid will be necessary, the tools and means need to be given to the people of Cuba and not solely built by foreigners. And the Cuban-Americans cannot expect to reclaim what was taken from the Castro. You cannot run back to Cuba and into the house you grew up in and expect for it to be yours once again. If I can impart any message to Cuban Americans it would be this: put the wrongs of your past behind you and think of what is good for the future of your nation. While you feel you are entitled to what was yours pre-Communism, do not let this drive your passions. Let the ideals of a freedom, liberty and democracy be your driving force and NOT an individual quest to gain what you feel is rightly yours. Such a mindset will only limit the potentials of Cuba's prosperity and freedom.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

If you've drained a keg recently, you just might have the raw materials for your next BBQ. More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Now it seems Cynthia McKinney is not going to sue the Atlanta Journal Constitution for libel after all.  But she is still demanding that the AJC retract an editorial critical of her.  The paper has told her to get lost, saying she has no case. 

Did you know that spending under the current Bush Administration is at 5 times the rate it was under Bill Clinton?  That's right, five times.  Some in the conservative movement are finally starting to realize all of this spending is not very conservative.

Democrats are changing their strategy on Iraq.   First it was total cut and run, then it was "redeployment."  Now the DNC has decided to push the idea of a slower withdrawal.  Why?  Because the public doesn't support an immediate withdrawal.

You may be wondering what the war between Israel and Hezbollah is all about.  Most would seem to think it's about what all wars with Israel seem to be about:  land.  But Victor Davis Hanson says otherwise.

From almost the beginning, the United States has been nudging Israel to limit their war against Hezbollah.  Frank Gaffney wonders why we're doing this, since we would never accept the limits that we're pushing on Israel.

Since Islamic terrorist states can't defeat Israel militarily, Jonah Goldberg says they have to employ other tactics.  Those include terrorism and making Israel looking bad through various means of propaganda.  And they're very good at it.

The immigration bill floating around Congress still features an amnesty plan, even though it's being called a guest worker program.  Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions says the bill is flawed and must never become law.

Larry Elder explains how the Left still doesn't get just how evil Islamic terrorists are.   He notes how governments around the world have been appeasing terrorists for quite some time.

The Republican plan of pushing through a bill that cuts taxes but at the same time raises the minimum wage shows that the GOP isn't sticking to its guns.  In fact, Robert Novak goes so far as to call into question what Republicans actually believe these days.

Ratings for the nightly network newscasts have been in rapid decline over the last 20 years or so.  Brent Bozell wants to know if this is a function of increased competition, or is it the liberal slant of the evening news?

Dog that was supposed to be guarding a collection of rare teddy bears tears it up instead.

Sometimes it's not "even a monkey could do this job" but "only a monkey could do this job."

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