SamSaid!

DEMOCRACY

     Election Day is behind us by two weeks. The victors are still chortling in glee and the losers are still crying in their beer. Such is the way of Democracy. One of the biggest elections occurred in California where Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger put his leadership and prestige on the line in support of 4 ballot Initiatives. All four had merit and were worthy of popular support. All four lost.

     I voted for all four Initiatives. I did not do so as some mind of a right wing idealogue or extremist. Rather I voted “Yes” for very simple reason. California is in a mess  — financially, socially, politically and ecomonically. Maybe not just one mess; let's  say there are several messes. There is one thing that separates Schwarzenegger from the others —   at least he has the guts to try and do something about it. He is one guy who has the moxie to seek changes that would repair, if not fix, the problems that curently plague the state. And to make matters worse, without repair and reform, the “messes” will simply get worse.

     But Big Labor was aroused to meet the Gov at the pass and reject his efforts, and they prevailed.  Big Labor said, “Hey, Arnold, we've got ours, so let us alone. If you want to reform something, go find something else”. Their obvious self interest  — fully funded by taxpayers  –  appealed to those who put their personal interests first.  So now we are back at square one where there is no way to get from here to there. Next year, Arnold  may or may not run for re-election, but either way we will hear from the limp wrist Democrats who will be in pay-back time to the Unions. The public smokescreen will be cleverly crafted, but the main fare of Democratic politicos will be smoke, mirrors, pretense, and DEBT. When the Unions have their hands that deep in the pockets of Taxpayers, we should not expect them to withwraw them easily or fully

     Anyone with a political IQ over 20 should be able to understand the impossibility of the current structure of State spending, or how to live by a sensible budget. Cailfornia's downward spiral only goes in one direction.

     Just remember the basic message from the Unions,  “Hey Arnold, we've got ours. so let us alone. If you want to reform something, go find something else”.

     Self interest?? Remember, “……the alphabet is a string of 26 letters starting with  “I” and ending with “U”. Don't give us that “We” stuff”.

SMART

     There are lots of ways to describe the Muslim terrorists   —  brutal, sub-human, devious, bloodthirsty, vicious, insane, depraved, or other terms of like kind. But nobody regards them as being smart  — as in intelligent smart. That's the way it is with zealots  –  dedicated, ambitious, determined, off their rockers but not particularly smart.

     The recent bombings of hotels in Amman, Jordan proves the thesis. When it comes to Zarqawi, Zawahiri or Bin Landin, they have gotten carried away to the point of indiscriminately killing their own fellow Arabs. In the long run, that kind of stupidity will undermine their main mission against the west. The Middle East arabs may not rise in open rebellion over the senseless killing of fellow arabs, but they may be outraged to the point of starting to point fingers at the guilty ones. Up to this point in time we have not been able to zero in on these three dudes, but I would bet that sensible arabs who have lost loved ones will become more helpful in locating these three mass murderers. None too soon.

   All we need is a few more arabs with decent sensibilities.

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INDICTMENTS

     So Scooter Libby has been indicted on 5 counts for “lying” to a Grand Jury. Makes me think of the days of Bill Clinton when he faced the same Grand Jury charges over his dalliances in the White House (or was it as Governor?). It's ironic that in Scooter's case it still hasn't been found that a crime was committed in the whole CIA affair. The Democrats are having a field day over this “scandal”, but  some comparisons are easy to make. It appears that the leftwingers regard Clinton's troubles as being in the same category as jaywalking tickets or ripping off a vending machine  –  and the same might be said for Ted Kennedy's fatal affair at Chappaquiddick   –  just a ho-hum auto accident. But Scooter??  That's a different matter altogether.

     From the public pronouncements of Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, Harry Reid and others, Scooter will go down in history with Benedict Arnold, John Wilkes Boot, Lee Harvey Oswald and Sirhan Sirhan. Scooter will rank high among the miscreants of the last 3 centuries. The fact is that there is great doubt that he will ever be convicted of anything. But let the Ds have their fun  — while they can.

    Now it is Supreme Court time again, and just maybe the long awaited showdown in the Senate is imminent. The Ds will try to destroy Sam Alito, but he is likely to be a very tough customer. Who knows, they may long for the good old days of Harriet Meirs.