Obama Shortchanges Female Employees
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200806/POL20080630a.html Obama's for Equal Pay, Yet Pays Female Staffers Less Than Males By Fred Lucas CNSNews.com Staff Writer June 30, 2008 (CNSNews.com) - While Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has vowed to make pay equity for women a top priority if elected president, an analysis of his Senate staff shows that women are outnumbered and out-paid by men. That is in contrast to Republican presidential candidate John McCain's Senate office, where women, for the most part, out-rank and are paid... [read more]

Why Public Schools Are Failing At Math
Over the last few decades there has been a decline in the math scores at public schools pretty much nation wide. Well I think I can shed some light on the reason. I was sent this by a friend years ago and I honestly do not know who wrote it, but to whoever wrote my hat is off to you: Teaching Math In the fifties: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5... [read more]

Shocking Revelation, Republicans Hire Republicans
http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/shocking-revelation-republicans-hire-republicans/ There are two ways a President of the United States can continue his influence long after leaving office. The obvious one of course is the appointment of judges. Another, which gets little note until now, is the hiring of civil servants. The incoming administration generally replaces political appointees from the outgoing administration. But people hired under civil service may stay as long as they are breathing. This explains why a new cabinet secretary may have problems changing policies or... [read more]

Gas Prices: Arm, Leg, & Firstborn Child
Sorry for my recent lack of blogging. The usual excuse: I've been busy (gardening, job hunting, gathering my bearings, et al). I'm sure many of you have seen this clever picture or ones like it. Every time I go to fill up, I tend to glance around at the other people pumping their tanks full of liquid gold and I usually see a lot of faces that look like they could be poster children for depression commercials, and I'm sure... [read more]

Father of Canada's Socialized Medicine Recants
http://www.powerlineblog.com/ Claude Castonguay is the father of socialized medicine in Canada. In the 1960s, he chaired a Quebec commission whose recommendation of a government-run health care system for that province was adopted, and quickly spread to the rest of the country. Now, after forty years of experience with socialized medicine, Castonguay has changed his mind: Four decades later, as the chairman of a government committee reviewing Quebec health care this year, Castonguay concluded that the system is in "crisis." "We... [read more]

WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINE (DAILY UPDATES)
NEW DAILY TRACKING POLLS OUT Continuing the remarkable stability of recent weeks, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows Barack Obama attracting 46% of the vote while John McCain earns 40%. When "leaners" are included, Obama leads 49% to 44%. With leaners, Obama has been at 49% for ten straight days and at either 48% or 49% for nineteen straight days. Polling released yesterday showed John McCain continuing lead in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The Rasmussen Reports... [read more]

Congress' Use of our Intelligence Assests
NRO has the story that Congressional Democrats have decided to use some intelligence assets to write up estimates about global warming. You would think that after 9/11 that we would have learned from our intelligence failures and work harder on ensuring that our intelligence agents are used to track real threats to our nation, like terrorists, but once again the powers that be in Congress have decided that they will live in a 9/10 world instead and forget about reality.... [read more]

Obama "Not corrupt like the rest of Chicago Politicians".
On the lighter side, I thought this newspaper article was pretty funny: http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1025587,CST-NWS-obamaforweb26.article "There is no doubt I had friends and continue to have friends who come out of the more traditional school of Chicago politics but that's not what launched my political career and that's not what I've ever depended on to get elected, and I would challenge any Chicago reporter to dispute that basic fact." Okay, where do we start? First off, just because Obama's friends were corrupt,... [read more]

Utah Republicans Clean House!
Republican Rep. Chris Cannon (Utah) overwhelmingly lost his primary race to border enforcement advocate Jason Chaffetz. Chaffetz, a former chief of staff to Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, beat Cannon by more than twenty points. Bay Buchanan, chairman of the Team America PAC sent, out a glowing email to PAC supporters to praise his Chaffetz's win. "Friends, Jason ran a great campaign on out of control spending, immigration, and $4 gas," she wrote. "Bottom line: he pounded Cannon on abandoning conservative... [read more]

My Take On Tax Returns
I have been meaning to get to this subject for quite sometime, but it has been hectic as of lately. I have been thinking lately on tax returns and have come to notice how many people plan on using their tax returns for this or that and it made me stop and think. Why are we so excited about a tax refund in the first place? After all it was our money to begin with and the Government is ever... [read more]

Happier than your liberal friends? Here's why.
Check out this new study in Scientific American that shows why conservatives are happier than liberals. The study rightly points out that conservatives tend to see inequity as due to differences in the meritocracy. In other words, the harder you work and achieve, the more you get. Whereas progressives tend to see inequity as an inherently unjust system. Unchangeable. And thus, the world is out to get them and they are helpless and at its mercy. But there are two... [read more]

Obama's first national TV ad is a lie!
From: http://ace.mu.nu/ Even the nutjobs at Daily Kos figured this one out Barack Obama released his first general election ad on Friday... About 46 seconds into the ad, we are told that Obama "passed laws" that "extended healthcare for wounded troops who'd been neglected," and in the usual manner of these political commercials we are given a little citation at the bottom. The citation reads "Public Law 110-181 1/28/08". That law is the only federal legislation cited in the ad... [read more]

Marxists for Obama!
No I'm not talking about the Marxists over at HorsesAss.org. Check out the real Marxist dictators and tyrants lining up to endorse Barack Obama: Fidel Castro Moammar Gadhafi and now ... Kim Jong-Il Surely it won't be long before the other vicious world leaders fall in line for Obama. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Robert Mugabe, Bashar Assad, Hugo Chavez are all Marxists just like Obama and his friends William Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, et. al. Even the most politically ignorant Americans will be... [read more]

Obama Sans Teleprompter
Whenever we see Barrack Obama on television, it's during a scripted campaign speech or an even more rehearsed political advertisement. Thus, the "great orator" impression that alot of people have of him. Does he ever speak 'off the cuff'? Well, of course he does, but it's not as well reported when it happens. Here's a couple of examples of it when it did happen, the first of which you can watch here. An answer regarding healthcare, or something... "What they'll... [read more]

You Gotta Read This! Questions for Obama
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06192008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obama_vs__osama_116128.htm?page=0 Journalists have let Barack Obama make any claim he chooses about Iraq, Afghanistan or coping with terrorism without pinning him down for details. Yet many of his comments and positions seem stunningly naive about national security. Given that this man may become our next president, shouldn't he explain how he'd do the many impressive things he's promised? This week, Obama claimed, again, that he'd promptly capture Osama bin Laden. OK, tell me how: Specifically, which concrete measures would he... [read more]

LATE BREAKING WEEKLY POLITICAL NEWS MAGAZINE
OBAMA SCARED TO DEATH OF BEING BRANDED A MUSLIM? At a campaign rally in Detroit on Monday 6/23 Shimaa Abdelfadeel and Hebba Aref were prevented by volunteers from taking seats behind Obama that would have been in view of television cameras. Obama aides rushed forward and physically forced the women off the stage before TV cameras came on or photos were taken, ALL because of their Muslim headscarves. Obama at first was more than happy to be rid of the... [read more]

A "Pot Meet Kettle Moment" for Sen. Biden
In response to this Rudy Giuliani comment, "Democrats want to go back to a pre-Sept. 11 view of terrorism - what I call being on defense. They want to treat it mostly as a criminal justice matter, use grand juries' investigations," Giuliani told FOX News Wednesday. "I would just describe it and just say this is not a realistic approach. Time has proved that being on offense is better than being on defense.", Sen. Biden had the following to say:... [read more]

Obama, End of American Racism?
http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/obama-end-of-american-racism/ There has been a spate of articles lately about prominent African-American Republicans considering voting for Obama. Colin Powell, talk show host Armstrong Williams and former Congressman and Fox News analyst J. C. Watts have all been quoted as saying they may vote for Obama. Their hope is Obama's nomination and election will put the final nail in the coffin of American racism. Perhaps they believe the benefit of this victory over racism trumps the damage Obama could do to... [read more]

Federal Way graduates High School students who did not graduate
OK, I may be narrow minded, but this bothers me.  I overheard this today on The Commentators. Here in Washington, like other states, we have the state standards of graduation.  One of those is the controversial WASL, which has been under a lot of heat for being an assessment test that assesses nothing. According to the Seattle Times, there is a total failure rate of around 5-10 percent, so presumable those kids did not graduate, or rather they did not meet... [read more]

Drill Here! Drill Now! Pay Less!
Sign this and tell the Congress we are fed up with their complete lack of action on reducing the energy costs to all Americans http://www.americansolutions.com/actioncenter/petitions/?Guid=54ec6e43-75a8-445b-aa7b-346a1e096659 5 Places we should be drilling - http://townhall.com/video/TheFivewithAmandaCarpenter/1450_061108Oil Nearly 1 Million people have signed this petition to lower the costs of energy in this country! 100 people every 5 minutes are signing this petition.... [read more]

Mortgage Morality
http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/mortgage-morality/ Writings by two syndicated columnists caught my eye recently. The first was on Michelle Malkin's blog. It covered the revelations regarding Congresswoman Laura Richardson from California. Apparently, she has blatantly walked away from mortgages on several homes and may be in the process of doing it again. There are also allegations that Washington Mutual has given her favorable treatment. The second was a column by David Brooks about the moral change in America with regard to wealth. We have... [read more]

Why US History IS so Important
After hearing about the Supreme Court ruling giving unlawful enemy combatants Habeas Corpus rights I started to think back to my US History teacher in High School. Why do you ask, well because he was an excellent teacher who actually taught US History to include this: Operation Pastorius was a failed plan for sabotage in series of attacks by Nazi German agents inside the United States. The operation was staged in June 1942 and was to be directed against strategic... [read more]

When The Music Stops
This was sent to me from a friend over here in Iraq. It is a short story that a chaplain over here in Iraq had witnessed and wanted to pass it on and I agree it does need to be passed on to as many people as possible: For those who are unaware, at a military theater, the National Anthem is played before every movie. From a Chaplain in Iraq : I recently attended a showing of "Superman 3," here... [read more]

A voice on KUOW that was actually right!
I have found a new Guru. He name is Fareed Zakaria. He wrote a book called "The Post American World". I am going to run out and get a copy of it, and highly recommend that you do as well. From the KUOW web page: Nowadays, the biggest movies, tallest buildings and many of the world's richest moguls are found outside of the U.S. Fareed Zakaria says that doesn't mean we've reached the decline of America. Instead it's the rise... [read more]

Passing on a MUST READ article... Thank you J.B. Williams for brilliant insight!
Are American Voters as Stupid As Democrats Bank On? Are American Voters as Stupid As Democrats Bank On? Written by JB Williams ©2008 USA I'd love to be able to say that American voters are far too intelligent to ever fall for the socialist drivel currently peddled by the New Democrat Party, aka - the Democratic Socialists of America. But that would be a lie... Sadly, many Americans are indeed stupid enough to overlook the reality that "universal health care"... [read more]

NEW WEEKLY POLITICAL NEWS MAGAZINE 6/17
IS OBAMA LOSING IT? Sen. Barack Obama appeared disheveled today when he began an attack on Sen. John McCain's recent successful attempts to court Democratic HillBilly voters who are angry at the male African-American Illinois Senator and his campaign staff for a series of attacks on Hillary before she dropped out of the race. "On almost every single issue that's important to women, he's been on the wrong side," an uncharacteristically stressed out appearing Obama told a group of reporters... [read more]

Mortgage Corruption Hits Democrat Senators
From Redstate.com: http://www.redstate.com/ Countrywide's Many 'Friends' by Daniel Golden Jun 12 2008 Two U.S. senators, two former Cabinet members, and a former ambassador to the United Nations received loans from Countrywide Financial through a little-known program that waived points, lender fees, and company borrowing rules for prominent people. Senators Christopher Dodd, Democrat from Connecticut and chairman of the Banking Committee, and Kent Conrad, Democrat from North Dakota[*], chairman of the Budget Committee and a member of the Finance Committee, refinanced... [read more]

Supreme Court Decision on Enemy Combantants
I must say I was utterly shocked at this latest decision by the Supreme Court. How can the court bestow habeas corpus rights (a right given to Americans by the Constitution) to enemy combatants that were not even captured on US soil? This goes above and beyond crazy and has lead to some of the following questions I have heard over hear in Iraq: Does it mean that before they capture an enemy combatant are they going to be expected... [read more]

Where's Karl? Reflecting on Graduation...
Just a taking a few moments to dispel any rumours of my demise, defection or defenestration. I've been under the weather again, maxed out in my day job and all that, but here lately, most of my energy has been getting ready for my daughter's High School Graduation. How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board.  It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.  ~Walter Scott Yes, tomorrow... [read more]

Candidates Flunking Voter Test
votesmart.org released this information. Many of the replys are outrageous. We desperately need election reform. Let's address the issues. We know that Dave Reichert could not support a one man rock fight. Has anyone told Darcy that our country has serious problems at home that need to be addressed? The political courage test is not published for Washington State. I dare Dave and Darcy to take a stand. www.jimvaughnforcongress.com This 10-year study tests each candidate's willingness to provide citizens with... [read more]

Naked Loon weighs in on Darcy Burner
Very funny, very true. Check it out, it will give you a chuckle on yet another dreary day. http://nakedloon.com/politics/2008/06/11/burner-campaign-runs-on-blind-optimism-and-rainbows/... [read more]

Troofers to Send Mail to Troops in Iraq
Nope they aren't care packages; instead this group plans to bombard our troops with conspiracy theory letters and DVD's about how 9/11 was an "inside job" U.S. troops serving in Iraq may be getting more letters during mail call, but they won't be care packages -- one group is sending them letters and DVDs claiming 9/11 was an "inside job" and that they should rethink why they're fighting. Mark Dice, founder of The Resistance, which he calls a media watchdog... [read more]

Can Rossi Win?
http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/can-rossi-win/ I went to the Washington State Republican Convention a Dino Rossi supporter but a doubter on electibility. Yes, he has the sympathy vote from the "stolen election" of 2004. And he has solid support among Republicans, but in a Blue state. Worse, he faces a rematch with an incumbent, female governor who so far has managed to avoid any major scandal and she has, with the help of the Democrat controlled Legislature, paid off her base support with record... [read more]

American Flag Exchange, June 9-12
With Flag Day is coming up this Saturday, June 14, PEMCO Insurance is sponsoring a Flag Exchange where community members can exchange their old, tattered 3' x 5' American flags for a brand new flag free of charge. The Flag Exchange will take place June 9-12 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Locations are as follows: McClain Insurance Services 10410 19th Ave SE #101 Everett, WA 98208 425.379.9200 Togawa & Grinter Insurance Agencies 222 Etruria St, Suite 110 Seattle, WA... [read more]

Canadian gasoline under $2 / gal
OK, how do Canadians get gas for less than $2 per gallon? It can't be that Imperial gallon ...... [read more]

WEEKLY POLITICAL NEWS MAGAZINE!
BEAM ME WHERE SCOTTY? LeCerveau now has TWO (2) espionage agents who are ranking and disillusioned senior officials inside the Washington State segment of the Ronulan Empire and they are talking! They may also be ratting out their comrades to the WSRP by forwarding e-mails, materials and inside info about confidential meetings. I didn't get into that aspect of this Ronulan treason. I am developing a major piece relating what happened behind the scenes in Spokane with the more radical... [read more]

Filing for PCO
The following is an excerpt from KC Chairman Lori Sotelo weekly email update. Filing week isn't just about candidates for public office. It also presents an opportunity for Republicans to run for Precinct Committee Officer. I am excited to report a very high level of interest among grassroots Republicans in party involvement this year. I am thankful for the efforts of our District Chairs who have worked tirelessly to promote the Republican Party and find suitable candidates for these neighborhood... [read more]

Hot Political News from the Grapevine!
BUBBA BILL IS A STUMBLING BLOCK? Bubba Bill Clinton is starting to pick up some unwanted, negative media exposure of late. He has been spending a lot of time, since he was basically thrown off the Hillary campaign, with his millionaire friend Ron Burkle. Ron has an assortment of expensive business/luxury jets that they both like to fly around in. But that may not be the worst of it: sources are saying that Bubba is getting involved with some questionable... [read more]

McCain Needs to Hire John Bolton
Taken from Ace of Spades... Allow me to offer some unsolicited advice to the McCain campaign...I know you want to do the whole Maverick thing and Democrats really hate Bolton but the thing is, conservatives love him. Announce he will be a part of your administration and I guarantee a lot more conservatives will swallow hard and support you. Consider it a threefer....you'll get a lot of wavering conservatives to support you with some degree of enthusiasm, this appointment will... [read more]

Haditha Marine Lt. Andrew Grayson found not guilty on all counts
Michelle Malkin has a great post today about the acquittal of all charges against Haditha Marine Lt. Andrew Grayson. It makes me wonder when/if John Murtha will apologize for the following statement: "there was no firefight, there was no IED that killed these innocent people. Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood." Or for that matter what about Barack Obama's statement about what John Murtha said: "I would never second... [read more]

Late Breaking Political News!
1. Here's story being hushed up in the mainstream media: Major Obama supporter and long time friend of Barack, Antoin "Tony the Fist" Rezko was convicted in a Chicago Federal Court of 6 out of 9 felony counts for charges of buying influence on behalf of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration. Rezko doesn't deny his role as a high-powered money man for major Democrats -- including his close friend presidential candidate Barack Obama -- but he refutes prosecutor's allegations that... [read more]

The Washington State Gop: Going... Going... almost Gone
From Phil Spackman: Since 2004 I have watched this once great political party continue to fall apart. It saddens me greatly to see this happening, but it doesn't surprise me at all: from the shenanigans that went on at the State Chair elections in 2004 to the derailing of Susan Hutchison's bid for the US senate in 2006. And now this. The State Gop has blown a golden opportunity to grow the party in a pretty sizable fashion. It's estimated... [read more]

Ladies: Donate to "Panties for Peace" today!
http://pantiesforpeace.ca/ The Panties for Peace campaign was launched by the women's organization Lanna Action for Burma (LAB) on Oct. 16, 2007. The campaign has been already launched around the world, in Australia, the Philippines, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, the USA and in Brazil. What can panties do for peace in Burma? The Panties for Peace campaign plays on the regime leaders' superstitious fear that contact with a woman's underpants will rob them of their power. Women around the world... [read more]

Warfare Inside NBC News!
"High level sources inside NBC" are reporting that network news icons like Tim Russert, Tom Brokaw and Chris Matthews are angry that the far-left Keith Olbermann is destroying the network's credibility with his open support for Barack Obama and his blogging for the hard-left Daily Kos socialist site. NBC is being smothered by a barrage of letters from women across the country because of Olbermann's constant attacks on Hillary Clinton and his recent attacks on Rush Limbaugh for asking Republicans... [read more]

My Take on Obama's "Change" Mantra
Last night I was thinking what is really meant by Obama's "change" mantra he continues to repeat. Sure we have all heard how he is going to take the country in a new direction if elected and all the other things that you hear every election cycle from just about every politician out there (to include McCain); yet rarely see happen once the person is elected (just look at the Democrat Congress during the 2006 election claiming they would end... [read more]

Carbon Cap and Trade Credits
http://clearfogblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/carbon-cap-and-trade-credits/ Carbon Cap and Trade Credits Posted by Warren Peterson on June 3, 2008 The U.S. Senate is debating the Carbon Cap and Trade bill sponsored by Senators Lieberman and Warner. It is not expected to pass and will be vetoed if it does but the very fact that it is being seriously considered should be of concern. Global warming is happening and it is possible that greenhouse gasses contribute to it although the matter is far from scientifically settled.... [read more]

Stefan, Please come back!!!
This post is a plea for Stefan Sharkansky to return to blogging. Stefan, I realize you probably have a lot of great personal reasons to be taking a break from blogging. Frankly, it's mentally draining and not always a good use of one's time. And I do enjoy Eric's almost too frequent posts and Jim's and Don's occasional posts. And pudge has been an excellent addition to the team. But as a long time reader and commenter of this blog.... [read more]

Iran, Zimbabwe blame Seattle for World Food Crisis
ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Two controversial world leaders known for their anti-western rhetoric took advantage of a U.N. summit to point the finger of blame for the current food crisis at Seattle, Washington, . Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe used the platform of a food summit in Rome to condemn Seattle's policies on the issue. Ahmadinejad suggested the formation of a global organization to regulate the food market and listed the major factors he believes are behind... [read more]

Ron Paul and David Duke?
I was surfing around and came upon Vanguard News Network with its: "No Jews. Just Right" slogan and got to these inflamatory ideas from the American nazi/white supremist. David Duke gives campaign advice to Ron Paul. FOR MORE DAVID DUKE GO TO: http://www.davidduke.com/general/3339_3339.html#more-3339 "I like Ron Paul's campaign, and I think it is good for America and the political process. Why do I think so? It is because people such as Ron Paul shake up the system, and Paul takes... [read more]

Spokane Convention I: Soviet Style Elections
For seventy + years the Soviet Union, the Russian Communist Empire, dominated its citizens with absolute totalitarian rule. The Government owned and controlled everything. Nevertheless, throughout that time, they held "free elections." How did they do that? The key was controlling who was allowed on the ballot: the nominations. The Communist Party dictated who could run for each office. Mission accomplished. On May, 22, 2008 The Executive Board of the Washington State Republican Party issued a "resolution" to "clarify" rules... [read more]

WA GOP takes a controversial stance on Anchor Babies
One of the news items on Orbusmax was this: State GOP: No automatic citizenship for kids born in U.S. to illegal immigrants The state Republican Party adopted a platform Saturday that includes a provision aimed at opposing automatic citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants. This is not a new idea... The state party approved a similar platform plank at its 2006 convention that proved controversial. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution recognizes citizenship for all... [read more]

The TrueSoldier Rants
Just thought I would let you all know that I have a new blog up and running. Here is a link... [read more]

Observations of a Convention Newbie
2008 Washington State Republican Party Convention Spokane, WA Point of Clarification (I learned these words at the convention): I supported John McCain at this convention, but not all of the vote suggestions by the delegation leaders. Day One I arrived at the County Convention early Friday morning and quickly made my way through the credentialing to take my seat as a delegate of the Washington State Republican Party. When I came into the main convention hall, I noticed some friends... [read more]