Looks like Al Sharpton has a new branch in his fan club…
…ISIS is calling for the targeting of, among others, police officers in the West.
Works for him…just think of it as the ‘Into Sharpton In Syria’ group.
We can relax, everybody…Obama’s called a meeting on fighting extremism.
Can’t wait to see who’s invited…but some past history might provide a clue.
Since he’s used Al Sharpton and Rev. Wright as ‘anti-racism’ advisers, we can only surmise he’ll bring in leaders of al-Qaeda and ISIS for guest speakers on anti-terrorism.
Gun-free zone France just had 12 citizens murdered by gun-toting terrorists.
Even the first police responding were unarmed…thus, became fatalities as well.
But WaPo’s Eugene Robinson thinks it would be worse in Gun-Rights America?
If terror strikes happen here, we’re betting it won’t start in Arizona or Wyoming, but more likely heavily anti-gun ownership states like California, New York, or Connecticut.
Larry Kudlow is also against raising the federal gas-diesel tax, while raising great points on the misuse and abuse of a Highway Trust Fund…that’s anything but ‘trust’worthy.
Likewise Investor’s Business Daily, calling it ‘…a truly awful idea’.
We appreciate their thoughtful perspective.
BCP’s post kept the argument against Dr. Krauthammer’s federal gas-tax hike brief.
Adding another salient point to our previous post here, what of the unemployed millions and retired Americans, who fall outside the ‘Hammer’s’ protective (non)Neutral Zone?
Republicans weren’t just given Senate control to further enlarge the government.
Big-government establishment Republicans better start thinking about 2016 elections.
There’s a HUGE problem with Dr. Charles Krauthammer’s ‘neutral’ gas tax proposal…
…it ISN’T revenue neutral.
The ‘Hammer’ proposes adding a $1-per-gallon federal gas tax at the pump. He posits that the ‘average’ weekly consumption of fuel is 12 gallons per American, so suggests making it revenue neutral by dropping the Social Security tax by $12 weekly per worker.
First, what happens to those who use MORE than 12 gallons per week? Screwed.
Second (and much more important), what about the extra fuel costs that industry gets hit with to transport their goods to market? Industry has to raise prices to cover them, and the consumer gets hit with higher costs on EVERYTHING they consume.
$12 more in a weekly paycheck doesn’t cover the hidden effects of bad tax ideas.
BlueCollar has a great deal of respect for Dr. Krauthammer, but on this he’s wrong.
Congress needs to stop playing games with our future.
To fast-track approval of Obama nominees, last year the Democrat Senate did away with the filibuster process, neutering the only power a minority Senate body has.
(For those unfamiliar with the ‘filibuster‘, it’s a delay tactic granted the minority in a political body to prevent ‘tyranny of the majority’ on legislative process. It’s a part of the Senate’s rules…which Democrats torched to push Obama’s agenda last year.)
Getting our economy back on track is a lot more important than crony favoritism.
On that note, BCP suggests Republicans grow a pair, and invoke the same nuclear option to stop any filibustering of bills related to growing the economy, and adding jobs.
This is vital for America…
…Quit jockeying for ‘image’ position, and get the job done.
Senator Boxer (D) has announced she won’t run for re-election in 2016.
Republicans need to start sending an effective message to convince the low-income voter demographic that Democrats are everything that’s wrong with California.
They need to be rescued from the policies holding them in captivity.
Hillary Clinton spoke at Georgetown in December…
Someone should ask her if she still feels that way after today’s French terror murders.
Does she understand the Islamist perspective is…convert to Islam, or die?
Scary question: Is she still the presumptive 2016 Democrat Presidential front-runner?
Rush Limbaugh went on a rant yesterday, fuming over the ‘conventional wisdom’ in DC that media and Democrats were pushing, basically accusing a GOP House for gridlock.
The contention being that Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had to bury bills passed by the House, because they were ‘too outrageous’…hence the burial process.
HELLOOOOOO…..
If Republican bills passed by the House were so bad, wouldn’t Democrats love to show it with open Senate debate, where its ‘radical, extremist’ nature could be exposed?
Americans are very capable of recognizing the obvious. Are we to believe Harry Reid was just protecting House Republicans from themselves? Yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket.
Democrats are defined by one signature tactic…continuous attack. To think they would suddenly NOT attack – but hide – legislation that damages Republicans is ridiculous.
Hiding the legislation was meant to protect Democrats from unpopular situations, where the American people would object to their stand (or votes) on a number of issues.
November ’14 midterms show Americans rejected bogus ‘conventional wisdom’.
Can we move on to important stuff now?
At one time, California was the state America looked to for industry leadership.
Over-regulation, over-taxation, and crony politics have changed that status. So, now, manufacturing has left for more business-friendly states like Arizona and Texas, leaving behind service-oriented businesses that are heavily unionized, and favor one Party.
The politics of a state control its direction…Democrats mastered election tactics that get them the support of millions of low-income voters, taking control of California politics.
They do this by convincing poor and low-income voters that they are the party that will help and protect them best…despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary…and the state population is overbalanced with low-income and poor looking for state assistance.
So, it’s no surprise that an entitlement mentality gets Democrats elected. But, policies they put in place actually drive up the cost of living for those who can afford it least.
Breaking the alliance of unionized and poor/low-income majorities is a key necessity.
Republicans need to speak to these voters, but with understandable solutions.
Ranting against ‘Big Government’ won’t resonate…but vowing to make policies that will lower gas prices, or reduce housing costs and electricity bills will be heard, big time.
Lowering the state income tax means little to those who don’t pay them, but reducing a sales tax on everyday purchases means a great deal to the less fortunate…
…because they are hurt most by sales taxes, high gas prices, and household costs.
California can be saved by converting poor and low-income voters to the Republican party, if the GOP addresses costly problems these besieged citizens must fight.
It’s high time to begin that process.