…for the Yankees this playoff season. Apparently adversity really makes a difference.
Yes it’s painful but it’s true and it should be acknowledged.
Posts Tagged ‘reality’
I hate to admit it but A-Rod really has come through…
Posted: October 12, 2009 by datechguy in baseballTags: A-Rod, reality, sports, yankees
If you don’t understand why the Nobel is bad for President Obama…
Posted: October 12, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speechTags: comedy, history, nobel peace prize, reality
…consider this post at National Review:
K Lo, I turned on the TV this morning, and the news woman, going to commercial said , ” Next, the Vatican announces five new saints. Find out why people in Hawaii are celebrating.” You can guess where my mind immediately went!
Think of Bill Clinton it is over a decade later and he is still the butt of jokes whenever there is a shot of a young woman with him. It when the idea of an award or particularly an unearned comes up and Obama comes instantly to mind then he is in real trouble, for the next few weeks it is inveatable but if it keeps up then he is in real trouble.
The only way I can think of to get around it is in two parts: First to joke about it himself and second to actually DO something.
Another reality check: Don’t ask don’t tell
Posted: October 11, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news, warTags: don't ask don't tell, hrc, lgf jumps the shark, obama, reality, War on Terror, you fool!
There has been a gay rights march in Washington and the president has again promised to repeal “Don’t ask don’t tell” so in keeping with today’s theme it’s back to reality:
Don’t ask don’t tell is enacted into law in 1993 by congress
The Democrats have had control of congress since 2006
The Democratic majority increased significantly in 2008
and now the bottom line:
At any time they wanted the Democrats could introduce and push a revision of the law that establishes Don’t ask don’t tell. Republicans would not be able to stop it. The fact that they refuse to do so indicates that they either don’t believe in the modifying the law or that they believe it will cost them politically. This indicates either dishonesty to their supporters in the Gay community or political cowardice.
There is no other possible explanation if anyone has one I’d be delighted to hear it.
For myself I’m rather indifferent on the matter. I’ve heard opinion from soldiers on both sides of the fence. It would seem to me that they type of person willing to volunteer for the risks of military service is less likely to be disruptive to discipline.
One might say that considering we are fighting now in predominantly Islamic countries that it might be a problem but the same could be said for women in combat.
My primary interest is winning. If it will help us win, then we should do it, if it won’t then we should not. If it makes no difference then I’m indifferent.
I’m not with HRC on issues like Gay Marriage or the Church but I hate to see people used, and these people are not only being used but are letting themselves be used. It’s disgusting.
Update: When you have Me, Robert Stacy McCain and Andrew Sullivan on the same page then something is wrong.
King Charles the Pious says all of us on the right will be disgusted by this, I don’t see how since first of all as a liberal democrat we wouldn’t expect different, what we are disgusted by is his using people and people being used. Perhaps he still thinks Andrew is on the right? Anyway check memorandum to see what people are actually saying.
At the risk of repeating myself once again…
Posted: October 11, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/newsTags: obamacare, politics, reality
…on the morning shows particularly on ABC they were talking about heathcare momentum and how the GOP is being hurt by not signing on etc etc etc. So lets one more time say the basic truths concerning the heathcare bill.
The Democrats have a large majority in the House and a 20 vote majority in the Senate. The full 60 votes.
They can any time they want pass any heathcare plan they want to pass and can laugh at the republicans for opposing it.
If the democrats thought the health care plans were either good in terms of results or good in terms of the politics they would do this. Tip O’Neil never worried about the republican minority when he was pushing bills.
and now the bottom line:
The reason democrats are not passing a bill on their own is because they KNOW it is garbage that rewards their supporters. They are unwilling to pass it when they have to take 100% of the responsibility for the result
This is simple fact. It is not debatable. It can’t be spun. These people are pols and they know how to count. If Obamacare was a winner, if the 9/12 movement were just a few thousand Glenn Beck fan they would simply go on ahead. As Robert Stacy quoted:
Reality is that which doesn’t go away when you stop believing in it.
This is reality and no media reporting, no White House spin and a million bloggers calling people racists are not going to change these facts. As long as the republicans keep their nerve and refuse to give the democrats cover then this garbage will not pass.
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