Thad McCotter Teaches Us How To Speak Democratic

Oh, it's going to be a lively primary season, as the dry-witted, sardonic, sarcastic, and intelligent Representative Thaddeus McCotter throws his hat into the Republican ring.  I'm not sure I see a compelling reason to make him president, but like Rick Santorum, he'll keep the other candidates on their toes and perhaps force them to be more forthcoming than they might ordinarily be.

If you want a compelling reason, well...I suppose this video might have to do for now.  With the delivery of a late-late night TV host, he helpfully translates Democratic-speak into its terrifying English equivalent.  My favorites:

"Invest" translates to..."Waste"
Used in a sentence...Democrats will invest your money.  Translation:  Democrats will waste your money

And then there's "Green Collar Jobs" translates to...unemployment...




A lot more on guitar-playing Thaddeus McCotter here. He's an interesting fellow, to be sure...

Yet another traitor graces the pages of the New York Times...just in time for Independence Day

This time it's one Brian Palmer, who tries to poison the nation's Fourth of July festivities by declaring that it should be a time for us to "think creatively" about - what else? - reducing carbon emissions.  Heaven forfend we speak of the Founding Fathers and the sacrifices they made to lay the cornerstone on what was to be the greatest nation in the history of mankind.  This is a new era, and Palmer patiently explains to us our silliness:

Maybe an Independence Day meal of pan-fried potatoes and grilled peaches seems un-American. But the tradition of backyard grilling isn’t exactly Jeffersonian in pedigree...Independence Day feasts in the early 1800s featured such classic American fare as turtle soup. By midcentury, revelers were gathering en masse to buy parts of whole roast pigs from street vendors. (A British visitor pondered, “What association can there be between roast pig and independence?”)...

That's a great line. Next, Palmer will be asking "What association can there be between a Christmas Tree and the birth of Jesus?" and demanding we depart from this odd, primarily American habit as well....

And incidentally, I've eaten roasted pig at a July 4th BBQ.  Seems as if Mr. Palmer regards the practice as somewhat barbaric;  I can practically feel him shudder as he writes the words with a mocking distaste.

But that's not depths of Palmer's sick, twisted, diseased, unpatriotic, traitorous mind. This is:

In other words, there’s nothing so very sacred about the Fourth of July cookout...

Ah...I beg to differ, pal. Again, I'm sure from the tiny apartments of DC and NY that you frequent, the sight of smoke rising from a suburban barbecue strikes you as not much different than the signal fires of primitive man as it arises between the trees. But although there is no BBQ Amendment in the Constitution (although perhaps we may soon need one), I personally don't think you'd have as much success on your anti-barbecue jihad, no matter how nonsensical you may believe the tradition to be. 

Nothing so very sacred, you say? Why don't you go get out of your flat, and see? It's been a while since I've seen a city slicker running from pitchforks and fiery torches held alight...

Committing an atrocity...?

Jay Carney Tells Another Whopper....

Carney was questioned yesterday on the appropriateness of Barack Obama refusing to meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to discuss the debt crisis, choosing instead to jet off to Philadelphia to raise some cash from the rapidly dwindling faithful.  The response from Obama's flack? Priceless:

After McConnell extended an invitation for Obama to hear the concerns that Senate Republicans have with his proposals, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney firmly rejected it this afternoon.

According to Carney, the GOP only wants to “restate their maximalist position” and this is “not a conversation worth having.”

Carney also denied there was a problem with the president attending fundraisers in Philadelphia tonight, instead of staying in town to work on the deficit deal. “We can walk and chew gum at the same time,” he said.

Actually, sir, that statement has not been borne out by fact.  Truthfully, one must be able to walk and chew gum separately before combining the two actions, and the Obama Administration has proven unable to metaphorically do either.  You're not quite there yet, pal.  Alas, a few more years in the minor leagues would have helped tremendously...

And trust me - I'm looking forward to quoting that line above in the future.  Not to mention reviewing what conversations both you and the president feel are "worth having" (the Taliban, the Muslim Brotherhood) and which (your fellow Americans) are not....