I miss you, W

My brother sent me this side-by-side. I don't know who its maker is- but I thank you for a good laugh. I know it's a little old but still nonetheless funny.

Bush throwing out the first pitch on September 20, 2001 was one of the greatest moments of Americana in the last 100 years of our country.

No peeking, Justice Sotomayor

At 11:03 this morning, I heard the following:

I Sonya Sotomayor do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and to the rich and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States under the Constitution and laws of the United States so help me God.

I wish you well, Madam Justice. But you will forgive my scepticism. Your song and dance in the Senate confirmation don't necessarily negate your years of rulings.

And I will always return to thoughts of my mom- born in NYC to immigrant parents. She was not, nor ever called a minority. yet you Madam, born in New York to American parents, are a minority. So... odd.

The Revolution is Coming...

St. Louis is just the start- and it will get worse. Much worse.

Six people arrested- several landed in hospitals. Earlier this week we saw the scene in Austin. And Tampa, Michigan, Arkansas, Denver...

It is beyond reason that the response coming out of the White House is "we will punch back twice as hard".

Punch back? Welcome to Chicago politics, America. It's in Obama's blood- remember this is a guy who won every election up to 2004 by having his opponents thrown off the ballot or breaking the law and having sealed court documents "leaked" to the press (by the way did anyone get arrested for what they did to Ryan?)

This is a guy who is, in his core, a Saul Alinsky protegee, an Acorn operative, a "community organizer" who made a name for himself by agitating the people into a frenzy. Well Mr. President, you are so good at your job that the are agitated without you even meaning to do it.

And now that the Obama White House clashes with the former "silent majority" taking to the streets and organizing, they need to change tactics. So the organized community is now an "angry mob" and thwarting the democratic process. Shucks, he even said last night in Virginia (and I avoided that traffic like the plague- a President in Tysons corner at rush hour... nice planning) that he "didn't want them to do a lot of talking". Good thing he didn't say "you people".

I'm not advocating violence and I don't want to see people land up in jail nor the hospital. But a revolution is coming to America. When Andrea Mitchell talks of Americans as "they don't know what's good for them", when Arlen Specter admits he doesn't need to read the legislation, when Harry Reid scolds them, when Pelosi infers they are racist (or at the least antisemitic- whatever that has to do with anything...)- it means that our leaders are out of touch with, well, us.

A revolution is coming. It will start in New Jersey and Virginia this fall. And it will continue should this Congress and White House continue to ask for the emails of those who spread misinformation. Couple that with Cap and Trade and the Fairness Doctrine and $500 million for new jets and 10% unemployment....

A revolution is coming. 'Bout friggin time, too.