From the "How's the Weather on Your Planet" Files,....

The Obamessiah gets his ass handed to him by the loyal opposition and THIS is what he says in return??

While Obama was clearly humbled by Tuesday's devastating setback, he still struck a defiant tone at a White House press conference Wednesday.


"No one party will be able to dictate where we go from here," he said in a clear warning to Republicans that he won't simply bow to their demands for a sharply conservative switch in economic policy.

Oh,..OK. I get it. But it was fine when YOUR "one party," with a supermajority, saw fit to ram bailouts, spending sprees and Obamacare down our throats to dictate American policy???

Why Don't I Smell Tea Brewing??

I normally don't reference the "Philadelphia, Weakly" freebie fishwrapper, but THIS really hits the mark!

The Republicrats

Is there really a difference between Democrats and Republicans in Philly?

It’s the perfect time for a political backlash in Philly. After the last several months of sheer incompetence on the backs of many city agencies and programs—PPA, PHA, BRT, DROP—you’d imagine there’d be a little more outrage, especially within City Hall’s opposition offices.

And yet, crickets. Hate to say it, but sometimes Republicans can serve a purpose. And the lack of any real Republican voice against the Democratically-led City government has been deafening, especially lately. So, where’s the Republican counter-punch now that we need it?

“If you can’t beat the opposition just based on what’s happened over the last two months, then you’re not going to beat them on anything,” says Adam Lang, 32, a Republican activist and computer network engineer from the Brewerytown-Sharswood area of North Philly. “[Councilmen Rizzo, O’Neill and Kelly] should have been in front of the Inquirer building screaming, holding press conferences, telling everyone, ‘This is why you need to kick these bums out.’ And yet they’re completely complicit.”

Councilmen Frank Rizzo Jr. and Jack Kelly, two of three Republicans on City Council, are enrolled in DROP and scheduled to receive a combined almost-half-million-dollar payout.

(snip)

The change of focus from local to national issues seems to have basically split the Philly GOP into three caucuses: The official party led by Michael Meehan and supported by elected office holders; the Loyal Opposition led by Kevin Kelly; and Reform League Philadelphia, a PAC since founded by Adam Lang. All factions, however, are unorganized.


All of this, gentle readers, is followed-up by a great comment by Dan Hannan:

“Start out by reading "This party sucks" from Philadelphia Magazine back in September of 2009. It is easily found online The Republican establishment in Philadelphia serves the same purpose as the Washington Generals who used to lose to the Globe Trotters each night. It's beyond tragic that the city that once led the world into a new age of unprecedented personal liberty now has elections reminiscent of a Banana Republic. If good men don't step forward and demand better, this city will become indistinguishable from Detroit, and an open air museum to the dangers of apathy and unchecked government expansion.”

Has it REALLY Come Down to This?

Del. Senate Candidate Christine O'Donnell: 'I'm Not a Witch'

Updated: Tuesday, 05 Oct 2010, 8:23 AM EDT

Published : Tuesday, 05 Oct 2010, 8:15 AM EDT

RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press Writer

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is trying to assure Delaware voters: "I'm not a witch."

The Republican tea-party-backed candidate in her first TV ad since winning the primary pokes fun at comments she made during a 1999 taping of a late-night talk show that she dabbled in witchcraft when she was a teenager.

In the 30-second ad that starts airing Tuesday, O'Donnell smiles at the camera and speaks over a soft piano soundtrack. "I'm nothing you've heard. I'm you."

The tea party-backed O'Donnell faces Democrat Chris Coons in November.

"It's surprising that Ms. O'Donnell, in her first television commercial, offers no solutions to the problems facing working families," said Coons campaign spokesman Daniel McElhatton. "There's no ideas here; there's no plan."

O'Donnell's comments about witchcraft were made during a taping of comedian Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect" TV show.

"I dabbled into witchcraft. I never joined a coven," she said on the video, a clip of which hit the Internet just days after she stunned longtime congressman Mike Castle in last month's GOP primary in her third bid for Senate.

"One of my first dates with a witch was on a satanic altar, and I didn't know it. I mean, there's little blood there and stuff like that," she says. "We went to a movie and then had a little midnight picnic on a satanic altar."

In the ad, O'Donnell says, "None of us are perfect, but none of us can be happy with what we see all around us - politicians who think spending, trading favors and backroom deals are the ways to stay in office. I'll go to Washington and do what you'd do."

O'Donnell has made light of the witchcraft comments.

"How many of you didn't hang out with questionable folks in high school?" she asked fellow Republicans at a GOP picnic in southern Delaware last month.

Anything to add, Mr. Rove?

Tempest in a Tea (Party) Cup?

Connecticut Marines Fight for 'Don't Tread on Me' Flag Display
By Diane Macedo

Published June 28, 2010
FOXNews.com

A group of retired Marines is asking Connecticut's attorney general to allow the "Don't Tread on Me" Gadsden flag to fly over the state Capitol on July 4 after Capitol Police refused the request saying it doesn’t fall within the state’s flag flying parameters.

The group says the yellow banner, which sports a coiled rattlesnake and its trademark motto, is the original flag of the U.S. Marine Corps and clearly fits into the section of the policy which states that the Connecticut State Capitol can fly “flags of recognized military organizations of the U.S.A.”

But Capitol Police have denied several requests to fly the flag -- which has become a favorite nationwide among the Tea Party movement and a popular alternative to the stars and stripes – saying it is not the official Marines flag.

“The Gadsden flag was a personal standard used by one admiral during the Revolutionary War,” Capitol Chief of Police Walter Lee told FoxNews.com. “The Marine Corps never claimed that to be one of its organizational flags.”

(snip)

“Historically, it’s like when you look at a picture of George Washington; he was the first president of the United States so as a patriotic American you look to George Washington as kind of representation as the forefather of the country,” McCall said. “The Gadsden flag is the original flag of the Marine Corps, so it’s the forefather standard of the Marine Corps.”

Rubino says that’s what the Connecticut government needs to keep in mind above anything else.

A Good Definition of WHY Tea Parties Exist

Shelby Steele on Obama's blind charge to the "with me or against me" front:


Barack The Good
The big government liberalism that Mr. Obama uses to make himself history-making also alienates him in the center-right America of today.

A historic figure making history, this is emerging as an over-arching theme—if not obsession—in the Obama presidency. In Iowa, a day after signing health care into law, he put himself into competition with history. If history shapes men, "We still have the power to shape history." But this adds up to one thing: He is likely to be the most liberal president in American history. And, oddly, he may be a more effective liberal precisely because his liberalism is something he uses more than he believes in. As the far left constantly reminds us, he is not really a true believer. Rather liberalism is his ticket to grandiosity and to historical significance.

Of the two great societal goals—freedom and "the good"—freedom requires a conservatism, a discipline of principles over the good, limited government, and so on. No way to grandiosity here. But today's liberalism is focused on "the good" more than on freedom. And ideas of "the good" are often a license to transgress democratic principles in order to reach social justice or to achieve more equality or to lessen suffering. The great political advantage of modern liberalism is its offer of license on the one hand and moral innocence—if not superiority—on the other. Liberalism lets you force people to buy health insurance and feel morally superior as you do it. Power and innocence at the same time.

I rest my case,....

So Stupid, a Liberal,....um,...a Caveman Could Do It.

Geico voice-over actor fired after calling Tea Party group ‘mentally retarded’

A voice-over actor — best known for telling viewers they can save 15 percent or more on car insurance — says he lost his gig doing Geico commercials after leaving a voicemail with a group that organizes Tea Party events to ask how many of its employees are “mentally retarded.”

Los Angeles actor D.C. Douglas in a press release said he was dropped from the upcoming Geico “Shocking News” campaign after leaving a message with the press shop at FreedomWorks, a Washington-based organization led by former Republican leader Dick Armey that has been at the forefront of the Tea Party movement.

The Bitter American pours a steaming cup of Earl Grey into Rahm Emmanuel's lap by stating:

As the uncle of a mentally-challenged niece, I'm doubly offended by this a**hole's comments.

Racism! Racism!

Black Tea Party Activists Called 'Traitors'
AP

ALBANY, N.Y. – They've been called Oreos, traitors and Uncle Toms, and are used to having to defend their values. Now black conservatives are really taking heat for their involvement in the mostly white tea party movement — and for having the audacity to oppose the policies of the nation's first black president.

"I've gotten the statement, 'How can you not support the brother?'" said David Webb, an organizer of New York City's Tea Party 365, Inc. movement and a conservative radio personality.

"I've been told I hate myself. I've been called an Uncle Tom. I've been told I'm a spook at the door," said Timothy F. Johnson, chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation, a group of black conservatives who support free market principles and limited government.

"Black Republicans find themselves always having to prove who they are. Because the assumption is the Republican Party is for whites and the Democratic Party is for blacks," he said.

And the award for dumbest comment from the left?

Hilary Shelton, director of the Washington bureau of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, suggested a bit of caution.

"I'm sure the reason that (black conservatives) are involved is that from an ideological perspective, they agree," said Shelton. "But when those kinds of things happen, it is very important to be careful of the company that you keep."

Sure! Because, heaven forbid, someday "colored people" might not need a left-leaning assocation to advance them anymore!

Will Hearing Aids Be Covered by Obamacare?

Because these three need them!!

"Hey, Steny: when I look into Harry's ear, I can see you!"

Dems Race to Pass Health Care Bill as Tea Partiers Plan Town Hall Wave

By Judson Berger
- FOXNews.com

Democrats are racing the clock to pass health care reform ahead of a wave of Tea Party-driven town hall meetings planned for the spring recess -- the kind of gatherings that nearly derailed the package last August.

But there's a big difference this time around. Last summer, Democrats were encouraged to hold the town hall meetings, and they were blindsided by the backlash, which was recorded and promoted in countless YouTube clips. This time around, they have a good idea of what's coming -- and they're lying low, in case work on health care carries over into the recess.

"There's not been the same push as there was in August to encourage members to do town halls," said Stephanie Lundberg, spokeswoman for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

But that isn't stopping Tea Party groups, as well as former House Republican Leader Dick Armey's outfit, FreedomWorks, from holding their own meetings and trying to coax lawmakers into attending.

"We're about to ratchet it up," said Debbie Dooley, a Tea Party Patriots organizer and FreedomWorks volunteer outside Atlanta. "You're about to see the passion that we saw during the August recess."

Spreading the Word,...

Friday, May 15, 2009
Are You an Outraged Taxpayer?
Written by Roberta Biros

Are you an Outraged Taxpayer? I know I am.

Are you fed up with paying for your government's IRRESPONSIBLE spending decisions?

Are you tired of politicians who forget that they're PUBLIC SERVANTS?

Are you tired of THEIR voice not being YOUR voice?

These are the words used on StateCapitolProtest.com as they describe their upcoming peaceful protest. Are you intrigued?

My Own Tea Party

Since my job will keep me from the myriad of national and local Tea Parties, I present my own. Made with the Philadelphia blend, guaranteed to create a bitter brew:


This picture and analogy pretty much describes how the Obamistake will eventually screw this country into non-existence:

Water - to make good tea, you need hot water. I use natural gas at my house. Obama is going out of his way to avoid looking for coal, oil and natural gas, opting instead to rely on windmills powered by the hot air generated by Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Dodd and Bawney Fwank.

Tea - you're right, that's Teavana Earl Grey. What can I say, I'm a tea snob? But as my taxes rise to pay for one porkulus program after another, I'll be lucky to be double-dipping Bigelow Tea by 2010!

The Vessel - yeah, the mug is from my job. If the Obamessiah gets his way, healthcare in the US will become nationalized and care will be parceled out not according to need but according to availability. For-profit EMS will go the way of the dinosaur and Reagan Conservatives and I'll be out of a job!

Sugar - I wonder how much sugar will cost if we keep trying to convert all of it to ethanol instead of using the available coal and petroleum under our own soil?