Gov. Brewer vetoes Arizona SB 1062

 

From Feb 24th: Issue Analysis: Arizona Bill Does Not Give Businesses License to Discriminate Against Gays

 ... "While the bill is an attempt to broaden who is covered under its religious freedom protections, in all cases it actually narrows when a religious belief could be used to refuse service.

"Here are six important points to understand about the just-passed (but now vetoed) bill:...

 

 Razing Arizona: Conservatives Succeed at Failing Again   ... "After all, observers such as Napp Nazworth at The Christian Post contend that SB 1062 might actually — contrary to all the hysteria — have made it harder for most business owners to refuse service to homosexuals. This analysis may have merit and can be read here, but it’s irrelevant to a larger point:

 

"The GOP’s handling of this matter was a good illustration of conservatism’s fatal flaw."

The NY Times has it's opinion on this   "The bill was inspired by episodes in other states in which florists, photographers and bakers were sued for refusing to cater to same-sex couples. But it would have allowed much broader religious exemptions by business owners."

Rich Lowry: Brewer's Foolish Veto  "Clocking in at barely two pages, it was easy to scan for disparaging references to homosexuality, for veiled references to homosexuality, for any references to homosexuality at all.

"They weren’t there. A headline from The Week declared, “There is nothing Christian about Arizona’s anti-gay bill.” It would be more accurate to say that there was nothing anti-gay about Arizona’s anti-gay bill." ...

Rich Lowry is editor of National Review.

Obama's redlines and deadlines

President Clouseau.

 

Victor Davis Hanson: Ukraine and Our Useless Outrage ;  "The history of Obama’s foreign-policy posturing bodes ill for the future of Ukraine."   

 

 

... "Given Kerry’s loud global-warming sermonizing and the administration’s serial threats, bad actors abroad probably believe that burning too much coal is more likely to anger the U.S. than shooting protesters or gassing enemies." ...

 

 James Longstreet; Author of Deadlines, Keeper of None   ... "Is it racist to note that the “resetting” with the Russians was a unilateral effort steeped in naivete?  Some hold Obama as the most naïve President of all time. Is the START treaty worth the paper it is written on?  Putin is playing shirtless macho hard ball while Obama throws high arcing slow balls (a la his “first pitch”) in his “mom jeans”.  

"The world is a tinder box and the nefarious have read the Obama message of empty outrage, too often half hearted vapid indignation.  China watches."

By golly, here is one that popped up today: US warns Russia on war games as tensions mount in Ukraine's Crimea  " The United States warned Russia it would be a "grave mistake" to intervene militarily in Ukraine, as the Kremlin ordered 150,000 troops to test their combat readiness and armed men seized government buildings in Ukraine's Crimea region and raised a Russian flag over a barricade.
 

Well, leastwise Al Sharpton still kneels at the Obama altar:

Legal Insurrection

VIDEO: Idaho Muslim Police Officer Kicks, Shoots and Kills a Disabled Man’s Service Dog

Atlas Shrugs  "Hostility to dogs is deeply ingrained in Muslim culture. Muhammad said that a dog passing in front of a man who was praying would invalidate his prayer (so would a woman passing in front of him, which is why women pray behind men at mosques). Other hadiths depict him ordering all dogs killed except hunting dogs. So this Muslim police officer’s actions were consistent with Islamic culture, but reprehensible in American culture. This cop gives the lie to the multicultural idea that American can allow mass immigration of Muslims without any consequences."

 

Be warned: "This video is horrible, very tough to watch. Dogs are reviled under Islam — watch this Muslim police officer first kick the dog and then just shoot the dog to death:"

 

 

From Bokbluster: Polar Vortex Crosses Red Line in Climate War

 

"The Polar Vortex is back. Used to be March just came in like a lion.

It doesn’t matter. Lions, lambs, vortexes, snow, rain, drought, ObamaCare – it’s all your fault. All things are made by man-caused global warming. Al Gore says so, John Kerry says so, and President Obama says so.

 "Vortex of Climate Change

"So, if you like your polar vortex, you can keep your polar vortex. Period."

 

More vortex stuff here.

 

... "Same goes for a Derecho, which I learned last summer means rain storm."

Chip Bok

" ...the president declared war on coal without congressional, or even U.N., authorization."

Raise the minimum wage to $14 an hour using this one weird trick!

Ann Coulter

 

"Democrats believe they’ve hit on the perfect issue to distract from the horror of Obamacare in the 2014 elections: the minimum wage.

 

"Apparently, increasing the minimum wage was not important for American workers during the first five years of Obama’s presidency — least of all his first two years, when Democrats controlled Congress and could have passed anything. (And did!)

 

"No. The minimum wage did not become a pressing concern until an election year in which the public’s hatred of Obamacare is expected to be the central issue."  ....

Chip Bok; The President, the Governors, and the Minimum Wage

... "Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal responded that the Obama economy is a minimum wage economy. Jay Carney said Jindal prefers a $7.25 economy.The Office of Management and Budget says raising the minimum wage will cost 500, 000 jobs.

"Meanwhile, the economy in North Dakota is booming. Wages there are soaring for workers who do the one thing the president hates most – produce fossil fuels."

Welfare Pays More Than Working in 66% of States

AMERICAN OVERLOOK 

"America has always prided itself on its work ethic. American capitalism is supposed to reward you for working hard with a higher quality of life, while socialism makes sure that everyone’s life is “average.”

 

"A new study shows that America has taken another step closer to socialism.

 

"The Cato Institute released a study showing that welfare benefits pay more than a minimum wage job in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Even worse, welfare pays more than $15 per hour in 13 states.

 

"According to the study, welfare benefits have increased faster than minimum wage. It’s now more profitable to sit at home than it is to earn an honest day’s pay.

 

"Hawaii is the biggest offender, where welfare recipients earn $29.13 per hour, or a $60,590 yearly salary, all for doing nothing. It’s no wonder they are looking to ship their homeless back to the mainland.

 

CATO Institute corroborates this story   "This article appeared on New York Post (Online) on August 19, 2013."

 

Hat tip to John Uhrig; Plano, TX

Black Pastor Calls President Obama the Worst President He’s Ever Seen

Godfather Politics   "Finally, some blacks are beginning to speak up about the argument that the Civil Rights struggle is similar to people who want to be recognized as a special legally protected class because of the type of sex they engage in.

"It’s remarkable that many people can’t see the difference. It’s the inability to think rationally […]

"The post Black Pastor Calls President Obama the Worst President He’s Ever Seen appeared first on Godfather Politics."

Along with his choice of Attorney General:

 

No matter what we think of same sex marriage, Mr. Holder argued for dilution of the rule of law, and for the rule of men   "Yesterday I watched Eric Holder say we must be suspicious of the state laws which inveigh against same sex marriage since in HIS PERSONAL OPINION these were laws which discriminated, and prevented equal opportunity. He made this argument at a national gathering of states attorneys general." ...

Eric Holder’s Latest Attack on Rule of Law Drives Talk of Impeachment!    "Imagine that. The Attorney General of the United States advising attorneys-general from the states to ignore the law based on his and the President’s political bias and leftist ideology!"
....
"Holder and Obama generally scream “racist” at those who disagree with their crazy ideas.

"This time, the complaints come from African-Americans of faith and morality!

S"o what is the excuse this time?"

Marco Rubio Tees Off on Cuba, Venezuela and Tom Harkin

Powerline  "Marco Rubio has been in the doghouse with lots of conservatives because of his endorsement of the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill. But he is solid on virtually every other issue, and is one of the most talented politicians on either side of the aisle. Yesterday he reminded us how great he can be, when he rose to respond to Tom Harkin’s paean to the wonders of socialist Cuba. For twelve minutes or so, Rubio ripped into the corrupt socialist governments of Cuba and Venezuela, and their enablers here in the U.S. It was a brilliant, impassioned defense of freedom and human rights. Rubio’s speech has rightly attracted a lot of attention; if you haven’t already watched it, you should:" 

From The American Catholic: The transcript of Senator Rubio's speech

Watch Megyn Kelly’s Priceless Reaction To A Dem Senator’s Attempt To Evade, Then Answer, A Question About ObamaCare

Downtrend  ... "She didn’t answer that question and decided to just say that she’s committed to fixing ObamaCare and that she’s sponsoring legislation to enable people to keep their existing health plans.

 

"Not content with that answer (as no one should be), the reporter asked her that same question again as she was leaving the event. This time, she just walked away while mumbling something.

 

"Finally, while being cornered, she gave yet another non-answer.

This was all caught on video, and was shown on The Kelly File last night. After the video ran, host Megyn Kelly showed her reaction to all of that and it’s absolutely priceless." 

Latest Bizarre And Racist Ravings From Joe Biden

Sweetness and Light   "First we have this, from Reuters:

Vice President Biden decries ‘hatred’ behind state voter ID laws

By Roberta Rampton | February 25, 2014

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he hopes Congress will pass new legislation to modernize the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 and counter what he called the "hatred" behind voter identification laws in states such as North Carolina, Alabama and Texas…

"And never mind that the US has given Iraq more than $100 million dollars so it can create and hand out computerized voter ID cards, in order to cut down on voter fraud."

....

 

"Anyway, try to imagine if Dan Quayle or Dick Cheney had ever said any of this. And Biden says this or worse practically on a daily basis."

Emphases in the original.

Stars discovering Obamacare is box office poison

Thomas Lifson   "Obamacare has become so unpopular that entertainment industry stars are discovering that speaking out in favor of it comes at a cost. Take Will Ferrell for example. Evan Murray reports at Mediaite:"

 

Will Ferrell is the latest celebrity enlisted to help pitch the Affordable Care Act to the so-called “young invincible” crowd that needs to sign up in large numbers for the law to function:

But Ferrell’s #GetCovered post on Facebook on Monday led to an acidic sea of comments — over 4,000 and counting at press time, almost all of them negative. The actor’s followers lambasted both Ferrell for wading into politics, interspersed with links to anti-Obamacare articles from Townhall andWorld Net Daily….

 

Do the math: if we all know Obama lied about Obamacare, it stands to reason these people are as well. Maybe now their anti-fracking propaganda will suffer as well.

Obama Calls Retreat

 

The Foreign Policy Initiative     "Why is this happening? Because the United States is in retreat. What is the Obama administration’s response to these events? Further retreat.

"Having withdrawn from Iraq, and seeing it now fall apart, the administration is nonetheless determined to get out of Afghanistan. Its Russia “reset” is a joke, and its “pivot to Asia” an empty slogan. Secretary of State John Kerry huffed and puffed when Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons last year, and asserted it was a Munich moment. How right he was! Kerry came back brandishing a piece of paper, and Assad remains in power."

The bottom line of this article is:
"Having failed to hold Assad accountable for the use of weapons of mass destruction, Kerry now says that global climate change may be the weapon of mass destruction we should most fear. Sure. Meanwhile, in the real world of real weapons, our military is being decimated in size as it is being enervated by political correctness. And on the matter of sheer competence in the execution of foreign policy, to say that we have a B-team in charge is an insult to B-teams everywhere."