On the road

Posting will be on the skimpy side the next 24 hours as Mr and Mrs Dweller will be travelling through Arizona and hoping to spend money there. We'll gas up as soon as we enter the state and just before we leave it the next day. We'll hit the Cracker Barrels in Arizona as well.
We look forward to making up for lost time in a couple of days, so stick with us.

The “Howling Mob” theory of liberal politics

Bookworm Room This is a picture of the Howling Mob that formed against American Muslims immediately after 9/11: [Sorry, couldn't find one.]

This is a picture of the Howling Mob that formed against American Muslims after the Food Hood massacre:

[Sorry, again, I couldn't find one.]

This is a picture of the Howling Mob that gathered to boot Hispanics out of the country once Arizona passed its statute requiring police to comply with federal immigration laws:

[Whoops! Once again, I seem to be missing some pictures here.]

Here are some members of the Howling Tea Party Mob, gathered together to protest Barack Obama’s economic policies:

The Black Church's Commitment to Obama

Lloyd Marcus "My family and most of my black friends are Christians striving to live lives which honor Christ. And yet, there is a huge disconnect between their Christianity and their irrational, blind, and bordering on idol worship of Obama. Will the truth about Obama make a difference? For some, I think not. For those of you who value your commitment to Christ more than your loyalty to skin color, here are a few facts."...

The dots some don't want to connect

Mark Steyn "These days, Islam doesn't even have to show up. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has quietly pulled representations of Mohammed from its Islamic collection. With the Danish cartoons, violent mobs actually had to kill large numbers of people before Kurt Westegaard was sent into involuntary "retirement." Even with "South Park," the thugs still had to threaten murder. But the Metropolitan Museum caved pre-emptively – no murders, no threats but best to crawl into a fetal position, anyway."

Enough Money: a lesson in economics

Thomas Sowell "The key word in this statement, made by President Barack Obama recently, is "you." There is nothing wrong with my deciding how much money is enough for me or your deciding how much money is enough for you, but when politicians think that they should be deciding how much money is enough for other people, that is starting down a very slippery slope.
Politicians with the power to determine each citizen's income are no longer public servants. They are public masters."  Emphasis added.

Do you ever get the idea that our government is a bunch of left-wing undergraduates come to power?

Hot Air "“Human Rights First is an open borders group that opposes all government efforts to control illegal immigration and strengthen American national security.” That’s what its purpose is. And this guy was the grand pooh-bah of Human Rights First, Michael Posner.".... "He’s an Obama appointee, he’s in the State Department, he’s working for Hillary Clinton, Michael Posner. People keep saying to me, “How do these wackos keep getting into government,” as though Obama knows nothing about it,"...

How Liberal Jews Are Enabling the Second Holocaust

The American Spectator "As sickening as it sounds, Jewish liberals see their fellow Jews as noble when they are victims being led helplessly into the gas chambers, but recoil at the thought of Jews who refuse to be victims, and actually take actions to defend themselves. It isn't too different from American liberal attitudes toward criminal justice or terrorism, where morality is turned upside down and the lines between criminals and victims become blurred, and in certain cases, even reversed."  Philip Klein

A Special Delivery for UPS That Could Change FedEx Overnight

Heritage "However, Organized Labor is no ordinary interest group. Labor unions spent hundreds of millions of dollars electing President Obama and the current Congressional majority and they want payback. They have been getting it. Consider that Congress and the administration have already:

"· Bailed out unionized GM and Chrysler;

· Bailed out the pensions of union workers at GM subsidiaries, but not nonunion workers;

· Repealed union financial transparency regulations;

· Required federal construction contractors to sign collective bargaining agreements;"...

Did the Federal Government Enable the Gulf Oil Spill?

Heritage "In the President’s mind the federal government apparently can do no wrong. The leading answer to every problem our nation faces is bigger, stronger, and more intrusive government regulations. But a closer look at the facts surrounding the spill shows that it was an already overly oppressive regulatory legal framework, coupled with lax enforcement, that created the mismatched incentives that led to the disaster."

Uh oh: Arizona starting to feel the pinch from boycotts

Hot Air "As a wise man once said, you can’t reason a man out of that which he wasn’t reasoned into, so rather than trying to politely explain the virtues of the law, they’d better start thinking about reciprocal boycotts. Take a piece of California’s ass economically and let state officials over there deal with the headaches of their own business leaders. And at some point, some high-profile Arizona pol really should call the bluff of sanctuary cities by offering to release captured illegals into their custody in lieu of deporting them." Reciprocal Boycotts? Hmmm. I like that.

‘Law and Order’ Pushes For Gay Marriage

Culture and Media Institute  "NBC’s “Law and Order” has been known to promote a liberal agenda and the May 10 episode was no exception. “The Taxman Cometh” followed the New York City detectives as they tried to prove that three wealthy families purposely allowed an ailing member of their family to die during 2010, since the inheritance tax isn’t in effect. But the twisted plotline included blatant support for gay marriage. "  Sarah Knoploh

The Conservative Revolt

Cook Political Report "While the biggest political story this year has been the Democratic Party's fight to retain its majorities in Congress, a fascinating back-story is developing: the very conservative, populist revolt taking place within the Republican Party."...