Friday, April 22, 2011

Earth Day Boobies

Boobies are one of the nice things about Earth. Also, happy 'above average' Friday.

'More War' McCain



So good ol' St. Sleazy McCain has made his way to Libya, and guess what he thinks should happen there:



BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain, one of the strongest proponents in Congress of the American military intervention in Libya, said Friday that Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's troops are his heroes.


The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee made the remark after arriving in Benghazi, a city that has been the opposition capital in the rebel-held eastern Libya.


McCain said he was in Benghazi "to get an on the ground assessment of the situation" and planned to meet with the rebel National Transition Council, the de-facto government in the eastern half of the country, and members of the rebel military.


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But as the U.S. handed operational control over to NATO — and withdrew U.S. combat aircraft — McCain criticized the administration.


"For the United States to withdraw our unique offensive capabilities at this time would send the wrong signal," McCain said. He said the U.S. must not fail in Libya and said he spoke as someone experienced in a lost conflict, a reference to his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, where he served as a Navy pilot.


McCain also has pushed for arming the rebels, saying the U.S. and its partners cannot allow Gadhafi to consolidate his hold on one section of the country and create a military deadlock.


http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j1PbaTcWtkYOVonh-uifB9-UePXA?docId=b8d2a3be474641fcb2cbdf92011d8bd2


One would think that his time as a POW would have curbed his enthusiasm for wars, but instead he's taken the opposite view. Which is why we should all be glad that he isn't president. If he were, lord only knows how many wars we'd be in by now.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Surprise! Brewer Does the Right Thing!

I'll be the first to admit that I didn't expect this: Gov. Brewer Vetoes Birther Bill, Guns on Campus. Ol' Jan is usually very right wing and pro gun, so it's significant that the bills coming out of the state legislature went too far for her.


PHOENIX - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed two controversial bills passed by both the Arizona Senate and House -- the guns on campus bill and the 'birther' bill.


Guns on Campus Bill: SB 1467


- Would've allowed guns to be carried on public rights of way at public university and community college campuses
- Applies only to "rights of way" -- not inside classrooms
- University presidents opposed the bill
- Student support was mixed


"This bill was very sloppily written and drafted... and we can't even find out a definition, what is a right of way? It just wasn't defined to be able to tell the courts or the policeman how they are going to enforce a law like that," Governor Brewer told us.


Sen. Ron Gould is the bill's sponsor. He says he's disappointed.


'Birther' Bill: HB 2177


- Would've required President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens before their names can appear on the state's ballot
- Arizona would've become the first state to require such proof
- 13 other states have considered similar proposals this year. The proposals were defeated in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maine and Montana


As for her decision to veto this bill, Gov. Brewer said in part: "I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for President of the greatest and most powerful nation on earth to submit their 'early baptismal or circumcision certificates'… this is a bridge too far. This measure creates significant new problems while failing to do anything constructive for Arizona."


http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/politics/state_politics/brewer-vetoes-birther-bill-guns-on-campus-4-18-2011


The state of crazy in Arizona, when Jan Brewer starts looking sane by comparison.