3 Tell-Tale Signs of Barry Remorse after 10 Short Days...

To my Conservative Friends:

KumBama my Lord....... KumBamaaaaaa..... KumBamaaaaaa my Lord.... KumBamaaaaaaaa.

It just 10 days ago, the Messiah and his family strolled up to take the oath on that blustery January morning in our Nation's Capital. He had a clean slate and everyone said he was going to be different. A new era of hope and bi-partisanship is upon us!!!

He was going to reach across the aisle and put together a economic recovery plan that was so genius, so masterful that it passes unanimously in the Congress. And after the signing of the bill, Stretch Pelosi hugs and kisses all the Republican leaders as they toast to the new Prophet-in-Chief...

Kumbama my Lord....... Kumbamaaaaaa..... Kumbamaaaaaa my Lord.... Kumbamaaaaaaaa.

He was going to keep us safe and make us forget the "disastrous" last 8 years by closing GITMO and giving the terrorists equal rights so they can become constructive citizens of the new United States of the World....

Kumbama my Lord....... Kumbamaaaaaa..... Kumbamaaaaaa my Lord.... Kumbamaaaaaaaa.

He goes to speak to the arab street and says, "I have Muslim blood, so we are cool, right????" And, miraculously they put down their arms and decades of entrenched hatred gets swiped away with just a flash of those Barry pearly whites and blink of his oh-so kind eyes...

Kumbama my Lord....... Kumbamaaaaaa..... Kumbamaaaaaa my Lord.... Kumbamaaaaaaaa.

Too bad guys in sandals and robes with peace flowers and pamphlets don't run the country...

Now, back to REALITY......

Prez Barry has had an interested first 10 days. The media is still in stage 1-A of its fawning and drooling cycle, so don't expect and insightful analysis of his decisions to date out of this group. That is why we are here - to give honest assessments and observations on whats really happening in the minds of educated and informed Americans...

There are a few subtle signs that Barry remorse is slowly setting in and the country is waking up the next morning, looking over and saying "what the hell happened here!!!!"

Here are just 3 instances I have noted:

1. The bi-partisanship that Barry hoped for on his "stimulus" bill went up in flames when not only every Republican in the House blasted it and voted Nay, but 10 Democrat Representatives also gave he bill the death blow.

The bill passed because of the knee-jerk socialists in the chamber, but it does not indicate Barry has any cross-over powers in his magic cigarettes that all in the MSM had predicted...

2. Barry's plan to close GITMO and suspend the hearings of the detainees has met with stiff resistance. Not only has every conservative blasted the notion that we should actually go ahead with his absurd campaign promise he made to the Daily-Kook crowd, but a lot of dems have also said it might not be the best course of action...

Additionally, an article in the Washington Composte yesterday stated a Military judge rejected Barry's plea that the hearings for the terrorists be suspended. So much for that idea....

3. After the despicable display at the inauguration where the Nobama supporters actually booed the President, the President has not made any public appearances until yesterday.

He and Laura attended a Texas college basketball game and were given a prolonged and very warm standing ovation. Finally, some respect for the man that has been so disrespected by the sum-bag liberals who hate him so much...

You can see the video, by clicking here...

President Bush gets standing ovation at basketball game...

So taking these 3 instances, you can see that its not going to be all rain drops and roses for our new President. He's not going to run rough-shod over the Republicans in Congress and he better make the country's safety his #1 priority, because if his actions lead to an attack on our country, the country will be longing for President Bush to return and will send Barry and his new brand of socialism packing....

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

Don't Worry Rush, We've got your Back!!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

Just the other day, our exhaulted, enchanted ruler, King Barry Hussein the First came out an said to the GOP Congresional leaders that "If they wanted to get things done for the American people, they better stop listening to Rush Limbaugh!!!"

And I keep reading all this absolute crap about GOP leaders asking Rush to back off on his comments that if Barry is going to advance liberalism as a solution to the country's ills, he wants that to fail.... Well, I have one thing to say to our GOP leaders in congress:

Grow a pair, you spineless, pathetic excuses for Republicans!!!!

I am so steamed about this you have no idea!!! Every liberal I know that has this knee-jerk, uneducated and misinformed opinion of Rush is so absurd, I want to vomit in my oatmeal every time I hear it... The mere mention of Rush's name brings a "oooooh, he is so extreme" or "he's a zealot"..

And I always call them on it... I ask them, "Have you EVER listened to Rush for more than a cursory minute here or there??? And their response is Ralph Kramden-esque "HuMaDa HuMaDa......"

They know they can't lie and say they have listened to him, because I will expose them as liars the second they do that. So they have to sheepishly admit, "No, not really, but I have heard...."

If ever any of the American-Blaming, bedwetting socialists actually spent some time listening to Rush explain his Conservative Principles which are rooted and guided by personal liberty, freedom and self-responsibility they would have to honestly admit that this man is no extremist. But liberals honest, pleeeease....

The cold, hard truth is that Rush is no zealot with wacky views... He is a Conservative to his core that espouses his beliefs so much better than the monkey-Ass lot we have in Congress pretending to be Conservatives but the minute they get confronted they turn tail and hide under their desks!!!

I am not surprised that the libs in Congress are actually passing a petition around condemning Rush's comments... However, I have a question:

WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?? IN CUBA???

Because we sure as hell Ain't in Kansas anymore Dorothy!!! We have come to a point where a private citizen expressing his beliefs is singled out by the exalted ruler as a trader and congress is lapping it up with a spoon.... Unreal and quite a sad day....

But I am not annoyed at Barry or the libs. I expect no better from a bunch of sanctimonious, terrorist-coddling defeatocrats than this... What annoys me is the weak-ass Republican leadership actually cow-towing to Barry and the Appeasers... They better wake up or else they will find themselves out on their asses!!!

What Rush said is right on point. Whatever socialist programs Barry tries to implement for some short-term fix is disastrous for our Nation in the long run... To pour money at this economic mess is like puring gas on a fire. It will make it worse, even if there would be some short-term benefits to which Barry would take full-credit for and the MSM will lick his boots as they bow at his feet...

So I think its high time we support the man who has stood for nothing other than the Conservative principles we all support and try to live by. So the next time some liberal-bed-wetter makes a off-handed comment about El Rushbo, don't let them get away with it. Be prepared with a series of questions that will expose these brainless moonbats for the idiots that they are...

I know I do...

Just my thoughts...

GOP Mike

First Week in.... Pick Barry's Best Blunder...

To my Conservative Friends:

Well, it was a full week ago yesterday that Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in (sort of) as our Nation's 44th President... The media is working overtime to cover up any miscues, blunders and downright mistakes the Messiah has made in his first week in office. The media will continue to shill, carry water and basically be Barry's butt-boy for at least the first year of the Chosen One's ascension to be the First ever Prophet-in-Chief of this great country...

Barry has made some serious mistakes as well as a few silly ones. At this rate, it does not bode well for the economic recovery or the security of the country. The media will continue it's fawning and drooling as they continue this school-girl slobbering over BHO no matter what they really think of his decisions.

I have seleted a few of the blunders that I would like to share with you. I am sure you all will have your own to share as well:



*** As I have mentioned on these pages in days past, his absolute disregard for our terrorist fighting efforts over the past 7 years that have kept us safe is disturbing. The appointment of an terrorist-enabling softie to head the CIA, the spoken desire to put restrictions on wire-tapping of terrorist communications and the closing of GITMO for the terrorists thugs...

Barry and his lib partners in congress have mentioned that they want to close GITMO because they did not approve of the interrogation tactics used there. My response to that is -->> Change the tactics you idiots!!!! Don't close a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art prison that we just built to hold the most dangerous villains on the planet because you don't like the Operations Manual...

This is the epitome of throwing the baby out with the bath water. A Stupid, naive and dangerous move just to appease the Move-off and Daily-Kook crowd.... Weak....

*** The appointment of an admitted tax-evader to head up the Treasury... If this was ever an opportunity for Barry to show that this administration was going to be different from other hypocritical democrat administrations, it was here.. He could have said, "We want to set the right example and to have someone who has evaded taxes is not the appropriate person to lead the Treasury in these very difficult economic times.."

But no, he shows how small is is by cowering again and not standing tall and leading by example... Weak again....

*** In his first television interview, Barry chooses Al Arabia television to "speak" to the terrorist directly as one of them??? If you think they are falling for that one BHO, you are more naive than even I thought you were..

In my opinion, this sends totally the wrong message to the Arab thugs who despise us... If he thinks that just because they may think he's a good guy or hip, that they are going to all of a sudden say, "Ya know what, these Americans are not so bad after all." Please....

After all, what would they do with all their "Death to America" signs?????

And on a lighter note, It was comical that Barry screwed up the oath. But was was even funnier is the way the media tried to blame Chief Justice Roberts... I thought the President was just suppose to repeat after the Justice. How hard is that???

But the best part of the whole oath mess was the next day when Gaffe-Machine extraordinaire Joey Plugs Biden made a crack remark about the justice and you could see Barry steaming as he tried to shush his liability VP...

I think Barry might have to assign Joey P. to be the Joe-the Builder for the White House. This way, he would keep his mouth shut...

Just my thoughts...

GOP Mike

The 5 Best Conservative Talk shows in the Nation....

To my Conservative Friends:

In the midst of Obama-Nation taking hold across the Peoples Republic of the USA, we are forced to deal with the terror-coddling, hand wringing liberal Nobama administration coupled with his allies – the bedwetting, surrender monkeys in congress.

Every Stretch Pelosi and Stinky Reid press conference will send us into an enraged state so severe, we need to extricate ourselves from our Lazy-Boy’s and take a step back from the steak knife drawer!!!! Just when we think it can’t get any worse and we can’t bear to hear another word, we take a deep breath step away and find our bearings. We Conservatives need solace, we need hope. Nooo, not that type of hope!!!!





So we turn off our TV’s and turn on our radios and we engross ourselves in some of the best Conservative minds on the planet. Talk Radio is Conservatism at its best. It is the epitome of Conservative thought and where we all go to discuss the Right way to govern and live…

So who are the best Conservative talkers today???? Here are my faves:

Number 5: Laura Ingraham

Miss Laura has come a long way in just a few years. She takes no shi- and she is always on point and is a very entertaining listen. She is always a guest on O’Reilly and even slaps Bill around sometimes when he strays too far off the reservation.

She is the only female on my list and she is movin’ up fast!!!


Number 4: Sean Hannity:

What list would be complete without Sean. He just recently jettisoned his TV partner, Alan “ACLU-lover” Colmes, so he is now solo on TV as well as his HUGE syndicated radio show.


Hannity is a rock-ribbed conservative who is as good as they come on the radio.
Always prepared and ready to take on any lib, he was the first on the Jeremiah Wright story months before the boobs in the MSM where able to follow his crumbs to a front-page story on the Messiah’s pastor of 20 years that blames America for 9/11 and AIDS… My favorite Hannity segment is Sean’s man-on-the-street interviews where he was the first to expose liberal stupidity for what it is...


Number 3: Michael Savage:

Very entertaining and combative Conservative. Savage has been savaged by a lot of the press for going over the line on many topics, but I think he is a man of courage and conviction and he’s unafraid to call ‘em like he see’s ‘em… And we need more of that…

Number 2: Rush Limbaugh:

The King. The Grandaddy of the Conservative talk radio will go down in history as the voice of Conservatism. Barry and the libs are deathly afraid of his HUGE following and he always gets referenced when libs try to demonize Conservatives. This just makes his audience grow louder and stronger!!!!

Long live the KING!!!!

Number 1: The Great One – Mark Levin:

Never has a talk-show gained so much popularity and shot up the charts as quick. If you guys reading my blog everyday listen to one thing from me, it is this:

Mark Levin is FANTASTIC…

I get much of my material for this blog from the Great One. From his thoughtful Conservative ideology to amazing nicknames (i.e. Stretch Pelosi, Joey Plugs, etc….) Levin is an entertainment genius…

And with all due respect to Rush, I think Levin has become the most entertaining show in all of radio.

So there you have it… I am sure a lot of you will agree and some will disagree… Please let me know your faves and we can add them to our list of Conservative talkers on the rise….

So Barry and the libs are going to try to institute the fairness doctrine (or whatever panzy name they are trying to rename it to shove it thru undetected – yeah right…) to shut up our Conservative talkers. It won’t work…

This issue is something that would cause Conservatives to take to the streets with the pitchforks… Although, I am one Conservative that would like them to try… Then they will see how passionate we are in defending our First Amendment rights…

Just my thoughts..

GOP Mike

Ya know, some of these Liberals are Racist!! That's right I said it!!!!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

In homage to the Great One, Mark Levin who created the phrase, and whose Radio talk show is one of the fastest growing shows in the country, I say the liberals are like onions - the more layers you peel off them, the more they stink!!!!!

I always tried to figure out why a good portion of liberals out there in Idiot-land really think. They always try to call Conservatives racists, homophobes, etc.... But I think think that a good portion of these libs are racist!!! Case in point: In a hearing on the economic mess, Robert Reich, ex Clintonista Labor Secretary and now Obama Economic advisor/Shill (and bares a striking resemblance to someone we know...) was speaking about where our government should spend money in order to stimulate the economy.

In a video that is sure to shock you in the mere cavalier way he makes an absolute racist remark that nobody in the MSM seems to care about... Take a look here at the video from the Michael Savage Show at this troll's comments and reaction after from Savage... The 3 minutes will be well worth your time... Trust me, this is great stuff!!!!



Did he just say that he has nothing against white males???? Here is a tip Stubby, anytime that you have to say you have nothing against someone - You have something against them...

So there it is - Out in the open... Liberals, down deep, hate white men... This is the most blatant I have seen from a political figure in its absolute nakedness of its racism, but I am glad he said it.. Because we always knew they have always felt some sort of sick guilt and try to compensate for that by being racists towards white men....

This is what I always tell people is the difference between Conservatives and libs.. Conservatives never mention, never care, never consider what a person's race or religion is. We just view the person on their actions and their beliefs.. Liberals always try to classify, identify and pander to different groups. Black females want this, Hispanics want this, Jews want that and on and on...

It must be so tiring to be a liberal because you always have to figure what group you are pandering to today and try not to offend your other groups while you are pandering to one...

Conservatism is without a doubt, the best way to live and to govern. Everyone is the same, everyone gets treated equally and has a fair shot regardless of their religion, race or whatever group they are part of.

So no need to answer the question what would have happened if Bush or another Republican President would have said he wanted to "make sure" that jobs NOT go to black males.... I think we all know what would happen...

So until we realize that it the liberals who are actually the racists and treat groups differently, we can never find compromise with these people...

Just my thoughts...

GOP Mike

A few reasons we were safer Monday than Today…

To my Conservative Friends:

Ok, here we go… New Secretary of State, Mz. Shrillary Cankles has made it very clear that the country’s foreign policy is going “in a new direction”. She said something about 3 legs of diplomacy that I really didn’t quite get:

“There are three legs to the stool of American foreign policy: defense, diplomacy and development, and we are responsible for two of the three legs."

I really don’t know where she was going with the 3-legs’ comment and there are so many ways I can go with that, but I am going to let that one sit…. However, it was more of the typical Mz. Shrill double-speak gibberish…

Terrorist don’t’ give a rats’ ass about 3 legs of diplomacy and developing relationships with us or Israel, the only thing they understand and respect is a boot in their ass and power!!! And the more power we cede the less safe we become and the more emboldened they become…

On another disheartening front, the Washington Compost and the NY Slimes both reported the same news yesterday:

“The new administration also drafted executive orders to close the U.S. naval prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, review military trials of terror suspects and end harsh interrogations.”

Oh, well if that doesn’t just make you want to vomit into your Dinty Moore Beef Stew, I don’t know what does…. This is one BIG mistake. Not because no other facility can handle these terrorists, but just the message it sends to them. It says we are soft, we can be reasoned with and in a word, we can be had!!!

And over on the other side of town, the new head of the, Surrender-Monkey Leon “the Beak”, Panetta has said the Agency’s procedures on wire-tapping the terrorists’ communications will have to follow the law… Translation, we are not going to listen to the terrorists’ conversations without a warrant, at which time the horse may have already ran out of the barn and Leon and Barry are going to run in to put a fat dead-bolt on it… Idiots…

And Panetta’s top intelligence officer at the CIA, Retired Admiral Dennis Blair said Thursday that the military field manual will be used to handle terrorist detainees… The manual has long been viewed as soft and ineffective for getting information out of these animals… Liberals have long said we should treat detainees according to the Geneva Convention guidelines for prisoners of war and they should be given rights afforded by the Constitution. I say - What!!!

They say "We are a nation of laws and if we torture them, it makes us no worse than them". I have never heard such idiocy in all my life. These people are neanderthals and should be treated accordinglly. The liberals think these people can be rehabilitated?? I say go ahead and try, just do it in Paris....

First of all, these despot thugs do not represent a country at war, but an ideology of hate and they no sooner should be given Constitutional rights any more than giving them some home-baked Apple-pie!!!

These are animals people who hide behind women and children. They deserve nothing, nada, zippo. They deserve to be tortured until they admit to the terrorist crimes and agree to come and join civilization and stop living in a fantasy world of jealousy and hate…

Barry and Co. are going to realize that just because you may be more likeable to the terrorists does not mean they are going to hate you less than President Bush… This is a man who has charmed his way through everything in life and now he thinks he’s going to schmooze his way to get the bad guys to change their ways because he’s a cool guy??? I don’t think so...

But I am sure they are going to try to prove me wrong… I just hope we are around to see the results….

Just my thoughts…

GOP Mike

Barry and the DOW - A Match made in DC!!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

Have you ever been pumping your gas (except the people in Jersey where it is against the law to do it yourself! What kind of rule is that???? Other than Tony Soprano and his crew, NJ has become a liberal panty-waste-land!!!) and when its fills up, you tried to get every last drip and “top off” your tank. This way you get a head start on the tank and get the biggest bang for your gas buck…

Well, that is what I think the friends of Barry are doing in the stock market. Just 2 weeks ago, I was discussing the economic situation with some friends and I told them that I would bet a Buffalo nickel that the day before Barry gets sworn in, the market will tank and fall below 8,000.

Well….. Low and Behold….. The 332 point crap the DOW took yesterday (the last day on President Bush’s watch) did just that. Miraculously the market closed yesterday at 7,949 so as to give Barry his “head start” and plenty of cushion to take the credit once the market will invariably “bounce back”…

I find this absolutely staggering!!!

But wait…. Look today, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, Noooo, Its Super-Barry and the DOW starts its recovery and climbs 279 pts. to close at 8,228. SHAMWOW!!!! That Barry, He’s goooooood!!!!

Give me a break. If you don’t think that this shi- is not manipulated then I have some great land in the Everglades I would like to show you… As I have written in the past, I was in the real estate and mortgage business when all these bad loans that caused the economic collapse where being written. I told you then and I will tell you know that blaming this economic mess on President Bush is the ultimate liberal hypocrisy if there ever was!!!

These bedwetting, welfare-glorifying socialists were the ones who pushed for “everyone to own a home” and then when it collapses, they act like a kid caught in the act and says “What??? What did I do??? C’mon, we were born at night, but not last night…

So the answer to one of the comments from yesterday asking me if I think the speculators (I call them manipulators) are rigging this thing for their guy is Duh!!!! Of course they are. They are stacking the deck, controlling prices by using influence and power to control production of commodities, press releases of corporate earnings (which are always rigged), the stock market, the commodities markets and the public perception market....

The bad news is that the knee-jerk, brainless liberal media will fawn and give all the credit to Super Barry and his “deft” touch and amazing political prowess. They will tell us the he is a miracle worker and has “saved us" from ourselves… The good news is I believe the economy is going to recover quicker than predicted because it is what the powers that be want, so it will happen... This way, we can get this over with so we can all get on with our lives before this mess happened…

And then, with no head starts, we can really see if this new President can part the Red-Ocean that is the Federal Budget…

Just my thoughts..

GOP Mike

Ok, I’m back today – Did I miss anything yesterday????

To my Conservative Friends:

Only kidding!!! Even though I gave all of you some great advice yesterday on how to hibernate and avoid the spectacle of the One’s Crowning yesterday, I had to be an observer for the loyal opposition and take notes on the scene…

And what a scene it was man… From the estimated 2 million people who went to watch in DC to the cutaways the networks displayed of the thousands in Times Square, San Fran-Freak Show and the rest of the country…

Everyone was texting and calling me all day and night asking me my thoughts on the event, so what better place to share them than here….

So here are a few of my thoughts on the day:

I could not help but notice that the networks could not help themselves by seeking out every black person in the country. I mean, I know it is a very proud day for them to have one of their own sworn in to be the President of the greatest country ever created, but I found it to be a little demeaning to the African-American community like that was the only thing that mattered to them.

I am sure African Americans were proud when Kennedy was elected and a small percentage where even proud when Ronald Reagan and George Bush got elected… After all, no President in history has had more African-Americans in his cabinet that W… But again, the man gets no respect or appreciation...

And the networks went out of their way to show them crying, nodding and some had arms outstretched, eyes closed as if they were praying. Hey People, he is the President, not the second coming!!!! He does not walk on Water!!!!

Did you happen to see Hanoi Jane Fonda almost weeping? Yeah, now she’s proud of her country!! Can’t bash the troops now Janie????

As far as Obama’s speech, I found it strikingly non-inspiring. There was no memorable moment or line. Just his normal “Yes we can” stuff from the campaign can… I found myself very bored during it. I only noted 4 memorable themes during the speech:

1. The most comical part of the day was the absolute shredding Barry made of the oath… For those of you who missed it, Barry forgot his lines and needed Chief Justice Roberts walk him through the oath like me helping my 7-year old read a book!!!!

2. In his speech, he was very antagonistic towards President Bush, saying we have to put aside our petty political differences now… Are you kidding me, the libs have stood for nothing else the past 8 years other than petty political differences!!! Now that you’re in charge, we should all sing Kumbaya and hold hands???? We’ll see Barry Hussein…..

3. His tough talk on terrorism rang so hollow to me as he said that the terrorists better watch out if they are going to mess with us!!!! Oooooohhhh, I bet they are really, really a-scared now…. Especially when he leaves the inauguration to go meet with the new Surrender Monkey, terrorist coddling head of the CIA, Leon, the “Nose” Panetta to eliminate surveillance on the bad guys before he issues an Executive order to shut down GITMO…. Real tough Barr….. Here is my 1st of many tips to our new Prez – Barry – Terrorist hate you as much as they hate President Bush…. Once you understand that, the safer we all will be…
4. And the look on President Bush’s face said it all… You could almost here him saying – Fine – you bunch in ingrates, keep bashing the guy who did nothing but keep you safe for 7 years… I’m outta here!!!!

So in summary, I was not impressed. And from the look at the financial world, neither was Wall Street as the Dow took a 332 point dump right after the Chosen-One butchered his oath….

Oh what a looooong winter this is turning out to be….

Just my thoughts…

GOP Mike

7 Things us Conservatives can do on Obamania Day!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

Well, it’s here…. The day has finally come and we can’t escape it… The One is finally taking the oath to become the 44th President of the United States and the libs can’t contain themselves… You can sense their giddiness on the streets, in the stores and on the train…. They hold out their copy of the NY Slimes extra wide to make sure we know they are reading about the Second Coming and they want you to see it and say – “Hey – isn’t this just Wuuuuunderful???” And then can say “Thank the Lord for this, so now the World can like us again…” Gag me now, puh-lease!!!

So what are we Conservatives to do today so we don’t have to carry around the barf bag while everyone fawns over the empty suit that has accomplished absolutely nothing and done it so well???? Well, as you could have guessed from the title, I have a few suggestions for us to get through this day without getting an ounce of vomit on the laptop:

1. Catch up on some deeeeep reading - When you get to work, crack open that draw of all those technical manuals/seminar binders that you put aside for years and said “One day, I’ll read these….” Well folks, today’s the day…. Trust me, you’ll be so tired of reading this boring crap, you’ll go home not touch the TV or radio and go right to bed and miss the entire charade of the One’s Coronation!!!

2. Harass the homeless – Hey, they bother us every other day of the year, so the one day the are busy drooling over Barry’s big day, lets ask them if they have some spare time to chat.

Ask them how the job market is and how their investments of aluminum cans is doing in relation to the S&P 500…. You can also ask them if they think Barry’s going to pay for the mortgage on their cardboard hut and gas for their shopping cart…. If nothing else, you’ll sure to find some intriguing characters…

3. Hang out with some Goodfellas - If you are home today, go out and rent the Godfather Trilogy, Casino and Goodfellas and engross yourself in Mafia Mania for the whole day as your TV is on DVD mode all day and you become like the “Man in the bubble” and inoculate yourself from the spectacle in DC…

4. Plug in to tune out - Download some new tunes and sync up that IPod and crank it all day with the new music that you have not heard, peppered with some oldies you haven not hear for awhile… And take a tip from our teenagers and don’t let those ear-plugs out of your head all day…. You’ll be amazed how easy it is to tune out the world. You will return tomorrow to the final frontier. A place where no man has gone before…. Obamaland!!!!

5. Like Gazzo’s driver in Rocky said –“Hey Rock – Take her to the Zoo!!!” - Take the kids, the spouse or anyone you can find and engross yourself in the wild for the day. You can become educated and tire yourself out all day and have no energy to even turn the news on and have to listen to them drool about how wonderful the Messiah is and how we are all saved from ourselves… Hey, hanging out with animals beats watching hysterical, flag burning hippies rejoice all day…

6. Go to an amusement park – This one is for those of you in the south or warm climates because for us in the north, we have our fannies chapped from the frigid temps (so much for global warming you politically-correct, enviro-crazed surrender-monkeys).

But the amusement park can fill your day quite nicely with the roller-coasters and Ferris-wheels… And before you leave, take a walk through the Fun-House – soon to be renamed the White House!!!
7. Call in sick - Stay in bed all day with the curtains drawn. You always said you need a day to catch up on your sleep – Well, here is your chance…. You’ll be back tomorrow refreshed and ready to join the fight of the loyal opposition…

I am sure a lot of you have other suggestions and I am all ears to hear other ways we can get away from the hysteria and the fawning over the most celebrated, hyped phony did-nothing this country has ever seen…..

Just my thoughts…

GOP Mike

Which MSNBC Talking-Windbag do You hate the most????

To my Conservative Friends:

Even to the Bitter End, those at MSDNC are hate-filled IDIOTS!!!

Last Thursday, I got home, finished dinner and was peacefully watching President Bush's farewell address on FoxNews and was struck by the dignity, honesty and just plain humbleness of the man that has protected this country despite unparalleled criticism, second-guessing and downright unhinged hatred towards him, his family and his administration...

However, I couldn't help myself. I could not just keep my damn hand off the clicker. I couldn't resist. I wanted to see what the deranged, troop-slandering girlie-men on MSDNC were saying about the President's speech. I was having a nice day, until then, because after hearing Brett Baer, Bill O'Reilly and the FoxNews crew say how gracious the President was and how, down deep, he loved his country to then go over to the unhinged Bush-deranged meat-heads bashing him to the bitter end was just too much...

So, I ask my you all - Which MSDNC demagogue to you hate the most????

Here are your choices....

1. Keith Overbite



This guy has to be one of the most evil, Sushi-eating socialist there is at the Pigeon... uhm.... I mean Peacock network.... This guy can't even bring himself to say President Bush, no...... He refers to our Commander-in-Chief as Mister Bush - What a disrespectful waste of space this A--hole is!!!!

2. Chris "Mad Dog" Matthews

As he was convulsing about how President Bush is responsible for 100,000 Iraqi deaths, the drool was just streaming down his chin... Either they have to get this troll a bib and a diaper when he does the show or its time for the dog track and Sunny Grove rest home along with the rest of the old-bags!!!

3. Rachel "Mad-Cow" Maddow

Now this "lady" is not only real tough to listen to, but I have trouble watching a female anchor that looks more like me than my wife... I mean, I think we go to the same barber!!!! This one makes Greta Van Susteran look hot!!!!

Anyway, she is such a knee-jerk Bush hater, she has lost any credibility as a journalist - not that she ever had any in the first place. But this is the new star of MSDNC!!!! Good luck with all of that!!!!

4. David "Block-Head" Shuster

The author of the famed "Pimping Chelsea Clinton out" line is always on the BDS express as he recently berated a Conservative that it was "obvious" Sarah Palin was unqualified for VP. Oh , and this schmuck is qualified to host a show!!!

Hey Dave - I bet I can fit more people in my car than watch your show!!!

And then you have the rest of the pundits and talking heads that pollute this excuse of a network that hates the President and everything he stands for without giving the man an inch or an ounce of credit for protecting their rights to insult the man that has protected them for 7 years....
I did not agree with everything the President has done during his 8 years at the helm. His amnesty policy for illegal aliens was a disaster and correctly blocked by the true Conservatives on the hill. His bailout plan has given the Federal Government never before seen power over our financial institutions that will be hard to revers as it is always very difficult to put the toothpaste back in the tube.

However, on the overriding issue of our time, keeping us safe so we can debate finance and immigration in a civil and democratic way, he has been steadfast and resolute, despite what the trolls at MSNBC say....

I really detest all of them... Which one is your favorite to loathe????

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

Hollywood Conservatives - They do exist!!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

After my review of the Clint Eastwood movie on Monday, a lot of you said to me that your were surprised and did not know Clint was a Republican. I guess you thought he was like all the other unhinged, culture-war-wagering pantywaists in Hollyweird and voted with the defeatocrats.... As I told you guys before the election, although 90% of Hollyweird are bedwetting lefties, there are a few solid Conservatives there. And, unlike in the past, they are not afraid to admit it...

The dems have their usual deranged mouth-pieces out there like Susan Sarandon with her non-husband sidekick Tim Robbins and Matt the "weasal" Damon. Lets take a look at some of the more well-known, hard-core libs and Conservatives in Hollywood.. I am sure you'll be surprised with some of the names on each list...

Here are a few of the well known hard-core knee-jerk Socialists and how much they have ponied up for their American-blaming cause:

Hollywood LIB-TARDS

Barbara the "Schnoz" Streisand - Babs put her money where her NOSE is....

Rosie O'Drumstick -That's a lot of all-you-can-eat Buffets!!!!

Dustin Hoffman - I bet Tootsie was a Conservative!!!

Hanoi Jane Fonda - What a shocker!!!

Michael Douglass - What a shame - Gorden Gekko is a lib!!!

Ron Howard - Aunt Bee is turning in her grave!!!

Tom Hanks - That's not very BIG of him.....

Glen Fry - I can never listen to another Eagles song the same way again...

Robert DeNiro - C'mon Jimmy, look what these mutts did to my country!!!

Richard Dreyfus - That damn shark shoulda ate him!!!!

There are soooooo may more, but these are the core-offenders...

But have no fear, we can field a pretty solid team of our own - Here are some entertainers we can support:

Hollywood Republicans:

Alex Trebeck - I'll take bed-wetting liberals for $500, Alex....

Gary Sinise - Way to go Lieutenant Dan!!!

Drew Carey - I'm sure he Feuds with his Family over this!!!

Ben Stein - The Dems aint taking Ben's Money!!!

Traci Lords - Hey - She's an entrepreneur....

Jose Feliciano - He's got a cult following in South America!!!

Paul Shaffer - I bet Dave has no idea!!!!

Heather Locklear - The dems can't compete with this (Rosie/Babs... please...)

Elizabeth Hasselbeck - We got all the hot ones...

Robert Duval - One of my favorites

Ricky Schroder - They call him RICK now....

Robert Stack - Maybe you can help defeat a democrat....



Adam Sandler - A rare loss for the libs in funny-man Sandler...

John O'Hurley - I always knew Pederman was solid...

I am sure I missed a bunch, so please let me know which ones you know of and we can add to the list....

I will admit, when you do the research on this and look up the contributions, the libs outnumber the Conservatives 10 to 1 in Hollywood and the disparity in the amount of contributions is even more staggering.... I am just glad the capital of the country is not La La Land!!!

Just my thoughts...

GOP Mike

GOP Mike's "24" Premiere Review - A Liberal's Horror!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

The much anticipated return of 24 starring Kiefer Sutherland had its 2-night, 4 hour premiere this week and for our bed-wetting, terrorist-coddling friends on the left side of the buffet table, it could not come at a worse time as the Messiah's coronation as Prophet-in-Chief is all but hours away as the looney bleeding-hearts count down every second with unrivaled anticipation...

Barry and the Appeasers in DC are set to turn back the clock on fighting terrorism to September 10, 2001 as he has plans to all but gut our Anti-Terrorism efforts President Bush and his administration have tirelessly worked 7 years to create. Last week, he said he plans on keeping his campaign promise to close Gitmo. Don't worry though, keep an eye out for the most dangerous, hate-filled terrorists coming soon to a prison near you...

Also, as I wrote in my article last week, he has appointed a spineless, American-blaming surrender-monkey as head of the CIA and all his politically-correct, ACLU-revering partners in Congress are planning on tearing the Patriot Act a new A--Hole the second they get their grimy fingers on the keys to the White House....

So now that Barry has made you feel all warm and fuzzy about our safety from the bad guys, here comes Jack Bauer and the premiere of 24..... The new season appears to be promising and the premiere gave us a lot of highlights and a few minor gripes.....

Jack is back and not only is he kickin' ass and takin' names, he's got a lady FBI sidekick who not only shares his passion for deep-cavity searches of terrorists, but she is real easy on the eyes (she reminds me of my wife).... Agent Renee Walker (aka. Actress Annie Wersching) demonstrated in the 4-hour premiere of Season 7 that the ladies aren't takin any shi- from the bad guys either... And if they have some info she needs, let's just say she's gonna do more than blow sweet nothings in their ears to extract the info - The hard way!!

In one scene where a terror suspect was in critical condition on his hospital bed, Agent Walker grabbed the breathing tube of the prick and cut off the guy's air supply to get him to fess up... Man, if she tells her husband to take out the trash, my advice to him would be to - Get on it Man, forthwith!!

My only gripe would be Walker's assistant is the communist hand-wringing, ACLU-loving Janeane Garafolo from bankrupt liberal talk-radio station Air-America. And the character Garafolo plays appears to be similar to her socialist self in a lot of ways... Well, hopefully, she'll turn out to be the mole inside the FBI and Jack can torture her to admit that Barry wears pink underwear!!

The President, Allison Taylor, in the new season is also a female, however she is shaping up to be more like a Sarah Palin, take-no prisoners type than the spineless lib President Logan in prior seasons... The basic premise of the season is the President's decision to either negotiate with the terrorists and call back the troops ready to invade their country or not negotiate with them and allow them to use a stolen CIP system firewall unit that controls the Nation's major operating systems (i.e. water supply, air-traffic, etc...) A classic no-win 24 Dilemma...

The President's John Kerry/French looking Husband Henry appears to have a large role in the new season. Henry seems obsessed with investigating his son's suicide/murder and all of it appears connected to the plot line of the invasion of Sengala (a fictitious Nation in Africa). Couldn't have Pakistan or some Middle-Eastern Country - That would offend the Muslims... Can't have that... But the Africans - Ahhhh they won't mind... Gripe #2...



To the liberals delight, CTU has been disbanded and is under investigation. The best scene in the whole premiere was 10 minutes in with Jack testifying in front of some liberal, out-of-touch defeatocrat Senator when he told him what a bed-wetting softie he was and he did not regret any of the techniques he has used to protect this country... Classic Jack to the liberals dismay.... The Senator was played by That 70's Show Star Kurtwood Smith (who plays the Father, Red) who mysteriously bears a striking resemblance to a Senator we may know.

The Premiere also had the return of Tony Almeida (from the dead...) and Bill Buchanan and Chloe from CTU which will will give the season some sort of continuity as they run a rogue CTU operation out of what appears to be a church attic somewhere in Washington...

The interrogation scene with Jack trying to get info from a terrorist where Walker tells Jack to do "Whatever it takes" to get the info was real powerful as the ever-resourceful Jack grabs a Bic-pen and almost sticks it in the guy's eye before he agrees to spill the beans... The terrorist had worked with Jack in the past so he knew not to screw around and just cop his plea... Jack has become like the 1980's version of Mike Tyson where his mere appearance in the room makes his opponents throw in the white towel before he has to lay a glove on them.... Man, Jack is the man!!!

The premiere goes on to get more complicated as more story lines are thrown in to set up the season and develop the characters and plot-lines for the next 20 hours. For instance Jack and Tony are now undercover and embedded with the terror group as they passed themselves off as disgruntled American Operatives out to settle a score with the country for doing them wrong... And there was no mention of Jack's old flame Audry, which I am sure will change as either she or Jack's daughter will come into play sometime this season...

Overall, I would say the premiere was excellent but not great. I give it 4 stars (out of 5)...I am sure the rest of the season will, at times, reach the highest bar in my ratings meter.

My predictions are we have not seen the last of what I hope to be many interrogation scenes and terrorist whacking moments that should make our sanctimonious, criminal-pampering tree-huggers in the country wringing their hands and thanking their secular superiors that Barry, and not Jack, is running the show now.... To bad we could not have had another option this past November...

May God help us....

Just my thoughts...

GOP Mike

GOP Mike & Panhandlers - Like Oil & Water!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

My friends and co-workers kid me all the time because every time we go out on the streets of the big city, it seems I am always the target of the Panhandlers, Beggars, Do-Nothings, Homeless or whatever you want to call the people with the cups in their hands asking for money, food or whatever... If only they read this blog, they would avoid me like the plague!!!!

I do love the creativity and ingenious signs they come up with to increase donations to their cause... We have some doozies in NYC, but other cities have some creative vagabonds as well... If these people utilized 50% of their smarts getting their lives in order as they did creating witty panhandling signs, they would be well on the road back to being useful members of society....

Anyway, Here are some of my favorite panhandle monikers of 2008:

And my absolute favorite for the election year of 2008:

If you are a regular reader, you can probably guess what I say to these people. I actually try engaging them in a conversation and ask them "When was the last time you tried to get a job?" and "C'mon, I'm going to Wendy's and they are hiring help... C'mon, let's go...."

Their response is usually to walk away and try for an easier mark. But occasionally I get some long story of how the "Man" screwed them and this one ripped them off, etc... etc.... etc.... Never that they failed or they are too lazy to fix their miserable lives.... No.. Blame the other guy. Blame the Government. Anybody but themselves...

I tell my son the age-old story all the time about the difference between a Republican and a Democrat is when they are both walking down the street and they see a panhandler begging for food, the democrat feels bad and wants to buy the beggar some fish to eat, while the Republican wants to teach the guy to fish so he can feed himself....

Additionally, I just read a great analogy from our friend Daniel Kurtzman in his great book, How to win a Fight with a Liberal, which I highly recommend. However, Daniel tells us that People always say Republicans want the homeless and the beggars to rise up and pull themselves up by their bootstraps. While Democrats, on the other hand, believe that everyone should be given free boots, be scolded for putting them on wrong and then charged a boot tax!!!!

Great stuff Daniel, very witty.....

I don't have all the solutions to the panhandling problem in this country and don't know if we can ever eliminate it 100%.. But I do know the worst thing we can do is keep these people on the vicious, liberal cycle of dependency... That will just not work... Ever...

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

GOP Mike's Gripes - A Conservative's Top 10 Commuter Pet-Peeves...

To my Conservative Friends:

Since it is a slow news day, I would like to comment on a topic that has been sitting in my craw for some time...

I, like many of you, commute to work and often use mass transit. Therefore, I am constantly amazed at the absolute, unabashed, naked selfishness of people. I live near New York City, which is comprised of approximately 75%-80% of the most bed-wetting, out-of-touch liberal socialists there are. So you would think the caring, open-minded, sensitive, PC libs of the big city should show some civility and care about their fellow man. Well, think again. The moonbat-libs of NYC are some of the rudest, most selfish people you would ever want to kick in the ass..

My commute is not a long one - Only about a 35-40 minute train ride. But those 40 minutes represent a microcosm and a window on the soul of the most self-absorbed libs of the No.1 Metropolis in the world...

So, without further ado, here are my TOP 10 Pet-Peeves of my commute with the most obnoxious, demoncrats you can imagine:

# 1 - The "oblivious" line-cutter

When I arrive at the train station about 5 minutes prior to the train arriving, I get in line behind the people that have been there longer as they should be able to enter the train first since they have been standing in the cold longer and where there first. However, don't you love when the train is coming and here comes the ass-hole who runs up to the train 2 seconds before it pulls in and expects to get in first!!! He tries to sneak his way on the side of the line, like we don't notice that there is a prick cutting the line.. What balls!!!

He almost makes it until he mysteriously gets a taste of my elbow!!!

# 2 - The Lonely Lib

Once I find my seat, I sit down in the seat furthest away from anybody and either close my eyes, look out the window or check my emails on my Blackberry. I basically come in, sit down and try not to do anything that will bother anyone else on the train. And then the idiot enters the train and has 15 seats to choose from, but he has to sit next to me!!!

What is this guy lonely or something?? Let me give this lonely lib a nickels worth a free advice - get a dog...

# 3 - The Stripper

Once this dim-bulb decides that the seat next to me is going to be his, he proceeds to undress for the next 3-5 minutes... First the coat comes off, then the man-scarve and gloves peel off as he puts them carefully in the sleeve of the coat. Then the sissy's hat comes off and in the coat pocket that goes. Then he futily tries to toss all his crap on the shelf over my head with a girly-throw and finally succeeds on the 3rd attempt after hitting me on his first 2 lame attempts...

I mean, why can't this softie just sit down and be quiet with his coat on... Its not like he's going to be here for 3 hours and conduct a Daily Kos seminar!! It's a half-hour train ride you schmuck!!!! Find your seat, sit down and shut up so you don't disturb anyone.... But no, this yokel has to organize his whole wardrobe so he is comfortable and you have no choice but to have to watch him and his whole routine... And the worst part about it is he starts the whole process in reverse about 5 minutes before we pull in to NYC... So, the appeaser is actually only seated about 20-25 minutes or so...

What an ass!!!!

# 4 - The Reader of the Ancient Scrolls

Once this troll finally decides to park his fat-ass in his seat, he can't just sit there and not bother anyone. Out comes the NY Slimes as he unfurls the tabloid like he's a member of the Ancient Roman Senate reading the scrolls to the Emperor. By the time he opens the entire rag, his hold on the paper resembles the wingspan of an African Condor....

He proceeds to spend only 6-7 seconds on each page (just enough time to gather the socialist talking points for the day), so he is constantly making noise as he turns each page in between licking his finger (I assume its the left middle-finger...). The only page he spends anytime on is the Slimes' editorial diatribe that no doubt contains another endless Bush-bashing, American-blaming rant.

How maddening....

# 5 - Harry & the Blow-Hard..

I know its cold out and sometimes your nose can run. And occasionally you have to take care of business. But does this panty-waste have to clean out every snot in his Big-Bird Beak that has existed since the Clinton Administration. I mean c'mon, show some decorum you selfish ass!!!

Either try to do it quietly in your seat and hold off the major house-cleaning until we arrive at the station in 10 minutes!! Or, better yet - go to the bathroom - That's what they are there for you looney snob!!!!

But no, this elitist does not care who he annoys as long as he's comfortable and his nostrils are clear.

# 6 - The Self-Absorbed Lady Yackers

Here is one for the ladies....

In the morning, I am not 100% awake and in no mood to have a rollicking conversation with anyone... But not the lady yackers... Nooooo.....


These are the type that refuse to talk in a quiet, conversational tone so as not to engage the whole damn train in their conversation... Its almost like these hags want the whole train to hear about their "gifted" Susi or their "brilliant" Timmy.... Or their "like, amazing new boyfriend who is like, totally awesome!!!"

When I run into these ladies, you can't help but listen to how special little Johnny is or how talented her little Adam is while performing Jingle Bells on his kazoo at the schools' PC - Holiday Parade of Lights!!! So, if I am forced to listen, I play the Selfish game... I listen and count which lady says more I's, me's, and my's in a 60-second period... The winner will get a copy of Hillary's, "It takes a Village".

I mean these ladies don't even listen to each other.. One tells a story about her kid and then the other lady doesn't even acknowledge what the other one said and immediately goes into her story.... What type of "friends" are these women anyway??? They could not care less about each other.

I could go 5-10 minutes before I hear one of them actually ask the other a question that they don't relate back to themselves... "My Johnny does this" and "My Adam does that"...

Absolutely nauseating....

#7 - I gotta have my cup a Kawfeee!!!!!!

I have no problem with anyone drinking their coffee, juice or whatever in the morning. Do what floats your boat... But the Kawfee drink-uhs that have to take a sip every 10 seconds with the sound effects of "tst, tst, tst, aahhhh" after every sip is enough to make you want to hit them in the back of the head with a shovel...

And they can't just hold their $6 environmentally-friendly Starbucks cup of Frappachino in their hand.. Nooo, they have to put the coffee on the floor when they are 3/4 done and it invariable spills on the floor and makes its way all the way down the aisle onto every one's shoes....

What a bunch of selfish socialists....


#8 - Cell-Phone Psychos

These are the dim-lights that have to answer that cell phone no matter what.... First you hear the annoying ring-tone of some Beyonce or Mary J. Blige tune blaring out of the pocket-book of some sea-hag as she proceeds to rummage through what seems to be a 4lbs. bag of the remains of the junk-drawer in your garage... Your hoping it stops ringing before she finds it in that rats-nest she calls a bag, when she grabs it on the last ring, hits the button and screams in an otherwise silent train:




"HELLO!!!!! WHAT??? I'M ON THE TRAIN, CAN I CALL YOU BACK IN 10 MINUTES???

WHAT??? NO THE TRAIN... I WILL CALL YOU BACK IN TEN MINUTES... OK BYE...."

OK, now that you have totally pissed everyone off, Here is a tip for this brain-less flake - All the phones have a vibrate function and voicemail... Use them before we throw you out of the train like Billy Crystal threw Mamma!!!!

# 9 - Premature Exitation

Ya gotta love the people that have to stand up in the aisle hovering over you like impeding danger as we approach the destination. We have 4 more minutes of a train ride, another 2 minutes while they put-put to the end of the station, another minute before they open the door and at least another minute while all the other people ahead of you get off the train so we can exit.. Why would you want to stand humping the person ahead of you for 7-8 minutes when we can just sit here and exit like civilized human beings when its our turn to go.

So I ask them - Why the hell are you standing??? Sit the f--- down and relax - Your annoying the sh-- out of me as I have to smell your coffee breath and look at your the holes in your bag as you carelessly fling it around with no regard for who you hit in the head...

#10 - The Elevator Enema

When I finally make it to my office and ffind my way to the elevator banks, I am subjected to one more annoyance before my real workday commences... As I approach the elevators (of which there are 8) - I usually see one that has people in it with the doors closing and I always wave them off as to say - "Go ahead, you guys have been waiting to go up, please go"...

But do I get that same courtesy when I am in the elevator??? Noooo, I always get the selfish prick who tries to squeeze his way into the most crowded elevator even though he just arrived a second ago... This troll doesn't care how uncomfortable he makes everyone in the elevator as long as he gets on and saves 30 seconds for himself....

Another selfish act to top off a 40-minute annoyance of the morning commute.... So, as you can see, one of the most liberal cities in the world is full of the most selfish, self-absobed boobs you would ever not want to know.... I suppose they treat everyone like they treat me.... Or maybe they know I am a Conservtaive.....

Hope you enjoyed... Please share some of your pet-peeves with me...

Just my thoughts...

GOP Mike

GOP Mike's Movie Review - Gran Torino, starring Clint Eastwood

To my Conservative Friends:

I have been receiving emails and phone calls over the past week from my Conservative and liberal friends alike saying to me - "Mike - You gotta see Gran Torino!!"

So, in the middle of the snow storm on Saturday night, I trekked out to see the film I had heard so much about...

The film is about a man named Walt Kowalski, a 70-something, cranky Korean War Vet who lives in a mid-west neighborhood that has been steadily changing to a Black/Asian community. Walt, living alone now after his wife's death, is one of the last "white guys" in the community and is an extremely old-school guy with a very, very non-Politically-Correct attitude and he doesn't give a shi- who knows about it.. In fact, I don't think Walt ever heard of the term "politically correct".

Those of you who regularly read my articles know that I usually find movies on TV and Hollywood are inappropriate and support the liberal agenda in every way shape or form. And I usually don't like any movies I see because I can't stand the inevitable, inherent liberal slant..

I would have to say that Gran Torino is nothing like I have ever seen before from Hollywood...

Simply said, it was one of the best movies I have ever seen, period!!


Never have I been so entertained by a drama from a Hollywood film. It had just the right mix of humor, emotion and action. I was never bored and when the movie ended, people did not want to leave. They just hung around the theatre talking amongst each other about the film!!! And I live in NY - People here can't stand each other and usually want nothing to do with each other..... But Gran Torino stirred such emotion, such debate that people needed to speak about it...

Let's take a look at the trailer for the film:



The trailer shows some of the movies most publicized and intense scenes that are full of action and suspense. However, these are clearly not the best scenes in the movie. The best scenes and lines in the movie are Eastwood's interaction with his neighbors, friends and family. From his snot-nosed dis-respectful grandchildren to his clueless kids who treat him like an idiot when it is they who are the idiots.

Every scene is great and has you glued to the screen as you hope the movie never ends.. Every line Eastwood delivers is chock-full of wit, sarcasm and occasionally, you see Walt's soft side coming through his steely demeanor... I found myself, as well as others in the theatre, laughing out loud with Walt as he verbally decimates everyone he talks with... As we all know, men love to quote movie lines... It drives our wives and girlfriends nuts... But there are so many great lines Clint has in this movie that will add to his legendary quotes like "Go ahead, make my day" and "Do you feel lucky punk?"

Usually when you see a movie, you forget that you saw it within a few hours. Gran Torino is a movie that I am still thinking about for 2 days now... I can't get the plot and the characters out of my head. This film should be considered for Best Picture, Director and Best Actor. However, I am sure it won't be because Eastwood, a Republican, is not your typical Hollyweird liberal and the movie portrays a Conservative as the hero and Hollywood abhors anything that makes Conservatives look positive....

My liberal friends wanted me to see it because, as typical libs, they see this film as a Conservative guy who is racist, homophobic, insensitive and should be ostracized from the community... They think it shows liberalism in a good light... I think the opposite. I think it shows that we need strong leaders who take charge and are not afraid to "offend anyone" and its shows liberalism as a failed social experiment that should be abandoned once and for all...

My Conservative friends and I see this film as a refreshing, liberating breath of fresh air that reflects the PC world in which we live today as so far off the rails that we have to slap these people into reality and this film is a great symbol of that sentiment.

I believe Gran Torino shows us that just because we all have tendencies not to trust or dislike a particular ethnic group, be them Black, Hispanic, Asian, Jew or whatever, it does not make someone racist. Funny, in this country, you can have convicted felons, drug-addicts and the like garner more sympathy and given chance after chance, but once someone makes a racial slur and is branded a racist, they are ostracized and treated like a lepers.... Everyone kill the raaaacist!! Heaven's nooooo!! He offended me me with a slur!!!! Lock him up!!!

Please.... give me a break!!!!!

Maybe this film will not change any minds or move public perception that we have to cut this PC crap out, but at least its the first film in a long while a Conservative can enjoy and not have to maul the screen with their Milk-Duds....

So, in summary, put Gran Torino on your must-see list. You will be entertained, you will laugh and you may cry... It will probably be Eastwood's final film in a glorious career that should end with his first Academy Award in, what is arguably, his best performance ever...

Just my thoughts...

GOP Mike

God in the Crosshairs – The Pledge, our Money, and the Oath...

To my Conservative Friends:

In his usual Sunday slot, our good friend and Guest Blogger, Alabama Ben has written a great follow-up to yesterday's Educational Article on the Pledge... As usual, Ben has all the facts on the looney lefts ridiculous attempts to trample our traditional values. In this article, Ben sets his cannons on one of the country's most devout atheists.

I am sure you will enjoy....


God in the Crosshairs – The Pledge, our Money, and the Oath
By: Alabama Ben

What discussion of the Pledge of Allegiance isn’t complete without at least a brief discussion of those who wish to ban or change it? It’s been a topic of controversy ever since the words “Under God” were added back in the 1950’s. This controversy turned into an ongoing legal battle to remove references of God not just from the Pledge, but from our currency, and even the Inaugural Oath that the President recites when being sworn in.

Let’s take a look at three fronts of the War on God, and who’s currently winning.

The Pledge - 2002

Offending Phrase: “Under God”
Offended Party: Michael A. Newdow, lawyer and avowed atheist

Brief:

In 2002 Michael Newdow of California filed suit against his daughter’s school district because she was being forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance, which he felt was a religious declaration and offended his sensibilities. Further, he claimed, it offended his daughter, who was also an atheist. (Nevermind the fact that his daughter is a devout Christian and a member of Calvary Chapel, and also that he does not have custody over her nor has he ever been married to her mother. Small technicalities, right?)

The case eventually went before the 9th Circuit Court, filled with activist liberals who pounced on it with glee, voting in Newdow’s favor and declaring the Pledge to be unconstitutional for its state endorsement of religion.

Result:
Fortunately this was struck down soundly by the Supreme Court (In an 8-0 decision), much to Newdow’s chagrin and the vast majority of Americans’ relief. I have to say it frightens me that it was allowed to go so far as an actual ban being passed, even if it was the 9th Circuit that carried it out.

The Money – 2005

Offending Phrase: “In God We Trust”
Offended Party: Michael A. Newdow, the same lawyer and avowed atheist from before

Brief:
In 2005 Newdow was back again, this time targeting a new area where the God he claims doesn’t exist was offending his apparently easily offended sensibilities. Now his target was our currency, where the phrase “In God We Trust” has been proudly stamped since 1864. Again, his claims were that a statement referring to God on a government document or building was an endorsement of religion and something that violated his First Amendment rights (Which his brain somehow mistranslates into a freedom from religion, rather than a freedom of religion).


Result:
As with the Pledge lawsuit, this was struck down, but unlike the Pledge lawsuit it never made it to the Supreme Court. A U.S. district judge struck it down in 2006, stating it was a secular phrase, a national slogan that did not trample on Newdow’s rights. I don’t entirely agree with it being a secular phrase, but it certainly doesn’t endorse just one religion. You can claim it does, as we are predominantly a Christian nation, and certainly a religious nation by vast, vast majority.

I won’t say that Newdow was entirely unsuccessful with this lawsuit, however. Also in 2006, when the U.S. Mint announced it would be making the Presidential dollar coins, it showed that it had removed the phrase from the face of the coin, opting to put it around the edge instead. Could Newdow’s case have had something to do with it? Possibly. It’s not a complete removal, and it’s only one coin, but it’s not a good sign in my book.

The Oath – 2008

Offending Phrase: “So Help Me, God”
Offended Party: Michael A. Newdow (Notice a trend here?)

Brief:
By now it’s really obvious that Newdow doesn’t know when his fifteen minutes of fame are up. He also doesn’t know that it’s pretty laughable that someone who doesn’t believe in the existence of something is spending so much time and energy protesting that something. If this is the only life we get, which I assume he believes, why would you want to waste it in such a manner? But, I digress.


Newdow is now suing to have the phrase “So help me, God” removed from the Inaugural Oath, which a President being sworn-in typically states at the end of the Oath. While not included in the original Oath in the Constitution, it has been recited since 1933, and it is believed that Washington himself said it when he was sworn in. He claims that he and others like him won’t be able to enjoy the Inauguration unless this is removed, as its alleged state endorsement of religion not only violates his First Amendment rights, but also turns him into an outcast.

Result:
The case is currently pending, but it is unlikely to go anywhere. As the last article cited states, the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment has been interpreted to allow inaugural prayers and statements of God in other ways as the writers of the Establishment Clause made such statements and prayers themselves [Marsh v. Chambers (1983)]


In conclusion, I don’t even want to know the amount of taxpayer money and court time Michael Newdow and his ilk have wasted on such silly lawsuits as these. And the fact that some of them were even heard and supported blows my mind. God help us in the future if these activist judges become more prevalent or worse, take more Supreme Court seats.

What is next on Newdow’s agenda, I wonder? He’s targeted the Pledge, our currency, and the Inaugural Oath. I guess the Declaration of Independence with his reference to a “Creator” will be deemed unconstitutional next and a push will be made to have it removed from textbooks and have all copies burned, or sold on Ebay like Obama’s senate seat.

Only time will tell...

Alabama Ben

GOP Mike's Educational Series - The Pledge of Allegiance - A Tradition worth fighting for...

To my Conservative Friends:


In our second installment of our Educational Series, we would like to analyze the Pledge of Allegiance. I want to thank everyone for the kind words and emails about our first educational article on the Declaration of Independence which I thoroughly enjoyed researching and writing.

Today, we want to analyze one sentence. Yes, just one sentence (thirty-one words) that has caused so much debate, so much controversy and generates more passion in our country than any other sentence in American History... Lets look at the famous 31 words:

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all"

History of the Pledge

The Pledge was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist Minister, to be published in a children's magazine of the day, The Youths Companion, as part of a National celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of America.

The Pledge has gone through a few changes in the 117 years since it was written. Changes from adding the words "the United States of America" and some minor other changes were made. But no change to the pledge has generated as much controversy and debate as when, in 1952, with the support of President Eisenhower, the words "Under God" were added to the historic covenant.


Bellamy envisioned the Pledge being recited while standing at attention facing the flag with men, while not in uniform, remove any headdress and place their right hand over your heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.


Towards the end of 1892, President Benjamin Harrison officially issued a proclamation and, on October 12, 1892, the Pledge was first recited in public schools.

There have been many liberal secularists who have gone to court to have the Pledge removed from public schools or have the words "Under God" removed from the Pledge. However, these attempts have mostly been struck down despite a few activist judges imposing their secular ideology and siding with the liberals or the atheists or whatever kook-fringe group brought about the action to waste tax-payer dollars on the idiocy

Interesting Facts that you may not know about the Pledge

1. The original salute that Bellamy created to be performed while reciting the Pledge was with right hand out-stretched towards the flag. However, in 1942, President Roosevelt changed the salute to the current hand over the heart because the original salute mirrored the Nazi salute too closely...

Ya see, guys - Political correctness even existed in 1942!!!!!!

2. Bellamy wrote many versions of the Pledge but wanted to assure the Pledge be quick and easy to remember in order for it to take hold throughout the country... His rule of thumb was that the Pledge should be able to be recited in 15 seconds or less...

3. One of Bellamy's original draft version of the Pledge, included the words, equality and fraternity, but those words were removed because he felt they were too controversial at the time as many people in the country were still opposed to equal rights for blacks and women.

4. The group principally responsible for raising the question of adding the words "Under God" in the Pledge were the Knights of Columbus of NYC. The Knights had often discussed that the Pledge lacked something and that something was a lack of a reference to a God. They referenced Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address had used the words "Under God" and felt that the Pledge should include the phrase as well..

In its NYC chapter meeting on April 22, 1951, the Board of Directors adopted the resolution that the words "Under God" would be added to the Knights' recitation of the Pledge at all future meetings... There campaign to change the Pledge was instrumental in the change being enacted by President Eisenhower in 1954.

5. The day that President Eisenhower was convinced to amend the Pledge to include "Under God", he was attending a Mass on President Lincoln's birthday (February 7, 1954) and sat in the same pew where Lincoln worshipped. The Reverend conducting the sermon was Reverend George Mason Docherty and his sermon was a compelling case that the Pledge include the reference and it moved Eisenhower to act in Washington to amend the Pledge.

6. Many Pro-life advocates recite the following slightly revised Pledge: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, born and unborn."

Perhaps Barry would put forth legislation to promote this amendment....

Why the Pledge is a Conservative Covenant

* Just the act of Pledging allegiance to the Flag of the country is embraced by Conservatives and abhorred by liberals. Conservatives always respect authority and appreciate the chain of command, where liberals are always encouraged to question and rebel against authority.

* Obviously the words "Under God" correspond directly with Conservative beliefs that there is a God and that flies in the face of every Atheist liberal secularist who despise any reference to God in any Government or State enterprise...

I just don't know why libs are so afraid of God??? Do they think the government is going to bring them into the town square and demand the recitation of the Pledge and force them to be religious at gunpoint???

I think the libs forget that the Founding Fathers strived to create a Union that promoted the Separation of Church and State , not the elimination of Church from State.... A big Difference, but when you are dealing with Godless, Hollywood Humping Defeatocrats, what more can you expect???

The Pledge has created debate between Conservatives and liberals for decades. From the wording to where its said and on and on... But basically, it has been Conservatives who have been advocates and supporters of the Pledge and liberal secularists who have opposed its recitation, it's words and it's inclusion in schools, government offices, etc....

We started to hear recently that the Muslim community in this country is offended by the pledge when their children in our schools have to recite it. Well, I am sure you know what I will have to say about that... But instead of me ranting on the Muslim community, I read an article a few months back that hit the nail right on the head and I thought I would share it with you here...

Bryan Del Monte from RightCommentary expressed what a lot of us were feeling on this issue in his piece a few months back that simply said:

Put simply - if people are offended by saying the pledge of allegiance to this country - then get out. That’s a red line. If you can’t adopt the practices of being an American - then go elsewhere. Schools have a civic duty to teach children to be good citizens. That means saying the Pledge, honoring your country, teaching them about our Government and its principles. MacArthur simplified it for all of us - DUTY * HONOR * COUNTRY.

If Muslims are offended - I’m sure there is a Islamic country somewhere that will fit your desires, where infidels get their hands chopped off for reading Bibles, Jews are persecuted, and non-believers are discriminated against in every conceivable way. Go to Saudi Arabia - where they will destroy the books of other religions other than Islam right in front of you at the airport. Where you MUST be Muslim to be a citizen. If that’s what you want - it’s out there… and only a plane ride away. Please, immigrate immediately! Let the Pledge not trouble you a minute longer! Let America’s offenses trouble you no longer!

Otherwise, if you’re going to stay here, then join your fellow American citizens and say it, (or not say it - that’s you’re right too), and enjoy religious freedom…"

If that doesn't sum up my thoughts on this issue, I don't know what does... We thank Bryan for his excellent article.

So, there you have it. Our second installment of our Educational Series and we are on our way to show the world that the Country's foundation is built with Conservative Cement....

So lets all Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the Greatest Nation on Earth...


GOP Mike

Lebanon helping Hamas on 2nd Front - We should help Israel!!

To my Conservative Friends:

Israel is now getting bombarded by rockets on the northern side of the country from the terror-trolls Hezbollah in Lebanon. These terrorists stick together like bacteria in a petri-dish....

I say, if terrorists/libs/communists or whatever left group you come up with is sticking together to gang up on our best ally in the Middle-East, then we should, if not actually intervene and help militarily, we should make an unambiguous statement basically saying "If the dregs on the world choose to attack our ally, then they must know that they are choosing to attack America and America will come to the aid of our friends to defend freedom".

If the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are major fronts on the war on terror, then surely helping Israel defeat the most vile, hate-filled terrorists on that front is worthy of our aid. I know all the reasons why we won't step to help and Israel wants to handle this on their own, but that does not necessarily make it the best decision.


I mean, really, do you think it would make the world hate America more if we sent troops to Israel??? They already hate us both more than we know, and they know we supply most of the weapons, so what the hell is the difference??? Do people actually think we are an independent broker for peace talks??? C'mon get real....

We would annihilate both of our enemies and cripple their ability to mount and attacks on us or our friends in the region...

I think its high time we stop pussy-footing around and take these terrorists by the short-hairs and put them out of their misery once and for all...

And today we hear Barry wants to "open up a dialogue with Hamas".... Good luck, Barry... Let's see how good your vapid, empty promises work on the most evil trolls the world has seen... I don't think you'll have the leaders of Hamas fainting in the aisles after they hear your prose on peace and change!!!!

I have grown so tired of this phony attempt to be liked by people who will always despise us and everything we stand for.... So I propose we don't even try anymore...

But I am sure Barry and his ilk have other plans....

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

The Libs' true colors come out with their support of Terrorists!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

The war is on. The sides are defined. And who is right and who is wrong is as obvious as the nose on Leon Panetta's face!!! They might as well wear white and black uniforms its so obvious who is on the right side of Morality and Justice and who is on the evil side in this Gaza Conflict.

However, the loony-libs in this country are exposing their true feelings about their terrorist-coddling beliefs in ways that you will be shocked to see. The libs have decided that they don't care about perceptions anymore, they are coming out in full-force support of the terrorists, Hamas as they do what they do best - Take to the streets to protest Israel's "terrorism" and killing of innocent civilian Palestinians... Are you shi---- me or what???

Let me ask you a quick question - Why do the Jews overwhelmingly support liberals??? Hold that thought - We'll get back to it later...

Again, they are protesting Israel's terrorism and Israel killing innocent civilians??? What big-fate dube are these people smoking and where can I get some???? So, this week, across the country from New York to Florida to, you guessed it, San Fran-Freak show, the libs have gathered in the "hundreds" (although the media portrays these protests like it's the million-lib march) to protest Israel's military response to being terrorized without cause or justification from the Hamas murderers:


Let me ask again, Why do Jews support Liberals??? Hold your answer for another minute...

Let's take a look at some of these ass-holes to get a sense of what we are truly dealing with here:
In Florida last week, a group of Pro-Terrorist/Hamas dim-bulbs actually were screaming "Jews - Get back in the ovens!!!!" and "Death to all Jews!!!" Other than FoxNews, I did not see coverage of it anywhere on MSDNC or the Communist News Network... Take a gander for yourself to see what the Jews are dealing with and ask yourself as you watch this - Can there ever be peace with these people???



Could you imagine the coverage they would have had had Israeli protesters had been yelling, "Death to Palestine" and "Throw Mohammad in the oven!!" The outrage would have been as big and wide as Hillary's ass!! But anti-Israel, Anti-American stuff is all too sadly acceptable in the liberal world.

Here's the recent lib-tards in San Fran-Freak Show:



And in the NYC protest, their hatred was directed at Mayor Bloomberg for going to Israel and showing his support for the Jewish state.. The protesters said he wasn't not being even-handed and should also show support for Hamas!!!! I kid you not...

Could you imagine FDR taking flack from Germans in the country in 1940 for not showing support for the Nazi's???? No... Have we gone completely mad people??? Since when do we need to show support for terrorists???

So, in summary, it appears painfully obvious from reading the news, watching the libs protest and show support for the terrorists that Israel's best friends in this country are Conservatives and Republicans...

So I ask you one last time - Why do Jews support Liberals and Democrats???

I don't really know, but they might want to get new voter registration cards and check the Right box this time...

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

Barry's 1st BIG Blunder!!! Leon Panetta as CIA Chief - Are you kidding me???

To my Conservative Friends:

Opening January 20th at a theatre near you.... Barry and the Appeasers

Well, he did not even make it to inauguration day and Barry has already set himself up for failure and the country for attack... Leon Panetta as CIA Chief is possibly the worst selection to head one of the most important positions in our government in the midst of the war on terror...

He has selected an anti-surveillance, anti-interrogation, terrorist-appeasing bleeding-heart that he dragged out of the attic of old Clinton hand-me-downs... Pathetic!!!

If he thinks that this makes the country safer, then I am truly worried about the state of this country's defense against terrorism in 2 weeks.. What do you think the terrorists at Al-Qaeda are saying today around their daily "Death to America Luncheons"... Do you think they are saying "Oh my, America is really serious about defeating us"????

Noooo, They are saying, "We knew it, this guy is soft and his appointments and positions will make it easier for us to operate, communicate, recruit and fund our operations against the infidels!!!!"

That's what they are saying... And if you think they are not, I have some trees in Central Park that need a good huggin'.....

Colonel David Hunt, who is one of the most respected Military experts on terrorism there is, said of the Panetta selection, "What he did (Obama) was just drive a stake through the heart of the CIA"... This is not some Republican politician, talking head or me saying this. This is an expert who has worked and followed every minute of the war on terror from the beginning...

For all the nasty, dis-respectful, hateful things that have been said and written of our President, the man has been steadfast and unwavering on the war on terror for the sole purpose of keeping us safe and free of attacks... Which is something he has done successfully for over 7 years now...

I believe Barry, in one fell-swoop has begun the process of undoing all the tireless work and effort that the President, the CIA, FBI and all other law enforcement personnel have done to keep this country the safest it has ever been...

I have said repeatedly on this site that President Bush has received little, if any credit for keeping this country safe and free of terror attacks... Well, I think once Barry and the Appeasers come to town and we drop our drawers for the terrorists to come and re-start the jihad against us infidels, we will long for President Bush and the way we used to fight the bad guys...

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

Israel halts hostilities for 3 hrs./day. Would Hamas do the same???

To my Conservative Friends:

I am sure you all heard that Israel has agreed to a temporary cease-fire for 3 hours/day so humanitarian aid can be delivered to the civilians in the Gaza Strip. Another compassionate, humane and civilized way to behave displayed by the Israeli's..

The question that needs to be asked is would Hamas have done the same thing if the roles were reversed??? I think the obvious answer is that they would not. These people have no compassion for their own people, let alone their enemies. And I would imagine the same media hysteria that is calling on Israel to halt hostilities would be strangely silent towards Hamas.

If Hamas were a civilized group, they would just agree to halt terror attacks on Israel, stop calling for the destruction of Israel and live a peaceful, productive life. But no, because terrorist only know one way to behave, like terrorists. I don't think they would know what to do with themselves if they were at peace and had nobody or nothing to gripe about.

Have you ever had that annoying relative that is not happy unless they have something to complain about 24/7??? Believe you me, my family is full of these malcontents... You know the type - When they arrive at your house for Thanksgiving dinner, you greet them with a "Hiiii, Aunt Edna, how are you doing????"

And she responds with a "Ohhhh, the traffic was horrendous, my corns are killing me!!!" Not a "Nice to see you too" or "Happy Thanksgiving". No. They need something, anything to complain about or they are not satisfied. These types need someone to blame, someone to hate, something to rail against or they start to convulse.

These relatives, like Hamas cannot and will not be happy. So why do we even try to make them happy??? Our guilt? Our compassion to try to bring happiness to others??? I say forget about these things because it's like trying to teach Hillary to be likable... It ain't happenin'!!!!!

Hamas and these terror organizations have no compassion, no morals and no guilt... They know their actions are killing their own people and they don't care. Israel is doing the right thing by letting the aid flow in, but they should not relent, they should not stop and they should go all the way to make sure Hamas' ability to launch rockets and kill innocent Israeli's is crippled beyond recognition....

Will that make Hamas happy? No, but it will make the world a safer place...

Just my thoughts...

GOP Mike

GOP Mike's Top 5 Conservatives to lead us out of the Abyss for 2009...

To my Conservative Friends:

As we get the barf-bags ready for Barry's inauguration and the fawning of the MSM towards him, I have been thinking of the best way for the Republicans to come back strong in the next election cycle. We need young, new voices that are true Conservatives and not afraid to articulate their views...

I know everyone is tauting all the usual names to lead the Republicans back from the brink and start on the road to winning back a majority of the voting country... I believe a majority of the country is conservative... How they vote is another story. As we have seen by the ass-whuppins we have received in 2006 and this past November...

So as we approach the coronation of Barry the Chosen One, I thought it high time I reveal who I think will stand up and grab the Conservative flag for us and lead the party back to the dominance we enjoyed just a few short years ago before our party leaders checked their brass-ones at the Capital door...

I like some of the names we are hearing like Governors Palin, Jindal & Sanford, but I would like to give you a list of lesser-known prospects.

Additionally, supporters of Governors Romney and Huckabee are hoping for their guys to come back and contend, however I think re-tread candidates are not our answer.......

Well, let me just say a few words about some people I considered for the list but did not make my Top 5:

* Sarah Palin - I love Sarah Palin... Absolutely think she is capable of running her state and would have no problem with her running the country. I would vote for her in a NY minute because she is a rock-solid conservative and she is a genuine Star, has a proven track record of getting things done and is a great speaker with the looks of a winner...


However, I believe that app. 55-60% of the country is a bunch of dim-bulbs that have been working with glue too much... The caricature of Sarah has been so tremendous that the perception of her is of someone who is not particulary bright and not capable of running the country... Do I believe that - ABSOLUTELY not!!! But perception in politics is awfully hard to change - Just ask Dan Quayle...

Do I think she could turn it around and become the next leader of our party and win the White House against Barry in 2012? Yes, but I wouldn't be on it... If I am wrong, I'll admit it and be one of the happiest conservatives who will work for her campaign...

* Newt Gingrich - I also hear a lot of people mention Newt as a potential Presidential candidate in 2012.. Although I love Newt and think he is probably one of the most intelligent, articulate Conservative voices we have, I think his perception nationally is too tainted for himself to be the candidate of 2012. I see Newt as being the party elder-statesmen and be a Cheney-like VP choice for one of the younger stars mentioned below...

* Governor Marc Sanford (GA) - Is a nice looking candidate but I don't believe he has the energy or the personality to resonate as a National Political force...

* Governor Bobby Jindal (LA) is another story - This guy is young (37) articulate, conservative and is the true American Dream... This guy can debate with anyone, can handle a crisis and is an all-around good family man...


Do I think this guy will be in the fore-front of the Party in the near future - You Betcha - But Jindal is such a trendy pick, I would like to give you a few names you may not know off the top of your head:

So, here are my TOP 5 picks to lead the new Republican party (A Conservative Party) back to prominence:

No. 5 - Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) - A young, articulate solid conservative in a good swing state. Ryan is recognized by house leadership as a potential to be minority leader soon. He is an up and comer and could develop into a Star in the new Congress... Keep an eye on him.



No. 4 - Rep. Eric Cantor (VA) - His name was bandied about some as a potential VP for McCain, but this guy is the real deal and could become a National Republican voice as the loyal opposition in the minority. He is well-spoken, conservative and comes from the most volatile of swing states - Virginia



No. 3 Rep. Mike Pence (IN) - Pence has been in the House leadership now for 4 years and is a solid conservative who opposed the bailout (Yeaaaahh!!). He is a good-looking fifty something from a Red swing state that voted for Barry... A solid choice as a potential leader of the future...



No. 2 - GOPAC Chairman Michael Steele - Michael has been talked up a lot as a possible candidate to lead the RNC. He is a frequent talking head on Fox News and is an articulate, conservative black voice that is sorely needed in the party...

He is an excellent debater as he constantly undresses Alan Colmes on H&C. Steele would be one of my faves to lead the party in the next cycle...

No. 1 - Senator John Thune (SD) - Thune came out of nowhere when he narrowly lost his Senate election to Tim Johnson in 2002 to National Republican/Conservative hero when he unseated long-time Senate Minority leader Tom Dashle in 2004. His movie-star good looks and his fabulous oratory skills make him a no-brainer to lead the party for the next election cycle.


Thune is young (47) and is my TOP choice to be the next leader of the Republican party to lead us back from the abyss...

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

PC Security while traveling is so much fun - Don't ya think???

To my Conservative Friends:

I, like many of you, did some traveling over the holidays and it was the first time in a while I have flown. I was traveling only for a few days so I did not have to check luggage which would have been even more of a hassle....

It was very apparent, for obvious reasons, that the security for the flight leaving NY was minimal in compared to the security getting the flight back to NY... Everyone hates NY - Even the Terrorists!!!!

But what a hassle it was... Let me set the scene for you.

* I get to the airport about an hour and half before my plane takes off to see an amusement park-like, rat-maze line to get past security... And when your on a line that long, you see the same people at each turn and the same snot-nosed kids ramming their luggage against the back of your ankles while their parents are oblivious!!!!

* And could the TSA dim-bulbs be any ruder than they are?? I mean, I am an clear-spoken, college-educated American with no accent and when I ask any of these trolls a simple question, they respond with the tact of a NYC cab driver and the social skills of the average teenager... Could you imagine how they treat people who can't read the signs and speak a foreign language??? I guess I should not expect from workers on the Government dole...

* While on line, I can't help but wonder who the terrorists among us are... Is it Vito the body-builder wearing a Guinea-tee while traveling to a place where its 20 degrees traveling with his trophy wife who has more make-up on than a street trollop and a face-lift that would make Stretch Pelosi proud???

I doubt it.... They are too busy wondering who is looking at them and staring at themselves in the reflections in the glass panels...

Is it the 3 college kids going on a ski-weekend with their knitted hats, man-scarves and their I-pods surgically implanted in their heads???

Probably not.... These kids care more about reaching "Pro" status on Guitar-Hero than bombing innocent civilians...

Could it be the Grandparents Walter and Dotty from Boca I met on line who were visiting their kids for the holidays with their cookies and fruitcake in tow???



Naah, try again...

Hey, here's a tip, it could be those two 20-something year-old Middle-Eastern guys with no bags carrying the Qur'an!!!

My point is this - What is the percentage of terrorists that fit that profile?? I bet it would be pretty high.. So why do we treat everyone the same as potential terror suspects??

Now I agree, all passengers should pass through the metal detectors and have valid ID's, etc... But must we all have to take our shoes and belts off and have our toothpaste confiscated??? We are standing in the middle of an airport undressing in front of strangers while TSA examines Dotty's fruitcake for contraband!!

There must be a smarter way to secure our airplanes from terrorists and for the TSA to spend their time and resources... I am not saying I am annoyed because I have to go through the security and re-dress by Gate C.

No, what I am saying is I think the security procedures spend way too much time on low-percentage prospects... They should spend less time with Vito, Maria and Walter and more time going through Mohammed's bag, questioning him and triple checking his credentials....

Why don't we do this??? I think you all know that is not politically correct to profile anyone, so we treat everyone, Walter and Dotty, Vito, and Mohammad all the same when we should spend our time and resources on high-percentage threats to maximize our chances of thwarting a real terror plot...

But we don't, we will direct the TSA to spend precious minutes thoroughly checking everyone while Makmood smuggles in a box-cutter in his underwear we didn't find because they were too busy seeing if Vito's Polo cologne was more than 3-ounces!!!!

Seems like idiocy to me....

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

GOP Mike's Predictions for 2009!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

Happy New Year to you and your family.... With a fresh new year upon us, we all have goals and aspirations for the year... A lot of things will happen that will surprise us all and some things might happen that we could see coming a mile away....

So, with that being said, I would like to head out on that limb, be daring and make a few prognostications of my own.... So, let's get into our Doc Brown time machine/Delorean and fast forward some 360 days from today and see what has transpired in the past year that was 2009:

Political World

1. Obama goes left.... President Obama (man, its going to take me a while getting used to that) will trash all this centrist talk we have heard during the transition and start governing like the liberal he is (psych!!! fooled ya' he will say!!!!) I know, I Know, he's a pragmatist, he's intelligent and wants to have a successful Presidency, but I see no way around him bucking Stretch Pelosi and Smelly Harry and the libs that got him elected....

Let's just imaging an obscene spending/pork-laden bill chock full of Sex-education for pre-schoolers and legislation mandating same-sex marriage on a National level that the lib devilish duo in congress putting on Barry's desk.... Does anyone think he will veto the bill???? Really.... I don't....

Barry will also go out of his way to buddy up to the Arab world, France and everyone else who hates us, because he thinks they just hate President Bush when they really hate America, regardless of who is in charge.... Kids.... They never learn...

So I see Barry taking a hard left turn post January 20, 2009 and shoving that moderate crap up Barney Frank's uhmmm, ya know....


2. Israel Annihilates Hamas and Obama wavers - I definitely see Israel finally saying enough is enough and goes all the way this time crippling Hamas with a full ground war and all the accoutrement's that go along with it... It will be bloody, it will be ugly, the whole Arab street will be up in arms but until Israel get all of the rockets and eliminates the threat, it will not yield.

The war will be short - a week or two, but the aftermath will be long. The new President Obama will be flummoxed and will actually be the first President to waver in his support for Israel and offer much more support for Hamas than anyone could have expected....

Obama becomes billed as the First Presidential friend of Palestine....


3. The Dems call for Stretch Pelosi and/or Harry Reid to step down - I see a conflict among the most liberal wing of the Demo-cruds getting very ansy with Stretch and Dirty Harry agreeing a little too much with Barry on not immediately withdrawing troops from Iraq. When Barry actually has to make hard decisions, he will realize President Bush was right all along in his assessment of the war and realizes that we must stay the course and fight to the end to win the war...

Code-Pinko commies, Move-left.org and the Daily-Kooks will all start buzzing that their needs to be "new leadership" to bring about the change that they voted for... And then the push to bring in new blood to lead the libs in congress will be underway by the end of 2009...

4. A new leader of the Republican party will emerge - Someone to finally bring the conservative voice back to Republicans in Washington will stand up to be heard.... This face will not be a new one but will be rejuvenated and now appreciated for the values and clear thought that he brings to the party...

See my article this coming week entitled "GOP Mike's Top 5 Conservatives to lead us out of the Abyss for 2009..." for my list of the top contenders including the voice I feel will emerge as the loudest and smartest...


5. Crisis - By the end of 2009, the country will go through an international crisis and the new President will be badly out-maneuvered because he over-thinks, over-analyzes and tries to coddle evil...


The end result of this will be a lot of people yearning for, you guessed it, President Bush's' no-holds-barred, unambiguous nature of calling terrorists what they are - Evil....


I know this is a political site, but just to keep things fresh, I will throw in a few sports prognostications:

Sports

1. Subway Series - Being a New Yawkuhhhh, I know I will set off a lot of people with this one, but the Mets and Yankees will have stellar years and meet again in a Subway series to the Nation's disgust...

btw - The Mets will prevail in 7 gut-wrenching games over their cross-town nemesis.....



2. The NY Football Giants will repeat as Superbowl Champs - They will beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in a blow-out which concludes 2 weeks of Super-hype!!!



3. Tiger not so fierce - Tiger Woods will return from his knee surgery and will be way off his game in 2009 going 0-4 in the Majors as he struggles to find his game and balance fatherhood, business and golf....


I would love to hear some of your insights on what we may see in '09

Just my thoughts....

GOP Mike

Happy New Year!!!!!

To my Conservative Friends:

I am away for a few days with the family enjoying some time off, but I will be back starting Monday January 5 with my daily articles on all the Conservative issues that we care so much about as well as some lib-watching/tooling posts to keep on eye on our friends on the left....

Just a sample of some of the articles that are in the hopper for this coming week:

• GOP Mike's Predictions for 2009....


• TOP 5 Conservatives to lead the Republicans out of the Abyss....


• PC Travel Security is so much fun, don't ya think????


• Planned Parenthood - These libs can't help themselves...


• BREAKING NEWS - We Have Breaking News!!

I wish you all (even the libs) a happy and healthy 2009!!!

See You Monday....

GOP Mike