Yesterday the Republicans and Democrats finally met together to discuss health care reform.  I guess Scott Brown (R-MA) really scared the crud out of the progressives, so much so that Obama actually made good on one of his campaign pledges.  That brings us to three promises fulfilled.  1) Take Michelle on a date, 2) Get a dog for the First Daughters, and 3) Air the health care debate on C-SPAN.  Actually, let’s strike number 2. The President promised to rescue a shelter dog, but instead accepted Bo as a gift from Ted Kennedy.  Which I don’t really care about, but it just goes to show that this guy has a really, really hard time staying true to his word.

My favorite moment was when Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) became my new hero.  He flat out explained that the CBO scores weren’t real, and explained exactly why.  The best part is the look on the President’s face as Ryan is explaining that “hiding a deficit is not reducing a deficit.”  I almost felt sorry for the guy, he looked so confused.  No wonder he’s racked up our debt- he does not understand that you can’t print more money.  Now I really want to see his transcripts.  He probably failed econ 101.

Do you watch Fox News? It’s on quite a bit over here.  My six year old even said the other day, “Why is Glenn Beck always crying?” At that point, I flipped it off and laughed for ten minutes straight.

I choose Fox over MSNBC or CNN because I think it does a better job of reporting the news.  The anchors don’t call other Americans rude and vulgar names, talk about tingles up their leg, or fail to report on major world news like a stolen election in Iran.

Plus, we have Megyn Kelly and they have Rachel Maddow.  Do a quick Google image search if you don’t know what I’m talking about.

Maybe because we’re not filled with the bitterness of fighting a non-existent war with The Man (we already know we’re equals, and screw you if you don’t agree), but conservative women just seem to be prettier.  Happy.  Glowy.  Smiley.  I don’t think there’s one unfortunate looking babe female professional news anchor or contributor on Fox News. Well, except for Shep Smith, of course.

And today the news broke that one more intelligent and beautiful woman is joining the ranks: Sarah Palin.  Time will tell if this is a good move on her part, but I know one thing for sure.  This is going to make for some great TV.

Harry Reid is an out of touch dunderhead. This morning, the Senate Majority Leader apologized for his 2008 comments describing then-Senator Barack Obama as “light skinned” and “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

The more than a year old comments came to light just now because they are included in the book Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin.  The book details the 2008 race for the Presidency, and is set to be released Monday.

After excerpts from the book were released this morning, Senator Reid issued a statement:

I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African Americans for my improper comments.

I was a proud and enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama during the campaign and have worked as hard as I can to advance President Obama’s legislative agenda.

Moreover, throughout my career, from efforts to integrate the Las Vegas strip and the gaming industry to opposing radical judges and promoting diversity in the Senate, I have worked hard to advance issues important to African American community.

First off, I wouldn’t brag about advancing President Obama’s radical leftist agenda.  People aren’t liking that so much anymore.

Second, why brag about promoting issues important to only one group of people?  That’s rude to other demographics, and it’s demeaning to the group being “helped.”  Think of it this way: Black people, you need government assistance because you’re incapable of making it on your own like us smart white people.  Isn’t that the dumbest thing you’ve ever heard?  Yet liberals vote like that all the time, and Harry Reid just bragged about it.  Yet somehow conservative tea-partiers are the racists. Go figure on that one.

Third, I’m not sure who should should be the most offended by his comments, the darker skinned Americans he specifically apologized to, or everyday, average citizens that he gravely insulted by implying that we’re so small-minded that we could never elect a “truly black” man(whatever that means) to the White House.  I’m deeply offended by his implication that a black man would have to “act white” (again, whatever that means) in order to be elected.

As I was writing this post, I saw a tweet from BreakingNews saying:

Obama accepts Reid apology for racial remark saying ‘the book is closed’ on the issue – BNONews

I’m so glad the book is closed for the white guy in a black guy’s skin (at least according to Harry Reid), but I believe this issue deserves closer examination. Why do top liberals have so little faith in Americans to look past someones skin color? We don’t need programs that benefit one racial group over another. Our differences and diversities should be celebrated, not pitted against each other in a sick political game that no one ever wins.

When I look at someone, I see a person. White, black, or somewhere inbetween, young or old, male or female… we’re all people individually made by the hand and breath of God (yes, even Harry Reid). I wish liberals could see the same thing.

According to Nancy Pelosi, democrats swept the elections on Tuesday! As quoted on Politico.com-

From our perspective we won…We had one race that we were engaged in, it was in northern New York, it was a race where a Republican has held the seat since the Civil War and we won that seat, so from our standpoint, no, a candidate was victorious who supports health care reform, and his remarks last night said this was a victory for health care reform and other initiatives for the American people.

In his Wednesday briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stated that it’s hard to pick trends out of local elections like the ones in New Jersey and Virginia, but gleefully touted the democratic win in New York 23, where Bill Owens won over conservative 3rd party candidate Doug Hoffman. The press secretary noted that GOP officials “purged” the Republican candidate in the race to make way for Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. Actually, Mr. Gibbs, it was the GOP officials that endorsed the republican candidate, and it was the Republican BASE that decided to support Doug Hoffman, rather than RINO Dede Sccozzafava.

Yup, the democrats sure won big last night! They picked up a seat in New York, where their candidate won less than 50% of the vote…. Even though there were no other major party candidates. When’s the last time a third party candidate won 45% of the vote? Scozzafava picked up 5 ½ % of the vote, which goes to show that there are always people that check the box with an R or a D, regardless of the people attached to the letters.

The Democrats also picked up a seat in Northern California- shocker!

The White House does admit democratic defeat in a couple of local elections.

I guess being elected to govern an entire state like Virgina or New Jersey isn’t really that big of a deal then. Because the republicans won those seats. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell beat Democrat Creigh Deeds by a landslide in Virginia, and even moderate Republican Chris Christie unseated Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey.

It’s probably of little importance or interest that New Jersey and Virginia both voted blue in the 2008 Presidential election. Nah, that couldn’t possibly indicate a shift in the tide.

Oh, and Maine voted not to allow same sex marriages, a popular issue with the liberal democrats.

But golly gee, the democrats sure won big!

I think it’s safe to say that I’ve been completely enthralled with watching what’s been happening in Upstate New York.  The 23rd district of New York has no one representing it in the US House of Representatives.  Which is why there’s going to be a special election on Tuesday, November 3rd.  As is usual with any election, there is a Democrat and a Republican running for the seat.  Only this time, both of those candidates were liberals.  Enter Doug Hoffman, a lifelong Republican who was sick of the closet liberals hiding in the GOP closet.  He entered the race as an Independent, for the Conservative Party.

Everyone knows that third party candidates don’t stand a chance of winning elections, right?  Right?  Maybe not.  Mr. Hoffman picked up steam quickly, even though the odds were stacked against him.  He was operating on a shoestring budget, and the Republican machine (specifically Newt Gingrich and the National Republican Congressional Committee) endorsed Ms. Scozzafava, the Republican candidate.

This has been fascinating to watch, because it’s the first time that we’re seeing Tea Party Principles being put into practice.  MSNBC can dismiss us with crude name-calling comments.  The Speaker of the House, the 2nd in line for the Presidency, can call the movement AstroTurf, not real grassroots activism.  The President himself can tell us to get out of his way.  The media can completely ignore a 9/12 March on Washington, which was attended by at least 8 people.  Or maybe over a million.  Counting is hard!

The race in New York is proof that us liberty loving Americans are not in the minority.  We are not Democrat haters who only care about having Republicans in office.  We are simply sick of our elected officials trying to run our lives for us.  They do not give us our rights, God does that.  The government can only protect those rights.  Doug Hoffman is an ordinary man, but he understands that the Constitutional principles of limited government.  After all, a government that can give you everything can also take it all away.  When Doug Hoffman began getting substantial numbers in the polls, it showed Washington that Conservatism is not a fringe movement.  It is a snowball, and baby, it has just begun to roll down the hill.

The Washington Elite are getting scared.  I think the liberals hiding in our GOP closet are the most terrified, and they should be.  Dede Scozzafava has certainly been acting like a scared mess of a person.  She called the cops on a reporter that had the audacity to ask her about some of her liberal positions.  She set up a ridiculous press conference in front of one of Hoffman’s campaign offices, which ended up as a horrendous photo-op that did her no favors.

Yesterday, October 31st, she finally picked up her toys and went home. She officially withdrew herself from the election, saying,

It is increasingly clear that pressure is mounting on many of my supporters to shift their support. Consequently, I hereby release those individuals who have endorsed and supported my campaign to transfer their support as they see fit to do so. I am and have always been a proud Republican. It is my hope that with my actions today, my Party will emerge stronger and our District and our nation can take an important step towards restoring the enduring strength and economic prosperity that has defined us for generations.

You know, I actually grew a little bit of respect for the lady.  She seemed to understand that due to some of her liberal positions, many of the Republicans voting in the election would be forced to choose between her or the more conservative Doug Hoffman.  She took one for the team when her numbers kept slipping, removing herself from the race and almost ensuring a win for Hoffman.

That respect lasted almost 24 hours, right up until  she endorsed the Democratic candidate Bill Owens.

Halloween is over.  I guess Dede Scozzafava has finally taken off her Republican costume.

If you caught The Smart Girl Report this past Wednesday, you got to hear an exclusive interview with conservative candidate Doug Hoffman for the U.S. House of Representatives.  One of the things that we discussed was the difficulty of being a third party candidate, especially in regards to funding.  It’s expensive to run a campaign!  You have to pay for ads, pay salaries, pay for travel, and a slew of other expenses.

Mr. Hoffman’s opponents, Democrat Bill Owens and Republican Dede Scozzafava, have both been funded by their political parties.  The Conservative candidate has had to rely on his personal loans and the contributions of his supporters.

After Doug Hoffman appeared on my show on Wednesday night, his campaign raised $116,000 on Thursday. It might also have something to do with Sarah Palin’s endorsement of him this week. The world may never know- these things are so difficult to pinpoint.

To donate even $5 to Doug Hoffman’s campaign, please visit www.doughoffmanforcongress.com.

The Smart Girl Report

Most people don’t think of odd-numbered years like 2009 as election years.  But on November 3^rd, there will be a few special elections scattered across the country. One of those races is for a seat in the US House of Representatives for the 23^rd district of New York.

What makes this race so intriguing is there are three candidates vying for the seat: 2 democrats and a republican.  What makes it even more interesting is that one of those democrats calls herself a republican!  The nerve!

Bill Owens is a liberal, but he at least has the decency to call himself a democrat.  Dede Scozzafava has consistently voted for higher taxes, more spending, and government expansion throughout her political career, is pro-abortion, and thinks card-check is a fantastic idea.  Yet somehow, she’s running as a republican.  I know, it doesn’t make any sense to me either.

Enter conservative candidate Doug Hoffman.  Mr. Hoffman is not a career politician, but a family man and grandfather, a CPA and small business owner, a self made man living the American dream after growing up with three siblings and a single mother.  He never intended to run for congress, but like so many of us, has become fed up with the politicians in Washington that he felt the need to take action.  Mr. Hoffman believes in the integrity and ingenuity of Americans, and that we don’t need a “Big Brother” of a government entrenched in every aspect of our lives.

To learn more about Doug Hoffman or to contribute to his campaign, visit www.doughoffmanforcongress.com.  And don’t forget to tune into The Smart Girl Report on Wednesday October 21st at 10pm EST to hear an exclusive interview with the conservative candidate!

Before we start talking about the health care bill bulldozing its way through Congress, I’d like you to take a trip with me down memory lane. In January of 2009, during President Obama’s first full day in office, he said, “Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.”  He even put out a Presidential Memorandum stating:

My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government.  We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

In fact, if you were paying attention to Barack Obama’s run for the presidency at all, you know that openness and transparency were cornerstones of his campaign.  Openness, transparency, and what else?  Wasn’t it bipartisanship?  If you were a supporter of Barack Obama in 2007, you may have received an email from him containing this sentiment:

Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can’t tackle the big problems that demand solutions. And that’s what we have to change first. We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans.

Way back in 2004, Obama was campaigning for a seat in the United States Senate. During an interview for The New Yorker, he told the interviewer:

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, ‘Huh. It works. It makes sense.’

Did you enjoy that memory jog?  Or if it was news to you, did you enjoy the history lesson?  Are we all clear that President Obama thinks (or at least says) that it is imperative that our elected officials work together, openly and honestly, to create sensible legislation?

Which is why President Obama’s actions and sentiments regarding health care reform shouldn’t make any sense to anyone.  Let’s work together, but not with the Republicans.  Let’s create sensible legislation, but make sure that no one understands it, especially not the Congressmen nor Senators voting on it.  We can’t waste another moment- there are people dying and doctors are stealing children’s tonsils- but make sure that most of the provisions in the bill don’t take effect until 2013, which is conveniently after the next Presidential election.  Let’s call it America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, but throw people in jail if they choose to not purchase health care insurance.

Words have no meaning if they are only there to serve as smoke and mirrors, covering up a massive entitlement program that will severely limit our choices and most certainly diminish our overall quality of care.  It doesn’t matter if everyone has health insurance if there are no doctors around to treat the patients.

Senator Carper, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, likens the language of the health care bill to gibberish.  That doesn’t exactly make me feel better.

Contact your representative and senators and ask them to vote no to publicly funded health care.  We already have enough gibberish in our law books.

About 30 years ago, film director Roman Polanski plied a 13 year old girl with champagne and drugs, stripped her down for a “photo shoot” in a hot tub, and then proceeded to rape and sodomize her.  He pled guilty to the entire thing in hopes of a plea bargain, but felt that the judge would throw him in jail for 100 years, so he fled the country.  Last weekend, he was arrested in Zurich, and he now faces extradition to the United States. He was not arrested sooner because he’s been living in France all this time, and apparently the French government doesn’t mind if confessing pedophiles roam the streets.  In fact, they celebrate it, and are ticked off that he was arrested.

The ladies of The View discussed the situation on Monday, debating whether or not it was really rape-rape.  After all, it happened a very long time ago, and Polanski is a very gifted filmmaker.  And the girl’s mom was in the building at the time (doesn’t this fact make it even more gross?).  And even though she was drunk and drugged, and even though she said no, she was aware of what was happening-so was it really rape-rape?  Whoopie Goldberg said, “He was not charged … I know it wasn’t rape-rape. I think it was something else … but I don’t believe it was rape-rape.”

I didn’t know that there was such a thing as fake-rape.  Anytime a 44 year old inebriates a 13 year old with alcohol and drugs, and then has sex with that 13 year old-it’s rape.  Oh ok.  Drugs and alcohol don’t even have to be involved.  It’s still rape.  Real rape.  Rape-rape.  I can’t stand that there are people like Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese calling for Polanski’s release.  Seriously?  The dude RAPED a child!  That’s not something to just brush under the rug.

It seems that there is finally a subject to unite conservatives and liberals.  Aside from a few of the Liberal Elite, almost every American is outraged by the reverence for Polanski.  Even the super liberal National Organization for Women has slammed him and his defenders.  “He’s a criminal. He is a convicted criminal pedophile,” said Terry O’Neill, president of NOW. “How dare Roman Polanski think he could get away with this. I believe he has banked on men — powerful decision-makers — who are more intent on protecting rapists than children. This is the world Polanski is exploiting. It’s outrageous.”  Who knew that the vast majority of Americans were against rape?

All of my liberal friends (yes, I do have them) are upset.  One friend in particular sometimes refers to herself as Bizaro-Jenny since our political views are pretty much as opposite from each other as you can get.  Here’s what she had to say about Polanski:

I am shocked at the number of people that are supporting Polanski. It isn’t like he is coming back for a trial and could still be innocent. He pled guilty to raping a 13 year old girl. He has had an active arrest warrant for 30 years. When you pled guilty you know that the judge doesn’t have to go along with the plea agreement. There have been allegations that their was judicial misconduct but the solution to that isn’t to flee the country.

Polanksi disgusts me and I won’t watch any of his films.

Whoopie, Martin, Woody, and all the rest of you that think that it’s acceptable for a grown man to rape a half grown child, simply because he happens to be rich and famous- please pull your heads out of your hineys.  The only thing your dismissal of Polanski’s heinous crime does is make us wonder what skeletons you must have hidden in your closets.  What misdeeds have you covered up in your past, if the rape of a child is an excusable crime?

If conservatives and liberals can unite over the Polanski rape case, what’s next?  Agreement on health care?  Gun rights? Drilling for oil?  Well, one step at a time.