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When Al Cobo became mayor of Detroit in the 1950’s, he predicted - correctly - that he would be the last republican to hold that office, and that Detroit would fall under everlasting democrat control in the future. During his administration, Detroit had nearly 2 million residents and a booming auto industry.

Today, thanks to 60 years of greed and corruption under state and city democrat machine politics and union greed, the Motor City is a wasteland where even the dead have no dignity.

The abandoned corpses, in white body bags with number tags tied to each toe, lie one above the other on steel racks inside a giant freezer in Detroit’s central mortuary, like discarded shoes in the back of a wardrobe.

Some have lain here for years, but in recent months the number of unclaimed bodies has reached a record high. For in this city that once symbolised the American Dream many cannot even afford to bury their dead.

The once proud symbol of American industrial might has fallen to this…

After years of gross mismanagement by the city’s leaders and the big three car manufacturers of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, who continued to make vehicles that Americans no longer wanted to buy, Detroit today has an unemployment rate of 28 per cent, higher even than the worst years of the Great Depression.

The murder rate is soaring. The school system is in receivership. The city treasury is $300 million (£182m) short of the funds needed to provide the most basic services such as rubbish collection. In its postwar heyday, when Detroit helped the US to dominate the world’s car market, it had 1.85 million people. Today, just over 900,000 remain. It was once America’s fourth-largest city. Today, it ranks eleventh, and will continue to fall.

Thousands of houses are abandoned, roofs ripped off, windows smashed. Block after block of shopping districts lie boarded up. Former manufacturing plants, such as the giant Fisher body plant that made Buicks and Cadillacs, but which was abandoned in 1991, are rotting.

Is it any wonder that Sarah Palin - whether she be a sound prospect for political office or not - attracted thousands to her book-signing in Grand Rapids, 200 miles west and light-years away from the squalor that symbolizes everything wrong with liberal democrat policy.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6926247.ece

Looks like it’s time for the White House to chill the beer again…

A prominent Columbia architecture professor punched a female university employee in the face at a Harlem bar during a heated argument about race relations, cops said yesterday.

Police busted Lionel McIntyre, 59, for assault yesterday after his bruised victim, Camille Davis, filed charges.

McIntyre and Davis, who works as a production manager in the school’s theater department, are both regulars at Toast, a popular university bar on Broadway and 125th Street, sources said.

The professor, who is black, had been engaged in a fiery discussion about “white privilege” with Davis, who is white, and another male regular, who is also white, Friday night at 10:30 when fists started flying, patrons said. McIntyre, who is known as “Mac” at the bar, shoved Davis, and when the other patron and a bar employee tried to break it up, the prof slugged Davis in the face, witnesses said.

“The punch was so loud, the kitchen workers in the back heard it over all the noise,” bar back Richie Velez, 28, told The Post. “I was on my way over when he punched Camille and she fell on top of me.”

The other patron involved in the dispute said McIntyre then took a swing at him after he yelled, “You don’t hit a woman!”

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/prof_busted_in_columbia_gal_punch_JmsXQ3NzaAt8uG6uUySGTN#ixzz0Waqno2Kn

No doubt the Justice Department will investigate to find out what outrage the white woman committed to cause this event.

In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.

The grand jury subpoena also required the Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us Web site “not to disclose the existence of this request” unless authorized by the Justice Department, a gag order that presents an unusual quandary for any news organization.

Kristina Clair, a 34-year old Linux administrator living in Philadelphia who provides free server space for Indymedia.us, said she was shocked to receive the Justice Department’s subpoena. (The Independent Media Center is a left-of-center amalgamation of journalists and advocates that – according to their principles of unity and mission statement – work toward “promoting social and economic justice” and “social change.”)

The subpoena (PDF) from U.S. Attorney Tim Morrison in Indianapolis demanded “all IP traffic to and from http://www.indymedia.us” on June 25, 2008. It instructed Clair to “include IP addresses, times, and any other identifying information,” including e-mail addresses, physical addresses, registered accounts, and Indymedia readers’ Social Security Numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, and so on.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/09/taking_liberties/entry5595506.shtml?tag=mncol;txt

Proof again, in my opinion, that liberals have zero respect for the Constitution and our rights to privacy.

President Barak Obama’s forte may well be his ability to deliver a great speech; certainly he did so this afternoon at the Fort Hood Memorial Service for the 13 servicemen and women murdered in cold blood by Major Hassan, a Muslim.

In a key phrase from his address, the President directly challenged radical Islam and the Muslims who have praised Major Hassan as a ‘hero’

It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy. But this much we do know—no faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favor. And for what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice—in this world, and the next.

These are trying times for our country. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, the same extremists who killed nearly 3,000 Americans continue to endanger America,, our allies and innocent Afghans and Pakistanis. In Iraq, we are working to bring a war to a successful end, as there are still those who would deny the Iraqi people the future that Americans and Iraqis have sacrificed so much for.

The full text of the President’s speech can be read here:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/10/transcript-obamas-remarks-fort-hood-memorial-service/

By now, everyone is familiar with the famous/infamous [depending on your politics] photo of President Bush seconds after receiving the news of the 9/11 attack.

In the years following that terrible event, the liberal left mocked the President again and again for seeming perplexed.

Worse, he was blamed for an event which was actually years in the planning, but which occured on his watch, 8 months into his presidency.

Under remarkably similar circumstances, another Muslim extremist attack has just occured, this time on President Obama’s watch, just 10 months into his presidency. His reaction was equally awkward.

Likewise, there is mounting evidence that a number of agencies under Obama’s supervision knew  some time ago that something was amiss with Major Hassan.

Is Obama any more culpable than President Bush? No.  Is he any less culpable?  No.

As Harry Truman once said, “The buck stops here.”

Unlike Bush, will Obama get yet another pass from a fawning main-stream media?  Time will tell.

We will be fed the usual politically-correct liberal-democrat bs that asking whether someone is a citizen or not is ‘insensitive’.

It is, in fact, a blatant power-play, intended to boost metropolitan numbers for congressional redistricting, generate billions more in federal grants to democrat-controlled cities and pander to the Hispanic bloc. 

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats have blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are a U.S. citizen.

The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding immigrants from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each state. Critics said Vitter’s plan would discourage immigrants from responding to the census and would be hugely expensive. They also said that it’s long been settled law that the apportionment of congressional seats is determined by the number of people living in each state, regardless of whether they are citizens. A separate survey already collects the data.

The plan fell after a 60-39 procedural vote made it ineligible for attachment to a bill funding the census.

This is nothing less than a direct, blatant assault on the very meaning and intent of citizenship; a disgrace of monstrous proportions.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_counting_immigrants_1

1.  A bonafide conservative, even when endorsed by other bonafide conservatives, will not necessarily sway the electorate, nor does an endorsement by ACORN guarantee defeat.

2.  Public figures like President Obama and former Governor Sarah Palin have little or no impact on state and local elections.

3.  Local voters resent outside interference by ideologues and power-brokers in local elections.

4.  3rd party candidates almost never win elections, no matter what their political persuasion is.

5.  Conservatives will never succeed as a third-party.

6.  The destiny of conservatism lies within the Republican Party.

7.  Conservative economic principles sell well.

8.  Americans don’t want gay marriage legalized.

9.  The Republican Party is alive and well.

10. The mainstream liberal media and conservative radio have far less influence on state and local elections than we think they do.

11. Whole blocs of the Democratic party - Labor, youth, blacks - can be hard to motivate for state and local races, unless they see something to be gained for themselves.

12. The Republican base will almost always vote as a matter of principle, no matter what.

13. More and more, elections are decided by undeclared, uncommitted voters who frequently lean right.

14. Off-year and special elections tend to benefit the party out of power.

15. The Democrats should be nervous - very nervous - about 2010.

http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/ominous_trend_wt_reports_ny_23rd_resentment_of_outsiders/

Continuing the uninterrupted national trend, Maine voters repealed a measure previously passed by their own legislature and soundly rejected legalized homosexual marriage.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)—Voters in the northeastern state of Maine repealed a state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.

Gay marriage has now lost in every single state—31 in all—in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights activists had hoped to buck that trend in Maine—known for its moderate, independent-minded electorate—and mounted an energetic, well-financed campaign.

With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, gay-marriage foes had 53 percent of the votes.

“The institution of marriage has been preserved in Maine and across the nation,” declared Frank Schubert, chief organizer for the winning side.

In every state where the people have voted on it, homosexual marriage has been defeated, and Maine becomes the 31st to do so.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/04/maine-voters-reject-gay-marriage/?feat=home_headlines

According to this morning on-line edition of the Washington Times, voters in the NY 23rd are “fed up” with outsiders, and, more worrisome, that a potential backlash has put the two remaining candidates in a statistical tie in an otherwise solidly republican district.

WATERTOWN, N.Y. - One day after conservative activists succeeded in forcing Republican Dede Scozzafava to quit New York’s special congressional election, many residents in this sleepy town just south of the Canadian border say they are fed up with outsiders influencing the race.

And while the district leans Republican, it is far from clear where the state assemblywoman’s former supporters will direct their votes Tuesday. In an odd twist, Mrs. Scozzafava on Sunday endorsed Democratic nominee Bill Owens, while Republican leaders have thrown their support behind Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. The two men were locked in a statistical dead heat as of Saturday.

“I think it’s a shame,” electrician William O’Donnell said of Mrs. Scozzafava’s withdrawal. A self-described “ex-Republican,” Mr. O’Donnell blamed her poor showing in the polls on “outsiders coming up and trying to push their agenda down our throats.”

“The only thing they care about is getting one more seat [in Congress]. After that, they’re not going to care about what’s going on up here,” he said.

An Owens victory, resulting from voter resentment over outside conservative influence, would be an ironic and telling result. A Hoffman win would send up a clear signal to the GOP nationwide.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/02/outsiders-influence-irks-voters-in-ny-house-race/

Lieberman Marching Further Right in 2010
Subway Series: Former Dem Veep Candidate Plans to Campaign for GOP
By JONATHAN KARL
Oct. 30, 2009

Sounding more like an independent than a Democrat, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., tells ABC News he will campaign for some Republican candidates during the 2010 midterm elections and may not seek the Democratic Senate nomination when he runs for re-election in 2012.

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl chats with Sen. Joe Lieberman on the Capitol Hill subway"I probably will support some Republican candidates for Congress or Senate in the election in 2010. I’m going to call them as I see them,” Lieberman said in an ABC News “Subway Series” interview aboard the U.S. Capitol Subway System.

Lieberman infuriated fellow Democrats in 2008 by supporting Republican presidential nominee John McCain as well as congressional candidates Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.

I have always believed it is important to listen carefully to the people with whom you exchange ideas - as we do here on SAB - well… as most  of us do.

Having said that, I recently published a post titled New York’s 23rd District: Why Scozafazza Must Win  in which I strongly defended the wisdom of supporting the Republican candidate Dierdre Scozzafava over Conservative Doug Hoffman in order to prevent a potential democrat victory.

I studied the responses to my post carefully and found myself having second thoughts. Gene’s comment sticks in my mind…

Putting aside our ethics and convictions in order to maintain an imaginary republican presence is a losing strategy.

... and then there was an impassioned plea from Glenn Beck on this very issue, and while I frequently find him to be a little over-the-top, his observations on the 23rd race rang true.

I would be dishonest if I didn’t admit here and now that I am pursuaded [by many of you] that I was wrong - in part - in my previous post.

Hoffman could  win. Indeed he may  win.  That being the case, he gets my support; not just because he looks  like a winner, but because he speaks  as a conservative, and I am now convinced that that  was and is the more important issue.

That’s just one of the reasons why SAB is a great place to exchange ideas and learn .

On another thread, the author argues that real conservatives must back Hoffman over Scozafazza in the up-coming and closely-watched NY 23rd congressional district race.  To which I responded…

Thus would we send another democrat to Washington. Hoffman cannot win; he can only guarantee a democratic victory.

And don’t bother saying that it doesn’t matter. It does! Once in DC, members of congress are more-or-less held in line by their party’s caucus, as Scozafazza would be.

An estimated 8 - 10 million conservatives withheld their vote from John McCain in 2008. Look what it got us. The rigid litmus-test applied by conservatives [principle over pragmatism] has cost us dearly and will continue to do so. Remember that democrats would unite behind a cockroach if they thought it could win.

Here are the voter registration numbers for the 23rd…
Voter Registration As at 4/1/07
Dem - 115,660 (29.50%)
Rep - 173,376 (44.22%)
Other - 103,050 (26.28%)

A shift of only 20,000 votes - among those who ACTUALLY turn out, could easily hand the democrats a victory.

Finally, here is some interesting background information about the 23rd from racetracker.com.

“New York’s 23rd Congressional District primarily covers most of the Northern Adirondacks and the St. Lawerence Seaway regions. The district is ancestral Republican territory and has been represented by Representatitive John M. McHugh (R - Pierrepont Manor) since 1992 when David O’Brien Martin (R - Canton) retired. The 23rd district is now the only remaining Eastern Upstate New York congressional district still being held by a Republican.

Although the 23rd district continues to maintain a fairly large GOP registration advantage, Bush only carried the district with 51% in 2004, and Al Gore narrowly won the district under the previous configuration in 2000. This is largely due to the fact that the northern portion of the district, along the Canadian border, now consistently votes Democratic in presidential elections.”

Nothing would make me happier than a Hoffman upset, but sooner or later we have to learn to play the cards we are dealt, and stop trying to reshuffle the deck to guarantee a conservative purist.

Nothing is more satisfying to the liberal-left than the constant squabbling between ‘republicans’ and ‘conservatives’. They win. We lose.”

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