Disgrace Continues from the First Fort Hood Shooting

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I was upset when I heard the victims of the First Fort Hood Shooting were denied Purple Hearts because they casualties of "workplace violence."

Since the Second Fort Hood Shooting, the shameful neglect of the first batch of victims has come to light among the general public.  Or at least to those who pay attention to such things.

Mark Steyn rolls-in and takes no prisoners, calling the re-victimization of the first victims a national disgrace.

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Sebelius Out But Obamacare Problems Remain

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Earlier this week, Sebelius got the  "ultimate Obamacare promotion--unemployed."

Actually, after five years on her salary I'm sure Ms. Sebelius will do fine. 
She may even get an honorary degree from Brandeis U, who'll merely dab some whiteout on the one they were suppose to give Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 

While Obamacare may get a new leading lady, the understudy will be plagued by the same old problems.

Provided she gets congressional approval to step out of the wings in the first place.

The Gallup Poll also suggests there will be no "bump" from Sebelius' departure.

More like "Iceberg dead ahead!"

The Left's March to Outlaw Debate

 

First, Brendan Eich got the axe from Mozilla for not embracing gay marriage six years ago. 

 

Then, Ayaan Hirsi Ali got denied an honorary degree from Brandeis for offending Islamofacists for being an Islamic apostate criticizing things like female genital mutilation and honor killings.

 

Charles Krauthammer ties this up nicely with his Thought Police on Patrol article.

 

 And without debate, then leftists are free to ban whatever strikes their fancy, like orcas at aquatic parks, and pony rides at fairs and farmer's markets.

Brandeis U Bows to the Islamofacists

 

Earlier this week, Brandeis University pulled the rug out from the famous Islamo-critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

 

 Miss Ali was suppose to give a commencement speech and the university and was to confer an honorary degree upon her.  One would think that Miss Ali had all the bona fides leftists love:  She's black, she's from an impoverished country (Somalia), she's an atheist and--oh yeah--she's a woman.

 

However, as Mark Steyn explains, there's a specific hierarchy of identity politics, and Miss Ali comes up short by not being a Muslim anymore.

 

Which had/still has the usual suspects frothing with the usual outrage.

And the "...wretched, jelly-spined nothing eunuchs..." of Brandeis folded like a cheap tent.

Breaking News: Kathleen Sebelius Resigns

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Earlier today, Kathleen Sebelius resigned.

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Kathleen's off the case and Sylvia Burwell from the Office of Budget and Management is suppose to fend off the Obamacare Gremlins.

The Wreckage of Obama's Foreign Policy

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Recent events outside the Ramparts of Western Civilization have validated the need for a two-front war strategy and an appropriate force structure to fight these front & back conflicts.

However, Team Obama is still Hell-bent on neutering American military might, which is a key inhibitor of using force to defend an ally--any ally--like, say, Estonia. 

Meanwhile, in at least one Ukrainian city, protesters "just happen" to ask for assistance from Russian troops across the border.

One friend made an excellent observation, that instead of one large World War, the nightmare scenario would be...

...over-lapping crises.  Unfortunately, that is not an unlikely scenario.  Russia has already validated the idea that, if you act quickly and decisively, you can create facts on the ground that the U.S. and our allies will not significantly challenge.

To which Comrade Karla responded:

Except that the dolts currently ruling us don’t seem to understand that unilateral disarmament and other such pipe dreams increase the risk of war; they don’t decrease it!

 

But "...the dolts currently ruling us..." do seem to understand how to demonize their political opponents...

 

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Hierarchy of Rights Among a Republic of Dullards

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To a leftist, not all rights are created equal.  There's a pecking order, a hierarchy of rights (subject to change) that doesn't merely demand "acceptance," but absolute, 100%, complete and total agreement--and hence conformity--to the idea of gay marriage.

Or else.

Not only are the folks who believe in traditional marriage being purged and excommunicated, but so are Climate Change "deniers."  Just as Mark Steyn has found out...

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Sore Winners Celebrating Conformity

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Like Chick-fil-A and Duck Dynasty, Mozilla Firefox recently came under fire by militant members of the gay community.

Back in '08 Brendan Eich, the now-former CEO of the company, made a campaign contribution supporting California's Proposition 8--banning gay marriage.  It's not like he advocated violence against gays, or even said anything derogatory towards gays.  He simply plunked down a mere $1000 of his own money to--legally--support a political cause he believed in.

Apparently, this was grounds for dismissal in the Firefox Fatherland. 

Gay marriage is being approved and enacted across the nation, via state legislatures, or when the vote goes against the gay grain--overturned by the state judiciaries--as happened in California.

But sheez!  Talk about sore winners!

Such volk believe you don't deserve a job if you're not marching in lock-step with them.

Nothing like "celebrating" conformity. 

2nd Mass Shooting at Ft. Hood

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A second mass shooting occurred at Fort Hood, TX, yesterday.  I was on duty and was watching the news unfold.  The initial reports were sketchy and by the time I left all the news agencies were waiting for a news conference.

What a few of my like-minded coworkers and I find inconceivable is the whole concept of military members being unarmed and therefore, helpless against lone gunmen. 

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Here's the latest info about the shooting--and the shooter Ivan Lopez--from FOX News and Breitbart.

Continuing his "lead from behind" modus operandi, Our Dear Leader said some appropriate words--then jetted off to a fundraiser.



Washington Landslide Update #7: Presidential Declaration

The official name of the mudslide has changed again to "SR530 Slide."  "SR" meaning "State Route."

Today, Obama declared the event a major disaster. 

Obamacare "Mission Accomplished"

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Yesterday, Our Dear Leader trumpeted "Mission Accomplished" for Obamacare.  That is, 7.1-ish million people are now supposedly enrolled in the (Not So) Affordable Care Act. 

Now I'm no Harvard School of Business graduate, but 7 million enrollees compared to the 300 million means, let's see...7/300 = 0.023...or 2.3%...of the entire population of America is directly enrolled in Obamacare. 

This doesn't sound like a good return on an investment to me. 

But then again, we're talking about the government and not a business.

I'm sure my quick & easy calculation is probably too simplistic, or even flat-out wrong.  Even so, the smart folks at Breitbart came up with five reasons why Obama's 7.1 million number is meaningless.

Obama & Co were described as "gleeful" over reaching the coveted 7 million mark.  But similarly smart folks at Townhall remind us this in not a reason for "...much rejoicing."

What's especially irksome is the majority of folks don't want the IRS to be the Obamacare enforcers.

Despite the Democrats' collective delirium, Obamacare is still toxic for any Democrat up for re-election...

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