Every week there are so many stories in the news that I read and think need to be included here on Red State Rampage, but I just cannot ever fit them all in. This is the first installment of what will become a regular feature here at RSR as I attempt to bring a little more structure to the blog. For your information, we will be getting back to posting a Weekend Wrapup on Mondays, Ohio Politics Roundup twice a week (or more depending on the volume of news), and beginning a new weekly series of interviews with young conservative figures. There will also be at least weekly updates on the Presidential primaries and the CRNC elections, and a weekly column on some issue within sports. And, as always, the news comes first, so amidst it all, the news of the day will be right here at Red State Rampage. So, without further ado, on to the stories that slipped through the cracks:
-Ann Coulter's column from the day after the election (November 8) on why there are no accusations of voter fraud when the Democrats win is a piece I have been meaning to mention for some time now. She makes a very good point here, though, in saying that no one in the media is calling for the destruction of Diebold after Democrats are victorious. Apparently, the voters always want Democrats to win and represent them, so when a Republican is elected, something must be wrong with the machines. She also points out that the sixth-year pickup for the Dems is historically low when compared to other such situations, as they have not even picked up 40 seats in the Congress.
-Great news on the continuing Hurricane Katrina relief efforts: the government has been able to collectively enrich some of the 'victims' to the tune of $1 billion (yes, billion with a 'b'). And that is just the $1 billion worth of fraud that has been found so far! And then on Page 2 of the article comes this news to brighten your day:
"A U.S. judge last month ordered the Bush administration to resume aid payments for housing after FEMA cut the assistance off citing an insufficient explanation. ACORN, a community organization that filed a challenge, said the payments would help 11,000 families in Texas and Louisiana."
Maybe it makes me a cold-hearted hatemonger, but are a full fourteen months not enough to find a job somewhere and pay rent? You lived in New Orleans, and the culture may be wonderful, but the city sits below water! It is not like you lived on the top of Mount Everest and got flooded out; you were below sea level! Take some responsibility for yourself, quit taking the free handouts, and support yourself like the rest of America does! What I want to see is how long these people keep holding their palms out, expecting for the government to pay their bills. Although, when you have a generation living on welfare, I guess we should not be surprised at all. Allow me to go take a quick 5 minute break to slow the bleeding from the blood vessel that just burst out of my head.
-No one has been named to fill the departing John Bolton's post as US Ambassador to the United Nations, but add another name to the list of rumored replacements. Lincoln Chafee and Mike DeWine both lost their re-election bids to the US Senate, and both have garnered mention as possibilities. The new name is also a former Senator, currently doing a bang-up job as Chief Witchhunter for Major League Baseball, George Mitchell of Maine. For the record, none of these three would be great, but DeWine would be the better option if these were the only three candidates. Chafee would be terrible, on account of his complete disregard for solid US foreign policy. Picking the next Ambassador from these clowns is akin to picking Miss America at a fat farm.
-ABC's Brian Ross is a sad excuse for a hard-nosed investigative reporter, but he actually did a decent job in rooting out Chelsea Clinton's likely future father-in-law and his involvement in those ridiculous African fortune scam e-mails. This guy, Ed Mezvinsky, and his wife, Marjorie Margolies, are both former Democratic Congressmen, and dear old Ed should fit right in with the Clinton clan (I hear you have to at least commit a third-degree felony for full acceptance into the family). Word is that he made several trips to Africa to pick up shipments of "Black Money" (essentially black paper worth nothing), and was duped into buying a special dye remover to turn the bills back into usable currency. What a genius! One can only wonder why this story has gotten zero attention from the drive-by media types, and how big of a story it would be if it were a Republican. I bet if Ed were of the GOP, President Bush probably would be subject to impeachment for simply having the same (R) beside his name.
-This woman is in a bit of hot water for keeping three fetuses in her freezer at home. Apparently there is something wrong with keeping them in deep freeze, but when you throw them out back in the dumpster (a la abortion clinics) it is completely acceptable. What kills me (no pun intended) is that we have laws like Lacy's Law, making it a murder offense to take the life of a pregnant mother and her unborn child, yet we accept abortion on demand as a necessary right. Incredible.
-Alec Baldwin, renowned expert on US foreign policy, thinks that the solution to all of our problems is to disband the CIA. Right, Alec. Hey, I hear they are looking for a UN Ambassador; how about we nominate Alec Baldwin? Speaking of stars who are out of their element, George Clooney is being recruited by Democrats in Kentucky to return home and challenge Mitch McConnell, the current Republican Senator. Hey, if it keeps him from making crappy movies for a couple of years, I am all for it!
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