More on CalTrans, the San Diego Minutemen!!!

I have it on good authority, an inside source, the stretch of I-5 that was assigned to the San Diego Minutemen, as part of the Adopt-a-Highway program, was by chance. The Minutemen were trying to get another stretch of freeway to clean, for community service, but the section of freeway they were interested in was not available, so the people who assign sections of roads to groups looked for any other available section of freeway for the Minutemen to adopt. The story goes, the section of the I-5, where the Border Patrol Checkpoint is located, is not very popular among groups because there is very little exposure, i.e., not enough commuters see the sign listing your group. The Minutemen realized the irony of cleaning that section immediately when it was offered to them and took it.

The Minutemen had that section of road for several weeks, cleaned it at least once, and Caltran even has a sign made showing the Minutemen had adopted this section of the freeway.
There is some legitimate safety concerns, that the illegal immigrant advocacy groups will try and protest and close down that section of the freeway, like they did in downtown LA. But so what??? The Border Patrol and the CHP can detail anyone who is a traffic hazard and sort out if they are in this country illegally.

The only question is, does the CHP and Border Patrol have the guts to arrest the protesters and take flack from these same groups?

Somehow, I highly doubt it.

CalTrans wimps out and buckles to activist groups.

When I first heard the news, I was laughing all the way home during my commute home. A few weeks ago, the anti-illegal immigrant group, the San Diego Minuteman, was assigned a stretch of highway to clean up as part of the statewide Adopt-a-Highway program. Several states have similar program when groups apply for the right to clean up a stretch of highway in exchange for some publicity, mostly freeway signs naming the group. No big deal right, except they were assigned was a stretch of the I-5 that the US Border Patrol has a checkpoint. There are signs warning driver to beware of fleeing illegal immigrants running across the freeway. The irony was just too delicious.
As expected, several illegal alien rights groups protested! The Los Angeles Times, as usual, fails to mention the advocacy group are pro-illegal immigrants. These advocacy groups falsely claim that San Diego Minutemen should not be allowed to participate in the program, because the Minutemen advocate violence or discrimination. A claim which has never been proven. Several members of the Latino Caucus of the California Legislature met with CalTrans Officials before it was announced the Minutemen would be assigned to another stretch of state highway.
San Diego's District Director, Pedro Orso-Delgado, claims he will be reviewing the Minuteman's eligibility to be a member of the program, based on the accusations of these advocacy groups. NOT!!!!
He buckled under the pressure from the Latino Caucus. The Minuteman Group plans to sue, and I hope they win.

Who will be the next one to drop?

The results from Florida are in and looks like Guiliani, who gambled the farm on Florida and finished a distant third, will be dropping out of the race. John "Breck Girl" Edwards seems to ne hinting that he is out too.
So that leaves McCain and Romney on the Republican side and Hillary and Obama on the democrat side. Not much of a choice. McCain is now the front runner since he won all the delegate in Florida.

EEEWWWW!!!!!

Thompson drops out, is Huckabee next?

After enough poor finishes, Fred Thompson has dropped out of the Presidential race. Kinda as expected. Huckabee has not won any primary or caucus since his surprise win in Iowa. McCain won in New Hampshire, as expected and pulled out a win in South Carolina. Romney won in Michigan and has has several strong showings. Guliani is betting the house on a win in Florida with tons or retired New Yorkers.

It has essentially become a two man race between McCain and Romney, until Guliani win in Florida, but early poll results are not encouraging. So who is the conservative base going to support?

McCain is almost a RINO, if not a bi-polar libertarian. He has become so enthralled with the favorable drive-by-media coverage as a "Independent Republican" that no conservative trusts him. McCain-Feingold Campaign Financing Reform, McCain-Kennedy Immigration shamnesty, and the "Gang of 14" judicial compromise group, are any of these behavior consistent with conservative principals? McCain does have a brave and amazing life story, as a fighter pilot, military hero, and former POW, but does that make him qualified to be President?

Mitt Romney, brilliant businessman, Salt Lake City Olympics CEO, and former Governor of Massachusetts, but will conservative trust the former governor of Massachusetts?

I will admit either is better than Hillary or Obama, but.......

Hillary's win and the Drive-By-Media's explaination

Hillary Clinton's unexpected win in New Hampshire has the Drive-By-Media doing some self examination about the inaccuracy of the polls and Hillary's surprise win. Some pundits have blamed the "Bradley Effect" for error in the poll number.

The Bradley Effect refers to a race between a white candidate and a non-white one. "Specifically, there have been instances in which statistically significant numbers of white voters tell pollsters in advance of an election that they are either genuinely undecided, or likely to vote for the non-white candidate, but those voters exhibit a different behavior when actually casting their ballots. White voters who said that they were undecided break in statistically large numbers toward the white candidate, and many of the white voters who said that they were likely to vote for the non-white candidate ultimately cast their ballot for the white candidate. This reluctance to give accurate polling answers has sometimes extended to post-election exit polls as well." (From Wikipedia)

This effect is code for accusing large numbers of white voters of being bigots without the explosive charge. One minor fact when using this explanation regarding the voters in New Hampshire. It was a democratic primary. That means white democrats were lying to pollsters. Not eveil republicans, but white liberals.......

And the are supposed to be the enlightened, tolerant ones.

The Chargers' Playoff game win, another perspective

Being a Charger Fan, the win over the Titans has left me with mixed feelings. Yeah, a playoff win, the first in 14 years, but Boo, GM A.J. Smith may have made the right decision firing Marty Schottenheimer.

Then another viewpoint from a sport writer that may best explain my dilemma and feelings. By Michael Silvers:

Chargers fans, I know you're rightfully in a good mood, and it's very hard for me to be anything but cheery in your presence at this particular moment. So take this with a grain of margarita salt: Are you really trying to make the case that Sunday's victory somehow validates the hiring of Norv Turner because "he won a playoff game, which Marty (Schottenheimer) didn't do"? This just in: Marty didn't win a first-round game last year because he didn't have to – his team had secured a bye. All Norv has done is get the Chargers back to the same place they were at this time last year, before they blew that game against the Pats. If the Chargers go to Indy and get rolled, or even lose at all, there has been no improvement. If they beat the Colts next Sunday, you'll be justified in giving Turner credit for getting the team to the next level. Until that time, grab another round of margaritas and spare me the rhetoric.

Clintons whinning about bad press .... a, hello, Irony

Bill has been complaining about the Drive-By-Medias "mean" coverage of Hillary and their dissection of her every word and move, and that Bill feels Obama is getting free pass.

Hello!!!!! Bill, Hillary... You have been using you attack machine of Carville, McAuliffe, Begala, and Stephanopoulos, Media Matters, and the Drive-By-Media to attack you enemies for years.

To name a few, Ken Starr, Monica Lewinski, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willie, Juanita Broderick, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh, to name a few.

Hey Bill, Hillary!!!! It's not fun when your the media's target, is it?


LOL!!!!!!


Now after Hillary loses New Hampshire, will you two finally go away and fade into obscurity .... Please!!!!

Faux Reality TV on MTV

MTV created a reality dating show, "A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila", with a twist, the one looking for "True Love" is a 26 year old, bisexual, self made Internet Celebrity, Tila Tequila.

Predictably, the final three were a good looking guy, a lipstick lesbian, and a butch lesbian. All three demographics needed for maximum audience appeal. Tila chose the guy, a 25 year old male film student, Bobby Banhart. Part of the deal was that they could not date openly until the show aired 4 months later.

Apparently, it over before it ever started. Tila announced during the MTV New Year's Eve Party that she claimed Bobby broke up with her, but he state on his MySpace page, that "she never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number."

On January 4, MTV announced a second season of "A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila". Here is another bit of news to confirm my belief it is a faux dating show, casting notices circulated online for a second season of A Shot at Love before the finale. It was over before it started.

Obama win Iowa, is Hillary dead?

With Obama's win in Iowa and boost going into New Hampshire and the large Black Population in South Carolina, Hillary's inevitableness might be dead.

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!!!

The USO being sponsored by Moveon.org?????

The latest MoveOn.org controversy. MoveOn.org has donated over $350,000 in phone card to be given to the troops who are serving overseas. A grand gesture, considering they are the same group that paid for the "General Betray Us" ad in the NYT. The USO says the doesn't care who gives the organization money to help the troops, but as posted on michellemaklins site:

Perhaps, in the interest of full disclosure, any calling card paid for by MoveOn should be emblazoned with the MoveOn ad attacking Gen. Petraeus. Then the troops can make a fully informed decision about whether they want to use them.

Obnoxious Quotes of 2007

Another blogger has compiled his 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2007.

Here are some of my favorites:

33) "I do believe that it's the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics that World Trade Center tower 7 — building 7, which collapsed in on itself — it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being involved. World Trade Center 7. World Trade [Center] 1 and 2 got hit by planes — 7, miraculously, the first time in history, steel was melted by fire. It is physically impossible." -- Rosie O'Donnell talks Trutherism

27) "Is there such a thing as a man-made stroke? In other words, did someone do this to (Democratic Senator Tim Johnson)? ...I know what this [Republican] party is capable of." -- Joy Behar on The View

24) "In Iran we don’t have homosexuals like in your country." -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University

1) "Over time, however, the endless war in Iraq began to play a role in natural selection. Only idiots signed up; only idiots died. Back home, the average I.Q. soared." -- Ted Rall

New Year, new plan for post.

For the past 6 months or so I have not been posting on a regular enough basis. That will change according to my new plan. Regular posts twice a week min.