The AP is wringing its hands over whether “moderates” are welcome in the Republican party. The irony is thick. I think that moderates are more than welcome in the Republican party, if they can win. In fact, the Republican party actively supports liberal Republicans who endorse their Democrat opponents when they lose, so moderates are probably golden.

The better question is whether conservative voters are going to roll over and let Republicans represent Obama-lite. So far the answer is no.

This Scozzafava chick was piece of work. Good riddance, you sexy thang.

One of the great things that’s come about this year as a result of the utter chaos, corruption, ineptitude and animosity of the current administration has been the rise of citizen’s groups across the country. These are a completely new phenomenon for those of us on the individualism/liberty side of the argument. I didn’t have a “real” blog six months ago and I didn’t really bother to speak up too much in conversation about politics. And, like most people, even though a lot of the time I was exasperated by the jackoffs who lead us, I most of all just wanted to be left alone to live my life.

Well, that time has passed, and as they say, you may not take an interest in politics, but sooner or later, politics will take an interest in you. So for the first time in a lot of their lives, people are taking a stand. Tea Parties, Glenn Beck’s 9-12 project, FreedomWorks, and dozens of others are now active, involved, loud, and gaining the power and money to pursue an agenda of opposition to the progressives who want to radically and fundamentally change our country, communities and lives. The fascinating thing about this movement is that there’s not really a central figure that’s leading them: these are regular people coming together for a common cause.

I’m happy to throw a shout out to one of these groups today, Continental Congress 2009. From the horse’s mouth:

Citizens Rising in Defense of the Constitution

Citizens fed up with constitutional violations causing devastation to the economy and the Nation, are stepping up to join constitutional activist Robert L. Schulz, Chairman of We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, to prepare for a modern-day Continental Congress to take place November 8-22, 2009 at the Pheasant Run Conference Center in St. Charles, Illinois.  Continental Congress 2009 is not political or partisan and seeks to defend, not amend, the current Constitution.

Billed as the “next appropriate step for the free people of America,” planners hope the historic national assembly will inspire the critical mass necessary to restore constitutional governance. 153 citizen-nominated-and-elected Delegates – three from each state and Washington, D.C. — will convene for two weeks to methodically and factually document constitutional abuses which have taken place over many years, across many administrations, every branch of government and both parties.   Delegates will consider specific non-violent, legal civic actions to stop the wrongs.

To help finance the historic event a .999 pure silver CC2009 commemorative round will be given for each donation of $100.00 or more. Planners are also seeking bigger donors they are calling the “patriotic, brave and wealthy” who “understand what Continental Congress can do for America.” Furthermore, a money bomb is also in the works.

The decision to convene CC2009 comes after fourteen years of filing Petitions for Redress with the federal government for repeated violations of the Constitution by We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, a national 501 c3 non-profit with headquarters in New York.  Schulz says The Right to petition was put in the First Amendment by the Founding Fathers, “who did not want Americans to ever again experience a situation where their individual rights or civil liberties were threatened.”  To date, this Right has never been recognized by the government nor defined in any court of law.  Schulz says it must now be used to hold elected officials accountable to the rest of the Constitution “which will shift the power from the government back to The People where it belongs.”

“Americans are waking up to the urgent need to stand strong for the Founding Principles and our Constitution, as every violation further devastates our economy and our way of life,” says Schulz.  “We all desire the same outcome: restoration of our Nation.  Continental Congress 2009 is the only strategy we see that is not political or partisan, does not rely on the electoral process, and can bring peaceful and legal solutions to our current situation.  We hope this effort can be the catalyst that brings the freedom-loving people of America together at this critical time,” he concludes.

Readers can learn more about CC2009,by going to www.cc2009.us

Oh sweet Christ.

School Kids Sing For Health Care Reform On Set Of CNN

Because it’s "arcane," "confusing," "hard stuff to understand," and "incomprehensible."

Sen. Thomas Carper (D.-Del.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, told CNSNews.com that he does not “expect” to read the actual legislative language of the committee’s health care bill because it is “confusing” and that anyone who claims they are going to read it and understand it is fooling people.

“I don’t expect to actually read the legislative language because reading the legislative language is among the more confusing things I’ve ever read in my life,” Carper told CNSNews.com.

We’ll have to wait and see if he votes for it. But if legislative language is “incomprehensible” then we shouldn’t frigging use it. The only reason to use “arcane” and “confusing” language in an official manner is to hide, obfuscate, and lie about what’s actually going to happen.

Our Secretary of Energy (a position that shouldn’t even exist) has some thoughts about Americans.

Speaking on the sidelines of a smart grid conference in Washington, Dr. Chu said he didn’t think average folks had the know-how or will to to change their behavior enough to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

“The American public…just like your teenage kids, aren’t acting in a way that they should act,” Dr. Chu said. “The American public has to really understand in their core how important this issue is.”

We’re not acting how the fascist progressives want us to act. Yay us!

The requisite "clarification" came a few minutes later:

Energy Department spokesman Dan Leistikow added: “Secretary Chu was not comparing the public to teenagers. He was saying that we need to educate teenagers about ways to save energy."

Sigh. Why can’t anybody in the administration get it right the first time? This Chu jackass "accidentally" called us immature misbehavers, but he really meant that the teenagers were the ones acting like teenagers. Or something.

Anyway, as long as they keep lying to us, condescending patronization is probably just a minor, expected offense in the big scheme of things.