Pelosi, Pot and State Rights

It seems that Nancy Pelosi is calling for Obama to respect states rights.  I realize that it’s mainly over ‘medical marijuana’, but I still find it odd that she is in favor of states rights at all.  Isn’t this the same woman who helped give us Obamacare?  

Hang on…Candi needs help getting off the floor because she’s laughing so hard.

Ok…Candi is going to be just fine.  I was worried for a moment because she was snorting and couldn’t catch her breath. 

I cannot be the only one who finds the irony of this story.  Since when do liberals and Democrats care about states rights?  The last time I checked, which was just a few moments ago, they were more concerned about the federal government being in complete control of every aspect of American lives.  Want proof?  Just look at Obamacare.  The individual mandate alone is proof positive that liberals/Democrats want to dictate to the individuals and the states what is best for them.  Nancy honey…put down the bong!

Wait…Candi fell over laughing again.  I’ll be right back.

Of course Pelosi comes from an extremely liberal state that is very concerned about legalizing “pot”, but still…the hypocrisy of her wanting states rights respected on this while not respecting any other states rights is too funny!  I have to wonder what she put in that bong of hers.  Do you suppose she has her own medical marijuana garden in her backyard and she’s worried about the raids on her own property?  It could be.

At any rate, you can check out the story on The Daily Caller.  Here is the link:

  http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/03/pelosi-calls-on-obama-to-respect-states-rights-end-medical-marijuana-raids/

And if you love the irony of it as much as my human…please share the story with everyone you know.

OWS and the TEA Party Movements

Today was one of those rare days when my human completely flipped out over some comments in the news.  Now this doesn't happen very often, but when it does...watch out!  When she begins to color the air blue with language, I sit back until she finally runs out of steam and then I go try to offer her some comfort.  Today took longer than usual for her to run out of steam.

"Have these political analysts on the left completely lost their minds?" she jumped up and asked.

She then began to pace up and down cursing with such vehemence and volume, that any sailor would be proud.  She ranted on and on about how stupid it was to compare the coherent message of cutting spending and smaller government of the TEA Party movement to the unclear and idiotic demands of the unwashed currently holding cities all over America hostage.  Finally, she began to calm down and I trotted over to lay my head on her lap to comfort her.

"Candi, why are they comparing what those people are doing to what you and your friends stand for," I asked.

She looked down with great sadness in her eyes and said, "Because, Shasta, the liberal media and the liberals in Congress don't want to admit that they've messed up.  They messed up when they forced Obamacare down our throats, they messed up with TARP and they're messing up with this insistence on funding 'green jobs' companies like Solyndra.  And those three things only scrape the surface.  They don't like the TEA Party demanding government get out of the way of the private sector.  They can't control us and it terrifies them.  But what made me so angry is the comparison.  I've been to dozens of rallies and have NEVER seen the kind of behavior that theses 'occupiers' are exhibiting.  To compare our rational and well behaved rallies to this demonstration where drugs are being openly used, people are defecating on police cars and American flags, and where the police are having to arrest hundreds is inexcusable to me."

Because I'm just a dog and don't fully understand I had to ask, "Why though?  What is it that offends you the most?"

She took a deep breath, counted to ten and said, "The TEA Party stands for less government and fiscal responsibility.  These 'occupy' people want big government and more spending.  We stand and salute the flag at rallies.  These people burn it and defecate on it.  We stand peacefully listening to speakers or singing along.  These people chant mindlessly the words of someone with a bull horn.  We clean up after our rallies and put everything back where we found it.  These people throw trash everywhere and make it impossible for anyone else to come in and pick it up.  We have a cohesive and short message.  These people take off their clothing and scream at buildings while holding up traffic.  We quietly and methodically contact our representatives in an attempt to get what we want.  These people scream and rant and rave until the media comes down with cameras and begins to sympathize with their plight.  We have worked for what we have.  They have lived off mom and dad.  We take responsibility for our actions.  They blame everyone else.  The media loves to paint us as violent, although they have no proof of us being unruly or violent.  They paint these people as peaceful, although there is ample evidence of their violence and hatred.  I have a real issue with the media bias on this and trying to get middle class America on the side of these protestors by comparing them to the TEA Party movement.  That is what I am so upset about tonight, Shasta."

I felt her pain and disgust at having the noble ideas and goals of the TEA Party movement compared to what these "occupiers" are doing.  I can see in her eyes the sadness at the thought that her Patriotism is being related to the anti-American rants of the unwashed.  Her total disappointment in elected officials condoning their vile behavior as opposed to condemning their public displays of drug use and sex was something I could not hide from.  It is a horrible thing for a dog not to be able to comfort her human.  But what comfort can I give her, when the country she loves so much is being handed to the socialists by the main-stream media.

When will middle America wake up and realize that they're being handed up like sacrificial lambs to the elite who would have them completely under control?  What will it take for the average Joe to see that the TEA Party movement is based on constitutional principles and that the people participating are law abiding citizens just trying to keep America great?  With comparisons like this one today, it will take even longer to undo the damage that is being done to this great country by the likes of Pelosi, Reid, Wasserman-Shultz, Stephen Lerner, Hoffa Jr., Obama and George Soros.  In the meantime, all I can do is stand with my human and say, "Anyone who thinks the OWS movement and the TEA Party movement are the same has lost their mind!  We suggest you put down your crack pipes, stop drinking the kool-aid and wake up before the very freedoms you grew up with are gone!"

OWS "Young, Spontaneous And Focused"....LMFBO

Today my human was on the road for most of the day and I was left behind to try and figure out how to use a very small Netbook.  This has not gone well since I have large paws and already have difficulty typing.  Finally, I get an email out to her asking her to call and when she did I immediately asked, "Did you hear about Pelosi saying the Occupy Wall Street protestors were young, spontaneous and focused?"  I waited patiently while she laughed hysterically. 

After a few minutes Candi told me that was one of the funniest things she'd heard all day.  Then she sent me a link to an article about the protestors and how nasty they were.  Now I  ask you, how can they be spontaneous and focused when they have pitched a tent city in a public park?  That doesn't make sense to me.  And how in the world can they be focused if everyone has a different message when being interviewed by the left-wing media in love with them?  I don't think either of those things are possible.

I can agree with one thing Pelosi said.  They are young.  Unlike the TEA Party crowd made up mostly of "grown-ups", this crowd has made an enormous mess of Zucotti Park in NYC.  Their tent city has prevented the park owner from properly maintaining the property since September 16th.  As a result, trash is piling up, the park hasn't been pressure washed and what few facilities there are for people to "relieve themselves" hasn't been cleaned.  Only the young would go for weeks without a shower or brushing their teeth, throw trash around everywhere and then deficate in facilities that are definitely unclean.  My one thought, ewwwwwwwwwwww!  Even I go look for a clean place in the woods to my business and I'm a dog!

"Candi, do they not realize how gross their behavior is?  Do they not realize that their selfishness has shut down a park that others would like to enjoy?  Even after they pack up and go home, the mess they will leave behind will probably take days to clean up."

"Shasta, these occupiers are young and they are selfish.  They are protesting the very things that their parents took advantage of to give THEM those ivy league educations, I-Phones and I-Pads and every other material possession they have received without actually having had to work for them.  They have no idea what it is they're protesting or why.  They only know that if they walk around for weeks without showering or brushing their teeth, the left-wing media will come out and give them attention."

"Well dang, Candi.  If they wanted attention, why don't they do what I do?  I trot up to you, sit at your feet and stare until you reach down and scratch me behind the ears.  I have no need to leave Obamas all over the house, or pull out the trash can to drag the contents all over the place.  I just politely tell you what I need and you give it to me."

"Shasta, you've been raised right and these people have been raised by the "village" liberals are so fond of.  That is the difference!"

"Point taken.  By the way, Candi, I'm very upset with you for leaving me behind while you go off to have fun in Nashville at the Stand With Gibson rally.  I may have to start my own occupy protest to let you know what I think of you're insensitivity even though you have provided for my needs while you're away."

After Candi stopped giggling at my last comment, she said goodbye and told me to have fun with Amy and that she'd be home tomorrow night.  Ah well, I guess I'll go back to contemplating the idiocy of liberal ideas.  Ya'll have a good weekend.

P.S.
LMFBO stands for Laughing My Furry Butt Off

How Obama And I Are Alike

Last night, my human was online discussing 2012 presidential candidates with friends.  Although she won't give us her favorite at this time, not even me, she joined in the discussion and shared the pros and cons of each candidate as she sees it.  Then I began to think about something that was said.  How the Democratic Party had groomed President Obama.  The thought that struck me hardest was how much alike he and I are.  Let me explain.

Candi has spent hours training me and I am usually pretty good about doing what is expected.  For example, I'm not allowed to sit and watch her eat.  She says that it isn't cool for dogs to do that because what they're doing is begging.  I can see her point.  But here's the thing, I do watch her eat.  When she catches me watching her, I quickly turn my head away to avoid being punished.  I'm hoping she won't notice that I had been watching.  Unfortunately for me, she never buys it.  Obama is kind of the same way.  His party had trained him to do certain things and for the most part, he does what he was taught.  However, ever so often he strays and when he gets caught, he tries to pretend he wasn't so that maybe they won't notice.  Guess what?  His party and the American people aren't buying it anymore than Candi buys that I wasn't watching her eat.  If they were buying, Maxine Waters wouldn't be screaming in frustration and Pelosi wouldn't have been caught saying, "Great words, but...".  Think about it!

When I mentioned this to my human as we were going to bed, she began to giggle.  She said I had a point and that maybe we could send "The Dog Whisperer" to the White House to "re-train" Obama.  She's a firm believer that "an old dog CAN learn new tricks" IF they have the right human.  So here's my suggestion.  Let's get rid of the trainers in Washington, on the state and local levels and replace them with trainers who have common sense and are true Patriots.  It's just a suggestion!