The Weekly Enlightenment

The biggest news this week was the townhall protestors. Democrats have been going home for the August recess and holding townhall meetings to try to persuade people that government-run health care (which is an inevitability) is a good thing. People are responding negatively and the Democrats don't know how to respond. They were given basic talking points and they just aren't working. So, Democrats are responding both ways they always do: avoiding the debate altogether and calling the opposition names. Many Congressmen are holding tele-townhalls where they control the audience or not having the townhalls at all. They were already not publicizing the events very well and I wouldn't be surprised if some have been canceled already. The other response is name-calling. The protestors are Nazis, stooges of insurance companies, liars, and possibly un-American (purported New York Times editorial by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer calls townhall protestors un-American). They really DO fashion themselves as kings and queens and us the subjects.

Great analogy in the WSJ regarding economic reporting touting slowing job losses: "We’d like to thank all of our readers who’ve written in to ask how our diet is going. Very well, thank you. Between the beginning of April and the end of June, we gained only 2 pounds, compared with a 4-pound gain during the first three months of the year. So our weight is definitely improving." It's the same thing with President Obama and job losses. Wait until the tax cuts expire.

Not much for articles this week but Obama tries to keep the focus on him and his policies, which, he is very skilled at.

Must Read
* Obama is trying to quash free speech. But, let's say Obama's motives are pure. If a conservative ever gets in office, what would happen? According to liberals, a conservative would abuse this power and spy on American citizens, encouraging people to spy on one another. So why is it a good idea to even start something like this? It's one thing I will never understand. Any policy or thing I believe I always put the shoe on the other foot. If the reverse were true, would I support it?
* Apparently the protestors are wearing swastikas according to House Speaker Pelosi.
* It is the goal. I don't know how many times we have to tell people, but this is what it is all about.
* And in case, you still don't believe me, in Obama's own words.

Silly Liberals
* Which side is continually trying to deny free speech rights to others?
* All this for a mythical belief in global warming.

What Media Bias?
* If this were Bush, do you think the media would tout "slowing" job losses, or would they use it to show how the President was misleading people into thinking the recession was over?