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Day: March 20, 2008

The Brilliance of the TSA

So, you think taking off your shoes, your belt, and practically every other article of clothing when you go through security at the airport is actually having an effect in making air travel more safe from terrorist attacks? You give the TSA far too much credit.

A suitcase packed with 45 pounds of marijuana passed through security at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee County.

Sheriff David Clarke suspects it was “an inside job” because of the security breach. Clarke says it’s unnerving that such a bag can bypass all the TSA security devices.

Unnerving? Ya think?

TSA will catch my bottle of water and make me throw it away, but 45 pounds of weed just somehow goes unnoticed. God help us.

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airplane, Marijuana, TSA, Security, Terrorism

Good News for Obama

According to a poll sponsored by Fox News, more than half of Americans believe Barack Obama doesn’t share the same views of his Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Fifty-seven percent of Americans do not believe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shares the controversial views of his former spiritual mentor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, while about one in four (24 percent) believes he does share the Wright’s views. And a sizable minority has doubts about Obama because of his pastor’s comments, according to a new FOX News poll.

Other tidbits gleaned from the poll: Republicans, more than independents or Democrats think Obama in fact does share the same beliefs as Wright (Duh). More importantly for Obama, more voters now claim they’ll take a second look at him in the wake of the Wright dust up. To stem the tide, Obama has to remedy the doubts these voters have about him.

If Obama gets off the specific topic of Wright and moves on to a wider discussion of race, he should be alright. If he finds himself stuck on Wright, it’ll dog him through the general election.

And in my view, that’d be just fine.

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2008 Election, Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Polls, Racism

Prove It

The County Board of Elections in Cuyahoga County, Ohio has opened an investigation to determine whether any Republicans broke the law when they switched parties in the March 4 presidential primary. Disgruntled Democrats are annoyed by the idea that Republicans intentionally voted for Hillary Clinton to keep her in the race for the Democratic nomination. The goal being that as long as the Democratic nomination remains up for grabs, and the two candidates continue to eat each other alive, it’s good for John McCain’s White House prospects. Those who allegedly crossed over signed statements pledging allegiance to their new party.

Of course this whole thing is completely absurd and yet another waste of the tax payers hard earned dollars. But then again, it’s the Democratic party we’re talking about, so this is nothing new.

Question: How does one prove disingenuousness, anyway?

I guess the real question is, did this so called “pledge” signed by cross over voters require some minimal term of time for the duration of one’s allegiance. If it did not, then the allegiance could start at signing and end upon exiting the polling station.

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2008 Election, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Ohio