Musings of the Great Gonzo

Yesterday Representative Pete Stark of California blasted the President with inflammatory comments because of his veto of the CHP initiative. Stark’s comments contrasted the President’s unwillingness to spend the money on the health care plan with the price tag of the Iraq war. In a short, two-minute diatribe, Stark twisted the President’s reasons for vetoing the CHP Bill into a way to save money to, “…Blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough so we can send them to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the President’s amusement.” Democrats in Congress just keep getting bolder and bolder with their scathing comments regarding President Bush and his War on Terror. When will they ever learn? While the war is unfortunate, it is necessary to ensure that the very children Representative Stark accuses the President of ignoring can grow up in a world free from fear and terrorism. Democrats scream that President Bush is a criminal for involving United States in...

Nancy Pelosi had a busy day yesterday; she managed to make the Drudge Report for her comments supporting the Architect of the Capitol’s censorship of God on a certificate accompanying a flag flown over the Capitol building and for calling a meeting to discuss what would be discussed at another meeting. On the surface, Pelosi’s support of the Architect of the Capitol’s censorship on the certificate may seem trivial, but when it is seen in its greater contest it becomes more telling. The incident stems from a request made by a Dayton, Ohio area Eagle Scout requested a flag for his elderly grandfather. In the request, GOP Rep. Michael Turner said, the Scout asked for an inscription on the certificate to read, “In honor of my grandfather Marcel Larochelle, and his dedication and love of God, country, and family." This is not an overly religious request; it is a mere acknowledgement of this man’s reverence, patriotism and love of family. Yet, the Architect chose to censor the insc...

You just have to love it when court room security gets out of hand. What am I referring to, you ask? How about the Marshall Service in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho that told a woman she could not enter the court building when her underwire bra set off the metal detector? Now that is an overzealous security measure! According to an article in the Spokesman Review, Lori Plato set off the metal detector as she was entering the courthouse for a hearing. The Marshall monitoring the metal detector stopped her and asked if she was wearing an underwire bra. When, Mrs. Plato replied that she was, the Marshall said, “You have to remove it.” When Mrs. Plato asked if there was someplace private to remove the bra she was told there was not, but she could go to her car and remove it there. Um, because a car in a courthouse parking lot is so much more private. And, to add insult to injury, the Marshalls insisted that she allow her bra to go through the baggage screener for all to see! What they sh...