Feminists Worst Nightmare

By, TJ Madison


Is the Sarah Palin choice for VP a new version of Mrs. Smith goes to Washington? Let's hope so.

As you may remember, the movie 'Mr. Smith goes to Washington', an idealistic man from outside of the establishment politics, successfully goes to Washington to change it; not let Washington change him.

Well, that's what I think of when I see Sarah Palin. She's about as far away from Washington as you could possibly get, both physically and (hopefully) ideologically. It showed me McCain wanted to look to the future, while his adversary, Barack Obama, choose to go to the past and pick someone who is everything corrupt about Washington.

Let's be honest, this is a very risky pick, that has paid dividends early on. McCain succeeded in keeping Obama from getting a 15 point lead after the Democratic National Convention. Something he probably could not have gained back by November. Had Obama got to a 15 point lead, the public would have been inundated daily that the race was already over. Something I believe, McCain would not have been able to overcome.

Other VP Choices

After being surprised by the Palin pick, I immediately went and researched what Conservative McCain could have picked. Let's face it; it had to be a Conservative. All the talk about Joe Lieberman and 'pro-abortion' Republicans was all a bunch of bull. He wasn't campaigning around the nation at 70-something years old, to finish in second place! He was smart enough to know that a 'real' Conservative would give him the shot in the arm he desperately needed from the 'base' of the party.

My first choice would have been Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina. However, other than that, there are no other Governors that fit the bill of 'real' Conservative. He would have never picked a Senator, it's bad enough he's one!

Now, Sanford would not have made the 'splash' of a Sarah Palin, but he would have made the Republican 'base' very happy.

The Good

The best thing about the Palin pick, is that this may be the first time many young females will be able to see a 'legitimate' strong woman on the national stage. Sarah is not you're typical 'feminist' prototype. You know, that angry, bitter, bra-burning Socialist, ready to sue a male co-worker for looking at them strangely.

She's a strong woman who is for Constitutional rights for the unborn. Women who are pro-abortion are the weak. What greater weakness could there be then: deciding a human being will not be born, just because 'it doesn't fit my lifestyle right now.'

Just by looking at her and listening to her, you can tell she's an upbeat, positive female, who would put America before the sisterhood. Most Feminists are concerned about equality, I see her as putting liberty ahead of equality.

Her politics and her personal life make her part Maggie Thatcher, part Ted Nugent.

The Bad

Detractors will say she's unknown and inexperienced, and they're mostly right. However, Palin could turn these into positives in the next two months. We live in a time when people want fresh new faces in politics. And if Sarah can convince the people that she handled running a large State and comes off as confident in the debates, the inexperience factor may fade away.

Remember: A philandering Governor from Arkansas won, twice. What foreign policy experience did he have in 1992? The truth is: Nobody really has foreign policy experience, unless you've been President, Vice President, ambassador, or Secretary of State.

Besides, what's more impressive: Saying you're the Governor of Arkansas, or saying you're the Governor of Alaska? Just think how many more women Bill Clinton could have gotten, had he been the Governor of a legitimate State? It's not that easy to pick up women when your best line is: "Hey, baby I run the State that's 48th or worse in... everything."

The Ugly

Did you notice how Barack Obama is now acting like a little boy, who's parent's just gave birth to another sibling, and now that sibling is getting all the parents attention. Now the boy, who used to get all the attention, is upset, and he's on the other side of the room yelling, "Look at me, I'm still here"!

You just know he's jealous. Why else would he be attacking her? Did he forget he's competing against John McCain, not Sarah Palin?

My advice to Back Obama, when it comes to Governor Palin: stop talking about her, and tell the other people speaking for you, to put a cork in it. Because Sarah Palin is very likable, and you're not going to be able to keep 'stepping in it' much longer.

But why would 'Jesus Christ' take advice from me?

I have not seen the Republican base this fired up about anyone in the last twenty-five years. Couple that with Palin getting all the media attention, and getting credit for McCain's rise in the Polls, how long before we read the newspaper headline:

"Biden Bows Out, Hillary Named VP."


TJ Madison is a 'Black Sheep' Republican, living in the People's Republic of WI. He drinks bottled water and prefers to buy goods that are packed in lots of Styrofoam.

Basic Economics

I finished listening to Thomas Sowell's Basic Economics today, and considering my last article was very short, I've decide to write a quick review on the book.

Also, for those TJ Maniacs, don't worry he'll be back this week after having some computer problems last week.

Sowell has taught Economics, "the study of scarce resources with different uses," at Cornell, Amherst and Cal-LA, currently he is a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution at Stanford.

I don't have my copy of the book here at school, so I can't do a thorough review, but here are some of the main points explored in the book:

• Prices are essential and price controls always cause shortages. Using hotel rooms as an example: after a hurricane hits many people leave their homes and try to find a hotel somewhere. If the hotel kept the normal low price a family of four or five may choose to rent two rooms, causing the supply of rooms to drop. However, if the price is raised sufficiently, the family will probably choose to use just one room, this allows some other family to use the other room.
• Centrally planned economies cannot succeed. Simply: a farmer knows a helluva lot more about what to plant on his farm than a bureaucrat 1,000 miles away ever can. More complicated: most resources have different uses, with prices they will be put to the use that is most needed, because the low supply will cause the price to rise, if the economy is centrally planned these resources are likely to be misused and there may well be shortages of food, while something like ethanol is in full supply.
• Speculators help, a lot. A commodity speculator effectively takes all risk off the farmer, by signing a contract agreeing to pay that farmer a set price for the commodity, regardless of the eventual real price. Because of this, the farmer takes no risk if the price soars, and the speculator, through a diversified portfolio of commodities, can also reduce his risk
• In international trade there are no 'winners,' or 'losers,' and a lot more jobs are gained then lost. For example, because it is 'free' trade, there can be, by definition, no loser (both parties agree on terms, so both win). Because of this even if some jobs are lost many more jobs are created by the excess of profits.
  

Sowell goes over these points (in much better detail) and many others in the book. It is written very well, and is never hard to understand, thankfully, considering the nature of the book. It is also written with many references and real-world and business examples, that add to the enjoyment of the book while verifying its contents.

Are We Living in 1776?

I was reading over the Declaration of Independence, and decided to compare the King of England in 1776 to our current government, to see how the colonists may have acted.

The DOI contained a list of the grievances against the king; they will be compared to the current state.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

President Bush, has signed bills while writing in the caption that he would just take in ‘advisement’ the bill he had signed, and may not enforce it.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

The House was going to vote on whether or not more oil could be drilled, and Nancy Pelosi adjourned congress and turned the lights off.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

Try reading through the IRS tax code, and you’ll see how the government harasses people and, “eats out their substance.”

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

Who has more rights a civilian or a Police Officer; regardless of the situation?

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws

The vast majority of the different parts and departments of government today are unconstitutional.

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world

Not all parts, but there are rules for trading with Cuba and there are sanctions on other countries.

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent

I am under the impression that it says in the constitution that the government cannot tax the income of the people. If the legislature can just vote this rule away, what will protect any and all of our other rights?

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury

Please see: prisoners residing in Guantanamo Bay.

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments

The constitution was intended to limit government and give most of the power to the states and to the people, but over and over again the Federal government has taken control over the states.

All of these grievances were written 232 years ago, but some of them, as shown above ring true today.

Is it time for a Revolution?

Links September 6, 2008

We had our first reply to an article this week. I encourage our readers to send the articles to all of their liberal firends, we like writing, but not near as much as we love debate.

The Libertarian Case for Palin

Tom Woods archive, author of PIG to American History

Three Things to Ponder

Frederic Bastiat Bio

Bastiat as an Austrian Economist

We Who Dared to say No to War

Palin's Career ends in Tragedy

Alaskan anti-real ID activist view on Palin

Did Sarah Palin try to Ban Books?

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice?

Charles Murray Interview

Lord Acton Quotes

The Best Man Turned out to be a Woman

Who Killed the Constitution?

Foreign Policy 'Experience'

Quote of the Week

Let me give you a tip on men's characters: the man who damns money has earned it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it. -Ayn Rand

Video of the Week

This week's video is Thomas Sowell talking about things in his book, Economic Facts and Fallacies