Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.
   — John F. Kennedy

Now if we could only get liberals to learn a little, perhaps we won’t be in peril of learning in vain.

My New Senate Hero is Jeff Sessions, speaking about the president’s desire to push the “comprehensive immigration legislation” (shudder) through:

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, also appearing on CNN’s “American Morning” on Tuesday, said, “I think the president is wrong to push this piece of legislation so hard after we’ve demonstrated the flaws that are in it. He needs to back off. He needs to help us write a better bill and not push a bill that so many of us can’t support.”

Amen!

Michelle Malkin says It Ain’t Over ‘Til the Alien Wins:

As you follow the debate over the Bush-Kennedy immigration bill, keep this cardinal rule in mind: 99.99 percent of the lawmakers who promise you that they’ll ensure the deportation of anyone who doesn’t follow their new “guest-worker” regulations are either A) lying or B) completely clueless.

From Tom DeLay:

Nixon obstructed justice to cover up a scandal, Democrats hounded him from office; Clinton did the same thing, Democrats rallied to his defense. G. Gordon Liddy tried to steal stuff from the DNC, he’s a pariah; Sandy Berger successfully stole stuff from the 9/11 Commission, he’s a hero. Ronald Reagan says he wants to reform welfare, he’s a racist; Bill Clinton says he wants to reform welfare, he’s a visionary. Sen. Robert Torricelli quits his reelection race in New Jersey, Democrats demand the party replace him with a better candidate; I quit my reelection race in Texas, Democrats demand that Republicans not be given the same opportunity. Clarence Thomas is incredibly accused of sexual harassment, Democrats fly into a rage; Bill Clinton is credibly accused of sexual assault, Democrats play deaf. Bill Clinton says Saddam Hussein needs to go, Democrats rattle their sabers; George W. Bush actually does something about it, Democrats howl.

The only thing consistent about Democrat politics these days is its insincerity.

Nice.

Tony Snow handling “journalist” Harry Smith:

No, Harry, you can’t have your own facts.

Heh!

Investors Business Daily, on the subject of Bush’s “rock star” reception in Albania:

Americans — and Europeans — who are bothered by capitalist wealth in developed countries and the West’s strong defense of freedom should try living like the Albanians did for 46 years. Communist tyranny will quickly change a person’s outlook.

Word.

Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good.
     — Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Hilarious article about a Harvard professor predicting another American civil war if Republicans win the next election. During the wrap up is this:

On the global political menu of ice cream flavors, if we called George W. Bush vanilla and Mahmoud Ahmadenijad New York Super Fudge Chunk (with extra nuts), our elections give Americans a choice between vanilla and French vanilla.

Read it all for a decent giggle.

Talk about pithy! From the pen of WaTi editor Wesley Pruden:

There’s no mystery about why the U.S. Supreme Court threw the Ten Commandments out of the courthouse.

You can’t engrave “thou shalt not steal” or even “thou shalt not commit adultery” and certainly not “thou shalt not lie” on the walls inside a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians without creating a hostile work environment.

I wrote this when replying via private email to a commenter and liked it so much I decided to post it.

In discourse, diversity in viewpoint leads to intellectual growth.
     — AlphaPatriot, 28 June 2005

Those of differing opinions, please don’t suffer in silence. Commentors on this blog have actually influenced my opinions as my political thoughts mature. For that I am thankful.

From Investor’s Business Daily:

The only kind thing that can be said about Dick Durbin’s rant this week on the Senate floor, as hearings on alleged prisoner abuses at Guantanamo began, is that it made Howard Dean look sane.

From JunkYardBlog:

… find me a liberal who can consistently think apart from his or her party’s talking points and I’ll find you a future libertarian or conservative.

From James Lileks:

He swore at subordinates. He chased after women, used bad language to underlings, cooked the data to get the results he wanted, and alienated as many people as he attracted. So much for his U.N. ambassadorship, eh? So let’s hear no more about giving Bill Clinton that job.

“The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money.”

       — Alexis de Tocqueville, (1805-1859)