I remember, as a child, meeting a fair share of men who served in World War I. They were in their 70s and 80s, but they were there.
Now, there are only two Americans from that fine cadre of men still alive. There were three until yesterday, when J. Russell Coffee died at age 109.
This is one–of many ways–that I know our society is screwed up. A man sexually assaults his own daughter on the Internet. The judge in his case dresses him down, then hands down a sentence of only 4 years! The sentence accounts for time already served, so the scumbag will only have to serve less than two more years.
This reminds me of every Republican’s favorite Democrat: Senator Joseph Lieberman. He was always known for talking a good talk with respect to values issues. But he would come down–every time–on the side of the feministas. Everyone remembers his eloquent smackdown of President Clinton over L’Affaire Lewinsky, but he ultimately voted straight party line.
Just as Lieberman had no balls when it mattered, Justice John McGarry has none in this case. If I were Canadian, I’d be calling for McGarry’s head on a pike.
From Huckaboom to Huckaf***
While I’m no fan of Rush Limbaugh–he’s a jockwasher for the GOP elitists–I also understand that it makes no practical sense to alienate a substantial base of conservatives who admire the man. For Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), who has largely prided himself on being a positive, articulate candidate, this is political suicide.
This is also further proof that the Huckster does not have a substantive Presidential agenda. Given that the top-tier GOP candidates are nothing short of horrendous, any candidate of Huck’s stature would be running away with the nomination if he had a solid agenda with a track record to back it up.
Trouble is, Huckster is only in the spotlight because the other forerunners–Rudy McRompson–just plain suck.
If Huck flops–and he is self-destructing–the two candidates left are representatives Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Ron Paul (R-TX).
Of the two, Paul is the most consistent, coherent, and substantive.