"Civility" Doesn't Apply to Unions

Remember President Obama's insistence that we all speak nicely to each other? This comment was at his speech memorializing those killed and wounded in Arizona earlier this year (including Representative Gabrielle Giffods).

The University of Arizona even began a National Institute for Civil Discourse to encourage more polite talk in politics, chaired by Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush.

So how's the civility coming along with all the union protests across our nation? And where, by the way, are the rejoinders from Obama, Clinton, and Bush?

Let's see now:

1. Physical assaults--on at least two journalists, both professional and amateur. Here's one"

http://www.redstate.com/tabithahale/2011/02/23/union-thuggery-descends-on-freedomworks/:

2. Racism--of many stripes.

Calling a black Tea Party member "son" and instructing him to "get back behind the fence where you belong" to calling black businessman Herman Cain a "monkey", "minstrel", "oreo", and much more.

3. Threatening behavior--very threatening. Here you can see Wisconsin Republican Senator being chased through the capitol. http://hotair.com/archives/2011/03/01/video-wisconsin-dem-intervenes-to-protect-gop-senator-threatened-by-mob/

4. Republicans in Wisconsin need police escorts--not only for protection from the mob....err, teachers....but apparently even from Wisconsin Democrats. Or at least one.

Democrat Gordon Hintz yelled at colleague Republican Michelle Litjens that she was "f.........dead". Oops.
5. Sexually obscene, violent signs and threats--which are too over-the-top to be repeated. And for at least one person was charged for sexually threatening a cameraman. http://aolanswers.com/questions/obama_approve_disapprove_politics_504184483817059/ri_protester_threatens_tv_cameraman_495521637175116
(WARNING: sexually explicit article)

How's that civility working for you?

Why Do Teachers' Unions Exist?

Why do we have teachers' unions, like the National Education Association?
To help teachers, so that in turn the children get the best education possible?
Think again.
In the words of the National Education Association's chief lawyer, Bob Chanin,

"It is not because we care about children and it is not because we have a vision of a great public school for every child. NEA and its affiliates are effective advocates because we have power.”

He goes on to say that educational achievement and increased teacher quality are important, but aren't the reasons that the NEA exists. Those issues are mere incidentals and"must not be achieved at the expense of due process, employee rights and collective bargaining. That simply is too high a price to pay.”

So take that, schoolkids--it's not YOU that's important, it's pay and benefits for teachers.

Listen to the whole speech:
http://nation.foxnews.com/culture/2011/02/23/teachers-union-big-wig-says-its-not-about-kids-its-about-power

Ta-Da! Now Obama Pretends to Be the Judiciary!

Now Obama is making judicial judgments.

He has decided that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. So he has decreed that the federal government will no longer defend this law, which has been the law of the land since President Clinton.

By doing this, Obama will ensure that DOMA will eventually be overthrown.

This is blatently unconstitutional. Our constitution provides for a division of powers between executive, legislative and judicial branches. The president cannot decide whether a law is unconstitutional or not, or whether it is worthy of defending or not.

A president can work within the constitution to change laws, but Obama isn't working within the constitution here. This is simply presidential hocus-pocus---and carried to a logical conclusion, Obama can simply ignore any law he doesn't like.

Obama on Libya? Well, He's Been Busy...

President Obama finally met with the Secretary of State today about Libya and made a brief statement, refusing to mention Gadhafi by name.

Why did it take nine days for President Obama to say anything?

He's been flying around the country talking to business leaders, being sympathetic to the unemployed (NOT). And raising money.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/02/23/wh_obamas_non-response_on_libya_due_to_scheduling_issue.html

Gadhafi's murdering his own people, New Zealand just suffered an horrendous earthquake, the Middle East is falling apart, Somali pirates just killed 4 American citizens, oil and food prices are skyrocketing, the US government may shut down...and our President is on campaign money junkets.

The Economy, Again (And Why We Need to Let the Democrats Shut Down the Government)

House Republicans have passed $60 billion in federal spending cuts (a tad short of the $100 billion promised.)
Now Senate Republicans are not so sure.
Both House and Senate Republicans are now apparently considering a short term bill to keep the government running while they continue to work on a budget bill.
They seem to be worried that the Democrats will blame the Republicans for shutting down the government.
And, of course, in this game of budgetary chicken, the Democrats are glad to make the Republicans run scared.
How 'bout we just let the Democrats shut down the government? I really don't think anyone will miss them.
Social security and Medicare/Medicaid will continue; intelligence agencies and armed services will continue to serve.
Write your Representatives and Senators and let them know how you feel!

UN Vote on Israeli Settlements: Obama Manages to Anger Everyone

If the Palestinian Authority would downgrade the statement from a "resolution" to a mere "statement", the Obama Administration had agreed to vote with the rest of the UN Security Counsel that the U.S. “does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity.”

The Palestinian Authority refused to do so, so the United States was forced to veto the resolution calling for an end to Israeli settlements.

However you feel about the Israeli settlement issue, this maneuvering has resulted in a Gordian knot. All in the name of being totally unbiased and keeping the options open, Obama has managed to alienate both the Arabs and Israel.

Public Sector Unions Are Not Government Employees

Teachers, fire-fighters and police are NOT government employees.

Just like legislators, they are employees of us, the taxpayers.

We, the taxpayers, thus have a say in their employment.

The people of Wisconsin elected a Republican govenor and legislature to represent them in cutting back state expenses. Wisconsin, along with many other states, is going broke.

And the answer to governmental budgetary woes isn't raising taxes.

So, do the public sector union employees (of Wisconsin and the 49 other states) agree to start paying more of their benefits, or do they just get fired from their jobs?

It's their call. But they don't have a right to shirk their jobs to their employees, We, the People.