Here are a few posts / articles / pieces of commentary certainly worth a few minutes of your time.  Bookmark a few of these sites folks… There’s some good reading to be found among them.  Much better than the intermittent nonsense you find around here…  Enjoy.

Something wicked this way comes: The VAT tax – ANOTHER BLACK CONSERVATIVE

Something dark and evil is brewing over the horizon in Washington. It comes from the bowels of European socialist model soon to be transplanted in the heart of America by our socialism loving Congress. It’s the VAT tax!

BULLSH!T: “Al-Madadi may have said he was going to light his shoes on fire to cover up that he was smoking.” – FOUNDING BLOGGERS

“What a Relief: Cows Not Guilty For Global Warming” – LEFT COAST REBEL

To eat, or not to eat – red meat. One thing that I have noticed in the recent history of global warming fear mongering is urban California residents that abstain from eating red meat (read: cows) because doing so contributes to global warming. I kid you not, our society, or at least the left coast version of it, has come down to this.

Putting Insurers Out of Business – THE LONELY CONSERVATIVE

Friday Funnies – 04-09-10 – POLITICAL REALITIES

It’s time once again for another weekly edition of Friday Funnies. For your enjoyment, here are the editorial and political cartoons I found particularly amusing this week, with one exception.

Paul Volcker has lost his f’ing mind – That’s Right

Race Card Just As Ugly When Played By Republicans – Strident Conservative

Stupak to Retire, Betting Pool on His ‘Next Job’ Now Open – BIG GOVERNMENT

Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, targeted for defeat by Tea Party activists for his crucial role in securing House approval of the health care overhaul, said Friday he would retire from Congress this year.

A “threat” against Christie from New Jersey teachers union? – HOT AIR

Gird your loins: Justice Stevens announces summer retirement plans – MICHELLE MALKIN

It’s Retirement Friday! On the heels of Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak’s retirement plans, SCOTUS Justice John Paul Stevens confirms swirling rumors of his upcoming retirement this summer. News breaking on thewires and Twitter. AP:

Obama bans phrases from English language. – CONSERVATIVE HIDEOUT 2.0

I have admittedly been a little off the radar as of late, but I have been consistently following many of my favorite sites even in my brief sabbatical from the daily blog world and thought I would post a few pieces of Right Wing propaganda for your enjoyment.  Have a look.

A Justice McNamara Dispatch: We Can Toll the Bell Forever – That’s Right

No “guaranteed issue” and the law of unintended consequences. – That’s Right

Preview of Obamacare – Makes My Brain Itch

Is a Third Party Vote a Wasted Vote? – Makes My Brain Itch

A Tale of Two Podiums – Christie vs Obama – The WY Blog

The IRS has sufficient authority to enforce the individual mandate in Obamacare - The Wy Blog

The Catholic Church and it’s scandals – Political Realities

Cartoons for the politically inclined – Political Realities

Too Bad Netanyahu Isn’t Muslim – The Strident Conservative

What Do College And Colds Have In Common? – The Strident Conservative

The Only Way Out of this Mess – The Lonely Conservative

Run for your lives! Democrats “target” Republicans – Another Black Conservative

Prussian State Socialism Comes to America – Conservative Hideout 2.0

My favorite April Fool’s Joke - The Whited Sepulchre

(October 20, 2009 - Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images North America)

James O’Keefe, Joe Basel, Robert Flanagan, and Stan Dai are in the news again this week/weekend as it appears the long and drawn out saga of the “Louisiana Four” is finally heading toward a conclusion.  Federal prosecutors have reportedly reduced charges against the men in exchange for guilty pleas.  They are all now being charged with a misdemeanor – entering a Federal Building under false pretenses – a crime punishable by up to six months in prison.  The “scandal” centered around what amounted to not much more than a teenage prank on Senator Landrieu’s office staff although it was widely reported to be a heinous act of espionage.

I already swallowed my pride and admitted I was wrong on this one, so I won’t get into that yet again, but I will say that I am happy to see this case moving toward resolution.  I do find it somewhat laughable that in a month where ACORN – the group O’Keefe is now famous for exposing for their corrupt practices – is restructuring and reorganizing, the Louisiana Four is about to do federal jail time when none of ACORN’s leadership has been brought to justice.  Go figure.

California: A Fiscal Lesson the Democrats Refuse to Learn – Lonely Conservative

(I know, quite a few Republicans have been almost as bad as the Democrats. But they’re not in power right now, and if we elect the right candidates there’s hope for the GOP.)  All one has to do is look to California for proof that liberal policies are a disaster. But the liberals still think they can solve the problem by raising taxes. Amazing. (ViaNewsalert, via Instapundit) And this sort of thing certainly doesn’t help matters. Unfortunately, my state, New York, is following in California’s foot steps.

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Media Fraud – Just A Cup Of Coffee My Ass – Founding Bloggers

This latest example of mainstream media fraud comes from St. Louis, and features coverage of the so called “Coffee Party”.  The following clip is only 2 minutes long, so watch all of it, and then look at the images below to understand why this video is nothing short of media prostitution for their progressive cause.

Scratcher was all over this last week…

Coffee, Tea, or…? Makes My Brain Itch

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The Classic Liberal links us in his Right-Wing Links and posts this excerpt from Glenn Reynolds article in the Washington Times.

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What is the job of our elected officials? – POLITICAL REALITIES

Comment by Mr. Pink Eyes in Larry’s post “Obama – Time to make a decision”: “I also would like to know who he thinks he is. He is supposed to act on the will of the people, not enact laws against the will of the people just because he feels it is right. He needs to remember that he works for us, we pay his salary.”

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Check this one out folks.  Lots of great minds collaborating in one place…

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MOTOR CITY TIMES - Obama Is Demonizing Insurance Companies To Achieve His Dream Of Socialized Medicine

This is nothing more than propaganda. The health insurance industry is heavily regulated and if they are a non-profit like Blue Cross they have even more hurdles to cover.

If Obama’s real goal was to provide more access to uninsured people he could, and really shoul, focus on insurance reform.

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An appropriate fate (UPDATED) – Washington Rebel

A US-born spokesman for al-Qaida has been arrested, Pakistani authorities said today , hailing an intelligence coup that struck a blow at the organisation’s public relations apparatus.

Reports of the arrest of Adam Gadahn in Karachi came on the same day the California-born American appeared in a web video in which he called on American Muslims to launch attacks in the US.

Gadahn, the first American to be charged with treason since the second world war era, is one of the FBI’s top 10 most wanted terrorists and has had a $1m reward offered for information leading to his capture.

Extradition?

Sarah Palin is Worse Than Hitler – Russ at That’s Right

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Keystone Kops Swoop in to Seize Unlicensed Beer - The Wy Blog

Benjamin Franklin is spinning in his grave. The man who once said that “beer is proof that God loves us” never envisioned the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The Keystone Kops have a list of Officially Licensed Beer and woe unto you if yours isn’t on the list.

For the second round of the conservative blogger debate series, yours truly and Don from Conservative Hideout 2.0 and Present Discontent are discussing the conservative starlet Sarah Palin.  Russ at That’s Right and the Classic Liberal are moderating, so expect the unexpected in terms of the questions they may come up with.  Here’s question number one…

Here’s a piece of Don’s answer….

Check out his full remarks here…. and here

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I feel I must state at the onset that I wholeheartedly object to the first question offered in this “debate” with every ounce of my being.  I cannot – even for a second – consider the alternate reality that would have to present itself and suck me in for Sarah Palin to actually have an impact on our nation’s economic future, so I am admittedly struggling to formulate a response to Don’s post and want to beat Russ with an Old Hickory switch for even offering up this miserable question.

For those of you unfortunate enough to find yourself enamored with the Alaskan maverick, I must tell you from the “get-go” that I see your conservative rockstar as nothing more than an uber-popular political talking head.  I think her reach extends to her audience and her audience alone…. and her impact is minimal at best and will remain as such until she slowly fades into the background of the political theater never to be seen or heard from ever again.  I do not discount her popularity or even her following.  I simply see her career evolution taking her in the direction of a Glenn Beck (or dare I say Oprah Winfrey) rather than that of a Ronald Reagan or even a GW.  The very idea of Palin (at any point in the future) having an impact on the nation’s economy in my mind is tantamount to thinking cheerleaders have an impact on the outcomes of football games.  She can no more impact our nation’s economy than can Beck, Hannity, Coulter, or my seven year old nephew for that matter; but in the spirit of this “debate” I will forge ahead nonetheless and play along.

So I guess the premise has to go something like this… At some point in the future, Sarah Palin becomes something or someone capable of impacting the economic future of this great country… (See.. I’m really struggling with this.  I mean is someone going to make her head of the Fed for Christ’s sake – because I know we’re not talking President??  Are we?)

I guess what we’re really trying to get at here is the meat of Sarah Palin’s economic pronouncements / policies…both recently and while she served as mayor of Wasilla and Governor of Alaska.  I think I can muster up the strength to discuss the points offered by Don, but I fail to see where much “debate” will come from this either – so prepare yourself for a bit of a ramble from me on this one.  As I have stated many, many, many times on this site… I DO NOT DISAGREE WITH SARAH PALIN on the vast majority of issues.  In fact, my disdain for Gov Palin comes from the very fact that she’s the queen of offering up exactly what I want to hear.  She’s read the token conservative playbook cover to cover, and I firmly believe she places head to pillow every evening memorizing talking points with the hope of dropping a noteworthy post via Facebook before her morning moose hunt.

I do admit that its not fair to criticize Sarah Palin for giving me exactly what I want, but ask any of my former girlfriends and they will certainly tell you that giving me what I want (in G.I. Joe terms) is only half the battle – and who ever said I had to be fair in the first place?  I simply need more… I need to know that you know why I want what I want – and that’s where Sarah Palin loses me.  She knows I want lower taxes, smaller government, etc, etc…  so she force feeds it to me day after day.  If she is the great communicator and conduit for relating to “everyday” Americans as everyone tells me that she is, shouldn’t she be the one to begin explaining to the American People how we as conservatives have come to those positions – or more importantly how we’re going to put talk into action?  If she is the common man’s woMAN of choice, why hasn’t she realized that the vast majority of her followers couldn’t connect the Tenth Amendment with States’ Rights if they were sitting with a copy of the Bill of Rights in their Right hand and the Declaration in their left because people like Sarah Palin have gone so long without referencing the two openly and honestly that they’ve all but become an afterthought.  Perhaps even more troubling is the fact that its approaching the point of impossibility to assume that anyone can sift through the token conservative Republican model rhetoric and ramblings to understand that ideas like “universal health care,” job creation, and bank bailouts are counter to the intentions of our Founders on the most fundamental of levels – and that even engaging in the dialog about these topics without having a constitutional discussion discredits, disgraces, and attempts to destroy the very documents our Forefathers created.  They aren’t simply Democratic creations Republicans must oppose, they are threats to our very system of government.

Why can’t a political figure so in touch with the needs, wants, and interests of her right-wing supporters (she did have that bowl of names in Wasilla – which when viewed through the who gives a shit looking glass sounds a great deal like President Obama’s Ten Letters he reads every night) understand that the red meat doesn’t carry the day 365 in Washington.  Being conservative is about a great deal more than being able to recite the Mount Vernon Statement or whatever list of campaign issues Republicans are rallying around for the day, week, month.  If she is the great hope of “common folks” everywhere and not just another Great White Hype, why isn’t she at the forefront of framing these debates in a more reflective light – one that pays homage – not lip-service to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?  One that begins to remind Americans that Republicans and conservatives support those laundry list issues because of our adherence to Founding principles?

I think the answer is two-fold.  One.  I think she knows the current climate and I think she knows what sells.  Car salesmen in the 50’s weren’t running ads boasting fuel economy and Victoria’s Secret isn’t buying spots to talk about where their bras are manufactured (trust me on that one folks – ladies check out that label next time your slipping one on or gentleman next time your fumbling through taking one off – it ain’t Detroit).  Its just easier to put out there what people want according to the passions of the day, and to drive the point home by showing them exactly what they want to see and telling them what they want to hear.  Sarah Palin is a marketing genius in this regard.  She knows riled up right-wingers want to hear right-wing rhetoric and they want their daily does of red meat – and who can blame them after a year of this madness and eight years of “Compassionate Conservatism?”

Two.  I think Palin knows that if she goes that route she runs the risk of being torn apart by academics – both on the Left and on the Right.  Now this is not where I go David Brooks on you folks… I simply think many – like Palin – have allowed themselves to believe that historical and constitutional analysis of issues is just too complicated to explain on a case by case basis – and the reality is that it is anything but.  Christians use the Ten Commandments as a point of reference on a daily basis – and that “little” piece of literary brilliance tells them what they can’t do rather than what they can do as it is presented under the format laid out in the Bill of Rights.  Why isn’t that one easier to reference?

It should be, but for some reason, it is a foreign document to many like Sarah Palin.  They reference it when convenient for their talking points, but they rarely rely upon it.  Doing so would expose too many of the hypocrisies in their overall message.   That First Amendment is pretty tricky and has been broadly interpreted, but the pesky little Separation of Church and State business is a bit tough to sell for many on the Right when examined under strict interpretation.  Explaining the constitutional foundation for specific debates, issues, and controversies becomes somewhat complicated when doing so establishes a paper trail that can come back to haunt them on the “big issues” like abortion or gay marriage … and we all know Gov Palin only loosely adheres to that Free Speech nonsense – just ask Rahm / Rush…

So you ask… how does any of this relate to Palin’s impact on our economic future??? Right now, I see Palin as a one trick pony.  If she can trade in the talking points and bone up on the rarely-used practice of strict interpretation and start to flesh out a few of her talking points, I think she could have a tremendous impact on the economic future of this great nation because she could use her broad range of support to remind the American people that our Founding Fathers gave us the answers to the problems we now face – more than 200 years ago.  They created a model that guaranteed individual liberty and has allowed capitalism to flourish for more than two centuries.  If Palin can lead us back to those roots… even I will follow.

The only people in this great nation that can directly impact our nation’s economic future (positively) are the American people themselves.  They need to be reminded that our federal government was never intended to do even a fraction of what it does by personally granted mandate in the current hour – not blinded to that reality by bumper stickers and campaign slogans.  As I stated earlier, in theory I wholeheartedly support most of the initiatives and actions mentioned by Don in his post.  That said, my initial objections to this question were exacerbated by reading Don’s endorsement of her record and by extension her potential impact on the national economy because while I love “lower taxes,” selling off private jets, and dropping per diem expenses… that just not telling me much.  In fact, thats not holding much water with me at all because our current President promised a middle class tax cut, dropped his fleet of private helicopters, and his wife even put their kids on a diet – and I’m thinking that’s not working out for me too well.   Talking points are great folks, but I’m not buying stock in Palin Corp, and I’m not wagering the economic future of the great nation on the hope that she means what she says and an anecdote from a local citizen telling me she could make this nation more of a “community.”

The body of evidence is simply too small folks, and that is why without further explanation from Governor Palin, I cannot allow myself to drink the Kool-Aid and believe she has any role to play greater than what is already behind us.  Personally, I believe she is the fine conservative she says she is.  I make that statement purely on faith and accordingly it has little merit, but I do believe she means what she says.  I simplyfail to see how she is in any way, shape, form, or fashion capable of putting to work and bring to fruition any of what she allegedly believes in.  I think far too many have christened her the chosen one without even asking the question – does she want it even if she’s capable of doing it?  I think Palin is content playing political pundit; and as long as that is where she remains, I will support her, listen to her, pay money to hear her speak… but the second she becomes something else or something more… I’m going to need some answers.

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Make sure to check out Makes My Brain Itch, Classic Liberal, That’s Right, Fishersville Mike, and Mind Numbed Robot for commentary and the inevitable criticism of my position on Gov Palin…

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Don’s Response is up… Check it out here.

Round Two of the Conservative Blogger Debate focusing on the Global War on Terror.  Topic dejure is “PREEMPTION” folks… So this should be a good one.

The First Remarks from The Classic Liberal….

Here’s Russ at That’s Right’s Response….

The Classic Liberal offered this Rebuttal…

Check out Makes My Brain Itch, The Wy Blog, Washington Rebel, Motor City Times,  Theo Spark, and Present Discontent for more commentary on Round Two of the debate.

Cartoon Image –  Gus Lionisky via YourDemocracy.net

I’ve been a bit MIA the last few days and I apologize for that – as if any of you really care – but thanks for indulging me.  While I haven’t been doing a great deal of writing, I have been carrying on with my daily journey around the conservative blogosphere.  To prove that I haven’t just been being lazy, here are a few posts/articles/ramblings I’ve bookmarked in recent days.  Have a look.  Like I’ve told you before.  You can learn just as much about me from who I’m reading as you can from what I’m writing about..

Man is that a dangerous statement.  Ten bucks says that one comes back to haunt me some day….

Russ at That’s Right opened up the Conservative Blogger Debate with a bang with his take on the Global War on Terrorism and the role of nation building in that process.  The Classic Liberal responded to Russ’s argument and the first round was officially under way…

Russ also offered the question….”Are Democrats Mentally Unstable?”  and the Classic Liberal reminded us that You’re a Racist if You Disagree with Nancy Pelosi.

Scratcher at Makes My Brain Itch isn’t “Holding this Failure Against President Obama” apparently nicotine addiction and alcohol use are on the shortlist of forgivable shortcomings over there – and they are certainly among the few accepted around here as well…

The Lonely Conservative was as busy as ever.  LC is wondering why if Dems have the votes to push the HC bill through… why haven’t they done it yet? LC also reports that Obama’s visit to Nevada was anything but a boost for the Reid reelection recovery team…

Steve at Motor City Times says “You can tell you are winning the intellectual argument when an avowed liberal pulls out the old Hypocrite card”

Conservative Hideout 2.0 tells us that the “Truth is out there” in the health care debate and shares a poll that shows that a majority of Americans view government as a threat.

The WyBlog warns us that a Democratic Governor is promising health care to illegal immigrants... and reports on Congress passing the “Hawaiian Balkanization Act.”

The Washington Rebel offers up the first piece of punditry and reaction to the Great Conservative Blogger Debate and has a little Dylan for ya..

The Whited Sepulchre has a picture of an ugly dog and tells the story of how cops shot it. – over pot.   Scratcher “Bring Me Some Reefers” will love this one… if he hasn’t seen it.  He also has a the “Nolan Quiz” posted for you just in case you’re still trying to figure out where you fall in this whole conservative/liberal/ libertarian/ asshole thing….

Mike at Political Realities says Jim Bunning is “Wrong even when he’s Right” and shares a tip that he knows Gov Mike Huckabee isn’t running for President after seeing him at the airport this weekend because of…. “Three reasons: he has put on at least 30 pounds; he was travelling first class; and he had no posse along with him.”

Founding Bloggers gets the Catchy Title of the Week Award with this….

Farrakhan Takes Credit For Chile Earthquake

I know you read it…

Gateway Pundit exposes the MSM’s phony Tea Partier and his phony military background..

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The Left Coast Rebel reports that Warren Buffet wants Obama to “Start Fresh with Obamacare”

and ROUND OF APPLAUSE….

The Left Coast Rebel topped the Google Blog Search for his piece lambasting Pelosi….  - congrats…. Its always great to see good work rewarded…

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(March 2, 2009 - Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images AsiaPac)

I told you yesterday that I would post for you today a debate between and among Right-wing bloggers over the issue of the ‘Global War on Terror.”  Round One focuses on the “nation-building” aspect of this “war” that has played a central role in many of the conversations surrounding this matter.  Russ at That’s Right and The Classic Liberal took up the effort in question-answer-response-rebuttal format.  Here is the question for round one….

You can read Russ’s response here….

The Classic Liberal responded and you can read it here…..

And last but not least… you can read Russ’s Rebuttal here….

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For a bit of blog-punditry / commentary…. you can check out these sites – with more to be added as they roll in …..

THE WASHINGTON REBEL

THE WYBLOG

MAKES MY BRAIN ITCH

MOTOR CITY TIMES

THEO SPARK

THE MIND NUMBED ROBOT

DALEY GATOR

I started this blog with the objective of offering an outlet to conservatives and Republicans with an opposing or unconventional point of view.  My mission – if I have just one – is to ask the questions of “why” when others are asking only the “what’s” and the “who’s.”  On more than one occasion, this has made me a bit of a pain in establishment Republicans and token conservatives backs… and I have loved every minute of that.  That’s why we’re here and that’s what we do..

Republican Redefined has now crossed the 600 post threshold (in five months) with this post, and I couldn’t be happier to use number 601 to tell all of you about an upcoming event – series of events – that will provide you with an opportunity to see Right-wingers debating Right-wingers on issues close to all our hearts.

As Republican Redefined has grown, our readership has grown; and so too has our relationships with other blogs/sites.  Part of that last aspect of coming to maturity has been directly related to a few sites – all of which will be contributing to this upcoming series.  I will post the sites involved below, but I guess  I should tell you what the hell I am talking about before I ramble on any further.

Tomorrow, Russ at That’s Right will begin a multi-part debate with the Classic Liberal on the issue of our nation’s “War on Global Terrorism” – or lack thereof – depending on how you see things.  The debate will be moderated by Scratcher at Makes My Brain Itch and Steve at Motor City Times.  I – as well as a growing list of others – will be offering commentary and a little blog punditry – here and at their respective sites.

I am excited about the prospects of the “forum” – if you will – and think many of you will enjoy it as well.  The first round of question and answer will begin tomorrow at noon.  I will keep you updated on how the debate is playing out and will direct you to various sites where you can contribute as well.  If this first “issue /topic” is a success, we hope to bring you many more in the days and weeks to come.  You may even see your old pal T Christopher on the card for the next round if I get my way – I’m lobbying for a Palin-related topic – you all know I’m alone on an island with that one – for now that is. All things in time do pass my conservative friends…. ALL THINGS….

In case you’re wondering…. CL and Russ have decidedly different points of view on this issue.  It should be a great first round.  Neither of them will pull any punches…

Contributing sites… I’ll update as more chime in…

Washington Rebel

Political Realities

The Wyblog

Present Discontent

As someone who is still relatively new to the blogging world, I have to admit that it has been a strange transition for me to find my news and my political entertainment – if you will – from the forum that is the Internet.  I like to hear the tone of people’s voices; their delivery; and the conviction in their statements.  I think you can learn more from hearing how a man says something than you can from actually listening to what it is he is saying.  I have been a fan and supporter of the talk radio format for as long as I can remember – I think in large part because of the fact that you can connect with a radio personality in a manner rarely found in any other medium.  You are engaged in listening rather than reacting or being distracted by other stimuli.  There are no fancy sets, hot women, video clips, or fancy graphics.  Its just the person on the other end of the frequency sharing a message with you, and I spent many a lunch break, late night, or early morning studying and/or working while listening to live broadcasts, tapes, or podcasts from my favorite conservative personalities.

When I moved to New York for law school, I was introduced to a talk radio personality that would take my love affair with conservative radio to a whole new level.  Surrounded by liberals for the first time in my life as a product of the Bible Belt, I sought daily refuge in the form of conservative radio.  One day while finding comfort in the voices of sane and rational minds on 770 (WABC), I heard my first broadcast offered up by Mark Levin.  From that day forward, I understood why they called him the “Great One.”

Levin is tough; he’s funny; he says things we all think to ourselves and would rarely say out loud – let alone say into a microphone.  From his hidden bunker somewhere under the brick and steel of a nondescript building Mark Levin is truly the Leader of all things conservative.

His masterpiece Men in Black: How the Supreme Court is Destroying America was the only non-law school-related book (magazine, article, webpage, newsletter, newspaper, pamphlet, or non-compulsory written word) I read during the three years of “higher education.”  Some may say that makes me an idiot or a simpleton.  I say it makes me selective.

Anyhow, you didn’t come here to hear me rant about my appreciation for Mark Levin.  You came here for that headline, so here it is.  If you missed his show Monday night (that’s tonight/last night/or whatever depending on where you live or when you’re reading this – five days from now for most) you really need to find a way to stay on top of these things because “real” news isn’t waiting for you to catch up and my blog isn’t getting any better without your commentary so lets get on this ASAP.

I forgot, I’m supposed to be getting to the point… my apologies.

So Mark Levin – The Great One – decided to devote a portion of his show to the keynote speaker at this year’s CPAC convention- Glenn Beck.  In fairness, he didn’t go Baldwin brother on Beck, but he did offer up a little piece of advice for the Fox News dough-boy.  Check out this audio/dubbed video from Radio Equalizer via Instapundit and catch me below.

Tell me that wasn’t seven kinds of awesome?

Look.  I’m not going to roll into a rant about how much I hate Glenn Beck or even about how much I hated his speech at CPAC.  Neither would be true.  The latter would be closer to an accurate statement, but who is realistically looking for accuracy around here?  Consistency maybe…. but accuracy??? You folks know better than that.  I haven’t commented a great deal about Beck on this site for two reasons.  1) I rarely watch his show and 2) I hate hate hate his radio program.  I love the radio format, but he murders it for me and forces me to switch to ESPN radio during his time slot even if its Jim Rome is Burning depending on the market.  His chalkboard sideshow just doesn’t translate to the radio format, and his giggling little crew of school boys makes me want to yank the car into a tree.

Speaking of his little gang of yes men…. I have a small confession to make.  In a brief moment of complete and utter mental failure… as I was trying to remember the name of the nerdy little errand boy featured daily on the Glenn Beck program – so I could take a shot at him – I forgot his name.  Was it Sammy?  Sally, Suzy, Stan, Smitty, Stewie?  Hell I couldn’t remember so I Googled it and sure enough – if you Google “Smitty” and “Glenn Beck” what do you get?

THE OTHER MCCAIN

And sure enough… His most recent post……………………………………….

Mark Levin vs. Glenn Beck (And Some Other CPAC-Related Musings)

Are you kidding me?

Do you ever sleep McCain?  Can you please get your 12 hours like your namesake?  How do you plan to live as long as that friend-to-all changeling chameleon if you keep going at this pace?  Let Smitty do some work and sleep off that hangover we both know you have from this weekend at CPAC.  Can you just let me have a moment?

Here I am finally able to bask in the glory of someone else in the conservative world growing tired of Beck’s cheap trick sideshow antics and you have to steal it from me?  Damn you Stacy McCain!!! Damn you.

Back to my original point….

If you’re a Beck fan.  I apologize – not for bashing your “homeboy” and his adolescent games, but for not taking Beck to task on a daily basis around here.  I will work on that.  I promise.  I just can’t hate the goofy bastard.  His television show sucks 90% of the time, but the other 1o% gives me hope – not hope as in I want to hold hands and sing happy songs with the dude, but hope that the next show will not suck – or at least not veer into conspiracy theory land reducing all Right-Wingers to caricatures and their message to bumper stickers.

The short of it is this.  Glenn Beck is a TV personality; and accordingly, he has to keep his audience coming back for more.  To serve that end, he will do anything, say anything, and raise Holy Hell about anything he can to make that happen.  That’s show business folks.  I’m proud as hell of Mark Levin for calling a dork a dork on this one and reminding Beck of his stated objective – opposing the transformation of this great nation – and I am even happier to call myself a fan of the man with the courage and conviction to do it.