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Law and Order, Presidential Intent

Posted by jws on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:25:07 AM

This is the twenty-first century, and America is ready for a female president – assuming it isn’t Geena Davis or John Edwards. And as long as we’re ruling people out, we can do a heck of a lot better than Hillary. Come on, Condi. What’s the hold-up? Alright, given her close ties to the President, who is currently less popular than a John Edwards haircut in Iran (or America, for that matter), she may be unelectable at the top of the ticket.

And she may not even want the job for all I know, although she’s certainly sending mixed signals by not expressing any interest in it (yeah, Washington can be confusing – try to keep up). So why not ask her to fill the number two spot on the ticket? Below Fred doink doink Thompson, maybe. Sure, Fred isn’t officially running either, but who are we kidding? He’s definitely in the game, and probably the guy to beat in the primaries. I’m expecting Fred to announce his candidacy on Law and Order during May sweeps.

And with Condi as a running mate, people inclined to support a woman or minority presidential candidate will still be able to cast a Republican ballot without too much guilt. Best of all, it would help to set up Rice as the presidential candidate in 2016.

Fred Thompson, the folksy actor with name recognition and solid federalist leanings, and Condi Rice, quite possibly the smartest person on the planet who isn’t Stephen Hawking. That would be an unstoppable ticket in my opinion, folks.

And by the way, Ronald Reagan made a movie in 1953 called Law and Order. Coincidence? Well yeah, but still.

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Feinstein's Fine Line

Posted by jws on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 11:05:21 PM

When big corruption and big hypocrisy meet, the result is rarely pretty, and Senator Dianne Feinstein is one ugly lady (speaking metaphorically, of course) -- assuming recent allegations are true. She's being accused of using her former position as the top Democrat on the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (or “Milcon”) sub-committee to funnel huge government contracts to businesses controlled by her husband. She would have gotten away with it, too -- if it wasn't for those pesky kids. Actually, the Senator may still get away with it. The pesky kids in this case are just a few lonely reporters like Peter Bryne (who started it all) and a caucaphony of conservative bloggers, all of whom are being studiously ignored by the <que sinister music> Mainstream Media.

Here's an excerpt from The Hill, one of the only major media outlets covering this thing so far:

The problems stem from her subcommittee activities from 2001 to late 2005, when she quit. During that period the public record suggests she knowingly took part in decisions that eventually put millions of dollars into her husband’s pocket — the classic conflict of interest that exploited her position and power to channel money to her husband’s companies.

In other words, it appears Sen. Feinstein was up to her ears in the same sort of shenanigans that landed California Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R) in the slammer. Indeed, it may be that the primary difference between the two is basically that Cunningham was a minor leaguer and a lot dumber than his state’s senior senator.

Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington, or CREW, usually focuses on the ethical lapses of Republicans and conservatives, but even she is appalled at the way Sen. Feinstein has abused her position. Sloan told a California reporter earlier this month that while”there are a number of members of Congress with conflicts of interest … because of the amount of money involved, Feinstein’s conflict of interest is an order of magnitude greater than those conflicts.”

And the director of the Project on Government Oversight who examined the evidence of wrongdoing assembled by California writer Peter Byrne told him that “the paper trail showing Senator Feinstein’s conflict of interest is irrefutable.”

Senator Feinstein has much to answer for. Unfortunately, the press is too obsessed with Senator Obama and the DC Madame (who are not acquanted, as far as I know) to ask the questions.