Cowboy Confessional

Rosie O’Donnell, a woman (if I may use the term loosely) opined that the detention of British sailors captured by Iran in disputed territorial waters was a modern Gulf of Tonkin Incident. She/it implies that the entire episode was contrived by the British and/or Americans to escalate war in the region.

Ludicrous false claims are part and parcel of propaganda.  Repeat a statement often enough, and somebody will take it as doctrine.  The anti-war crowd is tossing every half-cocked theory into the winds in order to sow distrust within the American electorate.  Rosie’s inane argument is just the latest installment.

I say “keep up the good work”  I hope and pray she continues with her rants on military and foreign policy, her foil-hat theories on trade center building collapse, and anything else that crawls through he alleged mind.  Rosie, already a divisive and well hated figure, will only further erode the credibility of her ilk.

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She looked deep into my eyes
Proclaimed me a sentimental cynic
She thinks I have a complex soul
But I’m really just schizophrenic

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Hail and praise to Massachusetts, a state that has tried everything to eradicate private firearm ownership, allegedly to contain violence.  They have, if nothing else, demonstrated what criminologists refer to as “substitution of means.”

The news brings a tale of one Mass Resident, Mark Benoit, who murdered his wife and daughter.  Early rumors claim that old Mark failed to take his Prozac on schedule.  Take two lives and call the cops in the morning.

Like suicidals, violent people are not detoured by the availability of mayhem implements.  Death will find a way.  Mark was quite able to plunge a blade into his wife and then strangle his nine year old child.  A sharp shiv and a strong grip was plenty good enough for this middle aged man.

When Chuck Schumer or some equally deranged person complains about guns being a cause of violence, feel free to laugh in their faces.  Violence is a completely human affliction and humans will kill even their own offspring without a firearm if so moved.

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Compassion is a hallmark of humanity.  Thus I received mixed messages from presidential candidate John Edwards on the news that his wife’s cancer has metastasized into her bones.

Liz is to be commended for bravery and continuing to work on John’s campaign despite a diagnosis that is statistically dismal.  Cancer survivors all note that you cannot give up, and you should not stop living because of the disease.

But John, a former ambulance chaser by trade, receives no kudos and should have dropped out of the race.  Campaigning is hard, and pulls a husband and wife apart.  What little time they may have left is more precious than his aspirations.

More importantly perhaps than their remaining days is the sake of our country.  America can ill afford a president in mourning while World War III rages.  John should put country and wife before his pride, and let his political involvement find other venues … especially since he doesn’t stand a chance in hell of being elected.

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I had a moment to spelunk through the the dissenting opinion in Parker v. District of Columbia, whereby the local handgun ban was declared constitutionally void.  Justice Henderson, while rambling somewhat aimlessly in her missive, made the following footnote:

I have not overlooked the language in United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez … to the effect that “the people” as used in various of the first Ten Amendments refers to “a class of persons who are part of a national community or who have otherwise developed sufficient connection with this country to be considered part of that community.” But just as the Tenth Amendment ties the rights reserved thereunder to “the people” of the individual “States,” thereby excluding “the people” of the District … … the Second Amendment similarly limits “the people” to those of the States …

Sanitized and simplified a bit, Justice Henderson claims that Constitutionally protected rights are null and void in the District of Columbia.

This is an amazing view.  Under this legal fiction the city council of D.C. could ban free speech, prevent lawful gatherings, padlock the presses at the Washington Post, arrest people without warrants, suspend jury trials, and more.

Fear such judicial thinking.  Anyone on the bench to whom the simple phrase “the people” could be so tortured is bound to rob you of your freedom.  But all for a good cause naturally. 

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