tyranny

Legacy. Governors and Presidents worry, “What will my legacy be?”. It’s a fancy-shmancy way of asking, “What exactly will they say I DID for 8 years?”

If all the people who are so interested in protesting the next Olympics because they are in China, and China is the poster child of human rights abuses and tyranny over Tibet, such folk have no need to wait to huff out the fires of the Olympic flame as it makes a worldwide tour.

It was mentioned in the comments of another thread that Sen. Obama's recent speech on Race hadn't been posted so ... here it is (please forgive any formating issues - this was pure cut n' paste):

Transcript of Obama's speech - CNN.com

Ben Cunningham is quite upset about the continuing roadblocks being

Come on, Tennessee. Get out of the dark ages. Crawl out from under the tyranny of the liquor lobby. Tell Tom Hensley to take a hike -- who elected him, anyway? Nobody. It’s time to upend the power structure and tell the good ol’ boys to get on the bus because the people have spoken!

Over at Family Security Matters, Jeff Breinholt raises some really good points. I’ve pasted a couple of highlights.

Where Are the Angry Secular Humanists When You Need Them?
Jeff Breinholt

Public outcry against his legislative attack on home-schoolers has forced a Memphis Democrat legislator to back off a bit. Public protest can stop legislative tyranny in its tracks. Those home-schooled children who went down to Legislative Plaza yesterday to protest learned more yesterday about politics, government and democracy yesterday than children in public school learn all year.

In light of my previous post on Lamar! moving us left in the great spirit of compromise, there’s a great column out today by Selwyn Duke at American Thinker that touches on the very issue. Check it out.

From Down with Tyranny: HILLARY TO FIGHT BUSH'S RETROACTIVE IMMUNITY-- WHAT ABOUT OBAMA? -- "Hillary will make it her business to be in the Senate so she can vote against Miss McConnell's cloture bill to shut down debate."

UPDATE: OBAMA'S KEEPIN' UP WITH THE JONESES CLINTONS