These jokers really REALLY want to secede again. I wonder if they're prepared to fight another Civil War over federal mandates?

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Exactly 70%, I thought we settled this issue 150 years ago?

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How many times will the federal government have to send U.S. Marshalls or the Army to enforce federal law before these clowns get the word. This was settled at Appomattox Courthouse almost 150 years ago. Someone needs to tell them that they lost the Civil War.

Protect us from the ignorance of the Republican Party. The truth is these people do know better and they are inflaming the locals for political purposes. Unmitigated cynicism.

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Time to send General Sherman back to Georgia.

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In the spirit of nullification, I'd like to nullificate Timmy "Vote Cager' Griffin, NoShitSherlock, conservative, baker, Paul Greenberg, griffin smith jr, along with legislative doofuses like Rapert, Bryan King and all the other nutbag Rethuglicons. Oh yeah, add Jill 'Rethuglicon' Dabbs and Doyle 'Needs a Ladder to Pick Strawberries When he's not Ripping off Widow Women' Webb.

Amen.

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On this nullification thing- let's ask ASA! about passing state laws and rules
which are contrary to federal laws.

Remember mj was made medically legal in Calif but ASA! busted them anyways, same in Colo.

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In the future, the federal, state and local legislative branches of government could all find themselves nullified someday. Tools like the Internet can make direct democracy possible, and then John Burris will have to get a real job.

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Just a note to Timothy Griffin's Ark campaign for Willard Mitt:

Mitt is a Keynesian. A closet Keynesian but still the same.

"Romney’s Economic Closet
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: February 23, 2012

According to Michael Kinsley, a gaffe is when a politician accidently tells the truth.
....
Speaking in Michigan, Mr. Romney was asked about deficit reduction, and he absent-mindedly said something completely reasonable: “If you just cut, if all you’re thinking about doing is cutting spending, as you cut spending you’ll slow down the economy.” A-ha. So he believes that cutting government spending hurts growth, other things equal.

The right’s ideology police were, predictably, aghast; the Club for Growth quickly denounced the statement as showing that Mr. Romney is “not a limited-government conservative.” On the contrary, insisted the club, “If we balanced the budget tomorrow on spending cuts alone, it would be fantastic for the economy.” And a Romney spokesman tried to walk back the remark, claiming, “The governor’s point was that simply slashing the budget, with no affirmative pro-growth policies, is insufficient to get the economy turned around.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/…

Krugman goes on to reveal 2 economic geniuses behind Romney's campaign:

"Consider Mr. Mankiw, in particular. Modern Republicans detest Keynes; Mr. Mankiw is the editor of a collection of papers titled “New Keynesian Economics.” In an early edition of his best-selling textbook, he dismissed supply-side economics — the doctrine embraced by the sainted Ronald Reagan — as the creation of “charlatans and cranks.” And, in 2009, he called for higher inflation as a solution to the economic crisis, a position anathema to Republicans like Representative Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, who warn ominously about the evil of “debasing” our currency."

Then Krugman mentions the other economist: Glen Hubbard. For bloggers who saw
"Inside Job" you recognize Hubbard was one of Bush's architects of borrow and spend, and too big to fail. In the "Inside Job" he refused to take responsibility for any of it.

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Smith's Alternative Arkansas History on this date:

25-Feb 1876 Announcement that Rufus K. Garland is the president of the debating society at Prescott.

26-Feb 1883 State Rep. J.F. Sellers called a proposed anti-labor bill—making it a crime for worker to quit without cause and for anyone to offer higher wages to a worker--"a system of slavery more degrading than any which has yet been known."

26-Feb 1932 Birthdate of Johnny Cash (photo) at Kingsland.

25-Feb 1964 Dick Gregory and SNCC organizer William Hansen convicted for sit in at segregated truck stop. Pine Bluff Judge Wilton Steed fines $500 each and sentences to 6 months in jail.

25-Feb 1994 John Arens, Ross Perot's 1992 state campaign manager, sued in Washington County Circuit Court by the American Agriculture Movement Inc. for allegedly pocketing $ 310,000 from a civil lawsuit settlement.

25-Feb 1995 Comic book author Libby Smith Singleton of Benton had book signing of "The Faded Flower," published in Dominique: Protect and Serve, Caliber Comics.

25-Feb 1997 The White House released the names of overnight guests during President Bill Clinton's first term, including 372 people identified as Arkansas friends.

26-Feb 2007 Former Sheriff and Congressman Tommy Robinson and his lawyer, former State Senator Bill Lewellen, were handcuffed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for contempt of court after violating a restraining order.

--by Stephen Smith, PhD

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What on earth is Fox News indoctrinating their mindless sheep about the potential Israel-Iran conflict?

I was chatting with my mother today and she said, "I know you're a Democrat, dear, and I don't want to step on your toes, but I assume you're pro-Iran if a scuffle should arise.''

HUH? There's been a lot of political drivel to pass her lips the last few years, but even I was taken aback by this.

WBW theorized she was just trying to be a jerk, but this was out of left field even for her.

She went on to say how worried she was that Iran would acquire a nuclear weapon "to bomb the United States.'' (Iraq War propaganda all over again).

I calmly said with nary a hint of condescension, "Well, Mom, you understand that Iran is smack dab between Iraq and Afghanistan. We have 46 bases armed with Patriot Missiles surrounding Iran so it'll take some doing to launch a nuclear missile anywhere, much less the United States.''

I guess my rationale was too "liberal'' because she suddenly developed a pain and had to get off the phone. In reality, she didn't want to hear anything that conflicted with what she had heard on Fox News.

I firmly believe a majority of older Republicans actually believe Democrats are the "enemy.'' We are treasonous if we dare support that Kenyan Muslim who hates Israel.

Will Fox News finally run its course when the 60-and-older crowd dies off, or will they be able to fashion their propaganda to a younger demographic?

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Sistertoldja - That was a good response. That fact of geopolitics helps to keep Iran's nuclear threat contained, and was always part of the long-term post-9/11 strategy.

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What is wrong with these people? Santorum says President Obama is a snob for wanting everyone to have the opportunity to go to college. A change of tune from what he said in 2006. My parents, who emphasized and wanted an education for the four of us, would be shocked to be considered snobs. The guy is really bat shit insane.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/…

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Sister, my love,

Y’know I think about you every day, don’t you baby? Tis true. I do. But tomorrow night, darlin’, as I watch the 84th Annual Academy Awards, I’ll be thinking about another Sister, too. One who, as I’m sure you’ve done at least once in your life, broke a feller’s heart. And ran off to another world after deciding that “God is the Bigger Elvis.” As it has turned out for this particular Sister, I guess she was right; Elvis was the lesser. Hollywood, too. Check it out raht cheer, babe. It’s an interesting story. Especially on a slow Saturday night.

http://goo.gl/Jd0s4

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Durango - I've read about Mother Delore's for the past couple of years. It's a pretty big deal to be a Prioress. There is something to be said for the monastic lifestyle. I help out at a Monestary in Indiana from time to time and I have to tell you it is the most peaceful place I have ever been. Take a virtual tour at thedome.org and see what you think. I look forward to what she has to say tomorrow night.

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Outlier--I saw that on the news and thought what the hell? Making college more accessible to more people means giving them an opportunity they might not have otherwise. Whether they choose to take that opportunity is up to them And what is wrong with being more educated? Everything if you are a Republican because they hope you are too stupid and uneducated to realize realize what hypocrites they are!

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Goof — thanks. I’ve just toured The Dome. Very interesting. It’s hard for most folks to understand that sisters are, for the most part, ordinary people. But as the St. Benedict girls point out, “We are teachers, social workers, parish ministers, counselors, nurses, youth ministers, chaplains, librarians, and more (there’s even a firefighter among us!).”

Over the years, I’ve had the good fortune of getting to know some of the Sisters of Mercy from Fort Baptist and Hot Springs. They have a place on Lake Hamilton not far from mine where they take “Mercy leave” from time to time. There, in their own little piece of paradise, they get out of those stiff-looking habits, let their hair down, drink beer, tell jokes, laugh boisterously, and jog and ski with the best of us.

Gotta love girls like that.

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