"Yea, Dogs Are Round About Me"

Thanks But
Post election, Democrats - who claim to be much concerned about the health of the Republican party (to paraphrase George Will) - have been very generous with advice on what Republicans have to do. The answer? They need to become more like Democrats!



Richly
President Obama said Friday that he would insist that tax increases on affluent Americans be part of any agreement to avoid a year-end fiscal crisis, setting up a possible confrontation with Congressional Republicans who say they will oppose a rise in tax rates for the rich. (NYT, 11/9/2012)

Obama's victory is mere days old and he has already used the phrase "the rich" hundreds of times. Which means we are in for four more years of class warfare. It just gets tiresome after a while, doesn't it?


Remarkable
If that was an olive branch, we'd hate to see the bludgeon. We're referring to President Obama's appearance on Friday in the White House East Room, his first public remarks since his re-election Tuesday. If the President wanted to send a gesture of magnanimity in victory, this wasn't it. Though the campaign is over, the event was staged like a campaign event, complete with a multi-ethnic backdrop for the cameras, a cheering crowd and no media questions. (WSJ, 11/9/2012)

One of Obama's least likable traits is his street-baller tendency to taunt after a victory. His jibe at the decent John McCain during the health care debate is just one memorable example. And now it looks as though he is going to keep the campaign going. Here's a hint, after what happened in 2010 and when almost half of the country voted against you, a little humility will go a long way. We don't expect it from Obama. 


Zero Sum
The television industry loves to claim that all of the sex, violence, and foul-mouthed language they display has zero harmful effects on children. On the other hand, they would never dream of telling their advertisers that their paid messages on TV have no effect. So does the entertainment industry have an impact, or doesn't it? 

The answer is that Tinseltown certainly has an effect, and when that effect is felt in the political arena, the hell with pretending they don't. They openly celebrate. (Brent Bozell, Newsbusters.com, 11/10/2012)

Bozell is great. We would ask the following question of Hollywood Liberals. A man walks into a theater in which a movie is playing which depicts scenes of great violence. He then proceeds to inflict great violence. And the problem is NOT the depictions of violence, but the accessibility of guns?


Briefly
Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus resigned after a probe into whether someone else was using his email led to the discovery that he was having an extramarital affair, according to several people briefed on the matter. (WSJ, 11/9/2012)

Count us as shocked over the Petraeus resignation. We had thought that the whole "resignation after revelation of extramarital affair" dynamic had been changed by Bill Clinton. Maybe the military is one of the last places wherein consequences still exist.


PAC-ed
Liberal Super PACs spent roughly $200 million during the 2012 election cycle on behalf of Democratic President Barack Obama’s reelection effort.  Priorities USA Action alone spent more than $67 million. Super PACs overseen by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Majority PAC) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (House Majority PAC) spent a combined $68 million. (Freebeacon.com, 11/9/2012)

As Liberals feared, big money from Super PACs bought the election.