Choice - Who's Smarter: Sarah Palin Or Thomas Sowell?

Sarah thinks Ted Cruz is Syria and worth defending:

"Sarah Palin is actually right about something. 

...Former Governor [Sarah] Palin (R-AK) tweeted, on Sunday, that [Chris] Wallace ought to reveal which sources had sent him the dirt on [Ted] Cruz. She tweeted “@FoxNewsSunday Keep it TRULY fair & balanced. Release the GOP names encouraging you to trash @SenTedCruz. No more anonymous sources.”

Thomas Sowell sees Ted Cruz as the Republican's Vladimir Putin:

"What could possibly rescue Barack Obama from all these political problems and create a distraction that takes all his scandals off the front page? Only one thing: the Republicans. 

By making a futile and foredoomed attempt to defund Obamacare, Congressional Republicans have created the distraction that Obama so much needs. Already media attention has shifted to the possibility of a government shutdown. 

Politically, it doesn’t matter that the Republicans are not really trying to shut down the government. What matters is that this distraction solves Barack Obama’s political problems that he could not possibly have solved by himself. 

The time, effort, and credibility that Republicans are investing in trying to defund Obamacare is a high-risk, low-yield investment."

So who's right for the Right? You know my views:

I'm leaving this one for you,...

 

Call Me When You Have A Plan To Clean Up Washington

I just got this question from Insty's:

IF THE HOUSE GOP VOTE IS SO BAD FOR THE REPUBLICANS, why is Obama so angry?

Deep breath if you remember the Bush years - GO:

BECAUSE YOU'RE WASTING HIS TIME! 

But thanks for the tip on getting rid of fruit flies, though.

It just goes to show you:

You might get the hang of this "being useful" thing one day,...

The Answer To This Problem: Back Off & Blame Obama

Ahhh, Power Line, thank you - so I'm not alone in throwing this back in Glenn Reynolds' face:

The most significant harm produced by Obama’s deal with Russia is loss of American credibility,…I believe, however, that the most serious and enduring loss to American credibility stems not from President Obama’s actions or decisions, but from the unwillingness of Congress and the American people to support him when he proposed taking military action against Assad.

Glenn's silly race-baiting political partisanship, under these circumstances, is about as heartless - and brain dead - a reaction as I could have imagined.

You'd think Bush was still in office - and we were liberals,...

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Remember "You Dropped A Bomb On Me"? - Like That

Do you ever get the impression some conservatives can write but not read, think, but not reason? 

"Even as the vote is swinging the wrong way, there seems to be no urgency on the part of the White House, which should be in a near panic."

Hmmm. 

They should be in a panic - but they're not. "No urgency." 

"President Obama has confirmed the suspicion that his decision to ask Congress for authorization before using force in Syria was a political ploy."

Come again:

PLOY

1. 
a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage.

As far as I can tell, faddishly full of themselves again after the Trayvon loss, few behind the Right's current "Obama is weak" narrative seem to be considering what potential set-up they're walking into. But I've been reading and to hear them tell it:

It sounds mighty familiar,...

 

I'm Going About Getting Donations The Wrong Way Or / Polis Get Millis 'Cause They REAL Assholes And Bitches

This doesn't just make me wonder about Eleanor, but whoever she's talking to - is he/she stupid? Can they see a scam or have they grown accustomed to how the game is played? You know Eleanor deserves a serenade for this here - but I can think of only one artist fits the bill: 

I don't want to hear another word about Rappers, and their ugly displays of power and wealth, from anybody:

At least they earn it,...