Are YOU a Sith Lord?

I'm not, just for the record. Although Darth Maul is pretty cool.

"The Empire is striking back."
-President Barak Obama

These were part of comments this past weekend, at a rally, describing the conservative/GOP resurgence.

I mean really? In a government that is mercilessly intruding into all aspects of private life from health care to the auto industry to banking, an administration which seeks "power, unlimited p-o-w-e-r", to quote an emperor, President Barak Obama sees himself as part of the scrappy, powerless rebels trying to thwart an ever encroaching federal armada bent on control of the universe (or at least, universal health care)? Really? HE is Luke? Outside of the idea that he probably does prefer we all live in Ewok-ian treetop villages, I just don't see it. He's so far on the other side of that Lucas equation he might as well open the next State of the Union Address with, where is the Rebel base, and proceed to choke Republicans from across the room. In fact he could walk out on stage at a rally tomorrow, shoot blue electricity from his fingers, and it wouldn't raise my eyebrow a half centimeter, and HE is Luke?
P-l-e-a-s-e ...

On another topic, yes I heard the Pelosi quotes to the steel workers union. This from a woman whom owns wine vineyards. I'm reminded of a movie quote, about a young Howard Hughes, who upon hearing uber-wealthy leftists advocate high tax policy because, "money is not the issue", Hughs retorts, "that's because you have it." This woman is a hard core wealth redistributionist. And if you were to attempt to explain to her what an insult that is to the intelligence and work ethic of the average American citizen, to insist they need such government benevolence in order to sustain their very life, her eyes would glaze over. As I've said, if not for her patriarchal San Fran connections, she'd be selling Avon products door to door in a primer stained hatchback.

And as for America's cell phone toting, free health care accessing "poor", I must defer to the genius of Dennis Miller whom once saliently quipped, "Hey, give America this - at least our poor people are fat."

On a GOP note, they should observe the Colorado governor's race with close attention. This is their fate if they do not follow through with the fiscal discipline promised to their Tea Party supporters. There the Democrat leads polls with an average 45% of the vote. Nipping at his heels at 40% is popular long time Republican congressman Tom Tancredo ... only he's not running on the GOP ticket. Rather, the "Constitution Party." The Republican is at 10% with 5% undecided. And get this, not only is the Republican sure to lose, no matter who wins, but state law dictates (& this is common in most of the Union) that any Party garnering less then 10% of the popular vote is reduced from "major" to "minor" Party status. Which, among other things, means you don't get your Party's label among the top 2 choices on the ballot sheet next cycle. It undoubtedly wont change the way the CO GOP conducts everyday business, but talk about an embarrassing black eye. Shape up GOP - you see what's happening to the Democrat Party this cycle? Well, that's NOTHING compared to what will happen to you if you don't follow through with your campaign rhetoric. Bare in mind, powerful political parties do disappear in this nation ... so in keeping with my Star Wars theme - "search your feelings, you must."