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Judge Tosses Whale Enslavement Suit

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PETA would be even funnier if they weren’t an embarassment based in my neck of the woods, but I’ll laugh at them anyway.

PETA brought a suit against SeaWorld for enslaving killer whales.  Seriously.  As this is the bunch that also brought you ‘drink beer, not milk‘ and sea kittens, the fact they would even consider this a worthwhile use of their time isn’t so far fetched. Yet even in California the judge had enough sense to throw it out.  So we haven’t fallen completely down the rabbit hole yet.

Don’t mention that whole bird-blender, uh, windfarm thing while they’re out that way.  They’ll probably sue to get the owners to put up big neon signs that say “FLY AWAY, LITTLE BIRDIES!” or install air bags.  The fact no one has figured out the logistics of installing air bags on wind generator blades will be wholly irrelevant.

News link credits:  Michelle Malkin’s blog, The Portland Observer, and PETA.org.  Yes, I went there.

Another Democrat Goes Away

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I’m trying hard not to focus on Romney right now, who in his latest gaffe has given everyone a taste of things to come when Obama starts roasting him alive in the general election.  And this guy is in the lead?  Trump just endorsed him?  I need some good news, so more good news it is.

Heath Shuler is not running for re-election.  Perhaps he will enjoy the private life when the health-care nightmare his party created is causing everyone around him to suffer should it not be repealed.  But for now, the fact his seat is up for grabs is enough.  One more chance to get a conservative in Congress.

As for Romney?  Perhaps a second look at Santorum is in the works if Newt implodes again like he did in Florida.

News link credits:  RedState, Michelle Malkin

Indiana Workers Win Today

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Indiana became the 23rd right to work state in the country today.  Now workers in Indiana can get a job without being forced to join a union.  Furthermore, more workers in Indiana will be able to get jobs, as Indiana has no right-to-work states next door.  You know, the states where businesses no longer have to travel too far away to get to a more favorable business climate.

Cue the giant sucking sound of Indiana gaining job producers.

Will this catch on?  It’s certainly a huge bit of momentum that started in Wisconsin with Governor Walker.  Indiana’s move just left its neighbors with a competitive disadvantage, and there’s really no morally defensible reason to continue to force workers to join a union in order to keep their jobs.  Arizona certainly looks as though it’s about to attempt to bring their unions under control, and I wish them luck.

News link credits:  Hoosier Access, Hot Air

Biden Might Actually Be Right This Time

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When I read the Biden prediction that the Democrats would take back the House in 2012, my first thought was…wistful agreement.  I never really thought I would say this about a Biden statement.  Then again, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

What might have been but for Boehner and McConnell…

Yes, the Democrats might be able to retake the House in 2012, but it won’t be for anything they did.  It will be after two years of demoralizing capitulations and betrayals by the Republican leadership.  They made no real attempt to corral the spending we sent them to stop, keep their promises, or even be civil, and it’s going to sting come 2012.

Granted, the time between now and November is an eternity in politics, but I’ve seen nothing yet from Boehner or McConnell which would inspire anyone to try and keep them in charge.  Unless they change that, we may all get to see the impossible on November 6th.  It will be the day Joe Biden is right about something.

News link credit:  Michelle Malkin’s blog.