Many believe Congressman Mike Pence will be the next Governor of Indiana. So what did he have to say about outgoing Gov. Daniels’ final State of the State address, and the 2012 legislative session? He also addressed the ‘recess’ appointments of President Obama.
You’ve heard me say many times that Indiana Democrats need to act like adults, and show up for work. Well, they haven’t been. As a result, important legislation has been held up. Like the human trafficking legislation the Governor wants done before the Super Bowl.
The reason they are rarely showing up for work is the push to make Indiana a right to work state. All that means is that an employee who doesn’t belong to a union can’t be forced to pay union dues in order to keep their job. If this law passes, the unions will get less money to give to Democrat politicians. Hence their outrage. It has nothing to do with protecting the workers of Indiana. Unions are not required to negotiate on behalf of non-union employees at the workplace. So there goes the union’s “free-loader” argument.
Since Democrats decided to not show up for work, they missed their deadline to submit amendments to the right to work legislation in question. In accordance with House rules, the Republicans refused to allow the Democrats to submit those amendments late.
That’s when this happened:
I love the line …
American lives have been lost defending our democracy!
Yeah, because I joined the military to have a union steal money from my family against my will. What a noble ‘American’ value buddy.
Of course, honorable mention goes to …
Does ‘aye’ mean ‘yes’?
And …
You’ll be tarred and feathered for this!
Isn’t civility, maturity, and reason more meaningful when you see someone completely devoid of it?
I recently did a podcast breaking down right to work vs union states for your reference.
The Blaze has another video of the incident with the camera sitting with the union thugs.
Indiana’s battle to become a right to work state has been dominating local headlines. We’ve discussed the issue several times on Michiana’s Morning News, but several myths continue to persist.
In this edition of ‘The Burning Truth’ I break down the facts of right to work states vs union states in hopes that some clarity can come to the issue. Hoosiers deserve honest and informed discourse on this issue. It is, after all, their livelihood on the line.
Right To Work vs Union States – The True Facts by Casey Hendrickson – Talk Host on Mixcloud
I’ve often asked this question in my writings and on my show. Most often, in discussions with the ignorant about Saddam being the innocent victim of Bush/Cheney aggression.
No clear answer has been given by pacifists to the question: “What would justify war?”
The pacifist hordes often give conflicting answers. For example, Ron Paul (who claims a form of pacifism) was interviewed by John Stossel in 2007, and was asked what would justify a war.
If you’re attacked, you have a right and an obligation to defend (your) country. I do not believe there is ever a moral justification to start the war.
That sounds nice, but I found Paul’s answer interesting, and vague. What constitutes an attack? Is it on your property, your citizens, or must it be within your national borders? Pacifists have been unable to clarify this position for me over the years.
What does this have to do with Iraq, and my greater point later?
Before the 2003 Iraq invasion, Saddam was repeatedly ‘attacking’ the US and her allies in a little discussed conflict in the no fly zones. Yet Ron Paul, and others, have frequently said that there was no justification for the invasion of Iraq. So … shooting/attacking US citizens, and destroying US property is not an attack?
I’m of a different viewpoint, and my training to invade Iraq under Clinton proved that even Slick Willy agreed with me.
So why bring this up now? Iraq was a resounding success, and Saddam is dead. Because we may be heading for another war.
Tensions have been rising with Pakistan for years. The killing of Osama bin Laden only catapulted those tensions to the mainstream. During the aftermath of that operation, we clearly learned that Pakistan is no friend of the US. Yet, something far worse was kept from us.
A group of American military officers and Afghan officials had just finished a five-hour meeting with their Pakistani hosts in a village schoolhouse settling a border dispute when they were ambushed — by the Pakistanis.
Yep. Ambushed by the Pakistanis … ahem … allegedly.
Maj. Larry J. Bauguess lost his life in the attack.
This blatant act of war was covered up by both the Pakistanis and Washington. In fact, Pakistan has been well-known to retaliate for collateral damage by US forces with open attacks on US personnel.
Some will blame America for the incident, and say that Pakistan was just retaliating for their losses. An interesting point, albeit one that ignores Pakistan’s hindering our intelligence, and often openly helping the enemy against us.
Then there’s Iran. We know they are sending weapons across the border into Iraq to help kill Americans. There have even been clashes with US and Iranian military forces. Something that was also kept quiet, and has happened more than once.
Right about now someone will say that none of this would happen if we weren’t there to begin with, so we are still the aggressor. That’s about as intelligent as inviting someone over for dinner, and then calling them a burglar.
Am I calling for war with Pakistan or Iran? No.
Were those two incidents justification for war in my opinion? Yes.
I’m saddened that neither party has an option for president that touts legit military credentials. We have, after all, been at war for a decade with no truly experienced military veteran in the White House. Going forward, we may not have an option for peace either. It makes me wonder … how different things would be if a competent military commander were also sitting in the White House.