The Conservative Sage

The sudden death of Pop megastar Michael Jackson for me really didn't sink in until the morning after. Its very difficult accepting the death of someone that you've grown up with and who was so rooted in American culture. Michael Jackson as well as the Jackson family are like the Kennedy's American Royalty. Michael Jackson was on this earth for a very short time and he certainly made the most of it. From his early run with the Jackson Five to his history shattering solo career the entertainment world will always have his footprint. Because of Michael, simply standing on stage and cranking out tunes won't due-you have to "bring it"! Selling a mere million albums won't get it anymore, you got to move millions ! His masterpiece Thriller forever broke the mode by selling over 100 million copies to date! I'm sure his death will make that figure even more unreachable. Hundreds of sold out concerts in scores of countries, billions of dollars in merchandise

(Sorry,I had to go to the Sanford & Son reference)Please tell me this is a bad dream. Please tell me that one of the brightest lights in the conservative movement didn't lie to his staff, wife and family that he was going "hiking" when in fact he was in Argentina on a rendezvous with another woman. This can not be happening! On the heels of Senator John Ensign's revelations that he too had an affair with a staffer, Governor Mark Sanford of S.C. admitted his transgressions today in a rambling press conference. Sanford touched off a minor controversy when he disappeared for several days under the guises that he "needed a break" and was going hiking in the Appalachian trail. No one knew Sanford's whereabouts, including his wife or staff. Sanford has admitted it was all a lie. He had flown to Argentina to visit his Latina mistress. Maybe he was just trying to see if Latina women are as "wise" as Supreme Court Nominee Sonya Sotomayor said they a

Once again our nation, more specifically the great State of California was embarrassed. Only this time it didn't involve OJ Simpson. After the Lakers clinched their 15th NBA championship by defeating the Orlando Magic, some of the Neanderthals disguised as fans went on a thuggish rampage in the streets outside the staples Center. Police cars and cabs were damaged , windows were smashed, stores were looted and there were 25 arrest-and this happened after a victory! I have never understood this type of "jubilation". Growing up I was a huge boxing fan and never after a Sugar Ray Leonard KO did I get the urge to go out and smash windows at the local McDonald's or throw bricks at passing trains. Not all of this of idiocy can be blamed on the-a a-a-a-a-alcohol because I'm almost certain I'm sure some of those losers have been career vandals. Everyone knows the guy who is just looking for an excuse to tear some stuff up. Whether his teams win or lose he's ready t

A couple of months ago, a national controversy erupted when it was suggested by Democratic operative James Carville that the leader of the Republican party was Rush Limbaugh. The message was foolishly countered by RNC Chairman Michael Steele who dismissed Rush as "an entertainer". The debate continues within the party as to who the leader of the party is. The party is indeed out of sync with the trouncing it received in the last two elections. The hard core conservative crowd is at odds with the "bigger tent" wing who feel as though the party needs to be more "inclusive"-which to me means compromising. I have an idea on who the spokes person should be: Republicans. The party can and should come to a consensus and promote a unified message-when the party nominates its candidate for 2012, he or she will become the face of the party and sell that message to the American people. I would like to see "old School" conservatives like former speaker of t

Tuesday, an anti Semitic psychopath opened fire at the Holocaust museum in Washington D.C., killing a security guard, who managed to shoot and wound the gunman. The Killer was a known white supremacist and Jew hater. Last week in Little Rock Arkansas, a African American Muslim convert shot two US soldiers, killing one in retaliation for what he calls the murder of innocent Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan."I do feel I'm not guilty," said shooter Abdulhakim Muhammad. "I don't think it was murder, because murder is when a person kills another person without justified reason." Also last week, late term abortion doctor George Tiller, known as the "Tiller the baby Killer" was gunned down while attending church in Wichita Kansas by mad "right to lifer" Scott Roeder(pictured). I hope this remind those of us who are race obsessed that they are living in a fantasy land of ignorance. There is evil among us and we have no idea in what form it will co

President Barack Obama delivered his highly anticipated speech in Cairo today. The President touched on several issues that he feels have caused deep divisions between Islam and the West. I must say that as someone who thinks his speeches are grossly overrated, I was somewhat surprised in that this speech contained a little more substance than usual. Of course, it consisted of the routine pandering and empty slogans about common ground. However I credit him for his straight talk to the Palestinians about renouncing violence. I did have a few problems with the speech which goes to the heart of my core criticisms of the president. In typical Obama fashion he engaged in duplicity. He greeted the audience in Arabic, his speech was littered with references to his Islamic roots, and his Christianity- things he shied away from during the campaign. Why is the President so comfortable with speaking about god and his religion while abroad but not here at home in America? I find it disturbing tha