So, Dick Durban (D-Ill) has responded to the President's speech tonight. The Dems position seems to be a rehash of Vietnam.
Cut and run, run away, abandon our allies, leave the good natives at the mercy of an oppressive regime, cast the war in an unwinnable light using words and phrases like, "Escalation, Civil War, Time for Iraqis to stand up for themselves, quagmire, situation has severely deteriorated."
Guess that's in line with our original American Revolution. A ragtag bunch of Minutemen taking down the greatest military power in the world without any help. Oh, wait. The French pretty much saved our asses with their navy and we had a German (Hessian?) drill instructor to train our troops to fight and, ultimately, defeat the British.
OK, Dick, what's your party's plan for Iraq for the next four years, hmmm?
Let's relocate the UN HQ to Baghdad...that ought to get us a little multilateral support.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Don "Idiotarian" Shelby
In The Know, a WCCO spot on the nightly newscast in Minneapolis, is an on-air OpEd by the long time anchor (and I mean anchor), Don Shelby.
In his latest public display of cretinism--thinly veiled by multilateral, internationalist apologist agitprop--he wonders why the two Buddhists serving in Congress-and the Jews in that body-do not receive the level of scrutiny and disapproval that the newly elected Muslim Congresscritter from Minnesota did for using a Koran to take his oath today.
Hmmmm....gee, Don, maybe because the Buddhists, Jews, and Catholics haven't shot, stabbed, beheaded, blown up, kidnapped, or otherwise harmed our citizens and brothers-in-arms?
As many others have more eloquently opined, where is the great hue and cry from the worldwide Muslim community denouncing the barbaric acts of war and atrocities committed by their bretheren? Could that have something to do with the indignation and suspicion that many people harbor regarding practioners of the Islamic faith? Their deafening silence is easily construed as tacit approval.
How about the laws of Saudi Arabia? Could evidence of other muslim lawmakers be giving people pause? Which muslims you ask? You know, Don, those wacky Wahabis that stone adulterous women, execute homosexuals, and chop the hands off of common thieves? How is it possible that they get away with it? Why, because they are an Islamic Republic! Now we're one Congresscritter closer to the Minneapple looking like Tehran. Next thing you know Loni Anderson will have to wear a bourka!
And who, exactly is it that is disapproving of the US abroad? France? Russia? We now know that they were both violating United Nations sanctions by doing illegal business with Iraq and lost lots of ducats as a result of the invasion. That may have something to do with their long faces.
Even now, Iran has oil deals with Russia and China that will likely preclude serious and meaningful sanctions aimed at Persian activities from passing the UN Security Council. How about our disapproval of them?
You think we should be more like the French in our treatment of muslims? Looks at what has been occuring in Paris for the last year--an average of 112 cars burned every day. Now that's what I call multiculturalism! Of course the Greens will probably be unhappy with the environmental impact of the burning autos, but, hey, can't please everybody and those saucy environmentalists are not likely to chop off your head for ridiculing them and their beliefs. Wonder what they'd do if I published a cartoon of John Muir running a modern logging machine? Perish the thought!
How about Poland, Romanian, Australia? They have backed us all along and continue to send troops to help in Iraq. They approve whole-heartedly about what we're doing and they continue to help us in obvious and public ways. They are what we call friends. Not really too concerned about what those other non-friends (enemies is too strong a word for now) are saying. I say we pull all of military bases out of Germany, Italy, and any other country that hasn't backed us whole-heartedly and relocate them to Romania, Poland, and Bulgaria. (We are, in fact, doing some of that as we speak, er, write.) Those countries will welcome the economic boom that accompanies US military basing and our other NATO allies will be ecstatic to get their land back, right?
Most of all, why isn't a journalist ferreting out facts to inform the public instead of propagandizing to support a particular viewpoint? "In the Know" should be more properly called "In the No"...No clue, no facts, no more!
In his latest public display of cretinism--thinly veiled by multilateral, internationalist apologist agitprop--he wonders why the two Buddhists serving in Congress-and the Jews in that body-do not receive the level of scrutiny and disapproval that the newly elected Muslim Congresscritter from Minnesota did for using a Koran to take his oath today.
Hmmmm....gee, Don, maybe because the Buddhists, Jews, and Catholics haven't shot, stabbed, beheaded, blown up, kidnapped, or otherwise harmed our citizens and brothers-in-arms?
As many others have more eloquently opined, where is the great hue and cry from the worldwide Muslim community denouncing the barbaric acts of war and atrocities committed by their bretheren? Could that have something to do with the indignation and suspicion that many people harbor regarding practioners of the Islamic faith? Their deafening silence is easily construed as tacit approval.
How about the laws of Saudi Arabia? Could evidence of other muslim lawmakers be giving people pause? Which muslims you ask? You know, Don, those wacky Wahabis that stone adulterous women, execute homosexuals, and chop the hands off of common thieves? How is it possible that they get away with it? Why, because they are an Islamic Republic! Now we're one Congresscritter closer to the Minneapple looking like Tehran. Next thing you know Loni Anderson will have to wear a bourka!
And who, exactly is it that is disapproving of the US abroad? France? Russia? We now know that they were both violating United Nations sanctions by doing illegal business with Iraq and lost lots of ducats as a result of the invasion. That may have something to do with their long faces.
Even now, Iran has oil deals with Russia and China that will likely preclude serious and meaningful sanctions aimed at Persian activities from passing the UN Security Council. How about our disapproval of them?
You think we should be more like the French in our treatment of muslims? Looks at what has been occuring in Paris for the last year--an average of 112 cars burned every day. Now that's what I call multiculturalism! Of course the Greens will probably be unhappy with the environmental impact of the burning autos, but, hey, can't please everybody and those saucy environmentalists are not likely to chop off your head for ridiculing them and their beliefs. Wonder what they'd do if I published a cartoon of John Muir running a modern logging machine? Perish the thought!
How about Poland, Romanian, Australia? They have backed us all along and continue to send troops to help in Iraq. They approve whole-heartedly about what we're doing and they continue to help us in obvious and public ways. They are what we call friends. Not really too concerned about what those other non-friends (enemies is too strong a word for now) are saying. I say we pull all of military bases out of Germany, Italy, and any other country that hasn't backed us whole-heartedly and relocate them to Romania, Poland, and Bulgaria. (We are, in fact, doing some of that as we speak, er, write.) Those countries will welcome the economic boom that accompanies US military basing and our other NATO allies will be ecstatic to get their land back, right?
Most of all, why isn't a journalist ferreting out facts to inform the public instead of propagandizing to support a particular viewpoint? "In the Know" should be more properly called "In the No"...No clue, no facts, no more!
Thursday, January 04, 2007
It depends on what 100 means...
The Influence Peddler is covering the first, uh, second, no, dammit, the third version of what the 'first 100 hours' of the 110th Congress really means. (Originally posted on January 4th.)
100 hours is four days plus four hours, if we consider a day to be 24-hours long.
100 hours is 12 days and 4-hours, if we consider a day to be 8-hours long.
So, that is two (work) weeks plus two and a half (work) days if the new Congress works a full 8-hours per day. (The new Congress is apparently going to adopt a 5-day workweek as opposed to the 3-day average of the prior Congress.)
100 hours is 25 days, if we consider a day to be 4-hours long.
That's five work weeks of five days each, or it's eight work weeks of three days each, plus one day.
Let's see where we are when the Dems officially pronounce the first 100 hours over. That should give us some insight as to what kind of hours they are actually working.
Update: Well, it's now January 19th and the Dems are declaring their success after using only 42 hours of their 100 legislative hours. Sooooooooo, that's 10 working days (9 if you count the BCS day off) for the 42 hours, which averages out to a blistering 4 hours and a bit per workday.
Whew! They better pace themselves before they burn out.
100 hours is four days plus four hours, if we consider a day to be 24-hours long.
100 hours is 12 days and 4-hours, if we consider a day to be 8-hours long.
So, that is two (work) weeks plus two and a half (work) days if the new Congress works a full 8-hours per day. (The new Congress is apparently going to adopt a 5-day workweek as opposed to the 3-day average of the prior Congress.)
100 hours is 25 days, if we consider a day to be 4-hours long.
That's five work weeks of five days each, or it's eight work weeks of three days each, plus one day.
Let's see where we are when the Dems officially pronounce the first 100 hours over. That should give us some insight as to what kind of hours they are actually working.
Update: Well, it's now January 19th and the Dems are declaring their success after using only 42 hours of their 100 legislative hours. Sooooooooo, that's 10 working days (9 if you count the BCS day off) for the 42 hours, which averages out to a blistering 4 hours and a bit per workday.
Whew! They better pace themselves before they burn out.
Happy 2007!
OK. So I haven't posted very frequently in 2006. I'll do better in 2007 (hard to do worse).
I'm frequently (2-3 weeks per month) on the road, so I don't usually keep up unless something really gets me going.
So, I'll try to get here at least once a day, regardless of where I am or what's going on to keep you entertained, dear readers, uh, reader, um, Mom.
Here's to a great new year and the pursuit of liberty and happiness.
I'm frequently (2-3 weeks per month) on the road, so I don't usually keep up unless something really gets me going.
So, I'll try to get here at least once a day, regardless of where I am or what's going on to keep you entertained, dear readers, uh, reader, um, Mom.
Here's to a great new year and the pursuit of liberty and happiness.
Whence Negroponte?
Confederate Yankee: Lateral or Downward? The Negroponte Shuffle discusses the possible reasons for Negroponte's move from Director of National Intelligence to Deputy Secretary of State.
Following a tangent in the comments section, I posted:
Update: Commenter Jack over at Confederate Yankee educates me regarding my ignorance of the 12th Amendment. To wit,
I loooooove the self-correcting nature of the blogosphere. Imagine if we can get our Congresscritters to interact with us in such a manner.
Following a tangent in the comments section, I posted:
As to 2008.
I think the obvious, but overlooked, ticket for the left is Clinton/Clinton. There's no clause preventing a former President from serving as a Vice-President, is there?
;-)
As to an pleasing (sounding) ticket for the other party, how about Rice/Bol (as in Mnute Bol the former NBA star)?
Actually, I think I'd like Rice/Thompson (Fred) for '08.
Update: Commenter Jack over at Confederate Yankee educates me regarding my ignorance of the 12th Amendment. To wit,
Twelve Ammendment (sic):
" .... But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
I loooooove the self-correcting nature of the blogosphere. Imagine if we can get our Congresscritters to interact with us in such a manner.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
The Instalanche that wasn't
So, I finally catch the eye of the almighty Instapundit and, of course, I've been waay too busy to keep up with this blog...bad enough.
But I didn't even include a link (here) in the e-mail!!!
*sigh*
Back to staring at the lint in my navel.
But I didn't even include a link (here) in the e-mail!!!
*sigh*
Back to staring at the lint in my navel.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Ye Olde Jihad
FrontPage magazine.com :: Americas First War on Terror by Andrew G. Bostom is an eye-opening recounting of Jihad directed against 18th century America, even earlier Europeans (17th century Ireland!), and other examples of rapacious conquest by Muslms from Italy to Indonesia.
Rape, pillaging, slavery, and beheadings...ahh, they've come so far...
Go read it! Now. Really!
(H/T to Atlas Shrugs, a BlogHottie.)
Rape, pillaging, slavery, and beheadings...ahh, they've come so far...
Go read it! Now. Really!
(H/T to Atlas Shrugs, a BlogHottie.)
No Pasaran, no bullshrimp (Thanks to Bob, Spike, and Joe)
No pasaran has the up-to-date status of the US versus those-who-signed-Kyoto and who is actually ahead on reducing emissions (hint, it ain't thems that's on the "Continent").
I wonder if anyone has measured the warming effects of the hot air emitted by EU officaldom?
(Via Pajamas Media.)
I wonder if anyone has measured the warming effects of the hot air emitted by EU officaldom?
(Via Pajamas Media.)
PJM News - Large Asteroid Zips Harmlessly Past Earth (9436816/AP)
Pajamas Media has an AP story about a near miss with an asteroid that passed just outside the orbit of the moon.
I imagine that the NYT headline will read something like,
H/T to Instapundit.
I imagine that the NYT headline will read something like,
Bush still fails to locate Weapon of Mass Destruction!
H/T to Instapundit.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Pump dat shotgun!
OK. So I was just providing MisKelly with some advice on purchasing a shotgun for home defense.
Here's my preference:
Remington 870 Express Magnum pump shotgun with tactical magazine extension
Safety (button behind trigger) Off
Chamber empty
00 Buck (5-shells) in the magazine
Hollowpoint slugs in buttstock mounted shotshell carrier (Last round loaded is first to be chambered; I can lead off with a slug if needed)
A tactical light with pressure switch (I prefer SureFire as a brand. I don't currently mount one though. The max range in my apartment is 6-10 feet.)
Mossbergs have their safety located on top of the backstrap. I have experienced them working loose during a firing string and reapplying themselves in the middle of a string. In other words, you may be in the middle of firing more than one round and the safety may suddenly activate--this prevents you from firing...can you say 12 gauge club?
I have also used the Winchester and i don't recall any particular foibles. I think they're probably as reliable as the Remington.
Wear these: Peltor (click on Tactical Headsets)
Although I said in MissKelly's comments that these will protect your hearing (and they will) the real reason is so you don't flinch when the gun goes off, causing you to miss your target and kill your waterbed.
Shoot often and straight.
Here's my preference:
Remington 870 Express Magnum pump shotgun with tactical magazine extension
Safety (button behind trigger) Off
Chamber empty
00 Buck (5-shells) in the magazine
Hollowpoint slugs in buttstock mounted shotshell carrier (Last round loaded is first to be chambered; I can lead off with a slug if needed)
A tactical light with pressure switch (I prefer SureFire as a brand. I don't currently mount one though. The max range in my apartment is 6-10 feet.)
Mossbergs have their safety located on top of the backstrap. I have experienced them working loose during a firing string and reapplying themselves in the middle of a string. In other words, you may be in the middle of firing more than one round and the safety may suddenly activate--this prevents you from firing...can you say 12 gauge club?
I have also used the Winchester and i don't recall any particular foibles. I think they're probably as reliable as the Remington.
Wear these: Peltor (click on Tactical Headsets)
Although I said in MissKelly's comments that these will protect your hearing (and they will) the real reason is so you don't flinch when the gun goes off, causing you to miss your target and kill your waterbed.
Shoot often and straight.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Mnute is Da MAN!
OK. On REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel (can't believe it) I'm watching a story about Mnute Bol and his unwavering support to his people in the southern Sudan.
He spent his millions trying to help his Christian tribesmates (the Dinka) to resist the dicatorial Islamic Fundamentalist regime. From at least 1983 (!) he was heavily involved in supporting the Dinka.
His money is mostly gone now, but his spirit isn't.
He and his cousin visited 58 Congressmen and Senators to warn them about al Qaeda and Usama bin Laden (who was located in the Sudan at the time) and they went to warn the Pentagon too. They repeatedly begged for help for the Dinka from the USA. Outside of Billary's abortive bombing action (Clinton: 1 pharmaceutical plant; al Qaeda: WTC '93, USS Cole, AMEMB (2), etc.), we haven't done anything to stop the torture and genocide.
Bol wound up in a car accident--not his fault, his taxi driver was drunk--and wound up in a coma with three fractured vertebrae and no health insurance.
I'm thinking maybe RICE/BOL in 2008!
He spent his millions trying to help his Christian tribesmates (the Dinka) to resist the dicatorial Islamic Fundamentalist regime. From at least 1983 (!) he was heavily involved in supporting the Dinka.
His money is mostly gone now, but his spirit isn't.
He and his cousin visited 58 Congressmen and Senators to warn them about al Qaeda and Usama bin Laden (who was located in the Sudan at the time) and they went to warn the Pentagon too. They repeatedly begged for help for the Dinka from the USA. Outside of Billary's abortive bombing action (Clinton: 1 pharmaceutical plant; al Qaeda: WTC '93, USS Cole, AMEMB (2), etc.), we haven't done anything to stop the torture and genocide.
Bol wound up in a car accident--not his fault, his taxi driver was drunk--and wound up in a coma with three fractured vertebrae and no health insurance.
I'm thinking maybe RICE/BOL in 2008!
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Goodbye 2 Google
I have removed the Google AdSense ads that used to display in a sidebar.
Their continued abetting of Communist Chinese censorship is unsupportable.
Goodbye, Google.
Their continued abetting of Communist Chinese censorship is unsupportable.
Goodbye, Google.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Chevrolet Corvette
I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!
You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.
Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Returning Abramoff cash 'taints' tribes, Murray says
Returning Abramoff cash 'taints' tribes, Murray says
(H/T Instapundit)
Apparently that "Culture of Corruption" doesn't apply to our venerable Senator. She claims that returning the contributions that she received from 1999 to 2005 from Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff would "taint" the tribes.
In accepting more than $40,000 in campaign donations from Abramoff, Murray is the ninth largest receiver of Abramoff funds in the Senate (second largest Dumbocrat).
Let the tap dancing begin!
(H/T Instapundit)
Apparently that "Culture of Corruption" doesn't apply to our venerable Senator. She claims that returning the contributions that she received from 1999 to 2005 from Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff would "taint" the tribes.
In accepting more than $40,000 in campaign donations from Abramoff, Murray is the ninth largest receiver of Abramoff funds in the Senate (second largest Dumbocrat).
Let the tap dancing begin!
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Air Marshal Shoots Suspect in Miami
I just heard on the car radio (I'm in NY this week) that apparently a flight from Columbia landed in Miami. After the flight landed, a man on the flight "brandished" a bag that he said contained a bomb and went running towards the cockpit--the air marshal attempted to stop him. Somehow (not made clear by the broadcaster) once the man was outside the plane, he reached into the bag at which point the marshal had not choice but to shoot him. The suspect is dead. No word yet on weather or not there actually was a bomb in the bag.
A couple of my friends were trainers for an Air Marshal program a couple of years ago. It appears that they did their job well.
A couple of my friends were trainers for an Air Marshal program a couple of years ago. It appears that they did their job well.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Turkey Day Turkey
(Via Volokh) Got the Puritan blues - The Boston Globe shows, once again, that stupid people live in Massachusetts. D-U-M-B, stupid. As in stupid asshat.
Monday, November 21, 2005
Tacoma Mall Shooting
What I don't get is that no one--not even the 11-year Army veteran--was carrying concealed at the mall?!!
Washington is a shall issue state. I'm ALWAYS carrying at that mall. (And anywhere else that it's legal to do so.)
As usual the P-I's (Probably Incorrect) reporting is a bit off too. The food court is not in front of J.C. Penny's. It's at least 100 yards from J.C. Penny's to the hallway intersection that leads to the Food Court, which is another 100 yards further down that corridor.
If you live in a state that recognizes your Second Amendment right, by all means, avail yourself of the opportunity. Not just for the safety of yourself and your loved ones, but it's the duty of responsible citizens to contribute to the safety of their communities as well.
Not to go off half-cocked, but make sure that you are trained to use your side arm and don't go looking for a fight. Hopefully, you'll never have to draw a weapon in such a situation. But if it is warranted, be prepared.
Washington is a shall issue state. I'm ALWAYS carrying at that mall. (And anywhere else that it's legal to do so.)
As usual the P-I's (Probably Incorrect) reporting is a bit off too. The food court is not in front of J.C. Penny's. It's at least 100 yards from J.C. Penny's to the hallway intersection that leads to the Food Court, which is another 100 yards further down that corridor.
If you live in a state that recognizes your Second Amendment right, by all means, avail yourself of the opportunity. Not just for the safety of yourself and your loved ones, but it's the duty of responsible citizens to contribute to the safety of their communities as well.
Not to go off half-cocked, but make sure that you are trained to use your side arm and don't go looking for a fight. Hopefully, you'll never have to draw a weapon in such a situation. But if it is warranted, be prepared.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Singapore Sling
OSM News covers an AP story about an Aussie (named Nguyen) that is facing death for a drug trafficking conviction.
Two points...
First, when are dumbass drug smugglers going to get the hint that trafficking in drugs in SE Asia is a very, very bad idea?!! How dense--or mebbe high?--do ya have to be to strap some heroin to yer keister and hop on a flight to Kuala Lumpur/Singapore/Bangkok? Spell it with me kiddies,
A-M-S-T-E-R-D-A-M. Get it?
Second, Sinapan Samydorai, a spokesman from local civic rights group Think Centre contributes the following.
Grabbing a bag that looks just like yours, but that is stuffed with drugs--THAT is an honest mistake. Mr. Nguyen made a choice. Even, if as reported, it was to help his brother--it was an extremely poor choice.
Two points...
First, when are dumbass drug smugglers going to get the hint that trafficking in drugs in SE Asia is a very, very bad idea?!! How dense--or mebbe high?--do ya have to be to strap some heroin to yer keister and hop on a flight to Kuala Lumpur/Singapore/Bangkok? Spell it with me kiddies,
A-M-S-T-E-R-D-A-M. Get it?
Second, Sinapan Samydorai, a spokesman from local civic rights group Think Centre contributes the following.
The government here seems to be unnecessarily cruel without any mercy given to those who have made an honest mistake. Why not give the person a second chance?Strapping 384 GRAMS of heroin to your butt and your luggage is NOT a honest mistake.
Grabbing a bag that looks just like yours, but that is stuffed with drugs--THAT is an honest mistake. Mr. Nguyen made a choice. Even, if as reported, it was to help his brother--it was an extremely poor choice.
Murtha Fogger
The Astute Blogger has the call for the apparent game of political dodgeball that Murtha and Pelosi are playing.
He refers to it as "MurthaGate", I prefer "Murtha Fogger".
(Incidental to a link from AlarmingNews about the launch of ORM.)
He refers to it as "MurthaGate", I prefer "Murtha Fogger".
(Incidental to a link from AlarmingNews about the launch of ORM.)
STOP THE MADNESS
(Via Power Line)
Here's is a petition to sign that calls for the Congress to shut up and put up.
Excerpt: "We the undersigned believe it is time to unite this country. These baseless political attacks must stop. We are at war! 160,000 US Armed Forces are in Iraq fighting and winning. They deserve better. We call on Democratic leaders to stop the attacks on the President and our troops. And we call on Republicans in Congress to do a better job of stopping these attacks and stand with the President and our troops as well!
We will deliver this petition the day of the Presidents next State of the Union address in 2006."
Here's is a petition to sign that calls for the Congress to shut up and put up.
Excerpt: "We the undersigned believe it is time to unite this country. These baseless political attacks must stop. We are at war! 160,000 US Armed Forces are in Iraq fighting and winning. They deserve better. We call on Democratic leaders to stop the attacks on the President and our troops. And we call on Republicans in Congress to do a better job of stopping these attacks and stand with the President and our troops as well!
We will deliver this petition the day of the Presidents next State of the Union address in 2006."
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