Go here.
Kinda make ya think, doesn't it?
Seeing as how there are all those states that are going against the federal government and it's use of the commerce clause to regulate thing that happen INSIDE a state, and the anti illegal immigrant bills such as the recently passed law in Arizona, one wonders how much relevance the above article might have.
What do we do, if and when?
Seriously.
Friday, April 30, 2010
If one were just the tiniest bit untrusting.....
of the government, and the Obama Administration in particular, one might wonder about the timing of the well fire and explosion and resulting oil spill off the Louisiana coast.
Just as the administration had announced that it was going to allow more offshore drilling, much to the wailing and weeping of the EnviroZombies, this accident happens.....
Fortuitous timing to get him out of the jam he was in between those citizens who need and want less expensive energy and those who are rabidly psychotic environmentalists (who, I might note, still travel in dinosaur burning, toxin spewing, Gaia destroying, automobiles,ships, and airplanes).
Now he has an excuse to put a halt to all new drilling (and even curtail current drilling) all in the name of environmental safety and security. He gets off the hook with the EnviroZombies and has an excuse to give to the rest of us proles.
Hey....If Bush the PuppetChimpMeister could kill 3k+/- people for an excuse to go to war with Iraq (or so the theory goes) then why is this out of the question???
And it does tie his problem up in a nice neat bow, doesn't it???
I'm just sayin'
Just as the administration had announced that it was going to allow more offshore drilling, much to the wailing and weeping of the EnviroZombies, this accident happens.....
Fortuitous timing to get him out of the jam he was in between those citizens who need and want less expensive energy and those who are rabidly psychotic environmentalists (who, I might note, still travel in dinosaur burning, toxin spewing, Gaia destroying, automobiles,ships, and airplanes).
Now he has an excuse to put a halt to all new drilling (and even curtail current drilling) all in the name of environmental safety and security. He gets off the hook with the EnviroZombies and has an excuse to give to the rest of us proles.
Hey....If Bush the PuppetChimpMeister could kill 3k+/- people for an excuse to go to war with Iraq (or so the theory goes) then why is this out of the question???
And it does tie his problem up in a nice neat bow, doesn't it???
I'm just sayin'
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Question:
When did Congress get the power to demand the presence of a private citizen and the right to grill and question them for as long as they want? AFAIK, there isn't anything allowing that in my copy of the Constitution. They are LEGISLATORS, that is all.
It's not like they are rulers or anything. Nor is it like they have judicial power....
Today reminded me of the stories I heard about the McCarthy era.
It's not like they are rulers or anything. Nor is it like they have judicial power....
Today reminded me of the stories I heard about the McCarthy era.
"we speak english"
Damned straight.
I'd vote for him, on this issue alone.
After all, road signs are in english.....
If you live here, and are taking this country for your home, then learn the dominant language. ENGLISH.
I am descended from immigrants. Many of my maternal relatives are hispanic. I am proud of what they have made for themselves in this country. They all speak english, even if only as a second language.
I worked for an italian gentleman when I was in high school. While it was obvious to anyone with one working ear that he and his wife had not been born and raised in the midwest, THEY SPOKE PASSABLE ENGLISH (at least until they got excited).
The point is, if you are taking this country as your home, you need to adapt to the country, not expect the country to adapt to you.
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
These words, on a plaque at the Statue of Liberty, which greeted those immigrants arriving at Ellis Island for processing, are part and parcel of what makes this country great. But nowhere does it say that you get an easy ride, nor freebies, nor that the country should learn to speak your language. Many thousands of peoples from all over this world have arrived in the US, eager to make their lives in "America!". Few failed to learn at least a part of the language and culture. (at least those who were successful). They became part of the country, in part, because they had to learn the common language. And to the country's benefit, they amalgamated in a generation or two, to not be asian-american, or irish-american, or italian-american or whatever-american, but just plain american.
By allowing those folks who have arrived to not learn english, we fail them in their integration and amalgamation into citizens of this country.
ETA: related thoughts HERE.
Note that he lives in Indiana, not a border state.
I'd vote for him, on this issue alone.
After all, road signs are in english.....
If you live here, and are taking this country for your home, then learn the dominant language. ENGLISH.
I am descended from immigrants. Many of my maternal relatives are hispanic. I am proud of what they have made for themselves in this country. They all speak english, even if only as a second language.
I worked for an italian gentleman when I was in high school. While it was obvious to anyone with one working ear that he and his wife had not been born and raised in the midwest, THEY SPOKE PASSABLE ENGLISH (at least until they got excited).
The point is, if you are taking this country as your home, you need to adapt to the country, not expect the country to adapt to you.
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
These words, on a plaque at the Statue of Liberty, which greeted those immigrants arriving at Ellis Island for processing, are part and parcel of what makes this country great. But nowhere does it say that you get an easy ride, nor freebies, nor that the country should learn to speak your language. Many thousands of peoples from all over this world have arrived in the US, eager to make their lives in "America!". Few failed to learn at least a part of the language and culture. (at least those who were successful). They became part of the country, in part, because they had to learn the common language. And to the country's benefit, they amalgamated in a generation or two, to not be asian-american, or irish-american, or italian-american or whatever-american, but just plain american.
By allowing those folks who have arrived to not learn english, we fail them in their integration and amalgamation into citizens of this country.
ETA: related thoughts HERE.
Note that he lives in Indiana, not a border state.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
National guard? Sure
Seems the folks in charge in Chicago want more boots on the street to patrol the crime ridden areas. Hey! Lets use the National Guard! That way the Peoples Republik State of Illinois will have to pay for things.
Despite the fact that they fund fewer and fewer Chicago policemen every year, and instead spend more and more money on "social programs" andhandouts to minorities "entitlements" (I'd like to jam a stick in the eye of whoever made the word "entitlements" commonly used in that context, but I digress), the areas in question have fallen lower and lower on the civilized scale each year. Nor have the number of working folks increased, nor has the quantity of folks living at the poverty level decreased.
All those programs and handouts haven't materially resulted in a betterment for any of the people living in those areas, and have, if anything, resulted in even less civilized behavior from those residents.
Check out the rates of single parent households. Welfare is, if not THE problem, at least a significant one.
What no one in the media seems to bother to mention is the fact that all the money spent in liberal programs and social engineering is not returning any results. None, zero, nada. The problem is the people.
The issue in the south side of Chicago isn't anything more than a cultural one. Exacerbated by the so called leaders that the community elects over and over again to helpthemselves the citizens of the community with(generally) other peoples money. The areas have been bad since the '70s and in some cases, despite the massive amounts of money spent, are getting materially worse.
If the city needs policing, let the city hire and train policemen, rather than use National Guardsmen who, while no doubt good folks, aren't trained to be police. And let the city fund those same policemen, rather than hand out money in the vain attempt to buy civilized behavior and order, rather than expect someone else to pay for it.
Read SecondCityCop to find a policeman's perspective.
Despite the fact that they fund fewer and fewer Chicago policemen every year, and instead spend more and more money on "social programs" and
All those programs and handouts haven't materially resulted in a betterment for any of the people living in those areas, and have, if anything, resulted in even less civilized behavior from those residents.
Check out the rates of single parent households. Welfare is, if not THE problem, at least a significant one.
What no one in the media seems to bother to mention is the fact that all the money spent in liberal programs and social engineering is not returning any results. None, zero, nada. The problem is the people.
The issue in the south side of Chicago isn't anything more than a cultural one. Exacerbated by the so called leaders that the community elects over and over again to help
If the city needs policing, let the city hire and train policemen, rather than use National Guardsmen who, while no doubt good folks, aren't trained to be police. And let the city fund those same policemen, rather than hand out money in the vain attempt to buy civilized behavior and order, rather than expect someone else to pay for it.
Read SecondCityCop to find a policeman's perspective.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Just in case you haven't seen it yet::
Worth the view.
Go HERE for a good video.
I cannot figure out how to embed the video, so you'll have to follow the link.
HT: Walls of the city and Tam
Go HERE for a good video.
I cannot figure out how to embed the video, so you'll have to follow the link.
HT: Walls of the city and Tam
Then why didn't he run as a socialist?
Al $harpton says that the American people voted for socialism when they voted for Obama.
Perhaps many of us knew that, and didn't vote for him (I was one of those) but many folks thought they were voting for "HopeEnChange" , but not for socialism.
Perhaps the Rev. $harpton knew something the Obama voters didn't.
Perhaps many of us knew that, and didn't vote for him (I was one of those) but many folks thought they were voting for "HopeEnChange" , but not for socialism.
Perhaps the Rev. $harpton knew something the Obama voters didn't.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
May 20th.
Draw Mohammed day.
While I mean no significant disrespect to muslims, neither do I think we should cower in fear because some radical islamist feels that he has the right to kill an infidel due to a perceived slight of Mohammed.
Therefore, I bring this to your attention. I will post the most funny, well done, satirical cartoon I can find here (make no mistake, if I could draw one, I would, but I have difficulty having my stick figures recognized as such, so I will reproduce someone else's artwork.
I invite the offended muslim to wage his jihadic war upon me. He might find me a more worthwhile adversary that the unarmed TheoVanGogh. (I shoot back).
Please, pass this forward to others. Let us all celebrate this day, if only to defuse and pull the fangs of the offended muslim which threatens violence so effectively.
While I mean no significant disrespect to muslims, neither do I think we should cower in fear because some radical islamist feels that he has the right to kill an infidel due to a perceived slight of Mohammed.
Therefore, I bring this to your attention. I will post the most funny, well done, satirical cartoon I can find here (make no mistake, if I could draw one, I would, but I have difficulty having my stick figures recognized as such, so I will reproduce someone else's artwork.
I invite the offended muslim to wage his jihadic war upon me. He might find me a more worthwhile adversary that the unarmed TheoVanGogh. (I shoot back).
Please, pass this forward to others. Let us all celebrate this day, if only to defuse and pull the fangs of the offended muslim which threatens violence so effectively.
Via SCC we get the story of the convicted murderer who ran out of appeals and is sentenced to death.
By firing squad.
By his choice.
And the liberal weenies are shitting in their panties because they are gonna shoot this guy rather than painlessly put him to sleep. Like a dog....in a humane manner.
As SCC says, and I agree...What about the damage he did to his victims?
This should be a punishment, and an incentive for others to NOT DO THE SAME. A disincentive to do similar crimes. The punishment should hurt, and should be scary.
Personally, I like the idea of public hangings. Within a year of the first conviction. Fast track the appeal, and either find the accused not guilty go or hang him. Publicly. That will be a deterrent to others who might commit similar crimes.
YMMV
By firing squad.
By his choice.
And the liberal weenies are shitting in their panties because they are gonna shoot this guy rather than painlessly put him to sleep. Like a dog....in a humane manner.
As SCC says, and I agree...What about the damage he did to his victims?
This should be a punishment, and an incentive for others to NOT DO THE SAME. A disincentive to do similar crimes. The punishment should hurt, and should be scary.
Personally, I like the idea of public hangings. Within a year of the first conviction. Fast track the appeal, and either find the accused not guilty go or hang him. Publicly. That will be a deterrent to others who might commit similar crimes.
YMMV
Friday, April 23, 2010
Sleight of hand
So if I give you a lot of money, and you give me as collateral part of your company.....Then I pay part of the money back and the rest of the money is tied up in my stock whose value is determined by me......
Have you repaid my loan in full?
GM , the Obama administration, and, apparently the inept reporters think so.
$52 billion (yeah, BILLION) in loans. (from the US Government) plus 9+ billion from the Canadians.
They repaid 8.1 billion cash. You do the math.
Seems to me that they have a small issue to resolve before they can claim that the loans are repaid.
But then again, I am not a "nuanced" sort of guy like the reporters claim to be....
My training is as an engineer, where the math says what it says, and there are no phantom things like in finance.
So perhaps I am missing something. It would seem to me that there is somewhere on the order of $42 billion yet to be repaid (plus interest) yet to go before the debt is settled.
ETA: additional thoughts here. Take the time to read the comments.
Have you repaid my loan in full?
GM , the Obama administration, and, apparently the inept reporters think so.
$52 billion (yeah, BILLION) in loans. (from the US Government) plus 9+ billion from the Canadians.
They repaid 8.1 billion cash. You do the math.
Seems to me that they have a small issue to resolve before they can claim that the loans are repaid.
But then again, I am not a "nuanced" sort of guy like the reporters claim to be....
My training is as an engineer, where the math says what it says, and there are no phantom things like in finance.
So perhaps I am missing something. It would seem to me that there is somewhere on the order of $42 billion yet to be repaid (plus interest) yet to go before the debt is settled.
ETA: additional thoughts here. Take the time to read the comments.
Just an idea: Subliminal messages for freedom.
An interesting idea for a stealth campaign:
Inspired by THIS, The idea is to have a stamp made and stamp all of your currency. Then spend such currency normally.
Suggested messages:
Support your local TEA party.
Less governmnt.
Smaller government, lower taxes.
reclaim personal accountability.
Vote 'em all out.
etc.
Suggestions?
I am seriously thinking this would be an excellent stealth marketing campaign. People might not even notice it, but would, nonetheless, subliminally still see the message.
Inspired by THIS, The idea is to have a stamp made and stamp all of your currency. Then spend such currency normally.
Suggested messages:
Support your local TEA party.
Less governmnt.
Smaller government, lower taxes.
reclaim personal accountability.
Vote 'em all out.
etc.
Suggestions?
I am seriously thinking this would be an excellent stealth marketing campaign. People might not even notice it, but would, nonetheless, subliminally still see the message.
Well, duh....
Seems that no one really knows what the actual cost of the Screw With the Best Healthcare in the World Affordable HealthCare Act will be.
All the numbers presented were, well,realistic made up.
So everything that theylied to told us about Obamacare was just so much steaming excrement. And now that it is signed into law, the rest of us are supposed to swallow it.
Again: it is a good thing that dueling has gone out of style in this country, or the seconds of our senators and congresspersons would be very busy lately.
And dawn might be a less peaceful time of day.
All the numbers presented were, well,
So everything that they
Again: it is a good thing that dueling has gone out of style in this country, or the seconds of our senators and congresspersons would be very busy lately.
And dawn might be a less peaceful time of day.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The US in 20 or so years
Might well look like THIS.
Of course, that's only if we fail to bring government and debt under control, reign in the unions, and embark on protectionist trade policies.
In other words, if we re-elect Mr Obama and his minions in the senate and house, and allow them to continue their policies.
Hope&Change and all that folderol.
HT: Insty
Of course, that's only if we fail to bring government and debt under control, reign in the unions, and embark on protectionist trade policies.
In other words, if we re-elect Mr Obama and his minions in the senate and house, and allow them to continue their policies.
Hope&Change and all that folderol.
HT: Insty
This just in:
Iceland goes bankrupt, then it manages to set itself on fire.
This has insurance scam written all over it.
This has insurance scam written all over it.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
'cause they want to help people breaking the law
and damaging the country. And taking services for which they pay nothing, to the detriment of the States and the citizens of the US...
Yep, I am talking about illegal Immigrants (undocumented lawbreakers).
Seems Arizona wants to do something about it and some hispanic lawmakers are more loyal to other of their race than to the laws of the country or to the oath that they swore when they were elected.
If they care more about those lawbreakers than the law, perhaps they are not qualified to be in the position they currently occupy.
If they get their say, then it should lead to an interesting 10th amendment court case.
Yep, I am talking about illegal Immigrants (undocumented lawbreakers).
Seems Arizona wants to do something about it and some hispanic lawmakers are more loyal to other of their race than to the laws of the country or to the oath that they swore when they were elected.
If they care more about those lawbreakers than the law, perhaps they are not qualified to be in the position they currently occupy.
If they get their say, then it should lead to an interesting 10th amendment court case.
Interesting.....
Did you know that an anagram for 'Senator' is 'Treason'?
Just thought you might find this interesting....
Just thought you might find this interesting....
Monday, April 19, 2010
April 19th
Let us not forget government agencies run amok, all for the political gain, or so one or more persons could get publicity and/or promotions.
Today, 17 years ago, was the end of the siege near Waco, Texas at the Branch Davidian ranch. While the stories vary, they all point to one thing. This was the culmination of a significant series of blunders that the FBI and ATF made that resulted in the deaths of 76 people.
While no one knows exactly what happened in the beginning, nor what the motivation of the raid that started this debacle, it ended on this day in the fiery deaths that could have been avoided.
What is the lesson here?
Watch our government closely. Do something to stop it before it oversteps its bounds. Do what we must to contain the demon of overzealous law enforcement before things get out of hand.
And remember this day. Do not let it happen again.
"For if we do not stand together, then we shall hang separately".
Today, 17 years ago, was the end of the siege near Waco, Texas at the Branch Davidian ranch. While the stories vary, they all point to one thing. This was the culmination of a significant series of blunders that the FBI and ATF made that resulted in the deaths of 76 people.
While no one knows exactly what happened in the beginning, nor what the motivation of the raid that started this debacle, it ended on this day in the fiery deaths that could have been avoided.
What is the lesson here?
Watch our government closely. Do something to stop it before it oversteps its bounds. Do what we must to contain the demon of overzealous law enforcement before things get out of hand.
And remember this day. Do not let it happen again.
"For if we do not stand together, then we shall hang separately".
Today
Is Patriots' day.
To go along with the preceding post, let us not forget this day, or those who made it special.
Be glad you were born in (or have the privilege to live in) this country. Thank those who made our country happen.
If you feel differently, then perhaps you should find a country whose social and legal base is more to your liking....and move there.
To go along with the preceding post, let us not forget this day, or those who made it special.
Be glad you were born in (or have the privilege to live in) this country. Thank those who made our country happen.
If you feel differently, then perhaps you should find a country whose social and legal base is more to your liking....and move there.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Listen my children
And you shall hear.....
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
One of many freedom fighters and patriots. Immortalized in poetry and legend by Longfellow, the fact remains that this simple silversmith risked much to free his country. While the "Midnight Ride" was not his alone, that ride and his other exploits suffice to make him a legend in his own right. A hero of the American Revolution. Someone who cared enough to risk it all to make his not yet formed country free.
Without him, and others of his mold and character, would we have our country today? Or would we still be a colony of the queen? (or would we have followed England into decline and socialism by now?)
What might those patriots, those men who fought the war that we read about in history books as the Revolutionary War think today? Would they spit upon us for nearly losing (and we may yet lose!) that country for which they sacrificed and died? That struggle in which many lost their livelihoods? What would they think of us today?
They gave to us, through their efforts and sacrifice, a legacy and a country that is the beacon of freedom and democracy to the world! Are we willing to let such a sacrifice go in vain? Will we let their legacy fade into history, to be replaced by a socialist state?
WILL WE SQUANDER THEIR SACRIFICE AND THEIR EFFORTS? Will we fail to retain that ideal for which those patriots fought 235 years ago? Or will we find some vestige of the gumption, the fortitude, the strength and perseverance, which lived in those men and women, and fight to retain that which they left us for a birthright?
I say to you fellow Americans, if we lose this struggle we should be hounded out of the afterlife by those patriots who sacrificed, fought, and in some cases, died to make this country.
I intend to face them, if and when, with my head high, my chin up, and my gaze level, after trying my best.
Will you? WILL YOU? Or will you fail to follow their example and accept what your betters shall deign to give you?
Will you allow their legacy to die? WILL YOU ALLOW THEIR SACRIFICES TO FALL ON THE RUBBISH HEAP OF HISTORY?
Or will you stand in their stead, and defend that which they wrought, beginning on this day 235 years ago?
Remember those who fought on this day. Remember that this day was the opening salvo of the fight for this country, beginning on the road from Boston to Concord. Never forget those who fought the first battle to make this country what it is today.
Many over the years have sacrificed their lives on the altar of freedom. Sacrificed their lives and their fortunes to defend an idea that is now the US. Today, let us remember those who were first.
The Revolutionary War began tonight. The hours of darkness between the 18th and the 19th of April, 1775. One might well say that this was the beginning of our country.
Remember this day.
Decide if you will allow it to be squandered.
CHOOSE....ACT.
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
One of many freedom fighters and patriots. Immortalized in poetry and legend by Longfellow, the fact remains that this simple silversmith risked much to free his country. While the "Midnight Ride" was not his alone, that ride and his other exploits suffice to make him a legend in his own right. A hero of the American Revolution. Someone who cared enough to risk it all to make his not yet formed country free.
Without him, and others of his mold and character, would we have our country today? Or would we still be a colony of the queen? (or would we have followed England into decline and socialism by now?)
What might those patriots, those men who fought the war that we read about in history books as the Revolutionary War think today? Would they spit upon us for nearly losing (and we may yet lose!) that country for which they sacrificed and died? That struggle in which many lost their livelihoods? What would they think of us today?
They gave to us, through their efforts and sacrifice, a legacy and a country that is the beacon of freedom and democracy to the world! Are we willing to let such a sacrifice go in vain? Will we let their legacy fade into history, to be replaced by a socialist state?
I say to you fellow Americans, if we lose this struggle we should be hounded out of the afterlife by those patriots who sacrificed, fought, and in some cases, died to make this country.
I intend to face them, if and when, with my head high, my chin up, and my gaze level, after trying my best.
Will you? WILL YOU? Or will you fail to follow their example and accept what your betters shall deign to give you?
Will you allow their legacy to die? WILL YOU ALLOW THEIR SACRIFICES TO FALL ON THE RUBBISH HEAP OF HISTORY?
Or will you stand in their stead, and defend that which they wrought, beginning on this day 235 years ago?
Remember those who fought on this day. Remember that this day was the opening salvo of the fight for this country, beginning on the road from Boston to Concord. Never forget those who fought the first battle to make this country what it is today.
Many over the years have sacrificed their lives on the altar of freedom. Sacrificed their lives and their fortunes to defend an idea that is now the US. Today, let us remember those who were first.
The Revolutionary War began tonight. The hours of darkness between the 18th and the 19th of April, 1775. One might well say that this was the beginning of our country.
Remember this day.
Decide if you will allow it to be squandered.
CHOOSE....ACT.
Range day
Spent the afternoon turning money into smoke, noise, and dead bowling pins.
I missed connections with Og, was gonna shoot with him. We were gonna shoot .22 rifles, but since he and I missed connections, I and Midwest Chick shot at non threatening, yet somehow menacing bowling pins with pistols...... I practiced my reload drills. Next time I am gonna have someone load the first mag with random numbers of cartridges to make my reloads happen more often, or even have them load a snap cap in order to get my malf drills up to speed.
Range was windy and cool, but nice. No one else there.
It always amazes me how much abuse a bowling pin will withstand.
Home now to clean the pistols.
Sorry Og.... next time...You have my cell # now, so you can call.
Can anyone explain how an email can get held up for 3+ hours between AOL and Yahoo?
I missed connections with Og, was gonna shoot with him. We were gonna shoot .22 rifles, but since he and I missed connections, I and Midwest Chick shot at non threatening, yet somehow menacing bowling pins with pistols...... I practiced my reload drills. Next time I am gonna have someone load the first mag with random numbers of cartridges to make my reloads happen more often, or even have them load a snap cap in order to get my malf drills up to speed.
Range was windy and cool, but nice. No one else there.
It always amazes me how much abuse a bowling pin will withstand.
Home now to clean the pistols.
Sorry Og.... next time...You have my cell # now, so you can call.
Can anyone explain how an email can get held up for 3+ hours between AOL and Yahoo?
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Religion of peace my white hairy ass
Link.
Me, I'd learn to carry, up my Situational Awareness, and shoot anyone who looked muslim who came within 20 feet of me and acted in any way threatening..... But then they'd win.
Lucky for me, I am not they. And no one (so far) has issued a fatwah against me (at least, as far as I know).
So much for the religion of peace.
Coming soon to a country near you....
Bet on it.
While we are noit quite yet at the stage that Argentina is, (yet) we are following a similar path.
soon, THIS will happen here too. Not today, and not tomorrow. But not too far in the future either.
Look at the parallels in the history. Bet it happens elsewhere Europe too. All in the name of public welfare, public good, or collective fairness.
Think it is impossible? So did those who thought their gold coins were safe in their safe deposit boxes in 1933. Not to mention the subsequent devaluation of the dollar. How many people got shafted by FDR when his executive order 6102 went into effect? How many people saw their saving cut nearly in half overnight, all in the name of the welfare of the US?
Will it happen here? Who knows? But I'd rather have my money in an IRA rather than a pension fund anyway, for several reasons. Or even NOT in an IRA....
While we are noit quite yet at the stage that Argentina is, (yet) we are following a similar path.
soon, THIS will happen here too. Not today, and not tomorrow. But not too far in the future either.
Look at the parallels in the history. Bet it happens elsewhere
Think it is impossible? So did those who thought their gold coins were safe in their safe deposit boxes in 1933. Not to mention the subsequent devaluation of the dollar. How many people got shafted by FDR when his executive order 6102 went into effect? How many people saw their saving cut nearly in half overnight, all in the name of the welfare of the US?
Will it happen here? Who knows? But I'd rather have my money in an IRA rather than a pension fund anyway, for several reasons. Or even NOT in an IRA....
A good read
THIS link makes for interesting reading.
I cannot say it better.
Ever notice that poverty and laziness are often roommates?
I cannot say it better.
Ever notice that poverty and laziness are often roommates?
Friday, April 16, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Something to think about...
I have said similar things before, but TAM SAYS IT BETTER.
The folks attending the Tea Parties are the 50% that actually work, not the 50% that don't.
It's easy to get a bunch of un employed folks who live off the largesse of the gubmint to protest for more freebies...But things have gotten to the point where folks who would normally be at work are taking the time to voice their opinion.
Again, I say "the sleeping dragon has been awakened".
2010 and 2012 should be interesting.
The folks attending the Tea Parties are the 50% that actually work, not the 50% that don't.
It's easy to get a bunch of un employed folks who live off the largesse of the gubmint to protest for more freebies...But things have gotten to the point where folks who would normally be at work are taking the time to voice their opinion.
Again, I say "the sleeping dragon has been awakened".
2010 and 2012 should be interesting.
April 15th Tea Party Pics, Porter County IN.
I spoke with one professor from VU....He was trying to get a handle on things....It was funny trying to see him attempt to force what he saw into his (liberal) mindset.
It just didn't fit into his worldview... I almost felt sorry for him.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tea Party... -1
The NWIndianaPatriots held their Tea Party Rally today, Wednesday the 14th.
600 or so attendees, only 2 folks who tried to stir things up, only halfheartedly.
The crowd was calm.
Lots of support from folks driving by.
Thanks to Faith Jones, the organizer.
Will add a post with pics later, if any turn out to be decent.
I, unfortunately, have to actually work on 4/15. I would call in sick, but I run my own business. Besides, many folks who won't work need my tax contribution to keep on getting welfare, free cell phones, and such.
So I will miss the big Tea Party in Chicago.
Bummer.
600 or so attendees, only 2 folks who tried to stir things up, only halfheartedly.
The crowd was calm.
Lots of support from folks driving by.
Thanks to Faith Jones, the organizer.
Will add a post with pics later, if any turn out to be decent.
I, unfortunately, have to actually work on 4/15. I would call in sick, but I run my own business. Besides, many folks who won't work need my tax contribution to keep on getting welfare, free cell phones, and such.
So I will miss the big Tea Party in Chicago.
Bummer.
BAG day
"for there are many like it, but this one is mine"
Ordered a new Kimber for carry. It should be here next week.
It is, after all,Piss off Sarah Brady Buy a Gun day....
And, I got a screamin' deal on it.
My Para is just too hard to find accessories for. You cannot get grips or decent night sights without having someone custom fit something.
and it IS Buy a Gun Day....
So I did.
Besides, I like 1911's. You can never have too many.
Ordered a new Kimber for carry. It should be here next week.
It is, after all,
And, I got a screamin' deal on it.
My Para is just too hard to find accessories for. You cannot get grips or decent night sights without having someone custom fit something.
and it IS Buy a Gun Day....
So I did.
Besides, I like 1911's. You can never have too many.
Just so you know
Who Kilroy was....
WHO THE HECK WAS KILROY?
In 1946 the American Transit Association, through its radio program, "Speak to America ," sponsored a nationwide contest to find the REAL Kilroy, offering a prize of a real trolley car to the person who could prove himself to be the genuine article.
Almost 40 men stepped forward to make that claim, but only James Kilroy from Halifax , Massachusetts , had evidence of his identity.
Kilroy was a 46-year old shipyard worker during the war who worked as a checker at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy .
His job was to go around and check on the number of rivets completed.
Riveters were on piecework and got paid by the rivet.
Kilroy would count a block of rivets and put a check mark in semi-waxed lumber chalk, so the rivets wouldn't be counted twice.
When Kilroy went off duty, the riveters would erase the mark.
Later on, an off-shift inspector would come through and count the rivets a second time, resulting in double pay for the riveters.
One day Kilroy's boss called him into his office.
The foreman was upset about all the wages being paid to riveters, and asked him to investigate.
It was then he realized what had been going on.
The tight spaces he had to crawl in to check the rivets didn't lend themselves to lugging around a paint can and brush, so Kilroy decided to stick with the waxy chalk.
He continued to put his checkmark on each job he inspected, but added KILROY WAS HERE in king-sized letters next to the check, and eventually added the sketch of the chap with the long nose peering over the fence and that became part of the Kilroy message.
Once he did that, the riveters stopped trying to wipe away his marks.
Ordinarily the rivets and chalk marks would have been covered up with paint.
With war on, however, ships were leaving the Quincy Yard so fast that there wasn't time to paint them.
As a result, Kilroy's inspection "trademark" was seen by thousands of servicemen who boarded the troopships the yard produced.
His message apparently rang a bell with the servicemen, because they picked it up and spread it all over Europe and the South Pacific.
Before war's end, "Kilroy" had been here, there, and everywhere on the long hauls to Berlin and Tokyo .
To the troops outbound in those ships, however, he was a complete mystery; all they knew for sure was that some jerk named Kilroy had "been there first."
As a joke, U.S. servicemen began placing the graffiti wherever they landed, claiming it was already there when they arrived.
Kilroy became the U.S. super-GI who had always "already been" wherever GIs went.
It became a challenge to place the logo in the most unlikely places imaginable (it is said to be atop Mt. Everest , the Statue of Liberty, the underside of l'Arc De Triomphe, and even scrawled in the dust on the moon.)
As the war went on, the legend grew.
Underwater demolition teams routinely sneaked ashore on Japanese-held islands in the Pacific to map the terrain for coming invasions by U.S. troops (and thus, presumably, were the first GI's there).
On one occasion, however, they reported seeing enemy troops painting over the Kilroy logo! In 1945, an outhouse was built for the exclusive use of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the Potsdam conference.
Its' first occupant was Stalin, who emerged and asked his aide (in Russian), "Who is Kilroy?"
To help prove his authenticity in 1946, James Kilroy brought along officials from the shipyard and some of the riveters.
He won the trolley car, which he gave to his nine children as a Christmas gift and set it up as a playhouse in the Kilroy front yard in Halifax , Massachusetts .
Similar story found via Wikipedia...
WHO THE HECK WAS KILROY?
In 1946 the American Transit Association, through its radio program, "Speak to America ," sponsored a nationwide contest to find the REAL Kilroy, offering a prize of a real trolley car to the person who could prove himself to be the genuine article.
Almost 40 men stepped forward to make that claim, but only James Kilroy from Halifax , Massachusetts , had evidence of his identity.
Kilroy was a 46-year old shipyard worker during the war who worked as a checker at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy .
His job was to go around and check on the number of rivets completed.
Riveters were on piecework and got paid by the rivet.
Kilroy would count a block of rivets and put a check mark in semi-waxed lumber chalk, so the rivets wouldn't be counted twice.
When Kilroy went off duty, the riveters would erase the mark.
Later on, an off-shift inspector would come through and count the rivets a second time, resulting in double pay for the riveters.
One day Kilroy's boss called him into his office.
The foreman was upset about all the wages being paid to riveters, and asked him to investigate.
It was then he realized what had been going on.
The tight spaces he had to crawl in to check the rivets didn't lend themselves to lugging around a paint can and brush, so Kilroy decided to stick with the waxy chalk.
He continued to put his checkmark on each job he inspected, but added KILROY WAS HERE in king-sized letters next to the check, and eventually added the sketch of the chap with the long nose peering over the fence and that became part of the Kilroy message.
Once he did that, the riveters stopped trying to wipe away his marks.
Ordinarily the rivets and chalk marks would have been covered up with paint.
With war on, however, ships were leaving the Quincy Yard so fast that there wasn't time to paint them.
As a result, Kilroy's inspection "trademark" was seen by thousands of servicemen who boarded the troopships the yard produced.
His message apparently rang a bell with the servicemen, because they picked it up and spread it all over Europe and the South Pacific.
Before war's end, "Kilroy" had been here, there, and everywhere on the long hauls to Berlin and Tokyo .
To the troops outbound in those ships, however, he was a complete mystery; all they knew for sure was that some jerk named Kilroy had "been there first."
As a joke, U.S. servicemen began placing the graffiti wherever they landed, claiming it was already there when they arrived.
Kilroy became the U.S. super-GI who had always "already been" wherever GIs went.
It became a challenge to place the logo in the most unlikely places imaginable (it is said to be atop Mt. Everest , the Statue of Liberty, the underside of l'Arc De Triomphe, and even scrawled in the dust on the moon.)
As the war went on, the legend grew.
Underwater demolition teams routinely sneaked ashore on Japanese-held islands in the Pacific to map the terrain for coming invasions by U.S. troops (and thus, presumably, were the first GI's there).
On one occasion, however, they reported seeing enemy troops painting over the Kilroy logo! In 1945, an outhouse was built for the exclusive use of Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the Potsdam conference.
Its' first occupant was Stalin, who emerged and asked his aide (in Russian), "Who is Kilroy?"
To help prove his authenticity in 1946, James Kilroy brought along officials from the shipyard and some of the riveters.
He won the trolley car, which he gave to his nine children as a Christmas gift and set it up as a playhouse in the Kilroy front yard in Halifax , Massachusetts .
Similar story found via Wikipedia...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
We need more of this....Bawney Fwank gets the opinions of citizens.
I am surprised (and impressed) that he flies commercial, but other than that I am glad that he got the word from the street.
'bout time....too late, but still.
This sort of behavior should become a part of life for each and every senator and congressperson who voted for the health careripoff reform bill everywhere they go. They should be hounded no matter where they go.
'bout time....too late, but still.
This sort of behavior should become a part of life for each and every senator and congressperson who voted for the health care
It was not "Teh Awesome".......
So, falling prey to the hype about the KFC Double Down sandwich, I went to the local KFC.
While the sandwich was good, it was not great.
Nor did I have a heart attack after eating it, despite the warnings. It's two pieces of white meat Original Recipe covering some fairly spicy pepper jack cheese and some less than spectacular bacon with some sort of mayo based "Secret Sauce". Tasty, but not "all that". It won't replace the sandwich.
And, of course, there is the wonderful experience at the KFC itself. The service (if it can be called that) at the local KFC remains, much like my visit last year, abysmally poor. There were a pair of twins (young men) who had some hustle and some concept of customer service, but the visit overall was not a "quality dining experience". The other 6 people behind the counter were not, shall we say, customer service oriented
What is it about KFC that mostly attracts workers with 2 speeds...slow, and dead?
All I can say is that the sandwich, while good, was not awesome, and a good sandwich will not cause me to return to KFC for such a poor experience.
I'd rather make this at home...
While the sandwich was good, it was not great.
Nor did I have a heart attack after eating it, despite the warnings. It's two pieces of white meat Original Recipe covering some fairly spicy pepper jack cheese and some less than spectacular bacon with some sort of mayo based "Secret Sauce". Tasty, but not "all that". It won't replace the sandwich.
And, of course, there is the wonderful experience at the KFC itself. The service (if it can be called that) at the local KFC remains, much like my visit last year, abysmally poor. There were a pair of twins (young men) who had some hustle and some concept of customer service, but the visit overall was not a "quality dining experience". The other 6 people behind the counter were not, shall we say, customer service oriented
What is it about KFC that mostly attracts workers with 2 speeds...slow, and dead?
All I can say is that the sandwich, while good, was not awesome, and a good sandwich will not cause me to return to KFC for such a poor experience.
I'd rather make this at home...
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Before you know it
you too can be prepped for major life disruptions..
Here's how.
Will you be prepared for armageddon (and I armageddon tired of trying to be prepared for everything....)? No, you will not .
But following the above method will indeed make you more prepped than 90+% of the folks in this here US of A. And having some preps give you options if and when. And if not, then in 5 years or so, you can amke agnerous donation to the local food pantry.
Think. Act. Prep.
Be smarter than most people.
Here's how.
Will you be prepared for armageddon (and I armageddon tired of trying to be prepared for everything....)? No, you will not .
But following the above method will indeed make you more prepped than 90+% of the folks in this here US of A. And having some preps give you options if and when. And if not, then in 5 years or so, you can amke agnerous donation to the local food pantry.
Think. Act. Prep.
Be smarter than most people.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Differences 'tween them:
This is worth a click.
Swallow first. (Unless you wish to pass whatever you are drinking or eating through your left nostril)
You have been warned.
Thanks to AMCGLTD.Com
Swallow first. (Unless you wish to pass whatever you are drinking or eating through your left nostril)
You have been warned.
Thanks to AMCGLTD.Com
What Obama care will look like 3 years in
Like any student of economics (or anyone with sense) would expect.....The Massachusetts insurance market (the whole thing is Mass. is "Obamacare Lite") is falling apart
See HERE for the Massachusetts insurance market chaos. Right now YOU CAN"T BUY INSURANCE IN Mass.
You cannot expect private insurance companies to operate at a loss. Many already operate in a not-for profit mode in Massachusetts anyway.
Remember, if you think health care is expensive right now, just wait until it is controlled by the government....
See HERE for the Massachusetts insurance market chaos. Right now YOU CAN"T BUY INSURANCE IN Mass.
You cannot expect private insurance companies to operate at a loss. Many already operate in a not-for profit mode in Massachusetts anyway.
Remember, if you think health care is expensive right now, just wait until it is controlled by the government....
Cut and Run
Bart Stupak retiring.
No suprise there, is it?
Asshole.
Now we know why he folded.
No principles, no moral center, no firm ground upon which to stand.
He has no reason to waste his time in a campaign, now.
One might wonder what the inducement was to make him fold onObamacare Health Care Legislation and destroy his carreer? Must have been something valuable.
No suprise there, is it?
Asshole.
Now we know why he folded.
No principles, no moral center, no firm ground upon which to stand.
He has no reason to waste his time in a campaign, now.
One might wonder what the inducement was to make him fold on
Thursday, April 8, 2010
How long until this happens in the US???
Destitute and desperate, Icelanders opt for exile
Notice the similarities:
Quote:
"Iceland's first ever left-wing government came to power last year after the previous right-wing administration collapsed following a wave of protests blaming it for the state of the economy".
and:
"I don't want my daughter to have to pay for this," she said. "I just have such a bad feeling about what's happening here."
With the growing debt load the Obama Administration (and, to be fair, our congress) has placed on this countries citizens, How long until we see the same trend here?
It is already happening in Michigan and elsewhere.
Half the folks pay no taxes.
The rest of us pay the whole bill...Roads, military, education, government programs, all the departments of whatever...
47% of the households in this country pay ZERO taxes. Zero. Nada, NONE.
Many of those get "entitlements".
Meaning that they are net consumers, not producers.
We have a system in which "the top 10 percent of earners -- households making an average of $366,400 in 2006 -- paid about 73 percent of the income taxes collected by the federal government."
The other 43% of us pay the other 27% of the bill for the country.
We need a system wherein every person is charged a minimum dollar amount to pay for things, then perhaps a tax based on wages.
This sort of inequality is unacceptable.
Let us talk about "fair share".
And not in the way that the liberals refer to it.
YMMV
47% of the households in this country pay ZERO taxes. Zero. Nada, NONE.
Many of those get "entitlements".
Meaning that they are net consumers, not producers.
We have a system in which "the top 10 percent of earners -- households making an average of $366,400 in 2006 -- paid about 73 percent of the income taxes collected by the federal government."
The other 43% of us pay the other 27% of the bill for the country.
We need a system wherein every person is charged a minimum dollar amount to pay for things, then perhaps a tax based on wages.
This sort of inequality is unacceptable.
Let us talk about "fair share".
And not in the way that the liberals refer to it.
YMMV
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
WHOAH!!!!!
Go HERE.
Seriously. Take the time (4.5 minutes) to listen and watch.
Then do something. Do what he suggests.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance"
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance"
L.H. Courtney.
Mr. Whittle is right. We have been complacent and we haven't been vigilant.
And the socialists have taken advantage of our laziness.
I, for one, do not intend to let them win, I will not stand by and allow them to destroy this country and its ideals which so many have given their lives for, in order that I could enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice, and under which freedoms those socialists work to destroy.
Watch.
Think.
Decide.
Act.
Or remember this day when your freedoms have gone away.
And you chose to let that happen.
HT: Insty
Seriously. Take the time (4.5 minutes) to listen and watch.
Then do something. Do what he suggests.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance"
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance"
L.H. Courtney.
Mr. Whittle is right. We have been complacent and we haven't been vigilant.
And the socialists have taken advantage of our laziness.
I, for one, do not intend to let them win, I will not stand by and allow them to destroy this country and its ideals which so many have given their lives for, in order that I could enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice, and under which freedoms those socialists work to destroy.
Watch.
Think.
Decide.
Act.
Or remember this day when your freedoms have gone away.
And you chose to let that happen.
HT: Insty
"My neighbors and I were without firearms"
Chile....
earthquake.
Looters.
problem.
See here.
See, the issue is that you must be prepared. Not only with food and water, but also a means to defend it, and your family. This means acquiring a weapon and ammunition, and learning how to use it.
After the crisis has happened is much too late. Too late to acquire the preps you need. To late to acquire the knowledge you need.
Preparation is a state of mind.
HT: Unc
earthquake.
Looters.
problem.
See here.
See, the issue is that you must be prepared. Not only with food and water, but also a means to defend it, and your family. This means acquiring a weapon and ammunition, and learning how to use it.
After the crisis has happened is much too late. Too late to acquire the preps you need. To late to acquire the knowledge you need.
Preparation is a state of mind.
HT: Unc
Monday, April 5, 2010
“The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other peoples’ money to spend.”
And we are rapidly approaching that point.....
Via Big Dicks Place I bring you this:
(ok, I stole it, but it is good....)
As Dick says...It seems to be working well:
"First proposed in 1966 and named after Columbia University sociologists Richard Andrew Cloward and his wife Frances Fox Piven (today Piven is an honorary chair for the Democratic Socialists of America), the "Cloward-Piven Strategy" seeks to hasten the fall of capitalism by overloading the government bureaucracy with a flood of impossible demands, thus pushing society into crisis and economic collapse."
Mr. Obama and thesocialists democrats seems to be playing right into their hands...
Soon we will be like Greece.
ETA: other opinion HERE
Via Big Dicks Place I bring you this:
(ok, I stole it, but it is good....)
As Dick says...It seems to be working well:
"First proposed in 1966 and named after Columbia University sociologists Richard Andrew Cloward and his wife Frances Fox Piven (today Piven is an honorary chair for the Democratic Socialists of America), the "Cloward-Piven Strategy" seeks to hasten the fall of capitalism by overloading the government bureaucracy with a flood of impossible demands, thus pushing society into crisis and economic collapse."
Mr. Obama and the
Soon we will be like Greece.
ETA: other opinion HERE
Nearly unpossible
Seems that random shootings took place in/near Times Square in NYC today.
Since getting a permit to carry is nearly impossible, and since al forearms must have ballistic information and a fired case on file, I am sure that the guns (which Must be legal, right????) will be traced quickly.
Or then again, since the gun laws are not followed by criminals, maybe not.
It is cases like these in NYC and other highly 2nd amendment restricted cities, that show the fallacy nof the Brady Foundation and other anti gun groups.
Since getting a permit to carry is nearly impossible, and since al forearms must have ballistic information and a fired case on file, I am sure that the guns (which Must be legal, right????) will be traced quickly.
Or then again, since the gun laws are not followed by criminals, maybe not.
It is cases like these in NYC and other highly 2nd amendment restricted cities, that show the fallacy nof the Brady Foundation and other anti gun groups.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Ouch.
Y'know the moment between the time the drill breaks and the nanosecond before the remainder of the drill digs the still rotating (but now jagged) flutes into the flesh of your left thumb? You just know it's gonna be bad.
Or so I've heard.....
Or so I've heard.....
Saturday, April 3, 2010
"arm yourself"
A lesson on why you should own a firearm and be reasonably proficient in its use and deployment. Why you should pracice often enough to maintain that proficiency.
This article explains why. The violence in Mexico is spilling over the border. Law enforcement can't be everywhere, and they are advising folks to "arm yourself".But to arm yourself without the skills to use those arms is foolish, and dangerous, and could lead to the person bearing arms being more confident than he/she should be.
Look, it ain't that hard to maintain your proficiency, should it be a rifle or a pistol. A few hundred rounds a year. Why not? You might need it. Hopefully not, but you might.
Bet those folks who live on the border are wishing that they had practiced more recently. Or even that thy owned a gun...
So sometime this month, take your weapon to the range and practice. Do drills. Maintain your proficiency.
The way things are going, you might need it soon.
Of course, all that proficiency means nothing without situational awareness, but that is another discussion.
This article explains why. The violence in Mexico is spilling over the border. Law enforcement can't be everywhere, and they are advising folks to "arm yourself".But to arm yourself without the skills to use those arms is foolish, and dangerous, and could lead to the person bearing arms being more confident than he/she should be.
Look, it ain't that hard to maintain your proficiency, should it be a rifle or a pistol. A few hundred rounds a year. Why not? You might need it. Hopefully not, but you might.
Bet those folks who live on the border are wishing that they had practiced more recently. Or even that thy owned a gun...
So sometime this month, take your weapon to the range and practice. Do drills. Maintain your proficiency.
The way things are going, you might need it soon.
Of course, all that proficiency means nothing without situational awareness, but that is another discussion.
Friday, April 2, 2010
unintended consequences, part XIV
More fallout from the HUGE Health Care Bill.
"I'll take the double fatburger with extra heart disease and a large helping of extra lardass. And can I get some extra clogged arteries with that? But hold the mayo"
Like anyone eating fast food really cares about calories, or percentage of RDA or amount of fat or salt.
Go HERE to watch the video.
Look: I am all for helping people have a healthy lifestyle and all that. But really, do you think anyone is gonna read the calorie counts? Few read the currently mandated nutrition labels on foods you can get at the grocery store. Why would they read them standing in line at the fast food counter?
Most fat people are fat for a reason, and (excepting that minority with a gladular disorder or the like) most are fat because they don't care about the calories they eat vs the calories they burn. Giving them all the information on nutrition in flashing numbers will not help. Having the info printed on a card and handed to them by an attractive model will not help.
But the government doesn't care if it is effective. they are spending someone else's money, and, for them it's the intent that counts, not the result.
"I'll take the double fatburger with extra heart disease and a large helping of extra lardass. And can I get some extra clogged arteries with that? But hold the mayo"
Like anyone eating fast food really cares about calories, or percentage of RDA or amount of fat or salt.
Go HERE to watch the video.
Look: I am all for helping people have a healthy lifestyle and all that. But really, do you think anyone is gonna read the calorie counts? Few read the currently mandated nutrition labels on foods you can get at the grocery store. Why would they read them standing in line at the fast food counter?
Most fat people are fat for a reason, and (excepting that minority with a gladular disorder or the like) most are fat because they don't care about the calories they eat vs the calories they burn. Giving them all the information on nutrition in flashing numbers will not help. Having the info printed on a card and handed to them by an attractive model will not help.
But the government doesn't care if it is effective. they are spending someone else's money, and, for them it's the intent that counts, not the result.
Striking parallels.
Or if you prefer:
"A road to disaster well traveled"
"What the United States government will do in the future may be in question, but we need not look far to find past examples of countries unwilling to get their finances in order. Consider Argentina. In 1914, it was one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and its living standard exceeded that of Western Europe until the late 1950s. Then President Juan Peron squandered his nation's prosperity by introducing a host of redistributionist economic and regulatory policies, nationalizing utilities and foreign investments, and pumping up the national debt. What followed was three decades of political instability, growing dependency, and economic stagnation."
"A road to disaster well traveled"
"What the United States government will do in the future may be in question, but we need not look far to find past examples of countries unwilling to get their finances in order. Consider Argentina. In 1914, it was one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and its living standard exceeded that of Western Europe until the late 1950s. Then President Juan Peron squandered his nation's prosperity by introducing a host of redistributionist economic and regulatory policies, nationalizing utilities and foreign investments, and pumping up the national debt. What followed was three decades of political instability, growing dependency, and economic stagnation."
Read the whole thing:
Scary, ain't it?
"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
And we shall.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Should there be an intelligence test to be a representative of the people?
Dude, Generally, islands are fairly well fixed to the sea floor.
Islands seldom tip over and capsize.
The amazing thing is that the folks he was questioning didn't laugh out loud.
IIRC, this is the guy that replaced Cynthia McKinney, which tells us something about that region of the country.
These folks make decisions that affect every citizen in this country. There should be a test, or something.
And Yes, I know that this is April 1st, and no, this is (sadly) not an April Fools joke.
Islands seldom tip over and capsize.
The amazing thing is that the folks he was questioning didn't laugh out loud.
IIRC, this is the guy that replaced Cynthia McKinney, which tells us something about that region of the country.
These folks make decisions that affect every citizen in this country. There should be a test, or something.
And Yes, I know that this is April 1st, and no, this is (sadly) not an April Fools joke.
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