Back when the country was proud.

(this was supposed to post Friday morning, but for some reason, it didn't)

What happened to the country which made this happen? Which had the properity to pay for the program, the will to make it happen and the educated intelligent capable people to do the work and the industry to build that machine to take those brave men to the moon and back?
 





Liberals took over , that is what happened. 

Yeah, we built that

My parents built their business. Were very successful too.
Taught my brother and I how to build our own. Helped us get started as well..

My brother has taken their business and expanded it. Created jobs, generated income. Sales taxes. Property taxes.  He's done a good job too, with the foundation that was laid. He's grown the business even in bad economic times. He's made it work through hard work and smarts.

Where my business is was once a farm field. Generated less than $150 per acre in property taxes. Zero jobs. Zero sales tax. Now it has a payroll of 16 people, part time..... $150K payroll. Not the best paying jobs, but jobs that didn't exist before. $11K in property taxes (6 acres). Sales tax revenue around $50K. Another part that I developed has become a restaurant. Pays about $4k in property taxes on 2 acres. The owner of that restaurant generates about $80K in payroll. Jobs that didn't exist 3 years ago. Sales taxes too. Those didn't exist 3 years ago either....We have paid for the roads we use. More so than most folks. We use little or no police...We haven't needed the fire department (thank God) so far. All of us have worked our asses off to make the businesses what they are.

Who took out the loans and the risk to build those businesses? Not you, Mr. Obama.  Who took the risk to make it happen?

Yeah, tell me all about it, Mr. President. We work HARD for our businesses. Long hours, sometimes too long. Makes it hard to have a relationship sometimes. You do what you have to do when it needs to be done. I didn't ever see the government do much except get in the way for any of my family.  Regulations, inspections, permits, more regulations, additional costs. More and higher taxes. The burden grows, but the benefits decline. You wouldn't know about that,'cause you've never worked, never generated income, never met a payroll, never created a job from nothing that wasn't paid for with other peoples money....

Until you have actually worked, you slimy little pissant, actually worked and made a business, then you have no say, you aren't allowed to have an opinion.

Your very words show that you are clueless.

And it pisses us off.

Go fuck yerself.

Good customer service

Since we all complain about BAD customer service, I thought I'd give Kudos where they are due regarding GOOD customer service. .

As I have posted before, I am a fan of the Laserlyte pistol caliber cartridge training devices.

I was pleased to see that they had the .380 sized device finally available, as I have several small pistols  in that caliber. (I already have the .45ACP and the 9MM sizes for my other pistols).

Training with these is a joy. Once the initial investment is made, the cost is only for the batteries (Not an insignificant cost, I admit, but better than the cost of ammo). Even reloading, the increased cost of powder, primers (even purchased through my gun club, which is wholesale +10%) and the bullets, has somewhat curtailed my shooting at the range. Add in the increased demands on my time, and even a range which is only 10 minutes away becomes a burden to go to, especially when the heat is high.

Enter the Laserlyte training cartridge: always handy,  right there when you want to practice. I shoot at the end of the hallway to the other end. (15 feet). I practice my draw and shoot, my trigger squeeze, and my instinctive aiming as well as standard target style shooting. I find that without continued practice, my instinctive aimed shots tend to be low. With practice, I tend to keep them where they need to be. It's all in the trigger, especially with double action only autos. It is not a replacement for range time, but it does help keep those perishable skills from fading as quickly. I like the cartridge specific units as when they are in the chamber, it is impossible to chamber a live round. (You do have to use a pencil or other rod to push the laser out of the chamber when you are through). I do wish that there was some sort of flag or other indicator when the device is in the chamber to reassure me that I don't have a live round.....I tend to check, double check and then check again. A flag or other indicator would be nice....But I digredss from the point of this story:

When Amazon had the .380 trainer on sale, I purchased one to go along with my other calibers.
With Prime, I had my new toy in 2 days. It arrived Monday.

Sadly, it wouldn't chamber.  In any of the 4 pistols I tried it in. I even disassembled the Micro-Max and tried placing it in the end of the barrel, with no slide or other obstructions (the laser trainer is a bit longer than a standard cartridge)...no go. wouldn't even push into the chamber/barrel with two thumbs. .

I called Laserlyte. The first person I talked to suggested that my  pistols were somehow defective. When I pointed out that all 4 would have to be defective, she turned me over to a supervisor. This lady apologized, said that they had had some issues with the .380 size, and offered to send me a new one. I accepted with the promise to return the defective item.

Today, (Wednesday) I received my new laser trainer. With a prepaid envelope to send the old one back. They took me at my word that I would do so....AND THEY HAD NO PROOF THAT I HAD EVER PURCHASED ONE FROM AMAZON. I called with an issue, and they made it right, no questions asked. No proof of purchase, nothing.

I am, actually, impressed.

I like their products, and I have to say that their customer service (even if for a known issue) was very good.

I am a fan of their products (if you don't have one, think about getting one in the caliber of your carry piece....practice practice practice!). Now I am a fan of their customer service. 

Amen, Brother

Word.

Enough already.

Never happen. And we, unlike nearly every other country, have the means as citizens to change it even if it were to happen.

Enough, already

Thought for the day

"What one person receives without working, another person must work without receiving".

Think about this next time you approve of someone getting handouts/EBT/Welfare/rent subsidies/Medicaid, etc. 

interesting commentary

about the banks, and their political connection and how they (and their managers) get away with fraud, and the ongoing fraud regarding bullion (or paper certificates representing bullion).

Scary. makes me want to take my money out of banks and put it in a mason jar buried in the back yard. At least it won't go anywhere that way.....

Read

How rich

are you?

Go here to find out.

Even the "poor" in this country are rich, compared to most of the rest of the world.

Be thankful.

Yeah, I know it is simplistic, but still..

Danger! Will Robinson, Danger!

Or not...

So there is a large CME coming to us some time Saturday morning

Likely, it'll just give pretty lights in the sky farther south than normal.

Then again it  could cause some issues: “A G2 level storm can cause some power fluctuations that may set off some voltage alarms for power companies,”

Or it might be a fizzle...

Depends on who you listen to.

But really, are you prepared if the lights go out? Can ya live without all the things that electricity does for you? Water, AC, refrigeration, lights, etc? Got cash for when the ATMs are dark?

What are ya gonna do when yer beer is warm? Yer food is spoiled? and your house is hot (or cold, depending on the season)?

Got a plan? Got preps?

If yer reading this after 9 AM Saturday, then this one was a fizzle. But the next one?

HT Feral Irishman

Ain't it

The truth?

One of these days

This is going to happen to a dog where the homeowner is armed and not cowed by the police.

And then all hell is gonna break loose...Great steaming piles of shitstorm, if you know what I mean.

We don't know what was going through the officers mind, and we don't know what he thought was happening. But really, this happens too often.

My grief would happen in the jail cell, after everything else had gone down... If I survived the incident. But I'm sure I'd pay the ferryman's fee first.

This is a tragedy for all involved. But officers need to be sure they are being attacked before using deadly force, even against an animal. That is the rule that I am held to, by law, why not them?

You know you want to

Party with this dude, doncha?

Reminds me of a guy I used to hang with until I grew up.....

No blood, no foul:

Since there are no charges against Thomas Piatek, he should have his property returned. 

And the state (and the Feds) coughed up all of the firearms and ammo that they had confiscated. 

While I don't think that he is a stellar example of an Indiana gun owner, he is still a citizen of the US and should be treated accordingly, now that the charges are dropped.

And I am glad to see that he has been.

Not sure what happened to his dogs though.

Negligence, plain and simple.

Dude should be charged with Negligent Homicide. But he's a cop.

 Likely, alcohol was involved.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/08/detroit-woman-killed-when-hug-triggers-officer-gun-police-say/?intcmp=obnetwork

Alternatively, his story is bullshit and it is murder. Which is, IMO, much more likely.

Either way, he should be charged. Guns never "just go off".

Being Detroit, it was likely a GLOCK, but still....

If it were anyone but a policeofficerman, charges would have already been laid, and the person would be in jail for some sort of homicide.

And yet

For some strange reason, I'd like to run with the bulls.

Interesting

We went to concert in Chicago last night (Friday).

The crowd was predominantly white (like 99.78%), mostly people from 30-60 years in age.

For the United Center, the level of security personnel was normal. This level of vigilance was, however, a massive overkill, as the crowd was very well behaved. There were zero fights, zero drunken incidents, zero shouting.... zero issues of any kind. No pushing, shoving, stampeding, trampling, etc.

People were polite, helped the infirm or wheelchair bound, and were generally civilized.

One wonders if it was the economic level, the culture of the attendees, or the racial mix, or a portion of each which led to that behavior.

It did, however, make for a peaceful,relaxed (if boring) wait for the start of the concert.

Yet the rest of the border

is wide open.......

It is a good thing that the Customs and Border Patrol is doing their job. In fact, I applaud their vigilance.

But really, when 5 10 20 miles away, tens of thousands (or more) of people enter the country with no oversight every year, are they really doing anything useful besides asserting their authority?

Apparently, the USCBP were professional and polite, but maybe if they left their comfy border crossing they would find other things to interest them.

But it is probably safer to stick to checking out old men rather than people crossing illegally.

Why aren't you

Packing?

Click the link....it isn't what you think.

My only question: Where do you go?

If yer reading this

Then you likely fit the criteria to be a potential terrorist.

Jesus H. Tapdancin' Christ. Can't they do any better than that?

Fully half of the country trips 3 or more of the indicators.

I must make their indicator light up like a pinball machine. Or a Vegas sign. 

Y'know, I am tired of people referring to this holiday as the "4th of July"....That is, indeed, the date....It is Independence Day, you friggin' morons! Do you wish someone a "Merry Dec 25th"?

But the holiday, the event that we are supposed to remember, the significance of the date, is that of the Declaration of Independence. That is the date where the leaders of the fledgling country which would one day become the United States as we know it chose to sign the Declaration and declare themselves no longer the subjects of the King. The date wherein they pledged their "Lives, Fortunes, and Sacred Honor." The day that they basically told the king to stick it up his ass, as they were no longer subject to his authority or his laws.

This isn't a day for fireworks, nor one for barbecues, or 5K footraces, nor special sales at the outlet mall, nor just a paid day off (or double time or whatever for those who have to work). This is a day commemorating the courage, strength and just plain guts of those folks who Declared their INDEPENDENCE from any other authority.

I'd like to force every person in this country to take the time to READ the full text of the declaration. Force them to understand the reasons that the people decided to remove themselves from the authority of the king of England and his rules, laws and taxes. But  can't and won't. If they choose to do so, then they can. Most won't. Most don't care.

However, I wonder what the signers of the declaration would think of us today. Would they spit upon us for allowing our government to do the very things which made them decide to throw off the yoke of oppression which the King had placed upon them? I think they would indeed find us lacking and make their displeasure known in such a manner.

Here are some of the things which they point out in the Declaration:

HE has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public Good.
HE has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

FOR imposing Taxes on us without our Consent

Read the whole list of complaints.


How many are applicable to the government we have today? Both the President and Congress?


I'm not calling for another revolution, but I wouldn't necessarily be disappointed if there was one, either.


But take the time today, in between your barbecue, and your parade and your fireworks, and your trip to the mall. Take just 5 minutes and think about what this day really is for, what all the celebrations are actually celebrating. Take the time to thank those folks who had the balls to stand up to a king, and pledge their lives, fortunes and honor. Some actually gave their lives and their fortunes to the cause. 


Now go enjoy your day off. 

It seems appropriate

On Independence Day, to suggest this as an appropriate place for you to send any spare money you have lying around.

Holsters for Heroes seems like a worthwhile cause.

Sponsor a holster for a serving soldier or Marine. I am.

I think it is a Good Thing. Let 'em know that we care.

I can tell you that Michael makes excellent holsters. He has made 3 for me, and 1 for MC (and an awesome knife sheath/holster for her as well.). He'll likely make more for us too, as the need arises.

In fact, I am evaluating the (slightly customized) Clipper holster he made for me. (Currently breaking it in before doing a review) right now.....If I could convince him to take the time (he's like really overloaded with orders right now) I'd have him make me a custom recoil pad for the Sharps.

So, seriously, support yer troops.

Just a thought.

Thought:

It is said that Alcohol solves no problems.


However:

I have noticed that neither does Water.

Others are seeing

The final destruction of the America we once knew.

Even immigrants. Ya gotta feel sorry for him. He came here, and then the rules changed. It isn't the country he adopted any more than it is the country I was born to and learned to love.

Next stop, Europe. with a dash of the USSR.

Why do we let them destroy our Constitution? It is, really the only thing that separates the US from the rest of the world.  Others have armies, some as dedicated as ours. Others have wealth, and productive citizens, same as us.

But no others have that document.

Soon we won't either.

Advice:

If you have to choose between evils...

Choose the one you haven't tried before.

Clarity

Questions?

Via facebook

Kin ya tell me

Where any of this is wrong?

'cause I fear that it isn't.

What happened to the republic that I was taught about in school?

Yeah, I know that it has been slowly eroding, chiseled away bit by bit by the liberals and the "Progressives". Probably has been that way since well before I was born.

But the country in which I was raised, which I came to believe so strongly for, which allowed me to take pride in the title "U.S. Citizen" has, in not so many years, disappeared. Roadblocks for hard working people, disincentives for folks to make money (and, generally not coincidentally, jobs for others).  Fewer and fewer taxpaying citizens, more illegal immigrants and a whole lot more folks leeching off the rest of society....encouraged to do so by the same government which forcibly takes from the productive and gives to the non productive.

Now this. The outlandish ruling by the Supreme Court. That (once highly held, but no longer) bastion of "Right" and constitutionality. A ruling which gives great power to the federal (and eventually state and local) government. A ruling which upholds their power to coerce you to purchase goods and services and penalize you with a "tax" when you choose not to.

I would never advocate violence against those Justices. But I wouldn't be surprised if they should see some. They have turned traitor to their oaths. They have perverted their office. They have damaged the Constitution which they swore to uphold.

I truly know not what to do. Where to turn. Where to go. The liberals and Progressives appear to have won.  What choice the US or Europe? Without the laws and rules and limits placed on government by the Constitution, what separates this country from all the rest?

Even if we legislatively get rid of the mismash called "Obamacare" the precedent is set. It will be used against the productive and free citizens of this country again. The Supreme Court ruling will stand forever and another chunk of the greatness of this country, chipped away, leaving the foundation damaged and the rest tottering will be the legacy.

I fear for my country, I fear for the countrymen who made this country the greatest and most productive in the world. I fear for the productive citizens who work hard today, but, like me, see no future. See no hope. See nowhere else to go. Nowhere to run to, to escape to. Nowhere to get away from those who would tear down rather than build up, who would take from those who do and give to those who don't. Who would damage their country in doing so.

Sometimes I wish that our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers would have shot each socialist as they entered the country and burned the bodies in a great big pile weekly, instead of leaving us to deal with the festering pestilence that they have spread across this country.

Spinning like a pinwheel in a hurricane

You knew the media would try to put a good better face on the Fast and Furious debacle. Fortune magazine tried. 

And here is another example.

Can you spot the lies mistakes in the article?

The half-truths?

The misrepresentations?

No impartiality here.

If we could hook this spin to a generator, we'd be able to power most of Wichita.

"Rat Bastard" doesn't seem to be harsh enough

Read this.

Higher healthcare fees for Military folks.

All the while wanting to GIVE freebies to a significant number of minorities, single moms, welfare queens and other unproductives. 

"Rat Bastard" just isn't harsh enough. Of course, he's not the only one, Pelosi and her ilk are just as bad.  

Thoughts

Tue Supremes wimped out. They should have either upheld it, or invalidated it. This half assed shit is for the birds

One the one hand, they weakened the arguments for the power of the commerce clause.

On the other hand, they said that Congress can tax you for anything, essentially.

So now they can tax you if you don't buy a product or service.

I am not unexpectedly, disappointed. Greatly.

I do have one question though. WIll this tax apply to everyone: poor, black, white, wealthy, male, Hispanic, Asian, straight, female, gay, etc? Or will there be exemptions for certain groups? Will we all be equal under the law? (yeah, I know....stop laughing).

It would seem to me that these Justices lack any significant amount of intestinal fortitude. They don't have the guts to make a real decision.

And that sucks....'cause they are (supposed to be) the final word regarding laws and constitutionality. And they wimped out here...yet again.

And, again, the power now going to the IRS via taxation is going to be huge. The powers they will have over your life is going to grow. 

The only good thing about this is that Romney (spit) will have something to use as a slogan (repeal, repeal, repeal) and message that he can use over and over and over. And this will give him a rallying point around which his supporters and others can agree. So we end up with a slightly less bad president. A slightly less liberal weenie.

More money down the drain

Obama's administration really knows how to pick 'em, don't they?

Another $400 million gone.

How much healthcare, bridges, or military will that kind of money buy?

How to make shit smell tasty....

and other types of spin.

Done here with a great deal of flair and style.

If I hadn't heard of Fast and Furious and learned the details before reading THIS, then I'd have to think that it was ok.

ETA: It occurred to me that IF the limitations and obstacles hobbling the agents are actually that big of a deal, then the fact that they continued shows, at best, incompetence (and, at worst, malfeasance).

I mean, if you can't do something because of those pesky laws, or because the rest of the justice system won't cooperate, then why continue, knowing the results will be bad? Knowing that you will be facilitating the movement of illegal firearms beyond the borders? Not to mention the fact that thy failed to inform, much less cooperate with, the relevant Mexican authorities.

I got two words for you

Bring

It.

Go here for an explanation.

"General" TACO:

You won't like the ending.

At all.

Guaranteed.

And at the end of the kerfluffle, yes, all black people's problems will, indeed, be solved.

But not in the way you think.

Talk is cheap.

And you are as disgusting as those KKK assholes.

But, when you think yer ready, Bring It.

'Cause there's a lot more folks on the other side who are ready right now, than you think.

Yer shit might work in a "blue" city, maybe. But everywhere else, you'll lose. Badly.

You really don't wanna start nuthin'.

All your posing and mean looks and tough talk might impress those poor inner city youths. But it ain't gonna mean shit to the rest of the country.

Like I said, you really won't like how it ends. Few whites want a real race war. But you can, if you try hard enough, find one. And you'd better be prepared for the damage your race will take. It won't be pretty on either side, but you'll take the lions share of the damage. And you'll bring shit down on a bunch of good people, white and black, who don't deserve it.

And you'll still lose. And so will your "people". Badly.

Suggestion for TSA work slogan:

"Remember people: Keep your eye on the balls"

TSA at their best

Hours of watching hundreds people pass through a metal detector and never once did a light flash or a sound emerge. Yet he had no clue that the metal detector was not plugged in.

And the TSA "had no choice" but to further inconvenience people by making planes return to the gates so the passengers could be rescreened, and forcing everyone in the terminal to pass again through the metal detectors.

Now, I am no expert on terrorism, nor on hijacking....But if I were so  inclined, and the nice (arabic surnamed) TSA agent had allowed me to pass through the non working security device, What makes you think that I would carry my weapon back through the security line again rather than secrete it in the "secure area" or in the plane before returning to the security for rescreening?

And I wonder what sort of disciplinary action isn't being applied to the (apparently oblivious) pizza delivery reject TSA agent?

Remember, Security Theater, nothing more

You didn't hear about this via the MSM

When they were telling you what a monster George Zimmerman was, when he brutally attacked and shot a sweet child who was coming back from the store with candy for his bother and Iced tea for his father

Wait,

They didn't tell you that the sweet child looked like a ghetto thug, did they, instead of the 12 year old cherub-cheeked youngster they showed you, did they"

They didn't tell you that he had been thrown out of school for drugs and fighting, either.

And they didn't tell you this, either...That George Zimmerman passed TWO lie detector tests.

'cause then they couldn't stir up the black vote in an "us against the white man" thing in November.

THought for the day

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities

Thomas Jefferson

The Dutch get it....

Now if only our Liberals will get it, we can get on with having a real country, and integrate our immigrants .  Assimilate them into the "melting pot".

Of course, the Dutch are getting serious about their integration.

Hey, since the liberals like everything that Europeans do, maybe they will follow their lead.

H/T FreeNorthCarolina

Things I learned at the range Sunday:

Went to the rifle range Sunday morning (finally!). 75 degrees, partly cloudy, almost no wind. My previous attempts always encountered either bad/rainy weather or high winds, making sighting in/performance checks difficult. Today was an EXCELLENT day to do both.

But I learned a few things:

1. The Sharps 1874 (.45-70) replica is a very accurate rifle. I was shooting 5 round groups (at 50 yards) where all the holes were touching once I got it on the paper. I could learn to like double set triggers...A lot.

2. That 17.75 lb rifle kicks like a mule...

On steroids.

A mad mule at that.  With a grudge. And a bad attitude. Whose wife just left him.... for his girlfriend. 

I'm gonna have to get a recoil pad.

Srsly.

3. Steel buttplates hurt an already bruised shoulder. Repeated attempts to verify did not change this phenomenon.

4. My first attempts at paper-patching pure lead bullets went very well. Good accuracy and good paper separation. You can find instructions for ANYTHING on the internet...I gotta load some more soon. Maybe my shoulder will heal in a week or so so I can try again.

5. Enough rounds begin to hurt.... Badly.... Then it becomes Not Fun.
Continued experimentation showed that this does not change with further shooting. Nor will the shoulder go numb. 

6. One should shoot the .22 rifle FIRST.

7. The scope on the Savage MKII rifle I won in the raffle can be as much as 20" (L/R) off  POI (at 50 yards) and still have enough adjustment to move onto target.  (but that is a lot of clicks)

8. The Savage MKII rifle/scope combination is capable of shooting single hole 5 shot groups at 50 yds (even with a badly bruised shoulder) with Federal Bulk ammunition until I get tired and start to shake. Which is about 200 rounds.

9. Some people, say from Illinois, cannot learn to follow rules of firearms and range safety and must be asked to leave before they hurt someone else. And that, when called on it for the third time, double down on stupid by offering to shoot the other range users (all 9 of us) instead of following the rules or leaving.  (hint: brandishing (showing) a pistol (even if it never leaves the holster) in a threatening manner on an Indiana gun range is stupid. Eight of the 9 of the other range users were also heeled).  Discretion is, however, apparently even in Illinois, the better part of valor. They left. Thank God the rest of the range users showed restraint, let 'em talk their piece, and leave. Words are cheap, so they let 'em say their bit. But for a moment there, I thought someone was gonna shoot the asshole. and no, not me. I stayed the hell out of that part... , I just watched from the sidelines (behind the table, in fact) as the scene played out, even if earlier I did get in his face when he picked up and pointed the (tricked out with gadgets) AR (with a magazine in the well!) downrange when we were changing targets. ("What? It's not loaded, man".....) Glad they left and no one escalated the situation, and the only things exchanged were words. All the rest of us wanted was to shoot rifles safely. The rangemaster was, of course, late to the party and ineffective. Other range users said this had happened before. Disturbing. Maybe I'll go to JP instead of Willow Slough next time. Fewer out of staters maybe. I dunno..

Chicago people.... WhatAreYaGonnaDo?

I fail to see how one man can be an effective rangemaster over 1000 feet of firing line and 100+ people if they aren't willing to follow safety rules. But that is all the state pays for, so that is all we get. Especially when they don't leave the air conditioned cabin.


It was, overall, an excellent range morning on Sunday. Even with the added out of state excitement.

I came home much more relaxed than when I left, which is, after all the point. 

Tired

Spent a large portion of the day heating and straightening some large bits of iron the old fashioned way. Charcoal, air, anvil and hammer.  Over and over and over and over and over.

Man, I forgot how much work that can be.

 I hope I can make a fist Sunday morning. I'm supposed to go shooting if the weather holds.

Asbestos Underwear donned:

Q:
How many men does it take to open a beer?




A: None---It should already be open when she brings it.




YMMV

Fast and Furious

I could write a lot about it. But I couldn't do it justice.

Executive privilege....looks like someone (the WON) is trying to hide something.

Contempt of congress ? I too am guilty of that...daily. Usually before my breakfast cereal is fully wetted with milk. But Holder is gonna get his if the house van get their shit together.

If they (the house) would have acted sooner, they'd have likely been able to to do more to affect the election. It might be too late now...

And it isn't like they are gonna get Holder or any of the ATF leaders jailed. At best they will get jobs elsewhere in the government bureaucracy. Not even be forced to resign or lose their pensions.

So far, the MSM has done their best to shield the administration, but the veil of secrecy has finally been pierced and they have to acknowledge it.

There is a lot in the blogosphere that is better written and better researched than I could do, so go read them.

y' know....

When you read things like this, you have to wonder (if yer tinfoil hat is on tightly enough) if the Won really believes anything he says, or if his economic plan is just designed to damage the United States and/or the economy of this country.

It is hard to tell the difference between malice aforethought and true incompetence, isn't it?

"He needed killin"

Or something like that.

Texas father not charged with killing of his 5 year old  daughters molester.

Sanity reigns in Texas.

Perhaps there are still places where liberal thinking hasn't infected everybody.

Mayhaps I should plan on living there instead. It looks like it might be my kind of place with my kind of people.

He's at it again

This time bowing to Calderon in Mexico

Seriously, Dude, yer the leader of the most powerful nation in the world. Bowing isn't part of the job description.

Neither is kissing ass, much less apologizing.

Surely by now you realize that.

Heh

So true

You should watch this

video

And spread it far and wide.

Show it to your friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers.

Since the news media won't bring this to light, then the rest of us should.

Read this

It is interesting just what made the losses in the bailouts.

UNION GIFTS.

Plain and simple.

He took your (and my) money and gave it to the UAW and associated unions (and, IMHO) in an illegal manner.

Either way, he (and the unions) stole $26 Billion of our money.

And we let him (them) get away with it.

One hint that he's lying

Is when he says "Let me be clear: or "let's be clear".

(approx 0:26)





And, let's all be clear here, this is NOT politically motivated. 

Right.

Captain Obvious

Strikes again

Like no one would notice the missing line?

maybe I'll move to Pahrump

Seems like the people of the town are tired of the council trying to change things, and threatened the council with arrest (by the citizens) if they try to break the law. 

This is activism I can get behind. The people passed an ordinance regarding incorporation, and some council members wanted to ignore it. So the citizens were willing to arrest and prosecute the councilmembers.

Now if we could only get our senators, congressmen and Dear Leader to fear the same in Washington.

OMG!!!! Hoosiers can shoot police officers!!!

Sorta.

Interesting headline for what the story really is, however. It only makes it legal to resist ILLEGAL entry.

All it really does is remove the "Only One" status from police officers and other public servants. Makes them as accountable and no more privileged than other citizens.

I find it interesting

that the Democrats liberals think that the government should keep its hands off a woman's body... "my body my choice", but think that the decision on what to eat or drink "my stomach my choice? " SHOULD be the decision of the State. 

Strange dichotomy there.

But illogic is not unknown in the statist/liberal way of thinking.

Nor, to be fair, conservatives either...

I wonder

What caliber/firearm combination was used to bring it down?.

And how do you figure out how much to lead 'em?

Enquiring minds and all that.

Hard to argue with

Not me. I;m easy to argue with.

I mean this article.

Found via Rural Revolution

I'd love to live in Australia

Except for the fact that they allow whiners like this to exist outside of a cage.

And they don't beat them daily.

Sweet buttery Jesus you assholes, it's just a posed photograph.

Thought for the weekend

First, what is it you want us to pay taxes for? Tell me what I get and perhaps I’ll buy it.

-Manuel O’Kelly, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

We are winning

The state of FLA refuses to back down to the feds regarding voter fraud.

Interesting.

Velly velly interesting.

Especially in light of my recent fun.

HT: Uncle

Now that the furor has died down

And the screaming and such by the unions losers has ended,

It seems to me that the big thing we need to take from the elections in Wisconsin (and California as well) is that the people have spoken. And they have spoken against greed, and spoken against bigger government, and spoken against deficits.

And they spoke loudly.

If the margin of victory was so large in a state like Wisconsin and California, then it shows that the people are tired of the same old same old, and want some responsibility and some sense.

And, while I really don't think that the vote will fix things, I am impressed by the sentiment that these votes demonstrates.

There may be hope yet.

We shall see.

D-Day

Was today.

68 years ago, 150,000 plus men began the liberation of France in Operation Overlord.

Nearly 1 in 10 was a casualty.

But the plan worked.

And we all know the result.

I wonder if the youth of France are thankful that they aren't required to speak German? 

Not luck

So one of the few issues with driving a Dodge (Cummins) Diesel pickup is that the fuel filter goes from "fine" to "too clogged to let the truck move" in about 2 miles. Seriously. You go from driving fine to barely able to maintain 45 MPH in less than 2 miles.

Now, I love my truck. I love the power, the torque, the fuel mileage. (I get 22 MPH in mixed driving on diesel...3/4 ton, 4wd).

But the fuel filter issue means that you HAVE to keep a spare filter with you. Or get towed. Or burn shoe leather. 

It's not a big deal, nor is it difficult to change.

So I had this happen today on the way to work. Foot to the floor, the best I could do was 45 MPH for the last 2 miles or so. I knew what was happening, and planned on changing it when I got out after my 8 hour shift.

So I get off work, go to the truck, open the hood. Rummage around in the back seat storage and find the filter and the wrench. Climb on the truck, use the wrench on the filter housing lid on the firewall.

Spin the lid off, remove it (and the attached filter) step off the truck, place old filter in a plastic bag, put the new filter on the lid, lube the gasket, climb back onto the truck, place filter and lid in place and spin it tight. Snug with wrench and climb off the truck.

It takes about as long to type as it does to do it. If you have a filter.

So some older guy is watching me. Asks what I just did. I politely explained.

"Lucky for you that you had a filter, son" he says. "Today must be your day. I'd get a lottery ticket."

Dude. Seriously. No luck involved. Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

When I got home, I put the next bit of luck under the back seat, so in 40K miles or so, I'll have that luck with me again when I need it. And I went to Amazon and ordered 2 more lucky filters, so I'll have them when I need 'em.

And I bought my lottery tickets yesterday.

Update

On advice, called and spoke with the duty Sargent.

The officer in question "bumped into me".

That is the Official Story. It must be true, 'cause he said it. I see it differently though.

Could be true. I doubt it. No one got hurt, and I didn't have to go farther. I think I'll let it drop. Not much I can do without witnesses or clear video, and, AFAIK, neither exists. The worst thing I got out of it was a bruise, and a bit of a fright, but no other damage. No one was seriously hurt, and that is what matters,

Fight the battles you can win, and all that

I see it as a lesson for me. Nothing more.

Hope the rest of you learn from my mistakes though. I did. 

Thanks for all the advice.

Bad manners

Or total brain dead stupidity. 

So I get out of the truck, tuck my shirt (which had ridden up) over the Para, and walk across the parking lot to go into the restaurant.

It is 5:10 pm. There is another guy in the parking lot heading into the restaurant. He's behind me.

Dude is really crowding me, way into my personal space as we approach the door.

As I reach for the door, he puts his hand on my firearm through the shirt! Seriously.

I arm sweep his hand aside, lock his wrist and elbow and began to break his fingers or bring him to his knees (I really didn't care which), and he cries "I'ma Cop!" Looking at him, he had a haircut like a cop and didn't look scruffy or anything....so:

"Step back!" I said as I pushed him away and lifted my shirt to get my hand on my firearm.. "Hands where I can see 'em.". "Don't move!".

He freezes, and says. "I am a police officer. Let me show you my ID".

I allow him to retrieve his ID.

He is, indeed a police officer. I asked him why he assaulted me...

He saw my pistol as I tucked my shirt back over it when exiting the truck, and followed me to "check me out".

I suggested that he not do that in the future, As I considered it assault. Better not to do that, for his own safety. Say something rather than place his hand on it. Anything but that. Maybe politely announce himself from a distance...

He said that I had broken the law, by exposing my firearm.

Not in Indiana, dude. Try again. Open carry, while not common, is legal if you have a carry permit. I do. He thought I was wrong. And I only momentarily exposed the thing. He insisted I was wrong...

I suggested that we get the State boys out to decide, as he was County, and I didn't want any conflict of interest or anything... Can call from my cell, have their number right here in my address book on the phone...WhaddYaSay? .?

He declined. "wasn't going to make a big deal about it"

I offered my ID and little pink card.

He declined that too.

Not sure what to do and what the law is, he just wanted to leave and massage his arm.

We parted, but not friends. His arm is gonna be sore this evening. Mine is already. I have a real nice set of bruises from the arm sweep.  I thought about pushing it, and calling another jusrisdiction and making a big deal about it, but decided that it wasn't worth it to go all wookie or anything. Besides, I just wanted food and a drink.

I may call a supervisor tomorrow.

Badge number 942.

But I must say, it was a bit exciting. At least for me.

It did leave me with a bit of a rush. Actually, I was scared. Kinda had the shakes when it was all over.

I learned a lesson:

I never should have let him crowd me that way. I was way too relaxed. Yeah, the shirt was over it, but still, he got his hand on it. And he never should have. Couldn't have drawn it through the shirt without a struggle, but still. I let him get way too close. Way Too Close. Glad he wasn't a compatriot of SumDood.

And I need to pay attention BEFORE getting out of the truck, just to keep this from happening. I've had questions asked by cops before, but never had anyone actually put his hand on my carry gun before, not in 15 years of carrying. And not by someone who was not in uniform.

I did not consider him enough of a threat as he approached. And I should have. Once he got into my personal space, I should have stepped aside and let him precede me through the door.  Or turned to face him, at least. Something besides what I did. I was aware of his approach, but didn't react as I should have.

I may not have been in condition white, but I wasn't in yellow either. Gotta work on that.

This should never have happened....and wouldn't have, if I'd have been more careful and more vigilant.

Gonna do my best to see that it doesn't happen ever again.

Yep

This is so true

INteresting

This.

Video worth watching

Ya gotta ask

What kind of motorcycle?

Not that I need one, especially not that fast. I'm not that good of a rider for one that goes that fast.

But I am curious.

Finally!

Someone is taking Pakistan to task for their duplicity.

While I realize that I am a midwest conservative and therefore am not nuanced enough to understand the geopolitical issues here, I gotta ask.....What is Pakistan prosecuting this guy for? Exposing a person who had not been granted asylum in the country? Or for exposing the fact that people highly placed in the Pakistani government were hiding (and aiding) the number one wanted man by one of their allies?

And the fact that the US has abandoned the guy? We should be ashamed of ourselves.

I fully support senator Rand Paul's plan to cut off all aid to Pakistan.

I'd screw 'em to the wall, were it me. Especially after OBL was found in the country....and then this? And all the other issues with transport routes and such?

Pakistan is no friend of the US....and it is about time we realized that...And acted accordingly.

Senator Paul's plan is a good start.

Straining for the sky

Just one last flight!

Please!

Was this what those folks fought and died for?

Illegal search

Was this the "Freedom" those folks we remember and honor today gave all for?

Methinks many of them would lock and load and stand against it.

I find it shameful that this happens in the US at all, and especially on Memorial Day weekend. 

A final thought for Memorial day

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived." 

 George Patton

cost

How much did your weekend cost:

This much

Remember

Go here.

Remember them

It's all they ask.

Memorial Day

Think about what is for.

A day of rememberance. A day to honor those who have paid for your freedom.

Don't like your government?

That's ok.

Like the freedoms you have?

Good.

Like the country in which you live? (yeah, it could be better, but lets face it...It is still the best in the world).

Then thank those who paid for that freedom. for the freedom to criticize, who protected this country from others.....Those who chose to take the post, to put themselves in the way of those who would damage, destroy, overcome the country, it's government, and it's citizens and change it into something else.....

Just say thank you. Appreciate the sacrifice that they made, the price they paid, and the dedication which they exhibited to protect you, your freedoms, your rights, and your life.

Too many of our citizens forget that too many men (and women) chose to make sacrifices in order that those under their protection could enjoy their lives and holidays such as this

Thank you to all who did so. I, for one, appreciate what you did that I may enjoy this weekend. And my life that you made possible.

It ain't just about hot dogs, hamburgers, doing yard work, camping by the lake, and having a few drinks with your friends and watching a race. It has a meaning....a special meaning. 

Remember.

Remember our heroes today. (and the other days too).

Don't mourn the loss of those who died to protect what you have....
 
Praise them instead.

Spend a moment....

Say thank you to the countries heroes. .....They'll hear you. Trust me.



(In my opinion, Memorial Day should not be a day which "moves" in order to create a convenient three day weekend , but should be a fixed day, a day of remembrance, and a special day which we use to memorialize those who did what needed to be done and paid the price....in order that it would be remembered for what it is, not just a "holiday".)

So where are the charges

for "hate crimes" for this guy?

Oh yeah, he's protected. Special treatment by Holder and the DOJ.

If you or I said similar things (with the opposite polarity), we'd likely be in jail right now.
 


And, Mr. Shabazz?:

All that posing with guns and such? The tough looks and the quasi-military garb and all that? It don't impress me.

But ya wanna kill white folks?

Try it. Bring yer homies and try it. You won't like how it ends.

It'll be the last thing you ever try. We white folks can shoot, and likely better....and there are more of us.

Bring it.

I'll dance with ya.

Thoughts

One can measure the character of a man by the enemies he makes.

Thanks for the support

It is greatly appreciated.

Dog update

MC says I should do an update on our dog...The good news?

Well:

Her falling problem can be fixed with OTC medication from Walgreens.

The bad news?

Likely she has cancer. We will know more when the samples get to the cytologist and we get the report.

I got nuthin else right now. Kinda numb.

She's 14, so it isn't like I didn't know it was coming some time in the not too distant future.

But it still isn't pleasant news.

Say a prayer for Schmoo....and Midwest Chick, who loves her dearly. 

A terrible night

Spent Saturday night with my dog, Schmoo.

She fell about 3 am, and was unable to stand on her back legs. Tried to walk, but couldn't stand and just fell over.

She is 14 years old.

If there was a decent emergency vet anywhere closer than Lafayette, I'd have taken her in then, but there isn't.

So MC and I waited up all night with her. Carried her outside to do her business. Carried her back in. Comforted her. Tried to calm her fear. Held her close. I cursed my inability to help her.

It looks like she had a stroke. The vet I use finally returned my calls (She and I are gonna talk about that when things are over), and told me to wait and see if she recovers. She was right. Schmoo is recovering. How far she will recover remains to be seen, but progress is progress.

She can stand, but barely walk. (the dog, not the vet). We'll see how tomorrow goes.

I am afraid that sooner rather than later I am going to have to make the decision all pet owners dread.  May God grant me the strength and wisdom to know when, and the fortitude to make that decision.

I was supposed to do an NRA instructors class Sunday. That didn't happen. Dunno if it will any time soon.

Gotta have priorities.

And nothing takes priority over my friends....2 legged or 4.  Especially one of 14 years.

Jesus, I was so frightened for her. Still am.

you really should read

This article.

and, even moreso,

This article.

Things are changing. And when they are finished, I doubt that many of those who have been hiding behind racism will like the way they turn out.

Facing the truths is hard. Dealing with those truths will be even harder.

Facing the aftermath of the revealing of the truth will be harder yet.

Ya gotta wonder

What leverage they used to get to this guy. What pressures were brought to bear.

Someone, somewhere, has a great deal to lose if Zimmerman walks. 

I still don't know if he was guilty or innocent of murder, or was merely defending himself.

But I do know that this whole thing smells.....Worse and worse as it goes forward.

Read this!

It is a LONG post, and it will take half an hour or more to read it and follow the links (and you should).

I've been preaching this for years, and Peter and I agree on the basics, and most of the details.

Prepare. Plan, Expect things to be less than idyllic in the near future.

Governments can only paper over the cracks for so long.

What Peter doesn't mention is that when the governments can no longer keep the nanny state going, with the payouts in welfare and other government handouts. THAT is when the real fun will begin.

Better have a plan for that eventuality too.

'Cause that is when the real ugliness will begin:  less (or no) policing, and a subset of our population who is used to handouts no longer receiving them...who has little or no respect for the social contract, who lives in the moment, who believes in "getting theirs" and who believes in "might makes right".

That is when the real fun will begin. 

Bet on it.

Heh

If only

So the news media

is making a huge deal about the losses from JPMorganChase's trading.

$2 billion. Billion, with a B. 2 times ten to the 9th. 2,000,000,000 dollars. Think about how much money that is.

That's a LOT of scratch. Really, it is. Seriously, a LOT of money. More than you and I (and most of our friends) together will make in our lifetimes...combined.  And I would expect that heads will (continue to) roll over the bad trades/derivative/screwup.

But the fact is that the US runs nearly twice that deficit EVERY DAY.

And no one seems to care about that.

Would you buy 'em?

I might. 

If you feel that this represents you, then it is you that has the problem.

Racism is sometimes in the eyes of the beholder.

And if yer dressed like Mr. Obama's mythical son and in my neighborhood, then I'll treat you with suspicion too.

But what we really need are some New Black Panther targets.

Happy Mothers Day

To my Mom and all the others.

Hint to those email forwarders:

Chances are, if your email to me has FW:FW: FW...3 or more times,

Then I've likely already seen it on the internet..

I might even already be on the list of thousands of people whose addresses are there for the reading in all the previous forwards......and for harvesting by the spambots.

Please, at least have the courtesy, if you must forward me another email with an endless chain of FW in front of it, then hide my address from all the other people you are sending it to (BCC)...and all the people that they will send it to...and all those folks that they will send it to...and so on and so on...

I get enough spam already.

Srsly. 

Nother good one gone

Carroll Shelby goes the the big junkyard in the sky.

When he wasn't cozying up to big car companies and selling out, he made some pretty cool machines.

Yeah...like thats gonna happen

So back a few years a go, I TRIED to buy a laser from Wicked Lasers.

Tried.

Waited for 5 months, promised delivery dates missed, then a new one then another.

Then, when I finally got them to cancel my order, it took another 90 days to get my credit card refunded.

And these assholes have the nerve to offer me their newest and best laser....In an email. And I understand that their media push is big. Don't be fooled. They lie.


Fuck you, Wicked Lasers.

Your service is shit, your promises are not worth anything, and I will never do business with you again, no matter how neat/cool your product may appear to be.


I would strongly advise that if you receive and ad from them, like the one below....Just Say NO.

Good

We need more like this.

Or, get rid of immunity for public officials/police officers altogether.

And then spread it to the feds.

Of course, the downside is we'd have thousands of state local and federal workers being sued into bankruptcy....





It'd make 'em behave better....

Takin' out the trash

See ya, Dick.

Tam says it well

Don't let your our  (thanks OG) office door hit you on the ass on the way out.

Shoulda happened years ago.

When wielding power becomes more important than actually doing your job for your constituents...then it is time to go.

RNC: Take note.

Voted

at 5:30 PM.

Turnout was very low for the primary.

circa 22%

No wonder we get the kind of politician we do.

I did my part to vote against the poor examples of humanity that wish to rule us.

Sadly, with one exception, I was unable to find anyone to vote FOR.

I didn't vote for Romney, as his annointing is a foregone conclusion. 

Stupid should hurt

So Sunday night, we had a fair bit of rain.

Actually, a LOT of rain for our area.

So much rain that I had to look again at the rain gauge (after starting on my coffee) to be sure that my eyes had seen the correct amount displayed Monday morning.

I left early for work, and stopped by my local range to check that the pumps were working to keep the entrance from being under water (they weren't). I reset the pumps and prepared to leave..

When I had driven down the road to the range (county road) a car had turned in behind me...

Now I had known that with the large amount of rain, and what I had seen on the way to the range that the county road to the range would be flooded. However, even I was surprised at the amount of flooding. The water ponded at the low point was nearly 4 feet deep. My truck is a 4wd Dodge diesel. But this water was close to the max that I can ford even with this truck. I idled across the low spot and proceeded to the range.There was a reason that I had taken the truck instead of the prius.....

Upon leaving the range after resetting the pumps , I had a choice: either go back the way I had come, or try the other way. As there is another low spot that might actually be worse, and as I knew the water level along the route I had come, I went back the way I had entered.

Imagine my surprise when I saw the same red monte carlo that had turned behind me....he had made it almost all the way across the 100' pond across the road.

Almost.

He was sitting in about 2 feet of muddy water. (in the center of the road).

I was able to get beside him, and I told him I would turn around and push him out of the water with the truck.

I did. I thought about leaving him there, but figured he might drown or something.

Got him to the higher point, and got out to make sure that he had a cell phone and could call a tow truck.


The first words out of his mouth were "life just keeps fucking me in the ass...I can't get ahead....it's always something like this which gets me...."

I replied that he might want to think about where the blame lied, as he had seen me drive into the water, and had known how deep the water was. much too deep for his car.

His reply? "I figured if you could do it, I could"

Truck.....7 foot tall, air intake at 51 inches 34 inch tall tires...car at what??? 20 inches? 25 inch tires... Diesel, with no coils to short versus gas with easily shorted spark system. I think he locked up a cylinder, 'cause the car wouldn't even turn over, much less start or run. Water is, after all, non-compressible. If he's lucky, it didn't bend any engine parts.

Fool. I told him that stupid should hurt so that the lesson would be better learned, then left as he began to get steamed up.

Look: Stupid SHOULD hurt. At best, he ingested enough water to lock his engine...at worst, he damaged it badly. He's looking at a hundred bucks at a minimum, plus the tow....Lots more if he bent a rod.

I bet it'll cost him a pretty penny. And I bet that he is incapable of learning either.

But he did it to himself.  Bet he blames someone else though. I wonder if the stupid hurt enough. 

Chasing me away

Not that I intended to vote for Dick Lugar anyway, but the last few days.weeks have made me sure that I don't want him as my representative to Congress.

A few weeks ago, I received a couple of calls from earnest folks supposedly wanting to solicit my opinion for a poll.

Supposedly...... 6 times they have called, each one a variation of the "poll" thing..

They used this lie to get the time to tell me how "conservative" Dick Lugar is....as if I could not see from his record that just the opposite is true.  The last 2 times, I simply asked....Is this a political call for Dick? And when they said yes, I hung up after requesting that they not call me again..

Apparently, they think all of his voters have the memory of a mouse as well as the intelligence of a gnat.

(that may well be true, as he has been elected 6 times...each time with no opposition to speak of).

 And I am not terribly enamored of his opponent, Mr Mourdock.....But his single winning point that He.  Isn't.  Dick.  Lugar.

However, today (Sunday), I received a call from an earnest volunteer..(again)..at a time guaranteed to disturb what little serenity I enjoy.  Again, a call for me to vote for Dick...despite the fact that I have requested (via voice and email) that he and his volunteers stop calling me.. And he tried to keep my attention by deception (again)....I find this offensive..(I am on the Do Not Call list , but isn't it interesting that the politicians who formed that wonderful, unenforced bit of legislation exempted themselves from it?) This harassment is enough to make me consider taking action that I cannot  describe here, for fear of a visit from the Secret Service or some other agency very angry...angry enough to decide to NEVER vote for him. I actually felt sorry afterwards for yelling into the phone....


All Dick's campaign is doing is guaranteeing that, should Richard Mourdock drop dead of a heart attack or suffer some other debilitating malady, I will vote for whomever else opposes Dick. (but that was already a foregone conclusion anyway...)

What is interesting is the desperation from his campaign....

(desperation..... linking The Opponent with Obama...Surprised Hitler isn't in there somewhere)

Perhaps had he ever bothered to find out what his constituents wanted/felt they needed/wished for in legislation, he'd not be in the pickle he is in now. But then again, he hasn't lived here in like 20+ years.

What we are witnessing is the same sort of desperation we see each time an old-guard politician finds out that once someone can muster up the resources to run against him, the dinosaur loses. He can't run on his past record, because it doesn't look very good once it is examined in the light of day....All the power he/she brokers in the Legislative Body which he has been a member of cannot shield him from the wrath of his constituents...no matter what spin is put upon it by his political machine.

Nice try, Dick....But you'll (hopefully) lose...

Because you are running against a terrible opponent....Yourself.

That new shooter smile....

I spent the bulk of yesterday helping teach an NRA First Steps shooting course.

The range I belong to charges only for course materials and ammunition, and we had a good turnout.

At the end of the class, after each shooter had used up 200 rounds of .22L.R., I brought out several firearms and 250 rounds or so of assorted .38, 9MM and .45ACP in order to let the class members shoot larger firearms, if they so desired.

They did.

Everyone enjoyed shooting the larger calibers.

At the end of the class, several of the students offered me money for the ammo they had expended.

I replied that the smiles on their faces more than made the cost of the ammo worthwhile.

And it did.
It was worth a Saturday, and a few hours at the reloading bench to see the smiles and the confidence in their faces.

Besides, I owe those folks who started me on that path, who did so for nothing, who donated THEIR time, and THEIR ammo and firearms. Now I know why they did it.

The smiles make it all worthwhile.

Death penalty

Is too good for the man who started the chain of events leading to the death of Bob Strait after the beating and rape of his 85 year old wife.

I, personally, cannot think of an appropriate punishment.

And I have a very vivid imagination. I can come up with all sorts of slow, painful, agonizing, drawn out ways for a man to die.

None of them are adequate punishment. None.

But I can come up with ways that would be a good start.

Yep

Read THIS. All of it. Follow the links.

(I may not agree entirely with Og, but he is hard to argue with.)

Borepatch has it right. And, while I may not think that Obama is going to be the train wreck in his second term that most folks feel it will be, I also believe that Romney's core values are not that different from Obama's....and are indeed as far from many of us as Obama's are.

Romney will be as bad a train wreck as Obama, just on a different set of tracks, going in a different direction. With a diesel locomotive rather than an electric one.

I fear for the future of this country....Obama's vision of our future is frightening, and Romney's may be worse. At best, Romney's is no better, just a different path in the descent into hell.

Aratae's suggestion may be the best one.

For the next four years, this country is screwed. What we have to do is to decide what happens after that.

And Borepatch may have the right of it.

Fame.......

I know some of the folks in this video...

So I thought I'd give them part of their "15 minutes of fame"

Y'all look good.

It's better than

"Fuck You"

Or

"Bend Over"

or

"It won't hurt too much"

or

"We are gonna take this country down"

or.

 "We are gonna get you, Whitey"

or:

"Socialism for all!"


instead, we get:


"Forward"

This oughta suck worse than "Hope and Chains Change"

Not good...not good at all.

Seems Romney is cozying up to another east coast big government quasi-Republican guy....

One who can't run for Mayor again.

Oh, and he is as Anti-Gun as Romney was when he was governor of Massachusetts

Wonder if  they talked about the Vice Presidency?

Scary

Link tip: trainwreck

Someone needs to think about taking the entire RNC leadership for a long walk on a short pier...holding lengths of chain.

Still think Romney is the guy?  He's likely to be worse.

I can't argue with any of

THIS

You may disagree, but I don't.

half done

Finished my class for the NRA pistol instructor certification.

Has taken a fair amount of my time.

The things I do for my gun club.