Month: December 2005

(Via Drudge) In an earlier post, I asked the question “Why did the Bush Administration resort to secret (and likely illegal) spying by the NSA…

So the House and Senate compromised on a 5 week extention of the Patriot Act, sent it to the President, and bailed for their vacation.…

Senate Renews Patriot Act Well, actually, they’ve renewed it in its entirety for 6 months. However, in 6 months it will at least be renewed…

FoxNews reports: Senate Republicans Wednesday evening tentatively signed onto an agreement that will fully reauthorize the Patriot Act in its current form but also allows…

I got this in my inbox just now from the Yahoo Handloading group. The question is, who said it? The original poster doesn’t know. At…

I’ve been following the slowly expanding brew ha ha around the subject of the NSA’s domestic spying, the President’s defense of it, who was getting…

Oh, we’ve been bad boys and girls and Daddy has scolded us! Oh my, how can we make amends? “…lawmakers explored possibilities Monday for a…

It seems that Vox Day has been reading John Ross–or maybe great minds just think alike. “..you’re not his wife, you’re his cook.” I love…

(Via Claire Wolfe) With the news of the day, I thought this might be appropriate reading. Actually, the entire site appears quite interesting.

FoxNews is reporting that the US Senate has blocked a cloture vote on reauthorization of the Patriot Act *spit*. The fight isn’t over, but the…

Daughter’s band and chorus put on their Holiday Christmas Concert last night. Yes, you’re reading that correctly–the world “Christmas” is prominent in the title. Making…

(With only minimal apologies to David Bowie) I’ve made a change to the banner above. Starting now, it’s going to change from pithy quote to…

E-voting rules head to court this week in North Carolina, where election officials stand accused of ignoring a tough new state law designed to raise…

You know, I don’t have a problem with entrepreneurship–as a matter of fact, I love it. Nothing makes me feel better than dealing with someone…

Go Dogs! Game report here.

Calm down–it’s the final one for this year. Gullyborg is going to take some well-earned time off. He’ll return in the new year with more…

Well, sometime late yesterday, Blogger finally got around to reviewing my request to remove their stupid “word verification” from my blog posting. Hello, Your blog…

OK, I know that you don’t live under a rock, so you’ve hear about “avian influenza”, better known as “bird flu”. If you haven’t, here’sone…

(Via Mark C., an Internet correspondent) Most states that issue concealed carry permits have reciprocal agreements with other states–I honor your, you honor mine. Excellent…

Hundreds of Fort Bragg families have something to smile about this Christmas. Seven hundred and fifty Christmas trees were given out to Fort Bragg soldiers…

Well, heck, I couldn’t possibly pay for it myself! Wait–the taxpayers can pay for it! House Speaker Jim Black on Wednesday defended spending taxpayer money…

Headline from News.com: FBI: We’re not worried about terrorist cyberattack There’s nothing on my desk, or the director’s desk, that would cause any concern today,”…

Well’s here’s some juicy news from the freedom front–Arlyn Specter (RINO-PA) has announced that there has been a deal to renew the Patriot Act for…

Here’s a great survival item: A lightweight, non-woven blanket engineered by a South Carolina company is keeping disaster victims dry and warm from the Gulf…

On the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, this article about the USS Arizona strikes a particular note. Not the garden variety Arizona article at all–maybe that’s…

You have got to love this. I get ready to post on Blogger, and I have this cute little “word verification” crap at the bottom.…

Now in it’s 40th incarnation, the Carnival of Cordite is once again on the firing line. Gullyborg is in short-shrift mode, so we’re all going…

(Via El Reg) If you have the desire to own your own business, you might be interested in this opportunity. And yes, that’s all I’m…

(Via Drudge) It would seem that French women prefer the effigy on Victor Noir’s grave to their own menfolk. So much for the vaunted prowness…

(Via Worldnet Daily) The legacy of the Kelo decision continues, as governments get more and more audacious in their abuse of eminent domain: Seizure limited…