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Another hunter who doesn’t “get it”

(Via Ride Fast & Shoot Straight) Some gun owners still don’t “get” the Second Amendment. They don’t understand why we “gun nuts” could possible want…

November 22, 2008February 15, 2021
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Hm-m-m…seems that Change is filtering down to the state level

A special transportation committee on Wednesday approved a package of money raising proposals, including a tax on N.C. vehicle owners based on the number of…

November 20, 2008February 15, 2021
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Look what’s back

It seems that the Big O’s “Urban Policy” has made a comeback: Address Gun Violence in Cities:Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which…

November 20, 2008February 15, 2021
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Zombie Reagan

Killing the last few minutes at work today, random blog surfing lead me to…Zombie Reagan. Now before anyone gets their panties in a wad, I…

November 18, 2008February 13, 2021
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Interesting map

(Via Timebomb 2000) Strange Maps overlays a “red vs. blue” map of the 2008 election with an map of cotton production in 1860 and gets…

November 18, 2008February 15, 2021
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Well, there goes that Hope

(Via the Drudge Report) If you had harbored and Hope that Change might not be so bad, read this Bloomberg article on the Center for…

November 18, 2008February 13, 2021
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Sir, you need to practice more

Gunfire broke out at a north Charlotte bar early on Monday morning. The thieves and the owner exchanged gunfire, but officers didn’t think anyone was…

November 17, 2008February 13, 2021
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If you drive in North Carolina

Please be aware that state tax collections are off, and an alternative revenue plan is now in place. Pay attention to those speed limits.

November 17, 2008February 15, 2021
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Well, someone gets it

(Via the Drudge Report) Those of us (at least on the conservative and libertarian sides) who followed the recent elections have noted that the old…

November 17, 2008February 13, 2021
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Poor Barry

(Via the Drudge Report) He’s going to have to give up the Crackberry. (Remember, BugMeNot is your friend.) I’ve read a number of pieces recently…

November 16, 2008February 13, 2021
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A little bit of my day

Today I was off from work. I’m blessed with a rather exorbitant amount of vacation time each year, and most years am unable to use…

November 14, 2008February 15, 2021
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So just how big is the monarchy?

A number of folks have commented on the media’s tendency to speak of Obama’s “rule”. Well, apparently Obama is getting beyond the station of monarch,…

November 13, 2008February 13, 2021
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Smart lady, smart message

Gov. Sarah Palin speech to the Republican Governors Association was right on the money: Let us resolve not to become the negative party, too eager…

November 13, 2008February 13, 2021
11/11/2008
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11/11/2008

Thank you.

November 11, 2008February 15, 2021
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Nazzo fast, Guido

There ain’t no such thing. Obama needs to stop rushing to the coronation, methinks.

November 11, 2008February 13, 2021
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Too much Change?

The Washington Times reports that The Bringer of Light’s Hope and Change Agenda, which caused such a snit all over the Intertubz this weekend, has…

November 10, 2008February 13, 2021
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Let’s have a gun post…

Enough political crap for a moment–I wanna talk about guns and shooting and about a well-spent afternoon. So I got up yesterday morning, full of…

November 9, 2008February 15, 2021
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Geopolitical Challenges

(Via LawDog) Stratfor has a good thought piece on the geopolitical challenges faced by The Obama on his ascendancy to the throne. (Well, it is…

November 9, 2008February 15, 2021
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Foot in mouth disease

(Via the Drudge Report) President Hopey-Changey (thank you Tam for that moniker) got off the teleprompter again: President-elect Obama called Nancy Reagan on Friday to…

November 8, 2008February 15, 2021
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Some Change

(Via the Drudge Report) So the stock market’s down about 4% this week and unemployment is up. The Enlightened One has bold, sweeping statements on…

November 7, 2008February 13, 2021
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A potential starting point

(From Chaos Manor) If we are to renew the Party of Reagan, we’re going to have to get back to the roots of conservatism. Russel…

November 7, 2008February 15, 2021
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Re-enlisting with a bang

Staff Sgt. Andrew Petrulis, USAF, recently re-enlisted while in Iraq. Blackfive has the picture that you don’t want to miss.

November 7, 2008February 13, 2021
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Hope seems to be in short supply in the markets today

Change–negative change–is not. After Huge Two-Day Selloff, Stocks Near Recent Low How’s all the Change working for ya? (Yes, I know it’s evil to gloat…

November 6, 2008February 15, 2021
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Spreading the wealth?

(Via the Drudge Report) Lines were long and tempers flared Wednesday not to vote but to get paid for canvassing for Barack Obama. Several hundred…

November 6, 2008February 13, 2021
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Would you like some cheese with that whine?

Internal Battles Divided McCain and Palin Camps Two things: “Journalism” from the New York Times. Sorry,but automatically suspect. All of the quotes were from McCain…

November 6, 2008February 13, 2021
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Oh, and another thing…

Don’t blame Sarah! Let me note something that goes with theprevious post–Sarah Palin is the only reason I, and many like me, decided to hold…

November 6, 2008February 13, 2021
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Renewing the Republican Party

I’ve been thinking about the election a good part of the day (at least, while I wasn’t at the range shooting). I’ve read any number…

November 5, 2008February 13, 2021
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Democrats to assume power…

Stock market has the biggest post-election loss in history, big spending ahead. Oh, and we want a “windfall profits tax” on oil companies (they missed…

November 5, 2008February 15, 2021
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It strikes me…

In 1976, a new generation of young people helped vote Jimmy Carter into the White House. The results of that are decidedly…mixed. In 2008, a…

November 5, 2008February 15, 2021
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And that’s, as they say, that

Fox News has just declared Barack Obama the winner in the US Presidential race. At this point, there are two things that we need to…

November 5, 2008February 15, 2021

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