T minus…
…some amount until the special election in Massachusetts. Polls show Brown is leading Coakley by as much as 15 % and various Democrat power brokers…
Have you ever heard of Haiku Valley?
Probably not. It’s just one of those footnotes in something the size of a world war. But it’s a footnote worthy of your time.
The crowd may not be so wise as was thought
According to CNET News, Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier believes that “the wisdom of crowds”, embodied in sites like Wikipedia, is actually causing more harm than…
Ho-lee Crap
If this is true (and you have to wonder if CNBC would be stupid enough to put it out there without proof), I would not…
The next Lexington Gun Show
Since I seem to come up tops in search results for the phrase “Lexington gun show” (Brandon really needs to get a web site), in…
So much for a Christmas bounce
The Commerce Department said Thursday that retail sales declined 0.3 percent in December compared November… In an economy where consumer spending accounts for roughly 70%…
Darn skippy
(Via the Drudge Report) At least he understands who he’d be working for if he gets elected.
Are the wheels coming off?
(Via Timebomb 2000) It certainly seems so. Arizona state legislators go back to work Monday in an attempt to battle a nearly $1.5 billion dollar…
He doesn’t sound black…
(Via the Drudge Report) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada described in private then-Sen. Barack Obama as “light skinned” and “with no Negro dialect,…
Covering up the true extent of the financial damage
Could Fed Chairman Timothy Geithner be involved in SEC rules violation? The New York Federal Reserve Bank under Timothy Geithner urged insurer AIG in late…
Important reading alert
Eric S. Raymond (who, by the way, is always worth your time to read) has a tremendous piece titled “Escalating Complexity and the Collapse of…
Are the rats abandoning a sinking ship?
We saw a similar exodus among Republicans in the last election, when they knew they couldn’t win. I have to wonder if the elect are…
Well, the first decade of the new century is over
And the punditry is scrabbling about, looking for a name for it. There’s a lot to be said for the decade–we avoided the disaster that…
For certain values of “open”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended Congress’ work on a healthcare bill Tuesday saying the process has displayed historic transparency, just as C-SPAN mounts an…
*GASP!*
“Progressive” PSHes are breathlessly Sing their Ps because Gun Rights and Tea Party Activists Encourage People To Bring Guns To New Mexico Protest Yes, the…
ATF actually follows the law…
…and the PSH crowd is perturbed. Dear Old Media: Your bias is showing–AGAIN!
And this is the medical care they want?
(Via Worldnet Daily) Amy Carter, 15, pleaded with doctors not to send her home after spending two night at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital and even…
Keep up the pressure
Because it’s starting to work: In a phone call Thursday, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., urged South Carolina Republican Attorney General Henry McMaster, the head of…
*sniff* *sniff*
Do I smell something…musty? Dusty? Sort of an ‘old’ smell? With the congressional GOP poised for a comeback in the 2010 midterm elections, Democrats are…
“Did everybody just get these for Christmas?”
Beware of using your Christmas gift GPS until you’re smart enough to learn the thing’s limitations. In a holiday hurry, Jeramie Griffin piled his family…
Happy New Year!
Once again, our planet has reached an arbitrarily determined point in it’s orbit around the sun. 🙂 I’d like to wish you all a happy,…
That’s going to leave a mark
(Via Say Uncle) A security guard attempts to snatch the gun of someone open-carrying in Georgia. Hilarity ensues. Interesting that I didn’t notice anything in…
Because it’s easier, you know, than stopping terrorists
The Department of Homeland Stupidity Security is peeved that someone almost immediately leaked a memo about increased air travel security theater after the Underwear Bomber…
Here’s a pair
From round and about the Intertubz, we have the following: Kentucky sheriff’s department conveniently burglarized after failing to respond to an open records request relating…
Good news, bad news
Bad News: Couple follows GPS directions, gets lost. Worse News: In the snow on a Forest Service road. Worst News: They get stuck in 6″…
Nothing on TV to watch?
Well let me clue you in on something that you don’t need the idiot box to watch–Urban Danger. It’s an online movie about several families…
More evidence
As if we needed any, here’s some more evidence that points out that criminals don’t obey the law, whether it’s about guns or not. Be…
Just…wow!
(Via the Western Rifle Shooters Assoc.) I’m not sure about the guy’s politics, but with a song like that, I have to be curious.
Merry Christmas!
Here’s wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas. On this day, be of good cheer and generous spirit. Let out the person that you always…