Some years ago, the point was made that freedom of movement was an essential component of American freedom. I wish I could relate the source of my enlightenment on that point, but it escapes me at the moment. I’ve always remembered it on some level, because it is so obviously true on so basic a [...]
Archive of posts tagged Opinion
Halfway there
I guess turnout was indeed greater than expected… my damned poll site ran out of stickers before I got there. Oh well, this one will do. Halfway to 2012. Thankfully, today’s results should stem the tide until we can correct the mistake of 2008. Now we just have to keep our collective foot on the [...]
Advanced Pumpkin Carving Technique
I had no idea cats loved pumpkins so much.
Nines
Nice. Had a “Reservoir Dogs” feel to it.
Food Shortages? Explain this.
A recent article warned that because of (global warming/climate change/al gore’s bank account) the world was in danger of increased food shortages. As usual, the gist was that the evil West is abusing the planet and the innocent, helpless third-world is starving. I’ve long questioned the logic of turning food crops into (heavily subsidized) fuel [...]
Google Voice
Occasionally I get yelled at for being inaccessible. I don’t understand it, but… anyway, I finally got my Google Voice account set up, and cleverly added a “direct to voicemail” button at the bottom of my “About” page. Click the “call me” widget, insert your name and phone number; the service will call you and [...]
9-11-10
Nine years. I still can’t watch this without getting a lump in the pit of my stomach. Never forget.
Peace Through Strength
Seems quite reasonable to me. A Platform for Restoring ‘Peace Through Strength’ In a world characterized by growing threats to freedom and the U.S. Constitution, America’s exceptional role, and indeed our country’s very existence, is at risk. We believe such times demand a robust, comprehensive national security posture appropriate to today’s threats, and tomorrow’s. Toward [...]
9th Circus declares lying, cheating, stealing “protected”
Pretty hard to believe. Military.com PASADENA, Calif. — A three-year-old federal law that makes it a crime to falsely claim to have received a medal from the U.S. military is unconstitutional, an appeals court panel in California ruled Tuesday. The decision involves the case of Xavier Alvarez of Pomona, Calif., a water district board member [...]
Has anyone told them?
It’s not the military’s policy. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Lawyers for a gay rights group asked a federal judge Friday to impose an injunction halting what they called the military’s unconstitutional “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Congress created the bill, President B.J. Clinton signed it into law. Don’t blame the military for U. S. Law.
Sometimes there is justice
Lynne Stewart is off to the big house for ten long years… Judge nails the bitch to the wall for demonstrating “lack of remorse.” Awesome. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl sentenced Stewart, 70, today in New York. A federal appeals court in November ruled that his first sentence didn’t reflect the seriousness of her actions. [...]
Awesome
Too bad the gecko doesn’t actually have the best price in my case… love their commercials!
Michael Steele is a Moron
This is Michael Steel trying to be, to quote him, “too cute by half.” “This is a war of Obama’s choosing.” Apparently he forgot about Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and 9-11. I’m with Bill Kristol on this one… Michael Steele: Resign.
Do no evil?
Seriously, when your own security system tells on you, you’re doing evil. Nice work, Google. “Of the 383 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 11 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2010-06-26, and the last [...]