Well, they almost got it right, that whacky 9th. Their decision to overtun a conviction for possession of a machine gun is based on the fact that the defendant was a convicted felon previous to being charged for building the unregisterd machine gun. The machine gun was built entirely from scratch removed the weapon from [...]
Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Kommunist. Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat. Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten, habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter. Als sie mich holten, gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte. — Martin Niemoller, 1892-1984 [...]
On Judicial Nominations Democrats Block Two Judicial Nominees GOP Fails to Raise Constitutional Issue in Dems’ Obstructionism of Judges Senate’s GOP Majority Again Goes Wobbly on Judicial Nominees Democrats accused of racism on Bush nominees Critics cite Kennedy ‘Neanderthal’ remark, memo nixing Estrada because ‘he is Latino’ Racism on Dem plantation Why judicial nominations are [...]
The Liberals are in a tizzy over the prescription drug benefit being pushed by the White House. Features of the legislation which they most detest include: co-pay provisions that require the benefit recipient to share the costs; benefits are also capped and recipients must fall within specific income guidelines to be eligible for the prescription [...]
Reason has an excellent article on why the President is not a conservative. I agree with most of the articles assessment of President Bush as a big spending moderate with a few core conservative threads that keep those of us to the right of Atilla-the-Hun somewhat appeased.
“Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of Hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which the [...]
The Candles Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute was intentionally burned down overnight. Yet there isn’t a word on the radio or any of my usual news haunts including the Indy Star though 2 Terre Haute television stations covered it (links at the linked Museum webpage).
He did get some things right especially his concepts of the self cleansing gene pool. Oh and here’s another …
Those harping on not yet locating bin Laden and Saddam should realize it took 6000 years to locate a type of 30ft long whale.
Though many of my friends prefer it I’ve never cared for CLP as a lubricant.
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