Direct bullseye in Wednesday’s Washington Times commentary, The shooting party. In the absence of any pressing news these days — other than Iran’s nuclear weapons development crisis, the election of Hamas terrorists in Palestine, on-going worldwide Muslim riots and killing in reaction to a cartoon, Al Gore’s near sedition while speaking in Saudi Arabia, the [...]
Another shining moment in today’s education system. Just when I’m resolved to hate the teachers unions the parents prove the union’s point: “I don’t think that somebody else should discipline one’s child,” said parent Marisol Monilato. “It’s up to the parents.” Remember that by claiming this right you also get the responsibility to teach the [...]
As much as they may hate us it’s obvious that they watch what we do. It has often amused me that so few point out Iranian’s and even OSB’s recital of the DNC talking points. Now they’ve taken our Freedom Fries and applied it to their Danish pastry.
I’m all for accountability but Sarbanes-Oxley went (is going) way too far. As one Indiana Congressman said, Congress is good at two things; nothing and over reacting. Sarbanes-Oxley is a clear cut case of the first leading to the latter. In over reacting Congress typically makes things worse instead of better and in this case [...]
While I find the Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest amusing I can easily see the cartoons becoming propaganda tools against themselves. It’s not like this would be the first time they’ve shot themselves in the foot or anything.
Oracle has acquired another open source company, this time Sleepycat, the commercial side of Berkley DB used by many open source projects across a wide range of applications. The acquisition means customers have access to a fast, open-source database at low cost and with “enterprise-class support,” Oracle said. Except you don’t have to buy them [...]
It looks like ABC’s John Stossel has touched a nerve. Good for him.
Oh it’s all a big scandal that Cheney accidentally shot a fellow hunter though by the account I read the fault lay as much on the fellow shot as the fellow shooting. But this certainly reinforces my own recent thoughts on compacency, doesn’t it? It also adds emphasis on wearing good shooting glasses. Birdshot at [...]
Well, the receiver finish anyway. The Winchester 94 is such a tough cookie to get refinished due to the hardness of the receiver I’ve decided to go the other way and “age” the whole receiver. Since i really like the brown patina of the right side it seemed to make sense. Some spots of faded [...]
What happened to the days when the media didn’t broadcast our military intentions to the enemy quite so openly as today? I need to know…. but some things you publish after the fact unless it is your intention to tip our hand.
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