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The Democrats that opposed Republican proposed rule changes to end budget ear marks, or just to require putting names on them, have decided they should trim the ear marks in the budgets Republicans “dumped on them” when they left. They’ll only delete the ones they don’t like, naturally… like those remaining in the bills […]

So, can’t get tighter CAFE standards passed to force auto makers to produce more efficient cars? Then rewrite the rating system to force another 8%-12% out of the 2008 models.
There is a link to more info as these changes seem to have the support of the auto industry but I cannot read the […]

Yes, good old free market Putin… certainly that was his grade school nickname, no?
No.
Seems Comrade Putin has now seized a $20bn Shell liquified gas project after Shell believed the “former” KGB tough. But that wasn’t enough, Putin has also declared no more foreign ownership of Russian energy. I can’t say that’s a bad […]

It seems that Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson has been elected president of some association of mayors with membership including the mayors of some 500 towns and cities in the United States.
I must at this point apologize to the United Nations, whom I’ve previously deemed the most worthless, self righteous, anti-American, 2 bit dictators […]

If you’re in a really up beat mood and just can’t stand it anymore I suggest you click on over and read Lost in the Heart of Darkness: America.

It appears the Venezuelan Voters are proving the axiom that a democracy only lasts as long as it takes for the have-not’s to realize they can vote to take what they want from those who have. Yet another grim reminder of the raw nature of humans.

Bored? No, I mean really bored? Check out the Amazon customer reviews for Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz. All 872 reviews….
But don’t drink any of Tuscan Whole Milk while reading the reviews unless you like it squirting out your nose.

I have had this open to post for a couple of weeks; interestingly enough our boys in the sandbox have found that the silly toy Silly String has some real urban combat uses.
Specifically they spray it across choke points during close quarters battle to indicate trip wires commonly used by the enemy to trigger IED’s. […]

You don’t have to think to hard to come up with an entire list of sitcom’s that make men look like idiots no matter how well intentioned. The women run the sitcom world and there’s nothing the men can do to fix it. This isn’t new… but it is escalating in recent years […]

When I bought the motorcycle at the end of September I figured I’d have a few weeks to ride and then it’d get stored for the winter. Probably by Halloween. But Indiana weather can be amazingly unpredictable. As a matter of fact in 1984 there were many riding days, though few Decembers have […]

I admit I never liked James Baker whether he was working for Reagan or Bush Sr. and I don’t like him as a Bush Jr. lacky either. So when you read about the panel on Iraq lead by James Baker it’s easy to see why, if you know me or read this site […]

If you’re foreign looking and openly Muslim it might be a good idea to go ahead and let the truck driving school teach you how to backup the truck rather than claim you won’t need it. I’d like to say such stupidity is why we’ll win but stupidity is problematic on both sides […]

Someone with too much time on their hands came up with an intersting little test to see how honest or dishonest people are by age, gender and race. I’ll tag this one under “Science” since I don’t to add “Bored” as a post category at this time.

Those following global warming know the most contentious point in the whole debate is Man’s own role in it. I’m on the side of any warming being naturally occurring as warming and cooling cycles through 6 centuries are fairly well documented and as of today it looks as though even the UN may be […]

Let those who bash President Bush on the wiretapping stuff explain their wonder boy’s actions in spying on Princess Diana. Of course it was probably prurient on the part of the Boy President it’s private and none of our business, right?

Interesting CNN story on the Kurdish leader’s reactions to the Iraq group’s report. Remember that the Kurdish area of Iraq restarted their part of the country almost day one of American boots on the ground and are a model of what could be in the Middle East. Yet are we looking to the Kurd’s […]

After a rash of judge shootings a few years ago more Judges are packing court. I think this is a positive step mainly in social acceptance of the fact that law enforcement cannot be everywhere at once and ultimately they’re only responsible for filing the follow up report anyway.
At the same time […]

If you ever need an example of why the UN is bad how about their voting against the world’s right to self defense? What this effectively means is that if you follow the UN’s decrees you can buy firearms but if you recognize the UN is a 2-bit dictators club reaching for control of […]

…OK lady, you can have your deer! Just let me get my saddle…

Seems I may have sold my 86 Saab 900 Turbo way too soon at 150k miles rather than hanging onto it for one million miles on the original engine. I think the only thing wrong when I sold mine was a fan thermostat… loved that car…

We all know selecting presents for the holidays can be difficult. Fortunately if you’re having a hard time thinking of gift ideas you can check Dave Barry’s Holiday Gift Guide for some, er, unique ideas.

The AP is reporting on children age 10 acting more like 15. I have to compare this with my own observations and ask them who’s kids they’re studying because they’re not around here! But maybe it’s true as I don’t talk to many 10 year olds these days. Probably what I’m seeing is […]

The media has been in the cross hairs for sometime for their choices on what to cover and what not to cover. Especially when reporting on our boys overseas and only report when they get killed or kill someone they shouldn’t have. They have effectively controlled the American people’s view and understanding of what is […]

Standards are there for a reason, especially physical ability standards used in training police officers. But what if women who want to be cops can’t meet those standards? Do they improve their physical abilities or, heaven forbid, realize they’re simply not able to do the job?
In a word… no.
They threaten the training and certification […]

There are now 46 states which offer some sort of concealed carry permits for their citizens. A lot of these are “shall issue” permits which means that unless the individual is a prohibited person and in some cases pass a basic skills course, the State “shall issue” the permit. But in all of these […]