Finally, someone I could actually see myself voting for in 2008, Fred Thompson. Supporters are still in the process of convincing Thompson to run and I can certainly find areas of disgreement with some of his votes as a Senator. But it’s a catch-22 anyway, if he’s good enough to do the job he’s smart [...]
When it comes to 7.62NATO battle rifles most know my opinion but I’d still love to put a Kel-Tec bullpup through the wringer. I’d like a closer look at those mags as they look very much like FAL mags. Considering FAL mags can still be had cheap and that one of the newer 7.62 AR [...]
The DC courts handed down a decision in the Parker case today which has me thinking Christmas came late. Witness, logic : In determining whether the Second Amendment’s guarantee is an individual one, or some sort of collective right, the most important word is the one the drafters chose to describe the holders of the [...]
To listen to the DC talking heads you’d think the US economy was in the toilet. Last weeks Dow drop recovered in days including breaking another trading record; US households are worth more than ever after another quarter of record breaking expansion of personal wealth; record breaking exports have have reduced the trade deficit (still [...]
“If we move in mass, be it ever so circuitously, we shall attain our object; but if we break into squads, everyone pursuing the path he thinks most direct, we become an easy conquest to those who can now barely hold us in check.” Thomas Jefferson
I don’t think I’ve ever written a movie recommendation here but that’s changing as of now. Maybe it’s just the winter doldrums but in the past few weeks I’ve seen a few movies with the Missus that we both found very good. The first was Flicka, a supposed family movie about a girl and her [...]
“The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic…” Justice Joseph Story
Bill Hobbs digs up some interesting information on Al Gore’s “carbon offsets” which largely shows Gore actually owns the company he’s buying his “offsets” from. But what’s even more important here is that the carbon offset business is largely unregulated and can be as simple as planting trees. Anyone want to invest in my new [...]
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The masthead graphic "Road to Oakalla" was taken during a motorcycle ride to the Oakalla covered bridge on 23 May, 2007 with a Canon A85 digital camera (F5.6, 1/125 sec exposure). Additional images from the visit are in the Oakalla bridge gallery.
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