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Following his 100 day prime time speech its good to do a little fact check of the President’s claims.

While the various world organizations and governments make sure this “crisis doesn’t go to waste” there are scientists who see this flu strain as relatively mild.
the current outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which emerged in San Diego and southern Mexico late last month, may not even do as much damage as the run-of-the-mill flu outbreaks […]

If you’ve time, and a strong stomach, you might find President Obama’s 100 DAYS, 100 MISTAKES an enlightening read. Of course its published in the New York Post and since it takes work to refute them the opposition instead takes the position that the NYPost is less credible than the National Enquirer. When you […]

That’s Breast-feeding While Intoxicated…. I would have thought she’d been charged with delivering a controlled substance to a minor….

First it was inflate your tires. Now its ‘Wash Your Hands’. And they accused Bush Jr. of offer “over simplified” solutions “complex issues”?

Best coverage of the Mexican Flu to date.

I told myself after the Grand Prix I’d never buy another GM product but it looks like I no longer have a choice.

I am frequently depressed by the number of people who don’t understand our form of government and the history of the various forms of government throughout history. Especially worrisome is the belief that the United States was founded a democracy and that Socialism/Communism are the far left and Fascism, the far right. A libertarian […]

Another article on Antarctic ice growing, not melting. This one includes a comment that the large scale calving everyone was pointing to as a result of global warming may not be unusual.

They finally admit, after years of saying the ice was melting and going to cause sea level rise, that ice is actually growing in the Antarctic. Oh, but it’s still our fault and growing ice is a bad thing too!
First we have Global Warming. Then we discover its actually cooling so we […]

Turns out the trailer wiring harness on our F150 was butchered by the previous owner. So in trying to get trailer lights I needed to replace part of the harness. Tried a couple of trailer/hitch shops in the area, even tried the Ford dealer parts counter with no luck. Finally, Tillman’s suggested I try […]

Years ago I bought a hot new model Nokia phone (2160?) that allowed you to record a voice title in the contact card. Then you could press a button and say “call Joe” and it would dial Joe. Now sometimes, if you didn’t say it close enough for the phone to match you had to […]

A few quick points on the HTC Touch Pro now that I’ve used it a couple of days. First, the HTC touch flow 3d software uses a lot of system resources, might be why Verizon ships the phone with this disabled.
Second, the bluetooth works almost flawlessly!!! That may not seem like much to a […]

I’m serious quaking in my molle gear waiting for the next Congressionally chartered Letter of Marque and Reprisal pleasure cruise to the waters of Somalia…

Not even a week after 20/20 ran their hit piece, a work of fiction attempting to illustrate gun owning citizens are unable to actually cope with the stress of a real life scenario a woman in Florida refutes their premise with real life.
What 20/20 hid from viewers was the “perps” in their tests were […]

“[April 15] is the last day for filing income tax returns — a day that reminds us that taxpayers pay too much of their earnings to the Federal Government. … While April 15 serves as a reminder, the people of the United States truly do not need to be reminded. They are victims of inflation, […]

“The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. The wise and correct course to follow in taxation is not to destroy those who have already secured success, but to create conditions under which everyone will have […]

So today was one of those infrequent occurrences where I received 2 packages from 2 different carriers on the same day. It also illustrated why one carrier is at the top of their food chain and the other is, well… not.
One package was the tour pack for my VTX delivered by UPS. Not only did […]

After 3 years of the Treo I finally have something new, an HTC Touch Pro. I’ve only been considering the HTC phones for a year or so but being the cheap skate that I am I’ve resisted the upgrade even on the company’s dime. But another Treo failure at the office pushed me back to […]

“An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.”
John Marshall

… are a hazardous substance and should be banned! Ummmm…. jellybeans…..

It’s a tough job market out there and as our company lets go people we would much rather keep helping them along on their way is the least we can do. A reference letter, even a simple one, could easily make the difference for that employee. If you’re like me, unimaginitive with writing […]

Meet the new domestic spy boss, same as the old domestic spy boss…

These videos are were created by Bob Basso. Is it any wonder his videos disturb President Obama?

The Green lobby in Washington currenly outnumbers Congress 4 to 1 but you won’t hear much on this because leftist groups aren’t considered “special interest groups” in the media.
So while you swallow all this junk about “green energy”, “sustainability” and all the jobs its going to create never ever forget the lobbying efforts that […]