Month: January 2007

1984? You’ve got to be kidding. Who needs Orwell’s 1984 when we have the Federal Bureau of Investigation: The FBI appears to have adopted an…

Well, it seems that I’ve stirred up some folks with my comments on Ron Paul (in this post). Here’s a few outtakes from the comments:…

(Via Drudge) It would seem someone in the Republican part has received the real message that was sent in the 2006 elections: It’s important for…

The Greensboro News and Record reports that an unnamed McDonalds worker has shot and killed a bad guy attempting an armed robbery at a Charlotte…

Well, it seems Senate Republicans, apparently assisted by a few Democrats, have killed the minimum wage hike, at least for now. My Daughter, who is…

(From Timebomb) Well, fellow gunnies, here comes the first of the gun grabs, bans and general stupidity: HR256, Title: To prevent children’s access to firearms.…

(Via The Register) SanDisk V-Mate™ Video Memory Card Recorder OHMIGOD! It records on a memory card, and you can take it out, use it on…

Has just risen several percent per hundred rounds recently. For those who don’t shoot on a regular basis, I’m talking about the price of ammo.…

President Bush, not content with his already low performance ratings, has apparently decided to try for negative numbers: President Bush intends to use the State…

(Via American Girl In Japan) Yo, Mountain Man–what’cha think? 🙂 Interestingly enough, I have high scores on some items that are diametrically opposed. That’s sort…

(Via Chaos Manor and TB2K) If you give a whatever about the state of education in the US, then you need to read these three…

(Via Drudge) HILLARY CLINTON is to be presented as America’s Margaret Thatcher as she tries to become the first woman to win the White House.…

Varifrank has an excellent post outlining what he’s learned from the war in Iraq. IMHO, the best one is “The justification for going into Bosnia…

Democrats have controlled Congress for 2 weeks now, so I think it’s time to review their performance, making snarky comments along the way. First, in…

Kevin Baker of The Smallest Minority asked this question about my post on the effects of inflation on the value of a dollar: Now, compare…

Random Nuclear Strikes reports that Wayne Fincher has been found guilty of the charges of owning illegal automatic weapons and an illegal short-barreled shotgun. So…

Les Jones has posted a list of places where all us e-e-evil gun nuts can stock up on necessaries for those M1 Carbines CMP is…

No, not Canada–Virginia. (For those who’ve missed it previously, The Freeholder is a citizen of North Carolina.) Countertop has an interesting post on how the…

(Inspiration for this post was provided by the Mountain Man, who really needs to stop reading this and start his own blog, dammit!) Today is…

(Link via SurvivalBlog) If I wanted to buy something that cost $100 in the year of my birth, it would currently cost $680.74. This is…

My mom passed from this life Saturday at 5:30 PM. She was resting comfortably and just slipped away. While it’s hard, it’s good to know…

Long-time readers will remember that I’ve noted my mother’s health problems. Things have finally come to their inevitable end, and she is under hospice care.…

(Via Claire Wolfe) Concealment Does NOT Equal Cover Finally, something useful from my tax dollars. I was just hoping that the brick walls of The…

Giuliani 2008 Game Plan Laid Out in Newspaper Reading the story, it seems America’s Mayor is concerned that his past will adversely impact a presidential…

(Via Drudge) As they prepare to take control of Congress this week and face up to campaign pledges to restore bipartisanship and openness, Democrats are…

(Via The War on Guns) While I haven’t been blogging about it, I have been following the saga of Wayne Fincher, who is charged with…