Bush cowboys up

Right after I go on a rant about the President not going on the offense and taking it to the democrats, he cowboys up big time… Heh.
Speaking in Israel to the Knesset, President Bush made the following comment…
“Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade [...]

The will of the court vs the will of the people

The California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation’s biggest state to tie the knot.
Domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage, the justices ruled 4-3. LINK
The court wins…..The California SC taking this position, in an election [...]

McComb armory renamed for fallen soldier

from Enterprise-Journal
The McComb Army National Guard Readiness Center will be renamed this weekend in honor of a fallen soldier. Sgt. Timothy R. Osbey died Feb. 16, 2005, when his vehicle rolled into a canal in Iraq.
The 29-year-old soldier from Magnolia was a member of the 155th Brigade Combat Team.
At his funeral, Osbey was posthumously [...]

Mississippi on my mind

I just got this email from Mike Huckabee…
Last night was a reminder of what a tough year this will be for Republicans. The loss of the Congressional seat in Mississippi was tough. We had a great candidate, but the Democrat very effectively ran as a pro life, pro 2nd amendment conservative. I’m convinced that for [...]

I hate it when that happens

from Regret the Error…

Ouch!

Kumbaya baby

I was reading about the Republican loss of MS-01 in the CL, trying to figure out how in the cat hair we managed to give that seat away, and for some reason unbeknownst to me, I thought about an old essay written some time back by our pal RT.
I don’t see how anyone can look [...]

Meet the new boss

It seems so long ago, that Nancy Pelosi promised the most ethical Congress ever.
After a year and a half of ethical leadership, how is the Dem congress shaping up? More of the same…
a $170 million earmark for the salmon industry, quietly tucked into the mammoth bill at the last minute by Speaker [...]

Obama refuses to release his birth certificate

In an attempt to put to rest the persistent rumor that Barry Soetoro, aka Barak Hussein Obama’s real name isn’t Barak Hussein Muhhamed Obama, the St. Pete Times published this interesting paragraph…
We tried to obtain a copy of Obama’s birth certificate, but his campaign would not release it and the state of Hawaii does not [...]

godzilla

BOC

Uh oh, there goes Tokyo.

Top 10 (plus 2)

Frank J. has posted his top 10 things he’ll miss about Hillary….
10. That special way our soul aches every time we see her.
9. The way her laugh rid the neighborhood of stray cats.
8. How her smile melts steel.
7. When she said she’d obliterate a country, you knew she meant it.
6. How, despite all the trouble [...]

2nd bird flu outbreak in Seoul

from AP
South Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city.
The Seoul government said the slaughter was necessary to contain the disease. It said it will now focus on preventing live poultry from being [...]

Wolverines

Lately, talk show host Laura Ingraham has been promoting an idea for a new movie: a remake of the 80’s classic Red Dawn, with the young people of America fighting against Muslim mufsidun instead of Cuban and Soviet invaders. So far, she hasn’t had any takers.
That may be about to change. [...]

Can we ask? Yes, we can!

Saturday Open (nothing else matters)

Homecoming

(photo: Aaron Rhoads | Enterprise-Journal)
By Timothy Woerner | Enterprise-Journal
Posted: 05/09/08 - 11:11:10 am CDT
The body of Marine Lance Cpl. Casey Casanova arrived Thursday in Mississippi, carried in a plane that landed at McComb-Pike County Airport in Fernwood, where mourners held an informal, solemn ceremony marking her homecoming.
Casanova, 22, was one of four U.S. Marines killed [...]

The Entrepreneurial Spirit Lives…Make Your Own Ethanol At Home!

I came across an interesting article, Make Fuel At Home With Portable DIY Refinery. It’s interesting and informative, and if prices of gasoline and oil continue to rise, it may be an attractive alternative. In the article, the manufacturer, an accomplished inventor, states that the cost of the ethanol from their EFuel Micro [...]

SwampMan, This Song’s for You!

SwampMan was triumphant this morning after buying an out of print service manual for GMC trucks. “I got it for only $50 including SHIPPING!”
“What did it cost new?”
“That’s NOT the point. The point is that I’ve been trying and trying to get one, and I rarely find them for under $80.”
Yep, that hunting [...]

I Will Be Proud To Vote For This Man

He’s not as conservative as most would like. He’s not against illegal immigration as much as I would like. He believes in the global warming hoax a little too much for my taste. But I have seen what the other two candidates have to offer, and they pale in comparison. To me the major issue [...]

Differences Between the Middle Class and Middle Class Millionaires

MIDDLE CLASS
With an annual income of $50,000 to $80,000, the average middle-class person spends 41 hours a week at work and takes 20 vacation days. About 21 percent regularly work weekends, 16 percent are always available for business, 56 percent are highly confident the government will protect them from natural disaster or terrorists, and 24 [...]

Politics? Who Cares?

While Nuke is out fishin’, I suppose that I probably ought to at least look at the returns from the primaries tonight, but I really don’t care enough to turn on a television station for breathless coverage about how either Democratic candidate is doing.
If the rest of y’all want to chime in and educate me, feel free. 
Just [...]

Going fishin’

Got the RV loaded up, gear packed, and just a few more odds and ends to put together. Me and the Missus are taking a week off to do some camping and fishing. Well, that’s not exactly true. See, she has to attend some business meetings during the day, while I go [...]

Strap-On Helicopter Could Offer Solo Flying Experience

It’s not quite the “flying car” of Jetson’s lore. In fact, it looks more like something from another Saturday morning cartoon character: Wiley E. Coyote, using yet another great invention from Acme Mfg.
Your personal “strap-on helicopter.”
Technologia Aeroespacial Mexicana (TAM), the company behind the Libelula strap-on helicopter, explains on its Web site how the [...]

Crash and Burn

London Mayor, “Red Ken” Livingstone, was upended in yesterday’s re-election attempt, completing a nightmare day for Gordon Brown’s Labour Party.
Boris Johnson is the new Mayor of London, his rivals conceded tonight.
The Tory MP scored a stunning election victory to end Ken Livingstone’s eight-year reign and round off a disastrous 24 hours for the Labour Party.
After [...]

Friday Reading

Only three things in life make it worth living’: Guitars tuned good, Open Threads, and firm-feelin’ women. (not necessarily in that order)

Emmmmm, breakfast!

SwampMan is a grits purist, so he didn’t want to have anything to do with the garlic grits with green chilis and with a cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese mixed in after it was cooked that I made for MY breakfast  (along with left over mustard greens and pork chops with hot sauce), so [...]