Sunday, November 30, 2003
Just a general rant
The Left seems to think, based on my own personal experience, that free speech is only acceptable if you agree with them, otherwise it’s “hate speech” or “suppression of their rights” or other such nonsense, and that tolerance must automatically mean acceptance and agreement. If you are against an issue, that must mean that your opinion, or the evidence supporting that opinion, is suddenly worthy only of dismissal.
Truly disappointing…
I’ve got a little list…
Of all the arguments that are likely to be used by the Dhimmicrats to point out the many “failures” of Dubya.
They point out pork barrel spending (as if this were solely a Republican trait), failure in foreign policies (such as not having an “exit strategy” in Iraq), his lack of intellect (a man who earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Yale, and an MBA from Harvard), his lack of political savvy (from the only man in Texas history to be elected to back-to-back four-year terms as Governor), his faithlessness for the troops (despite the 4% pay raise and increased benefits), his domestic policy failures (despite the nine continuous quarters of growth in percentages higher than the economy has been in almost twenty years), the claims of “more jobs lost since Hoover” (completely ignoring Carter’s double-digit inflation and almost double-digit unemployment, plus the fact that more people are working now than at any point in American History).
So since all of these issues are basically non-starters, and ripe for potential fiskings every time they are brought up, why are the Dems trying so hard? Could it be because they put their hunger for power ahead of the good of the country? Naaahhhhhhh…
Saturday, November 29, 2003
I know that you can save money, but…
There’s no need to get physical about it!
I mean, really…
On the other hand, not many people would try to push me from behind, and I have a nasty tendency to respond with a sudden stop and an elbow jab which will ... um… “instruct them in the error of their ways”.
I’m the kind of guy who will have the bumper sticker that says “I brake for tailgaters”.
Friday, November 28, 2003
An interesting set of quizzes
What Pattern Are You?
What Kind of Cookie Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla
(Found at Jay Solo‘s)
Yippee!
Bill Whittle has emerged from a long hiatus with yet more encouraging words.
Go forth and read them immediately.
Talk about “Sour Grapes”
Hillary is now in Baghdad, trying to claim that the UN needs to take over many functions that are now being performed by US troops.
I wonder if any of the pinheads over at the DU are going to complain about the additional costs of her trip, or try and calculate how many people it could have fed? Probably not…
I understand that the Hildebeest’s ego needs to be fed, too, but that sounds a bit like hypocrisy to me… (Hypocrisy from a Democrat? I’m shocked, I tell you, just shocked!)
More details on Bush’s Iraq visit
This is what had to be the slickest move pulled off by a President since Marilyn was smuggled into the White House.
Now the Bush-bashers are crying “foul”, saying that Bush was never in any danger, and that he “only” visited for a few minutes in the most heavily defended spot in the city. Well, if that had been the case, then this couldn’t possibly have happened, either.
Except that it did.
Some are even whining about how much Bush’s trip cost, complaining about how many people that money could have fed, while simultaneously ignoring the cost of the Hildebeest’s trip to Afghanistan (which would have cost more, since she had more people, including her own Secret Service detail).
Bush flew in on Air Force One, with darkened lights, and closed windows (and if you think it’s easy to pull that off in a converted 747, you try it!), and knew perfectly well that if word had gotten out, the opposition would have spared no expense to get a few shots off. Even if none of them had connected, the propaganda value would have been enormous.
As it was, the Curmudgeon put it very well. Bush “counted coup” against Saddam and his terrorist followers. And did so with style.
Thursday, November 27, 2003
Turkeys may not be so dumb, after all
At least according to some scientists.
Democrats, on the other hand… 
And, just as an aside, this was one of the nicest things I’ve ever heard of. Ever.
Happy Thankgiving
I want you all to understand that just because Steve has decided to take some time away from blogging, that this site isn’t going to close. He will be welcome here whenever he decides to return, and he (like all of my regulars) is always welcome to comment and make suggestions.
Now, I am going to go clean out my car, because when we go to our daughter’s house for the traditional Thanksgiving feast (we’re bringing the spinach dip and a salad), we will be returning with my mother-in-law. She will be staying with us until Christmas Day, which we will be hosting. We are expecting approximately 20 people, and yours truly is responsible for doing most of the baking (cookies, a pie or two, and my specialty, chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting). Not to mention the placement and setting up of the Christmas tree (which we don’t have yet).
Bye Everyone
I don’t know how exactly to write a post that’s basically my last one. I just can’t do it anymore. Nor can I put up a false front and act like everything is okay in my life. And that’s not to say I’ve been lying to everyone here, I’m just not where I had hoped to be and it’s not getting better as we speak.
Although, I can say it’s not as bad as my life was 5 years ago. Lost three relatives in the span of a month. Just quit a decent a job. Started to not give a shit about anything. Went bankrupt, since I had no job and no prospects. Lost most of my friends. Started to shave off my hair, since nobody saw me outside the house anyway, who cared? Gained a tremendous amount of weight that I’m thankfully shedding now, but that has had some serious side-effects that still hurt me to this day. And quite honestly, I thought about ending it all. I felt nobody would’ve missed me. But, I “woke up” and slapped myself upside the head. But, as fate would have it, my family and I had to deal with my grandfathers stroke and I was the one who took care of him. And it made me realize how valuable the only life (or chance in life) I have, really was. What the hell was I thinking? Suicide?! What the hell was wrong with me? Within an instant, my life changed (and that was seeing my grandfather in his hospital room- not even the man I knew prior to the stroke).
Why spill my guts about my personal past? Because certain situations are creeping up again and I don’t want to repeat these same events again.
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Oh, I’m Thankful
Michele has nice post on reasons for being thankful on this upcoming Thanksgiving. Although I’m not so into margaritas, I will be in FULL agreement in being thankful for Amazon, the Green Bay Packers, Best Buy, Target and broadband connections. Some things I’m personally thankful for:
PeTA- Yeah, that’s right, PeTA. On perhaps the most glorious day of the year, this is the time of year when these clinking, clattering cacophony of bloviating nutjobs squawk the loudest. Come to think of it, you PeTA people should be thanking us. Turkeys (as well as chickens, cows, sheep, hogs and alligators) will NEVER be extinct. Get on your knees and kiss our collective asses you pathetic mooks.
Michael Moore- Why should anyone be thankful for the Flint Fattie? He gives people a reason, especially men, NOT to look like him. A fat, bloated communist.
Another Capture
Although it’s not the actual deputy, we’ve captured the wife and daughter of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. Saddam put him in charge of forces in Northern Iraq and it looks like he’s the one planning and financing all the post-war attacks.
I find strange that we have not seen any recent footage of Saddam. For a man who constantly flaunted himself to the west, he sure seems aloof now. What, did he suddenly grow a brain and realizes hiding out is the way to stay alive? It’s why I think Osama may be dried-up cave residue. These men just had to be in front the camera. Whether it was Saddam in his dapper ensembles or Osama with his grinch like fingers, the both of them had to be in front of the camera.
Did some political strategist get to them and inform them of the liability of being out in the forefront and that they should stay in seclusion? Did some pollster tell them their approval ratings go up when it looks like they’ve escaped the clutches of the great Satan once again?
Couldn’t sleep
But I found some really cool images of the Sun I wanted my fellow space-watchers to see.
Probably a little better than I could do with my little digital camera, eh?
Tuesday, November 25, 2003
America the Great
America doesn’t need to win every dang thing to be great. We’ve got the Constitution, two George Bushes, great toilets—hell, we’ve played golf on the moon. I guess we can let Laos have a stupid wiener contest, can’t we?
Amen…
They don’t make em’ like this anymore
As you may or may not know, Warren Spahn died yesterday at the age of 82.
I’m not old enough to ever have seen him pitch a game, but I have folks who have. They don’t throw around the moniker “Greatest Left-Hander” for just anyone. Just look at his stats for crying out loud. Thirteen 20 win seasons, 363 Wins, 382 Complete Games and like a lot of players of his time, he missed three season while serving during WWII.
Compared to the wussified modern pitcher, Spahn was a horse and a lefty to boot.