Archive for January, 2008

Removal of Prohibition on Firearms in National Parks

On December 14th, 2007, 47 Senators sent a letter to Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the Department of Interior asking them to update some of the rules governing National Parks and Game and Fish land. Currently, it’s illegal to carry a firearm on your person in these areas (such as Rocky Mountain National...
January 31st, 2008 | Politics | Read More

I Love Ryan Air!

The Register has a great story about resistance to intrusive authority. Ryan Air ran an advertisement in the Herald, Daily Mail and Scottish Daily Mail advertising the “Hottest Back to School Fares.” The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) threw a fuss over the ad. The ASA’s...
January 31st, 2008 | Politics | Read More

Pork Barrel Spending – 2007

The Club for Growth has released it’s 2007 “RePork Card” listing Congress’s worst offenders in terms of irresponsible management of your money. Sixteen Congress critters scored 100% this year. They voted for every single amendment to prevent pork-barrel spending though Congressional...
January 19th, 2008 | Politics | Read More

The Peoples Cube

I heartily endorse The Peoples Cube as one of the most entertaining web sites on the Internet. “Offended Muslim Syndrome” Symptoms & Self-Help Groups is some of the funniest stuff I’ve read in years. But really, the whole site is hilarous — even the ads. The quality of the...
January 19th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Read More

Hello Kitty AR-15

CNet Crave brings to our attention this adorable Hello Kitty AR-15. It’s not only functional, it’s also decorative. It looks like the perfect gift for daddy’s little girl. It should definitely help teenage boys to remember their manners. Ahh… the joys of DuraCoat. :)
January 18th, 2008 | Humor | Read More

Hillary’s Spend-O-Meter

I usually ignore the political messages spewed by both parties, but this one was too well done to ignore. The GOP added up all of the promises which Hillary has made lately and tallied their yearly cost to the American taxpayer. It’s worse than even I thought. The total cost of Hillary’s...
January 18th, 2008 | Politics | Read More

The Politicians are Raping Us

Usually when we talk about how the politicians are raping us, we are only speaking figuratively. Jacob Zuma is the new president of the African National Congress. This means that he is almost certain to become the next president of South Africa. Zuma is an admitted rapist. His defense in court was...
January 13th, 2008 | Politics | Read More