October, 2013 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Out in the hill country, it would seem that some think that more guns mean more safety.
I cannot picture my mother packing heat while teaching Algebra II.
Words fail me.
Droning On 0
Robitic death raining from the skies.
And don’t tell me how stressful it is to be the gamer on the other end of the controller. That’s a misdirection play par excellence.
He goes home at night.
Little Ricky Circles Cooch and the Cuckoos 0
I posted this earlier, then took it down while trying to shoot some trouble (H/T to George Smith for notifying me of the trouble.)
But it’s so important I’m trying again.
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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Kangaroo Elephant Courts
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Sally Kalson doesn’t think much of the House Republicans’ hearings on the health care exchange website snafu.
They could save themselves the trouble by looking in the mirror, just as O.J. Simpson could have done to find his wife’s killer. But that would rob them of the chance to grandstand.
Do read the rest.
Aside:
I bet none of the Congressmen speaks a word of PHP, let alone SQL.
Legacy, the Bushie Way 0
Fred Sanford’s war.
Returning that gear to the U.S. from a landlocked country halfway around the world would be prohibitively expensive, according to U.S. officials. Instead, they are leaving behind $7 billion worth of supplies, a would-be boon to the fragile Afghan economy.
But there’s a catch: The equipment is being reduced to scrap before it is offered to the Afghan people . . . .
Stray Thought 0
There is no up-side for singers who try to “stylize” the U. S. National Anthem at sporting events. At best, it’s not so good; at worst, it’s horrifying.
Who’s To Blame? 0
Brian Greenspun thinks he knows:
Follow the link to learn why.
Misdirection Play 0
Arthur Poskocil isn’t fooled:
As the shutdown progressed, national polls showed that a sizeable majority of Americans did realize that congressional Republicans were to blame. Yet 30 percent of respondents still blamed the president and his party. That reflects far too many Americans who are utterly ignorant or ideologically blinded, too many Americans taking the side of political terrorists.
