Every time I hear Obama trying to talk like a ‘regular person’ with his “I remember” speeches and comments that are designed to show that he is connected to we Bible-clinging gun lovers, I cannot help but think of Esteban in Zorro the Gay Blade (a movie before it’s time and never fails to make… Continue reading

If you’re talking about the state of Illinois (or at least the Illinois Department of Public Health), it seems that even Bank of America is no longer offering them credit.  As of April 22, all corporate cards used by Public Health employees will be cancelled due to nonpayment by the state.  They will now have… Continue reading

Via Borepatch, an interactive map of places you’ve visited.  I’ve bagged about half of the US and only included places 3+ days of visiting since I’ve been through a lot more places.  Looks like I need to hit the Northwest a bit more and fill in a couple of other places. visited 24 states (48%)… Continue reading

I have a bunch of relatives who live in Illinois and there have been a few times where I’ve gone over the border to an *oh crap* moment when I realized I hadn’t taken my firearm out of my car leading to a quick stop, unloading, disassembling, and stashing the parts in different places in… Continue reading

Over at the Breda Fallacy, she links to a video created by some ‘conscious men’ who basically apologize to women for being men much the same way Obama apologized to the world for America being the biggest and best kid on the block.  I started to watch the video but, like Breda, it just made… Continue reading

Today, in response to House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan’s proposed 2012 budget, John Larson (D, Connecticut) said:  Ryan’s goal (or the Republican’s perfect budget, depending on the source) is one that creates is “government so small you can drown it in a bathtub.”  My first thought was “Like that’s a bad thing??” Continue reading

There’s a survey on Facebook where you have to note every state that you’ve been in (feet on the ground–flyover and drive-throughs don’t count).  A friend of mine, the high-speed rail proponent, has been feet on the ground in three states–New York, Massachusetts, and Florida.  I’m betting he wasn’t even in upstate New York either,… Continue reading

Lindsey Graham is a pansy-ass.  Anytime a Senator comes out and says “Freedom of speech is a good idea but…” and then tries to compare WWII era secrecy to modern day speech, he is making an erroneous and dangerous analogy.  Wanting to curtail free speech because it might cause rioting halfway around the world is… Continue reading

So, in the way my mind works first thing in the morning while watching the news….  would you prefer a hole on a plane or snakes on a plane??  I’m thinking the former but have to include a clip from the latter (language warning). Continue reading

Okay, I think I reached the final straw on this.  Does every cause have to be color-coded for easy reference?  This Friday it’s blue for autism awareness–not a ribbon this time, just the color.  Breast cancer awareness is a pink ribbon.  Red for AIDS awareness.  Purple (or rainbow, depending on who it is) is for… Continue reading