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A friend in need is a friend inshallah

13 July 2007

Here’s Michael Rubin at the Corner today:
Iran Celebrates US Congressional Resolution
In Persian, from the Fars News Agency and, more importantly, on al-Alam, the Arabic-language television, which Iran beams into Iraq. As damaging to the morale of our servicemen as this resolution is, far more tragic is the aide and comfort it gives to the insurgents […]

Why direct democracy sucks

22 June 2007

Just about the time I’ve been reading more about the history and culture of Switzerland, particularly as it relates to the freedoms they enjoy related to firearms, and thinking of taking a vacation there, comes this story.
Switzerland is preparing for a lively debate this summer over its long-standing tradition of keeping army guns and ammunition […]

Preserve protect and defend

22 June 2007

We now have the chilling prospect that next year both parties will have presidential nominees who are enemies of the First Amendment.
Neat. 

Oh puhleaze

22 June 2007

From a Weekly Standard review of “The Dangerous Book for Boys”:
And speaking of “boys,” have you noticed how unprogressive the word sounds in today’s English? It is almost as retrograde as “girls,” a word I knew was on the way out when an academic couple I know proudly announced that they had just presented the […]

Greetings from The Humungus!

19 June 2007

Australia: Outlaw Gangs Using Guns More
It seems Australia has been turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland due to outlaw motorcycle gangs roving the Outback with those evil firearms. And here I thought gun bans and national licensing and registration of firearms was supposed to prevent the complete breakdown of civilization.
Mr Keen said many gang members had […]

Endangered Species

15 June 2007

America’s kids are starting to look like little Marlon Brando’s with an ultimate pass at a buffet line.  From eating too many unhealthy items to (especially) getting far too little exercise, American children are getting bigger - so why is it no surprise that the share of responsibility their parent’s are taking for the situtation […]

600 channels of crap

14 June 2007

Terry Dugan of inklings blog is a keen chronicler of all that is wrong with a culture sick unto death. 
In this post he posits that the decline of “Christian broadcasting” mirrors the decline of TV programming more broadly.  In so doing, he offers an extraordinary clip from John Piper damning the very worst that American “Christianity” has to offer.

E Pluribus Idiots

4 June 2007

Depending where you are on the political divide, the state of Vermont, which gave the U.S. Ben & Jerry’s, Howard Dean, and graphic novelist Frank Miller, may either seem like America’s East Coast version of the Heartland or Europe’s cultural toehold on the continent.  Such debate (if there really is one) would get put to rest if some Vermonters have their way […]

Half a nation at war does not work

30 May 2007

A Stribitorial today praises the idea of “jawing with Iran”, based on this impenetrable logic:
Seeking mutual accommodation on those issues will be difficult and time-consuming. But it is worth an attempt. Heaven knows, American bullying and isolation have failed to influence in any positive way Iran’s bad international behavior.
I’m not sure how mere talking will […]

Ministry of Good Ideas

29 May 2007

Those wacky Brits, what with their Fawlty Towers and their Benny Hill and their “nudge-nudge” are breaking the barriers of what’s “the norm” yet again.
After at least a good 20+ years of demonizing law abiding gun owners, directly implying that legal gun owners indirectly cause crime, and confiscating firearms, the British Government is now promoting […]

I hope you’re with me when it’s over

29 May 2007

This Jeffrey Goldberg piece in the June 4th issue of The New Yorker could not paint a more frightening portrait of the near and intermediate future for the GOP.
Buy gold and plenty of K-rations.  The darkness decendeth.

Come out of her, my people

23 May 2007

Small time, high quality, gun maker Les Baer is moving his operations out of Illinois to a better (for now) pro-gun and pro-business environment in neighboring Iowa, due to an impending “assault weapons” ban moving forward in Illinois. Can larger Illinois employers Armalite and Springfield Armory be far behind? I’d suggest a […]

When did this happen?

17 May 2007

Dems Seek No-Confidence Vote on Gonzales
I only thought they had votes of “non-confidence” in parliaments and in the Star Wars universe. I knew this wasn’t far behind when there was talk of Bush having no “mandate” after the 2000 election. I feel so European….and not just because I haven’t showered for a week.
This […]

If you’re going to San Francisco

17 May 2007

Be sure to check your guns at the gate. The district attorney has her eye on you:
“Just because you legally possess a gun in the sanctity of your locked home doesn’t mean that we’re not going to walk into that home and check to see if you’re being responsible and safe in the way […]

An Idol on Mount Ararat

16 May 2007

Nope, it is not this idol, nor is it an Asherah pole or any other carven images, rather it is a replica of Noah’s Ark.
Turkish and German volunteer carpenters are making the wooden ship on the mountain in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran. The ark will be revealed in a ceremony on May 31, a day […]

Vive la France

7 May 2007

First the Germans put in a conservative and now the French of done it. Granted, European conservatism may not be up to standards some of us here may want, but it is certainly good news to see our conservative friends in Europe flexing their muscles. (Emphasis is mine.)
Sarkozy wins French election
PARIS — Nicolas […]

Crying cuckold and muscles

4 May 2007

I am a little hazy on my eschatology these days, but if memory serves me there are a few surefire signs “The End” is near. 
They include:
*Dogs and cats living together
*wars and rumors of wars
*Kirk Cameron’s acting career implodes.  I mean really implodes.
*Attempts to build the 3rd Jewish temple
*Damien Thorn plays hockey
And, a guarantee the “birth pangs” […]

Swiss Miss

2 May 2007

Continuing my current infatuation with all things Swiss comes this story about how gun rights are under attack in Switzerland.
One incorrect item contained in the story is the claim the Swiss shooter who murdered some politicians in Switzerland in 2001 was using “his army rifle”. This not correct. He was using a civilian […]

Article 1, Section 1

1 May 2007

Is it just me or am I the only one who has never heard of the Speaker and Senate Majority Leader “signing a bill”?
Democrats sign Iraq funding bill
I thought in our system of government the President decides to sign or veto bills. The congress votes on bills as an assembly of the people.
This business […]

When is a loophole not a loophole?

30 April 2007

Based on the current use of the English language, it appears that your right to own a firearm is a loophole.
Virginia closes firearms loophole
Just because the elected legislature of Virginia at one time chose not to bar “outpatient” mentally defective people from owning firearms but banned “inpatients” from owning them does not make it a […]


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