Archive for March 8th, 2009

When Wil Our Government Start Doing Job #1?

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

       Mexican gangs are conducting assassinations of rival leaders on U.S. soil.  Why is the border wide-open?  As Cicero said, "Who benefits?"  We're being sold out by a government that will not protect us.  The Declaration of Independence contains a bill of particulars listing the acts of King George III, ...

Ruminations while waiting at the airport

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Is it just me, or does flying become more expensive in direct proportion to what a pain in neck it is? Why do people who don't pay (net) taxes think they are "entitled" to anything? Do the ignorant who vote outnumber thinking people who vote? Why do parents try to find vicarious glory ...

Crowdsourcing and Wisdom of the Crowd

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Self-organizing systems interest me. I stumbled upon the Smartmobs blog here. The Wisdom of Crowds references an astonishingly eye-opening book about self-organization, especially in the Obama era, which is dominated by a belief in the superiority of centralized decision-making systems, such as socialized medicine and government ownership of ...

Communist Jokes

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

And now for something lighter for Sunday. Here are some old chestnuts I gathered during the Cold War. These are examples of jokes that Russians and Chinese told on themselves and their leaders back then. Will Americans be telling similar jokes about Obama, Reid and Pelosi in ...

Weekly (or so) Reads 3-8-2009

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Observant Musclehead Better looking than Rush The War on Prosperity (TWOP?) No one else to blame Source of the Next Great Generation Miss Bubba? What is a Socialist? Read 5, you'll be hooked Pork Counting Central Excellent Book April 7th Read your Elder Battle Against Poop Obama Lied, Economy Died He is a Coward?!?! How about this guy Post of the Week - Real Racism Write ...