Last Post

For the next few years, I expect to continue not having enough time for updating this blog with quality posts. My job and my wife are my life. In a few years I may re-start a blog/website, if I decide to enter the political arena as one seeking office. Who knows? If so... it'd probably more than a few years from now... Right now: too poor, too tired, too young looking. Unless Rob wishes to continue using this blog as a springboard, or some viewers wish for more time to read through his archived posts, I will delete this great blog. If you wish for more time, please reply to this post within a week. Many thanks to all of you for all of your witty comments and support. Now can anyone finally answer this question: "What would James Madison do?"

Hey Bush, What's Your Family Worth?

An illegal immigrant from Macedonia wiped out a young family of 4 (in Tennessee) not long ago. "The March 2004 accident killed Edward Armstrong III, 32; his wife, Melissa Renee Armstrong, 26; and his two children, Edward Dean IV, 6, and Brittany Nicole, 10." The illegal truck driver was sentenced to a slim 4 years in prison. I suppose some families just aren't worth much.

Brother NSA knows best

That NSA domestic phone records database is really irritating. It's amazing what two faced liars the democrats are... they knew about this program before it was implemented and are only now complaining, after it became public. They want this power just as much as the fake republicans, but won't admit it at the present time because it's useful to damage El Presidente Bush. What bothers me most is how sneakiness of this ramp-up of gov power. If they can get the public to swallow this, we're screwed. In a few years, when the Islamic bastards start blowing up over here, they'll claim "for national security", and add a single BLOB field to a single table in that database, which will then save the contents of every phone conversation. Easy as pie. This database is a total setup for the future, so that everyone can be more easily monitored and controlled. Is the quote from Bush a lie? "We're not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans." If you said no, then you win the Clintonion prize of Public Deception. According to Bush, the definition of "phone records" does not match up with the definition of "personal lives". Thus, he has simultaneously NOT lied, and successfully fooled the greater part of the population.

Finit.

I've been busy with school, life, and frankly, I have given up on politics. I guess it was a conclusion a long time coming. Shortly after the 2004 election I revoked my Republican membership and joined the growing masses of homeless conservatives. I have lost all faith in the president I voted for. El Presidente Bush is not the president of the US--instead, he's a co-president with Vicente Fox of Mexico. El Presidente Bush has refused to enforce our immigration laws and border...he, like the traitorous Democrats, see the flood of uneducated and low-skilled illegals crossing in from Mexico as a new pool of useful idiots. How sad. The illegals are illegal and thus should be subject to justice...not amnesty. Would El Presidente Bush treat burglars into his own home with the same love and care as he treats the illegal aliens? Of course he wouldn't. So why treat illegals with such TLC? You know the answer: Follow the money. Or, in the case of politics, follow the money and votes. Honestly, I hope Bush is impeached. I hope he is impeached for failing to fulfill the duties of the Executive concerning US sovereignty. I don't wish him to be impeached over pre-war intelligence. He did the right thing about Iraq. There's no doubt about it. Now, I hope he does the right thing against Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. It's time all of those nations face the consequences of their support for international Islamic terror and illicit arms smuggling (not to mention state-sponsored mass starvation in the case of North Korea). The Republican Party is not a party of conservatives any longer. It's become the party of do-nothing moderates. I hope they implode. I'm not worried the traitorous Democrats will take over...they haven't offered anything that would make them electable. I hope to see some real Americans, real conservatives, real constitutionalists come out of the shadows and make a good showing in this year's elections. I don't think I'll post here any longer. I just don't feel motivated to do so any longer. Will may or may not continue to post, it's totally his choice. I won't delete the blog as I use it as a springboard to the fine blogs listed in the sidebar. Before I sign off, I do want to leave you with a predition that I am 100% certain of: The war between the US and China will happen before 2020. It will happen. There is no such thing as the peaceful rise of China. USA vs. China: one must fall. The US will fall if we have a limp-wristed Democrat as the president along the lines of Kerry. Well, I'm off. I'm going to pursue my life and seek the enrichment of the individual: Me. It's been fun and frustrating running this blog for the last two years. Take care and goodbye. P.S. If you'd like the blog address documenting my trip to Korea (while in Korea) please send me an email to the address at the top of the blog.

Anti-weapon Policy

BTW, in case you were wondering about Rob's whereabouts... he has been extremely busy with college classes. I've just been buried in work and studying for computer certifications, and it's only getting deeper. From the length of my latest post, you can tell I'm taking a few hours break to vent. The company I work for has just added a "No-weapons" policy to it's HR documentation. It wasn't very well thought out, because it even prohibits possession of weapons in the parking lot. That means even in vehicles. I have sent my formal objection in email to management. ---------------------------------------------- Subject: IMHO - about the no-weapons policy Body: Hi ---, Here is a summery of my opinion in regards with the new policy. 1. If someone wanted to do damage, they would bring a weapon regardless of policy. 2. A no-weapons policy is an advertisement for criminals. 3. The 2nd amendment allows for transportation in vehicles. Not allowing weapons in the parking lot would disallow an employee’s rights on the public road to and from work. There is potential here for “rights” lawsuits. 4. The company gains NO protection from lawsuits, while withdrawing employee’s choice in defense (short of resigning). 5. If the situation posed in #1 were to occur, a lawsuit based on #3 would be hard to avoid, because adequate defense would be virtually impossible due to company policy. 6. Are employer's property rights more important than the employees' life interest and liberty? 7. 'Tis better to have a gun handy in one's car in the parking lot than to have it many miles away. A business shooting may very well go on long enough for someone to escape, fetch arms, and return to stop; it has happened before. Would you rather the victims be entirely disarmed and unable to respond? Although there are counterpoints to many of these opinions, I believe that the policy should be modified to at least allow weapons storage in employee’s vehicles. An alternate conditional policy for possession could be the requirement of a “Concealed Carry Permit”, aka CCW (or “Handgun Carry Permit”) as it’s called in Tennessee; along with explicit case-by-case written permission from management. Thanks, Will p.s. Counterpoint in TN law: “An individual, corporation, business entity or government entity or agent thereof is authorized to prohibit possession of weapons by any person otherwise authorized by this subsection, at meetings conducted by, or on premises owned, operated, managed or under control of such individual, corporation, business entity or government entity. Notice of such prohibition shall be posted in prominent locations, including all entrances primarily used by persons entering the building, portion of the building or buildings where weapon possession is prohibited.” ---------------------------------------------- I sincerely hope that they revise the policy. I can handle the disallowment of weapons in the office, but the parking lot is where I draw the line. If the policy is not changed to allow storage of weapons in employee vehicles, I will likely start looking for work elsewhere. My loyalty has its limits.

Leftists Rejoice!

...for you will not simply vanish into atheistic dust. Unfortunately, I do not agree with Rob's post about leftists breading themselves out of existence. The evil in modern society seems to be corrupting those who normally would be good, at a faster rate than leftists can kill themselves or than conservatives can reproduce. That being said, it's been almost a month since a post has been made, and I'd be surprised if viewership hasn't dropped off somewhat because of this. No matter, today I finally feel compelled to spill out miscellaneous ramblings. Never in my life have I felt this... hopeless about the state of our Union. No longer do I believe that this "capitalistic" democracy is capable of healing itself. The deck is stacked too heavily against the best interests of the American people. The media does not support us. A super majority of our government does not support us. Our educational institutions do not support us. American corporations do not support us. Walmart does not support us (yes, it gets it's own line). The United Nations does not support us. So, pretty nearly the entire world does not support us. Most of my gripes today would focus on issues like the border, or ports (yeah, the media already forgot about that). However, these topics have been talked about in great length by so many other patriots, that I have nothing further of value to add to the discussion. What might be more interesting is a logical focus on the great "why". Why does Bush do what he does? Usually when reading a critical article or "news" announcement, it's wise to be cautious to observe possible reasons why an entity would put forth the effort to communicate to the public. It matters little if the article agrees with your current views or not. The exercise is healthy, and is a moderate guard against deception or betrayal. So... 1. Why is Bush not fulfilling his oath to uphold the constitution and protect our borders? This was the issue that nearly kept me from voting for Bush in 2004. Somehow, I guess I hoped that he'd never get around to pushing for his amnesty-worker program. It is depressing that both Bush and congress choose to NOT follow the will of over 70% of LEGAL tax paying Americans. Hell, better make sure to enforce those speed limits... who cares about why that OTM is here in America. Hypocrisy is a pet peeve of mine. This leaves me with only enough respect for the law to keep myself out of trouble. Defensive driving to avoid cops... defensive medicine to avoid lawsuits... defensive interaction with women to avoid sex charges... It's definitely a CYA society nowadays. Anyway, it's obvious that the politicians now deem themselves more powerful than the vote. I wonder if sometime soon, some will simply refuse to accept defeat and step down? Already, politicians have started resorting to legal suits when they lose. Anyway, I'm rambling well off the topic... In summary, our economic security and physical security concerns are being completely disregarded by our government. They don't have to worry about feeding their kids or providing adequate medical care. They have lifetime medical coverage, and bodyguards. Millions of suckers here and millions more on the way = we are weaker. 2. Why is Bush pushing so hard for CAFTA? Ross Perot predicted that NAFTA would result in "a great sucking sound". He was correct. As weird as he was, I wish I had voted for him. It would have at least eased my conscience. I have not noticed a worthy candidate for President from a major party since Reagan. Anyway, too many theories abound about why Bush's dick is so hard up on CAFTA (aka NAFTA XP), that I can't make any sense of it. I'm sorry, but one cannot live on service industry alone. Something, somewhere, must be produced and exported. CAFTA passed and continued exportation of industry = we are weaker. 3. Why has Bush not beaten the "insurgency" in Iraq? The battle could be won in less than 2 months, yet it has dragged on for years. It's simply a matter of who is willing to be the most ruthless. Warn Al-Qaeda that for every beheading, we will dispose of 10 prisoners. For every bombing, multiply the number of innocents killed by 5 to get the number of prisoners liquidated. For every propaganda tape aired by Al-jazeera, a radio station will be turned into a crater. Currently we do nothing but spent excessive amounts of money and lives to maintain a stalemate. My proposed tactics can certainly be criticized, but it cannot be argued that small adjustments in strategy would be sufficient to turn the tide. Money spent and the lives of quality Americans (soldiers) lost = we are weaker. 4. Why did Bush open the Strategic Oil Researves? That didn't stop the governor of the Commi-wealth of Virginia from trying to raise gas taxes. What about gas taxes in other states? Fuel is not getting any cheaper today. The researves are lower = we are weaker. 5. Why would Bush agree to rebuild a flood ensured New Orleans mere 3 ft higher? The new levies wouldn't be ready till 2010 (that means 2015 or 2020 in civil engineering years). In the meantime, us taxpayers incur the cost risk. Congress and Bush don't care... they are already independently wealthy. How many cities full of tax payers does it take to support the single city of New Orleans? Oh, that's right, it doesn't matter... our children can pay for it after we retire. Money spent and unnecessary risk incurred = we are weaker. 6. Why did Bush push so hard to create a Medicare Prescription program? The concept of socialism is like an unstable reaction. Often, programs are started by well-meaning people, who then expect everyone but themselves to foot the bill (at IRS gunpoint no less). When I see smiling seniors, I am reminded that they know - that I am there to pay for their lifetime of career mistakes. Money spent = we are weaker. 7. Why did Bush push for "tax cuts" that expire? How many of his drinking buddies are currently nearing retirement age, when their superior experience usually equates to maximal annual income? There is certainly no need for tax cuts to remain in place any longer than necessary. Money not saved = greater reliance on unreliable government = we are weaker I could go further, but why wear out my made-in-Thailand keyboard? The replacement is already in-route (figuratively) from China. Damn... just finished my last Samuel Adams - White Ale. It seems that Bush, and so many other politicians have figured out that they can make themselves stronger merely by making those who surround them weaker. It is the path of least resistance. Do those in power really think that they can rise above the tidal wave of suffering which will engulf us in the coming years? I know that the power holders are not stupid. That leaves few logical reasons for the actions taken by Bush. My final conclusion is that Bush's decisions have been made in an underhanded manner and with the explicit malicious intent to accelerate the destruction of the free society. So leftists, rejoice, for Bush is with you.

Leftists are breeding themselves out of existence.

A fascinating article at USA Today discusses the reluctance of leftists--they're lovingly called 'progressives' in the artcle--to procreate and replace their numbers. "For instance, do you distrust the army and other institutions and are you prone to demonstrate against them? Then, according to polling data assembled by demographers Ron Lesthaeghe and Johan Surkyn, you are less likely to be married and have kids or ever to get married and have kids. Do you find soft drugs, homosexuality and euthanasia acceptable? Do you seldom, if ever, attend church? Europeans who answer affirmatively to such questions are far more likely to live alone or be in childless, cohabiting unions than are those who answer negatively." Is this really any suprise to anyone? Leftists are notorious family-haters, baby-murderers, and moral relativists. They don't value family, marriage, love, or--for that matter--making love. Rather, they'd prefer to rut like stoned hippies and take their RU-486 in the morning to forget it all. In a way I am thankful these souless ghouls don't have children. But I pray for the ones these leftists murder off in the name of "Hey, if it feels good, do it."

Purged.

Enemy of the state, Acton Gorton, Editor in Chief of the Daily Illini, has been deemed an enemy of the Revolution. Provocateur Acton Gorton has been purged from the Daily Illini by e-mail. His crime against the People? Publishing Muhammad cartoons. Thankfully, the Commissars at the Daily Illini have removed this imperialist agitator and the Revolution shall proceed as planned. The Commissars have even gone so far as to remove the cartoons and any evidence of their existence (including a request to the comrades at Google to remove the cache of original cartoons). Revisionist history on display for all to see--then not. The Memory Hole is working hard today. Somewhere, Stalin is clapping enthusiastically. Enemy of the People Acton Gorton was never the Editor in Chief. The Muhammed cartoons were never published. Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia. Ignorance is strength. Thanks to Instapundit for getting the word out.

It's kimchee time.

I'm going to Korea. Seriously. I purchased my tickets today and will be in Korea for approximately 27 days. I'll arrive in Seoul in early May and leave in early June. I've got a lot of traveling lined up within Korea. I'm going to see the DMZ, Namdaemun, all of the various City Gates, a shaman in the hills that Joshua told me about, military history museums, Korean cultural museums, Soraksan Mountain, monarchy palaces, and many, many other interesting sights. I'll be going alone, which will be a bit intimidating, but I do have a couple of friends there. I know they can help me get about and explore Seoul. I'll have to do the heavy trekking to the countryside on my own. No worries. I'm very excited since this is my first trip to a non-Western country--and non English-speaking to boot. I hope my Pimsleur Korean CDs give me ennough elementary Korean to get around. I've wanted to go to Korea ever since I discovered Korean food during my years living in Atlanta. That was six years ago. I fell in love with the food and became quite interested in Koreans and the Koreas--particularly the atrocious North. Now, I don't mean to say I like the North. Hardly. In fact, my miniscule readership knows of my true and deep hatred of the North Korean government. I don't plan on accomplishing anything in Korea except securing friendships, enjoying myself, and experiencing a unique Asian culture. Wish me luck.

Music to my ears.

"Snow warns Congress: US government's cash running out" Perfect. Let it crash. Stop all federal government services except the military. Only then will I believe Bush and the Republicans are actually conservative.

Enemy: Wahhabi Islam.

Wronglish.

Tennessee gets smart about illegals' driving certificates.

In a fleeting fit of clarity Tennessee has stopped issuing driving certificates to illegal immigrants. Instead, people who want a driving certificate must prove they are in our country legally. I find it amazing a government, whose purpose is to uphold the law, would grant identity documents to criminals rather than issuing subpoenas and fines to said criminals. I'm glad this procedure has been stopped. Criminality should never be rewarded or excused.

Bush has lost it.

I know my co-blogger, Will, will agree with me: El Presidente Bush is no conservative. He is in fact a socialist hell-bent on using government for "compassionate consersative" means. El Presidente's compassionate conservatism can best be described as: Using tax money confiscated from hard-working Americans to pay for lazy asses suckling on the teat of FEMA, unbelieveable expansion of Medicare drug plans, wholesale dumping of money into the sinkhole that is government schools, complete unenforcement of our sovereign borders from invaders to our south and north, and even curtailment of everyone's First Amendment rights with campaign finance reform. Bush is no conservative. Bush is no libertarian. He's not even a Reagan Democrat. As Andrew Sullivan says, he's a "Christian socialist." I couldn't agree more. Thanks to El Presidente's unwillingness to enforce our border Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (a Democrat!!) has ordered Arizona National Guard to deploy on the AZ-Mexico border. Well done, Gov., well done. Will this be the wake-up call to El Presidente Bush? I'm not banking on it.

The growing, flexing red dragon.

The signs are clear: Communist China is preparing for a showdown with the big T. No, not Islamic terrorism, rather an independent, democratic, free Taiwan. "Beijing would spend 14.7 per cent more on defence in 2006 than it did last year, a spokesman for the national parliament said." Let's hope our Department of Defense is preparing as well. The war is coming.

Truth is dreadfully painful.

Ouch. I know that stings!

Start your weekend right.

Silent Running's Tom Paine and his Shire Network News podcast has been posted! It's the best there is. Honest.

How to stop drooling.

OK, I have to know, who is it that searches for "How to stop drooling" on various search engines and ends up here on this blog? Please, tell me! I have been seeing you showing up for the past few months and I am very intrigued...to say the least. So, leave me a comment...or if it's a private matter, just look at the top of this blog for my e-mail. But please, don't leave without telling me about yourself.

Forget 99-cent iTunes, let's have 10-cent downloads from Russia.

Recently I aquired an Iriver H10 to play Windows Media Audio and mp3 files when I'm on the go. I've only had the thing for a few days and I must say I do like the player, but it definitely has some problems. The most annoying thing is the complete inability to transfer playlists to the H10 using Windows Media Player (the only software Iriver says you can use to transfer playlists and songs). So, I did some research and found a group of H10 enthusiasts who wrote a program that properly transfers playlists to the H10. Thanks guys! Isn't the Internet the coolest? Today I was searching for Buddha's Patio, a song by Bitstream Dream. Years ago I discovered Bitstream dream on MP3.com---when MP3.com was actually decent. Anyway, I have a 128kbps copy of Buddha's Patio and was looking to replace it with a 192kbps+ copy. I first downloaded the song in 2001--at least I think it was 2001--for free. While searching via Google I came across a Russian website, Audio Store, which did have a copy of Buddha's Patio for 10 cents! Another site, Mp3Sugar, offers 10-cent pricing as well. I did a double-take, no doubt. Can they do that? Samizdata has spoken about another Russian company offering mp3 downloads for 12 cents. Unreal! The author of the post at Samizdata has done business with AllOfMp3 and says he's thoroughly pleased. Since these two mp3 sites are located in Russia I am very apprehensive about giving them a credit card number. But fear not! In the case of AllOfMp3, they offer payment services through PayPal. Audio Store offers payment through Webmoney and Paycash (I have no idea who they are). And both AllofMp3 and Mp3Sugar offer payment services via ChronoPay, another funds transfer service just as legit as PayPal (and is available to US customers). Just imagine buying complete albums in high-quality 192kbps+ mp3 format for less than $1.50. No wonder the fascists at the RIAA are vying to get Congress to impose sanctions on Russia. I searched all over RIAA's site, C|Net, US Department of Justice, and various file-trading websites to determine if using Audio Store, AllOfMp3, or Mp3Sugar is illegal under US law. It is not illegal. For now, anyway. So, stop paying 99 cents per song and start paying 10 to 12 cents per song! (Or 99 cents an album--your choice.) Big thanks to Mudville Gazette for offering a very generous Open Trackback post. Shire Network News is the podcast of Silent Running, an Anglospheric group blog, and is the best podcast out there. So says I.

Three cheers for Taiwan!

"After a one-hour meeting with the National Security Council, President Chen Shui-bian announced he was ending the National Unification Council and doing away with its guidelines, which commit Taiwan to eventual unification with the mainland. "The National Unification Council will cease to function," Chen said. "The National Unification Guidelines will cease to apply." Today the president of Taiwan effectively gave the Communist Chinese government the finger and told them to shove the idea of unification up their collectivized Red asses. This is wonderful news for Taiwan and it reinforced their stand for independence. The US should welcome and support this move by President Chen Shui-bian---though I know the State Department will only call for restraint and more dialogue between unfree totalitarian China and free Taiwan. *Sigh* Make no mistake, this is great news. Unfortunately it doesn't remove the menace that is China. China still thinks Taiwan is a wayward part of its political and territorial sphere. China will not give up upon its goal of reunification---at ANY cost. The Chinese attack upon Taiwan will occur after the 2008 Olympics and before 2015. I guarantee it. And we won't be fighting low-morale troops, either. We'll be up against nationalist volunteers---the most dangerous opponent there is. The war is coming. P.S. Use Bug Me Not to obtain username/login for the articles if you need it.

What a great land I live in.

'MySpace' Parody Launches Film Career "Amateur filmmaker David Lehre first screened his short film "MySpace: The Movie" about a month ago at his 21st birthday party. Since then, the spoof of the popular networking site has been viewed more than 6 million times through various online sites and has prompted a development deal offer from MTVU, contact from Hollywood managers and a complimentary e-mail from MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson." Watch the movie here. And now Mr. Lehre has been rewarded for his amateur work by being "offered a development deal by MTVU, which is MTV's on-air, online and on-campus network." Great! Only in America, my friends. Only in America.

Mohammed Relaxes

INSIDIOUS

This topic was brought to my attention by my co-worker, Bryon. The content of his email is below: This is indoctrination at its finest. Why Mommy is a Democrat Check out the “About this book” page to see how it describes itself. http://littledemocrats.net/aboutthebook.html But let’s take a more critical look at the three sample pages from the website: So what is the message here? School should only be for “rich Republicans”. The poor need to be kept out by fences and high tuition costs. The Democrats will make sure that ALL good little children can attend schools. The Truth: Republicans what competition; they want your kids to go to a BETTER school. Democrats want to maintain the power of the Teacher’s Union and no accountability tied to actual results. Mommy will keep you safe from The Elephant (i.e. The Republicans). The Republicans are certain to trample The Poor (bedraggled man next to park bench), not to mention trample any nature that may be in its way. This is a direct appeal to the issue of Security, not to Freedom. It doesn’t say Democrats will let you be free; free to make choices and living with the consequences of those choices. Democrats will take it upon themselves (aided by the power of the Federal Government) to make sure you are safe (and paying taxes). The Message: your private property does not belong to you, it belongs to everybody. And to Democrats, what are the toys? The toys are your wealth that you have earned and your personal possessions. Democrats will make sure that you share those with other people. How do they make sure? By using the police power of Government to take some of your “toys” away from you and give them to other people. Like I said… this is simply insidious.

Confused capitalists.

Today I was listening to the radio and heard a commercial from Philip Morris--well, that's not exactly right...it wasn't a commercial at all. In fact it was an anti-commercial. PM was actually encouraging people to stop using their product! Yes, I am serious. Of course, PM is part of the Big Evil Tobacco cabal, but have you ever heard of a company purchasing airtime to tell you to stop using their product? Not only that, but PM offers stop smoking help on it's homepage. Wow. Only in America. Where lawyers and frivolous lawsuits have made a company turn against itself. Can you imagine any other industry actively campaigning for consumers to stop using their product? Of course not. It's ridiculous.

Nerd alert!