One Phase of Training Over

Well folks, Johnny made it through Basic. Now comes 5 weeks of Infantry specific training here on lovely Sand Hill. Then I will receive the blue cord and the coveted title of Infantryman. Not much I can post in the short time I have allotted to spend on the laptop, so I will have to follow up in 5 weeks or so, depending on what rules the Drill Sergeants impose in the weeks to come. Take care, God bless America, and FOLLOW ME!

Dennis Miller on Harry Reid

Dennis Miller unloads on Harry Reid in a way that only Miller can do.

Gore: Another Inconveniant Truth

Inconveniant Gore Truth #312, Gore called Iraq a terrorist country before he called them a non-terrorist country.

So which is it Mister Gore? Was Iraq helping terrorists, or was it not? Can you say "anything to get my green butt elected"?

Note: if you go to the YouTube page you will see that comments were disabled. Gee, I thought YouTube was going to give up some of their censorship ways.

Whatever Happened to the Resonable Man?

I find myself personally dealing with liberals on a daily basis these days. The rough part is that I'm dealing with them in my own church. For those of you that don't know, I'm a member of the famed Episcopal Church, USA. This of course is the church who in 2003 decided to ordain Gene Robinson as the first openly homosexual Bishop. This is something that is affecting even the most remote Episcopal churches across this nation at a very deep level.

Ever since the "Robinson Decision" four almost four years ago I find the same problems that have plagued our nation since the Clinton administration have now found their way into a place that so many like myself have gone to escape such polorizing issues to gain personal peace. Instead of issues like immigration and how to deal with terrorists we find ourselves having heated debates over issues like Biblical interpretation and whether or not the fundamental articles of faith are true.

As for myself I fall just to the right of center (if you could somehow put the politics of the church on something as limiting as a linear scale). I'm not a literalist in terms of Biblical interpretation, but I do beleive that their are absolute truths given to us by God by way of the Bible. And I do beleive that there are things that are absolutely right and absolutely wrong and are clearly stated as such in the Bible. And this used to be a value that was respected by my fellow Episcopalians on both sides. But now it has developed into a situation similar to Ireland where you can easly have an someone in a threatening manner walk up to you and ask "Protestant or Catholic!?" If you don't identify yourself as either an ultra conservative AAC member ready for "African Oversight" or as an ultra liberal willing to say to hell with all those elitist backward thinking conservatives you're automatically worse than all of them.

My question that I offer to my readers, Episcopalian and non-Episcopalian alike, is how did we get here? What made us such a binary culture where you must be either ultra conservative or ultra liberal on every topic? Whatever happened to the reasonable man?

Now don't misunderstand me because a reasonable man can never give up his core values. But can a reasonable man respect another individual while maintaining his own personal core values? Can a reasonable man stand up for himself and those he cares about in support of their core values and their rights?

Media Saturation Bombing

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen! This is going to be the first in a series of what will be a Friday tradition. I will take on the big topics of the week and tear them to pieces.

This week I don't have to go very far back to find something to write on. In case you haven't heard, Paris Hilton got out of jail yesterday because of what was an undisclosed mental illness. Of course this was a story that changed almost hourly from it being a release due to overcrowding, to Paris being suicidal (oh no! no moisturizer!!!! oh the humanity), to it simply being a difficult in jail.

To all the folks in the press both in and out of the US, I really don't give a damn! This is a spoiled 20 something woman with the maturity of an infant. If the worst thing that has ever happened to her is being denied access to some beauty products then the girl has some growing up to do.

Now, let me clarify here. I do sincerely hope that she will learn something from this. Namely that the laws and rules of society do apply to her, a fact that her parents obviously had no intention of teaching her. It is my true hope that this changes her. But, I have to say that it is very unlikely. If anything all this publicity that we, the American public and new media, are feeding her. The law of "no such thing as bad publicity" applies her more than in any situation. Her doing a "leaked" sex tape didn't do anything but give her more of what she wants, attention. Even the late night talk show jokes that would embarrass the hell out of any normal person only serve to feed her narcissistic lifestyle.

For hours on end, the only thing that the news media covered was Paris Hilton. Will she go back to jail or won't she. Only briefly in the crawler at the bottom of the screen did they mention General Peter Pace being let go by Sec Def Robert Gates because Washington DC has become to divisive to confirm the right man for the job, or that FAA computers all up and down the East Coast failed, or that protests against Hugo Chavez continue in Venezuela. None of these issues mattered to the media or the bulk of the American public more than the poor, distraught, train wreck of an individual like Paris Hilton who was being treated so unjustly because she was being made to answer for breaking the law.

The msm and the liberal left continue to claim that President Bush has destroyed the US's image abroad. But take a look at what the world saw of the United States today. Controversy over someone who does nothing worth while to anyone but herself. A girl who has gained her reputation through "leaked" sex tapes and the modeling of clothing no woman with anything more than a -1 dress size could wear. Anna Nichole Smith's drug habits and custody battles, Lindsay Lohan's partying all night, and Brittney Spears shaving her head and flashing the camera. This is what the rest of the world sees as the United States of America. Publicity whores (interpret that as you wish) making complete fools of themselves are what is transmitted throughout the world as representatives of the United States.

Is it their fault. Partially, yes. But I would say that the bulk of the blame lies with the media who is willing to pay as much as seven digits for one photograph of Paris in jail. It lies with the media who overshadows major G8 events with these pictures. The media is the one responsible for the diminishing reputation of the United States around the world. True, Bush hasn't helped things. But the media showing us as a bunch of drunk, stoned, narcissistic, materialistic, sex crazed idiots is what is bringing us down. Not a war to remove the murderous, destabilizing regime of a dictator.

Thanks for reading tonight folks! Goodnight.

Back, and Here to Stay

Ok folks. I'm back and I'm going to start posting daily (assuming I have something worth posting daily). I'm going to start posting new stories every evening on the day's events. While I have been absent for some in my posting I haven't not stopped watching the news. And it is apparent to me that there is pretty much something to comment on every day now. From the failed immigration bill (whoop!), to saturation coverage being taken to a new level with Paris Hilton there is no shortage of fodder out there.

Been Absent

Hey folks! Ed here. Been absent for, well for quite a while. Been busy with getting ready for the wonderful world of law school. God willing, I'll be on my way to law school either this fall or the following spring. Got my LSAT scores back not too long ago, and I'm in great shape!

My co-blogger on this site has been even more busy than I. And he asked me to post on his behalf today. As many of our friends and regular readers know, Johnny has been prepping himself to serve in the United States Army. This morning, around 5 am Texas time, he reported for Basic Training. By now, he's traded in his civilian clothes and hair cut for BDU's and tags. He has now join the ranks of countless men and women who signed up for their families and for their country.

I ask that you remember Johnny and his family in your prayers.

I'll be keeping everyone up to date on his status as he goes through Basic.

Boycott of Amazon

I typical don't call for boycotts, nor do I presume to speak for my distinguished colleague Ed, but I will for this. Go to AZ and read the story.

These are mad dogs that need to be put down. I have done some bad things in my day, but I have never, ever even remotely considered harming a child. And these pieces of filth glory in it.

Until Amazon gets rid of this atrocity, and maybe not even then, I will refuse to buy a thing from them. I encourage all of you to do the same. I will send this out to as many people as I can think of. Please do the same. We must do all we can to protect the innocents in this world that are preyed on by these creatures. Children are to be loved and nutured, not used to gratify your own sick lusts.

This kind of filth should never be tolerated. This is where the slippery slope leads. Pedophiles should either be locked up for the rest of their lives, or put down like the vermin they are. I have never once come across a case of a "cured" pedo, and doubt I ever will. If, in the name of "tolerance" and "open-mindedness" we allow young ones in our society to fall prey to this, then we deserve to be destroyed. We must stand against this tide of evil.

IT HAS GONE THIS FAR, IT WILL GO NO FARTHER!

H/T to the LawDog for this. If you haven't gone to his site, do so now.

No Will Left to Fight?

A while back I asked readers to opine about the state of Western Civilization. I said I would post my thoughts, and promptly forgot to do so. Well, I was checking things out yesterday, and I saw a new comment. Kathy from Hang Right Politics commented, reminding me that I hadn't posted my thoughts. So here it goes:

Speaking for myself, I have not lost the will to fight. I will be attempting to join the Army starting the 25th of this month. We will see if they let me in. I have not lost the will to fight for what I believe, nor have many others.

That being said, I am not so sure about most of the country. After 9/11 I had hopes for this nation. I had hoped we would put the petty arguing aside and focus on defeating the Islamofacists who threaten everything we hold dear. I was wrong. The Democratic Party and the far left have gone back to their old ways. They cannot be relied upon to save us, or even to help out. They use the WOT to further their own agendas, not caring about anyone else as long as they get what they want.

We will just have to see if the West has the will and the strength to resist the tide. I pledge to do all I can to defend this nation and my people. How many will join me in this pledge?

The Death of a Dictator

Saddam Hussein, the dictator of Iraq for 30+ years, the "Butcher of Baghdad" is now dead.

This is a man directly responsible for the torture and murder of countless people both in and out of his country. He will go down in history with such names as Hitler, Stalin, and countless others who prided themselves on the number of people they killed.

He intended this legacy to go on through his sons and grandson. Even his 14 year-old grandson was being trained to torture women and children so he would be ready to run Iraq when his time came around.

No one on this planet can truly deny his guilt of these crimes against humanity. The most liberal of liberals agree this man was one of, if not the most brutal head of state in our time.

Some claim that his trial was unfair. They point to the safety of defense representation for Hussein, access to evidence, and other issues. People who hold the view that this trial was unfair draw the reasonable conclusion that the execution was invalid (I say reasonable because if a trial is truly unfair, then the sentence is logically unfair).

But I ask this of those that hold this view. Would full and perfect access to the evidence make any difference in the outcome of guilt? Would perfect safety and protection that rivals that of the US President's Secret Service protection make any difference in a death sentence?

Question asked and answered: No, it would have not made any difference. The whole world knows that this man was guilty of the murder and torture of countless men, women, and children. The whole world knows that this man did it with all deliberate intentions. This is a fact that he did it, and did it intentionally.

And it is also a fact that he will never be able to do it again. We, the people of the world, will enter the year 2007 with one less brutal dictator. And with one less obstacle to peace.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah

I hope and pray all of you can spend time with family and loved ones during the holiday season. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Unvarnished Truth

Drumwaster and I don't always agree on things, but he is dead on here.

Once Again...

Kim du Toit is absolutely brilliant! I think his analysis is dead on. Why are guys like Che and Castro revered by the left, but ones like Pinochet and Franco are reviled as barbarous? Sometimes necessity trumps morality.

Does this mean I approve? No. Does this mean they weren't monsters? Absolutely not. But they saved their countries from worse fates. In the end, Spain and Chile are better off with Franco and Pinochet than they would have been under Communist rule.

Not saying it is right, just saying it IS.

Change of Pace

Ok folks, let's do something different for a bit. I want to lighten things up a little, so everyone tell me your best story involving public nudity! Yes, it is a bit crass, but we have to laugh now and then. I will tell you one of mine in a bit.

Just Sick

This is why everyone should own a gun and use it against intruders. It just makes me sick. Why would you ever just cave into some thug in your own damn home? You cannot negotiate with scum, you cannot reason with them, because they are evil and will not respect you or your position. Deadly force is all they will respect.

Why did this guy just meekly let someone ransack his house and murder his wife? Has the West (I realize it is Africa, but South Africa is still very Anglicized) bred such a generation of weaklings and girlie-men that this is what the future holds? I pray not.

Your Thoughts?

On another blog today, a commenter posted that the West was in the same boat as the Roman Empire in the last days before the fall of Rome and the beginning of the Dark Ages. They said the West had lost the will to defend themselves and would keep trying to appease the Islamo-fascist scum. I have my own thoughs on this, but want to hear yours. What do YOU think about it?

Inconvenient Truth #213

I appologize folks for taking such a long vacation from posting, but I want to give ya'll a bit of an update. As Johnny said, I've been working long hours on finishing up a major contract for my company. But, now I'm back and my schedule is settling back down (somewhat) and I'm going to be able to post much more.

So I decided to come out swinging and yelling at the liberals. Inconvenient truth #213, the liberals are still loosing! They lost the election, are they are loosing ground up on the Hill. Take a look at this folks:

1. The only thing the Dems could do to win the majority in the House and Senate was to move to the middle and emphasize more conservative ideas while keeping their liberal views (free abortion, increased taxes, extreme business regulation, etc.) on the back burner.
2. The moonbat/netroots/anti-war golden boy, Ned Lamont, LOST against Lieberman!
3. Nancy Palosi's endorsment of anti-war John Murtha for House Majority Leader failed miserably. Right out of the gate, the liberal Palosi couldn't lead crap.
4. Palosi's first pick for the House Intel committee failed. And who knows how this new one will turn out.

Now, I'm not saying the Republicans won here. In fact my view is that the Republicans tried too much to look like liberals and got too greedy on their power as the majority. But the liberal, anti-war, moonbats have nothing to celebrate here.

So, to the liberals out there reading our blog, kiss my pro business, red state ass. I'm back.

Lack of Posting II

Well, Ed and I have been ultra busy lately. Ed got himself a nice little contract that he is working long hours on, and I am working my butt off here in Yankeeland. Side note, it is 72 currently, and the projected high for this weekend is 37. That. Ain't. Right.

"We Support Our Troops"

I have a great deal to say about this.

1. Charlie Rangel is senile fool who can fornicate himself with an iron stick.

2. I will be enlisting in the US Army in mid to late January. I like to think I have a choice for a decent career, and I have had several offers for such a career. I am joing the Army for personal reasons, one of which is that I believe this nation is worth fighting for, a feeling this moron apperently doesn't share.

3. I have known many men who have served in all branches, and very few of them are morons. I have met many more outside of the military than have been in it.

4. See response #1.

Next Time Around

Well kiddies, we lost. Actually we got bent over and had very un-Biblical things done to us, but that is neither here nor there. Rather than cry about it, we can look at why we lost, adapt, and overcome. Here is what your old pal Johnny thinks we ought to do:

1. Cut the compassionate conservative crap. There, I said it. This whole thing has been idiotic from the get go. True conservatism IS compassionate, because it expects people to look out for one another, and not wait for the government to act. We are not helping people by letting the incompetents employed by the state look after them. The state screw up almost every thing they touch, so why entrust them with the care of the indigent and elderly. Take care of people you know, and extend a hand to those you don't. If we all work together as people, without letting the government do it, I believe we can better the world around us.

2. Re-embrace the ideals of Reagan. Small government, low taxes, strong military, aggressive foreign policy, laissez-faire economics. What's not to like?

3. Secure the border! Okay, so we are not in power and cannot do this, but we can agitate for it. If we do not secure our borders, there will be another 9/11, only worse.

4. Stay in Iraq until the job is done. Same situation and reasoning as above. Keep taking the war to the Islamo-fascist scum.

That is all I got for now, but rest assured, Johnny will be back.


IT HAS GONE THIS FAR, IT WILL GO NO FARTHER!