Climategate

First of all, from now on we call people who continue to insist on believing in MMGW (man-made global warming) "Warmers" despite all evidence to the contrary. I wish I could think of something more clever making fun of the tea-bagging term, but maybe on another day.

PLEASE click on this link. It totally renewed my faith in the Brits.

http://www.devilskitchen.me.uk/2009/11/crudgate-why-this-cant-be-swept-under.html

Rip Jack Flanagan

Born March 21, 1925

Died November 22, 2009

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

Thank You to all our Vets

“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It
is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the
soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose
coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.”

Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, USMC

Ft Hood

I am fully prepared to worry about Jonathon's safety once he graduates from USNA. What I am NOT prepared for is worrying about him when he is on a military base.

The following is a perfect quote for how I am feeling (completely and totally outraged):

More on Ft. Hood and Guns [Jay Nordlinger]

This was incredibly sad, and maddening, too: A reader reports seeing a CNN interview with one of the wounded soldiers and his wife. You can read the transcript here. The soldier was to be deployed in January, and still will be. (Afghanistan.) His wife was asked her feelings about this, and responded, “At least he’s safe there and he can fire back, right?”

TAXES

Everyone needs to know these statistics:

43 percent of American households do not pay any federal income tax. On the other hand, the top one-fifth of households pay 69 percent of the entire costs of the federal government.

The only reason the top one-fifth wage earners are not storming the White House with pitchforks is because THEY ARE TOO BUSY EARNING A LIVING. And employing thousands and thousands while they are at it.

And the 43% who don't contribute? Well, why wouldn't they vote for anything that would cause a tax increase? Of course, they should remember they might be employed by someone effected, but no matter. Or that with every tax increase, charitable donations, which I can only assume benefits some of those 43%, goes down.

Rediculous, frustrating and no way to run a country.