It’s days like this that remind me that the phrase “foreign and domestic” wasn’t put in our country’s various oaths of service on a whim. – Bruce
Quote of the Day – Environmental Edition
July 1, 2009Did you hear about China’s bold new environmental program? They’re calling for a 30% reduction in PCB’s in baby formula by 2011. – Tam
Quote of the Day – Green Edition
June 30, 2009For those of you all high and mighty on “green living”, shut the f— up. Buying compact fluorescents that require EPA instructions and a hazmat suit to clean up when broken, driving a Prius that polluted enough water to kill a coral reef in making its frame and batteries and sticking your cardboard into a plastic bin that uses more oil to produce than you will ever save driving said previous electric tinkertoy does not make you a guilt-free, environmentally aware, eco-sustainable, planet-saving citizen.
It makes you a hippie. And a particularly stupid one at that. – Armed Canadian
Quote of the Day – Illusion Edition
June 28, 2009…it’s really not good for one’s mental health to try and walk through life attempting to be an optical illusion. – Breda
Quote of the Day – Prepare to Duck Edition
June 27, 2009On an unrelated subject, for the next person who suggests that universal healthcare is a wonderful idea, ask them how good Medicare/Medicaid would be if it was 7 times larger than it is today in terms of cost and inefficiency? For a really fun response, ask a member of the AARP that question and then be prepared to duck. – Armed Canadian
Quote of the Day – Titles Edition
June 26, 2009How would George Washington — a man who actually turned down the presidential salary and preferred being called “Mr. President” over other ‘too majestic’ sounding titles — react if he could see the current state of American politics, exemplified by what Senator Boxer did last week? At a recent hearing, Boxer had the gall to scold a Brigadier General for not referring to her as ‘Senator.’ She said ‘I’ve worked so hard to get this title’. Excuse me, Babs? You are a socialist who won an election in California – most wouldn’t call that ‘hard’. Maybe you should worry a little more about the country (and YOUR state) going broke – and worry a little less about your fancy title? Besides, with the 29% approval rating Congress is sporting, I wouldn’t be bragging about that title I’d be hiding it. – Glenn Beck
How small a person do you have to be…
June 26, 2009To be in this conversation?
Brig. Gen. Michael Walsh, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was testifying on the Louisiana coastal restoration process in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He began to answer one of Boxer’s questions with “ma’am” when Boxer immediately cut him off.
“You know, do me a favor,” an irritated Boxer said. “Could say ’senator’ instead of ‘ma’am?’”
“Yes, ma’am,” Walsh interjected.
“It’s just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I’d appreciate it, yes, thank you,” she said.
“Yes, senator,” he responded.
Senator, if you really need your ego stroked that badly, we don’t need you in Washington. Yes, we know you are a senator, and I could probably understand if he was addressing you by your first name or something, but he was showing an appropriate level of respect for your position already. Your comments are more appropriate for a monarchy than a Republic.
Quote of the Day – Parenting Edition
June 25, 2009You cannot wrap the world in Nerf and your children in bubblewrap. There simply is no way to make your little darlings perfectly safe. Sure, you get rid of the guns. Then you have a home invasion. Or your child can drown in a bathtub. Or die by eating household chemicals. etc. The trick to this parenting thing is, uhm, being a parent and no amount bubblewrap can make up for using your brain. – SayUncle
Quote of the Day – Pet Peeve Edition
June 24, 2009From Jay G’s pet peeves:
The super-tacticool dude who has all the latest gadgets, attends all the courses, extolls the latest training techniques, etc. – and is morbidly obese and sweats while brushing his teeth. Look, your odds of dropping dead from a massive coronary are several orders of magnitude greater than your odds of getting into a gunfight. The best thing you can do to improve your odds of surviving is to put down the tactical Twinkie…
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