Monthly Archives: March 2008

I hope you feel better…

Posted on March 30, 2008 by

Well, If you turned off your lights for “Earth Hour,” you can rest easy knowing you did your part by reducing your electricity consumption by 1/8760th for the year. Unless you left your refrigerator running, at which point it isn’t quite that … Continue reading →

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McCain gets it right.

Posted on March 26, 2008 by

As Michelle Malkin says, this quote from John McCain is something we can cheer: Let’s start with some straight talk:I will not play election year politics with the housing crisis. I will evaluate everything in terms of whether it might be … Continue reading →

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The Bloomberg Collection

Posted on March 25, 2008 by

Kim du Toit already weighed in on this one, but I felt compelled to chime in, being about fellow Wisconsin resident Steve Lauer and Lauer Custom Weaponry. Steve was interviewed on NRANews, and said that Bloomberg’s ban was the greatest advertising … Continue reading →

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Sebastian v. Rebecca Peters

Posted on March 22, 2008 by

Sebastian from Pro-Gun Progressive recently was involved in a debate on Al Jazeera opposite IANSA queen Rebecca Peters.  Check out  his take on the debate herePart 1 of the debate hereand part 2 here Standard tired old arguments that more guns equal more crime, America has the highest crime rate, blah blah … Continue reading →

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Rove on the Democrat Candidates

Posted on March 21, 2008 by

Hot Air has a great article regarding how out of step the Democratic leaders, including the two presidential candidates, are on the war. While 2006 may have been a referendum on the war, I think it is clear that although the American people … Continue reading →

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Gura on machine guns

Posted on March 21, 2008 by

Michael Bane had a post regarding the discussion of machine guns in the D.C. v. Heller oral arguments, including quoting a post from Alan Gura. I have to admit that I cringed listening to the exchanges regarding machine guns, as … Continue reading →

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Real Estate agent found dead

Posted on March 20, 2008 by

The A.P. is reporting  a story out of Wisconsin of a 71 year old real estate agent, Ann B. Nelson, who was found dead in a house she had been showing earlier in the day. She was found in a … Continue reading →

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Well, Does he?

Posted on March 19, 2008 by

Shooting Wire had this great quote from an interview with Dick Heller, the respondant in D.C. v. Heller: At that point, a reporter interjected: “The Mayor (DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty) says the handgun ban and his initiatives have significantly lowered … Continue reading →

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Michelle Malkin on the Obamination

Posted on March 19, 2008 by

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/19/say-goodbye-to-the-glowbama-mystique/ I couldn’t agree more.

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A couple of good quotes from the arguments

Posted on March 19, 2008 by

CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: So if you have a law that prohibits the possession of books, it’s all right if you allow the possession of newspapers? (Page 16, Line 24 – Page 2, Line 1) JUSTICE SCALIA: You mean you can’t … Continue reading →

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