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“What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.” – Lord Melbourne
“We voted for these people. We should be allowed to taser them.” – Mike
“If you’re standing around talking about doing away with fossil fuels while pointing at an electric vehicle that’s about 70% synthetic materials, you’ve already failed an IQ test you didn’t even know you were taking.”
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”
“They’re not ignorant. They’ll tell you all about what they know.”
“You guys just don’t spend enough time giving yourself cool but limited super-powers. This is the internet.” – laura w.
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods” – Albert Einstein
“They can pass a law to say anything, but reality gets to bat last.”
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
“The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted.” – D.H. Lawrence
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine
“God doesn’t call the equipped – he equips those he calls.” – Barbara Curtis
Always remember: Law is about arguing one fact that helps your argument and ignoring the ten facts that disprove it.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument – William McAdoo
“Hand-written notes in cursive writing are still the finest personal way of saying thank you. The people who send those after interviews are the ones who get the jobs.”
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Pay to Play (or, No, I Don’t Want to Subsidize Your Sex Life)
. Sandra Fluke’s parents must be so proud. On Monday, she went before a House Subcommittee to tell everyone that she has sex. Lots and lots of sex. Why, she has so much sex that it costs her $1000/year to … Continue reading
Anne Boleyn and Obamacare
I”ll admit that I have always been a bit of an “unconventional” thinker – lots of different things fascinate me. I read articles and books on things that interest me. Sometimes, I end up seeing weird connections – my thinking … Continue reading
Free Healthcare for Everyone! (While supplies last…..)
So one of our daughters called me up today and told me that she needs to get a vaccine for college. It seems that as of January 1 of this year, the “rules” have changed – again – and the vaccine … Continue reading
People Who Live in Intellectual Pup Tents REALLY Shouldn’t Taunt the Bears….
Last week, I published a relatively light-hearted little blog post that I sent out to family and friends. It was inspired by a comment made by a friend of a friend of a friend on a Facebook post. I was simply … Continue reading
Blog Commenting Etiquette (a.k.a. Tossing out the drunks)
Well, it finally happened – I had to set a commenter straight. I’m not happy about having to do it, but apparently some people’s lessons in manners didn’t take the first time. So here is a copy of the e-mail … Continue reading
Start “The Revolution” Without Me
As many of you probably know, I spend my days cruising the Internet, talking to friends and keeping up with what’s going on in the world. And sometimes I run across something that just BEGS to be ridiculed (and I’m … Continue reading
Pulling Back the Curtain (or: A politician accidentally tells the truth)
Yesterday, I heard something that I have never – NEVER – heard an American politician admit on national TV: that the American government has been lying to her people for the past 75+ years. See if you can pick it … Continue reading
Since when do lawbreakers have more rights than law-abiding citizens?
Seen today at one of the blogs that I read: …yesterday they passed a bill granting in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens. So let me get this straight: LAWMAKERS – elected officials whose salaries are paid by law-abiding, taxpaying citizens – are passing … Continue reading
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