The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
From Clayton Cramer, describing the fact that the Senate bailout plan contains an excise tax exemption for wooden arrows:
I suppose that we can more cheaply train our kids to become a nation of bowmen this way, so as to overthrow this corrupt and foolish government in a carbon-neutral way.
Clearly the nations economic health would have been imperiled if it wasn’t for this much needed stimulus for the wood industry.
Bloomberg is seeking a third term, hoping to overturn the city’s term limits laws.
Looks like a federal grand jury has indicted a New Jersey Democratic Party boss, and one of their attorneys in scheme to defraud local governments. The Republican Party in New Jersey should starting feeling better now. Maybe this is how the GOP will start winning again in New Jersey… all the leading Democratic politicians will be in jail on corruption charges.
Most Americans aren’t very good at geography, but I would expect that when you’re Governor of Virginia, you’d know which states Virginia does and doesn’t border.
So the Obama/Bayh bumper stickers were a leak to distract folks. It looks like it’s Joe Biden. So, like I did with Bayh, let’s look at Biden’s record. We don’t have to go far. Remember the YouTube debates where he said a gun owner was not “mentally qualified” to own guns for simply asking a question.
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NRA has been tracking the U.N.`s gun-ban activities for well over a decade, and thanks to the Bush administration`s appointees to the U.N., the U.S. position on any global gun-ban treaty has been consistent and uncompromising: Hands off the Second Amendment rights of American citizens!
However, all that could change, now that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee–which approves or rejects our U.N. representatives and assesses international treaties for possible ratification–is chaired by anti-gun U.S. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.
Like Schumer, Biden is rated “F” by the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) for his countless votes against firearm freedom. Like Schumer, Biden voted to expose the lawful firearm industry to crippling lawsuits; to extend and expand the Clinton gun bans; to allow a ban on most hunting-rifle ammunition; and to deny the free-speech rights of groups like the NRA during elections.
Now, as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden can use his power to sabotage pro-freedom nominees for U.N. ambassador–as he did with Second Amendment defender John Bolton–and bully fellow senators into accepting whatever gun-ban treaty the U.N. concocts in the name of fighting international terrorism.
Biden is bad news all around for any gun owner. Pair him with Obama, and it’s a far left gun ban ticket.
Now that Drudge has likely leaked the identity of Obama’s running mate, there are a few things gun owners should know about him.
Sen. Bayh pledged last year [2004] to support legislation to block frivolous lawsuits against the firearm industry, and NRA sent a letter to Indiana members encouraging them to thank him. Sen. Bayh failed to honor his pledge and voted for the Reed amendment to completely gut S.397. When the Reed substitute was soundly defeated 63 to 33, Bayh voted against final passage of the bill.
At the rate John Edwards has been digging, he’s sure to make it before the closing ceremonies.  Bitter points out why John Edwards doesn’t know when to just shut the hell up. Over at Volokh, Jim Lindgren points out that Edwards says he was 99% telling the truth when he lied. I expect next he’ll try to tell us that the reason he cheated was because his cancer ridden wife is just too sick to take care of his manly needs.
Considering what John Edwards has said about this whole affair, I would remove all kitchen knives and blunt objects from the Edwards’ house. You have to figure, she doesn’t exactly have much to lose. I don’t know if, at this point, to many people would blame her.
I might complain about Mayor Nutter, but at least he’s not this guy. Nutter I think is often misguided, but I don’t think he’s a crook. That’s certainly an improvement over Philadelphia’s last Commander-in-Cheat. Definitely an improvement over Detroit. You know things are bad when even Philadelphians are saying “Damn, I’m glad I don’t live there!”
Looks like Senator Stevens has been indicted in a corruption probe. If the Republicans lose, and lose big this November, they will have only themselves to blame. That’s not to say the Democrats are any better, given money in freezers, and a presidential candidate that hails from the city that put the “C” in Corruption. But it makes me wonder:
The indictment released Tuesday said the items included: home improvements to his vacation him in Alaska, including a new first floor, garage, wraparound deck, plumbing, electrical wiring; as well as car exchanges, a Viking gas grill, furniture and tools.
I’m in the wrong line of work. I just need a new patio roof and patio. If that is Senatorial level graft and corruption, I figure a nice state level position would be enough to weasel a new patio out of someone.
They are actually talking about banning kitchen knives in the United Kingdom. I just don’t have any extra commentary. I don’t even have a category for something this friggin insane. Do they make a straightjacket that would fit around the entire Palace of Westminster?