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John Murtha dies at 77

2010-02-08T14:20:00.002-06:00

John Murtha, a politician for whom I personally held nothing but contempt, is dead. It is very difficult for me to find anything other than disparaging thoughts about the man, but I'd rather avoid that in light of his death.I hope the best for his family in this difficult time.I will let John Murtha's own libelous words be those that send him into the afterlife."there was no firefight, there was

We've got gone bananas ....

2010-02-05T08:08:00.002-06:00

Q: "What do you call a man with no arms and no legs hanging on a wall?"A: "Art"There are so few words ....

Easing Arizona's Gun Laws

2010-02-04T00:26:00.006-06:00

Since moving to Arizona I've become more active in many different ways concerning my Rights under the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution and under Article 2, Section 26 of the Arizona Constitution.As many people do not know, or understand, because our Rights are often hidden from us through various methods of media and governmental (government-run education) obfuscation, most States have their

Climate of Laughter

2010-02-02T13:56:00.003-06:00

I'm glad to know that we can discuss such global challenges as Climate Change with humor. Oh, wait, perhaps I misunderstood that laughter. were they laughing AT President Obama?

Obama poised to raise taxes on everyone that pays Federal Income Taxes

2010-02-02T09:54:00.001-06:00

Backdoor taxes to hit middle class: If the provisions are allowed to expire on December 31, the top-tier personal income tax rate will rise to 39.6 percent from 35 percent. But lower-income families will pay more as well: the 25 percent tax bracket will revert back to 28 percent; the 28 percent bracket will increase to 31 percent; and the 33 percent bracket will increase to 36 percent. The

FIU Poll of the Day*

2010-02-01T13:52:00.001-06:00

Diana's post is the inspiration to our latest poll!Poll on!!Blog Polls*Polls may not occur every day... maybe not even one a week. So sue us. (Please don't)

It's about the science, stupid....

2010-02-01T08:27:00.002-06:00

I have a very strong bias that I'll admit to. I hate being lectured to about the potential dangers of things when science is the supporting structure and the person arguing the point doesn't know anything about science. Mind you, they could actually be right. Something could be dangerous and they could be quoting the findings correctly. However, the fact that they couldn't address my questions on

Sometimes, it should be speechless.

2010-02-01T04:32:00.004-06:00

Target rich ...

2010-02-01T04:03:00.003-06:00

Oh, my .....h/t Hot AirI'm shocked .... SHOCKED!.Well, not really ... just mildly amused.

FIU Poll of the Day*

2010-01-27T08:15:00.002-06:00

After my update yesterday, I remembered that Rob is a prolific breeder. That got me wondering: how many kids is Rob up to these days? Seems like we haven't heard from the guy in ages.Poll on!Blog Polls*Polls may not occur every day... maybe not even one a week. So sue us. (Please don't)

So I had this idea...

2010-01-27T08:01:00.002-06:00

Several ladies at my office are doing those "Boot Camp" workouts. You know, the ones where they have some former DI yell at you while they work your butt into the ground. It got me thinking. I need to run my own workout sessions. My concept, however, is better. I'm going to combine the love of the outdoors and gardening with a high aerobic routine. I'll call it "Landscaping."A new location every

Hoodlumman v. 2.0

2010-01-26T13:48:00.003-06:00

Now complete with Diaper Changing Deluxe and the Burpmaster 2000!We will now return to (hopefully) more regularly scheduled blogging. You can look forward to tweaks in the site design and more frequent posts from FIU's contributors going forward.

This is just mind numbing

2010-01-26T11:10:00.002-06:00

I was looking at CNN's graphic of the stimulus expenditures. It totals to $4.7 trillion dollars. That's $4,700,000,000,000 dollars. Seriously, consider that out of the 42.5 million Americans that paid taxes in 2004, there were 131 million that filed taxes and had no liability. So, we could have taken that 4.7 trillion and given everyone that filed a return about $27 thousand bucks or just

Thursday funnies ...

2010-01-21T08:44:00.002-06:00

"Terrorist Alert Reactions"The English, feeling the pinch of terrorist threats, have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon though, security levels may be raised to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since Hitler's Blitz in 1940 when the tea almost ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The

Heard on NPR

2009-12-28T22:21:00.003-06:00

If there were any readers of this blog in China, the I apologize now for getting the site blocked in the Great Firewall of China.I've long heard people refer to NPR as National People's Radio instead of the official name of National Public Radio, but apart from the strong Leftist slant of the network's broadcast content, I haven't been truly offended by NPR until recently.On both occasions when

Merry Christmas Everybody!

2009-12-25T16:44:00.003-06:00

Though our politicians have sold us out to the Insurance Companies, from mandatory Auto Insurance in the '80s to a future of mandatory Health Insurance by 2013, we can all find something to be thankful for in this holiday season.Something in our families. Something in our friends. Something in the Spirit of the Season, whether you're celebrating Hanukah, Christmas, or the alternative holiday

I know we've been gone a long time .....

2009-12-08T21:00:00.003-06:00

Hood got married and he's breeding.Rob's still breeding and needs bigger digs.Dave's hoping he can breed.J.R. is M.I.A.However, stay tuned. This channel ain't inoperative ... just chilled.

Oopsies!

2009-12-08T17:36:00.003-06:00

Player Queen: Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife,If once I be a widow, ever I be a wife!Player King: 'Tis deeply sworn. Sweet, leave me here a while,My spirits grow dull, and fain I would beguileThe tedious day with sleep.Player Queen: Sleep rock thy brain,And never come mischance between us twain!Hamlet: Madam, how like you this play?Queen: The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

ROFL!!

2009-10-20T16:25:00.000-05:00

If you think CSI is a friggin' parody of anything that could happen in real life, then check this out.

Tuesday funnies ...

2009-10-20T06:45:00.004-05:00

... Among NSF's recent projects was one that sent $188,206 to the University of California at Berkeley to study "candidate ambiguity and voter choice." According to the project abstract, the money would used in part for polling to see when politicians benefit by being vague.Another project sent $49,830 to the University of Iowa to look at "genetics and political behavior." That grant pays for 20

"Mann Made Global Warming"

2009-09-30T07:51:00.002-05:00

That's the "Hockey Stick Graph." If you've been keeping up, even somewhat, with the global warming debate over the past decade or less, you've seen or heard of it. Al Gore used it to tell us we have less than 10 years to live. The UN and countless other governments (including ours now) have used it to suggest massive taxation and regulation of developed nations.Well, as you might have expected

Washington Times: Porn surfing rampant at U.S. science foundation

2009-09-29T10:42:00.000-05:00

Maybe they have a grant from the NEA or something.Or they're doing it for science.

For the love of all things holy

2009-09-29T09:30:00.003-05:00

ROMAN POLANSKI IS A SUB-HUMAN TURD. Hi. I'm Rob. You may remember me from such rants as "Kayne West is a dumbass" (I was right) and "Man made Global warming is bullshit." (I was right, again.) Today, I'd like to rekindle that ire for the turd of the day, Roman Polanski. See, Roman is known in Hollywood as a somewhat tragic figure that makes great movies. Sadly, to them, "Roman cannot come back to

Let the games begin ...

2009-09-23T15:10:00.001-05:00

VANCOUVER — Criminal polygamy charges against B.C. religious leaders Winston Blackmore and Jim Oler have been thrown out. ............

Bait 'n switch ...

2009-09-23T07:13:00.003-05:00

......... Under the new initiative, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service will publish new guidance for small businesses on how to use automatic enrollment for the simplified plans. It will also encourage employers to institute an automatic “step up,” which increases a person’s saving rate each year or with each raise.In a second move, Mr. Obama said the Internal Revenue