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Sunday, April 29. 2007Sunday Cocktail Hour PostsFaux scandals. They may be faux, but it's relentless, dishonest, and damaging - and designed to create a general impression of sleaze. Powerline. I distrust people who seek power. I trust people who seek money far more. The Cow Fart Chronicles. And Rightly So. On Maggie's Farm, we just stick a cow cork in there, to save Mother Gaia. Just don't walk behind one of those cows. We haven't tried it on the bulls, but if you'd like to help save Gaia, please come on up to Maggie's Farm and volunteer to stick a cork in a bull's behind. Instead of a Gideon Bible...Blair Biofuels will ruin the earth. Moonbattery. It reverses the hundreds of years trend towards lower carbon, higher hydrogen fuels. We've been saying that, but nobody listens!!! Except our loyal readers, most of whom seem to have some genuine conservation interests - as we do. Five of the eight Dem candidates own guns. Done with Mirrors. Four of the eight believe there is a war with Moslem terrorists. I guess that leaves four who think...what? Lawrence Wright on Al Quaida, speaking at Princeton yesterday. Interesting (or we wouldn't post it). Tigerhawk A person who refuses to admit that she is plain nuts. She needs to be sensible and wear normal tin foil protection like everybody else. (h/t, Jules, who thinks her approach might be an improvement over tin foil hats. I prefer my tin foil hat - that is me in the photo on the left - which has thus far successfully protected me from Government Mind Rays. Jules wears one of those, as do John Hinderaker. Larry Kudlow, Michelle Malkin and George Bush - and so do I whenever I go outdoors. I have constructed a similar thing for my privates, to protect my seed from government intrusion. If I could only find a girlfriend who would understand my concerns...) The Other Side. Opie sent us this trailer from the Tribeca Film Festival. The film is about immigration. I tend to agree with The Barrister in his post yesterday than Ben Bernanke is slowing the American economy unnecessarily.
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Uh, excuse me guys; we're sitting right at, or danged close to, Peak Oil, and demand for transport fuels is expected to rise from 84 million barrel/day to 125 Million Barrel/Day (think China, and India) over the next couple of decades.
That's NOT Centuries, folks; that's DECADES. There is Absolutely "Nothing" other than Biofuels, Solar, Waste, Wind, and Wave that can get there in time. The GOOD NEWS is that BioFuels are an Absolute "Winner." They're here right now, and they work very efficiently, and economically. Indonesia, and Malaysia might get a little carried away, but we'll handle that, and take care to the 'Tangs, too. It'll be Good. Biofuels/Biomass Rock! I am a nuke guy. It's a free lunch. Got my own little home-made nuke plant in the basement, which heats my bird bath all winter.
Seriously, though, I think biofuel is going backwards. It's just like using wood for fuel, with a twist. biopact.com/2007/04/mobile-pellet-plant.html
A Really Great Example. Forgot to say that we're glad to have your comments, Rufus.
We might grow on you, despite some friendly disagreements. I'm hip to that feeling, NJ; but, trust me, the Science that's going on right now with biofuels (think "Cellulosic") is a long way from throwing a stick on the fire.
NJ, you've already "Awed" the world with your ability to put up with Lou ezie anians, and Texicans. We decided to present you with the "ultimate" challenge, a redneck from missippi. We're talking induction into "World Classdom," here.
BTW, I'm all for Nukes, too. I couldn't imagine living in L.A., or Houston and not driving some sort of electric/hybrid type vehicle. buddy larsen & rufus,
When I came across this I thought of you. Talking about the use of air power: US aircrews show Taliban no mercy H/T Small Wars Journal Do watch the video provided by the Telegraph. "‘When you are on top of the enemy you look, shoot and it's, 'You die, you die, you die. The odds are on our side. I really enjoy it. I told my wife, if I could come home every night then this would be the perfect job.’" ___Lt. Denton US aircrews show Taliban no mercy
H/T Small Wars Journal Yeah, I'm still having problems with linking. Allen, :)
When Going to WAR: First, you kill all the Lawyers. Second, you fire absolutely, EVERY Fr'in Officer above the rank of Lt. Colonel. Third, you make all the rest watch "Patton" until it's memorized. Fourth, you sell all weapons of Caliber less than 30 to the enemy. Fifth, send your troops to War, and tell them to come back when all of the Enemy, And, This is the Really, Really Important Part, IS DEAD! rufus,
re: First, you kill all the lawyers That seems so, well, wasteful. Since lawyers enjoy sniffing around for things, how about using them as scouts? Allen, I saw your story over on Powerline. I can't make a link here, either.
rufus,
re: Decoys Instantly, I thought of Mel Brooks - "Pull!" (Not the same thing, I know, but that's how the mind works) Then, I thought of lawyers, parachutes, and flares. Ya gotta love it. As long as we have lawyers we'll have someone to "Take it out On." No matter how PC society gets, lawyers will always be "fair game."
Poor Barrister--being impugned mercilessly. Well, he shoulda chosen more wisely. But wait, when some lawyer gets after you--who you gonna call?
rufus,
re: Power Line and Lt. Denton I read the thread you referenced. For matters PC, I guess, Lt. Denton's money quotes were absent. "‘When you are on top of the enemy you look, shoot and it's, 'You die, you die, you die. The odds are on our side. I really enjoy it. I told my wife, if I could come home every night then this would be the perfect job.’" Until we are able to follow the Lieutenant's lead without cringing, we will continue to falter. Major John at Protein Wisdom has some thoughts from 1947 worth thinking about. Before someone administers a well deserved kick, I have advised both my children to consider constitutional law. Y'all can't use hyperlinks here--gotta paste the URL. A little tedious, but, we're guests of real deal Yankees here, and they're, well, still a little skeptical about that Edison boy and all those new-fangled contraptions of his'n.
Off topic, but re: Faux Scandals. Is that like somebody being just a little tiny bit pregnant? Because, the way I was raised, this week's story was about a real scandal:
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2741981320070428?feedType=RSS Or is somebody oing to say "Sheesh, you really are a barker! Lighten up! He just wanted some one on one coaching in Swahili, the better to serve the good old US of A administering our aid programs...". Feel sorry for his wife. Perhaps y'all consider it no scandal, but he is no gentleman... After that very emotive 60 Minutes exhibition, it occurs that he should've played himself in that "Road to 911" ABC movie.
retriever, right--high offices set examples, one way or the other, for good or ill. To open oneself for blackmail is alone sufficient to forfeit mercy. Save mercy for those who do not betray an assiduously-sought public trust.
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