With support for his beloved health care plan withering, Obama’s strategy is shifting. For the first time, he actually seems concerned about costs. Listen to his words, however, and you’ll realize that the mistruths reveal his complete lack of concern... or perhaps his lack of understanding.

They said they wouldn’t entertain a new assault weapon ban, and I believe them... right up until Obama appoints a new Supreme Court Justice to help overturn Heller. In the meantime, they are demonizing guns to help build support for the forthcoming revocation of your constitutional rights. The Obama crew and his loyal media stooges are already spewing forth blatant lies to make you believe that our gun “problem” is killing poor, poor, Mexico. What a party of LIARS!

If you are upset over AIG executive bonuses, then sadly you are a puppet being manipulated by your government. Sad but true, the debate over AIG bonuses is nothing but a smokescreen to keep you from realizing what the great wizard is really doing behind the curtain. As long as you are upset at AIG, you are completely missing the point, which is what your government wants.

“incorporation” - The idea that your constitutional rights are protected against violations from the federal government, but not the state governments. In other words: You have the right to free speech, and the federal government cannot take that right away. But the states could decide to revoke your freedom of speech and it would not be a violation of your Constitutional rights.

Change has arrived. Now, all we can do is hope. Since nobody has much of a clue what he's going to do (let's face it, he never stuck to a single thing he said during the election), all we really have is hope. See how easy it is to bring hope to people? Just promise them nothing, and make them wait to see what you'll do.

Barack Obama is a millionaire. Before he ran for congress, he gave nothing to charity. After accepting a seat in congress, with his eye on the presidency, he has upped his contributions to around 5%

Just how much change is Obama proposing? It is hard to say, most of the time. But every know and then, he let's a clue slip out about his view of America, and the type of change he wants to bring. I'm not against change. But rewriting the Constitution that protects my freedoms is NOT an option. Barack is a dangerous candidate.

Obama has a habit of saying whatever people want to hear even if it is a blatant lie. His outright lie regarding public financing for his campaign is especially troubling, because he also will not disclose his funding sources. In other words, America has no idea who is buying the Junior Senator his new job. Furthermore, it underscores the contradiction between Obama's big-government approach for the common man, and his secret private services for himself.

Sometimes, bad ideas are so obvious, nobody sees them. On Monday, Obama announced his “Economic Rescue Plan for the Middle Class” on MySpace. One quick glance is enough to convince any intelligent person that Obama is economically ignorant. Let’s look at his 4-part plan.

"Barack Osama" is on the ballot in Rensselaer County!

Obama's tax plan calls for tax cuts for 95% of American workers. Doesn't he realize that 30%-40% of American workers have no tax liability? Of course he does... he wants to give them free money. It’s called "Income Redistribution," and it is a major component of socialism.

Poor Joe Biden - he doesn't even understand what his role as VP will be if Obama is elected President. It should go without saying that a Senator of his tenure is unfit for the role if he doesn't even know the responsibilities involved. Sarah Palin nailed it in the VP debate.

"Some more Obama gaffes. Learn how only ONE bomb fell on Pearl Harbor, that Eau Claire is a US state, and that 10,000 people (as opposed to only 12 people) died in a Kansas tornado. Observe Obama use his "sixth sense" when he sees dead people in an audience (watch out Haley Joe Osmet...) and observe Obama forget from time to time as to where he is."

Watch your politicians debate the financial crisis BEFORE the election season began. Partisan politics are clear in this video, and if you think the Democrats were prepared to fix the problem, just watch:

Obama takes both positions on Nuclear Energy. Does anybody know what he really stands for?

ACORN is being investigated AGAIN for vote fraud. This is not the first time, but with Obama so closely tied to the organization, it does not bode well for Democrats.

Obama supporters are brainwashing kids. Look what Obama supporters have done to your children.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid her husband's real estate and investment firm nearly $100,000 from her political action committee...

Try to forget the money that Obama has taken from Big Oil right now. Instead, take a look at who he just hired!!

"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times . . . and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," Obama has said. "That's not leadership. That's not going to happen."

Why do we love gasoline? Because it works... better than ANY of the currently available alternatives.

Proud to be a Democrat? Did it ever occur to you that they rely heavily on the uninformed and ignorant population to fill out their numbers? Do you know the differences between the Obama and McCain energy plans? Or do you just believe what the bloggers say?

A photograph that I took on July 4, 2008.

In response to the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Heller case Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. had this to say:

Just last week Nancy Pelosi claimed that a bill passed by congress would lower gas prices, starting today. Why? Because the law stops the eeeevil Bush Administration from buying oil for the strategic petroleum reserves. Thus, she reasoned, there would be more supply, and prices would naturally fall.

Supreme Court Strikes Down D.C. Gun Ban, Upholds Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the infamous “Blackberry” tool has suffered yet another network outage. One major outage per year seems to be the best they can do, but nobody should be complaining. If you are going to pay another company for services that they provide, you suffer when they cannot deliver. Since better options are available, business managers who bought Blackberries for their employees can only point the finger at themselves.

If you are following the primaries like I am, you probably noticed that the media conveniently “forgot” about the Republican caucus in Wyoming on Saturday.

Hillary already has plans to spend $763 Billion. With everything she is promising US citizens, it is difficult to see her as a fiscally responsible candidate. Clearly, she does not understand the long-term impact of entitlements. However, why worry about the long term when you only serve for 4 years and can win an election by promising free handouts?

Since the early 1980s the U.S. gun-ban lobby has sponsored advertisements suggesting that firearms are uniquely available in the United States, and that as a result, the U.S. has a gun-homicide rate higher than the rest of the industrialized world. As Kates and Mauser deftly point out, both assertions are false.

Neal Dikeman's solution to global warming was happily published by CNet today, and he seems to have it all figured out. That is, if you are ready to suffer in the name of being green.

In the wake of hurricane Katrina, New Orleans began confiscating guns from citizens, even as armed gangs and thieves rushed to the city to begin looting. Deprived of their second amendment right, the people of New Orleans were left helpless by their government. Yesterday, Matt Blunt helped to make certain that the same thing would never happen in Missouri.

Former Hose Speaker and possible 2008 Presidential Candidate, Newt Gingrich spoke to the National Federation of Republican Women on Saturday and placed emphasis on the need for a National Language.

Way back in July of 2005, Columbus, Ohio passed a ban on assault weapons. When this happened, the NRA Association decided to move their 136th Annual Meeting and Exhibits to another city. In less than two weeks, that event will take place in St. Louis, Missouri.

Ecuadorian authorities evacuated around 100 families from villages around the Tungurahua volcano. The evacuation is voluntary, unlike the New Orleans Katrina evacuation.

Family values have been a cornerstone of society in the United States for hundreds of years, but now, some left-wing shakers would like to distort history and make you think that family values mean something very different than they used to.

It may be rare to discover new islands in the Earth's oceans, especially since the introduction of satellite imaging. But if you sail out of the Tongan island group of Vava'u, that is exactly what you might encounter.

The real joke is John Kerry claiming that he botched a joke. Nevertheless, I offer up a few "Stuck in Iraq" jokes to prove that my comedic abilities are vastly superior to those exhibited by John Kerry.

On the same day the Transportation Security Administration eased regulations on containers of liquids and gels in airplanes, Ryan Bird appears to have pulled a stunt just to get attention.

As private space travel inches closer to reality, celebrities are lining up to pay big bucks for a short ride into orbit. Rumors suggest that Madonna, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie, Dave Navarro, Prince Harry, Brad Pit, Stephen Hawking, and William Shatner are all interested in a short trip off planet Earth.

There they go again, running for their lives like a bunch of ninnyhammers. In case you missed the story on Monday, Canadian border agents have walked off the job [again] after hearing that an armed traveler was headed north from the U.S. And you thought America had border security problems!

Not only is passing an English proficiency exam a requirement for U.S. citizenship, but a current majority of Americans appears to support making English the official language of the United States. Given the support for our historically dominant language, one must wonder why the House weaseled a taxpayer-funded bilingual balloting amendment into the budget funding bill for the departments of Justice, Commerce, and State.

In Google’s rapid climb to success, its creators have taken far left-wing political attitudes to the public with much fanfare. Each founder drives a Prius hybrid, even though their contribution to the theoretical problem of global warming is questionable. They invest in alternate energy, and are now falling to the left on animal rights issues. Unfortunately for their employees, this means unhealthy meals.

Some BlackBerry users have been without service since Monday, as Research in Motion works to upgrade software. Don’t feel sympathy for BlackBerry users, though. They had options and they made the wrong choice.

BMW showed off some Hydrogen-powered cars at the 2004 Paris auto show, and has had several 7-series hydrogen-burning cars on the road in Germany for a few years. They claim that hydrogen-burning BMWs will enter production in 2010. Probably not a great idea.

It almost appears as though Massachusetts is preparing itself for the full effects of strict gun control laws. It would seem that our friends in England have set a fine example of what we can expect.

In American society today, a pregnant woman has the absolute right to determine whether or not she becomes a mother. Unfortunately, she also holds the balance on whether the man becomes a father or not.

Actress Sharon Stone made an offer today to anybody who can bring peace to the Middle East. Usually, I ignore the Hollywood types when they start to think they are politicians... but this time, Sharon Stone may deserve a bit of my attention.

There is a strong distinction between pro-life and pro-abortion that simply cannot be tempered by the scapegoat pro-choice position. Pro-Abortion advocates want legislation to force commercial markets to assist in pregnancy termination while Pro-Life advocates want legislation to prevent such actions. As usual, they are both wrong.

While angry liberals are still trying to convince us that President Bush illegally stole the election in 2000, Democrats in Missouri are being locked up for vote fraud. In East St. Louis, Charles Powell Jr., the former head of the East St. Louis Democratic Party, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for vote fraud.

In a previous article, you were warned that liberals would back the administration's policy towards alternate fuels by pushing for mandatory reform and higher taxes. Now, the country's most liberal and confused newspaper, the New York Times, is actually suggesting exactly that.

Healthy eaters have long assumed that a low-fat diet would reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, or invasive breast cancer. Some of the health conscious activists have been so frightened by the purported dangers of fat, they have nearly eliminated their consumption of red meat. According to three studies published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, women who fall into this category might be entirely foolish.

A fairly recent Gallup Poll spanning the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain compares crime rates between three countries and concludes that America and Canada are safer than Great Britain.

Despite the thin and often faulty evidence that tries to prove the theory of global warming, the idea that we can treat our world better is not without merit. Much to the delight of eco-activists and hippies world wide, the trend is growing into a worthwhile political issue that has been pushed into place by free and concerned citizens.

Hillary Clinton returned a $5,000 donation from Wal-Mart apparently because she has “serious differences with current company practices.“ Oh, really?

Inaniloquent.com has been silent on the recent riots throughout the Muslim world caused by a couple of cartoons, until now. TimBob breaks the silence to ask the important questions, is this just a “War For Textiles?”

Three women from Massachusetts are suing Wal-Mart because it doesn't offer certain products on its shelves. Also known as the abortion pill, or the morning after pill, “Plan B,” the pregnancy-terminating drug, is only stocked in Wal-Mart stores in Illinois, where the state government has overridden business owner's rights and forced them to carry products with political appeal.

A new device being fitted to patrol cars in the Los Angeles area is supposed to eliminate the need for high speed pursuit. No, it isn't a tractor beam or engine-disabling ion cannons. It's a glob of sticky goo with a GPS device inside.

WARNING! Listening to this device at high volume levels may cause permanent hearing damage. (TimBob’s sneaking in some more iPod news)

An alternate look:

As President Bush prepared to deliver his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, protesters gathered in St. Louis University City on Delmar to protest the war, the president, and anything else that came to mind. Members of "Code Pink" and "World Can't Wait" showed up to propagate their opinions but they were few in numbers and timid in their approach.

Religious freedom is eroding in Birmingham, and so is logical science. The Birmingham Christian Union has come under fire for alleged insensitivities within its constitution. Brits should be outraged, but likely they'll roll over and do nothing.

The overachieving NASA rovers that have crawled across the surface of Mars are finally viewable on the big [really big] screen. Distributed by Walt Disney with sponsorship from Lockheed Martin, the IMAX film is certain to be impressive.

January 28, 2006 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Challenger disaster. For many people of our generation this marks the first national tragedy that we were exposed to and the details of that day are deeply ingrained in our memories.

Zoo officials in Bangkok, Thailand have prepared a DVD of Panda Bear sex acts in order to encourage their rented pandas to get a little bit freaky. Oh yeah, baby.

Saint Charles County Police shot and killed an armed robbery suspect Wednesday, and I am a little troubled by the way things were handled.

While fishermen in search of world records may be interested in large fish, scientists in Indonesia have discovered exactly the opposite. The world's smallest fish. The Paedocypris progenetica.

It has long been known that Canadian border agents do not carry guns. Such is to be expected after a dozen years of extremely liberal governing in the northern country. And on Tuesday it became obvious that the policy is a disaster.

Tuesday's announcement is good news for Steve Jobs, CEO of Pixar and Apple Computer Inc, because he will not only become one of Disney's largest shareholders, but will also join Disney's board of directors.

Now that Canada has elected a conservative government where will the Liberals thrreaten to move if they don't win the next elections?

If you’ve ever hunted in Illinois, it is likely that you’ve been in at least one “FOID” discussion with an agent or salesperson. Firearm-Owner Identification cards, or simply FOID Cards, are little plastic bits that entitle you to practice your 2nd amendment constitutional right. Of course, without the FOID, your second amendment rights don’t exist in Illinois. And for hunters in Illinois who cannot get one because the processing office is 50 days behind in issuing new cards, watch out. You are suddenly a felon.

The St. Louis County Book Mobile of Missouri, a mobile library, wrecked Monday afternoon at the intersection of Dorsett and Highway 270. The truck and trailer wrecked on the northbound onramp. No details are currently available.

Republican State Senator, Bill Alter, has proposed a bill that would revoke the liquor license of grocery stores if they sell you refrigerated beer in Missouri. So much for a quick beer run before the game starts.

"There were no terrorists in Iraq before the U.S. invasion." How many times have you heard that? For all the loonies who actually believed that terrorists for some reason worked to avoid Saddam, here is a little egg for your face.

From NRA-IL Grassroots Alert Vol. 13 - Washington, D.C. has a gun ban, and gun bans stop crime. That's the ruse the gun ban lobby and their cronies would have you believe. That's what Washington, D.C. Council member and former mayor Marion Barry (D) would have you believe. But, in an ironic twist of fate, Barry's anti-gun premise has been challenged by circumstances involving none other than Barry himself.

After complying with a mandatory alcohol treatment program, Neil Steinberg’s wife dropped battery charges and a Cook County judge let Steinberg walk.

Normally, it is easy to laugh at PETA’s radical views and comments, but every so often they cross a line that cannot be ignored. Such is the case with PETA’s recent assault on the family and their desire to demonize parents in the eyes of their children.

Even after four shots from a .444-caliber rifle, the black bear was able to close a distance of 15 feet and sink its teeth into a hunter twice before dying.

There is plenty to be thankful for this year. Here is a quote from Mourt's Relation.

If George Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction, so did Ted Kennedy.

If George Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction, so did Nancy Pelosi.

If George Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction, so did Madeline Albright.

If George Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction, so did John Kerry.

If George Bush lied, so did Bill Clinton. (but it wouldn’t be his first time)

If George Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction, so did Hillary Clinton.

Although left-leaning Americans may be split between Sheehan moonbats and anti-Bush “centralists,” Hillary Clinton is working to solidify her base by attacking the Bush administration’s energy policies and big oil companies, and covertly promoting increased taxation while she tries to convince us that her policy is in the best interest of the country. Hogwash.

Tennessee Attorney General, Paul G. Summers threatened legal action against country music singer, Gretchen Wilson in a letter that can easily be described as an abuse of power.

The battle of the sexes continues as researchers in the UK claim that scientific tests prove that men are more intelligent than women.

The Library of Congress has chosen wisely in their decision to limit taxpayer overhead by implementing a new online system without testing for cross-browser compatibility.

Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic have announced that their forthcoming SpaceShipThree will be an orbital vehicle.

On Tuesday, Israel Military Industries won a tender to supply the U.S. army with rifle and machine gun ammunition.

EchoStar Communications Corporation, owner of the satellite TV “dish Network” brand, wants to give free satellite TV to an entire city for a period of 10 years. The catch? The city must permanently rename itself, “Dish.”

What does it take to bring down a hang glider? According to Tajik guards, it takes three years and lots of machine gun fire. And even then, the pilot may escape.

Whether you like the idea or not, electronic voting will soon be ubiquitous, and federal funding is being directed towards the effort to ensure its adoption. $7.5 million will be granted from the National Science Foundation over the next five years to new center called ACCURATE.

In Crawford, Texas, Bush’s neighbor, Larry Mattlage is frightening the peaceful Sheehan crowd by preparing himself and his shotgun for dove season. Excellent.

“The moral authority of parents who bury children killed in Iraq is absolute.” It is? Really? What happens when they disagree?

Cindy Sheehan used to be the grieving mother of a son lost in the Iraq war. No longer.

PETA member, Karin Robertson states that “Fish are fantastically intelligent individuals.” So intelligent, she’ll have you believe, that they become mentally distraught at the sight of other fish being eaten.

Taxpayers should demand only the most cost-effective solutions from their government. So the U.S. copyright office is polling people to see how they feel about reducing overhead within the Library of Congress by creating only one online version of their new Copyright Preregistration system. You should respond to their request.

The Mayor of Nagasake has suggested that the U.S. give up its nuclear weapons 60 years after Nagasake became the world’s second city to fall under the destructive power of U.S. nuclear weaponry.

Roman gangs have set fire to 76 parked cars and 104 motorcycles in the past month. When in Rome, please, don’t do as the Roman gangs do... unless you want to be mistaken for a terrorist.

After ditching Columbus, OH as the site for the 2007 convention, the NRA sets its sights on St. Louis, MO.

A team from the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Milan is releasing results of a new strategy for drug testing – they test the river water.

Kerry Emanuel at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wants to convince you that hurricanes are getting stronger and more destructive because global temperatures are increasing. He may be partially correct.

30 consecutive months of economic growth. 9 quarters of growth greater than 3%. Disposable personal income up 4.8% in the second quarter.

It is fairly common knowledge among those living in American bear country that black bears are somewhat more timid than the larger grizzly. As Mary Lou Munn unfortunately discovered, sometimes a lot of noise and commotion simply does not drive off an angry black bear.

According to an article published by the BBC, Tony Blair agrees with the view on terrorism published here last Thursday: Terrorism: Root Causes Although I have a suspicion that he didn’t get his opinion from me.

Guinness reports a new record: 350 pints of blood donated from 1 man.

Joe Huffman, a computer security research scientist, was fired from his job because he writes in support of gun ownership and personal freedom on his blog site. Huffman used to work for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a government laboratory in Richland, Washington.

China strengthens its global position in the automobile market as Nanging Automobile, China’s oldest carmaker acquires U.K. automaker, MG.

We often forget that our intelligence does not guarantee our position at the top of nature’s food chain. On Thursday night, Tonga “Piu” Loumoli was attacked by a four-foot fish while night diving off Kahana Bay.

A pro-suicide bombing Muslim named Anjem Choudary, on Wednesday blamed Tony Blair along with all British citizens for the terrorist bombings on July 7. In the chic-techno world, this is known as “FUD.” There are far too many people trying to place blame for terrorism on anything other than the terrorists themselves, and the time has come to debunk these ignorant fools and their root-cause FUD.

St. Louis County began accepting concealed-carry weapons permits today, and the city is soon to follow. Two years ago the concealed-carry bill was passed into law yet government officials in the most liberal sections of Missouri refused to abide by the new legislation.

London was hit today by a barbaric act of terrorism. The number of fatalities being reported is currently between 28 and 40. Unsubstantiated claims assign the blame to a previously unknown Islamic extremist terrorist group calling themselves “Secret Group of Al Qaeda's Jihad in Europe.”

The European Parliament has rejected a measure intended to legalize software patents in the European Union. As a result, the world will have fairly unrestricted access to technologies invented in Europe while Europe continues to honor U.S. patents.

Sure, fishing is a fun hobby, and I even keep a large marine aquarium humming in my family room full of various corals and colorful saltwater fishes. But when a buddy sent me a link today announcing the most recent catch of the “World’s Largest Freshwater Fish,” I was skeptical.

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President Bush will address the nation tonight at 8pm eastern time, on the first anniversary of Iraq’s sovereignty. His goal will be to outline the policy in Iraq and to reassure the American people that we are on the right track and are making good progress.

While many technology news outlets claim Monday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the MGM vs. Grokster case is a major loss for peer-to-peer file swapping, I completely disagree. As this technology matures, legal decisions such as the one made Monday are necessary to ensure its survival as a legitimate service.

Sometimes, a pilot project is all it takes to put the brakes on a bad idea. Orlando’s government-sponsored, “free” WiFi network is a perfect example. Orlando is shutting down its service because adoption rates simply do not justify the required monthly expenditure.

The U.S. is finally getting tougher with Syria. In a push for punitive action against Syria, US secretary of state, Condoleeza Rice discussed diplomatic action against Syria. Well, it’s a start.

With all the recent press coverage of the prisoner treatment at Guantanamo Bay, it is easy to assume that this is an issue deserving much attention. Encouragingly, the vast majority of American citizens are not nearly as concerned about Gitmo as the small number of generally “anti-anything related to George Bush” crowd that demands unending press coverage of their opinion.

Lobbyists are pressuring Congress to decide whether or not it is appropriate for local governments to become wireless Internet Service Providers. It would seem that some people just march blindly into socialism. Government controlled ISPs are not a solution for any legitimate problem.

Russian-made Cosmos 1 was launched into space yesterday aboard a multi-stage Russian Volna rocket. The purpose of the mission was to test an experimental propulsion technology involving a solar sail with remote laser-assist. Today, Russian space officials confirm that the test was most likely a failure.

Peer to peer network services used in conjunction with rampant CD and DVD copying has forced the American government to pass laws that help guarantee a content owner’s right to control distribution. The Canadian government has seen the necessity for similar protections, and has introduced new legislation specifically addressing the issue.

The BBC has announced that it will release its own video codec. After years of work, the subsidized BBC will release software that competes directly with Microsoft, Apple, and Real, with one predictable slant. The software is being released under an open-source license, and will be called Dirac, because the name stuck.

A law suit against Wal-Mart by employees led a court in Wuppertal to rule that under German labor law, anything regulating the personal lives of employees requires prior consent from the employee.

Unacceptable taxpayer plundering. That’s exactly what the Commerce Department’s Advanced Technology Program is. A financial grab from hard working Americans that is handed over to some of the most lucrative businesses in the country.

BlackBerry users are such devoted gadget fondlers they are sometimes refered to as “CrackBerry” addicts. Today they are all shivering in the shadows, suffering from withdraw, as Research in Motion (RIM) deals with a nationwide network outage.

Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist, did something today that so many people are reluctant to do: he changed his position as new information was made available.

Apparently, at least one European Union leader wanted to keep the text of the new constitution private. How private? Valery Giscard d’Estaing didn’t want any French voters to read it!

While I don’t usually spend any of my energy following sporting events, I do take notice of new world records, particularly when there is no indication of steroids or other unfair advantages involved.

Happy Flag Day

 

“Our mission is to carry on the tradition of the first flag day observance. On June 14th, 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand, a 19 year old teacher at Stony Hill School, placed a 10 inch, 38- star flag in a bottle on his desk then assigned essays on the flag and its significance. This observance, commemorated Congresses adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777. This observance was also the beginning of Cigrand’s long years of fervent and devoted effort to bring about national recognition and observance of Flag Day. The crowning achievement of his life came at age fifty when President Wilson, on June 14, 1916, issued a proclamation calling for a nation wide observance of Flag Day.”

 

-The National Flag Day Foundation

In case the previous entry didn’t convince you of the cultural difference between Americans and Muslims, this picture may help drive the message home.

When a handful of alleged Koran violations reach the media, Muslims riot, kill each other, and denounce America. This is part of the major cultural difference, and shows that Americans really are more understanding.

A British bus company backed by Hampshire County believes they have the solution to automobile emission problems: sheep urine.

The Mozilla Foundation and Opera Software have both claimed they won the best-browser award offered by PC World magazine. Arguing ensues…

Howard Dean may be the easiest politician to poke fun at… but so what? Any time a public figure defines themselves the way Dean does, they deserve ridicule. And so do their supporters. Dean has supporters? You bet.

Howard Dean and Mr. Hillary Clinton have more in common than just political affiliation. Indeed, Dean and Clinton share a common hatred for their political opponents, but hatred alone will not derail Clinton's ambitious pursuit of the White House in '08. Unfortunately for her, the Dean-like approach she uses to attack Republicans clearly demonstrates her true lack of leadership qualities.

The debian distribution of Linux was released on Monday, and wouldn’t you know, it was released with a configuration problem.

As if political tension wasn't enough of a progress inhibitor in America, Democratic Chairman, Howard Dean, is up to his usual ignorant and childish behavior. This time, he has chosen to incorrectly portray the Republican party as a monolithic, white, Christian party.

Rumors and speculation have been circulating for months about the possibility of Apple Computer replacing their IBM PowerPC platform with a more common Intel-based solution. Of course, these stories have surfaced repeatedly throughout the years. Finally, the rumors are being put to rest, and a lot of self-proclaimed I.T. gurus are now wiping egg from their face. Imagine, owning and using a Mac does not make you 31337 when it comes to competitive business strategy.

Despite a number of states legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes, a federal law still makes it illegal. The Supreme Court ruled exactly as it should, much to the dismay of drug-legalization advocates.

MSNBC exhibits a liberal bias. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I am certain. While just the other day, CNN strengthened its liberal position by donating money only to left-leaning journalism organizations, today MSNBC is demonstrating that it has no respect for truth. Instead, it only cares to energize its far-left Bush-hating base by publishing misleading polls from Newsweek.

In somewhat of a surprise move yesterday, Sun Microsystems announced its $4.1 billion purchase of StorageTek. Many analysts are scratching their heads trying to determine why Sun would spend more than 40% of its cash on an acquisition that does little to stimulate revenue growth.

Citizens of St. Louis should be aware that the President is paying them a visit today. Traffic will undoubtedly be affected as a result of extra security measures. Plan your travel accordingly.

While I have argued in the past that MSNBC displays a more liberal bias than CNN, it should go without question that all news sources represent some type of bias. Unfortunately, CNN is working to capitalize on this unfortunate phenomenon by working to extend its leftist approach.

The constitution presented by the European Union has been rejected by Dutch voters today. So far, the Dutch and the French have been the largest opposition to ratification of the constitution.

The Identity of “Deep Throat” has been revealed thirty years after the informant provided information forcing the resignation of President Nixon.

As reported by the Seattle Times and the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Airbus has finally chosen a new CEO. Unlike every other chief executive officer of the company, Gustav Humbert, the company’s previous chief operations officer, is German. Historically, the company has always had French leaders. The French are apparently so upset that they are refusing to announce the decision before next week’s French referendum on the European constitution. As you may know by now, the French are not happy about that either.

A University Hospital in Isleworth, West London, has issued a study that calls for banning long, pointy knives in the UK. Oh boy… here we go again…

TigerHawk reports an appropriate perspective today on the situation with Syria

Mary Clare Jalonick, of the Associated Press, makes it clear today that Republicans can pull their own fish-out-of-water flip-flop moves with the same grace and elegance we saw during Kerry’s attempt on the White House. This time, the stunts are performed by Senator John Thune (R-SD).

You may hate the politicians in office, but if you are one of those angry-types who refer to all politicians as criminals, you are wrong. Unless, of course, you are referring to the four state legislators in Tennessee that the FBI just arrested.

Democrats have no problem with the Slowdown strategy I have been blogging about for the past few days. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) is currently throwing delays on the table as a strategy for stalling the vote on John Bolton who has been nominated as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. It sounds like Howard Dean's "slowdowns work, even when we lose" strategy is rubbing off.

Earlier, when I wrote about the judicial filibuster, I suggested that the entire "nuclear option" debate accomplished absolutely nothing other than to slow down the entire Senate. Furthermore, I recently stated that the Democratic Party was threatening to stall Senate business if they "lost" the debate. Today, Howard Dean states that he is pleased with this destructive Slowdown Strategy.

The party chairman, Howard Dean, publicly disgraced the Democratic Party today with a statement that should be identified as one of the year's biggest backfires. All Americans are equal, deserve to be equal, and should reject any differentiation in government efforts based upon the color of skin as racist. Wild man, Howard Dean, just stepped in a big pile of you-know-what.

It was practically yesterday when the Democrats were threatening a partisan filibuster to block a vote on judicial nominees such as Priscilla Richard Owen. In response, the Republicans suggested that they would eliminate the filibuster. Back and forth the situation went until the Democrats gave up and just voted like they are supposed to. And how do you suppose the results ended up?

No doubt, we all remember John Kerry and his party’s attacks upon Bush’s military record. Perhaps not as well as the infamous Swift Boat attacks on Kerry’s record, but when they received the facts about Bush’s record, the Democrats had to fabricate negative evidence to support their cause. On the flip side, John Kerry never did authorize the release of his military records. Joan Vennochi of the Boston Globe reports today that John Kerry finally got around to signing Form FS 180 – authorizing the release of his military records.

The Senate did something interesting today. They reached a compromise. At least, that's what they are calling it. The filibuster lives on, and judges get a vote

Apparently, New York congressman, Maurice Hinchey, is pursuing a "Howard Dean" approach to politics. Unfounded claims, name-calling, and general ignorance make up the three corners of his triangular strategy for capitalizing upon the energy of a small minority of angry liberals. Does he actually have a goal in mind? Is he merely beating his chest like an ape? Does he understand the term, "Political Suicide?" Is he delusional?

The New York Post ran a story today by Gersh Kuntzman, who apparently doesn’t know whether to feel sorry for Saddam, or to be outraged by his swanky surroundings…

PepsiCo President and CFO, Indra Nooyi, spoke at the Columbia Business School Graduation ceremony this year and has since released an apology and clarification of her comments which were misconstrued as unpatriotic.

Associated Press reports this morning that a grenade was thrown at President Bush during a speech in the Georgian capital last week. Everybody has enemies, and President Bush is certainly not exempt. But his security force is clearly to blame, and the speech should have been canceled before it started.

Changes in government are inevitable, and today the Republicans are moving to end the Senate Filibuster for judicial nominees. Each party’s position is predictable, but change is allowed if properly implemented. What is absurd, are the threats being tossed around by Democrats that will affect the lives of nearly every American. What’s even more absurd is the editorial run on LATimes.com this morning.

CBS has canceled the Wednesday edition of “60 Minutes,” which should come as no surprise to anybody. Too bad they can’t admit the real reason…

Border security is a foreign language to our President. While terrorists and criminals come and go as they please, he is actually worried about slowing them down at the border! At least all politicians seem to agree on one thing: Security in America should be outweighed by corporate America’s desire to treat foreign workers unfairly and by politicians trying to collect illegal votes from out of the country.

We all know she wants to be the next president. Not wanting to be without a position on the issue of securing the U.S. borders, Clinton. . .