January 2007

The Contemptable Ray Nagin

The Mayor of New Orleans may find himself in contempt of court for his lack of cooperation in the case brought before the federal court that involved the City’s confiscation of firearms from legally-authorized citizens after Hurricane Katrina. Ray Nagin, who is perpetually stuck on stupid, will now at last, (we hope) finally get justice that this dangerously inept pinhead needs. The National Rifle Association‘s attorneys will be back in federal court to file petitions to find the Mayor and Police chief of New Orleans in contempt for failing to produce discovery evidence in the case.

Read the story from NRA News:

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A Rational Voice in the Senate

imhofe.jpgSenator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) is one of the few rational voices in the Senate when it comes to addressing the global warming issue. The Senator and his staff have established a weblog on the website of the Environmental and Public Works Committee where they don’t pull any punches when it comes to taking on the hype and misstatements by the Congress or the public in general. When Heidi Cullen, host of the Weather Channel’s weekly global warming program “The Climate Code” called for the American Meteorological Society to decertify any TV weatherperson who exhibits undue skepticism about climate warming, the Senator and his staff wasted no time in publishing a rebuke.

Kudos, Senator! We have added the “Senate EPW Blog” to our blogroll.

Kimberley A. Strassel wrote the following in her article in Opinion Journal:

As the former Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Republican Jim Inhofe was a coruscating critic of climate change alarmism. Now in the minority, he plans to make sure his voice is heard over the din of the media-savvy environmental groups through a new blog. His team even intends to make a bit of Congressional history by conducting the first-ever live Senate blog during the president’s State of the Union Address tonight. Watch out, National Review Online.

Dark Lulu Roses

At the end of our route through the supermarket, we generally stop at the floral concession to pick out some flowers. Last Friday, we picked out these beauties for our dining room table centerpiece. They are called Dark Lulu roses. The sticker from the florist’s wrapper says:

“Red/White bi-color variety with medium size bloom, medium petal count and opens into a teacup shape.”

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Six Democratic “Accomplishments”

Since the Democratic majority congress has been in session, they have made some “accomplishments.” From a conservative viewpoint, these several pieces of legislation are transparent in their real accomplishments and their worthlessness to most of the citizens of our country.

Right: Democratic leadership animation — turn the sound up for this.

Thanks to Tom Delay for providing the bulleted analysis seen below. I provided the lines with numbers.

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At the Feeder

We have bird feeders in our back yard and try to keep them filled for the little birds, especially in the wintertime when foraging can be slim pickins. We were sitting on the swing in the backyard and I was taking shots of the birds at the feeder. This one little guy seemed to look over and acknowledge our benevolence – or maybe he was just getting ready to flit off to the birdbath.

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Off to the Races

Although she occasionally resembles parts of a horse’s anatomy, the latest entry into the Democratic presidential horserace is unqualified for the post. She is a secular progressive, soft on crime and anti-second amendment (wants to disarm you and me). Ms. Clinton is inconsistent on the War on Terror and a malicious person. You can expect her to commit back-stabbing throughout the Democratic race — it’s already started beginning with her attacks on Senator Obama, who, by the way, is no less a committed leftist than Clinton.

Cool and Partly Cloudy

That was the weather here in Southern California today. We were doing errands — you know — the usual trip to get bargain ammo at our sporting goods outlet and the trip to the discount home supplies center for some garden and home supplies. When we visit the latter, I usually take my camera and photograph some of the nice flowers in the garden department. When I stepped outside, the Sun was just emerging from behind a cloud. A palm in the foreground made for a pleasant and pretty picture.

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