So the Dems don't like the way our wounded are being handled?

Well, I'm glad they're looking into it.
They're asking what went wrong, and how long it's been going wrong, and naturally making statements about it.

"We need a sustained focus here, and much more needs to be done," Rep. John Tierney (news, bio, voting record) said of a scandal enveloping Walter Reed. Charges of bureaucratic delays and poor treatment there have produced calls in Congress for quick reform.

Tierney said he is afraid "these problems go well beyond the walls of Walter Reed," adding that "as we send more and more troops into
Iraq and Afghanistan, these problems are only going to get worse, not better."

And being Dems, naturally knockng Bush:
Tierney, D-Mass., chairman of the panel, questioned whether problems at the facility are "just another horrific consequence" of inadequate planning that went into war in Iraq; a problem created by contracting out work there to private business, or some other cause.

"This is absolutely the wrong way to treat our troops, and serious reforms need to happen... immediately," he said.


So, since that all of this is comming out now, are their own hands finally untied?
Because we all know hat they care so much, that as soon as they knew, they'd have to do "something" to set it right.
Right?
The controversy started last month with a series of stories in The Washington Post, but lawmakers said reports of the failures go back several years.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., said that in addition to several government audits, there was a February 2005 Salon magazine story on poor conditions at the hospital's psychiatric ward; a 2006 report on problems screening people with brain injuries and a 2005 think tank report criticizing the complex disability program.

'My question is: Where have you been?" Tierney asked, when the third panel of witnesses took their seats at the witness table. They were Geren, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker, and his vice chief, Gen. Richard Cody.


Actually you self serving polititions, the problem's been bad for the last 60- or so years.
You're only now trying to do something with it because it's something else to hit the President over the head with.

Can I tell you what two BIG parts of the problem are?

1. Half of ALL medschool grads are in the bottom half of their class- where do YOU think they'd work? The same with manegement.
   
2. This IS government healthcare we're talking about. If you think this is bad, wait until you have 100 times the workload.
   

Ok Dems, repeat after me- Military healthcare IS GOVERNMENT healthcare.
I know they don't care, because their government health care won't be the same as OUR government healthcare.

(UPDATE 03-06)
Ya know, I was driving all night last night, and it occurred to me that IF the dems were so concerned about "The Troops" that:

1. They should SUPPORT the surge
2. They should stop aiding the enemy by their actions
   
3. They should DEMAND that Bush let them take off the handcuffs and proactively defend themselves. You know do away with the PC cr@p and hurt the terrorists and their enablers.

But we all know that's not going to happen, helping Bush would be like stopping breathing- reflexively impossible over the long run.

You heard it here first

I beat Drudge again!

Windows Vista has been hacked!

I'm kinda surprised that it took this long.

There's a lot of thechnical stuff that I have no idea about, but it boils down to the fact that Microsoft is shipping some versions of Vista that don't check for authenticity.

Because the end user doesn't wantto be inconvenianced...

I. . . ahh . . . . .eagerly await your comments

Woman Golfer

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods.

She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap.

The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes."

The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes.

Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!"

The woman said, "That's okay."

For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to".

The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me."

So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!

For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.

The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than you."

The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine."

So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world!

The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack."

Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them.

Attention female readers: This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good.





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The man had a heart attack ten times milder
Than his wife

Moral of the story: Women are really dumb but think they're really smart.


Let them
Continue to think that way and just enjoy the show

PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!!
Forward this to all the guys for a good laugh, and to all the ladies who have a good sense of humor

Foreign Object Damage

That's when *anything* is sucked into a jet engine.

The Airedales are really supposed to know about that.
I was a Sea Bee and we learned about it when we worked around airfields.

That's what puts the stamp of *STUPID* all over this story.

Here is some background on jetmech stuff:
"I cannot fathom someone intentionally putting something down the intake of an aircraft," Thompson added.

The single-engine F-16 was being checked on June 26, 2006, inside a "hush house," where maintenance work is performed when noisy engines are cranked up at high capacity.

One of the first things maintenance airmen are taught is not to bring any foreign objects into the hush house, including cameras or debris, several non-commissioned officers testified.

During testimony, prosecutor Maj. Jennifer Kramme showed Master Sgt. William Beasley II a foreign object no bigger than a pebble and asked if one of them was dangerous.

"To smaller (engine) blades, this could be catastrophic," Beasley replied.

So now WE know what Airedales know, -Keep things away from jet engine intakes-
Now, on with the events...

March 3, 2007 (by Erik Slavin) - A staff sergeant who watched as one airman attempted and another threw a small frog into a running F-16 jet engine received three months in jail and a bad conduct discharge in a Kunsan Air Base courtroom Friday night.
Staff Sgt. Aaron F. Wilson, of the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, also received a reduction in rank to E-1 on three specifications of dereliction of duty.

Military Judge Lt. Col. Eric Dillow sentenced Wilson to four months in jail, but the sentence was reduced due to a pretrial plea agreement.

The incident was filmed using Wilson's camera and posted on his public myspace.com Web site, where it remained for nine days.


Remember the "no foreign object rule?"

Now, to show you how absolutely lame the Airman was; even *I* know a fully throttled jet can suck a grown man into it. Lets see what happened when our pitcher took the mound...
Last month, Sr. Airman Welland Wilkerson was sentenced to 30 days in jail and reduction in rank to E-1 for throwing the frog at the engine, although he missed. Wilkerson's sentence was commuted to reduction in rank to E-2 by the wing commander, legal officials said.

A trial date has not yet been set for Staff Sgt. Herman Elizee, who ultimately tossed the frog in the engine.

Ohhh, and just imagine how much his buddies loved to do this:
Kunsan's fleet of 41 jets was grounded so every engine could be checked for potential problems following the frog toss, said wing vice commander Col. Preston Thompson, a former F-16 pilot instructor who testified Friday.

Thompson "got calls from all over the Air Force (asking) "What's wrong with the Wolf Pack?'" following the grounding, he said.

More than 400 maintainers worked over the weekend to check the engines and dispel the possibility that other engines were similarly mistreated, Thompson said.

Sexy

...AND they're on the right side, too.

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On the other hand, we have a perfect example that ugly goes all the way to the bone.

" Conservative activists have speculated that Mr. McCain did not want to be seen on television "pandering" to Republican "right-wingers" but wanted to court those same activists at a reception in the same hotel.
"He turned down repeated CPAC offers to speak but then tried to get around us by having his office call the hotel to rent a room for a reception for CPAC attendees -- without first seeking approval of CPAC organizers," said Mr. Lauderback."

Yet another islamic sabbath today

Lets continue on with our piggish celebration of their Holy day and learn more about more pigs in literature.

This book has several of our Islamic friends favorite animals as heros.
The most well known are Napolian and Snowflake.










This book also shows how the world would be if other groups had their way in our land.
This time, though it's not the Moslims, it's the way the Democrats would rule if they could.

Pssst,,,,,,,,,,,,,wanna get a good used cell plan?

I found this site that our overpriced Sprint plan will be going onto.
See we're paying for a $59/mo family plan(550 min) and are paying for nothing.
We don't use 200 min/mo between the two of us, but this swapping site will let you buy the remaining plans.
-OR- like us, let someone else take over.

This Cellswaper site lets you shop for plans or phones (I think) and you take over the remaining plan time. In our case you get the Sprint "Fair and Flexible 550" plan for the remaining 11 months.
Plus two (free) flip phones and chargers. All you have to do is sign on to the remaining 11 months.

Go give it a look if you're interested in a nice used cell plan.

March second,

It doesn't have the same exotic flavor as Cinco de Mayo, does it?

March second should be more recognized than the other, alien holiday.
Because on March second, 1836- Texas became it's own country.


Sorry, long day.

Happy birthday Texas!

This post reminded me of something

Murray had a post about more illegals getting themselves caught.

The 18 yr-old got herself a job at a certain fastfood place that should remain nameless.
She's an alien- a legal one, but....
The ONLY thing they wanted to see to prove her status was her SoSec, card- or a color copy. So they could process her check.
I can't say I've seen alot of non-english speakers working there, but there's alot if english speakers who've overstayed their visas....

But, then I'm sure someone doesn't care who's working there...

As long as he's getting paid.





(UPDATE)
It looks like I somehow jumpstarted the blogroll by deleting some non-posting blogs.

(UPDATE the second) Mar 03
Ok, I can admit when I'm wrong. The fast food joint in question DID ask for another form of ID.
They wanted her school ID. Just because, ya know there are absolutley NO illegals going to public schools in this day and age.

See hunny, I can admit when I'm wrong- gee imagine me even thinking she'd need her green card, or her passport...

That sucks

Been offline all morning, and couldn't even call in- must have been a system wide problem instead of the usual Larado thing.

I can't even blame Google or their new server....




Now I'm off to Austin for a wonderful drive along I-35, and the incredibly courtious drivers there. I wonder how many wrecks I'll see during the afternoon rush hour?

No Bill Clinton jokes

I promise. Monica's not going to be there either, I hear.

Hey, Rick- Those improvements your making. Do they include renovating cemetaries for your core voting block?

Who do you think the authors of this poll are backing? The only one not mentioned was a carpetbagger.

Stem cell research, it's really not about the money!

This is the kind of "guns -for-cash" program they need to do more often.

WARNING- watching porn can be psychologicaly damaging.


And I just had to include Cartman in this link.

And speaking of self-centerd selfish d!ckheads, how much do you think this study of the obvious cost?


America, what a country!

And one last one from the U.K. I thought Torchwood was fiction.

I know it's not Saturday

But I had to share









UMMMmmmmmmmmm....................ham......





(UPDATE)
No relation to this post, but is my blog the only one that Blogrolling isn't updating the blogger blogs? Yes, Google and their knowing what's best for you has probaly pied the blogrolling feeds by forcing everyone into Blogger 2.0.

Good frigging grief!

People actually believe this cr@p?

I got a link from someone who I won't embarrass by linking to (unless she wants me to) about Texas powerplants.
See, we're trying to keep our electricity plentiful and cheap, unlike other states that use the Socialistic approach to their energy needs.

There is a certain group of greenies opposed to these plants because they'll put out CO2 (because their scrubbers remove almost all other pollutants), that's bad according to the Environmental Defense Fund.

The Environmental Defense Fund is one of the big dogs in the greenie movement, but still can't seem to use what are commonly known as "facts". Instead they rely on misrepresentations and emotions to convince the believers out there.

I'm not environmental scientist. My higher education was in the electronics field, not in a general college setting, and I didn't take courses in either English (as you can tell from this blog) or science. I do however have common sense, and can do research by myself. Which brings me to their 2006 annual report(PDF, sorry)- put out there for God and everyone.
It's 36 pages of environmental fluff and misleading statements.
Including such misrepresentations as...

1985- "Convinced Federal regulators to phase out leaded gasoline, leading to a dramatic decline in childhood lead poisoning."(page 5) The non-scientist in me is saying "WHAT?? That's not the same kind of lead! They're completely chemically different.

1975- "Our economic model leads California regulators to call for energy efficiency, rather than new coal and nuclear power plants."(p. 5 again) Yeah, and we saw how well that worked at the turn of THIS century.

On page 7 they show a Photoshopped power plant on an obviously sub-zero a winter day where the water vapor is dramatic in it's

,,,whiteness.

As a truck driver, I have to admit to being sensitive to their photoshopping of huge, black diesel exhaust clouds on page 13.

The last time I remember seeing those black clouds (except at tractor pulls) was somewhere around the early '80s. Even the trucks in 'Smokey and the Bandit' weren't belching out as much as they added.

I'm sorry, but there's 36 pages of this cr@p. It's PDF, so I can't copy and paste. Just go look at what they're putting out. The altered reality makes me want to bang my head into the wall.

But, you know what the really bad thing is?
They're brainwashing our kids into believing it. They're not teaching critical thinking in school, they're too busy pushing the emotional buttons.

They're the same kind of people who sent this little @sshole out do supposedly guilt me into buying overpriced ecofriendly cr@p, so I'd feel better about the sun and the earths rotational variations heating the earth.

Learn to swim, kid.

Now I know what we're getting for B.a.G. day

Da Judge!

Here come da judge.
Here come da judge....


Everything you want in a gun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,with flairs!

...and yes he's on my blogroll.

People still BUY Sony cr@p?

I'd have though that after Sony's massive computer hijack attempt, that NO-ONE with any sense would trust Sony again.

I guess there are enough people out there that just beg for someone to take their money.


And complain when the cr@p they begged for isn't right...

Stolen from Hotair.

Compensating

This post started off to be one of those meme's that seem to be getting a start on guy blogs. the one about the best and worst vehicle you ever had.

Then the idea morphed into the ugliest vehicles purposely designed to look that way.

The first on the list would have to be the 1997-2006 F-150 body style- Gawd what a butt-ugly truck , unless you're a girl-or metrosexual that like those swoopy soft feminine lines.

Next was the Hummer, in all it's 'compensational' glory. I know they're (well the H1) supposed to be the civilian version of the *real* thing, and the modern day equivalent to the CJ series. OK, I'll give you that for the H1- BUT -the H2 and H3 gimme a break!
All you're paying that money for is a Suburban or Tahoe with a boob job.
Get real. Especially you H3 owners, nothing says gay wannabe more than a cut-rate badly designed knock-off of a military vehicle. With all the flash and pretty things added to make it look *tuff*, even though everyone knows the only time it's going off the road intentionally is when it gets washed on the lawn.
And tell me, you couldn't afford an H1 OR H2; and looked at a full length mirror and still had your 'problem', why did you have to add a 12" lift to it?
Dude! It's bad enough that you had to get the H3, but to get a cheap, backyard lift done by the local high school kids.....that's too much!

OHHhh, and when they bolted the axles back on, they didn't get them true. I don't know if you noticed when you're going down the road (since your too busy on the cell phone) that you're crabbing down the road about 3" off.
But Light needs to do a "Real Men of Genius" ad about you.

Where was I? Oh yeah ugly vehicles...
The newest Fords don't do a whole lot for me either- guess I won't be buying any Fords made after the 1995 body style.

How about an entire decade of ugly vehicles? I give you the 80's. Not only were they ugly on the outside, but they ran like cr@p, too. Except for the Ford trucks, THAT was a good truck (well unless you count the body rusting from the inside out).

How about the AMC Pacer? Remember that fishbowl?

The '56 GMC pick-up wasn't a real winner either; and speaking of GMC, when did they decide to make it the luxury version of the Chevy? Have you compared prices? Daym, and they're the ugly cousin too boot.

I seem to remember more, but can't seem to get the right make to bring up in my searches, so this'll have to do for now.

Remember, if you need to compensate for something, get a cut rate H3 and have the local H.S. kid do a bad lift job so you can be "manly".

It's Islamo-sabbath kids!

That means today we learn about another famous pig!

This one really doesn't have a name, but the way he's portrayed fits right into the way the MoHAMmids' followers want to treat you.

As an added bonus, you'll find their version of the perfect world described in William Goldings book.

A Boston modeling agency?

I hope she isn't one of their models.
But, then that would go to show just how advanced they are in Bostin..by not caring about how unhot their girls are....unless it's a different kind of 'talent' agency.

Ohh, and I'd hafta guess that she really liked that cop.

Tim Hardaway hates gays!

And after the usual eruption of outrage and over the top indignation...
Funny, I don't remember hearing about NBA Basketball stdiums being burnt down, or "Heat" jerzies being burnt up. No throwing of high heels, and Tim had the sense not to turn himself in to the re-education camps.

THIS response, however could have more impact than all the in-your-face homophile legislation to date.





Uh-oh,,,, maybe they're catching on that you get more flies with honey...

Are you wantin' even MORE Anna Nicole Smith?

Yuk,,,

Never mind, just go here and wade around youself.

I was going to do an Anna post but couldn't stand anymore of those clips...


Like I said, go wade around those clips if you want to, just be sure you've had your shots.





OHhhhhh,,,,and since were at You-tube- we can't forget to visit LonelyGirl15- can we?

Two questions

1. What were they thinking? Or were they?
   
2. How did they get their drivers license?

Ok, three questions-

3. Do they feel stoopid?


I'd bet my next paycheck that cell phones were in volved in almost all of them...

"24" Clifs' notes

There has GOT to be a way

to get in on this scam.

I'm thinking about buying about 15 acres between Hondo and Bandera for some hunting...
how about I sell "Carbon Offsets" in the form of seedlings?

Plow down the Cedar and replant with ---OOOhhhhh----- organically grown fruit!
Yessss! Get enviroweiniees to buy my orchard stock, and then not do jack-chit until I harvest. THEN sell it for MORE than the intensly cultivated produce. As a big plus, they won't care what it looks like,,,because it's "Enviromentally friendly"!



(UPDATE 10:45 AM)
OK, how about this? Plant fruit trees that deer like?...AND sell the "Free Range" pork from the wild pigs that are free for the taking?

I'm liking this scam enviro=friendly thing better and better.
Now I just have to learn how to talk like an enviro-wienie without bursting into laughter.

Good news for Hillary!

According to Wikipedia, the term "carpetbagger" is no longer considered derogatory.



Unless, I guess, it's decribing a Democrat...

HMmmmmmm

No wonder everyone thought she had a talent......MIND CONTROL


I mean, LOOK at the crevases on Brits melon. It's uglier than Telly Savalas's.

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Please make it STOP!





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I found this new Liberal boycot over at John Hawkins place.

"Consumers are asked to withhold their spending for seven days, beginning on Sunday April 15 and lasting until Sunday April 22, 2007. Do NOT shop corporate outlets Minimize use of oil and gas. Carpool: bus, bike or walk. If you buy, BUY LOCALLY. Plan Ahead and Stock Up"

Ok,,, that looks like a good uncrowed week to go shopping.

Plus April 15th is Buy-a-Gun-Day!!!

Cool.

Help me out here

I saw in a(n) unremembered blog, a link to a website in Oz about ummm......assisting Libs to "help" mitigate the damage of man-made Global Climate Change.

It sounds good to me, and I'd like your help on the copy, I might even share the result$.

Basically, they said since you're stuck in the regressive America who refuses to sign-on to the Kyoto thing- that you could contribute $8 to a fund that would go to mitigate the greenhouse gasses somewhere else.


BRILLIANT!

Ok, so my idea is for those on the East and left coast to contribute to making us backwards residents in Hondo, Tx of flyover country energy efficient by contributing to upgrading our energy using appliances and to replace gas-guzzling older model vehicles with newer, more efficient ones.

The replaced vehicle would go to replace an even MORE energy inefficient product (say a 78 F-350 dually) and get it off the road. The same goes for my a washing machine, A/C units, and many other energy using appliances.

All I need is ideas to pull on wallet heartstrings of those predisposed to help the cause, and any ideas on free websites that cater to those folks.

Choices

Why is it that Liberals only want to allow choice when it comes to killing babies removing 'unviable tissue masses'?

I just got forced to move to the *NEW and IMPROVED* blogger.

Because, you know- Liberals know better than you what you need.
I also had a chance to re-read their ToS and noted the future muzzeling of dissent.


2. Proper Use. You agree that you are responsible for your own use of the Service, for any posts you make, and for any consequences thereof. You agree that you will use the Service in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations, including any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence and all United States export control laws.

You agree to abide by the Blogger Content Policy (http://www.blogger.com/content.g) and the rules and restrictions therein. Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to the Blogger Content Policy, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version. Google may, in its sole discretion, modify or revise the Blogger Content Policy at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions.

Violation of any of the foregoing, including the Blogger Content Policy (http://www.blogger.com/content.g), may result in immediate termination of this Agreement, and may subject you to state and federal penalties and other legal consequences. Google reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to investigate your use of the Service in order to (a) determine whether a violation of the Agreement has occurred or (b) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
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So, when Google gets big enough,,,,,,,Why isn't a Liberal internet monopoly as bad as a Telephone monopoly? Or, say an energy company making a profit?.........they'll be able to "modify the Content policy" to gag any blog that doesn't toe the Liberal line. Right?

Am I wrong? Look at the way Google is using it's search engine to push their chosen sites and to ignore those they disagree with.
You-tube, the same. I'd have to say that there's an overwhelming majority of clips either anti-american or pro-terrorist. Anything their Liberal, terrorist adoring audience disagrees with is pulled so fast theirs a vacume.

I'll be seriously looking for another site that costs what this blog is worth.
Namely--free.

Assault weapons through history

Kevin has a post that finally got me moving to make this short history of assault weapons... just to keep things in perspective.

This was most likely the first type of assault weapon in history.

Next was probably something alone these lines...

Then they found a way to kill at a distance.

Adding a handle made the killing more efficient.

Then we get into metalergy.

...And the science of aerodynamics!

Which came before the science of pyrotechnics and ballistics.

With firearms used on both sides of good and evil.

Is some arbitrary idea that adding a bananna clip, or making it black , or ugly more deadly than long and lean?

Assault weapons were'nt always used by the military only, or for killing human beings. Most make good hunting rifles.

Because when you boil it all down, it's not the weapon it's self that's dangerous, it's the one using it.

I just *KNOW* you've talked to this guy

Mujibar was trying to get a job in India.

The Personnel Manager said, "Mujibar, you have
passed all the tests, except one. Unless you pass
it you cannot qualify for this job."

Mujibar said, "I am ready"

The manager said, "Make a sentence using the
words Yellow, Pink and Green."

Mujibar thought for a few minutes and said,
"Mister manager, I am ready"

The manager said, "Go ahead."

Mujibar said, "The telephone goes green, green,
and I pink it up, and say, 'Yellow, this is Mujibar.'"

Mujibar now works as a technician at a call
center for computer problems.

No doubt you have spoken to him. I have.




This'll have to do for a while- got something on my mind, don't know if there'll be a post about it, or not.
At least I'm not completely p*ssed off any more.