RETURN OF the ’Beast of Kandahar.’ The drone is apparently a Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
WITH THE SNOW IN DC, I predicted power outages. Unfortunately, it happened to us; we're in a hotel awaiting return of electricity ... and water, and heat ... which hopefully should be sometime Friday. Here's a photo from last night.
The branches you see barely above the deck are normally 12 feet or more above the deck. Lots of power lines came down from fallen branches. At the peak, there were something like 140,000 homes without power.
The branches you see barely above the deck are normally 12 feet or more above the deck. Lots of power lines came down from fallen branches. At the peak, there were something like 140,000 homes without power.
SARAH PALIN: "The President’s State of the Union address boiled down to this message: 'The era of big government is here as long as I am, so help me pay for it.' He dubbed it a 'Winning The Future' speech, but the title’s acronym seemed more accurate than much of the content."
REP. DENNIS KUCINICH is suing the House cafeteria service providers for $150,000 for allegedly selling him a sandwich wrap with a stray olive pit in it that caused him to chip his tooth.
And these are the clowns we elect to Congress. What’s the matter; can’t he steal enough just by virtue of his office?
And these are the clowns we elect to Congress. What’s the matter; can’t he steal enough just by virtue of his office?
THE WASHINGTON POST’S RICHARD COHEN confirms his political myopia. It can’t be important if he doesn’t know about it ....
THE WAYBACK MACHINE: on Thanksgiving and capitalism. I had meant to post this last year after visiting the Pilgrim Plantation and the Mayflower II at Plymouth Rock over Thanksgiving vacation.
The village arrangement tends to corroborate Reason's assertion that Plymouth Colony was communal. The houses are small, identically built, and closely spaced. The work areas - except for small gardens at each house - are separated from the homes, and the communal areas are larger and more solidly built.
The homes are little more than cooking/sleeping quarters.
The Mayflower II is a replica of the original ship, built in 1955 using original tools and plans.
The original rock fragmented in a years-ago move; this part of the original was set in concrete back in the original location. The date (1620) is barely visible.
Every year around this time, schoolchildren are taught about that wonderful day when Pilgrims and Native Americans shared the fruits of the harvest. But the first Thanksgiving in 1623 almost didn't happen.Here are some photos from our visit:
Long before the failure of modern socialism, the earliest European settlers gave us a dramatic demonstration of the fatal flaws of collectivism. Unfortunately, few Americans today know it.
The Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony organized their farm economy along communal lines. The goal was to share the work and produce equally.
That's why they nearly all starved.
The village arrangement tends to corroborate Reason's assertion that Plymouth Colony was communal. The houses are small, identically built, and closely spaced. The work areas - except for small gardens at each house - are separated from the homes, and the communal areas are larger and more solidly built.
The homes are little more than cooking/sleeping quarters.
The Mayflower II is a replica of the original ship, built in 1955 using original tools and plans.
The original rock fragmented in a years-ago move; this part of the original was set in concrete back in the original location. The date (1620) is barely visible.
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