Saturday, April 19, 2014

AT 30? An emerging adult? Give me a break. Seriously.
WHY I'VE ALWAYS LIKED SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: watch the video.
CONSERVATIVE LEADER calls for a new movement to stop the loss of self-government. The Tea Party is alive and well.
FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE John Paul Stevens has suggested the following modification to the Second Amendment to ensure its 'proper interpretation' as a collective, not individual, right:
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms when serving in the Militia shall not be infringed.”
Many take issue with that interpretation, and I would just add the following thought. The 'militia' in colonial America consisted of "a subset of 'the people'—those who were male, able-bodied, and within a certain age range", defined then (and codified in the Militia Act of 1903) as 17 to 45 years of age. Since the average age at death of males was 45-50 years well into the early 20th century, that would seem to indicate that the entire male population of the U.S. is -- or should be -- a member of the militia. Thus Justice Stevens 5 words add nothing.

HOT AIR has more on Justice Stevens 'helpful' comments.
THE DOWN SIDE OF BEING LIBERAL, and other amusing puffery: "[having to pretend that] the Democrats’ politically-inspired claims make sense, even though they are contrary to his own (and everyone else’s) experience."
X-47B WINS COLLIER: The Northrup Grumman X-47B autonomous combat drone for carrier operations is the winner of the 2013 Collier Trophy, what many consider aviation's top prize.
GLENN HARLAN REYNOLDS: Why are the Democrats waging a war on their own women?

Because their own women are dumb?
BUT DOES HE ACCEPT OBAMACARE? Don’t Worry About Hillary’s Health — She’s Got A Great Doctor!
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: What a progressive city looks like.

In a word, ugly.
FOR A MERE $3M, you can have dinner with Obama. Bring your checkbook.
STOP RUNNING? How can runners be saved from cardiac arrest?

Notice that the solution is always more government intervention, never less.