HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA: With the 4th of July weekend fast approaching, the California Department of Transportation painted over a U.S. flag mural near an expressway days after 9/11.
Can’t possibly have patriotism on display on the 4th of July ....
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
GULF SPILL UPDATE: containment deadline missed; volunteers beached by Feds.
The environment would be better served by plugging the stupidity gusher at the White House.
Links from Instapundit.
The environment would be better served by plugging the stupidity gusher at the White House.
Links from Instapundit.
IF THERE’S ANY TIME IN HISTORY when the feds have well earned the epithet "gooberment," that time is now.
Rampant stupidity.
Rampant stupidity.
PROBING THE OUTER REACHES OF STUPIDITY: NASA’s “next frontier” is better relations with the muslim world.
The audacity of dope.
The audacity of dope.
JUSTICE FOR ALL? An Instapundit interview with former Justice Department civil rights attorney J. Christian Adams. Adams will testify before the Civil Rights Commission today.
IT’S ABOUT LIBERTY, not healthcare.
The video is about Virginia’s lawsuit to block ObamaCare. It’s long (~60 min) but worth every second of the time spent watching.
The video is about Virginia’s lawsuit to block ObamaCare. It’s long (~60 min) but worth every second of the time spent watching.
NEAR-COLLISIONS ON RISE in Washington area's skies amid influx of inexperienced controllers. In an otherwise decent article about Washington D.C.’s crowded skies, there’s this:
What’s missing is the role of the pilot. When I last flew as pilot-in-command, admittedly a long time ago, it had been drummed into me that it is the pilot, not the flight controller, who is ultimately responsible for safety of flight.
A good pilot listens to his flight controller’s instructions, as he should. But the ultimate responsibility is his alone.
"It's the air traffic controller that's supposed to control this situation, not the onboard warning system,” said John DeLisi, deputy director of aviation for the National Transportation Safety Board. "When it had to kick in and do its thing, that wasn't a good controller."Partially correct. The onboard warning system, TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System) is indeed a “when-all-else-fails-and-things-are-rapidly-becoming-unglued” system of last resort.
What’s missing is the role of the pilot. When I last flew as pilot-in-command, admittedly a long time ago, it had been drummed into me that it is the pilot, not the flight controller, who is ultimately responsible for safety of flight.
A good pilot listens to his flight controller’s instructions, as he should. But the ultimate responsibility is his alone.
FEMINISM VS. HOTNESS: From the perspective of feminist recruitment efforts, ask yourself this: if a girl is going to choose an adult female role model, who is she more likely to choose, Sonia Sotomayor or Michelle Bachmann? Elena Kagan or Sarah Palin? Feminists need to demonize attractive Republican women because they pose an existential threat to feminism.
Link from Instapundit.
Link from Instapundit.
WHY LIBERALS SHOULD LOVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT. Ignoring the obvious “liberals good/conservatives bad” condescension, this Daily Kos post is quite a good argument in favor of Second Amendment (gun) rights.
I’VE PRETTY MUCH IGNORED l’affaire Weigel. Once one recognizes the mainstream lamestream media is corrupt, preferring to report the narrative in lieu of the news, the existence of a JournaList becomes obvious. Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic observes:
The sad truth is that [news organizations] now hire people who came up in journalism without much adult supervision, and without the proper amount of toilet-training.Too many “journalists” are petty, mean, small-minded pseudoadults badly in need of mature supervision.
Monday, July 05, 2010
ROADSIDE SCHLOCK: Calling the Recovery.gov stimulus signs "the height of narcissism," Rep. Aaron Schock, (R-IL)is preparing to do battle on the floor of the House.Having driven the highways for 50-plus years and seen every construction site signed with something akin to "this wonderful improvement is brought to you by (your tax dollars)," it's hard to get too excised.
Except for this -
which is quoted exactly from this EPA document. And if you're interested, here's a training document of which there must be at least 49 more.Projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will bear a newly-designed emblem.
The emblem is a symbol of President Obama’s commitment to the American People to invest their tax dollars wisely to put Americans back to work.
Narcissm and waste: hallmarks of the Obama administration.
FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY, we visited James Madison’s Montpelier, the lifelong home of the Father of the U.S. Constitution, architect of the Bill of Rights, and fourth president of the United States. Here are some photos from the visit.
The home, restored to its 1820’s appearance.
The Blue Ridge mountains, taken from the front veranda.
Madison’s Temple.
James and Dolley Madison statue.
BIG SURPRISE: A report released Thursday by Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee "provides evidence that the Obama administration misrepresented the assets devoted to the cleanup, misrepresented the timing of when government officials knew there was an oil spill and misrepresented the level of control the government had over the matter. It also claims the Obama administration seemed more interested in public relations than cleaning the mess and plugging the hole.”
Via CNS News.
Via CNS News.
OLD TOWN MANASSAS always has a phenomenal Fourth of July fireworks celebration. This year was no exception. Here are some photos.
The train station, gussied up for the celebration.
Waiting for the fireworks. The best view is always along the railroad tracks.
The fireworks begin.
Darker now, and a better image.
And the finale.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
TAKING THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE TOO FAR: “[T]he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reject[ed] a proposal by [Louisana’s] Jefferson Parish to build a series of rock dikes to protect the ecologically important Barataria Bay.... The Corps found that the dike plan was incomplete, lacking a designated agency to remove the barriers, a restoration plan for environmental damage and data to measure any such damage."
The mind reels at such boneheaded stupidity. Perhaps the Obama administration would get a clue if it were immediately moved to the Louisana marshes and housed in FEMA trailers – but I doubt it.
The mind reels at such boneheaded stupidity. Perhaps the Obama administration would get a clue if it were immediately moved to the Louisana marshes and housed in FEMA trailers – but I doubt it.
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