Author Archives: Joel

Not hardly, though political “thinkers” of all possible stripes seem to be having difficulty finding a spin that works for them. If true anarchy is present in the riots, and I believe it is, it’s to be found in ad … Continue reading →

Balko asks the right question… Why is Rick Perry the Poster Boy for Limited Government? Seriously, I hear this asshat’s praises sung every time I turn on the Intertubez. Did he do something heroically antigovernment one time, and I just … Continue reading →

In case you’re wondering what the hell he’s talking about, here’s the first video in the series. www.forgottenweapons.com Yeah, I’m just gonna keep plugging it till I’ve laid an ob on him.

My stomach hurts. Seriously, I’ve just gotta get me one of these. If only they were already painted… Maybe we’ll re-do the hat in digital camo…

Fundraisers Already Planned for “Super Committee” members. Murray, also the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is set to host a reception on Sept. 13—just days before the deadline for the committee to hold its first meeting. A few … Continue reading →

Of course I’ll believe it when I see it. A government agency cutting jobs and insurance? The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service is proposing to cut its workforce by 20 percent and to withdraw from the federal health and retirement … Continue reading →

Pennsylvania Judge Gets 28 Years in ‘Kids for Cash’ Case And he’s a weasel all the way down: “I blame no one but myself for what happened,” he said, and then denied he had ever incarcerated any juveniles in exchange … Continue reading →

All the country’s serious problems having been dealt with, the Statue of Liberty gets (yet another) safety makeover. The Statue of Liberty will close for a year at the end of October as it undergoes a $27.25 million renovation that … Continue reading →

All tactics have rules, determined simply by what works, and propaganda is no exception. Clearly, as in this case, if you can get your target to stand still in front of a camera, you want to goad him/her into blurting … Continue reading →

Seen via Balko, who concentrated on a most painfully entertaining euphemism: Lopez said agents handcuffed him and ran him 10 feet across the living room, slamming him into a wall. The 3-foot crack and collapsed drywall remain, covered now by … Continue reading →

This Product Is Stupid. Seriously, it’s like something you’d see in the back of an old comic book, in between the X-ray Specs and the Sea Monkeys. It won’t help you. It labels you as having a bad case of … Continue reading →

…My neighbor L announced that her faltering metabolism desperately required a Slushy, Right F’ing Now. I didn’t hear anybody argue. That particular confection wasn’t my favorite thing even when I was a kid, but a cold drink certainly seemed like … Continue reading →

My back hurts. Not as bad as it deserves to hurt, but yeah. That was the hardest $50 I ever earned, as far as I can recall. My demented neighbors D&L, the ones with the straw-bale house, needed some sandstone … Continue reading →

Insty’s right – Let’s take this one viral.

Two weeks ago we pulled the injector pump out of Gulchendiggensmoothen. I told M I didn’t know enough diesel-fu to be sure that was the problem, only the fuel was going into the pump just fine but didn’t seem to … Continue reading →

I’ve been planning to tile the Secret Lair’s kitchen counter. I think I already have enough tile for that, and it would match the woodstove surround and what I plan for the floor. But Landlady has been following the kitchen’s … Continue reading →

They threw the book at those Danziger Bridge cops. Took long enough, and I’d have preferred summary executions for murder under cover of authority, but that’s just me. Poor babies sure didn’t get their wrists slapped.

A thought just popped into me head. I know a perfectly nice lady who works at the DMV…and probably thinks she’s performing a public service. Weird, huh?

…Are they talking about al Qaeda or DHS? DHS’s National Operations Center “will monitor activities on the social-media sites” using search engines, aggregators, and other tools, last year’s announcement said. “The NOC will gather, store, analyze, and disseminate relevant and … Continue reading →

But I think we’re gonna have to get the rider drunk before he’s willing to tell it. And maybe pay for his dental work, so he can enunciate again…I see something like that and even before I start cussing whoever … Continue reading →