Author Archives: alan
Indiana Supreme Court 2, Common Sense 0
Last month they decided the 4th Amendment doesn’t exist any more. This month the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that you can still get a ticket for being drunk even if someone else is driving. What the hell is wrong with … Continue reading
ZOMG! Cell Phones Don’t Cause Cancer!
“…no convincing evidence of any cancer connection.” Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence increasingly points away from a link between their use and brain tumors, according to a new study on Saturday. … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, America!
235 years old today and still looking damn good.
Heavy Metal History
Iced Earth’s Gettysburg 1863 Here’s the view from the Seminary Ridge looking north toward Cemetery Ridge where the Union army waited on July 3rd, 1863.
The 2:00 am door kick
Are they cops or criminals? Does it matter? You might be dead either way. I remember when the midnight knock was the boogeyman of the Soviet Union. We used to say that would never happen here. We used to talk … Continue reading
Cowards and Bullies
20 cops show up to beat and arrest mentally handicapped teenager. Twenty. For one mentally handicapped kid. Who wasn’t doing anything wrong.
Think you own your land? Guess again.
“You are illegally living on your land” You’re just a serf, living there at the pleasure of the government and paying for it. If you don’t believe me, try not paying your taxes or fail to get the required permit. … Continue reading
Projection, thy name is Obama
Pot:Kettle President Obama offered some harsh words of members of Congress at his news conference Wednesday, saying, “At a certain point, they need to do their job.”
Force = Opportunity?
This is an interesting slip of the tongue. Leslie Paige, who represents watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste, says the government should withdraw the dollar bill from the market and force Americans to use the coins. “I think Americans will … Continue reading