While this may be technically illegal, the catch was, nonetheless, not done in an illegal manner….It’s not like the guy was trying to hide anything.

And the guy had been purchasing tuna permits for years, just in case this happened. If nothing else, then the Feds committed fraud by accepting his money for the permits, knowing that he couldn’t use them.

More likely they wanted the half million dollars or so he would havegotten from the sale of the tuna.

It is things like this which make me think about revolution….and other things.

One day soon, I envision a day when people will be fearful to be known to work for the federal government. And if found out, they’ll move because of fear for their families and their safety… And it’ll be because of a string of actions like this one. The anger is there, like a keg of powder….What (or who) will be the spark?

Betcha that Hillary takes the hook, and decides to run. She’ll do it not because she wants the power (or the responsibility), but “because she cannot in good conscience accept that Barack Obama will do more of what he has for the country”, or words to that effect….”We have to give the people a valid choice for president, and Barack Obama is not it” and she’ll do it because “If I don’t run, then the country will elect a Republican president”.

Betcha. Not that she could be much worse than Mittens Romney. She might, in fact, be less of a socialist than he is.

The left has come to the conclusion that The Won will lose against the south end of a northbound mule….They will need someone else to run, or they lose power. And their agenda will be damaged, or even regressed.

Betcha.

You should read THIS.

Then read THIS.

Then think.

Take time before you let your anger grow. Don’t smash anything. Notice a pattern?

Look at the parallels drawn by someone who is not living in, nor a citizen of the United States. Someone who has been through a societal and economic crash (you SHOULD read his BOOK) and who can see, with the benefit of hindsight, where we are going.

Yeah, both articles are long. But both are worth the read, as is the rest of his site.

BTW, the Spaniards just threw the Socialists out. Big time. Maybe there is hope for them yet. Now if we in the US can just get enough people to see what is on the horizon, then perhaps we can, as a country, be as smart as the Spaniards.

If one more person accosts me and asks for money or some other form of donation, this is gonna be me until I break out in handcuffs:

I thought that the moochers panhandlers fundraisers didn’t come out until after Black Friday?

Specifically the AK which was used to poke holes in the white house, came from?

No one is saying, as far as I can see.

Was it, perhaps, maybe one of those Fast and Furious guns that I apparently missed out on because I am not a gang member or a part of the Cartels? (Discrimination, I tell you, I want my unregistered AK-47!….I helped pay for the damned things!)

Seriously, does anyone know the provenance of the weapon?

Soon we are likely to hear more about stuff like THIS:

Oh, wait, we also have this.

Wonder what else is waiting in the wings?

If you think that the controls for your power are secure, you are delusional.

If you think that the controls for your natural gas are secure, then you are a fool.

Can you live without either? (Or both?)

If not, you’d better be prepared for failure.

Put down the hot drinks before watching the video…

Hot Tea through the nostrils HURTS.

Y’know, the more I see the way the political landscape shaping up, the more disappointed I am.

On the one hand, we have Barack Obama. His one redeeming quality is that he has stayed true to his roots. He is a useless, foolish, unskilled (as anything but a politician, rather than a leader), somewhat radical redistributionist. He hasn’t surprised me one bit. While I didn’t vote for him (and won’t this time either), he has been exactly what I expected.

On the other hand, we have….well, basically not much:

Romney? Nope. I’ll likely vote for no-one. Or write-in something cute. But I WON’T vote for him. Especially since the MSM has decided that he is who they want to run as a Republican. Besides, he is just Obama-Lite.

Gingrich? Causes me to feel nauseous. Not a chance. See “Romney” above.

Perry? Yeah, when he can remember his lines, he says all the right things. But nah. not him either. He’s just Romney-Lite.

Cain? unlikely he will be the nominee. The “politics of personal destruction” have worked their magic, and I doubt that he will make it. The RNC hasn’t done much to help him, unlike other candidates. We’ll see. Might vote for him, might not.

Bachman and all the rest. Yeah, I laughed too.

Sadly, the RNC hasn’t bothered to find a decent candidate. Perhaps this is the legacy of Mr. M. Steele. Perhaps it is just an indication of the failure of the RNC leadership. I’d like to have had the chance to vote FOR someone rather than AGAINST someone else. Doesn’t look like it is gonna happen this time around though.

I’m not going to “hold my nose” this time. Maybe to some it is a wasted vote, but I’m not gonna vote for the lesser of the two weasels this time around.

Were I able to, I’d force every ballot to have “None Of The Above” under each list of candidates. My money says that’d win about 70% of the time.

Perhaps this should be the next big push for us Tea Party folks to make happen. A nationwide push for a real choice instead of choosing between two folks whose only difference is HOW they are going to screw things up for the rest of us.

So how do we get “None Of The Above” on the ballots?

Winter is coming. This should be no surprise to most of you. It has, in fact, been scheduled for a long time.

Are you prepared for it? There are a LOT of things you might want to prepare for….Lets take your automobile for instance:

Do you have decent tires on your car? Decent wiper blades? Antifreeze? (did ya check to see if it is still good for at least 20 degrees (F) lower than your reasonable expected low temps this winter?) Do you have a decent pair of boots, a blanket and/or jacket and some socks and warm clothing in the car? Gloves? Hat?  When was the last time you replaced the battery (or had it checked)? Do you have an ice scraper in the car yet? Do ya have (some) food and a method of melting snow if need be? Jumper cables? Ladies: Do you have an “emergency” kit for being snowed in for a few days somewhere besides home? Some clothes besides that dress you wear to work?

What if everyone is trapped by the same snowstorm and can’t come when you call for help on your cell phone? Happened twice around here last year. I know of one lady traveler who nearly lost her toes walking a mile or so in 18″ snow in a really nice party dress and heels. Lucky for her some “redneck hick” took pity on her and gave her a ride to a hotel where she was treated for frostbite and given warm clothes and a shower. He had a great big 4WD truck, and nearly got stuck trying to turn around to deliver her to a safe place.

You should be ready. Winter happens. If you are not ready, get off your ass and get prepped. It isn’t that hard. and the time to be thinking about it is NOW, not when yer stuck in a snowbank. Nor when your car won’t start in a cold, windswept parking lot because your battery is 5 years old. Then it is too late. Not when the snow is over your hood and you wish you had stopped 20 miles back, or maybe stayed at work, or left early because the storm is really kicking and the snowplows are having a hard time keeping up. Or when the car (or semi) behind you spins out and blocks the road so that the plows can’t get there… or the tow trucks. Again, it happened several times last year. You can be safe in a car for a few days IF you have some simple plans and some clothing to keep you warm and some materials. But ya gotta think ahead.

 You’ve got about a month. Maybe less.

Or you can be a sheep, and expect others to do the work for you, keeping you safe. That works, until it doesn’t. Then you are a statistic. With frostbite.

Or a corpse.