Heh

For gods sake, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. Not all police are as stupid as these officers appear to have been, but some are. And no matter what, if they are that stupid, you’ll be dead, and after the paperwork is forged finished, they’ll likely congratulate him/her and your family friends will be grieving your loss (and your enemies will be dancing in the streets).

And no, no, no…. this is not an indictment of all police officers. I personally know cops who are on both ends of the spectrum…..there are Heroes and Scumbags in all departments.

But which end of the spectrum you are on won’t matter afterwards.

How poor are today’s “poor” in the USA? ?

Lets see:

“Overall, the typical American defined as poor by the government has a car, air conditioning, a refrigerator, a stove, a clothes washer and dryer, and a microwave. He has two color televisions, cable or satellite TV reception, a VCR or DVD player, and a stereo. He is able to obtain medical care. His home is in good repair and is not overcrowded. By his own report, his family is not hungry and he had sufficient funds in the past year to meet his family’s essential needs. While this individual’s life is not opulent, it is equally far from the popular images of dire poverty conveyed by the press, liberal activists, and politicians.“

and:

“As a group, America’s poor are far from being chronically undernourished. The average consumption of protein, vitamins, and minerals is virtually the same for poor and middle-class children and, in most cases, is well above recommended norms. Poor children actually consume more meat than do higher-income children and have average protein intakes 100 percent above recommended levels. Most poor children today are, in fact, supernourished and grow up to be, on average, one inch taller and 10 pounds heavier than the GIs who stormed the beaches of Normandy in World War II.“

Not to mention:

“The average poor American has more living space than the average individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens, and other cities throughout Europe. (These comparisons are to the average citizens in foreign countries, not to those classified as poor.)“

Read the whole thing.

I have seen poor people. I have yet to see such abject poverty here in the US. While life for many at the bottom of the economic ladder may not be as easy as they would like it to be, for most “poor”, their lives are materially better than their ancestors were in 1940.

And let us not forget that most “poverty” in the US is the result of continued bad decision making ( ’cause there are few negative consequences to the individual for those bad decisions) and often just plain laziness. Not in all cases, but in most.

And the continued redefinition of “poor” will not change that fact.

Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States. The one document which makes this country stand out from all others. The rules by which we are supposed to run this country……The rules which make the country a beacon  and destination of home and freedom for nearly all other peoples on the world.

What would the original signers who wrought this document think today of what we and our ancestors have made with it, and how we are ignoring it? How might they comment upon the country which exists today and the network of laws which violate the rules laid down in that document 223 years ago today?

I think that they’d be checking their powder and knapping the flints on their muskets, preparing for another revolution. They’d be buying rope in 10 yard lengths and looking for sturdy trees.

If you haven’t read the Constitution lately, do so.

And if you really want an education, take the time to read the Federalist Papers also. Link at the sidebar.

Then think about the country as it exists today compared to what was envisioned 223 years ago, by those men who fixed their signature to a document,and in doing so, laid the framework for the greatest, most free country in the world, and created the Land Of Opportunity for those willing to come here.

And be thankful that you live in country where, although somewhat tattered, the Constitution is still (mostly) the law of the land.

and be prepared to use it. Plus, LOCK YOUR DOORS!

When seconds count, the police are only minutes away…..then they have to set up a perimeter and mill around deciding what to do……..

Would the linked incident have ended differently had the homeowners had a firearm? Who knows? But since we cannot rely on the police to do more than take pictures of the bodies and file a report afterwards, prudence would require that you have the means to defend yourself (and especially the training to use it!). Having one might have made a difference in this case. Might not have too. We’ll never know.

But the fact remains that the police, despite having many opportunities to do something to change the outcome, chose not to. And their inaction led to at least 2 deaths, possibly three. I respect my local police. I wouldn’t want their jobs. It is a hard one, and it often requires judgement calls which, if made wrongly, could lead to them being disciplined or dismissed. But in this case, they failed. Failed utterly to live up to the trust which the citizens had placed upon them. Failed to do their job. Failed to save the lives of the citizens they were sworn to protect. And that is a tragedy for all involved.

People think that I am crazy because I am armed nearly all the time, even when working in my yard. Sometimes I do too. Then incidents like this happen, and I remember why I carry, even in my own yard (and I am seldom far a way from a firearm in my home). I live in a nice “safe” neighborhood. Things like the above “just don’t happen here”. Except when they do.

You’d have thought that the police would have learned the lessons from such incidents as the Columbine HS disaster. But have they? Apparently not all of them have.

You are the first line of defense for your (and your family’s) safety. There ARE wolves out there. Be a sheepdog.

Darwin, as in this case, is waiting.

Via Insty

I am sure that everyone else has commented on this, but….

Hey, Mr Steele & the rest of the RNC:

Figure it out yet? We don’t want “DNC lite”, or “Less Liberal”. We want C.O.N.S.E.R.V.A.T.I.V.E..
Not “hold your nose and vote for our candidate even if you dislike him/her, but its OK because he/she has the “R” label, so you should vote for them anyway….”

Your failure to support true conservative candidates is making you irrelevant in today’s elections. And the fact that you fail to pass the money back out to the voters choice to continue their campaign is making you even more irrelevant. Keep it up, and you will soon go the way of the Triceratops and the Dodo. “Daddy, what is a Republican?”…..”they died out in the early part of the 21st century son…..No one fed them. No campaign donations or votes came their way so they simply disappeared….starved to death. Replaced by the Tea Party……and Libertarians.”

Support true conservatives, and you’ll win more often than you’ll lose, folks. And even if that winner isn’t your first choice, their philosophy and the way they’ll vote will be a LOT more to your liking than the liberal candidates will be.

You betcha.

Keep it up, assholes, and you’ll be replaced. Just as mammals replaced the lizards…..Only faster. Change, or you’ll not get one thin dime from me. I’ll take that money and send it to the candidates directly. We has the Internet and such today, and really don’t need you to help distribute the cash anymore.

2012 can be won. But not if you keep going the way you are. Run another “Less Liberal” candidate, and you’ll experience another loss.

And I, for one, can’t stomach much more “change”.

So the feds cannot even seem to spend the “Stimulus Money” correctly…

Seems that $823K of it was spent in AFRICA teaching men how to properly wash their genitals.

1. I don’t give a rats ass how beneficial to the recipients this might be, this money is NOT in any way a stimulus for  the US economy.

B. Who really gives a shit of these folks can’t figure out how to wash their pee-pee. I understand that AIDS is still an issue and all that but wtf?

III. Whoever approved this expenditure should be shot, not merely fired or demoted…We waste enough US taxpayer money in Africa as it is, much less “Stimulus Money” that is really borrowed from future wage earners.

Either that, or just admit that the “Stimulus” was just a payoff for special interests and a power grab……You can’t have it both ways.

Yeah, they are gonna spend our health care money SO wisely, I am sure……

along with entitlements…

The question, however, is successful at what?