I only have one question today. How the hel did the MSM get libertarian Angelina Jolie's pvt medical information to use as a diversion from everything going on? When did she announced her surgery? It's her right to. But not the media's. Did I miss something?

Second only to his blatant w h o a r i n g for latino votes with his damnable amnesty bill. I am so sick of this. It's all a game to every one of them. Say anything, do anything to get your vote then do what they dam well want once they're elected!

Oh things are going to get interesting. Petraeus....the General obama hung out to dry with a "sex" scandal when he didn't tow the official Benghazi line will be testifying all week before congress. We're about to see if he chooses his country over his career.

Add to that the SARIN's not a WMD" gassings of dissidents in Syria, the escalation of clashes with rebels in Libya, Syria and on the Turkish border, Ruth, "Maybe Roe v Wade" was a little too broad" Ginsberg's interview re the Gosnell trial, the soaring costs of obamacare as state after state opts out of their ponzi "state pool" option, the AP raising hel cause the IRS audited them too.......

and things just officially got.......interesting!.

Good. High dam time!

Now would be a good time to buy the equipment to make your own. We've been doing that for years just cause it's fun and saves a ton of money. At this point you can make them faster than you can find and buy them. Just a thought. it's not that expensive and many times you can find used equipment on places like Craig's list etc. Worth a gander.

I'm sure obama and holder will find a way to call it work place violence ala Ft Hood, or maybe sports violence ala World Soccer riots. Anything but what it is. And congress, in order to prevent any further such violence, will pass a law against bombs.

oh wait.........

Stephen,

The power to run this country, make every law we must follow, levy every tax we must pay and spend every dollar of that tax money is power reserved exclusively to 534 elected leaders. The only power We The People have is to vote these idiots out of office and it is a testament to either our stupidity or our collective death wish that we do not do this every single election.

534 people picked at random from any city phone directory could not do worse than the last 20 elected congresses! Which rather begs the question...."When will voters realize that they and they alone have the voting power to stop this insanity?"

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CCW license Tax
Gun license Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What on earth happened?

Politicians!

Mornin Navy! I received an email which I'm sure many of our regulars did but it's really a good piece. I'm going to post it here but if you want to put it on another thread or even a stand alone piece, I'll delete it here.
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545 vs. 300,000,000 People
-By Charlie Reese

"Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 346 million are legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I exclude members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.

I exclude all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.
Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.

I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.

If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan ..

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.

THERE ARE NO UNSOLVABLE INSOLUABLE GOVERNMENT PROBLEMS!

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 346 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted by present facts of incompetence and irresponsibility. Do not let 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.

Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do. Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and they alone, have the power. They and they alone created and continue to spend and tax.

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LOL! Good for you.....they'll thank you for it later.

To be frank, Navy, I've stayed away from the media stories re this issue. I certainly hold families who have kept their grief private in high regard. The pressure on them must be tremendous. This indicates to me they are progressing through the stages of grief more effectively than those obviously still so angry they grab any opportunity to lash out. They need better counseling, not crocodile tears from politicians....who, I have no doubt, line their pockets with NRA-ILA contributions every year.