Dec

7

A Day That Lives in Infamy

December 7, 2005 | Leave a Comment

A day which is often lost in the holiday shuffle. A reminder that vigilance against unexpected attacks is continually needed.
Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States [...]

Dec

7

Blame it on the Monk - Parakeet that is

December 7, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Parakeets or Power? That is the question facing residents in Hartford, Conn. when a women found utility crews tearing down the nearly 200 lb. nests built around utility polls and transformers. Her reaction was to begin yelling at the crews and standing under their nests.
These nests cause fires and blackouts according to the utility [...]

Dec

7

Canada Threatens NRA

December 7, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Go ahead and make their day! Deputy Prime Minister Anee McLellan issued a blunt warning to the pro-gun lobby group to “Butt Out” of Canada elections.
It appears that they are concerned that they will “foist a U.S. style agenda” on Canadians. Canadians have enjoyed realtive safety since criminals are the only people allowed to [...]

Dec

7

Brussel sprouts ideas of Jeffersonian democracy

December 7, 2005 | Leave a Comment

An article about the Congress of Brussels looks at a move to revamp Europe along some different lines than the failed EU constitution which was never ratified. There is a trend in the current EU organization that faovrs centralising and is anti-democratic. Daniel Hannan
???The anti-democratic and centralising tendencies of the EU are not simply [...]