GCO files amicus brief in support of Heller

Here.

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying

...at Skippy's List of things not allowed in the Army.

No time to blog

I wish I had more time to blog.

What with working ten-hour days, spending weekends with the girlfriend, and sleeping my mandatory 80 hours a week, I barely even have time to think about my blog.

Giant Douche or Turd Sandwich?

Like the kids in South Park, I'm torn.

Tomorrow is Super Tuesday. I'm supposed to go exercise my right to vote. Make my voice heard. Change the course of the country with a pull of a lever (well, now, it's a touch on a screen, but I digress.)

Like the vote of one intelligent person is going to be heard over the rabble of mindless morons who vote based on what the candidates look like. Or whose name sounds funnier.

If you're not sure what the title refers to, the kids in South Park, Colorado were forced to vote on a new school mascot. (It's a TV show.) They had to choose between a giant douche and a turd sandwich.

With the current crop of GOP candidates, I feel the same way.

First, some analysis of their stance on my key issues, then why I wouldn't vote for any of them.

GUNS:

Ron Paul: Definitely the best of the bunch. Very pro-2A.
Fred: Hell yeah!
Huck: Eh. Why not? As long as I'm not a reporter on a hunting trip with him.
McCain: I don't know, and I don't care... just looking at the man creeps me out.
Romney: Will tell you whatever you want to hear to get your vote. As governor of Massachusetts, he signed into law a permanent "assault weapons" ban, but has stated that he will veto any gun-control bill that comes across his desk as President, including a renewal of the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban. Do I believe what he says, or what he's done?

ECONOMY:

Ron Paul: Haven't gotten a real straight answer on this one yet, but I know he's in favor of lower taxes, as am I.
Fred: Hell Yeah!
Huck: I like the "fair tax" but he's just another tax and spend "conservative".
McCain: I don't know, and I don't care... just looking at the man creeps me out.
Romney: Will tell you whatever you want to hear to get your vote. I didn't listen when he was talking about money, because I didn't care.

GENERAL IMPRESSION OF CANDIDATES:

Ron Paul: Looks like Ian McKellen playing Magneto in X-Men. Just a bit scary.
Fred: HELL YEAH!
Huckabee: When fascism comes to the US, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross. Anyone who dedicates their life to talking to their imaginary friend in the sky has problems.
McCain: I don't know, and I don't care... just looking at the man creeps me out.
Romney: Will tell you whatever you want to hear to get your vote. Too clean, too polished. Too pretty.



So... the only two GOP candidates I could vote for in good conscience are Ron Paul and Fred Thompson. Unfortunately, Ron Paul wasn't adopted by the media, and a lot of "mainstream" conservatives think he's a nut job. And Fred (who was my #1, #2, #3, and #4 choice) dropped out.

Which leaves me... Huckabee (crazy religious nutso), McCain (turd sandwich), and Romney (giant douche, and oh yeah did I happen to mention he's a Mormon and those people scare me).



Maybe I'll vote for Hitlery.

Wow, I forgot about this sucka

I haven't posted in over a month.

Excuse me while I go lash myself with a wet noodle.

Making chili tonight

If you suddenly feel an overwhelming, deep-seated emotional need to drive towards Statesboro, don't worry, I'm just making chili. It's a natural reaction in anyone who smells, tastes, or thinks about my chili.

That whole business in Iraq right now? Yup. My chili started that. My chili was the WMD (Weapon of Masticatory Deliciosity) Bush was looking for.

It's the chili that launched a thousand ships.

Seriously. It's that good.

I quit my job today.

I tendered my resignation at the hospital today, effective immediately.

My boss was fairly upset by this (as I was scheduled to work tonight, and she's gonna have to scramble to find someone to cover) but that's not my problem. If she had EVER at any point been honest with me about a full-time position I might have stayed.

Good riddance to that place. Hopefully the new job at the Walmart DC will work out.

Wouldn't want to wrap a fish in it

...and I certainly won't deign to insult my noble sphincter by suggesting that I wipe my ass with it.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, that is.

Check this out. Dick (well, got his first name right) Polman evidently thinks his tongue-in-cheek anti-gun and anti-Republican writings are clever. Sure, some good-natured fun is alright, but suggesting that the candidates would be carrying guns? Especially Giuliani...

Let's file this one under "Stupid anti-gun vitriol" and leave it at that. Whaddya say?

Link courtesy of Newsbusters.

Mass Effect

So I bought me a new game for the 360 last night. It's called Mass Effect and it's an RPG by the same guys who made Knights of the Old Republic.

Totally dynamic dialog system, in which saying one thing slightly different can change things hours and worlds later in the game. I'm not crazy about the combat system but it's fun too.

Oh yeah, and did I mention that it's absolutely beautiful in HD?

Buy it. It's well worth the $60. I have a couple friends who have had it for a while and are on their second and third "careers" who say it's a completely different game every time around.

Welcome to teh new blog!

Hi!

I'm a libertarian gun nut. This blog will reflect that.

I'll use it to post various news items, musings, and other things that amuse me.

That is all for now.