Ban the signs!

I got this from a friend this morning. Speaks well toward the mindset of the gun control crowd.

Gas shortage

The gas shortage in the Southeast brings back memories of the mid seventies fuel crisis. Seeing gas lines and people all in a panic. Funny how we don't hear from the lefties that the Iraq overthrow (I hate the use of the word WAR in the current state of affairs because it just doesn't fit. The WAR was over when the Iraq military was overthrown.) was a "War for Oil" anymore.
And we (in the US) certainly aren't benefiting from the Iraq oil fields outside of the country itself. Sure our military and command and control in Iraq is. Their fuel needs are all coming from the Iraqi refineries.

Anyway, as I cut back on my gas use because it's hard to find and I drive a gas hog I can't help but observe that the world runs on oil (statement of the obvious) but you never realize how important it is until you do without. Like the poor folks in LA, TX, MS, and AL realize how important electricity and fresh running water is when they are hit by a hurricane or storm and are without. But they, I am sure, are past the shock faze and are adapting to their situation as humans always do.

As we watch the whack job that rigged the Iranian elections speak (sic) in front of the U.N. yesterday, I'm sure there is still a large number of mindless drones out there that continue to stuff their heads in the sand (or if they fit, up their own posteriors) and refuse to see the threat that Ahmadinejad and his regime poses to Israel, his own Muslim neighbors and the bulk of the oil fields that fuel the world. I contend that "War for Oil" is still a righteous thing.

Whomever wins this election in November best have the stones to recognize the Iranian threat and be willing to make the preemptive strike if necessary to halt their nuclear program from going online. I don't relish the idea of a military solution to this problem. But I also don't want to see one of the most dangerous supporters of Islamic terrorism have nukes at his disposal. It is bad enough that Pakistan and India are nuclear especially now when Pakistan is teetering on the verge of economic disaster. Nukes in the backyard of Al Qaeda is a bad thing. But not as bad as being on missile launchers in a country lead by an obvious sponsor of terrorism like Ahmadinejad and his mullah cronies.

No damn gas

Got caught out this weekend without filling up both cars. Now there's no gas to be found. Ugh. War for oil is a good thing IMO.

The Kiss

To these I turn, in these I trust
Brother Lead and Sister Steel.
To his blind power I make appeal,
I guard her beauty clean from rust.

He spins and burns and loves the air,
and splits a skull to win my praise,
But up the nobly marching days
She glitters naked, cold and fair.

Sweet Sister, grant your soldier this,
That in good fury he may feel
The body where he sets his heel
Quail from your downward darting kiss.
Siegfried Sassoon

9/11

NEVER FORGET!

F1 Spa part II

I can't believe the race stewards stripped the win from Hamilton. He clearly gave way to Kimi before passing him. What else is he supposed to do? Beyond completely giving up the position how far behind Kimi do they want him to be before he attempts another overtaking maneuver?

I call BS on this call. Clearly I am not alone. I'm a bigger fan of Kimi and would like to see him repeat and win his second World Drivers Championship but this is flat out WRONG. LH won the race. Kimi spun and crashed by his own accord. Massa was never in this race. Handing him the points is insane.

Formula 1 Spa

Wow! What a fantastic race this morning at Spa Francorchamps Belgium! One of great tracks of all-time. The favorite track for almost every driver. Poor qualifying session for Kim Raikkonen starting on the second row. The promise of changing weather conditions was true. Wet sections of the track. The entire grid starting on grooved slicks. Insane start! Kimi gets the jump on Massa (which Massa complained about in the post race interview). The wonderkind, Hamiliton makes what looked like a critical error allowing the 4 time race winner, Kimi to take the lead. Kimi commands the race until the final laps where, once again, weather plays a major role. Hamilton reels in Kimi, gets pushed off track at the bus stop as Kimi defends. Hamilton's only recourse was to cut the chicane. He yields the lead back to Kimi then slip streams Kimi in turn one. Kimi tries the outside/inside maneuver and nudged his wing into Hamilton's right rear but can't pull off the pass. Then the rain comes and drivers low in the standing dive for the pits for wets and inters as we watch the leaders slip and slide to the finish in the final lap. Kimi, obviously pushing hard goes wide and loses control nosing it into the wall. Hamilton backs way off with the large gap between himself and Massa now in second. Nick Heidfield, on inters storms up to finish third. Another lap and he would have had his first F1 win. I would have loved to have seen that.

Kimi's loss of championship points puts him in a tough spot for the championship as now Ferrari may tilt more support towards Massa. I like Kimi and Massa not so much. I just don't think Massa is worthy of a championship. I'm not one to "hate" drivers. I just tend to like some drivers more than others. So, I'm still pulling for Kimi for the comeback championship win. He was down at this point last season. So it's not impossible for him to pull out the season. Either way it's a toss up as to who will win the championship this year. In the end I just hope it's not a McLaren driver. I was a McLaren fan during the 80's but I'm just not a Ron Dennis supporter.

I'm more of a "team" guy than a driver follower. Since BMW became a "works" team essentially I always pull for them to win or place. They've come a long way but just aren't there yet to challenge the dominance of Ferrari and McClaren. They've made the leap over Renault which more of a combination of a Renault slide and a BMW improvement.

Next up? Monza. Another of my favorite tracks. I hope the Tifosi can motivate and propel Kimi to the top of the podium.

Who really takes Keith Olbermann seriously?

MSNBC aired this video before Thursday (9/4) during the Republican National Convention. RNC's 9/11 The Day The World Stood Still Ad


MSNBC's resident Moonbat, Keith Olbermann was offended! Excuse me? Does he and the left have the corner of the market on tributes and remembrances for those attacks on our friends and families? Mention the attacks or show images and immediately it's exploitation. Seven years without another attack proves a few things. A) We've done a good job thwarting the bastards. B) We're damn lucky in doing so in an open and somewhat free society and C) Any mention of or use of the images of the attacks are seen, by the left as exploitive.

We have, as a whole, become complacent. Coming up on the 7th anniversary. I can promise you that our Islamic terrorist enemies haven't forgotten, nor become complacent. These are people deeply steeped in their history and have very, very long memories. I seem to recall an Arab proverb or Afghanistan saying about vengeance is today for wrongs of 100 years ago. Something to that effect. Mr. Olbermann and his ilk are very quick to attack any mention of 9/11 or the images of those attacks as being for political gain. Here's a concept for you Keith! For anyone who remembers incidents like the sinking of the US Maine; Pres. McKinley's Assassination; Pearl Harbor; San Francisco Earthquake, Johnstown Flood, JFK's Assassination, The Berlin Wall coming down, Katrina, etc... They are remembrances because people become complacent and forget and move on. Perhaps if we make it a point to remember events, especially those like Pearl Harbor and 9/11 we will remain vigillant about our security.

Really Mr Olbermann!? You feign shock and awe yet you certainly had no qualms about exploiting the deaths of Americans in Iraq or Afghanistan with your daily body count segment. I'm sure that was purely to support the families of those military personnel and civilian contractors.

AR-15 Range Test

Finally got to the range and function tested the AR-15 after re-staking the carrier key. Flawless over about 100 rounds. I don't think it really needed to be done but I'm glad I spent the time and a few $$ for the Rockset and a good set of steel punches.

I also shot the G17 for the first time in ages. Shot it quite well all things considered. I've moved it back into my regular dry fire routine alternating the G17 and the 1911. I think I'll work the J-Frame into that routine as well. Certainly can't hurt.