Author: The Captain

The Guns of DHS (Updated 9 Dec, 2013)

Some of you have already heard the rumors swirling around the Internet for the past year that the US government – specifically the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently in the process of purchasing… • 7,000 assault weapons • 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition (yes, that’s billion with a “b”) – that’s almost 5

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27 Words – the 2nd Amendment Explained (Updated 8 Dec, 2013)

The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States reads; “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” I have always struggled with the wording and logical sequence of the 2nd Amendment, even as I instinctively

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One of My Few Pleasures

The ObamaCare website is a total mess.  I used to design websites and that’s still part of what I do.  The ObamaCare website isn’t just not very good it’s a total train wreck.  It’s bad all the way down to its very core code.  Every website expert and computer security expert has panned the thing

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You Can’t Have It Both Ways

15 year olds who want birth control are adults, but 26 year olds who want ObamaCare are children. 18 year olds who want to join the Army are adults, but 18 year olds who want alcohol are children Peaceful T.E.A. Party demonstrators are dangerous, but the Occupy Movement, which has already caused 10s of millions

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Principled Non-Voters & Low Information Voters

Watching Megan Kelly’s show this morning here in Kabul.  This morning she’s running a ‘panel show’ which is a first for her as far as I am aware.  It’s working for Hannity so I guess it’s worth a try.  Just for the record I enjoy Kelly’s show almost as much as O’Reilly.  They’re both on

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Your “Right” to Health Care

A new survey finds that 80 percent of U.S. adults face unemployment and near-poverty; “Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich and poor, and the loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs as reasons for the trend.” http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57595861/80-percent-of-u.s-adults-face-near-poverty-unemployment-survey-finds/ During his weekly address on August 17,

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Between the Candle and the Dark

Happy Thanksgiving America! Another year is drawing to a close.  Another year for which to be thankful.  Christmas is on the way.  This is not a time to think about the troubles of the world.  It’s a time to rejoice and be with family and loved ones.  You are rightfully thankful for all the standard

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Veteran’s Day 2013

Veteran’s Day; most of you will be off tomorrow for Veteran’s Day, Monday the 11th of November (it’s already Monday morning here.) It’s a good chance for a last BBQ before winter really sets in. For the Vets among you – thank you for your service. There is no higher calling in life in my

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Guns, Vets, Feinstein and Snopes

Apparently back on the 7th of March 2013 during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting there was a discussion of an amendment offered by Texas Senator John Cornyn.  During this meeting Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) allegedly said something like “All vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms.” I

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Election Day – Predictions for the Future of the Republican Party

Well it’s not really Election Day, but it is November 4th. The Obama administration will eventually get the ObamaCare website right, and that’ not the real issue.  However somewhere in the vicinity of 20 million working, VOTING Americans will lose their insurance in the meantime and the website may not be up in time to

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