So far the authorities in Oregon are handling the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters pretty well. They seem to be following a low-conflict approach rather than letting their egos get in the way, so the standoff hasn't erupted into violence. That kind of low-conflict approach had helped to end an earlier standoff near the Cliven Bundy ranch in … [Read more...] about Oregon Under Attack — A Modest Proposal
Does It Matter If the Oregon Standoff is Terrorism?
A bunch of armed white guys have taken over a building in a wildlife refuge in Oregon, and liberal Twitter is going a little nuts because the media isn't calling it … [Read more...] about Does It Matter If the Oregon Standoff is Terrorism?
Don’t Let the Tamir Rice Grand Jury Distract From the Goal
It's been over a year since Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann shot and killed 12-year old Tamir Rice, and now a Cuyahoga County grand jury has decided not to indict him for it, thus proving that grand juries will also let the ham sandwich walk, if that's what the prosecutor wants.Make no mistake, this whole process was a sham. Start with the fact that it took a year … [Read more...] about Don’t Let the Tamir Rice Grand Jury Distract From the Goal
Down With The Donald: A Manifesto
As I was writing this post, I happened to receive an email message that began this way: From: Committee to Restore America's Greatness To: Mark Draughn (Windypundit) Subject: Donald Trump Needs Your Help DONALD TRUMP NEEDS YOUR HELP THE WASHINGTON DC INSIDERS, SPECIAL INTERESTS, LOBBYISTS AND A HANDFUL OF SELF-INTERESTED BILLIONAIRES PLAN AN ALL-OUT PAID MEDIA ASSAULT TO … [Read more...] about Down With The Donald: A Manifesto
A Small Orange, WTF?
For the last few years, this blog has been hosted on a smallish Virtual Private Server (VPS) at A Small Orange. I had originally started with a typical shared hosting account, but one of the sites I was hosting for a friend started getting a lot of traffic, and I needed something a little beefier to take the load. It just made sense to put my other sites on the VPS as well, … [Read more...] about A Small Orange, WTF?