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Quote of the day!

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry

Good to hear!

In discussing the status of John Roberts, Senator Dianne Feinstein said: "Do I believe this is a filibuster-able nominee? The answer would be no, not at this time."

Quote of the day

"Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt." -- Herbert Hoover

What a nice looking ... WHAT THE H-ll!?!?

Phrase of the day: Rage in a cage

I thought I had a sick twisted mind, but this is just plan nasty stuff.

I can't even post the pics. It makes me think every model looks this way

Poor guy: Gets a DUI and has to spend a night in jail with a t-shirt like that!

From the 2004 Campaign but still funny

Relationships

I know my female readers will be a bit offended by this post, but who am I kidding ... I have no female fans. Only four people including me probably read this blog so I am putting offensive funny stuff up.

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New York Senate Race looks like a blowout

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) maintains a lopside lead over Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro, her Republican challenger in the 2006 New York Senate race. Clinton leads Pirro 57 to 29 percent in the latest Siena College Research Institute poll. I still don't understand how any state could be that stupid.

Quote of the day

"A Conservative government is an organised hypocrisy." -- Benjamin Disraeli

Who says sexism is dead?

Modern women may not be able to cook like their mothers, but at least they can't mess up giving us a nice cold bottle of beer while we watch the game.

Quote of the day

"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned -- this is the sum of good government." -- Thomas Jefferson

59 days till talk like a pirate day 2005

Remember: the first documented case of a robot killing a human in U.S. occurred on this date in 1984

After being shot by sniper, US solider saves the sniper's life

Incidents like this show me how much different we are from the terrorists. The most shocking feature of this video is that these sick people would actually tape what they thought was going to be the killing of a US solider. Here is a brief description of the incident from Big Boys website:

"This is actually a rather amazing story. I have heard many versions and check out the link in the movie section for the official story. In the video these Iraqi insurgents snipe a US soldier from about 80ft. The solider is knocked off his feet but saved by his protective vest. He crawls to safety and locates his attackers. The film ends here however, the US solider ended up shooting and wounding his attackers in return fire and then assited in saving their lives."

Quote of the day

"A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away." --Barry Goldwater

Why can't marines get a safer vehicle?

Although rich Hollywood actors may love the Humvee, its basically a crap vehicle that offers little protection for our American men and women in Iraq. There is an ongoing effort to push for the Defense Departmnet to work with non-traditional defense suppliers to improve force protection, but the 40-year-old procurement system stymies acquisition of new equipment.

With the limits to the Humvee, members of Congress can choose to ride in the M1117 Guardian Security Vechile or Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield can sit in the steel fortress, Israeli Rhino Runner, while in Iraq when regular American troops have to carry out dangerous missions everyday in a Humvee. You might ask, "what if we fully armor all the crap Humvees?" Well, the New York Times recently reported that "even the most fully armored Humvee is no longer safe from the increasingly powerful insurgency bombs."

So "lets get better vehicles" you might also say. The problem is price. At roughly $700,000 each, the M1117 is considerably more expensive than the current $140,000 price for an armored Humvee. But with that said, the army has begun to place orders for the M1117 reaching a level of 290.

I think the price isn't too high to pay for the replacement of all Humvees with either the M1117s or Rhinos. Our service men and women deserve the best and budget concerns should not come in the way of their safety.

Hangovers happen: A What to do guide

Ok, I thought I might give my two cents on hangovers. For the most part they are easy to avoid. Don't drink, but would that be any fun? I don't think so. What we are left with is a simple explaination on dealing with hangovers.

What causes hangovers?

- Drinking alcohol stupid!

- Dehydration. Alcohol is a diuretic; it makes you urinate and flushes fluids from the body. Never drink anything with alcohol that is also a diuretic. For example, coffee only makes matters worse, because coffee also is a diuretic. The dehydration caused by alcohol and coffee can be minimized by drinking plenty of water. A headache is a symptom of dehydration and may be eased with asprin and water.

- Some alcohol is worse than others. Brandy, red wine, rum, whisky, beer, white wine, gin and vodka are worst to least in descending order of likelihood to cause a hangover. The British Medical Journal did tests that showed drinking bourbon is twice as likely to cause a hangover than the same amount of vodka. But since we all hate vodka (plus its for commies) we have to drink bourbon. Poor us.

- Different drinks for different folks. If you are allergic to yeast, for instance, unfiltered beer might leave you with a terrible headache (kind of obvious). Another one I learned on a wine website is what is called sulphur dioxide, which certain people are senstive to. It is an inti-oxidizing agent added to many wines to keep them fresh. Other people get headaches from chemical substance found in dark grapes. The latter will drink white wine with no effects, and suffer with red wines. But since I don't drink wine; I really dont' care if you wine drinkers get hangovers. Its either beer or the hard stuff. No in betweens.

- It is not an urban legend! Mixing drinks can cause hangovers. Be careful with what you’re drinking and when you’re drinking it. Remember this rhyme: "Beer before liquor, never sicker. Liquor before beer, never fear." Beer or any other carbonated alcoholic beverage is absorbed much more quickly into your body. Drinking it before other alcoholic beverages will cause them to be absorbed more quickly as well. Simple facts my friends.

- One last point, the rate at which one absorbs alcohol can depend on mood. Increased adrenaline pushes alcohol through the system much faster. Therefore, feeling deeply depressed or ecstacially happy makes you drunk faster.

Taking preventitive steps

- One must consider their height, weight and personal tolerance for alcohol when drinking. Yes, that means you 80 lbs. girls that think keeping up with a 220 lbs. man is a good idea.

- Drink a glass of milk to start the evening. It will slow the absorption of alcohol, and protect your stomach against irritations (see above).

- Never drink on an empty stomach. Food helps to absorb some of the alcohol and aids the body in digesting it faster. Consider eating starchy foods to slow the alcohol absorption.

- If your a wussie, limit yourself to less than one drink per hour.

- Drink some water with your beer, but don't let your friends find out. Jerk.

- Back in the '60s, what were called "hangover shots," (vitamin B injections) were given in the infirmaries of many large U.S. military centers. The shots were massive replacements of vitamins lost during the previous night's massive consumption of alcohol that had dehydrated them right out of people. I am not saying to get an injection. Try a vitamin B pill instead.

You're hung over. What to do?

- Sleep. It gives your body time to recover. A tired or "unfit" drinker is especially vulnerable to hangovers.

- Again, I can't state this enough. Keep drinking water, stupid!

- Eat carbohydrates such as bread and pasta. This will raise your blood sugar level. Bananas are excellent because they contain complex carbohydrates, potassium and vitamin C. And if your stomach can't face food? Tea is best (I like chamomile), and make the first cup really strong. The chamomile will help your stomach, and taking in water with the tea, will ease the pain.

- Exercise. This will help you sweat the alcohol out of your system.

- Sex (see exercise).

There are doctors who claim hangovers are mostly mental. In that case, just suck it up and stop bitching!

So we may never forget

Prohibition was an dark period in American history. One where poor beer drinkers were forced underground. Here is a photo of Philadelphia Public Safety Director Butler destroying confiscated beer in 1924. May he be burning in h-ll for his actions.

Poverty sucks

Who says big money spoils every athlete?

As Bucks guard Michael Redd told SI.com after landing a new $90 million contract: "To me, I'm the same person I was five years ago when I was making $700,000."

mmmmmmm ... beer!

I'm telling you. Beer is the gift of G-d. And recently a Delaware brewer concocted a beer similar to one brewed in China some 9,000 years ago. I don't know if its good or not, but its nice to know that everyone is into beer brewing.

Great article by Charles Hurt

Property rights have become -- quietly and suddenly -- the battle cry for conservatives in the brewing fight over replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Conservatives say last month's Supreme Court ruling that expanded the government's power of eminent domain is now Exhibit A for their case that the high court has abandoned the original meaning of the Constitution and is in desperate need of more conservative jurists. "It's so bad, it's good," said Sean Rushton, executive director of the conservative Committee for Justice, which is dedicated to getting President Bush's judicial nominees confirmed. "Property rights is now the number one issue." In Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the government can seize private property from its lawful owner and give it to a private developer who promises to generate more tax revenue with it. Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, "conservatives have relegated property rights to the back burner," said Nancie Marzulla, president of Defenders of Property Rights. "We feel like we have been laboring in the vineyards for years and then, all of a sudden, Kelo comes along." She called the ruling "a dark cloud" that essentially eliminates all property rights. "But even with the darkest cloud, there is a silver lining," Mrs. Marzulla said. "The timing of this has been just brilliant for us." In the Kelo case, the high court ruled that government officials could seize private property and give the land to private developers to build an office complex, a health club and a hotel. Prior to the ruling, eminent domain was legally restricted to only projects with a clear public use such as roads or schools. "The city has carefully formulated an economic development that it believes will provide appreciable benefits to the community, including -- but by no means limited to -- new jobs and increased tax revenue," Justice John Paul Stevens wrote for the majority. Justice O'Connor wrote a scathing dissent. "Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random," she wrote. "The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms." The ruling has united a broad cross section of activists -- from conservatives to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- outraged by the decision. In Congress, bills have already been introduced in the House and in the Senate to remedy the ruling. Many liberals worry that the new powers of eminent domain will be used mainly to seize the property of poor people in urban areas. Conservatives are using the issue to rally around a conservative replacement for Justice O'Connor. Judicial Confirmation Network, a newly formed group supporting Mr. Bush's nominees, released an Internet ad last week saying the Kelo ruling is only the latest Supreme Court decision that has "violated the Constitution and undermined our democracy." Mark R. Levin, president of Landmark Legal Foundation, said the court has become the "guardian of big government, not the guardian of individual liberty." "A revolution was fought for a lot less than this," he said.