Who needs guns to hunt?

I never understood why California doesn't allow deer hunting. It makes me miss the midwest dearly. Anyway, here's an example set by a Michigan cop of how to hunt without even using a gun...

Do you see Obama in this man's shoes?

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=9691913

The answer is NO. Obama is a great speaker, but as is apparent, he's simply pandering to the masses in a power grab. Hope and change, hope and change. He means well, but by taxing us to death, he will be Jimmy Carter's second term. McCain may only have 25 years of experience in spending the minimum possible in his state, and ensuring a well equipped military, but he's also been a proud POW and has a great desire to ensure his country hegemony lasts indefinitely. I'm for sure voting for Barry after watching that video...

Marriage of Environmentalism and Capitalism without red-headed bastard children

The green movement, whilst anchored in a solid desire to save mother-earth from its inevitable destruction (1 billion years from now), usually meddles in affairs best left alone. Usually in the form of destruction of capital and by preventing value-added products from being created. It often inflates the price of housing, gas, and many other every day items. However, sometimes... it can not only benefit the world, but it can benefit the aspiring and entrepreneurial. Case and point..

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/recyclebank-pays-homeowners-recycle/

Recycle Bank is exploiting the rising prices of commodities (mostly caused by environmentalists and a Republican gubm't sellin' money for a rate less than the price of inflation).

So these guys are actually, unlike mandatory recycling programs, sharing the % of recycling earnings with the citizens living in their geographic zone. I'd even recycle under these circumstances. All I have to do is get the old Chinese lady living next door to stop going through my garbage every Monday morning at 5 AM! Sweeeeet.

Let private industry handle everything... from trash collection to supplying power. Next topic... Power....

SF/NYC Housing Paradox

I've constantly argued that environmentalists and "preservationists" (usually landowners that love seeing artificially inflated home values) are the ones that create high prices in California and NYC. Of course, we all know that land is NOT limited (they're called high-rises see Chicago, Buenos Aires, Miami, etc) and that the high prices experienced here are entirely man-made in the form of draconian laws, punitive regulations, and disincentives toward development (thanks Chris Daly). But I'm not quite as eloquent as the man who wrote this article.. but what does he know? He's just an econ prof at Harvard. Why he's not a liberal elitist, I don't know... oh yeah. It's due to the fact that he's a professor of economics, and not political science/sociology/journalism/any other worthless area of study (with regards to land use policies).

http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_3_houston.html

Bottom line: Fuck set-asides for BMR's and "affordable housing" and just let the Chicago and Houston models reign supreme.

PS, I'm in favor of the Chicago model over Houston's über - efficient model. Land isn't as finite as the SF Chronicle leads the masses to believe, but in California, there are boundaries that are natural. Of course, there's also tons of "wetlands" that do not need protection and should be replaced with midrise development. Perhaps a discussion for another day.

Sarah Palin is Hawt

So, today we get the announcement that a budget-balancing, deficit-crushing, corruption/pork barrel murdering hottie as Veep.

Hm. Kinda hot.  Anyway, no need to mention her lack of experience, she's voted on more issues as a governor than Barry Hussein ever contemplated as a Senator.

In January, 07, she started work to reduce the gen. fund spending in Alaska by $150 million; not small change in that state (the state with the 5th highest GDP in the country).  She regularly puts the interests of her citizens above the interests of Oil and Gas companies whilst still encouraging them to drill the shiznit out of the great barren landscape of Alaska. ANWR, drill the shit out of it! Of course, since the proposed drilling area is only the size of LAX, no one, not even mating caribou, will ever notice the black oil being pumped out, further shrinking our account deficit.  

Lifetime member of the NRA? I'm getting a chubby just thinking about her firing an M-16.

This makes McCain totally electable, and now I'm quite positive that the every state east of the Sierra's to the Mississippi will vote red.  Every state south of Illinois and Virginia will vote red. New Hampshire? Red.  Michigan and Ohio? Red. Minnesota and Wisconsin? Questionable.

I'm voting for a woman, and if you don't vote McCain/Palin, you're sexist.

Best Video Ever

No time for a post today, but here's a great video.

Electoral College, Hope, Change

"Our republican Constitution will sink into a mobocracy,—the worst of all possible governments. . . ."
-Thomas Jefferson

I'm not an idealist. I'm a pragmatist. So I understand that, as much as I loathe to admit, Barry Hussein has a commendable lead in the popular vote. And this reminds me of why I love the constitution sooooo much. Our forefathers luckily predicted that stupidity can run amok in a democracy, so our Republic has a few built-in safeguards.

Barry has the popular vote thanks to the media and Hollywood. Sound like a typical right-wing rant? Well, there's a ton of truth in the this. Hollywood loves Barry, but they don't have substance themselves, so they don't need a lot in a candidate. And they're soooo educated, I respect their opinions. And the media only portrays Barry in a positive light, and there's simply no denial on this front.

However, he won't win the election.
Here's why:

This is the final electoral map from 2004. What's going to change in 2008? Nothing. New Hampshire will vote for McCain this time around (McCain is enjoying a sizable lead there) and Iowa will switch to Barry since he supports their nonexistent - without - subsidies economy (ethanol).

Michigan and Ohio are definitely the wild cards. I hate to posit racism as a source for my information, but I am originally from the midwest. Michigan and Ohio are NOT LIBERAL PLACES. NOT AT ALL. Now, they elect economically liberal morons frequently to positions of power because they promise them the world, then deliver them 8% unemployment rates. Howell, MI is the former home of the KKK. 1968 race riots anyone? 83% white populace in Michigan? I hate to say it, but Barry Hussein may not be able to do anything to budge these people from voting for a semi-black man. Also, the "religion and guns" and "typical white person" comments are not lost just because the media has stopped bringing them up.

Take what is said above, and apply it to 87% white Ohio. His being semi-black should not be a reason to cast a vote against him. His voting record in the senate is the reason not to vote for him that these middle-class people should use when they cast their McCain votes.

Tax Related Voting Record
• Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
• Voted NO on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
• Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)

Just say NO to tax and spend Liberals, kiddies.