The Left celebrates the deaths of over 300 Americans

Yesterday was spent using the chain saw. Cutting, raking and picking up trash was good for me. I look at it almost like a stress test for my heart. At my age if I can do that with no symptoms and not dying then that part of my body must be in fair shape.

The forecast called for thunderstorms last night and when I went to bed they were in western Arkansas heading towards the river. Not bad ones, just some boomers with lightening and rain. Trust me. My body craved sleep and rest for all the "new" muscles I had found.

Wasn't to be.

The sirens went off this morning at 2:48. I didn't hear them but my wife did. She woke me up and we all shuffled off down stairs to check the radar and watch TV declare our impending doom by crushing, shredding or drowning.

You know. What happened to the 300 or so dead across the south a few days ago.

Now you would think that was a national disaster and a tragedy on the level of Katrina in which the country was urged to mourn and demand the impeachment of Bush and the firing of Brown.

But no, sad to say, that isn't the case. This is from firedoglake, one of the more feverish of the far Left blog sites..

Are the Tornadoes God’s Judgment Against Conservative States?

Well, the states hit the hardest by the tornadoes are all Republican strongholds: Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia. Surely, that can’t be a coincidence.

So is God punishing these conservative states because they’re not taking care of the poor, the elderly and the sick, as Jesus commanded?

Somehow, I doubt we’re going to hear Glenn Beck or John Hagee speculate about this today.

The above was sent to me by Dark Avenger with evidence of much glee, who also sent this.

It's the Lord's judgment on your iniquities, which no mortal can set aside.

Now, what can we say about these people?

Nothing. They have said it all themselves.

OnTwitter I am Lesabre1

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." - Karl Popper

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt

"Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson

Bad weather news

Monday had been windy and warm as was Tuesday. The forecast was for bad stuff.

I had watched the front come across the river on radar. The question was, would it kick to the north of us, as it often does, or would we get "it."

So Tuesday night around 11:30 I was watching the TV when the "No Signal" display came on. About 10 minutes later power was lost. About 10 minutes later the thunder and lighting was over powered by a roar that shook the house for maybe 30 seconds and then all we had was rain and rain and rain.

A quick look outside showed the Bradford Pear tree in front of the house was down across the driveway. Another tree was down about 100' away across the driveway. This one was about 18" in diameter. So we went to bed.

No place to go and the driveway blocked. No use to agonize over it.

Didn't sleep much. Come Wednesday morning a stroll around the grounds revealed no damage to the house but a total of 11 trees were on the ground.
Two were blocking the driveway. Three were down across the street in front of the house. The city was very prompt in getting at least part of them removed. The trees had taken down the cable TV cable and a light pole.

The power had came back on around 6:00AM but the cable TV was off until early Wednesday PM. The city showed back up around 2:00PM with a front loader/shovel to crush the trees across the road and stack the brush off to one side. At about that time the phone quit. No Internet. No Phone. No TV.

Things be serious.

Since then we have been busy with the 14" chainsaw. The 20" comes later. Cable came back on Wednesday PM but the phones were off until around 12 noon today.

The front loader had ripped the buried cable out of the ground while trying to use its stablizer feet to enable it to grab the tree across the road.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Kudos to the local cable TV folks. They proved that bad service from the cable company to be a false rumor. Same with the local utility folks. Even with almost all the power lines pole mounted and exposed to the falling trees and limbs they limited the power outages.

Through it all the cell phone worked. Not very well, but it worked. So much for all the worry we had about it back in the 80's.

ATT said they had over 800 trouble tickets. I have no doubt they had at least that many. And with lighting strikes going on you can't work on cable. At last not if you want to live a long life. But I can't shake the feeling that all of the telephone companies bought into the "with electronics you don't need maintenance people" BS and have down sized to the point that they can't react to a major weather related incident.

After the maintenance guy got here it took him about 30 minutes to get us back up and everything working.

Here are a few pictures.

And we were real lucky.

I sure wish Bush would quit harming the country.

This one is across the driveway.

This one is misleading. It is resting on about three other trees. Somehow it has to be cut out and dropped without killing one's self.

How'd you like to work on this tangled mess? Cut a limb under tension the wrong way and have your head taken off.

And yes, Bush has been widely blamed.

But I know it is Obama's fault.

OnTwitter I am Lesabre1

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." - Karl Popper

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt

"Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson

Crisis and tulips and gasoline prices

I'm all crisiseed out. Between manmade global cooling, tornados in the tulips, Libya and Iraq and Afghanistan and Egypt and Syria and Palestine and $4.00 gasoline I'm just ready to say, "Aw shit."

How could all this happen to a bunch of nice people like us?

I mean all we want is for everyone to be free and lovable and rich and, and and...

Maybe it's because the world is full of shits who actually do hate us and all these people we've been busy feeding are tuning up to see if they can destroy us.

Hell, look at Obama. Deserted by two fathers, raised by grandparents yet somehow he was nurtured, clothed and supposedly educated.

So what do we get? A President who hates western culture in favor of the Kenyain Father who deserted him. Tell me. Go ahead and tell me we've been doing the right thing.

At least the Brits have not invited him to the wedding. I guess they have enough CDs.

I mean we must be insane. The whole damn country of us must be insane.

Why do I say this?

Because insanity is defined as expecting different results even though we are doing the same thing.

Tell me true. Why in the hell are we spending a deflated nickel on Libya? Someone tell NATO that we don't get any oil there and even if we did the assholes we're protecting will just rip us off.

Trump is right. If we win a war we should get the oil. How do we fire the Department of State???

"Hello? Hillary? Look Babe. I've got some bad news. You and the rest of the people who have been screwing up foreign policy for the past 60 years are fired."

"What? Severance pay? Look, this termination is for cause. Make sure everyone leaves the government property in place and have a nice life."

Meanwhile, let's hope we don't pull a Dorthy tonight and spiral off to see the Wicked Witch of the West.

OnTwitter I am Lesabre1

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." - Karl Popper

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt

"Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson

Switchblade

This is kinda neat. Air ground support in a box.

Hat tip to Bill T!


OnTwitter I am Lesabre1

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." - Karl Popper

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt

"Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson

MacDonald's employment news

McDonalds Corporation announced plans Tuesday that include hiring 50,000 new employees throughout the nation.

According to KIVI-TV, the news of the fast-food chain’s hiring spree has already sparked interest all over the country.

Link

Wait! Those jobs are no good!

Or at least that is what the Dimicraps and their handmaidens told us about Bush!

While we all hope that the economy will strengthen, the White House’s all-out PR effort today on the economy fails to recognize how historically weak both wages and job growth have been. Most Americans have good reason to believe the economy is not working for them. We should not lower our standards to the point where our leaders can state that our economy is doing great when the typical worker has seen his or her wages drop in real terms over the last four years and when job growth is at historic lows for this stage of a recovery

Link

BTW - That was 1/6/2006 when the unemployment rate was below 5%.

They must be outraged over the current situation.

No? Now why would that be?
OnTwitter I am Lesabre1

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." - Karl Popper

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt

"Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson

Obama panel to investigate high oil prices

I read where Obama has appointed a panel to investigate high gasoline prices.

Being the good citizen that I am, I always want to help us find truth, justice and the American Way.

To do this, please return to the day Obama was sworn into office. If you filled up with gasoline the price was $1.61.

Link to a chart of average gasoline prices.

Yes, Bush's and Congress' actions had broken the back of the speculators.

But from that low prices have risen steadily to the current $3.87, a $2.26 increase.

Now why have they done this?

5:45 a.m., Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Facing gas prices near $4 a gallon and a pivotal national election, congressional Democrats allowed a ban on offshore drilling to lapse in September

But times change, and on Tuesday, the Obama administration - with gas prices roughly half what they were and many Democrats’ having been swept into office - blocked offshore drilling plans put in place at the last minute by the Bush administration, including plans to open the national outer continental shelf for drilling.

Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar also announced last week that his agency would block drilling on public lands in Utah, criticizing the Bush administration for releasing its offshore drilling plan just days before leaving office.

Link to article.

So why did the President do that? Well, listen to what he had said the previous summer (2008).

MSNBC Video

Obama rambles on about how we are running out of oil, about how India and China are expanding. Then the interviewer asks, "...could oil prices help us?" Now, remember that we had just seen the highest oil prices in history. So the question was "could high oil prices help us?

So what did Obama say? That it would be okay if it was a gradual adjustment. We could help the people and our auto industry could adjust.

Now, do you understand why and what he did on February 11, 2009 and what has happened?

Obama actually thinks high oil prices are good.

At 2 minutes Obama is mocking anyone who drives a vehicle that gets 8 miles to the gallon. The man he's mocking responds that he has a big family. Obama is amazed and apparently put off at the news the man has ten children. Barry, who has never wanted for anything in his life, then says the father should buy a hybrid.

The man with ten kids who can't afford gas entirely due to Obama's policies he tells to go buy a brand new car.

Disgusting. Democrats are the party of the little guy. What a sick lie.

Bonus: At 2:40 Obama explains that they didn't change gas mileage standards through the law, they got everyone to agree to it. The first people that come to mind in his list of participants: auto workers. In other words, unions. But no, no, he isn't a Leftist or a socialist.

Link

OnTwitter I am Lesabre1

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." - Karl Popper

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt

"Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson

Recycle or cry

In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bag because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't
have the 'green thing' back in my day."

The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. The former generation did not care enough to save our environment."

He was right, that generation didn't have the green thing in its day.Back then, they returned their milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and
sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over.

So they really were recycled.

But they didn't have the green thing back in that customer's day.

In her day, they walked up stairs, because they didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. They walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time they had to go two blocks.

But she was right. They didn't have the green thing in her day.

Back then, they washed the baby's diapers because they didn't have the throw-away kind. They dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts - wind and solar power really did dry the
clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters,not always brand-new clothing.

But that old lady is right, they didn't have the green thing back in her day.

Back then, they had one TV, or radio, in the house - not a TV in every room.And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, they blended and stirred by hand because they didn't have electric machines to do everything for you.When they packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, they used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.

Back then, they didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. They used a push mower that ran on human power. They exercised by working so they didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills
that operate on electricity.

But she's right, they didn't have the green thing back then.

They drank from a fountain when they were thirsty instead of using a cup or
a plastic bottle every time they had a drink of water. They refilled their writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and they replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just
because the blade got dull.

But they didn't have the green thing back then.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or rode the school bus instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. They had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And they didn't need a computerized
gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space
in order to find the nearest pizza joint.

But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful the old folks
were just because they didn't have the green thing back then?

Hat tip to Mike L!

OnTwitter I am Lesabre1

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." - Karl Popper

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” - William Pitt

"Logic. There is little logic among the cultural elite, maybe because there is little omnipresent fear of job losses or the absence of money, and so arises a rather comfortable margin to indulge in nonsense." - Victor Davis Hanson