Good News for Fred Thompson

Rassmussen reports that only 62% of likely Iowa Caucus goers are certain that they will not change their mind on who they will support, and of those that say there is a good chance they could change there mind, Senator Thompson is a top second choice.

Additionally Rassmussen is also reporting that in there current polling, Huckabee's favorability is down 14% in the last week and his Very Favorable has dropped 13%.

The LEADER in the Favorablity ratings is Senator Thompson with 77% Favorability.

Good News for Fred Thompson

World Orgasm Day- Friday

Sometimes there are stories that are just too good to pass up....

Friday is World Orgasm Day for World Peace according to FoxNews....

Discuss....

World Orgasm Day- Friday

Santa's Suprise for A Marine and His Mom

A week or two ago, one of the ladies at the office came to me and asked about our “employee purchase program” for Dell computers.

She told me what was needed and asked if the warranty on the laptop would cover “sand.” “Sand?” I asked. It turned out that she wanted to get a laptop for her son, a full Corporal in the United States Marine Corp. Her son will shortly be starting his second tour in Iraq—this time as mobile security. The young man has a wife and infant.

I talked to a couple of people at the office and we jointly decided that we felt that we would like to contribute something to offset the cost of the laptop… after all, this laptop is for a Marine, so he can keep in touch with his mom and dad, and his wife and baby.

So we sent out some emails around the company (we have about 115 people here). I immediately got an email from a fellow employee that works closely with this lady that said, “you tell me how much we raise, and I will pay the balance.” The other person that helped me organize this and I were moved to tears!!!!

The story gets better-- within a couple of days of discussing the idea, the employees of our company SECRETLY raised not only the $1475 for the laptop (we made sure this Marine is getting a GREAT laptop from Dell—AND our Dell Rep gave us a GREAT deal once he found out the cause), but also an additional $225 that we have used to buy 4150 Military Phone Card Minutes! That is $1700 raised in 48 hours all to help a Combat Marine and his family at Christmas. All money was from individual employees—not from corporate sponsorship.

Well the laptop arrived and has been loaded with software (office, anti-virus etc) and music (several GIG’s of music files). Some of us are also creating “Support our Troops” videos that we will load onto the laptop for this Corporal to share with the rest of his Platoon.

We surprised the Corporal's Mom with the laptop today during our company luncheon (there were lots of tears).

This was NOT “charity” for an employee—This was the “rank and file” employees of our company wanting to support a young man who is dedicating his life to serving our country.

This is something that we hope becomes contagious. We are from a small company who has one employee with a child in combat and we felt he should get a gift from Santa this Christmas.

Wouldn’t it be great if EVERY company who has employees with a Spouse, a Son or a Daughter in Combat decided that they should do something for their Service Man or Woman this year, or through-out the year? Our small group of employees did it, without Corporate Sponsorship.

Why can’t everyone?

Santa's Suprise for A Marine and His Mom

IOWA REPUBLICANS: WAKE UP!!!

Iowa Republicans are driving me insane. Or perhaps I should say, the people from Iowa who are answering Pollsters and SAYING they are Republicans are driving me insane.

It is time for you all to wake up and smell the coffee. There is only ONE conservative REPUBLICAN running for the nomination of the the GOP for President. That ONE conservative is Senator Fred Dalton Thompson.

The biggest issue that I have is with this Huckabee thing that the press seems to be all excited about. Are the Republicans in Iowa, and New Hampshire and Florida asleep?

Huckabee is soft on crime. Huckabee has pardoned or paroled more felons than all three of his predecessors combined.

Huckabee has LIED about having a theology degree. In the CNN-YouTube debate he stated "The only person here with a theology degree, there are parts of it I don't fully understand, but I am not supposed to, because the bible is the revelation of an infinite god.." BUT in a letter to the National Review, Joe Carter, director of research for Huckabee says "Governor Huckabee doesn’t have a theology degree. He only spent a year in seminary."

Huckabee is soft on illegal immigration. According to FactCheck.org: the bill Huckabee pushed for in his 2005 State of the State address did not apply only to "those children who had been in our schools their entire school life." It required only three years in an Arkansas high school to be eligible. And students did not have to be "applying for citizenship," but rather they had to sign an affidavit stating their intent to do so in the future..

Huckabee is a TAX RAISER. He keeps saying, "I lowered taxes," yet the truth of the matter is that he presided over 21 Tax increases in Arkansas and presided over a NET TAX INCREASE.

This should be MORE THAN ENOUGH for the PARTY OF RONALD REAGAN to send Mike Huckabee packing back to Arkansas.

IOWA REPUBLICANS: WAKE UP!!!

God Save the Queen

It is nice to be able to talk about pleasant news every once in a while, and this counts, I think, as pleasant news.

This week, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, will become the oldest monarch in the history of the United Kingdom. Her reign has seen eleven Prime Ministers, including Sir Winston Churchill and is the first monarch ever to have a Prime Minister who was born during during a reign. Her reign has also seen the Presidency of eleven United States Presidents, starting with President Truman. Queen Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926 and ascended to the throne on February 6, 1952 after the death of her father, HM King George VI.

The Queen surpasses Queen Victoria who was previously the United Kingdom's oldest monarch. Queen Victoria died at age 81, 7 months 4 weeks and 1 day. However, Queen Elizabeth must remain on the throne until September 9, 2015 to surpass Queen Victoria as the United Kingdom's longest ruling monarch.

Queen Elizabeth holds the official title of: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. She is also the Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy and Duke of Lancaster.

Also this week, the Queen's eighth Grandchild was born to Prince Edward and Princess Sophia, the Earl and Countess of Wessex. Princess Sophia gave birth to a boy on Monday, December 17. The baby, who has not been named, will be eighth in line to the throne.

God Save the Queen

Light Blogging

So I have been a little light on the blogging lately and I feel I owe readers an explanation. A couple of things have been going on personally, that I may write about more later, including some job change issues. The other issue that I have been dealing with is a shoulder strain that has caused me some difficulty in typing.

Rest assured, I am working on some articles that I hope to have posted soon, including an article on the question that has been bugging me for the last few weeks-- "What Is Wrong With the Republicans In Iowa?"

Light Blogging

Return to the "Good Ole' Days" of the Cold War

Now that former KGB officer Vladimir Putin has decided to become Prime Minister and therefore extend his reign for years to come, it seem his next step is to re-instate the Cold War.

Today the Russians announced that should the US decide to deploy systems that will be used to take out missiles from Iran, Syria or other Middle Eastern rouge nations, they will target them with Nukes.

Additionally, the Russians began shipping enriched uranium to Iran today.

And to think, I thought we won the Cold War. I guess it's time for Cold War II.

Return to the "Good Ole' Days" of the Cold War

Breaking: Kansas AG to Resign

This has just come out in the last hour. Democrat Paul J. Morrison will resign as Kansas AG due to allegations that he has used a sexual affair to interfere with investigations and legal cases.

Kansas City Star: "TOPEKA: Attorney General Paul Morrison will resign next month, he announced this afternoon.

Standing outside his office, Morrison said the scandal that began Sunday led many to stop believing in him. He said he was resigning, effective Jan. 31, to preserve the public confidence in the office of attorney general."

Breaking: Kansas AG to Resign

Lois Davidson: Daughter Would be Alive Except for Huckabee

I hope the Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire actually watch this.

Lois Davidson: Daughter Would be Alive Except for Huckabee

Fred Thompson: NEA is the Problem!

Here we have Fred Thompson, making sense, and stating that the NEA is the biggest hindrance to education in the US. At the same time, the New Hampshire Teachers Union decided to endorse Huckabee. Hmmm... The REAL Conservative in the race says the NEA is the problem so Huckabee accepts their endorsement. What does this say about Huckabee?

Fred Thompson: NEA is the Problem!

Al Gore: It's All the US's Fault!!! ManBearPig Running Rampant

Algore, inventor of the Internet, the man who brought ManBearPig* (MBP) to the attention of the world, and winner of the Nobel (liberal) Political Prize, spoke today at the Bali Summit on Global Warming and declared boldly, that the world should blame everything on the United States. "My own country, the United States, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here in Bali. We all know that," he said. Some reports state he ended his speech by telling the delegates from 190 countries, "I'm cereal about this!" but these reports have yet to be confirmed.

Unfortunately, Mr. Algore left out some "Inconvenient Truths" from NASA in his speech today. The NASA Earth Observatory released new data and images showing RECORD ICE GROWTH in the Arctic circle.

The disappointing part of the NASA article and pictures is that NASA put a political spin on their images. If you look at the picture to the right, you will see two images of the Arctic. The first shows more ice than the second. I glanced at this image and at first thought that this image showed the ice caps receding. After all, there is more ice in the first picture than there is in the second picture.

HOWEVER, this is not the case. The top picture is the CURRENT conditions while the bottom picture is of the conditions from several months ago. In other words, NASA posted the pictures in the exact opposite order of what people would expect. Usually we see the "before" picture first, then the after picture- not the other way around.

The Good News is that the ICE PACK has grown even more since the NASA images.

Images from the Arctic Climate Research website of the University of Illinois shows the Arctic Ice Pack has virtually returned to normal. (left picture)

Maybe this means that the NASA report from 2001 about the causes of Arctic Ice Melt is correct. The report, dated October 1, 2001 and posted on the Goddard Space Flight Center web site as a "Top Story," stated "largely natural "ups and downs" in a weather system centered near Iceland have contributed to regional variations and an overall decrease in Arctic sea ice cover..."

The report states that a "semi-permanent" low pressure system over Iceland causes much of the variation from year to year of Arctic Sea Ice.


*ManBearPig- originally from South Park Episode 145. In South Park, Al Gore runs around warning people about ManBearPig. ManBearPig is a spoof of Mass Balance Potential (MBP). MBP is a term used in "Global Warming" research when describing glacier melting.

Al Gore: It's All the US's Fault!!! ManBearPig Running Rampant

REALLY cool Technology

This is incredible. There are a lot of possibilites for this Technology and it is CERTAINLY a lot cheaper than Microsoft Surface!

REALLY cool Technology

Arlington National Cemetery At Christmas

Posted from an Email from Jan Carden:

Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.
Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell...

"These wreaths -- some 5,000 -- are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine. The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He's done this since 1992. Most years, groups of Maine school kids combine an educational trip to DC with this event to help out. Making this even more remarkable is the fact that Harrington is in one the poorest parts of the state of Maine."

Arlington National Cemetery At Christmas

US, British in Battle with Taliban for Musa Qala

Several Thousand US, British and Coalition forces are currently involved a battle to take the town of Musa Qala back from Taliban Forces.

The British are reporting that three thousand British troops including the British Army's 52 Brigade, the Royal Marines 40th Commando, 2nd Battalion (the Yorkshire Regiment) and 1st Battalion (the Scots Guards), light tanks from the Household Cavalry plus members of the Afghan army attacked from the south of Musa Qala. This attack was a diversionary strike while a division of the 82nd Airborne attacked from the north.

The Taliban are believed to have over 2000 fighters in the town along with Anti-Aircraft guns in the hills around the town. The Taliban have been in the town since February of 2007 and have been preparing for this attack by placing mine fields around the area and creating various other defenses that surround the town.

There are claims that a 12 year-old boy was hung by the Taliban for informing British troops of the location of IED's. The Taliban accused the boy of being a spy for the British.

The Afghan government is reporting the capture of Mullah Rahim Akhund, the Taliban governor for Helmand and Mullah Mateen Akhund, the district governor for Musa Qala. Both were reported to have been captured while fleeing the area.

CENTCOM reports that the battle began on December 7 and will continue for several days.

Reuters is reporting US airstrikes targeting Taliban forces in the Helmand province, which is where the town of Musa Qala is located.

Musa Qala is in an area with mountains to the north and is in the middle of a large poppy growing region. Musa Qala has become the center of drug trafficking in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the city.

UPDATE:
BBC is reporting that heavy rain fell on the battle field overnight and that there has been little movement in the front-lines. The Afghan army is to lead the final assault, but that assault has yet to begin.

The Long War Journal is reporting that the Taliban have conducted ambushes and attacks against Afghan and international forces in Nawzad, Girshk, and the Kajaki Dam regions

Thus far, it is believed that there is ONE NATO Casualty while there are TWELVE TALIBAN that have been capped. There may also be one civilian casualty in this city of 20,000.

UPDATE:
The front has now moved to within 1 kilometer of Musa Qala. The British are saying that the Taliban has suffered "big casualties" in the battle and that a "large number" of Taliban were fleeing. The Afghans are saying the defense has "crashed." However, the British are also saying
that this offensive may take several more days.

UPDATE:
At 10:00 GMT NATO Troops entered Musa Qala. At this time the Taliban are in full retreat.

US, British in Battle with Taliban for Musa Qala

ChiCom Information Warfare

As an Information Technology professional, I end up dealing with network attacks on a daily basis. Some of the more interesting that I have noted lately are from both Iran (top-level domain .ir) and the Peoples Republic of China (top-level domain .cn). A large amount of spam that I see every day and automated penetration attempts have come from IP addresses that trace back to these two countries. It has become bad enough that I routinely block traffic that resolves to China or Iran (traffic that is actually resolving to a domain name). I have often postulated that this activity is organized and an attempt to attack American businesses. This is not a new theory. It has been suggested and reported on since 2001.

Today however, I read that the attacks from the ChiComs have been aimed at Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and other such labs around the US.

It should be noted that these attacks are listed as sophisticated. It also should be noted that ALL Internet traffic in and out of the PRC is controlled by the Commie Government. I personally have been told that American Citizens that are in the PRC are not able to get to sites like BlogSpot, etc. and that all traffic is monitored. Therefore it is easy to assume that these attacks are government sponsored or controlled.

ChiCom Information Warfare

Illegal Alien Drunk Drivers- Personal Experience

Digger at Digger's Realm today discusses a topic that I unfortunately have personal experience with-- Illegal Alien Drunk Drivers.

In 1997 I was on the shoulder of I-35 at the Kansas City Airport trying to fix my car that had broken down. I had been under the hood of the car and dropped a bolt. I moved out from the hood just a split second before the car was totaled by a drunk, Illegal Alien who was backing up the shoulder of the Interstate. After hitting me, he left the scene. Thank God for a Good Samaritan who saw the whole thing, checked on me first (I had minor injuries) and then followed the illegals as they drove around the Kansas City Airport on blown tires.

The two Illegals were apprehended, and charged with DUI and Leaving the Scene. I found later that they served 30 days in jail and were sent back to Mexico. Of course, I was never compensated for the damages.

It is nice to hear that finally this issue is being given attention.

Illegal Alien Drunk Drivers- Personal Experience

Suicide Bomber Rams School Bus

Just when I think I have seen everything from our barbaric enemy, they do something like this. Ramming a school bus full of children with a car bomb- this from a group that states it is doing GOD's will. No God that I know of would sanction suicide attacks upon Children.

"ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a schoolbus near an air force base in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing himself and wounding about nine people, including several children, the military said. 'A terrorist targeted a schoolchildren's bus.

The driver and the guard who were sitting in the front have been seriously injured,' said military spokesman Major-General Waheed Arshad. 'Because of the timely reaction of the driver, the children were saved. Only about six or seven children were injured,' he added. 'It was outside the Kamra air base. It was specially targeting the schoolchildren's bus.'"

Suicide Bomber Rams School Bus

Dr. Strangelove Redux: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Watching Terrorists Blow Up

Dr. Strangelove Redux: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Watching Terrorists Blow Up

Remember- December 7, 1941

Remember- December 7, 1941

French Say Report Reinforces Need for Pressure On Iran

While the US Media seems intent on broadcasting to the world that the NIE on Iran says,"Bush is Wrong," other countries, including the French are saying the report means that the world needs to keep up pressure on Iran and that the need for sanctions has not been deminished.

The German government stated that the report confirmed that pressure on Iran was working and that the pressure should be maintained.

From AFP

Britain's foreign secretary David Miliband agreed Wednesday that Tehran was still refusing to bow to UN resolutions to halt uranium enrichment, which can be used to make bombs.

"That defiance remains the case," Miliband told reporters after talks in London with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, adding Britain and China were committed to non-proliferation.

"We will continue to work very closely together, secure in the knowledge that we are pursuing the shared goal of a more stable and peaceful world," he said.

Germany also said Iran's nuclear program remained a cause for concern. "The findings confirm what the German government has always said -- that diplomatic negotiations are promising," chief government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said.

"But you also know the reality that two UN Security Council resolutions have not been followed and that Iran has not yet stopped its uranium enrichment program."

French Say Report Reinforces Need for Pressure On Iran