The Bluff

Just a little musing … this time around the French were in the lead to push us into military action against Qaddafi in Libya, with Italy actively supporting it and allowing us to use our bases there. But a few decades ago when Reagan attacked Libya in reaction to Libyan agents bombing a nightclub in Germany . . . → Read More: Military action against Qaddafi — how a few years changes things

It’s just common sense that when the price of an item goes up, you open up as many sources of that item as possible. If corn becomes very expensive, you try to get more farmers to grow corn. Maybe you start growing corn yourself because even though your garden may not be particularly efficient, it saves . . . → Read More: Drill Baby Drill!

From these reactions on the “Protect Wisconsin Families” facebook group (really a group to defend the funding of the Democrat party through enforced union participation) to the Wisconsin state legislature move to end aspects of collective bargaining for some public employees  … I’m guessing Wisconsinians didn’t get the memo about ratcheting down the rhetoric.  . . . → Read More: I’m so proud of the classy Wisconsin left and how much they honor the democratic process

A friend of mine recently posted on the savings he’s realized with his hybrid Prius, so I decided to do a little math and see if a hybrid would be a worthwhile trade for me. Now I have nothing against hybrids, and have ridden in both a Prius and a hybrid Accord, and not only were . . . → Read More: As President Obama and Democrats drive the price of gasoline back to $4 a gallon, is a hybrid worth it?

With the economy showing signs of recovery that actually matter — as in job creation up and reduced unemployment – do the Democrats get the credit for their 2 years of “stimulus” spending/investing, or do the Republicans get the credit for winning the election last fall and showing they have the political will to actually cut . . . → Read More: With the “jobless” rate below 9%, there are real signs of recovery … but who gets the credit?

Movie poster for Atlas Shrugged

I’ll be traveling next week so I’m not sure what kind of posting I’ll be doing. For now, here are a few videos and some information on the movie version of Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s classic novel from the 1950′s that I think every modern American should read. And after about . . . → Read More: Just a couple of videos on Atlas Shrugged

I’m not really one to spend a lot of effort supporting permitless carry laws, so long as there is a licensing system that is “shall issue,” inexpensive, and easy to obtain and keep. But … Wyoming will be state number four, and it hasn’t caused in problems yet in Vermont, Washington, Alaska, or Arizona. And there’s . . . → Read More: Assuming the governor signs the bill the state to my North, Wyoming, now has constitutional (permitless) concealed carry

Transcribed from last night’s History channel show Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy:

Now some people think our founding fathers gave the right to bear arms to the people. Then there’s others that think they gave the right to bear arms to the militias. Either way, I’m an avid hunter, and I kind of equate . . . → Read More: Larry the Cable Guy’s view of guns and the 2nd amendment

I ran this post previously about the anti-democratic and just plain childish behavior of the Democrats in Wisconsin, now I’m re-rerunning it about the anti-democratic and just plain childish behavior of the Democrats in Indiana. Will I get to run this one 48 more times? I hope not. Hopefully the Democrats will eventually accept that sometimes . . . → Read More: Another state’s Democrats have gone off to pout and sulk. This time in Indiana

I’ll be working the Colorado State Shooting Association (CSSA) table at the Tanner Gun show tomorrow, selling and signing copies of my book, Off Road, and promoting the CSSA and NRA. It’s at The Mart, 58th and I-25, and you can get a discount coupon at their website. Drop by if you’re in the area.

Should be . . . → Read More: I’ll be at the Tanner gun show in Denver tomorrow (Saturday) morning — signing books and selling CSSA memberships

From recent commentary from liberals, there seems to be some misunderstanding: The protesters in Egypt were fighting against an oppressive government that denied them their basic rights, imprisoned them without trial, and tortured confessions out of them. The protesters in Madison, Wisconsin, are fighting for collective bargaining rights for the public workers union, and there has . . . → Read More: The difference bewteen Cairo, Egypt and Madison, Wisconsin (a quick primer for liberals)

I’m still enjoying Sons of Guns every Wednesday on the Discovery channel. It doesn’t have the dysfunctional family conflict that made American Chopper interesting, but it’s an entertaining look into the world of modified weapons and the people who build, use, and enjoy them (from cops to military re-enactors to private collectors). In the last two . . . → Read More: Sons of Guns on the Discovery Channel: A good show, but a little politically correct?

I guess the boys at gunguys.com found a source of funding again, as after about a 7 month recess they’re once again posting their anti-gun drivel.

And they point out something interesting … apparently the VPC site that googles news stories on people who commit murders with CCW licenses is now counting every murder by a formerly . . . → Read More: gunguys.com belches back to life