So Long Frank

Frank Buckles, America's last WW1 vet has passed away at the age of 110. Frank lied about his age to get into the military, enlisting at the age of 16.
The last torch bearer suffered at the hands of the Japanese in WW2 as a civilian POW in the Philippines.
In spite of all his efforts, Buckles did not see combat. he was a brave man none the less. He tried to get there, and spent his years fighting for those who did and died.
Burial at Arlington is the least we can do for this fine man who spent the last years fo his life advocating for the men who fought the war to end all wars. Goodbye Frank. Recieve now the reward our Lord has prepared for you in heaven.

Compare and decide

It looks to me like the worstlady is gaining a little weight. If these photos are indeed BlackieO, I have some serious advice for the president; STICK TO THE MISSIONARY POSITION! You fuck up too much as it is!

Whats at stake in Wisconsin

70,000 union members marched on Madison this weekend. Wisconsin has become the battle ground for the unions and democrats. "The stakes are high for labor because more than a third of U.S. public employees such as teachers, police and civil service workers belong to unions while only 6.9 percent of private sector workers are unionized. Unions are the biggest single source of funding for the Democratic party."
Communist leaders hope to chill efforts in several other states to under cut their strangle hold on public jobs. Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Idaho, Tennessee, and Kansas are all considering legislation to limit the power unions have. What is wrong with the other 43 states is breyond me!
The crybabies all have their diapers in a wad. Fuck em. If they don't like the job they can quit! When was the last time you saw some one leave a civil service job? I haven't yet unless they were retiring or dead.

Seriously?

Some times I marvel at the extent these idiots will go to push their Bull Shit. 50 million refugees from global warming? Gimme a break! Refugees from islam maybe, at least the ones flooding Europe from Africa. Christina Tirado must be feeling the preasure from the threat of reduced government funding for the exposed hoax.
While its true we are getting millions of illegals here , they are not coming because global warming is destroying their homes in Central America, they are coming because htey see that America's lax immigration policies make this a ripe fruit for picking, and when your nation depends on knowing when fruit is ripe, the folks from Honduras, Panama and theat region are experts.
American kids, soft from too much time on the X-Box turn their noses up at the idea of manual labor. I mean, with a name like Manuel, it must be for spanish speaking types. Its not that we don't have people here capable of doing the work, its that we let them be lazy and collect funemployment for years on end.

Among ways that climate change has impacted food security is by making winters warmer, which allows pests that carry plant diseases to survive over the cold months and attack crops in the spring, soil physicist Ray Knighton of the US Department of Agriculture said.
While it is true that warmer winters do allow pathogens to survive, this is NOT a warm winter.
I know, they still blame the colder weather on global warming.
I'm sick of it. If we had one judge in American worth the money we pay him, the Universities who bilked ustaxpayers out of billions for their faux research would be made to repay every dime, and be prevented from using one penny of tax dollars to repay it. Every one of these equine excrement peddlers would be made forever a pariah. Any school that hired them would instantly be banned from another penny of tax money INCLUDING pell grants.

I call BULLSHIT

Annalyn Censky writes for Communist Noise Nutworks. AKA the most unwatched network. She opted in this piece that the down fall of the middle class is due to the demise of the unions thanks to Eeevvviiilll rethuglikins.

Are you better off than your parents?
Well, as a matter of fact, I am!
Probably not if you're in the middle class.
Well, as a matter of fact, I am!
Incomes for 90% of Americans have been stuck in neutral, and it's not just because of the Great Recession. Middle-class incomes have been stagnant for at least a generation, while the wealthiest tier has surged ahead at lighting speed.
In 1988, the income of an average American taxpayer was $33,400, adjusted for inflation. Fast forward 20 years, and not much had changed: The average income was still just $33,000 in 2008, according to IRS data.
Meanwhile, the richest 1% of Americans -- those making $380,000 or more -- have seen their incomes grow 33% over the last 20 years, leaving average Americans in the dust. Experts point to some of the usual suspects -- like technology and globalization -- to explain the widening gap between the haves and have-nots.
But there's more to the story.
Oh yes there is! Smart people invest for their future, and those who got rich didn't do it by being stupid. Some are heirs of fortunes, and those who are stupid heirs eventually join the middle class, and some times the poor by their choices.
A real drag on the middle class
One major pull on the working man was the decline of unions and other labor protections, said Bill Rodgers, a former chief economist for the Labor Department, now a professor at Rutgers University.
So let me make sure I've got this right. Unions have driven jobs overseas by making the costs of American made goods so high that foreign goods became a bargain. They have demanded and received crazy concessions and produce less for the money, yet they are some how the good guys? Union strikes have forced Americans to buy foreign products because American made ones were simply not available because of the strikes. And for this you think they are hero's?
Unions now represent less than 3% of private sector jobs. We have labor laws aplenty.
The unions have poured vast amounts of currency into the war chests of democrat campaigners who have repaid them by lowering tariffs on foreign goods, and implementing all manner of crazy rules on emissions of CO2 because of faux science data, yet these are the good guys?
But union membership has declined rapidly over the past 30 years. In 1983, union workers made up about 20% of the workforce. In 2010, they represented less than 12%.
In fact, the only places unions thrive is where membership is required for the position such as government jobs. Yup, all those great union benefits prompted folks to join by the thousands... Or not!
"The erosion of collective bargaining is a key factor to explain why low-wage workers and middle income workers have seen their wages not stay up with inflation," Rodgers said.
Without collective bargaining pushing up wages, especially for blue-collar work -- average incomes have stagnated.
The fact is that increases in minimum wages drive up the bottom line. As wages go up, costs of production go up, and prices go up. Its a never ending cycle. The only time wages can increase with out driving up prices is when production per work hour also increases. Its simple economics, something not taught to Rotgut professors. Yet in spite of her assertion, wages, adjusted for inflation have remained constant. Another fact of life is that many workers are escaping the middle class. The number of millionaires in America is on the rise, and its not because of inflation.
Another glaring fact is our poor are better off then the middle class of many nations. Our welfare queens have flat screen TVs and deluxe cell phones.
Americas middle class is held down, but the real culprit is taxation. Whereas in 1940 the income tax was 2%, now it tops 30% for industrious folks. That right there is whats killing our middle class, taxes so welfare queens can have luxuries.

A work from days gone by

As clouds of war spread across Europe and eventually the world in the early days of the 20th century, Military leaders in the United States faced a dilemma. The recently updated 1903 service rifle, though a fine fire arm, was slow to produce and costly. They rightly reasoned that We would eventually be drawn into the war, and a suitable weapon was needed that could be produced quickly, cheaply, and not compromise on quality, accuracy, and dependability. Remington and Winchester had just completed contracts with the British Government for Pattern 14 Rifles to supplement the Army fighting in France. They forwarded a proposal to modify the Pattern 14 to chamber the 30-06 cartridge, and samples were ordered.
Over two million of these rifles were produced, and accounted for almost 75% of the rifles used by the AEF. After the war, they were quickly retired and the military returned to the 1903A3 as its primary service rifle.
The sites of the 1917 proved to be one major design success, and many later rifles including the 1903A3 and M1 and M1 carbine were modified to use these sights. This, combined with the longer barrel and site plane made for a highly accurate long range rifle.
Another feature was the cock on closing which aided in rapid fire vs the cock on opening of the 1903s. And for those of you who think the buttstock cleaning kit of hte M-16 is a recent invention, the 1917 had its own as well stored neatly in the stock. No rifle rod, instead the cleaning brush was drawn through with a cord.
During WW2 many of the rifles that had been stored were refurbished and sent to England where they were used by the home guard. Because of their close resemblance to the P-14, these were marked with a red stripe to avoid ammo problems.
I obtained mine in 1981, but did not find a bayonet for it until only a few years ago. Except for the sling, the rifle is all original. It shoots straight, and is a pleasure to fire. Out of respect for its history, I no longer use it as a deer slayer. It has felled many critters though.

Boy aint that the truth

In his weekly radio and internet address, besides a lot of huh's and err's, Barry the bone head saidread "improving math and science education is essential to helping the U.S. compete globally".
When that happens, Both Barry and Al Gore will be in serious trouble. Kids will have the skills to see through their tripe and will know conclusively that they are full of it.
Unfortunately, what Barry really wants is more indoctrination into the bullshit that more spending will reduce the deficit, and that the global warming hoax will make America prosper as our jobs and technology get shipped to China.
He made his remarks at Intel Corp outside of Portland Oregon, a Company that is a world leader in producing computer ships, who then ships those chips over seas for assembly into computers that will be sold in the United States. Whats wrong with that picture?