• My good friend Charles Platt is coming to visit this weekend and is bringing his wife and 5 kids! Haven’t seen him forever! #

I have to say, that as a lifelong conservative and a lifelong comics fan (of course Batman is my all time favorite, even after the George Clooney debacle), I still missed the connection. Great Article!

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Is “W” the Signal for “The Dark Knight”?

Posted by: Wordsmith @ 12:08 pm in Bush Derangement Syndrome, Humor

Son: “Why is he running?”

Gordon: “Because we have to chase him.”

Son: “But he didn’t do nothing wrong.”

Gordon: “Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.So we’ll hunt him, because he can take it. Because he’s not the hero.He’s a silent guardian, watchful protector.The Dark Knight.”
- From the ending to The Dark Knight

(Credit: Mike’s America)

This is a post made to drive anti-Bush liberal readers batty.

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What a crock. I’ve seen dozens of editorials and artlicles over the last two days that claim the Bush administration is ignoring science in it’s new overhaul of rules regarding Federal agencies and how they adhere to the Endangered Species Act. The reality is that the Endangered Species Act hasn’t been ruled by science for decades. It is ruled by over-financed wildlife and environmental groups who cherry pick the the judicial system and manipulate their lawsuits to make sure a judge favorable to their causes forces the implementation of the Endangered Species Act in a way that benefits THEIR agendas.

It’s been over a decade since wolves were forced down the throats of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, with the reintroduction of an “experimental” population. It was determined that a “successful” population would consist of about 300 wolves roaming Northwest Wyoming, Yellowstone Park, and the bordering areas of Montana and Idaho. It wasn’t until the poplulation reached over 1800 that the feds finally turned over management of the wolves to the individual states, and now a federal judge in Montana has decided that those 1800 wolves don’t represent a large enough population and has returned management control of the wolves to the feds. The numbers were obviously good enough for the “scientists” that planned the reintroduction in the first place! But it isn’t about the science is it? The ESA has never been about the science.

The Endangered Species Act has always been about one group of people forcing their agendas upon another group of people. If it was about science, animal species would be removed from their places on the endangered species’ lists when their populations increased and their risk for extinction was reduced. That’s not the way it works, though. When a species recovers enough to meet its goals, the socio(enviromenta)lists sue and get a judge in some ubiquitous federal court somewhere to change the goals.

Now, being endangered isn’t even a requirement to be put on the list. Now, the political perception of a species’ endangerment is enough to get it on the list. There are more polar bears on this planet now than in any time in history, or at least since we’ve been counting them! But, based on projected models created by politicians - not scientists - that the ice they call home MIGHT disappear, they have been listed as endangered. So, because something might or might not happen somedaym because of something that might or might not be happening in the environment, that might or might not be caused by something that humans are doing, the socio(environmenta)lists have one more piece of ammunition in their litigious warchests that they can use to shove even more of their marxist crap down our throats.

So, the Bush administration’s decision to allow one bunch of bureaucrats instead of another bunch of bureaucrats to administer decisions concerning the effects of the ESA on federal projects isn’t any different than allowing one judge to decide how the ESA is administered instead of another.

The Endangered Species Act was broken before it was enacted in the first place and is just one more example of how the federal government shouldn’t be usurping the Constitutional authority guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment - “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” I’ve read and read the Constitution, and nowhere does it say that the federal government has the authority to manage wildlife to the exclusion of the authority of the States.

In the end, all the ruling by the federal judge in Montana means is that people who shoot wolves will just go back to not reporting it.

-Wisdom

Editorial - An Endangered Act - Editorial - NYTimes.com

• Watching UFC. Oh man, Brock Lesnar is a monster! Rooting for Fitch but I think St. Pierre is gonna win. #

In July, Teresa, Brandon, McKenna and I went to Cortez, CO for a few days to visit Teresa’s Grandma, and we followed it up with a couple days in Durango, CO. Between the food poisoning, and the bad weather the entire trip basically sucked. The three days at Grandma’s house were basically a nightmare, and during the two days we were in Durango, both Brandon and me ended up terribly sick, and on top of that, the weather was horrible. We only managed to mountain bike a total of about six miles, most of it in the rain (though the trail was fun.) Despite it all, there was a two hour break in the weather during which we managed to get in a rafting trip down the Lower Animas River through Durango. It was a blast. The weather was perfect and the rapids were a blast. At one point Teresa fell backward on her seat and ended up riding out one set of rapids on her back in the middle of the raft! You can see in the pictures that it looks like she just disappeared

Not every vacation can go as planned, and sometimes you need a few rough spots to remind you to appreciate the good times. The raft trip turned around what had up until then been a pretty much horrible week. The following morning we made a beautiful drive along the Million Dollar Highway, and saw some beautiful countryside. It was a long day of driving but it is always nice to see new places.

-Island

• Best friend’s Birthday is tomorrow. Wish I could be in California with you Derek! I’ll try to come hang out soon! Happy Birthday! #

Happy Birthday Derek! I may be old, but you’ll always be older! And I’ll always be better looking!

The United States border should be better protected. When the military of a foreign nation can cross our border and hold a U.S. law enforcement officer at gunpoint with no repercussions, we have a problem. At any other time in our nation’s history, that would have been considered an act of war. Now it’s just another in a long line of insults to our nation’s sovereignty. If we dared open fire in the event of such an invasion, big daddy U.N. would bend us over his proverbial knee and spank us till we bled billion$ in restitution.

Washington Times - Border patrol agent held at gunpoint .

This was forwarded to me via e-mail. Quite pointed and quite right!

-Wisdom

“We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt ridden, and delusional folks who seem to be everywhere. We hold these truths to be self evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights.”

ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything. 

ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone — not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be. 

ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy. 

ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes. Get an education and go to work. ..don’t expect everyone else to take care of you! 

ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we’re just not interested in public health care. 

ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don’t be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair. 

ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat, or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don’t be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won’t have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure. 

ARTICLE VIII: You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful. (AMEN!) 

ARTICLE IX: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights. 

ARTICLE X: This is an English speaking country. We don’t care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from! 

ARTICLE XI: You do not have the right to change our country’s history or heritage. This country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given the freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no fear of persecution The phrase “IN GOD WE TRUST” is part of our heritage and history, and if you are uncomfortable with it, TOUGH!

• Apparently, I’m supposed to go to the fair tonight with Teresa and everyone else. Whoohooo! Hey, I’m trying to be upbeat. #
• Feeling like crap. Sore throat and backed up sinuses.Arghhh #