Whiskey

"My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be. You have asked me how I feel about whiskey. All right, here is how I feel about whiskey:

"If when you say 'whiskey' you mean the devil’s brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster, that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean the evil drink that topples the Christian man and woman from the pinnacle of righteous, gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, and despair, and shame and helplessness, and hopelessness, then certainly I am AGAINST it.

BUT!

"If when you say 'whiskey' you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the ale that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and laughter on their lips, and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer; if you mean the stimulating drink that puts the spring in the old gentleman’s step on a frosty, crispy morning; if you mean the drink which enables a man to magnify his joy, and his happiness, and to forget, if only for a little while, life’s great tragedies, and heartaches, and sorrows; if you mean that drink, the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of dollars, which are used to provide tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitiful aged and infirm; to build highways and hospitals and schools, then certainly I am FOR it.

"This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise."

- Noah Sweat, Mississippi State legislator, April 4, 1952

It's Basically the Charlie Sheen of the Animal Kingdom

Except with cobras and beehives instead of drugs and hookers...




Imagine a 20/20 interview with a honey badger.

"I eat raw cobra meat for dinner. Their venom just makes me sleepy. I wake up hungry. For another cobra. That is my life, deal with it."

Limousine Liberal Stephen King Blasts FL Governor, asks "Why Don't I Pay 50% in Taxes?"

Limousine liberal Stephen King asks why he doesn't pay 50% in taxes...


The answer, of course, is that the money-grubbing hypocritical bastard CHOOSES not to...

Gifts to the United States Government

Citizens who wish to make a general donation to the U.S. government may send contributions to a specific account called "Gifts to the United States." This account was established in 1843 to accept gifts, such as bequests, from individuals wishing to express their patriotism to the United States. Money deposited into this account is for general use by the federal government and can be available for budget needs. These contributions are considered an unconditional gift to the government. Financial gifts can be made by check or money order payable to the United States Treasury and mailed to the address below.

Gifts to the United States
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Credit Accounting Branch
3700 East-West Highway, Room 622D
Hyattsville, MD 20782

I'd be interested to know how King pays "only" 28%, given that he has got to make more than $200K a year. I bet the IRS would be interested to know the answer to that, too...

Saturday ATF: Battle Rifle Edition

Let's talk battle rifles.

By battle rifle, I mean a military service rifle chambered for a full-power cartridge (such as .30-06, 7.62x51 NATO, or 7.62x54R, etc). This is not a resurrection of the endless "AK vs M16/M4 debate, because neither is a battle rifle, neither having an effective range of more than 300 meters (and I think I am being generous with that 300m effective range, especially if we are talking a shorty M4).

No, we are talking about real rifles, the M14, the FAL/L1A1, the G3/CETME, the AR10 and the venerable M1 Garand.

Am I saying that I would go into combat with a Garand over an M4? Yeah, there are situations where I absolutely would. Certainly, the M1 is not well suited for clearing a building or CQB, but for the Three Hundred Meter War it beats a 5.56

"Cherish your enemies; they teach you the best lessons." -Anonymous

Ask a recent returnee from Afghanistan what the favored tactic of the Taliban is. They figured out that the 5.56 is out of gas past 300 meters (especially out of an M4) so they open up on our guys from greater distances with longer range weapons (like mortars, PKs and no doubt many a servicable Enfield) and then scoot before the Americans can close or call in air/artillery support. According to official reports, about half the engagements in Afghanistan are starting at 500+ meters. Why do you suppose the .mil has been refurbishing the dwindling number of M14s (the ones Clinton didn't destroy, or sell/give away (!) to places like Latvia)? 5.56 weapons may be able to hit at extended ranges, but the little bullets aren't able to deliver the goods when they arrive.

Weapons in intermediate cartridges are all well and good when the Air Force and artillery are just a radio call away, but I'm pretty sure, if the excrement hits the air circulation device in this country, it won't be the folks loyal to the Constitution who will be able to call in fighter-bombers and helo gunships to tenderize the enemy.

So anyway, I have tried CETMEs, HK91s and FALs, had my gun-crushes on all, but have settled on the M14. As "Fred" of fredsm14stocks.com says the M14 "has no vices". It's simple (fewer parts than an AK or SKS), reliable, has EXCELLENT sights and trigger, and is quite accurate. The G3 and FAL both have their good points, but are needlessly hobbled by mediocre sights and triggers. And I DO mean NEEDLESSLY, because John Cantius Garand (Peace Be Upon Him) showed the world how to do both, way back in 1937.

Hey, while we're at it, why not a "right" to a tricked out Escalade? And we'll pay for it all with a "right" to a unicorn that craps gold bullion...

Well hot damn, why didn't somebody think of this sooner? You're a Real Man of Genius, Congressman Jackson!

Our Most Potent Weapon Is Our Refusal. Don't Fly.

http://wewontfly.com/blog/

To paraphrase Liam Neeson in the movie Michael Collins, our most potent weapon is our refusal. I'm driving about 1500 miles round trip for Thanksgiving, and again at Christmas.

Do not opt out of the scanners and submit to physical violation by the airport gropestapo. Drive, take a bus, take a train, or just stay home. There is no right to board a commercial airliner, that's true enough. So refuse to fly until these bastards back down. Boycott air travel and let the airlines, airport administrators, travel agencies, casinos, resorts, amusement parks, chambers of commerce, etc, know that they are missing out on your $$$ because you will no longer surrender your privacy rights and your basic human dignity (and that of your wives, mothers, sisters and daughters) to the power-tripping perverts of the Titty Squeezing Apes. If the airlines and travel/tourism industry would rather go bankrupt than tell Napolitano and TSA to go to hell, then they deserve to go under.

BTW, the 2001 law creating the TSA gave airports the right to opt out of the TSA program in favor of private screeners after a two-year period, so they CAN tell Napolitano to go stick the rape-scanners up her ample backside.

Tech-Sights: Go get a set...

Company's link is

http://tech-sights.com/

They make click-adjustable receiver (or receiver cover) mounted peep sights for a number of rifles, including the Ruger 10/22, AK series, SKS, Marlin 60 & 795, Mossberg 702 and CZ-452.

I ordererd their sight set for my CZ-452. These things are great... for those who don't know anything about the CZ-452, the stock iron sights are like those on your standard AK: barrel mounted, and dismal. Tech-Sights' rig gives you a peep sight mounted on your receiver that not only gives you a much better and more precise (M1/M14/M16 style) sight picture, it lengthens your sight radius by 6". Rear sight is adjustable for windage and elevation with precise clicks; front sight post can be adjusted for elevation.

Tech-Sights' customer service is also excellent. When I first got the set I sheared a screw by overtightening (yeah Luke it's gonna shoot loose from .22 recoil, ya idjit). Ruined the screw and the clamping piece that holds the rig to the receiver dovetail. Emailed Tech-Sights to order replacements, and Larry at Tech-Sights responded an hour later to let me know the parts I needed would be in the mail the next day, no charge.

Anyway, once I got the sights dialed in I was nailing 3" round targets at 100yds with irons... and I have bad astigmatism. Now I am in the mood to deer hunt with peep sights. China Girl is certainly up to it...