Living in the White.....

Well it has happened again, another nut job went and attacked innocent citizens living in the white....

In case you do not know what I am talking about, some theater patrons in Aurora, Colorado thought they were going to watch the latest Batman movie were attacked by a madman wielding several guns and some sort of smoke grenades. (Notice I did not call him a "Gunman". Just because you have a gun you are not a "gunman" anymore than owning a guitar makes you a musician.)

These people were all in condition white, completely unaware that a goblin (or "joker" in this case), at any moment, could ruin their day.

It is not their fault really, we are told by the media and those in positions of authority that the police will be there to "Serve and Protect", but where were the Police on that night?

The fact is the Police cannot always be there, even when they are there they have no legal responsibility to protect anyone (see the SCOTUS ruling on this).

We should always strive to be in condition yellow, ready to do battle at any moment, for our security is our own responsibility. This is not to say that we need be armed at all times, or that we have to have our head on a swivel. It means, picking the right times to see a movie (1 am is prime goblin time), sitting in the most defense-able position in the theater and acting IMMEDIATELY at the 1st sign of danger.

Now the calls for Gun Control can be heard again, and again we will have to battle with nit wit hoplophobes who hold a misguided belief that outlawing guns will somehow make us safe from bad guys (keep in mind these are the same bleeding hearts who fight for shorter prison sentences for repeat offenders).
We could argue the points until we are blue in the face, but let me save us all some time. Anyone who holds this belief is wrong, DEAD WRONG. We cannot make our streets safe and remain a free and open society. With freedom comes a certain level of danger, also freedom makes responsibility a necessity, responsibility for your safety.

Do Not Feed the Animals

From the web....
The Food Stamp program, administered by the Dept. of Agriculture is proud to be distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever (part of the never ending "war on Poverty").

Meanwhile the National Park Service, administered by the Dept of the Interior has asked us: "Do not feed the animals", they have even gone so far as to put up signs.

Their official reason for the policy is because they fear the animals will become dependent on the handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves.

This ends today's lesson

of SCOTUS and Slavery

So the "Supreme" Court has decided that the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit the Federal Government from forcing you to purchase a service from a private company. Keep in mind this is the same organization that allowed African Slaves to be considered less than human for nearly 100 years.  We had a road full of potholes and instead of fixing the potholes, Obama made us all get AAA. I have all the confidence that a Republican Congress will overturn this turd of a law. It is just a matter of time. Good Ol' Abe Lincoln said once:"The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly". I have the feeling when people start getting stung with these new taxes, they will have a different opinion of "free health care". Lesson #1: THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH!, when someone offers you something for free, think of the Trojans....(not the condoms, the army of men that hid inside the large wooden horse).

In other news the US House of Representatives saw to it that AG Holder be held in contempt for being less than forthcoming with documents related to operation Fast & Furious, it seems there is enough outrage to warrant AG Holder stepping down. Remember folks we almost impeached a President for conspiracy of breaking and entering, where not one person was killed (or hurt for that matter). We have a body count of 300 and counting resulting from the failed BATF operation, included a Border Patrol Agent......ah how the shoe fits when on the other foot....The leftists MSM would love to sweep this under the rug, hopefully enough people will be asking questions and the media will not be able to ignore it.

My Politics

Rather than have my readers wonder what my thoughts are or paint me as a right wing nut job, I thought I would give you a run down on where I stand on the issues (I realize this is a bit narcissistic, but isn't that what blogging is all about? :)

Big Government: I guess you could call me an anti-Federalist, big government is dangerous to our union and must be reeled in.

Taxes: Let's bring an end to the "temporary" Income Tax, it is nobody's business how much money you make, nor should we disincentive people from making more money. Also We should revise the property tax code so that once you reached a certain term (30 years) you no longer owe property taxes...

Abortion: Nobody likes abortions, and outlawing them will not stop them. We should get both sides to agree to end unwanted pregnancies and abortion will become a "non-issue"

Gun Control: Gun control is less about guns and more about control. The hoplophobes who beat that drum are insane, irrational and a waste of oxygen. Guns don't kill people, they are incapable of action.

Environmentalism: Environmentalism is the new church for the left. This cult requires absolute compliance and agreement. These people did not pay attention in science class and now science has become political...not good.

Health Care: You and me and everyone else alive do not have a "right" to health care. If we really want to fix the problems with health care we need tort reform. More on this later...

Education: Like everything, if you want excellence, you need competition. We should institute school choice. A voucher system that would make the public schools compete for your money.

Immigration: Certainly we cannot end all immigration, but if we don't put an end to the constant tide of illegals coming across the border, we may as well name our selves Latin America. More on this later...

Gay Marriage: The biggest threat to the sanctity of marriage is not the homosexuals, it is divorce. Let them get married, we all deserve the opportunity to be miserable (just kidding honey). Seriously, why not let them get married? Churches will still be able to decide who gets married within their walls. Besides if the Catholic Church can approve of child molestation, why not the gays?

Drugs: While I wouldn't advocate Heroin be legalized, certainly marijuana should be made legal. The potential tax benefits alone make it an excellent argument. Besides when was the last time you heard of a person high on mary-jane shooting up a shopping mall?

Crime and Punishment:  I am tired of hearing about a sex offender or axe-murderer getting out of jail because "we don't have the room". We need to keep dangerous people locked up period.

Religion: I have never had much use for religion, not that I wont protect your right to practice it, I'm just more of a man of science than faith.

Pornography: Pornography has existed as long as man has had an imagination, I'm sure the second thing early man drew (after the Wooly Mammoth) was a naked cave woman. While there is some sick stuff out there, I am far more worried about our kids seeing violence towards humans than full frontal nudity.

Hello world, it's me

After years of debating at cocktail parties, complaining to friends and family preaching my thoughts to the walls and defending Western Culture. I have finally decided to start sharing my "wisdom" with the world. I'm sure this will probably prevent me from running for President...but oh well, I'm too busy anyway.

I should probably start with an explanation for the title of my blog. To Ride, Shoot Straight & Speak the Truth is the title of a book by Jeff Cooper (a man who I hold a great deal of respect for and will be quoting often). The actual statement dates back to the great Kings of Persia. Who gave instructions that their sons be taken away from the palace and work as common men. They should have no luxuries and most importantly learn to ride like Cheiron, shoot like Apollo and always speak the truth.

They (as did Cooper) believed that struggle and hard work build character & compassion. Two things every leader should possess.

In my blog I will be discussing politics, weapons, women and the occasional adult beverage.  I will be quoting the works of Cooper, Reagan, Nugent, Fitzroy, Roosevelt (Teddy not his commie cousin) and others. If your tastes tend to run a little more towards concrete (I'll explain later), never fear, I will be entertaining and enlightening at the same time.


Feel free to post a comment, but remember this is my blog.... :)