Anonymous but Brilliant

This was in my inbox this morning from the United States Concealed Carry Association and it sums up why some of us carry a gun.

Why I Carry a Gun

I don't carry a gun to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

I don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.

I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I'm evil. I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government. I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

I don't carry a gun because I'm angry. I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone. I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy. I carry a gun because, when I die and go to Heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man. I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate. I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don't carry a gun because I love it. I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

Anonymous but Brilliant

I'm Just Saying - that's why I carry a gun!

The 12 Days Of Global Warming

A masterful job that will generate more hate from the ever so tolerant left.



I'm Just Saying - it brings tears to my eyes, as I laugh!

The Stethoscope

A friend sent me a link to this cool video hosted on YouTube;



I'm Just Saying - He is the reason for the season!

Stop "Helping"

If only we could get the government to stop "helping" us maybe we could eliminate deficit spending. According to Senator Tom Coburn's, (R-OK), latest report highlighting the worst waste of 2008. You can find his press release and a link to the full report here. If you get nauseous easily you probably don't won't to read the whole thing but here are a few gems;

Examples of waste in 2008 include:

• $188,000 for Lobster Institute in Maine, home of the “LobsterCam”
• $1 million for bike paths on Louisiana levees while levees await basic repairs
• $2.4 million for a retractable shade canopy at a park in West Virginia
• $24.6 million for the National Park Service’s 100th year birthday in 2016 - 8 years early
• $3.2 million on a blimp the Pentagon does not want
• $367,000 wasted by a Texas school board on items like an inflatable alligator and under-the-sea waterslide, among other things
• $5 million for a bridge to a zoo parking lot in St. Louis
• $9,000 for a non-functioning airplane-shaped gas station in Tennessee
• $300,000 for specialty potatoes for high-end restaurants

I'm Just Saying - how much more of this "help" do we have to pay for?

Talk about busy work

Can you imagine the paper work and man power involved in complying with these UAW rules & regulations? You can see how the auto makers got in trouble, no one wanted to read all this crap!

Picture and following quote from LaborPains.org

Ever wondered what a UAW contract looks like? Here is all 22 pounds of it (in this case, Ford’s 2,215 page 2007 master contract; Coke can is for scale and because I was thirsty).

I’ll tell you this much, those 2,215 pages don’t include much regarding efficiency and competitiveness. What you’ll find are hundreds of rules, regulations, and letters of understanding that have hamstrung the auto companies for years.

I'm Just Saying - they're sinking under the weight of these contracts!

Brilliant

To my surprise, CBS had an economist on this morning that was not parroting the usual Democrat party line. I think they were expecting him to bash the Republicans for killing the auto bail out but he told them the real problem. The auto makers have given in to the unions so much that they are no longer competitive.

He gave the example of making lemonade. You can't continue to pay $1.25 for the ingredients to make it if you can only sell it for $1.00.

I'm Just Saying - maybe they need to leave out a little sugar!