But it's not bad when the Federal Pork brings us things we like!

Well, I've seen another example of why Congress is so fucked up.

I've got a friend who's really into gay rights.  And unfortunately his Congressman is a real ball-buster "family values", traditional marriage scold.

You know those preachy guys who make your skin crawl?

And of course my friend isn't too fond of this guy.

But!  My friend is really big into municipal parks redevelopment.

Well guess what Congressman is pledging to bring in a few dozen million dollars of federal money to revitalize a major riverside park.

Now all of a sudden my friend likes this plan. Yes, when even a politician who you find ethically and morally reprehensible can bribe you with your own tax money....


And people wonder why incumbents keep getting reelected.
(Fair disclosure I may have swapped the issues and what is getting federal teat money.... or I may not).

Great con!

Had a great time at the NRAcon!

Things got... busy this week, but I'll have a writeup and some pictures when I get the time.

Thanks to everyone who came to the BBQ on Friday!

And thanks to Erin, Wenthe, Odd and Mad Saint Jack!

The people in government are either dumb or evil. Let's give them more power!

So says Mr. A.

During a conversation about how there's "only idiots in charge" and how the mafia won again (this by a mutual friend talking about politics back in Quebec) Mr. A actually said something... interesting.

"There's only idiots in charge because we made it that way."

And when someone asked who would even want the job Mr A promptly replied: "devoted Machiavellians"

And yet this is a devoted champagne socialist progressive who is big on the "we know better than you".

It must be nice to be part of the aristocracy

Course if the red flag goes up... those that think they'll be the in crowd... might not be.

Not an April Fools.

An Illinois Handgun Carry Permit.

And it's been given to a commoner too!  

Never thought I'd see the day.

Tam was right: Yee's story does read like a Tarantino production of an Elmore Leonard novel

Wow,  seriously,  it's scary how it builds up.  There's drugs, guns, money laundering, paranoia, and more.

If you want to see how deep the hypocrisy hole goes for Yee  check out the FBI report on his alleged crimes. (The FBI better have this on tape).

Take this from page 94:

SENATOR YEE believed the other Senate Senator was wearing a "wire" for the FBI.  SENATOR YEE thought the other State Senator was a classic example of involving too many people in illegal activities.  SENATOR YEE believed his arms dealer connection could in fact provide weapons to UCE 4599.  SENATOR YEE took and "agnostic" stance on UCE 4599 and the dealer's purported weapons deal.  SENATOR YEE said "People what to get whatever they want to get.  Do I care?  No, I don't care.  People need certain things.

That's coming from an man who in 2006 was named to the e Gun Violence Prevention Honor Roll by the Brady Campaign and has an A+ rating by this organization.

A man that wants to ban people from owning guns with detachable magazines.  A man that helped draft and enact a microstamping law.

A man who doesn't care what mobsters will do with the machineguns he sells 'em

Know what the anti-gun movement thinks they need? Even LESS grassroots!

That's what Timothy Bal  advocates in a brief, but amazingly delusional NYT letter to the editor.

Weer'd points out that this is another example of the Antis not bothering to understand how the opposition (us)  thinks.  Basically Bal has a two-pronged approach.

1) A mass evacuation and boycott  of "decent" people from pro-gun states.

2) Have those same people raise money to pass gun control... in the places they just left.

Yeah...  instead of wanting people to be more active and actually be able to vote and personally advocate to accomplish what he wants,  Bal is instead telling people to turn tail and simply cut checks to Bloomberg.

Look,  I can get leaving a state because you can't stand its laws.
(I moved out of New York)

And I can get wanting to do something to "help" where you used to live.
(I'm a member of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association)

But here's the thing,  I don't think moving out of New York positions me to be more effective at lobbying for New York gun rights.

But really Bal's argument is a concession that the gun grabber grassroots (such as it is) would do better concentrating their efforts...   holding ground in their home turf.

Quote of the day.... ME? (Part 2)

I commented on a post of Weerd's a couple days ago and he promoted it to a whole post.

Yeah, that's about it for now.