Take a "Journey" with Bob. Go see his pics.

Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

--Robert Frost
See the pics here

"Best of the South"

Swacgirl lists the 5 "Best of the South"

Travel Awards for Virginia
They are

1. Colonial Williamsburg

2. Monticello in Charlottesville
3. Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown

4. Mount Vernon in Alexandria

5. Manassas National Battlefield Park in Manassas

It's a POWER thing! X

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Blows it Again

UN climate change panel based claims on student dissertation and magazine article
....one of the sources quoted was a feature article published in a popular magazine for climbers which was based on anecdotal evidence from mountaineers about the changes they were witnessing on the mountainsides around them.
The other was a dissertation written by a geography student, studying for the equivalent of a master's degree, at the University of Berne in Switzerland that quoted interviews with mountain guides in the Alps.
See the whole story here

Some More Shameless Rule 5 Plugging

Sunday Brings Out the Lovely Ladies
over at The Other McCain

The only answer the Cult of Global Warming has to hard evidence that the globe is not warming is the same old progressive tactic of trotting out a sad story that may or may not have anything to do with the subject at hand.so says SundriesShack

The Classic Liberal does some educating while distracting us with pictures of Carrie Underwood

Fishy Mike Picked Miss America 6 months ago

Amber Lee Ettinger fell out of love with Obama over at Right Wing Nut

FACEBOOK is a Human Right????

Godfather Colin Gunn used Facebook to run empire from jail

ONE of Britain’s most dangerous gangsters,Colin Gunn, claims he was allowed to set up a Facebook account by prison governors, suggesting it was his legal right.

Critics believe the authorities may have turned a blind eye out of fear of receiving a legal challenge on human rights grounds.
See the full story here

THE FREAKIN' INMATES ARE RUNNING THE ASYLUM ! ! !

Congrats to the 13 Conservative Blogs in the Top 20. UPDATE:Make that 12

• SWAC Girl (1)
• Fishersville Mike (2)
• Tertium Quids (3)
• Yankee Philip (4)
• Virginia Virtucon (4)
• From On High (6)
• Bearing Drift (8)
• BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI (10)
• Too Conservative (11)
• Crystal Clear Conservative (14)
• The Shad Plank (16)
• United Conservatives (17)
• Now At The Podium (18)

Support your fellow bloggers. Get the word out. If you see an article,post that you like, link it, forward it, repost it.
I added Shad Plank in there. I am sorry, it is not a Righty Blog.

My Little Postcard, "Welcome to Global Warming"

See Lots Of Snow In The Valley

See more here and here

THE CAMP OF THE SAINTS Blog was kind to me

DISPATCHES FROM THE CAMP OF THE SAINTS [DHS-Certified Rightwing Extremist / White House Certified 'Fishy' / Carter-Certified Raaaaacist!]
They have a semi regular feature that included a link to an earlier post of YankeePhil

Cleaning Out The Cache

Rush is a Dancing Fool

Not the Best Clip, But Rush Dances at Miss America.

A Little Zappa Dancin' Fool

And Lady Gaga's Poker Face

President Obama Has Still Not Found A Church

If church attendance is one measure of a man's faith, then President Obama may appear to have lost some of his. The first family, once regular churchgoers, have publicly attended services in Washington just three times in the past year, by ABC News' count, even bypassing the pews on Christmas Day. So says ABC
Well he wasn't in church during the 20 years he was a member of Reverend Wright's Church.
The President said he wasn't there for any of these outrages.

Welcome to the NO SPIN ZONE. Wind Turbines don't work.

See more here

Another Banned Commercial.

Nancy Pelosi says "I DONT CARE WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT"

We will attack on all fronts
It sounds like she is fighting a war against the people.

Danica Patrick to Drive Nascar, and her latest ad was BANNED.

Danica Patrick has finalized her 2010 Nationwide auto racing schedule, starting Feb. 20 with the Statler Bros. 300 at Fontana, Calif.

The IndyCar driver will compete in 12 Nationwide races for JR Motorsports, which is owned by the popular Dale Earnhardt Jr.


On Thursday, GoDaddy in a press release invited consumers to view its latest rejected ad at the company website.

"GoDaddy was one of the first advertisers who set out to capitalize on the fact that ads get rejected and that there's a PR opportunity in that," said Tim Calkins, marketing professor with Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. GoDaddy is one of the PR masters of the Super Bowl."See their latest rejected one here
Or you can watch this older one in the complete 2 minute version.

It seems that Michelle Obama is getting a bad rap.

There is no one out here that dislikes what the President is doing to our country any more than myself. I have made myself very clear on a number of posts.

With that said, there is no need to for people to be posting bogus material on the First Lady.

A post making its way around emails and the internet deals with Michelle Obama's staff. You can see a copy at Snopes.com.
Yes it is true, Michelle Obama has a big staff.
But she is not alone.
You can see the 2008 White House staff here. Laura Bush had a staff of 16 listed.
According to the AP...
A look at some first ladies and their staff sizes:

—Michelle Obama: 24, according to her office.

—Laura Bush: Between 24 and 26 by end of President George W. Bush's term in 2009, according to Anita McBride, Mrs. Bush's chief of staff.

—Hillary Rodham Clinton: 13 in October 1993, rising to 19 by March 2000, according to the Clinton Presidential Library.

—Lady Bird Johnson, whose signature issue was beautifying roadways, had a staff of 30, said Stacy A. Cordery, a history professor at Montmouth College in Illinois who studies first ladies.

—Betty Ford had almost the same number.

—Jacqueline Kennedy, who made renovating the White House her cause, had about 40 people on staff, Cordery said.

Maybe we can help this disadvantaged 33 time felon???

Didn't Obama use drugs?

His formula would have had zero impact and his own drug use.
Maybe he should use the "stimulus" money to stimulate jail building to keep the felons in jail? 33 felonies? He should be in jail for at least 33 years. When he gets out at 56, maybe then we will have a job for him.

They are spraying Brine. Get your car washed ! ! !

Treehugger blog tells us a few things
about Brine being used on roads...

The Bad
While it is claimed that the brine/salt mixture is actually more environmentally friendly, because it allows the road crews to use less salt, there is still the fact that brine itself is a chemical derived from oil and gas and not quite like spreading daisy petals over the asphalt.

The Ugly
To bring up even more ugliness, the brine mixture has also been found by Volkswagen in a recent study to accelerate the corrosion of vehicles. This has already caused multiple vehicle warranty issues in Austria, where the mixture is commonly used.

With the economy the way it is, the motor industry is naturally upset with the thought of multiple issues from customers with premature corrosion-caused suspension and body damage.
H/T to VA Transport Blog

Kilo is back with this song.

Is he headed to Brooklyn??

HIC!! Nancy Pelosi's Booze Bill is over 100K

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by Judicial Watch, which investigates and prosecutes government corruption, show Pelosi incurred expenses of some $2.1 million for her use of Air Force jets for travelover that time.
The Speaker’s military travel cost the United States Air Force $2,100,744.59 over a two-year period — $101,429.14 of which was for in-flight expenses, including food and alcohol.

"Speaker Pelosi has a history of wasting taxpayer funds with her boorish demands for military travel," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said today. "And these documents suggest the Speaker's congressional delegations are more about partying than anything else."

Charlie Brooker dissects "The News"

Statement from James O’Keefe

The government has now confirmed what has always been clear: No one tried to wiretap or bug Senator Landrieu’s office. Nor did we try to cut or shut down her phone lines. Reports to this effect over the past 48 hours are inaccurate and false.

As an investigative journalist, my goal is to expose corruption and lack of concern for citizens by government and other institutions, as I did last year when our investigations revealed the massive corruption and fraud perpetrated by ACORN. For decades, investigative journalists have used a variety of tactics to try to dig out and reveal the truth.

I learned from a number of sources that many of Senator Landrieu’s constituents were having trouble getting through to her office to tell her that they didn’t want her taking millions of federal dollars in exchange for her vote on the healthcare bill. When asked about this, Senator Landrieu’s explanation was that, “Our lines have been jammed for weeks.” I decided to investigate why a representative of the people would be out of touch with her constituents for “weeks” because her phones were broken. In investigating this matter, we decided to visit Senator Landrieu’s district office – the people’s office – to ask the staff if their phones were working.

On reflection, I could have used a different approach to this investigation, particularly given the sensitivities that people understandably have about security in a federal building. The sole intent of our investigation was to determine whether or not Senator Landrieu was purposely trying to avoid constituents who were calling to register their views to her as their Senator. We video taped the entire visit, the government has those tapes, and I’m eager for them to be released because they refute the false claims being repeated by much of the mainstream media.

It has been amazing to witness the journalistic malpractice committed by many of the organizations covering this story. MSNBC falsely claimed that I violated a non-existent “gag order.” The Associated Press incorrectly reported that I “broke in” to an office which is open to the public. The Washington Post has now had to print corrections in two stories on me. And these are just a few examples of inaccurate and false reporting. The public will judge whether reporters who can’t get their facts straight have the credibility to question my integrity as a journalist.

Reposted from BIGGOVERNMENT

Friday's Newsbusted

They forgot the usual laugh tracks.

Here is some laughter

"Job Creation You Can Believe In", No Really......

Look At All The Real Jobs Created ! ! !

See More Reason TV Videos here

John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek "Rap It Out"

Yo, Check out the Rap

The place you should study isn’t the bust
It’s the boom that should make you feel leery, that’s the thrust
Of my theory, the capital structure is key.
Malinvestments wreck the economy

The boom gets started with an expansion of credit
The Fed sets rates low, are you starting to get it?
That new money is confused for real loanable funds
But it’s just inflation that’s driving the ones

Who invest in new projects like housing construction
The boom plants the seeds for its future destruction
The savings aren’t real, consumption’s up too
And the grasping for resources reveals there’s too few

So the boom turns to bust as the interest rates rise
With the costs of production, price signals were lies
The boom was a binge that’s a matter of fact
Now its devalued capital that makes up the slack.

Whether it’s the late twenties or two thousand and five
Booming bad investments, seems like they’d thrive
You must save to invest, don’t use the printing press
Or a bust will surely follow, an economy depressed

Your so-called “stimulus” will make things even worse
It’s just more of the same, more incentives perversed
And that credit crunch ain’t a liquidity trap
Just a broke banking system, I’m done, that’s a wrap.
H/T Econstories
H/T Real Revo

6 Sorority Members Arrested

For seven nights the beatings went on, she said. In all, she was struck 201 times. On the eighth day — unable to sit, her buttocks covered with blood clots and welts — she went to the hospital. Then she reported it to the university.

Today, Rutgers police said they had arrested six members of the Rutgers chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority on charges of aggravated hazing, alleging they repeatedly beat at least three pledges between Jan. 18 and Jan. 25.

The university immediately suspended the chapter , as did the sorority’s national organization, headquartered in North Carolina.

As a member of a fraternity, I am offended that any adult could engage in such behavior. How does beating someone 201 times make that person a "Better sister"?

The young pledge said she was told the beatings would "humble" her, that each flesh-rending strike with a wooden paddle would build love and trust between sorority sisters.

Beat me 201 times and I will not trust you. I will not love you. I will want to kick your ass.

His Name Is Larry Platt. He is owed.

I hope he he has a copyright on his "pants"


Larry on Idol

Whoppers ! ! !

CALVIN WOODWARD over at AP,
Fact Check's The SOTU.

There are lots of examples of fibs, lies, obfuscations, blunders in President Obama's SOTU address. He points out a number of them. Woodward points out that President Obama said his administration has "excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs." Over at Redstate they list the following lobbyists in the Administration.....

• Eric Holder, attorney general nominee, was registered to lobby until 2004 on behalf of clients including Global Crossing, a bankrupt telecommunications firm [now confirmed].
• Tom Vilsack, secretary of agriculture nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year on behalf of the National Education Association.
• William Lynn, deputy defense secretary nominee, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for defense contractor Raytheon, where he was a top executive.
• William Corr, deputy health and human services secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until last year for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a non-profit that pushes to limit tobacco use.
• David Hayes, deputy interior secretary nominee, was registered to lobby until 2006 for clients, including the regional utility San Diego Gas & Electric.
• Mark Patterson, chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, was registered to lobby as recently as last year for financial giant Goldman Sachs.
• Ron Klain, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, was registered to lobby until 2005 for clients, including the Coalition for Asbestos Resolution, U.S. Airways, Airborne Express and drug-maker ImClone.
• Mona Sutphen, deputy White House chief of staff, was registered to lobby for clients, including Angliss International in 2003.
• Melody Barnes, domestic policy council director, lobbied in 2003 and 2004 for liberal advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the American Constitution Society and the Center for Reproductive Rights.
• Cecilia Munoz, White House director of intergovernmental affairs, was a lobbyist as recently as last year for the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group.
• Patrick Gaspard, White House political affairs director, was a lobbyist for the Service Employees International Union.
• Michael Strautmanis, chief of staff to the president’s assistant for intergovernmental relations, lobbied for the American Association of Justice from 2001 until 2005

Woodward writes that President Obama said "Because of the steps we took, there are about 2 million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed. ... And we are on track to add another one and a half million jobs to this total by the end of the year."
Well we know this is total BS. Even his own staff doesn't agree. See here.

‘Media Malpractice at March for Life’

Here is the start of the Newsweek story. I guess they were WRONG ! !
Today is the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case legalizing abortion, and droves of women are prepared to face rainy weather to support their positions during the annual Washington, D.C., demonstrations. But there will be one major difference with the demonstration route this year—it’s shorter.

“The organizers are getting older, and it’s more difficult for them to walk a long distance,” says Stanley Radzilowski, an officer in the planning unit for the Washington, D.C., police department. A majority of the participants are in their 60s and were the original pioneers either for or against the case, he says.

Obama Attacks Supreme Court. Alito says,"Not True"

Obama: The Press is too tough on me ! ! !

Even Charlie Rose is laughing.

Mark Halperin and Charlie Rose talk about a “thin Skinned Obama.” Halperin also says that Obama made it to the White House without much scrutiny or critical pieces by the press so he is in on the job training.

Beck Lays Into Joe Klein.

Long Clip

Absolutely amazing poll results from CNN today about the $787 stimulus package: nearly three out of four Americans think the money has been wasted. On second thought, they may be right: it's been wasted on them. Indeed, the largest single item in the package--$288 billion--is tax relief for 95% of the American public. This money is that magical $60 to $80 per month you've been finding in your paycheck since last spring. Not a life changing amount, but helpful in paying the bills.
See Klein's Article Here

Hillary says No to State of the Union.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is missing President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in order to attend a conference in London, according to AP

She was also on TV saying she would be a 1 term Secretary of State.

Maybe she won't even make it to a 1/2 term. Will we here "Secretary Clinton is resigning for personal reasons" anytime soon?

"Yes, I Need A Teleprompter To Talk To 20 People"

C'Mon, A teleprompter for 20 people???

What the heck??
Is he kidding?
He can't speak to that few people without a script??

A Pair of Pics on Current Events.

Augusta County Delegates Listening on Insurance Bill

Matt Lohr Speaking to our delegates
Ben Cline
Richard "Dickie" Bell
Steve Landes, Bell and Cline listening as Lohr speaks

A Day at the Capitol for the FOP and Law Enforcement.

Stewart Is Goofing On Obama Again

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Obama Speaks to a Sixth-Grade Classroom
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis

Goodlatte on CSPAN right now.

Yes I am watching CSPAN.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte is speaking right now.
He is speaking about the deficit.

A Pox upon the words of Fishy Mike ! ! ! !

Fishy Mike posted this....

I would have a viewing party, but I don't want Yankee Phil throwing things at my TV. I need to watch the Super Bowl on that.
I'll probably be able to hear him yelling "You lie" at his TV across the neighborhood.

Why would I get upset. I already know what the President will say. "It is Bush's fault." and repeat "I,I,I" He might throw in a "Spending freeze" that will save $15 Billion. Too bad he already increased discretionary spending by about $140 Billion. Net spending will still be up $125 Bil.



132: The Number of Times Obama Refers to Himself in One Speech

$1,1MILLION for Congress to Copenhagen. CBS is catching on.

Pelosi’s office did offer an explanation for the high room charges. Those who stayed just two nights were charged a six-night minimum at the five-star Marriott. One staffer said, they strongly objected to no avail. You may ask how they’ll negotiate a climate treaty, if they can’t get a better deal on hotel rooms.See the CBS Story here


H/T Hotair

Obama is now calling for a hatchet. Can he be believed?

H/T to Naked Emporer

Today's Newsbusted

"It's the economy, stupid"

The People are speaking loud and clear.

"It's the economy, stupid".

The Pew Research chart shows priorities. The economy is the issue. Jobs are right there too. Terrorism is a hair behind. Global Warming is dead last and fading. Reducing the deficit is higher on the list than Healthcare and Health insurance.