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Surveillance pumpkin

Posted on October 29, 2009 | Comments Off on Surveillance pumpkin

Perfect. Just what we need to keep an eye on the little buggers Saturday night. Now all we have to do is draw more than the usual three or four. Takes numbers to get confident for mischief, you know.

Via Instapundit.

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Delta-4 Heavy

Posted on October 8, 2009 | Comments Off on Delta-4 Heavy

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The film camera lens was destroyed (the photographer was several miles away), but the shot was worth it I think you’ll agree. This 2007 night launch of the 23-story rocket with strapon boosters, at the Air Force station at Cape Canaveral, was for a missile-warning satellite. Something Mahmoud-the-Mad might want to keep in mind. To the extent his widdle head is capable of containing anything more complicated than Holocaust denial and the schedule for his daily meds.

Via Side-Lines.

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Congress least admired

Posted on September 21, 2009 | Comments Off on Congress least admired

Rasmussen finds Congress critters least respected of all. With their recent behavior, that’s no surprise.

Favorable Ratings for Professions

 

Fav

Unfav

Rating

Small Business Owners

94%

3%

+91

People Who Start Own Business

92%

5%

+87

Pastors and Religious Leaders

70%

22%

+48

Bankers

48%

49%

-1

Journalists

43%

54%

-11

Lawyers

42%

54%

-12

Stockbrokers and Fin Analysts

41%

54%

-13

CEO’s

27%

69%

-42

Members of Congress

25%

72%

-47

 

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Thought for the Day

Posted on August 21, 2009 | Comments Off on Thought for the Day

"The bad news is that North Korea can hit the U.S. with nukes. The good news is that they can only hit San Francisco and Seattle."

Via Premier Betty.

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Lloyd Doggett gets the word(s)

Posted on August 2, 2009 | Comments Off on Lloyd Doggett gets the word(s)

"Just Say No," the Tea Party crowd chanted at him in South Austin yesterday. He’s a lot more used to chants of "No Justice, No Peace," which is his preferred kind of crowd. But he seemed to be a good sport about it. Not running away, not hiding in his car. I don’t agree with his politics–it’ll take a lot more than chanting to get him to vote against Obamacare, for instance–but I have to admit Lloyd’s a reasonably nice fellow.

UPDATE: Power Line’s headline "Blue Doggett Democrat" seems to be meant to be cute. Lloyd is super liberal, and no Blue Dog of any kind.

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Cavalry charge on the plains

Posted on July 16, 2009 | Comments Off on Cavalry charge on the plains

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Got to love the chapeau on the lead rider. A Frederick Remington painting via Texas Beyond History.

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Hot plasma

Posted on June 6, 2009 | Comments Off on Hot plasma

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Sol may be quiet in terms of sunspots, but its solar prominences are cooking right along.

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