June 2012 - Argghhh!

This happens because we LET it happen.

In this *er* Happy Day of Pride , Philosoraptor posits: H/T: Fallen Sparrow BOQ

Apparently the Norks haven't read the Supreme Court decision that says this is just protected political speech . Besides, declaring war is *so* passé. We haven't done it since June 5, 1942, when we declared war on Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.

Yanno what's funny about this video ? This picture .

About the only reason this administration has for things not going right is "Bush did it!" Well, it's also starting to be the European's fault, too. Never, ever, ever is it the guy in the mirror. Oddly enough, they continue doing a lot of stuff Bush did that Senator and Candidate Obama said were bad, unconstitutional and downright evil (oddly enough, I don't actually mind it when a candidate gets the job, is mugged by reality, and realizes that they were, um, wrong, and goes...

Remember what President Clinton said about Kosovo ? "The thing that bothers me about introducing ground troops into a hostile situation, into Kosovo and into the Balkans, is the prospect of never being able to get them out." (Interview by Dan Rather of CBS News, March 31) THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 22, 2012 NOTICE - - - - - - - CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE WESTERN BALKANS On June 26, 2001, by Executive Order 13219...

Last month at a roundtable...

The CMP Grade A M1A kit arrived yesterday, chock-full of sweet Harrington & Richardson M14 parts, less barrel, action, and bolt. Fulton Armory is crafting those as we speak. My M14 in everything-but-legal-name is getting closer. And while I let the pros do the dangerous part - mating barrel to receiver and headspacing to the bolt - I'll put all the rest of the fiddly bits together. Whee!