From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Marijuana Farms at the Taxpayer’s Expense

October 12, 2008

Well this article caught me totally by surprise – I had no idea that so many ganja farmers were using public lands. In 2007, rangers found more than 20,000 plants in Yosemite National Park and 43,000 plants in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, where 159 grow sites have been discovered over the past 10 years. [...]

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10 years to produce?

October 10, 2008

One of the biggest arguments that liberals use against increasing oil production domestically is that it will “take 10 years to have any impact.” Oh really? Well let’s take a quick look at some facts. Elm Coulee Oil Field, which produces oil from the Bakken Formation, was discovered in 2000. By 2007 the field had [...]

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Meth Watch Program?

October 8, 2008

I just ran across this picture I took about a year ago in Quitman, TX, on Hwy 154. I was driving back from Sulphur Springs, TX, after working on a client’s network. As I drove by I glanced over and nearly had a wreck! Whose briliant idea was it to come up with a “Meth [...]

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You Can’t Legislate Irresponsibility

October 6, 2008

Some things never change…Recently, the Shreveport Times reported on resistance to ATV (4-wheeler) legislation that would have required stricter regulations. Here is the problem with that logic. It won’t work. Twenty years ago, the Consumer Product Safety Commission responded to safety concerns by negotiating a consent decree with ATV manufacturers. The decree required manufacturers to, [...]

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Louisiana Oct 4 Primary Results

October 6, 2008

Here are the unofficial results of the October 4, 2008, Congressional election primaries for the Republicans and Democrats. Republican Party John Fleming: 14,500 votes, 35.14% “Chris” Gorman: 14,070 votes, 34.1% “Jeff” Thompson: 12,693 votes, 30.76% Democratic Party Willie Banks: 17,620 votes, 22.961% Paul J. Carmouche: 36,930 votes, 48.12% Artis “Doc” Cash: 6,065 votes, 7.9% John [...]

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – Housing for Poor People

October 5, 2008

Well, it looks like the Bush Administration did warn – and attempted to do something – about the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debacle. Here is the real deal about these entities in 1 paragraph. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the two largest mortgage lenders in the industry. The problem is that they primarily [...]

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The Economy, Deregulation, and the Blame

October 2, 2008

There is a lot of mud-slinging going on about the recent Wall-Street and Congressional crisis. Now, I am NOT a financial expert nor a political expert. However, facts are facts, and that is what matters. Now, here are the facts. (1) In 1999 the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was passed my a wide margin in both houses [...]

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Fw: election day very important

October 1, 2008

VERY IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE DEMOCRAT…. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ADVISE EVERYONE YOU KNOW THAT THEY ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT GO TO THE POLLS WEARING ANY OBAMA SHIRTS, PINS OR HATS, IT IS AGAINST THE LAW AND WILL BE GROUNDS TO HAVE THE POLLING OFFICIALS TO TURN YOU AWAY. THIS IS CONSIDERED CAMPAIGNING, AND NO ONE CAN [...]

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