on July 4th, 2009

declaration-of-independenceTwo hundred and thirty-three years ago, the men of the Second Continental Congress made a bold gesture as they sought to uncleave themselves from their ties with Great Britain.  A gesture intended to convey that they were serious about the

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davidl on June 13th, 2009

Barack Obama is noted for carrying a lot of grudes.   Among the first  thing BO did as president was to return a bust of Winston Churchill to the Brits.     The Obama adminstration has made it a point to deny any

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davidl on February 28th, 2009

DavidL's Breakfast Scramble

Street scene snippet:

Me: Its a ducky day.

Other guy:   Gonna turn sunny    I just did a Navajo rain  dance.

Or words to that effect.

Mother Nature is  sexist, WESH:

According to a recently released study, alcohol consumption

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Eric Florack on November 12th, 2008

Billy Beck:

“Great” Britain

It killed Baby P. The actual murder was bought and paid for out of state benevolence.

That kid was only seventeen months old, and the people ostensibly charged with responsibility for looking out for him

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