They are a vital part of nature...they are one of GOD creatures...Insult the Liberals, all you want...Leave the Snakes/Reptiles/Amphibians "out of the Equation".

bits & pieces :)

Joseph J. Ellis wrote a book called "Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation." One of the Amazon.com reviews for this book says "This book is really unique in that it gives a really interesting perspective not only on the men [our founding fathers] , but the dynamic between them." Now in that book by this renowned historian you will find some tasty information on the origination of the word "democrat." Many times I've told you that our founding fathers were none too fond of the idea of democracy, or, as they viewed it, mob rule. Here's the quote: "...the term "democrat" originated as an epithet and referred to 'one who panders to the crude and mindless whims of the masses.'"
....Thank, Neal Brootz

'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' --Santayana.....Thanks, Exgreeneyed

favorite jamb (11-30-07) from WSJ to NYT
The Wall Street Journal is about to come under new, more aggressive control, and that means a harsher competitive environment for the New York Times.
The old gray lady, struggling to adapt, is experimenting with new and innovative styles of journalism.

Here's an example, from the Science section: Other than the hellish heat, a crushing carbon dioxide atmosphere and corrosive clouds of sulfuric acid, Venus is a lot like Earth, scientists said yesterday.

Of course, we can do that too. Just watch:
Other than his pallid skin, flabby body and complete lack of athletic ability, James Taranto is a lot like Michael Jordan, a veteran journalist said yesterday. Eat our dust, New York Times!....LOL!

Occam's razor:
One should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.

A more detailed explaination:
Occam's razor is a logical principle attributed to the mediaeval philosopher William of Occam (or Ockham). The principle states that one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed. This principle is often called the principle of parsimony. It underlies all scientific modelling and theory building. It admonishes us to choose from a set of otherwise equivalent models of a given phenomenon the simplest one. In any given model, Occam's razor helps us to "shave off" those concepts, variables or constructs that are not really needed to explain the phenomenon. By doing that, developing the model will become much easier, and there is less chance of introducing inconsistencies, ambiguities and redundancies.

"Let's Roll!" ("Rettsu Rouru!")

An old HL Mencken quote is appropriate here: “The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.”

Roman Military Maxim: "oderint dum metuant, i.e., let them hate, as long as they fear"...Thanks, John Drake

Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great...thx, ZULU.

We must never forget that Democrat politicians and the Democrat Media are masters of deception and in changing the subject of debate; they have perfected it as an art form. It’s their modus operandi and what they do best to acquire and maintain power over our lives.....thxs, Unmarked Package

*GRIN*

A U.S. Marine squad was marching north of Fallujah when they came upon an Iraqi terrorist, badly injured and unconscious. On the opposite side of the road was an American Marine in a similar but less serious state. The Marine was conscious and alert and as first aid was given to both men, the squad leader asked the injured Marine what had happened.
The Marine reported, "I was heavily armed and moving north along the highway here, and coming south was a heavily armed insurgent. We saw each other and both took cover in the ditches along the road. I yelled to him that Saddam Hussein was a miserable, lowlife scumbag who got what he deserved, and he yelled back that Ted Kennedy is a fat, good-for-nothing, left wing liberal drunk who doesn't know how to drive. So I said that Osama Bin Ladin dresses and acts like a frigid, mean-spirited lesbian!" He retaliated by yelling, "Oh yeah? Well, so does Hillary Clinton!" "And, there we were, in the middle of the road, shaking hands, when a truck hit us."

*/grin*

"Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small. In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to."

Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best....thanks, N. Theknow

..these liberals are exhibiting conceited thought patterns that are not far from those of the homicide bombers. They just lack the devotion that would be necessary for them to off themselves...thxs, Loud Mime

Top ten reasons why lawyers should replace lab rats
1. There is an endless supply
2. Lab assistants don't get attached to them
3. It's more fun to shave and stick needles in lawyers
4. There are some things rats just won't do
5. It's fun to dispose of them when you're through
6. It's not "inhumane" treatment, when it comes to lawyers
7. No one cares when a lawyer squeals
8. We've seen what happens when they are allowed to breed freely
9. Lawyers belong in cages
10. Animal rights activist don't care if you torture them

Just because we are the United States does not mean that we must accept target status....thanks, blackelk

Litvinenko 'killed over dossier'(damaging info on powerful Russian figures)
To: skinkinthegrass....>"Sen. Sose"< "Soso" was one of aliases of one "Koba", aka joseph stalin, in his earlier years. 11 posted on 12/16/2006 3:32:39 PM EST by GSlob ....Thanks, Gslob

Obama: "I Will Raise Taxes" townhall.com ^ | May 8, 2008 | Amanda Carpenter Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:06:06 PM by Free ThinkerNY By Amanda Carpenter Thursday, May 8, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama flatly promised to raise taxes in a television interview Thursday afternoon. “I will raise CEO taxes,” Obama told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room.” “If you’re a CEO in this country you’ll probably pay more taxes,” Obama said. Obama speculated his CEO tax rates “won’t be prohibitively high, you’ll pay roughly what you did in the 90’s when they were doing fine.” Obama also said he would eliminate the Bush tax cuts and install what he called a “middle class tax cut.” Blitzer asked Obama to define “middle class.” Obama replied, “You know, I think the definitions are always a little bit rough” and said “if you’re making $100,000 a year or less, then you’re pretty solidly middle class…On the other hand, if you’re making more than $100,000 and certainly if you’re making more than $200,000 or $250,000, you’re doing pretty well.” The CNN interview was the first one Obama has held since Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. In it, the Illinois senator also discussed his judicial philosophy. Obama, who has delivered constitutional lectures at University of Chicago Law School, said he thought Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was “a very sensible judge.” He also hinted he would place special emphasis on civil rights protections when appointing Supreme Court judges if elected President. “We’ve got to make sure civil liberties are protected,” Obama said. “Because oftentimes there are pressures placed on politicians to want to set civil liberties aside, especially at a time when we’ve had terrorist attacks. Making sure we maintain our separation of powers so that we don’t have a president who is takes over more and more power, I think those are all criteria by which I’d judge whether or not this is a good appointee.”

"I seek social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class, and sole control of those who produced the wealth: communism is the goal." - Roger Baldwin, ACLU founder, Harvard Reunion Book, 1935

"The establishment of an American Soviet government will involve the confiscation of large landed estates in town and country, and also, the whole body to forests, mineral deposits, lakes, rivers and so on." - William Z. Foster, ACLU co-founder and former chairman, Communist Party USA.

"While she directed much of her criticism at the Bush administration and GOP presidential candidates, the subtext of Clinton’s speech was clear:
She (thinks she) has more detailed understanding of U.S. economic woes than her rivals. Her understanding of U.S. economic woes: the means of production are solely in the hands of the kulaks & bourgeoisie, the proletariat are exploited by the owner classes, and the wealth of the country needs to be seized by the Party and redistributed. The Hillary Clinton economic plan is expounded on quite elegantly by Karl Marx in his seminal treatise Das Kapital.

Posted on 06/29/2004 9:12:49 AM EDT by kristinn Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton....(Marxist-socialist apparatchiks-Cuba), speaking at a Democratic party fundraiser in San Francisco yesterday, was remarkably frank about the Democrats' intentions to use socialist redistribution policies if the party gains power after the November elections. As reported by the Associated Press, Sen. Clinton said, "Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." With her blunt statement, Sen. Clinton has drawn clear the difference between the two major parties: The Marxist Democratic party will "take things away from you on behalf of the common good" while the Republicans will defend your right to spend your money as you see fit because they know it's your money, not the government's.
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