Does anyone else find it painfully ironic that Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) is giving another person -- W's attorney general nominee Mike Mukasey -- grief about a procedure involving WATER??? I wonder what Mary Jo Kopechne thinks about waterboarding...Wait...she's dead. She can't comment on the procedure, thanks to Kennedy's cowardly actions that night at Chappaquiddick. I wonder if waterboarding is like laying unconscious in a car filling with water while your rich and connected boyfriend escapes and saves his own life, leaving you to die while his family plans the cover-up? If there's any politician who should keep his besotted mouth shut on the subject of H2O, it's this liberal gasbag. In any case, Kennedy should at least wait ten hours after Mukasey's confirmation to voice his opposition, which wold keep his standards in line with his past behavior. Ted, you're not fooling me or anyone else who's paying attention here.
By the way, the liberal Democrats are more interested in semantics than the results of interrogations that could provide information critical to stopping potential terror operations against the U.S. "Oh, no...Achmed may suffer a bit of discomfort during the interview process!" Here's my spin on waterboarding: if a suspect is waterboarded and we get information that saves American lives, then it's not torture. If interrogators don't get anything useful, then it's just another fun party game to share with your friends during halftime of the Super Bowl.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Last week, disguised as a malcontented youth, Global Warming confessed to starting the fires which made more people homeless and scorched more earth than all of the Hummers produced to date. Global Warming's identity, held secret by authorities because of his age, was released into the custody of his parents -- Mother Earth & Father Time ?? -- and told not to engage in any other malicious mischief or he would get a "really stern talking to" by the members of the Sierra Club.
One club member was overheard commenting on how angry she was that her GMC Yukon was "covered in ash while I was attending my yoga class in Fallbrook."
In other news, San Diegoans managed not to vandalize any portion of The Murph while living there during their brief evacuation. Fearing another New Orleans Superdome debacle, local government leaders were astounded at the evacuees' orderly entrance and exit. "It's almost as if they actually cared about the stadium and each other, " one official anonomously commented.
Thankfully, there was minimal loss of life, despite the tremendous damage done to all of the homes and businesses. The firefighters and rescue workers deserve our thanks for a great job done in the worst of circumstances.
One club member was overheard commenting on how angry she was that her GMC Yukon was "covered in ash while I was attending my yoga class in Fallbrook."
In other news, San Diegoans managed not to vandalize any portion of The Murph while living there during their brief evacuation. Fearing another New Orleans Superdome debacle, local government leaders were astounded at the evacuees' orderly entrance and exit. "It's almost as if they actually cared about the stadium and each other, " one official anonomously commented.
Thankfully, there was minimal loss of life, despite the tremendous damage done to all of the homes and businesses. The firefighters and rescue workers deserve our thanks for a great job done in the worst of circumstances.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Fuzzy Math and Killer Technology
Greetings, readers. Please enjoy some random observations from your friendly blogger regarding recent news items....
Everyone not living in a cave the last month is probably aware of the timely demise of Saddam Hussein, the world's favorite dictator and a cause celebre for the political left. Given a long drop with a short stop while wearing a rope necklace, he departed this world to enjoy his 72 virgins, although I suspect it will be difficult to enjoy himself in the 15,000 degree Fahrenheit environs of his particular paradise.
Having a somewhat morbid curiosity on the technical details of death by hanging, I did some research and discovered the actual manual designed by the U. S. Army to execute condemned prisoners by this method. Isn't Google awesome? Taking into account the design of the gallows and the convict's height and weight, executioners use a mathematical formula to make the hanging as "efficient" as possible. Some guys goofing off in their college physics class had too much time on their hands. Regardless, I suppose those who've benefited from this precise math probably are grateful for the precise calculations. Well, at least briefly grateful.
Hussein's other co-defendants were also hanged the other day. Barzan Ibrahim, Saddam's half-brother would not be counted among the aforementioned grateful condemned. Someone on the execution team must have made a slight (??) error in his "death calculation." As a result, when Barzan's trip south suddenly stopped, he must have traveled too far and was unfortunately decapitated. Ouch...that's going to leave a bruise. Evidently, if the drop is too short, the poor victim can suffocate slowly. A drop that's too long can behead the person being hanged. It's good to see the math checks on this one. I remember the kidnap victims in the past brutally beheaded with swords by terrorists. They didn't have the luxury of a miscalculated drop. Let's not forget with whom we're dealing.
Some final thoughts on a story I saw yesterday. Some pitiful shlub set himself on fire in his hotel room because his cell phone malfunctioned. Sustaining second- and third-degree burns to his body, the man is fortunately in stable condition following the incident. Compounding the injuries was the fact that the victim was wearing nylon and polyester clothing. A uniform of some type, one would hope. Or perhaps he was attending a leisure suit reunion party. Whatever the reason for this sartorial disaster, his room sustained $75,000 in damages. The good news -- both his and the hotel's insurance will cover the losses. The bad news -- he still has to pay the $175 early termination fee. You just can't win anymore these days. I hope he has a full and speedy recovery.
Everyone not living in a cave the last month is probably aware of the timely demise of Saddam Hussein, the world's favorite dictator and a cause celebre for the political left. Given a long drop with a short stop while wearing a rope necklace, he departed this world to enjoy his 72 virgins, although I suspect it will be difficult to enjoy himself in the 15,000 degree Fahrenheit environs of his particular paradise.
Having a somewhat morbid curiosity on the technical details of death by hanging, I did some research and discovered the actual manual designed by the U. S. Army to execute condemned prisoners by this method. Isn't Google awesome? Taking into account the design of the gallows and the convict's height and weight, executioners use a mathematical formula to make the hanging as "efficient" as possible. Some guys goofing off in their college physics class had too much time on their hands. Regardless, I suppose those who've benefited from this precise math probably are grateful for the precise calculations. Well, at least briefly grateful.
Hussein's other co-defendants were also hanged the other day. Barzan Ibrahim, Saddam's half-brother would not be counted among the aforementioned grateful condemned. Someone on the execution team must have made a slight (??) error in his "death calculation." As a result, when Barzan's trip south suddenly stopped, he must have traveled too far and was unfortunately decapitated. Ouch...that's going to leave a bruise. Evidently, if the drop is too short, the poor victim can suffocate slowly. A drop that's too long can behead the person being hanged. It's good to see the math checks on this one. I remember the kidnap victims in the past brutally beheaded with swords by terrorists. They didn't have the luxury of a miscalculated drop. Let's not forget with whom we're dealing.
Some final thoughts on a story I saw yesterday. Some pitiful shlub set himself on fire in his hotel room because his cell phone malfunctioned. Sustaining second- and third-degree burns to his body, the man is fortunately in stable condition following the incident. Compounding the injuries was the fact that the victim was wearing nylon and polyester clothing. A uniform of some type, one would hope. Or perhaps he was attending a leisure suit reunion party. Whatever the reason for this sartorial disaster, his room sustained $75,000 in damages. The good news -- both his and the hotel's insurance will cover the losses. The bad news -- he still has to pay the $175 early termination fee. You just can't win anymore these days. I hope he has a full and speedy recovery.
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