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A friend of mine saw this on the tube and found it interesting. Which got me looking around for more. Here is the wiki for Dmitry Konstantinovich Belyaev. Fox Farm Experiment [pdf] Adrenaline to Melanin Melanin Metabolism The full video: NOVA: Dogs and More Dogs That should get you started. Cross Posted at Power and…

Sharia – The threat H/T Hill Buzz where you can read much more. Cross Posted at Power and Control

Any friend (or former friend) of Aleister Crowley is a friend of mine. You know. I’m getting more respect for The Tea Parties, The Tea Party Express, and Sarah Palin ALL The Time. H/T Hill Buzz Update: The Other McCain calls it a A Witch Hunt More: Christine Counters The Lies Above from: Three Beers…

Thad McCotter, U.S. Representative and Chair of the Republican House Policy Committee is discussing leftist dogma. Thad goes into details but I’m just going to cover the bullet points. They are: 1. You are a victim of yourself and others 2. You are a danger to yourself and others 3. Nuts Who Scream “Death to…

Far too many social conservatives are socialists. They believe “Government can….”. Well I have news for them. No it can’t.

I’m hanging over at Belmont Club and found a comment I rather liked. 121. sgi If there is one thing and one thing only that will alienate other American voters from tea party candidates it is their social conservatism. Personal freedom must be extended to all Americans, even if their personal choices are offensive to…

One of my e-mail correspondents sent me an e-mail bemoaning the turn to hard social conservatism of the Republican Party. He was also regretting that he supported so many Republicans who have now turned on the Tea Party (he also worries that the Tea Party may be turning into a socon movement rather than sticking…

H/T Legal Insurrection Also watch this: Biggest Trust Deficit Since 1776 Cross Posted at Power and Control

Cross Posted at Power and Control

At Hot Air there is quite a discussion going on about what the O’Donnell victory in the Republican Primary means. As a Navy man I liked this comment: Murkowski: Hit to bridge. Bennett: Hit to aft, rudder destroyed, propulsion damaged. Castle: Direct hit to the magazine. You sunk my Battleship Yacht! WHAAAAAAAA! Tea party/Conservative base:…

The lyrics are most apropos. Cross Posted at Power and Control

Another commenter decries the rush to purity of the Republican Party/Tea Party Movement. The focus is on the recent Delaware Primary Where O’Donnell (the Tea Party insurgent) beat Castle – a noted Republican squish. (I have another take on this race at No Quarter) Many conservatives feel empowered in the current environment. This empowerment hurt…

Instapundit is taking a lot of looks at the just concluded Delaware Republican Primary. He has after action reports (O’Donnell won). I also like this before action report he linked. The question addressed is: can O’Donnell win the general election. You couldn’t ask for a more vexing political conundrum than the Delaware Senate primary. It’s…

This used to be the theme music for WFMT in Chicago. It may still be. I was an engineer there when I went to UChicago. Cross Posted at Power and Control

The SEIU has come out in favor of pot legalization. A ballot measure to make California the first state to legalize the sale and use of marijuana has won the support of one of the state’s most powerful union, officials said Monday, offering the proposition a shot of mainstream legitimacy as well as a potential…

So where do Conservatives go wrong in pattern recognition: There is no problem so complex that it can’t be solved by putting a gun to people’s heads. 1. Not true – excesses in that direction lead to revolutions. 2. If there is not excess you merely get black markets. It is an anti-liberty stance to…

The American prosecutor who prosecuted a Canadian for exporting pot seeds to America has defected from the Drug War camp and has joined the legalization camp. In a Seattle Times op-ed Saturday, former US Attorney for the Western District of Washington John McKay defected to the other side. As the federal prosecutor in Seattle, McKay…

When it comes to China everyone who is even slighly familiar with their financial problems is waiting for the first shoe to drop. Imagine that your local city and county controlled all land rights, and the only ownership a private builder or developer could secure was a long-term lease. Now imagine that 40% of the…

This is an article I wrote some time back. About 2003 or so. Eric reminded me of it when he sent me a link to this article by another LEAP Officer. The themes explored are similar. Why do people take drugs. And what, if anything can be done about it. === I have been discussing…

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gives the teachers union of his state a well deserved reaming. I’d like to see a lot more politicians who can run the numbers. Refreshing. Note to CV readers. I picked this up yesterday on my personal blog Power and Control and it appears that as of today it has…