Captain of a Crew of One

• Honduras Humor

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  I really wish I could draw right about now, because this is just screaming to be turned into a political cartoon.
  
  Regarding the probability that the US is going to recognize the legitimacy of the Elections being held in Honduras:
  
  

  "The United States will become isolated. That" [...]

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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:31am EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Women On Target

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  As usual, click all pix to make bigger
  
  It's no surprise to those who keep up with community news that the shooting sports are catching on with more and more women. Whether it's as a means of self-defense and empowerment, a way to get out of the "comfort zone" [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:01pm EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Rule number 1 for home defense:

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  Have a gun and know how to use it.
  
  Because the bad guys don't necessarily need one to kill you.
  
  YORK - A York County man died Sunday as a result of injuries he suffered during a morning altercation with an intruder inside his home.A gun isn't [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:10am EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Kids and guns

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  11 year old kills bear in Idaho in defense of home and sisters. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:56am EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Classic

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  I haven't written anything about this lately because I just haven't had any idea which way things were going and I didn't have anything constructive to add.
  
  All during this "crisis", Honduran ex-president Zelaya has been demanding his return to power.
  
  The legitimate government of Honduras has stood' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:27am EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Veteran's Day

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  I'm not going to get all mushy about it. I'll just say thank you to all Veterans for your service and sacrifice. I'm humbled to be counted among your honored ranks.' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:58am EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Further on the 17% increase of machine guns in Chicago

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  Let's look at the numbers a little bit.
  
  I couldn't find a primary source for the numbers of guns recovered in Chicago each year, but I did find this from Anderson Cooper's blog:
  
  Chicago Police confiscate an average of 1 assault weapon a day.
  10 thousand guns' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:16am EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Never let a good canard die

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  The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.
  -- Mark Twain
  
  According to the local NBC affiliate, Chicago has seen a 17% increase in the use of' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:58am EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Well that's good news

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  Organizing for America sent me an e-mail this morning saying that my representative's vote in the House is crucial for passage of the Health Care Reform bill being voted on today.
  
  They urged me to call Mr. Nye and tell him what I think about it.
  
  OK, OK...actually,' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:46am EST
  by Sailorcurt

• LAYERS of editorial oversight

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  According to Fox.com, the perpetrator of the Fort Hood atrocity used a simply MASSIVE handgun in the attack:
  
  The initial investigation shows that Hasan allegedly used only one gun during the attack — a 5.7-caliber semiautomatic pistol.Hmmm. For some perspective, here are some empty shell casings from various [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:33pm EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Sqeezing Lemons

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  Well, my anti-gun, big government, statist, incumbent delegate, Paula Miller (D), was re-elected to the Virginia House again.
  
  I actually expected as much, but one can always hope. John Amiral (R) ran a strong campaign and he actually had a shot. My only real hope was that the lackluster [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:21pm EST
  by Sailorcurt

• Common Sense and Taxation

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  David, over at Artful Articulations posted about this paper this morning, which postulates about the tax rates necessary to close the gap between our government's spending habits and its revenues.
  
  I started to leave this as a comment, but it got too long (surprise, surprise...as any regular' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:58am EST
  by Sailorcurt