Silver State Libertarian Leanings

If you look just one post below this, or you were at one time a reader of this blog, you will know that I have been MIA for quite some time. Without dragging my personal issues out on the web, I have been battling a sleeping disorder and have been short on the energy and […]

In typical social conservative, neo-con fashion, Jim Gibbons has said that he would like to see brothels outlawed and he would sign the legislation if it crossed his desk.
First, let me say I have a serious moral objection to prostituion; which is why I don’t participate in it. What a concept right? If you don’t like […]

Stealing copper wire and tubing is not exactly a new crime, but with the rising cost of metal, it has become a more popular one in recent years. Now the RGJ is reporting that stealing copper has become a favorite income for meth heads.

 Part of a nationwide trend, methamphetamine addicts who steal copper wiring to […]

PETA has said they are going to “converge” on NFL offices to demand that Vick be suspended, even though he has not yet been convicted of anything. Beautiful.
Dogfighting is a coward’s blood sport that deserves harsh punishment, no matter how famous the alleged perpetrators are
I hate to say this, but for once I actually agree […]

The MSM has been joyful to say the least to report weekly that Republicans are jumping ship from the President’s Iraq war strategy. What seems to be escaping the dems and the MSM is that, while some R’s are jumping ship, most aren’t advocating the cut and run strategy of the left.
With the failure to understand […]

I’m not into dragging out my home life on my blog, but between dad’s surgeries discussed below and some other things, I’ve been a busy little bee lately. Looks like things have slowed down some and I have time to blog again.

My dad has had 2 operations in the last 2 months, both supposedly covered under disability because he was forced into retirement due to his injuries. I’m not gonna go into the long drawn out story of his injuries, but I will give you the quick and dirty.
He has dealt with insurance companies for many […]

I was traveling for business, so I didn’t get to see the Republican debate. I did, however, hear after the fact Ron Paul’s insane assertion that 9/11 was our fault. Dr. Paul was starting to win some points with me up until then. That’s not what has me upset right now though.
I found this on […]

I don’t do much linking to other blogs, but this story deserves all of our attention. Ilario Pantano knows what it’s like to have the people he so honorably defended turn on him. We put Ilario on trial for actions considered “exessive” by people who sat safely in their homes while he risked his life […]

There has been plenty of talk about the President missing. That’s all fine and dandy, but there are plenty more people missing from the list.
1. The Soldier
2. The Sailor
3. The Marine
4. The Airmen
5. The Guardsmen
So let’s talk about influence. Being able to march straight to a country’s capitol and over throw it’s brutal dicatator in a […]