Obama’s budget garnered zero votes (99-0) in the Senate, following the zero votes (414-0) it received in the House back in March.

The last time the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a budget was 2009.

h/t Say Anything

Zero.

You just can’t get less than that.

My trip started out well enough on Saturday when I left the house at 3:00 PM.  I had an hour and 45 minutes before the scheduled flight to get to the airport and check my oversize luggage.

At 4:05 PM, just as we we about to board the flight to London, the Gate announced the airplane was being put out of service for electronic ‘fly-by-wire’ control issues.

Not to worry, I boarded another 777 at 6:45 PM and taxied on and, then off, the runway. An AC Converter malfunction put airplane #2 out of service.

Call up 777 number three!

At 9:45 PM we boarded and pushed back from the gate at 10:10 PM. It is now 7 hours and ten minutes since I left the house, and we had only traveled a few feet from the gateway.

Nine hours in the air and six time zones later I touched down in London to re-book the connecting flight to Frankfurt, Germany.  Two hours on the ground, two more hours in the air and one more time zone later, and easy-peasy, I land in Germany!

I caught the 7:54 PM (it’s now Sunday) high speed ICE train to Stuttgart, via Mannheim and we raced along at 241 kph to my destination. (Fare €59). A cab ride later (fee €20) and I’m here in just under 24 total hours!

Here’s a short movie clip from the train ride:

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I was amazed how quiet it was. And yes, the trains did run on time.

Cheers from Germany.

The timeline above should explain my lack of recent posts.

RIP, Carroll Shelby

May 11, 2012 – San Diego

After a week at home, now I’m off to San Diego for a meeting, then to London, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.

Do I have any Traction Control readers in Germany?

This Texas Department of Corrections inmate came within 19% of the votes needed to knock Dear Leader Barry-Barack Hussien Soetoro Obama-llama off the West Virginia ticket in the Presidential DemocRAT party primary!

Sorry, what’s that?

That is that not his true legal name?

Well, then I’ll use the official Birth Certificate version … What’s that? It’s a forgery?

Very well, how about using his Selective Services card then.

What’s that? New document regulations were passed to allowed to it to be shredded the day after Sheriff Arapio announced an investigation?

Oh well.

I guess I’ll have to go with Barry-Barack Hussien Soetoro Obama-llama until it is proven otherwise.

Anyway …

Keith Judd applied to be on the ballot and never campaigned (probably because he is currently incarcerated in a Texas prison).

Keith won 41% of the Democrat vote againts 59% for ‘what’s his name’.

Keith Rocks!

(I bet Keith could produce a proper ID.)

I hear the NRA didn’t like you as well as the Obama administration liked its “favorite Republican”.

Good luck, Richard!

Bye, bye, Dick.

Good job, Tea Party!

At The Foundry: A Better Life for Julia

Saul Alinsky was right – mockery of is one of the most powerful weapons against one’s political opponents.

If there must be mockery, let the mockery begin here!

According to Dick Morris, “Barrack Obama is planning a secret move, over the next six months, to give away American sovereignty.“

Video: Obama Gives Away Our Rights in Space and at Sea

Dick Morris’ New Book Screwed comes out tomorrow.

What are the odds of that happening?

Looks like we’ve been bamboozled.

h/t Ace and Jack Cashill

Darrel Issa releases document that explains issues for Committee Members to consider in making a decision about holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his Department’s refusal to provide subpoenaed documents.

Can I hear a “Hell, Yes!”

[Picture links to source article at ChiefExecutive.net]

Evidently, socialism still hasn’t worked anywhere it has been tried.

“Texas easily clinched the No. 1 rank, the eighth successive time it has done so,” the report said. “California earns the dubious honor of being ranked dead last for the eighth consecutive year.”

Article at Reuters

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
112^TH CONGRESS
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
APRIL 30, 2012

Conclusion: Promises Broken

Just over three years ago, as the Obama Administration was entering office on a cloud of hope and change, Attorney General Holder testified at his Senate confirmation hearing that the Attorney General is the guardian of the Constitution of the United States. ⁵²

He promised that under his leadership, the Department of Justice would be free from partisanship. He testified that in his tenure “law enforcement decisions must be untainted by partisanship.”⁵³

He promised to respect the balance of powers established in the Constitution, and that President Obama and he would “carry out [their] constitutional duties within the framework set forth by the founders and with the humility to recognize that Congressional oversight and judicial review are necessary.”⁵⁴

The reality has been different from the promise.

Rather than respect for the constitutional system of checks and balances, the reality has been disregard for Congressional oversight and contempt for judicial review.

Rather than law enforcement untainted by partisanship, the reality has been partisanship trumping law, even to the point of refusing to enforce laws that do not match the Department’s political agenda.

The Constitution has not been guarded with care.

Full Report in PDF and DOCX formats:

h/t credit to Sipsey Street Irregulars

“Unmanned armies … and no one’s ever asked what happens when the enemy steals the keys?”

The Future is Black

Coming 11-13-12.

Microsoft invests in Barnes and Noble’s Nook e-books

Story from BBC

When I was growing up in South Dakota, fireworks were everywhere …

Not so much today.

It’s up to us to teach our children well.

Seen at Ol’ Broad’s place.

Buy ‘em here

… and sometimes, the Event Rides to You.

The Laughlin River Run is heating up. In Kingman, AZ, 32 miles away, I am seeing the influx of bikes from all around.

The Laughlin River Run is hailed as the largest motorcycle event on the west coast.

Come see Historic US Route 66 the way it was meant to be seen and turn back time as you ride the hills from Kingman to Oatman, AZ. Join us this year as we take Laughlin by storm April 25th through the 29th.

Bonus:

The Nuge is playing at 8:00 PM Friday, April 27.  Call 877-344-1187 for ticketing information.

These three guys drove a van to all the ‘lower’ 48 States in just 97 hours and 7 minutes, starting from the Idaho and Montana border and ending the trip in White River Junction, VT.

I’d like to do a ‘road trip’ with the boys this summer.  It would be pretty cool to beat a Guinness World record in the process!

Google Earth .kmz route suggestions would be most welcome.

No restrictions for Starting point or ending point, as long as the wheels touch each state.

“… I wouldn’t change a thing.”

Let’s change some things.

[Click pic for AVI video clip. 36.5 mb]

Saiga-12 with 20 round drum magazine at the Dallas Blogshoot, April 21, 2012.

Gallery includes three ‘Bonus pics’ from Tuesday’s Range trip!

Good times.

From Texas Fred: Bank of America to gun company: Find another bank.

Traction Control asks our 80 million gun owners to tell Bank of America to “find 80 million other customers elsewhere“.

It seems that the bailed out and now apparently subservient Bank of America is being asked to pay for the monies lent from the Federal Government with conditions that the Bank disavow any support for lawful commerce under the 2nd Amendment.

BofA looks like it accepted the deal.

As a soon to be former BofA customer, I say this:

“Align yourselves with tyranny and perish. These United States are still the land of Liberty in the hearts of Patriots.”

My quarter-million or so of deposits withdrawn from your bank may not make a big difference, but multiplied by millions of accounts? Bank of America has signed its own death warrant.

Bye Bye B of A.

Almost too much fun!

More later … unpacking the War Wagon.

The “X” at the right of each map marks the approximate location of the Sooper Sekrit Shootin’ Spot.

Looks like we dodged most of the heavy rains just before noon today.  The forecast for Saturday is Sunny, but there will be mud. Vehicle with high ground clearance will work best there.

The plan is to meet at the Texaco Station on the SE corner of Beltline Road and I-45, and proceed as a group to the shootin’ spot at 10:00.

I’ll plan to check at the locked (purple) gate for stragglers at 10:20, 10:40 and 11:00.

The entrance is on Beltline Road, just on the west side of the Trinity River bridge.  Look for a turn-off area and a purple gate.

Download the Dallas Blogshoot catalog here!

Dallas Blogshoot update and details here.

h/t AoSHQ

Details at the Gun Blogger Rendezvous site.

Sign up and join the fun with us at GBR-VII.

It’s April 17, 2012 or Tax Day in the US of A.

I figure my payment will cover about 4 single parent ‘families’ for a full year. Moochers.

I just ordered 1,000 ORM-D labels from ULINE.com who for some reason sent me a shipping supplies catalog.

I hope to run out of these soon and place a larger order next time.

ORM-D labels are required for shipping things like ammunition and nail polish remover, and I’m all out of nail polish remover.

If the rain let’s up, we’ll try to hit the range with some new toys!

Updates:

Doubleplusundead has a good BAG Day post.

TXGunGeek got a Remington 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD at Gun Geek Rants

Manda got a CZ-452 at Guns & Coffee

Weer’d World announces a Radom P64 for BAG Day

The Reluctant Paladin snagged a 10/22

Zombie Rush builds a 6.8 AR

Wilson Blog performed a Pawnshop Rescue

Dead Man Dance has a new Henry

3 Boxes of BS has a new pocket pistol

North has Two!

New Jovian Thunderbolt has a new a lower receiver

Rivrdog goes with a Charter Arms Pitbull

Among the Leaves has a new Smith & Wesson Bodyguard .380

Delta Bravo Mike has two new Rugers

Kevin has a new Smith & Wesson M&P

DirtCrashr has a beautiful Ed Brown Kobra Carry at Anthroblogogy

guns, cars, & tech has a BAG purchase report

Linoge got a new Tactical Solutions AR-22 SBX Upper at Walls of the City

h/t to aarons.cc for the BAG Day Logo (from 2003)

Announcement at Borepatch:

Dallas Blogshoot Reminder – one week

When: Saturday, April 21 2012 at 10:00 AM until mid-afternoon or when people want to leave.

Where: 3100 E. Beltline Rd, Ferris, TX 75125.

What to Bring: It’s Texas, and late spring, so bring lots of water. There’s likely somewhere near by for lunch, but I’m not sure where (you might want to bring lunch). Oh yeah – bring your guns and ammo.

Charity Raffle: We’re having a Blogshoot raffle to support our gunnie brothers and sisters trapped behind Enemy Lines in the People’s Soviet* of Massachusetts. Each pre-ban AR magazine you donate to the Cause will get you one chance to win. I’ll bring (mostly lame) prizes, as well as the obligatory stuffed children’s toy that we sacrifice to the Gunnie Ghods. Remember, these have to be pre-ban, meaning manufactured before 1994, or we can’t send ‘em to JayG and the Crew. Bring your old stuff – these are surprisingly hard to get in Massachusetts (which is the point). Stupid Mitt Romney and his “assault weapon” ban.

Obligatory Blogshoot Target: We have a HopeNChange™ unicorn to shoot. I hear that every time you hit it, you’ll get a rainbow Unicorn fart. Well, it’s what I heard.

Carpooling: The Texas Gun Blogosphere’s own community organizer, Southern Belle has generously agreed to help, err, organize. While carpooling is a commie plot to undermine the fabric of American society, at $4/gal it’s pretty dang expensive to do long road trips (ask me how I know!). We have folks in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas – and points outside and in between). If anyone is thinking about NOT coming because of the cost of gas (or the hassle of driving), please leave a comment here or over

April’s ePostal Match is on at JimmyB’s place.

Download targets, shoot and email your scores to enter!

Details at JimmyB’s, The Conservative UAW Guy.

Here’s the info.

Quote from the owner:

“Ever seen the movie Con Air with Nicholas Cage?

This is one of the two Corvettes used in that movie.

Obviously, this is the one that wasn’t dropped out of the airplane.”

Sodium Cyanide, 1000 kg

Seen Sunday night in the Las Vegas Airport (inside security).

Heh.

Holder’s quotes denying that anything is wrong are priceless.

Holder’s dereliction of duty is on display for all to see here.

When you leave a bag of Crunchy Cheetos open in Arizona, they don’t get soggy, they get even crunchier.