My Obligatory "Arafat Is Dead" Post

I have no problem with that. Don't look for things to get better, though, there is a spirit of hatred among the Palestinians that will not go away. Somehow, Israel will be blamed.

20 Reasons

Here are 20 reasons why you shouldn't post your picture on the internet.

Arafat Going to Heaven?

Arafat going to heaven?

At the president's news conference, when the Washington Times informed him of the story that AP later had to retract about Arafat's death, the president said, quote, "God bless his soul." And my question: Did the president mean to say, "God cleanse his soul"? Or is the president a universalist in believing that everybody goes to Heaven?

That's something people say to be respectful of the dead. What does it have to do with going to heaven? He was being respectful, what was he supposed to say, "Good riddens, the old bastard is finally dead?" Whether the president said "bless" or "cleanse" or whatever has no bearing on the fate of Yasser Arafat.

As for going to heaven:

And no one has ascended up to Heaven except He who came down from Heaven, the Son of Man who is in Heaven. John 3:13

No, he's not going to heaven when he dies - no one is.

For the living know that they shall die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten. Ecc 9:5

What then, if not heaven?

But I confess this to you, that after the Way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

And I have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. Acts 24:14-15

Why a resurrection?

And I saw the dead, the small and the great, stand before God. And books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

And the sea gave up the dead in it. And death and hell delivered up the dead in them. And each one of them was judged according to their works.

And death and hell were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death.

And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was cast into the Lake of Fire. Rev 20:12-15

All people are given the opportunity to know God after the resurrection of the dead. All people, no matter the situation they've known in this lifetime. No one is left behind - except by their own choice. That's freedom of choice. That's a beautiful thing.

Premature Celebration

I understand the sentiment but she really is a little premature on the celebration.

"I feel like we've finally got our country back," a lady told my wife the morning after John Kerry conceded.

It will take a lot more than one election to straighten out the mess we've made of this country.

Now, end the judicial dictatorship

She Cried

A BBC correspondant cried when Yasser Arafat's helicopter took him from his terrorist headquarters.

In her report, Plett said: "When the helicopter carrying the frail old man rose above his ruined compound, I started to cry . . . without warning."

You gotta be kidding me! Probably the most successful terrorist alive and she cries over him. Wow.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Irma! Actually it was yesterday but I wasn't online. We went to her mothers house and had cake. Her cousin was there from Puerto Rico with a cute little year old+ boy (Gregory) and James had fun playing with him. I got her a gorgeous citrine ring (that she picked out).

Irma got a flat tire Saturday night and I had to go rescue her. She was stuck on Interstate 4 about 45 minutes away. Yes, we have AAA but it takes longer to wait on them. Sometimes I wish she would stay home. That was one of those nights. All told, we had a great weekend. The weather has cooled down and it is beautiful.

I'd Hate To Be The Pilot Of This F16

Jet Strafes N.J. School With Ammunition

What was he thinking?

Congolese Super-Gorillas

Top-secret military experiment gone horribly wrong: King Congo: Super-gorillas spotted in Africa

They are 2,2m tall, weigh more than 90kg and are fond of lion for breakfast. They make their home in the darkest reaches of the Congolese jungle and hunt in packs, silently stalking their prey for hours, then breaking cover and overcoming the terrified creature before it has a chance to flee.

Umm. Excuse me. Lions don't live in the jungle. If these creatures live in the darkest reaches of the Congolese jungle, how do they get the lions?

Lions do not live in heavy forests and jungles and they do not inhabit desert areas due to a scarcity of game.

Perhaps they have them FedExed from the nearest savannah.

Apparently, they do have a discriminating palette. Says primatologist Shelly Williams:

"We could hear them in the trees, about 10m away, and four suddenly came rushing through the brush towards me. If this had been a mock charge they would have been screaming to intimidate us. These guys were quiet, and they were huge. They were coming in for the kill - but as soon as they saw my face they stopped and disappeared."

Or perhaps she's just very, very ugly. I don't know.

If, as they say, only eight have been seen by scientists (if a scientist hasn't seen it, it doesn't exist), and none captured,

At present, only eight of these fascinating creatures have been seen by scientists, and none has been captured for study.

Then why are they worried about them being hunted to extinction?

It would be a tragic irony if these creatures, so new to science, are hunted to extinction before they are properly studied.

Wouldn't they be happy if someone killed one and gave it to them? Don't they do that to every other creature they study? I guess they don't have a big enough jar to put it in.

This map is pretty amazing. There's a lot of people living in those few blue areas. Thank God not enough!

We Don't Want No Illegal Aliens

Unhappy Democrats Need to Wait to Get Into Canada

I don't care if they want to go to Canada, let them go, what struck me is this:

"You just can't come into Canada and say 'I'm going to stay here'. In other words, there has to be an application. There has to be a reason why the person is coming to Canada," said immigration ministry spokeswoman Maria Iadinardi.

There is one way we could be more like Canada.

Next time, Use A Megaphone.

And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature - Mark 16:15

Someone was taking pictures of it.

News Flash!

Looks like it's a George Bush win!

But it's not quite over yet. How long until Kerry concedes?

We're waiting.

Kerry Disconnected From Reality

Iran's threats discredit Kerry nuke policy

Shouting "Death to America," and "Death to Israel," Iranian lawmakers decided unanimously Sunday to back the outline of a bill that would require the Islamic government to resume uranium enrichment.

Oh yeah, they only want nuclear power for peaceful purposes. Hey, why don't we sell them uranium?

On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Sen. John Kerry's campaign continues to advocate normalizing relations and providing nuclear fuel to Tehran's radical mullah-led regime despite the Iranian parliament's defiant, anti-American vote to proceed with uranium enrichment, a key process in development of atomic weapons.

Sorry, looks like Kerry already has that idea!

Bush's War?

"Must read" editorial by Ron Dart: A Brutal War

I have taken some heat from a few people for what they perceive as my support for "Bush’s war." I replied that it is not his war, it is ours and the stakes are huge. If we are afraid of casualties today, ours and theirs, we may miss a chance that will never come again. Lest you think that what I am telling you can’t come true, it already has.

Because we showed weakness before. Because we cut and ran after the bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon. Because we cut and ran after Somalia. Because we didn’t act after the bombing of the USS Cole, because we didn’t act after the bombing of American embassies in africa, because we didn’t act after the first Bombing of the World trade center, because we didn’t kill Osama Bin Laden when we had the chance and knew who he was, we got the tragedy we now call, 9/11.

Like Saul of old, we didn’t have the stomach to kill Agag, and we have ended up having to kill thousands, and it will probably get worse before it gets better.

Quote of the day:

Christians need to dismiss the god of their imaginations, and embrace the real thing.

The Big "If"

Osama Bin Laden Tape Threatens U.S. States Not to Vote for Bush

The Islamist website Al-Qal'a explained what this sentence meant: "This message was a warning to every U.S. state separately. When he [Osama Bin Laden] said, 'Every state will be determining its own security, and will be responsible for its choice,' it means that any U.S. state that will choose to vote for the white thug Bush as president has chosen to fight us, and we will consider it our enemy, and any state that will vote against Bush has chosen to make peace with us, and we will not characterize it as an enemy. By this characterization, Sheikh Osama wants to drive a wedge in the American body, to weaken it, and he wants to divide the American people itself between enemies of Islam and the Muslims, and those who fight for us, so that he doesn't treat all American people as if they're the same.

How do you vote for Kerry after that? Every American must stand together and vote for Bush! If America must go down, let it go down fighting and not slouching away with it's tail between it's legs. We must be united against our common enemy, defeat them now! Bicker later! I can't believe this is the United States of America with all its history of bravery and standing up for truth, justice and the American way. You just throw that away and vote for someone who should have been (and would have been during and before WWII) convicted of treason against this country? President?!

The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower.  He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. Deuteronomy 28:43-44

It doesn't have to be that way.

The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them. Deuteronomy 28:12-13

If only.

Hold On A Minute,

Bill Whittle has A Final Thought Before The Show. Well done, as usual.

President Bush has already done much to re-program our mortal enemies assumptions about our determination to finish what we start, no matter the cost. Three dangerous enemies have fallen during his watch -- Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. The first two were predicted to cause American streets to run red with blood as the Jihadists took their vengeance upon us. In the three years since 9/11, there have been no terrorist attacks on this country. That is a record to be proud of, and one that deserves the reward of my vote, at least.

I want to finish this fight, now. I don't think our children should have to worry about this five or ten or twenty years from now, when Iran or North Korea has had a chance to spread some nuclear largesse around. I believe a badly wounded enemy is more dangerous than a dead one. I want this fight to be over so that the country can afford to elect someone who panders to everyone and speaks French and can undo all this animosity from Europe with a few well-placed toasts and a conciliatory speech at the UN. The time for that is when this thing is over.

The Empty Throne

A picture worth a thousand words. I believe that says it all.

He Did Have A Point

Irma went to her friends house Saturday evening and James and I were home alone. Earlier, Irma had dug out a bassonet and left it in the living room, I guess to give to someone. James started playing with it and before I knew it he was sitting in it watching Barney.

I told him, "James, get out of that thing, if mommy sees you in there she's gonna be mad at you."

He just looked at me, "No, if mommy sees me in here she's gonna be mad at you."

Shocked at the absolute truth of that statement, I got him out of there right away.

Kids.

Voting Accomplished

I took James with me this morning and voted. It took about an hour. No problems at all, everyone was quiet, calm and happy. They must have all been voting for Bush. :)

On the way out a saw a car with both Bush and Kerry bumper stickers plastered on his rear window. I couldn't figure that one out, maybe he has multiple personality disorder. I wonder which one voted though?

One Billion?

Russian Expert Says Flu Epidemic May Kill Over One Billion This Year

The world is on the brink of a major flu epidemic — one that could claim more than a billion lives, the head of the Russian Virology Institute, Academician Dmitry Lvov said at a press conference organized by the RIA-Novosti news agency on Thursday.

"Up to one billion people could die around the whole world in six months," Lvov said. The expert did not give a timeframe for the epidemic, but said that it is highly probable that it will start this year. "We are half a step away from a worldwide pandemic catastrophe," the academic said.

I wonder what American experts are expecting? Combine this with vaccine shortages and you get chaos, and that's just the flu. Wow. I hope they're wrong.