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Armored backpacks and a rush on guns after Conn.
When Ken Larson’s 1-year-old son starts school in a few years, he’ll be carrying an armored backpack.
After the Connecticut school shooting, Larson and his wife have decided to buy him one just to be safe. Larson already owns one himself that he takes with him when he goes to the movies.
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Now we have armored backpacks for our children. What is the next level, to provide a bullet proof bodysuit and head protection while the backpack is in their locker?
It’s as though our children have become targets in a video game.
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And now The Mayan Channel forecast. Thursday: cloudy, chance of showers, high 39. Friday: volcanoes, asteroid strikes, apocalypse.- David Letterman
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The World is a Safer Place Without Saddam
- UN Seeks New Aid for Syria Crisis and Predicts 1 Million Refugees by Mid-2013
- Troops gone, US increasingly sidelined in Iraq
- China Says Geology Boosts Island Claims
- Probe at U.S. military day care center removes 33 workers
- Arizona cops foil girl s school shooting plot with help from Toronto police
- Bells toll for Connecticut victims 1 week after shooting
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WikiLeaks to Turn on Faucet in 2013
WikiLeaks is preparing to release more than a million documents next year, the controversial website’s founder said Thursday.
Julian Assange did not provide details about their contents but said they “affect every country in the world.”
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Saddam’s Stolen Guns and No, It’s Not the One George W Bush Took from Saddam
Four men were arrested on Thursday and accused of conspiring to sell stolen firearms believed to have belonged to the family of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, officials said.
The pistols, shotguns and revolvers are estimated to be worth $250,000 to $350,000, according to a statement issued by the office of U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman in Newark, New Jersey.
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No Ruskie Kids For USA
President Vladimir Putin criticized “medieval” conditions at Guantanamo Bay as he backed lawmakers’ retaliation against U.S. human-rights sanctions that include a ban on adoptions of Russian children in America.
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I just reread the Gospels replacing the work “rich” with “poor” and now the Republican Party makes perfect sense. – LOLGOP
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Republican Shenanigans
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Don’t worry, everyone. Boehner is hatching up a new plan that conservatives will love called the “Late-Term Abortion Option.” – LOLGOP
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Rock the Voter News
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Boehner Stonewalls
…”Speaker Boehner’s partisan approach wasted an entire week and pushed middle-class families closer to the edge,” Reid said. “The only way to avoid the cliff altogether is for Speaker Boehner to return to negotiations, and work with President Obama and the Senate to forge a bipartisan deal.”
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So, the Republicans didn’t learn their lesson when they ignored the middle class in the last election. So, now they’re going to hurt the middle class even more. Do they realize they need votes to get re-elected?
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Trying to make Fox News viewers find Benghazi on a map would be too cruel. – LOLGOP
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Ping Pong Balls and TVs Kill More Than Guns Do. Yep, Directly From Texas…
Incoming Texas State Rep. Kyle Kacal says guns don’t kill people—ping-pong kills people.
“I’ve heard of people being killed playing ping-pong—ping-pongs are more dangerous than guns,” he says. “Flat-screen TVs are injuring more kids today than anything.”
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Biz/Tech News
- Oil Prices Drop After House Republicans Cancel Vote – report
- Bernard Madoff Brother to Face Victims in NY Court
- Abrupt end for Martha Stewart CEO
- Americans earned more, spent more, saved more
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Again, the only thing that will break the GOP’s Tea Party delirium will be markets crashing. – LOLGOP
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Meanwhile, Back in the Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation is moving toward taking over a coal mine that supplies one of two power plants on the reservation, in an effort to preserve jobs and protect one of its top revenue sources.
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Have a Happy Holiday Weekend!
I’ll Be Online Christmas Eve.
I hope this is your best holiday ever!
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Odd News
- Massive Christmas light display draws crowds, annoys neighbors
- Steve Jobs superyacht impounded over unpaid Starck designer bill
- Judge: La. woman can flip finger in holiday lights
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Time to Deflate Photo
I am so glad the Mayans were wrong.
Peace.
