Category 5 Hurricanes

The website Weathermatrix.net has compiled a list of all Category 5 Hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean since records began to be kept back in 1886. Including Hurricane Rita, there have only been 27 of these storms. Only 9 of them were Cat 5 when they made landfall, and only 3 of those hit the US mainland.

The Left will do anything to win...

Responding to the revelation that 2 of it's senior staffers illegally obtained Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele's credit report, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) stated that "the DSCC did not authorize the employees to access Mr. Steele's credit report".

They didn't authorize them? That sounds to me like the DSCC might authorize such illegal activity in the future; they just regret being caught at it now. As if their "authorizing" the access would have made it better.

I hope Mr Steele uses the left's favorite tool (the court system)to his full advantage.

Slick Willie at it again

This weekend, Slick Willie Clinton tried to establish his legacy as the greatest President in the history of the universe. After walking hand in hand with GHW Bush to raise money for Katrina victims, Mr Clinton goes on TV claiming that the world was a better place when he was in charge.

Supposedly, President Bush cancelled programs that were started by ex-President Clinton that were saving people from poverty.

Which programs were cancelled, specifically?

Why is it that African-American homeownership is at an all time high?

Why is it that unemployment is at record lows, even with Katrina's wrath?

Why are the federal coffers filling with more tax revenues than ever before?

Don't get me wrong. I think Dubya is spending WAY TOO MUCH MONEY. I'd like to see a smaller deficit. But I NEVER want to see a SURPLUS. That just means they've been stealing too much of our hard earned dollars.

And why is Mr Clinton criticizing Mr Bush for invading Iraq "virtually alone and before UN inspections were completed, with no real urgency." I guess that he forgot that little thing called BOSNIA!

You Hypocrite

How quickly they forget.

Sure, close to 1000 people so far have been confirmed dead, killed by the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. And the European press are loving it. Headlines in European rags lead with bylines about the American South looking like a third world country. They claim that no civilized nation would let it's people down like that.

I guess they forgot about their own natural disaster of just a few short years ago. In August of 2003, Europe experienced what we in Tennessee call a "heat wave." Temperatures got as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 deg C). A total of 40,000 people were killed by the heat. FORTY THOUSAND. What kind of civilized nation would let it's people die from nothing but the heat? No wind. No floods. Just heat.

I'm not saying that 104 degree weather isn't serious. It is, for sure. BUT, it would be nice if the European press would tone down their rhetoric just a bit.



For it is written:
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." Matthew 7:3-5 (NIV)

They'll never stop...

Not being satisfied at destroying a human being during the embryo stage, scientists at UC Irvine are letting the embryo develop longer until it develops specialized, neural stem cells.


I actually got a bit excited reading this article when it mentions that embryonic stem cells are " not the only type of stem cell". I thought it would acknowledge the many success stories from using Adult Stem cells derived from fat, placenta, nasal tissue, etc. But oh no. They then go on to describe the "neural stem cells". The article never once mentions adult stem cells.

Just wait until the scientists realize that if they just wait a bit longer, actual organs will be present for them to "harvest". In fact, why not just wait until 8 months or so have gone by for the "fetus" to develop even more special cells.

Why I hate "reality" TV

I can't stand these shows. "What Not to Wear." "The Batchelor." "Average Joe." "Survivor." etc.

They prey on people's insecurities, telling them that they are not acceptable the way they are. "You are pathetic and you need our help" is the message these shows send.

Well, it looks like one of these shows has finally gone too far. On September 18, 2005, the New York Daily News reports that the ABC show "Extreme Makeover" may have led to the suicide of a jilted contestant's sister.

It seems that Deleese Williams was flown to LA, promised a Hollywood makover, but on the eve of her surgery, the producer dropped her from the show because her recovery time post-operatively was predicted to be "too long." Before she was flown to LA, the producers got Ms Williams family and friends, including the sister who took her own life, to trash her viciously on camera for a dramatic effect. Shortly after Ms Williams returned home, humiliated, her sister killed herself. Ms Williams is now suing ABC.

Normally, I can't stand lawsuits, but I hope Ms Williams wins this one. That would make for some good reality TV.

New World Order

While I am not one who normally believes in conspiracies (except for the one about freemasons hiding the treasure of the Temple of Solomon under a church in NYC!), it looks like we are getting one step closer to a One World Government .


Ex-president of the US Bill Clinton looks like he is setting himself up to be president of the World. Rumors abound about his being next in line to be the Secretary General of the Useless Nations.

Wherever and whenever a neo-con-inspired disaster strikes, he's there, all smiles and thumbs up.

Now it looks like he's bringing 1000 of the world's "leading" thinkers, businessmen and politicians together for one big Clinton-a-thon in NYC, ostentatiously to talk about ending world poverty, lessening religious tensions, reduce global warming and to promote good democracies.

Just imagine the liberal utopia we could be living in, if only we would realize our own ineptitude and let Mr Clinton run our daily lives. We would all gladly work for free, donating our entire salaries to the less fortunate. We would allow the omniscient, omnipotent and benevolent government to provide for our every need. And there would be no need for private charities since big brother was watching out for us now. We would all hold hands, bow our heads and say a prayer to a greater "nothing", all the while admitting that the truest higher power resides in the governmental seat. We'd be riding to work on hydrogen powered bicycles, eating organic broccoli off of biodegradable plates that have been used a dozen or so times beforehand. And we'd all be registered Democrats.

Stem Cell Expert with "doubts"

A world renowned researcher, Professor Lord Robert Winston , has warned the world that there may be a lot of hype behind embryonic stem cell research. As reported by BBC news,Lord Winston feels that researchers have hyped outcomes just to get legislative approval and funding for their pet projects.

The vast majority of problems with embryonic stem cells could be avoided with more concentration on adult stem cells, as outlined in previous articles on this blog.

Democrats using Katrina to raise money

According to Devlin Barrett, a writer for the Associated Press, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee tried to pull a fast one by linking a letter criticizing the head of FEMA's handling of the Katrina disaster to a web page that asked for donations to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).

Embarrassed at being caught at this terrible abuse of a national tragedy, the DSCC disconnected the link, stating that any money raised by that website would be donated to the Red Cross.

Sure it will.

I guess we need to set un an independent investigative panel to validate the delivery of each and every dollar raised.

The Katrina Fiasco

The humanitarian disaster that followed Katrina was not the fault of any one person, department or political party.

The mayor of New Orleans was informed by the National Hurricane Director 2 days before the storm hit that an evacuation was necessary.

The Governor of Louisiana was asked by President Bush before the storm hit, to call for an evacuation.

The city and State officials asked that if people couldn't leave the city, they try to get to the Superdome. But no food or water was delivered there beforehand.

The Louisiana National Guard is under the command of the Governor. But they were not put in place until AFTER the chaos ensued.

From day 1, the news media was showing the horrific scenes from the Superdome and the Convention Center. Scenes of violence, deprivation and destruction. But, unbelievably, the Feds had no idea that people were even at the Convention Center.

How is it that Fox News was able to get reporters to the crowded overpasses, but FEMA couldn't get a water truck there?

Finally, I don't believe for a minute that the skin color of the victims had anything to do with the inadequate responses to Katrina. It had everything to do with the incompetence of those in charge.

Liberals LOVE tax increases!

Yesterday, Ms Diane Sawyer asked the President, "And I said, 'will you call for tax increases, in fact, if that's required?'" She was discussing Hurricane Katrina.

Why does the media beg and plead for tax increases?

I would suggest that one of the best ways to help out in this case would be to LOWER taxes-in particular the onerous taxes on Gasoline. That would amount to an immediate 30-50 cent decrease/gallon in prices, which would benefit not only the people who are fortunate enough to own a car, but also the people who have to buy groceries that are trucked in AND the relief agencies that are trucking down supplies now.

Liberal Bias in the Media (yet again)

During Mr Miles O'Brien's grilling of Gov. Barbour on this mornings "American Morning", Mr O'Brien repeatedly tried to get the Governor to lambast the Bush administration. Mr O'Brien repeatedly asserted that Katrina was a Cat 5 storm when it hit Florida and that the government should have been prepaired for the extreme magnitude of destruction in the Gulf coast.

Unfortunately for Mr O'Brien, his own network proves that it was indeed a Cat 1 storm as stated by the Governor.

I'm sure it was just a mistake. Not evidence of journalistic Bias. So an apology is soon to come...I'm sure.