So, what do we know? Apparently, a Nigerian man sews a complex liquid/powder explosive device into his underwear, and airport security reacts with a fresh set of restrictions.
-Only one carry-on bag.
-Nothing in your lap and no moving around in the last hour before landing
-Getting searched again before actually boarding the flight.
Also, apparently, despite the fact that he claims Al-Qaeda ties, he is just one crazy man and the "system works".
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
It's been a While
..But I'm momentarily back. Work keeps me busy. A quick roundup: Copenhagen fails- all shocked and appalled. Senate manages cloture on healthcare- normal americans understandably upset. Not much new on the Jihad Front, but really you should be checking Jihad Watch for that.
What to say about Copenhagen? Well, Climategate was an obvious spike to the wheel. Unsurprisingly, many environmentalists claim it means nothing. One of my own friends mentioned that he would rather err on the side of halting global climate change and find out it wasnt necessary, or even possible. Fun. You enjoy your healthy serving of tyranny in the name of "well, it might happen, and we have a minuscule change of stopping it anyway". More irritating to Ezra Levant's "severely normal" people was the hypocrisy. 1200 odd limousines flown in for the summit? Not one on California emission standards, I'll bet. And as far as I know, the most popular and inexpensive freight planes in Europe are Antonovs. So you have a diesel-devouring military cargo plane flying gas-guzzling limos to overpaid diplomats debating... reducing consumption to save the planet. But it's OK- we can do what Diane Francis wants and limit ourselves to 1 child, nevermind that replacement is 2.1. But that's more Mark Steyn's gig than mine.
On to the Senate. Cloture, as I understand it, is the finalization of a Bill so that it has to be voted on as is. One more lumbering step for the Juggernaut/Abomination that is the Healthcare bill. Even leftist groups are distancing themselves from it, as the only thing worse than bad legislation is Poorly Written Bad Legislation. I'm looking forward to the 2010 midterms.
That's enough for now, more to come once I get internet in my house. In parting, a special thanks to Monique Stuart, who keeps me in her blogroll despite my sporadic posting. I'm sure it has nothing to do with how much easier it is to leave things alone than delete them. Enjoy the snow, Monique, and do what my DC friends do; claim it's too dangerous to go to work so you can hit the pub and make drunken snowmen!
What to say about Copenhagen? Well, Climategate was an obvious spike to the wheel. Unsurprisingly, many environmentalists claim it means nothing. One of my own friends mentioned that he would rather err on the side of halting global climate change and find out it wasnt necessary, or even possible. Fun. You enjoy your healthy serving of tyranny in the name of "well, it might happen, and we have a minuscule change of stopping it anyway". More irritating to Ezra Levant's "severely normal" people was the hypocrisy. 1200 odd limousines flown in for the summit? Not one on California emission standards, I'll bet. And as far as I know, the most popular and inexpensive freight planes in Europe are Antonovs. So you have a diesel-devouring military cargo plane flying gas-guzzling limos to overpaid diplomats debating... reducing consumption to save the planet. But it's OK- we can do what Diane Francis wants and limit ourselves to 1 child, nevermind that replacement is 2.1. But that's more Mark Steyn's gig than mine.
On to the Senate. Cloture, as I understand it, is the finalization of a Bill so that it has to be voted on as is. One more lumbering step for the Juggernaut/Abomination that is the Healthcare bill. Even leftist groups are distancing themselves from it, as the only thing worse than bad legislation is Poorly Written Bad Legislation. I'm looking forward to the 2010 midterms.
That's enough for now, more to come once I get internet in my house. In parting, a special thanks to Monique Stuart, who keeps me in her blogroll despite my sporadic posting. I'm sure it has nothing to do with how much easier it is to leave things alone than delete them. Enjoy the snow, Monique, and do what my DC friends do; claim it's too dangerous to go to work so you can hit the pub and make drunken snowmen!
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