Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

The latest reported casualty of the never-ending drug war comes from Jacksonville, Florida where an 80 year old man was killed by undercover...

Too often I get so wound up in pertinence, the desire to write something earth-shaking, that I forget the purpose of this humble little blog...

It's time again to submit another post to the Watcher of Weasels. Last time didn't go so well , but in my own opinion the article...

Under the heading of "Damn, I wish I had written that!" is a post from Teflon Don, a Combat Engineer with the United States Army,...

Good things always come in threes. One, if you are employed as a weather guesser, one of your colleagues would like to ensure that you don...

This morning I have received two presents, the first is a light blanket of snow that has shut down the local schools (meaning I didn't h...

It's so easy to get swallowed up with the doom and negativity, but once in a while I believe it's necessary to step back and take a ...

I caught this thread on Ace of Spades and found it quite interesting. Pamela Hess, reporter for API, was on CNN along with Martha Raddatz,...

The Weasel Watcher has just emailed me to remind me of the perpetual " link whorage " offer. To be sure, I have not forgotten th...

I see that it's been a little over a week since I last posted. No reason for it really, I just haven't found anything that's ca...

This is the greatest country in the world. No doubt the British thought the same of Britain in the last century, no doubt ancient Romans th...

According to a story in the Washington Post, linked here from MSNBC, the Democrats have decided to shut Republicans out of the lawmaking pr...

It appears as if only Instapundit and precious few others have picked up on this story, but the incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelo...

Merry Christmas to all! Don't forget the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who make it possible for us to live in peace, and always ...

It must be Christmastime because my father just called with his annual "Jesus is the reason for the season" message. I am definite...

Florida Governor Jeb Bush has suspended executions in his state following the botched job done on convicted killer Angel Nieves Diaz. Acco...

Observe Exhibit A. An obvious fraud. Fauxtography at it's worst. This photo is purported to be of the Scoundrel and various members o...

Much ado has been made about the Duke Lacrosse team and their rape scandal. This story has made the national news, complete with the talkin...

I have been finding it exceedingly hard of late to find any subjects worth writing about. Not that there's a lack of things happening w...

On one of the train e-groups I belong to we recently had a discussion involving AMTRAK. Such discussions are not uncommon amongst model rai...