Philip Nelson

CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens’ rights

CNN Just posted their results to a recent poll and their results were very interesting! Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government’s become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. Forty-four percent [...]

Dems call Bush on the threat of using “The Nuclear Option” to bypass will of congress

My first attempt at making a primitive bow

As a fan of GI Joe, I’ve been “trained” since I was a youth that “Knowing was half the battle”.. I’m always interested in learning how to do things, fix things, tweak things. A few months ago, NewTek’s CEO told me about an series of books called “The Traditional Bowyer’s Bible”. I purchased a set [...]

Time Lapse video of US Airways flight 1549 being raised from the Hudson River

You probably remember the images of US Airways flight 1549 floating on the Hudson River as the passengers gathered on the wings awaiting rescue. Video has been release that shows the salvage efforts of flight 1549 and the raising of the aircraft from the frozen Hudson River. Exclusive unseen video footage of the Miracle on [...]

Obamacare: Don’t pay Insurance fine? Go to Jail!

I don’t think anyone would disagree when I say that the Heath Insurance industry needs reform but I keep reading more and more idiotic suggestions and decisions from our “leaders” in DC.. This one was irritating but not suprising.. From Politico.com – Read the original HERE Ensign receives handwritten confirmation This doesn’t happen often enough. [...]

The SCARIEST site on the internet

YOU MUST CLICK THIS LINK! This is truly the scariest website on the internet.. Two interesting things to look at. In the first section – Debt per Citizen In the bottom section – Liability per Citizen To view the site click HERE Please share this link with everyone you know. It really puts the outrageous [...]

Napolitano promises to enforce current immigration laws.

Today in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitano addressed sheriffs from across the country and promised to enforce our current immigration laws. One comment from the Miami Herald article struck me as “funny”. Napolitano said she wanted to give sheriffs’ departments access to immigration databases so illegal migrants who are criminals can be identified [...]

Will whole body imaging lead to “TSA Porn”?

So you’re at the airport, you’ve gone through the inevitable check-in and security line, when you walk through a machine you think is a metal detector, just like you probably have a number of times before. However, if you’re at one of nineteen airports across the country testing new “whole body imaging” scanners, you might [...]

Road Warriors bare all for TSA – Millimeter Wave X-Ray

CNN.com posted a GREAT article about the TSA’s plan to roll out millimeter X-Ray to more and more airports. I hope someone releases the scans of our top politicians. The option of walking through a whole-body scanner or taking a pat-down shouldn’t be the final answer, said Chris Calabrese, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union. [...]

Power grab continues – Cybersecurity to be federalized..

Senate Legislation Would Federalize Cybersecurity Rules for Private Networks Also Proposed By Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus Key lawmakers are pushing to dramatically escalate U.S. defenses against cyberattacks, crafting proposals that would empower the government to set and enforce security standards for private industry for the first time. Read Article HERE