The Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.

One is Evil.
It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good.
It is joy, peace , love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:
"Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Food for thought...

US Payrolls Fall Again...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers unexpectedly cut jobs in February at the steepest rate in nearly five years, a second straight month of employment losses that heightened fears the world's largest economy has skidded into recession.

"The question appears no longer to be are we going into a recession but how long and deep it will be," said economist Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors Inc in Holland, Pennsylvania.

The Labor Department on Friday said 63,000 nonfarm jobs were eliminated on top of an upwardly revised loss of 22,000 in January, sharply contrary to Wall Street economists' forecasts that 25,000 positions would be added in February. For the rest of this story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080307/bs_nm/usa_economy_jobs_dc_9

Windfall Tax on Retirement Income

For those who saw this email:

Anyone who understands a fiat monetary system, our system, knows that...[Read below...............

Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income. This woman is a nut case! You aren't going to believe this.

Boy, are we in trouble... This woman is frightening.]

She quotes...

" We need to work toward the goal of equalizing income in our country and at the same time limiting the amount the rich can invest."

When asked how these new tax dollars would be spent, she replied :

"We need to raise the standard of living of our poor, unemployed and minorities. For example, we have an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in our country who need our help along with millions of unemployed minorities. Stock market windfall profits taxes could go a long ways to guarantee these people the standard of living they would like to have as 'Americans'."

Now that your dander's up read the real deal.

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Teachers Mobilize - Open Thread

Thank God somebody is still on the job. This is an all to common sight, whether in an email, a blog, or a restroom stall. The dumbing of America continues.



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Does Size Matter?

I heard an interesting radio debate the other day, about how the US would react in response to aggression, taking into consideration the difference in land masses. A country like Israel, pound for pound, can hold their own with just about any country in the world, despite their size. Over many years the US has nominated itself as "the world's top cop". We insert ourselves pretty much anywhere we deem necessary, or I would say in some cases, not necessary. If the tables were turned and it was us that were on the receiving end of an aggressive country, how would we react? Let's also say that on a comparative scale, we were the little guy. There is no doubt in my mind that we would fight as hard, or harder, than we did when fighting to become a nation. So, maybe it's time to rethink the way we do business in other's business.

Make no mistake, I'm 100% for protecting the US and having a shared involvement in world affairs. I'm not in favor of destroying an infrastructure, then spending billions using our "apology though rebuild" policy.

If your interested in checking out land mass comparisons, look under The Bigger Picture in the sidebar.

Pentagon's Active Denial System (ADS)

The Active Denial System (ADS) developed by Raytheon for the US Air Force Research Labs is a non lethal, counter-personnel directed energy non-lethal weapon which can be used against human targets at distances beyond the effective range of small arms. ADS projects a focused millimeter wave energy beam which induces intolerable heating sensation on an adversary's skin and cause that individual to be repelled without injury. ADS could be used to stop, deter and repel hostile elements without applying of lethal force.
ADS was developed by Raytheon company for the US Air Force Research Laboratory (ARL) and DOD Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate. The program is currently in Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator (ACTD) phase, which is scheduled to continue through the end of 2005. ADS will be operated from HMMWV, equipped with adequate power sources. Another application of ADS is considered for airborne applications, from platforms such as the AC-130 gunship. The development program will use more powerful and lightweight version of the land based system. This project is scheduled to continue through 2008.
As of January 2007, the system has entered extended user evaluation phase, and is currently deployed with the Air Force's 820th Security Forces Group (SFG) at Moody air force base in Georgia, USA. 820 is the first unit selected to conduct these tests. The system will be evaluated in assisting troops in securing base perimeters, checkpoints and entry control points during peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance, and crowd dispersal.

O'reilly Interview with Bill Maher

Maher has a definite opinion on most things, but is particularly fond of the war in Iraq.

This is a rush transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," August 21, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "Personal Story" segment tonight, commentator Bill Maher's HBO series "Real Time" begins a new season this coming Friday. And joining us now from Los Angeles is the star of that extravaganza, Mr. Maher himself. For the rest of this interview visit: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294083,00.html