2006 November | The Bull Speaks!

A 2007 Draft?

WASHINGTON â€??? A senior House Democrat said Sunday he will introduce legislation to reinstate the military draft, asserting that current troop levels are insufficient to sustain possible challenges against Iran, North Korea and Iraq.

“There’s no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm’s way,” said Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.

The idea here is to show, or force, a rift between the general population and the military my using the “D”-word.

Bad news, Dems. Some of us have advocated mandatory National service (the draft) for years. The Bull included! Every American, both male and female should be required to give two years service to this Nation – as the Nation sees fit – and regardless if there a war or not. This from a man with six children. Three daughters and three sons. I have hopes that each will chose to give back to the Land of their birth. To tell you the Truth, I hope it is by military service.

This is all most likely nothing more than a stunt on the part of Rangel. If it does come, though, I’ll be lobbying hard for its passage – so long as the Nation chooses where and how they serve by need.

Bull out.

Shooting Sundays!

The Bull is hereby announcing the formation of yet another Blog Carnival to clutter up the Web. This new Carnival shall be called…

Shooting Sunday!

Our subjects shall be Shooting (of course), and Hunting. We’re not looking for political posts for we shooters know where we stand. So unless the post is a funny story of an Anti-Gun politician making a complete fool of him or her self, just skip it! Instead, send in your post about your day at the range, something you saw at the gun store, your best hunting stories, product reviews, or just spin a yarn or two! (I just ask you to label fiction as such.) I imagine we could even stand the occasional fishing tale.

Here is the important info:

You can join us by either looking to the sidebar for the link, or submitting your post at the Blog Carnival website. Click on the “Select a Carnival” drop-down menu and scroll down to find “Shooting Sunday!“. Fill out the rest of the parameters and hit that “submit” button. It couldn’t be easier! Be sure to include a trackback link if you want all that good linkage lovin’!
Submitted post must be in by 6PM Central Time each Saturday evening in order to be placed in the Carnival on Sunday Morning.
*IF* the Carnival grows The Bull will be seeking other sites to help host “Shooting Sunday!“. If you are interested simply send an email to The Bull with your request.

I’ll update this post if/when more information is required or becomes available. Let’s see what can be done on Rootin’, Tootin’, Shootin’ Sundays!

Bull, out!

Shameless Family Plug

Here’s a completely shameless plug for my cousin Sydney Winchester and his new comic, Quazar:451. It’s always nice to see such talent in one’s family. Syd has done a remarkable job on this. Especially considering his work load. I honestly don’t know how he makes the time, but I’m certainly glad he does! Go check out the serial comic Quazar:451 and see what the future holds for our little hero.

I’ve added a permanent link to this comic in my sidebar. Read on!
Bull, out!

Dan

Well, what do you know?! The Bull’s life must have truly been on an upswing of late, (or else I’ve been horribly preoccupied with these damned crutches), for I have missed – for the first time – the birthday of my late, beloved brother, Dan. He would have loved this blogging thing… though he would have been completely anonymous about it.

Rest now, Brother. We’ll run together again soon enough.

A Wee Hurricane Katrina Reminder

Yes, it has been over a year since a storm named ‘Katrina’ ran on shore along the central Gulf Coast killing many and destroying what lives it couldn’t take outright. It was an ugly time. In the days that followed we saw the worst that Man can be come out in the form of looters, rapist, thieves and murderers.

Something that amazed me as a citizen of one of the Gulf cities hit by ‘Katrina’, (Though thankfully a glancing blow.), was how we saw so much more of the Good side of Man than we saw of the Evil. Yes, as usual the Media chose only to show what things had failed. Well, what failed were buildings, not the Spirit of Man. The Media chose to show how, in their estimation, the U.S. Government didn’t get help to us quickly enough. The Government did plenty, but what was important was how we helped ourselves – as we should!

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Some pictures of the damage in Biloxi, MS the day after the storm were posted last night to my shooting club forum by one of our hard-working members, Woody W. It was those photos that encouraged me to write this post a a small remembrance of the horror of that storm. This first pic is of the beach road – actually, Hwy 90 – which is was the “main drag” of Biloxi where the casinos and food establishments once stood. Even well established, even ancient roadbeds are no match for storm surge!

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Here is a photo that I truly encourage you to click on in order to see it in its full size, (1024×768). It shows the utter destruction that ‘Katrina’ brought down on the folks down here. This, Dear Reader, *is* the big money-making business district along the beach. Nothing survived. Nothing at all.

While New Orleans was, and remains, a grand ol’ city and the damage severe, take it from The Bull that the State of Mississippi was far worse hit with far more damage and much more loss of Life. The liberal Media for some reason didn’t want to tell America that. Perhaps because the Mississippi Governor, , stood up like a real Man and made things work without whining. Moreover, he publicly stated that he’d hang the looters himself if they were caught and brought before him. Damn, I like that man’s attitude!

I was in Biloxi, MS some three weeks ago driving along this very road. The highway is repaired, some of the big casinos are running down on the river end of the beach, but the area in the last photo looks basically the same. The trash is gone, but not a building is standing. Just a few lonely sign post and broken poles.

We have been so fortunate in having this Hurricane Season come and go with no storms. It has given us time to repair and rebuild. However, the scars and pain of loss from ‘Katrina’ will last lifetimes.

In Honored Memories of Those We Lost,
Bull.

McCain at GOPAC

I’ve been reading John McCain’s speech to GOPAC and I have to say that The Bull is impressed. John McCain got it right. Let me quote a bit of the speech which you can read in its entirety at the John McCain 2008 – The Exploratory Committee website. I recommend it to each and every American who is, like me, concerned with our future as a Nation.

Common sense conservatives believe in a short list of self-evident truths: love of country; respect for our unique influence on history; a strong defense and strong alliances based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility; steadfast opposition to threats to our security and values that matches resources to ends wisely; and confident, reliable, consistent leadership to advance human rights, democracy, peace and security.

We believe every individual has something to contribute and deserves the opportunity to reach his or her God-given potential. We believe in increasing wealth and expanding opportunity; in low taxes; fiscal discipline, free trade and open markets. We believe in competition, rewarding hard work and risk takers and letting people keep the fruits of their labor.

We believe in work, faith, service, a culture of life, personal responsibility. We believe in the integrity and values of families, neighborhoods and communities. We believe in limited government in a federal system, individual and property rights, and finding solutions to public problems closest to the people.

We believe in the rule of law and equal justice under the law, victim’s rights and taxpayers’ rights, and judges who interpret the Constitution and don’t usurp, by legislating from the bench, the public’s right to elect representatives to write our laws.

Common sense conservatives believe that the government that governs least governs best; that government should do only those things individuals cannot do for themselves, and do them efficiently. Much rides on that principle: the integrity of the government, our prosperity; and every American’s self-respect, which depends, as it always has, on one’s own decisions and actions, and cannot be provided as another government benefit.

I’ve said before that what America has needed most, indeed, what She has pined for over many years now, is an honest Hero. Many are now being forged in the heat of battle in Iraq and will, should we survive, go on to lead our Great Nation in the years to come. Perhaps, Dear Reader, just perhaps, we have one such hero in our midst right now in John McCain. Someone in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt. A straight talkin’, no foolin’ American Hero.

Something else we desperately need is someone to put the veto pen to paper when it comes to simple waste. My gods! How long can we go on spending like we are? And the Dems have now yet begun their orgy of financial feasting! Geez…. I need to quote McCain again….

In 1987, Ronald Reagan vetoed a highway bill because it because it had 152 earmarks. Last year, a Republican Congress passed a highway bill with 6,371 special projects costing the taxpayers twenty-four billion dollars. Those and other earmarks passed by a Republican Congress included fifty million for an indoor rainforest, $500,000 for a teapot museum; $350,000 for an Inner Harmony Foundation and Wellness Center; and 223 million for a bridge to nowhere. I didn’t see those projects in the fine print of the Contract with America, and neither did the voters.

A $50,000,000.00 indoor rainforest? A half-million dollar teapot museum? Yeah, I miss Uncle Ronnie.

Go read McCain’s full speech to GOPAC.

Bull, out.

Murtha Defeated

WASHINGTON â€??? Rep. Steny Hoyer emerged victorious Thursday after a bruising battle to win the No. 2 House leadership post in the 110th Congress.

Hoyer handily defeated Rep. John Murtha, who had the backing of House Speaker-nominee Nancy Pelosi to be her chief deputy when Democrats take back the House in January.

This is a two-sided item of note. 1) It is the beginning of the public notice of a division in the Democrats Party, and 2) it shows a slight glimmer of hope that the new Dems in office are not quite the morons that the older ones like Murtha have proven to be. That hope, however, is still microscopic.

Bull out.

Pardon the Dust…

I’m revamping this blog again. No doubt it will take several days to get things back to looking smooth. Well, as smooth as they ever have been, that is…

I’ve also upgraded to Wordpress ‘Ronin’ (2.0.5)!

Bull.

Mobile Weather

Weather is fickle down here in Mobile, AL. Maybe not as sneaky as back home, but more fickle on the whole.

This morning I was supposed to get the stitches out of my foot at long last, but the weather chose to give us hurricane-like rain and tornadoes. Anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of rain has fallen with more to come. Loads of fun… Anyhoo, the roads were so flooded I nixed the run into the lower areas of Mobile and just called in to the VA Clinic. The stitches can stay in another day or so without issue, but no need to risk the kids nor my mother-in-law who offered to drive me.

Tomorrow promises to be better with a high temp of 60 degrees and stiff winds. Do you know what that means? WIND CHILL ! For one day, at least, I’ll have a taste of mountain weather. Joy!

Won’t last, though… We’ll be back to the 70’s and 80’s before you know it.

Bull.

Murtha Mouthing Already

Yes. Already the in-fighting has begun within the Dem Majority. The Traitor, Murtha, is already complaining about someone daring to speak the truth about his past.

WASHINGTON â€??? The race to be the No. 2 House Democratic leader turned nasty Tuesday, with challenger Rep. John Murtha accusing opponents of “swift-boat style attacks” that hark back to his days being investigated in the FBI’s 1980 Abscam sting.

Yes, Abscam, when Murtha was caught on tape using fairly severe language and leaving an open-ended option to consider a future deal with undercover FBI agents. Oooo… Just the guy America needs to “clean up Congress” as per Pelosi. The New York Times reports that Murtha helped block changes in ethics policies that Democrats proposed last year and is known as “an astute backroom-deal maker known for trading votes for the pet projects known as earmarks. He has had family members who lobbied on issues under his control.”

What an idiot! Like he can be trusted.

Bull, out.

Small Town America Fights Back

Looks like small-town America still has some fight left in her…

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas â€??? This Dallas suburb became the first Texas city to pass tough anti-immigration measures, prompting fears they could lead to sanctioned discrimination and racism.

City Council members unanimously approved fines for landlords who rent to illegal immigrants, making English the city’s official language and allowing local authorities to screen suspects in police custody to check their immigration status.

The council made the series of 6-0 votes without discussion Monday night and took comment from the public afterward. A proposal to penalize businesses that employ undocumented workers was not voted on during the meeting.

Since 1970, Farmers Branch has changed from a small, predominantly white bedroom community with a declining population to a city of almost 28,000 people, about 37 percent of them Hispanic, according to the census. It also is home to more than 80 corporate headquarters and more than 2,600 small and mid-size firms, many of them minority-owned.

“They’re afraid that Farmers Branch is becoming Hispanic,” said Christopher McGuire, a resident of the city and spokesman for a group called United Farmers Branch. “It’s going to happen, and that’s not a bad thing.”

Well, Mr. McGuire, you are right. It is not a bad thing for a town to become predominately Hispanic – so long as said Hispanics entered this Country LEGALLY. And there, sir, is the problem. What we have is an influx of illegal aliens, (many of whom are Mexico’s criminal element to begin with), draining our resources, paying no taxes, and making a mockery of those you enter legally under the system.

The Bull supports forced deportation of illegals and a “shoot to kill” policy on the borders.

Bull, out.

Odds and Ends

0230 and I’m up listening to Bluegrass with a mind full of thoughts. So far tonight I’ve been able to sleep just long enough to have a nightmare. Damned things are my curse in this Life. ‘Nary a night goes by without at least one. Oh well…

My God, I do love bluegrass and old folk music! When it comes to jazz, go to New Orleans, but for real bluegrass you’ve got to go to the Carolina Mountains. Yeah, yeah. Someones gonna say Virginia or maybe West (by God) Virginia. Those folk are pretty good – for amateurs. Tennessee bluegrass is fair to middlin’. Strange thing about that blessed mountain music. I ain’t ever known anyone who could bear to stop a bluegrass tune before its natural end. Wonder why? One group that always has surprised me with their understanding of it is the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Always loved their rendition of “Rocky Top”, (and “Battle of New Orleans”)

Those nightmares that have been such a plague have lately begun to settle down to one or two themes. They used to run the spectrum from items in my childhood, to my time in the Navy, my brother’s suicide, and more. Now they have settled down to the troubles my ex-wife kicks up, and my own early demise. I suspect that last one comes from my recently discovered heart attack. As for the Ex, I know of no cure for that one. She’s a real pill. (Check another of my post here for an example of her work.) I imagine I’ll go to my grave with that banshee’s shriek in my ears.

As you may have noticed, Dear Reader, the past haunts The Bull and literallyhas all my Life.

I’m having a bit of trouble with the fact it is the middle of November already. Just days until Thanksgiving and then we fall precipitously into that most depressing of holiday seasons, Yule. (Christmas, for my Christian Readers.) Would it surprise you to know that Pagans have as much trouble with depression during this holiday as Christians? For pretty much the same reasons, too! Even for us the season has become a commercial enterprise rather than a time for reflection and Gathering. Just yesterday I told Lady Beth that it was such a damned shame that such a major source of pain should be placed in my favorite season here in Mobile, Alabama, Winter. I’d love to see, just once, our families to Gather together in respectful remembrance of those now gone and joyful, loving gladness of those still here, and spend the day together in fellowship and song – both the Christian and the Pagan. And ‘nary a bought gift to be seen! This year I’m tempted to treat the Family to a rendition of Dar William’s classic Yule tune “The Christians and the Pagans”. I imagine I won’t do it, though. Can’t sing worth a hoot. Too many years of bellowing against tyranny, (and now terrorism), have damaged The Bull’s vocal cords beyond repair.

I do have some high hopes for the Winter! There are strong possibilities that I may be visited here in The Pasture by beloved Friends and dear Family from far away. Michelle & Julie, (Cousins on Dad’s side. Haven’t seen Julie in years!), both may make a stop on their way from Pickens, SC to Houston, TX or the other way around. Three of my most beloved friends may also stop by for a visit &/or vacation. Nancy Gail who kept me together when I really should have flown apart. She may visit if she drives, rather than flies, to visit her parents in Texas. Liz who anchors me with wisdom and who always seems to know when to call. She may come down for a bit of a vacation and bring her Great Dane, ‘LeLu’. That should be interesting! Finally, Malece, my ‘Dark Child’. No matter the situation, no matter my pain, her song and her dance makes me young again. Oh, how I do Love these women! They have all three been loyal, dependable Friends and more. Lady Beth loves them as nearly as well as I. Perhaps due to the Friendships they made, perhaps because of the Friendship they have shown me. Doesn’t matter, really. Even if only one of these actually shows up, my Winter will be made. I have a glimmer of Hope of seeing my youngest daughter, Kelli, again before long as well. Hope, though, will have to do for now.

Perhaps now I can sleep in Peace, Dear Reader.

I have the Honor to remain Your Most Humble Servant,
Bull.

News that Worries Me

As I am stuck in this bloody chair waiting on my foot to heal I’m listening to the news from around the World, and I’m scared.

First, we’ve got a bunch of Liberal idiots running the 110th Congress. Pelosi has decided to place a TRAITOR named Murtha in charge of the party leadership saying “Your presence in the leadership of our party would add a knowledgeable and respected voice to our Democratic team”. That scares me because now we’ll all be forced to see his bloated, traitorous face on the news each week. The Dems are also going to demand a complete and total surrender of America to the terrorist – right after they make a final push to disarm law-abiding Americans… In order to make sure no Muslim terrorist get hurt.

In the Persian Gulf we’ve got enemy (read: Iranian) fly overs of American aircraft carriers, and in the Pacific there are Chinese submarines stalking our fleet and surfacing within striking distance of the carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), our only permenantly forward deployed aircraft carrier, without ever being challenged or even noticed! What the hell has happened to my Navy?! Where the hell was the rest of that task group?! Where were the cruisers USS SHILOH (CG 67) and USS Cowpens (CG 63), and the destroyers USS Russell (DDG 59), USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) and the rest of the 7th Fleet?! Where the hell were the fast-attack boats?! My stars… this sucks. My guess is that there are asses being gnawed to the bone all over the USN right now, especially in Submarine Squadron 15 (COMSUBRON15)! (And they damned well should be!)

Iran is still pushing against the United Nations and the United States with impunity. Meanwhile, the only person in the UN who will say what needs to be said, John Bolton, is likely to be sent home due to those Liberal idiots mentioned above!

With all of this happening, threatening our very lives, Americans seem to be more interested in Brittany Spears and whether or not she has a sex tape out there with her thug-wanna-be husband of the moment.

Can the Apocolypse be far off?

Bull, out.

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