Just before dawn one morning two armed men break into your house through the back door. The first thing they encounter is your dog, which is they shoot dead after it attempts to protect its home and family. The men then climb back out of the house, but you don’t know this, because you and your spouse have fled your home, leaving your 8 year old alone… presumably with two thugs who have just killed your dog!

Would it surprise you to know that the poll accompanying this story asking if the parents should face legal repercussions is running to a solid 56% YES? Me either.

I’d love to know the details of this case. Did the parents have a weapon of any sort they could have used for defense? Where was the the child’s bedroom? I’d think a mother or father’s first instinct would be to scoop the cherub up straightaway… and then make tracks. When it comes to flight or fight, not all of us are fighters… but the urge to run was so great neither could snag the kid first?

Mommy and Daddy need to be bitch slapped, hard. I wouldn’t leave my damned dog alone in the house with armed robbers, let alone my child or anyone else’s. WTF?

Peggy at The American Thinker has published a Rule Book for criticizing Barack Obama.

Rule 1 Don’t criticize family no matter who they are or what they do.
Rule 2 Don’t criticize any policy that the candidate might have even if he is not mentioned by name.
Rule 3 Don’t imply that Obama’s stunning rise to power was the result of anything less than divine intervention.
Rule 4 Don’t examine any of Obama’s anti-American, racist, terrorist, or criminal associates.

There’s a lot more… and it’s a must read!

I’ve been offline most of the day because this brand new Dell piece of shit decided to hiccup… again.

Then Vista thought it would be ever so lovely if we upgraded to Service Pack 1, after which I lost internet access and very nearly my mind. Luckily I shut everything down right before giving into the urge to take a baseball bat to the whole works.

On the plus side, every single shirt Arthur owns is now pressed to within an inch of losing its stitching. Ironing can be a cleansing exercise if you chant ‘Vista must die’ between squirts of spray starch.

Leanne at Intricate Art doesn’t do politics.

She paints stunning portraits - on camera, no less. Shoots breathtaking photography. Designs and builds fantastic websites that make us drool… A model net citizen and friend to her loyal readers, Leanne can and has done much on the internet… except share her political side.

All that has changed and I’m not sure she can go back… because of this post, an answering missive to Hillary’s request for funds. Rarely have I read such an elegant fisking… It’s a must read, not only because of how it was styled, but Leanne brings up a few points, one of which I’ve not seen elsewhere.

Go now, enjoy. You can thank me later.

…and it only takes 52 seconds.

Have you ever seen a dog roll over and expose its belly? Same thing, except he wants to roll over for ALL of us.
The Democrats will make a grave error when they nominate him, IMO. It’s not just the muslim thing, not just that he thinks everything is about him, not just the elitism or the black thing or even his wife.

He’s just so farking clueless about things that matter.

Hat tip: blogless Karlyn.