We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:14:15 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. You're advertising here, we should get an ad at your place... ********************************** Over at Cogito Ergo Geek, we find this interesting take on the DC's appeal of the overturning of their gun ban. The context of the appeal was reminiscent of throwing the baby from the Troika to distract the pursuing wolves. They seemed willing to concede that long guns were acceptable as self-defense weapons, but having... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:24:30 -0600 JTG: I am not going to leave the entire site up. But I think I will leave at least some of the best posts up. There are a few I think deserve to stay up there - the tributes to fallen heroes, for instance. And some where I managed to make sense. But there is also a lot of nonsense that I am going to take down. It will take me a while, though :) So, read away! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64741 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64741 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:18:01 -0600 .30-06 will do, I reckon. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64710 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64710 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:49:09 -0600 .338 Lapua? Maybe? Please? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64709 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64709 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:18:24 -0600 JTG, we're going to have to take up a collection to get you to the Castle, so that you can get a properly sore shoulder. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64650 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64650 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:38:57 -0600 Oh, and I do hope that Cass will leave the site up, in an archive kind of way, because I have not yet read as much as I want to read (that is, all of it) of what she's written. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64649 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64649 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:16:29 -0600 OK, I clicked on all of those links, as ordered (and I must say yer about the only person I'd take that kind of order from, and maybe IRL) and skimmed&sortaread them. I *am* interested in 2nd Amendment law, because I do believe that the folks who want to ban the Evil Black Rifles will soon afterwards come for my Bedside Revolver. Besides, I got to put 5 rounds through an Evil Black Rifle once, at a Friends of the NRA event, and my response was like, "Did it fire?" (I had just been shooting my .45 revolver, which may have de-sensitized me.) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64648 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64648 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:56:39 -0600 I hope Cass will occasionally use the key to the Castle to toss us a meaty morsel. Speaking of meaty morsels, if she goes AWOL too long, I can always threaten to drag out that pic of her as a blonde...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64642 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64642 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:02:40 -0600 *Sigh* indeed ... it's a sad day for the blogosphere. I hope Cass will occasionally use the key to the Castle to toss us a meaty morsel. On the Rather v. CBS thing ... AHhahahahaha! I hope they all go down chewing on each other. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64640 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64640 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:31:10 -0600 Since Obama has pledged to attack Pak, and so has bin Laden... well, it would seem to me that I should be against both since their politics seem to be meshing. *shudder* http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64623 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64623 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:48:16 -0600 ...but I don't pretend to understand the politics of that region. Neither do most Paks under the age of thirty -- it takes them that long just to sort out all the political parties, alliances and personalities. State Department instruction to Yours Truly: Do *NOT* discuss politics or religion. My comment: The SD brief was PC-driven to preclude "giving offense to the children." My understanding of the situation over there would be exactly zip if I hadn't disregarded that bit of advice. The Paks love discussing both (keep it dispassionate, alternate buying the tea and cookies, and don't get vehement -- it's impolite to yell) and didn't have any heartburn with yours truly being a Crusader Myrmidon. And don't mistake a Pak getting close as an attempt to get in your face -- it's the normal way they carry on a conversation. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64620 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/09/hi_fires_20_sep.html#comment-64620 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:28:10 -0600