All Iowa mourns the happenstance which might deprive us of the ability to see more of Judge Moore, the disrobed jurist who graces your comprehensive guide to GOP presidential wannabees.
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"While breaking our stud horse this weekend, Judge Moore was thrown and hit on his back. After visiting the doctor, he has broken and/or cracked ribs. "
That doctor must have a particularly objectionable bedside manner.
And it was an error for the spokesperson to specify that the horse was a stud. Vulgar language offends the puritans who determine whom we will permit you to vote for in the Holy Crusade to retire His Obamaness. The only acceptable usage to the Vander Plattsians is "boy" horse.
Jun 30, 2011
No Cops; A Pilot Project in Texas
Having a little trouble with your city budget? Fire all your cops as city bosses did in Alto, a community of about 1,200 in east Texas, roughly halfway between Dallas and Houston.
The Forbes writer who latched onto the story writes:
In the meantime, for protection against ne’er-do-wells, petty thieves and outright criminals, citizens of Alto will have to rely on the Cherokee County sheriff’s office, headquartered 12 miles away.
There is so much wrong with that, beginning with idiocy of policing the ne-ers. If the five fired officers spent much time correcting Slim and Jake for idling away their days whittlin' on the court house lawn, they weren't actually police, more like armed harassment agents for the Calvinist class.
Then there's that strange distinction. Mr. Forbes-Writer, a petty thief IS an outright criminal.
I'm not all that worried about the safety of the good folks in Alto. I'm no Texan, but I've lived there. I'm still blessed with Texas friends. The first time I ever saw the window sign saying "We Don't Call 911" was in Texas.
A not-unusual mindset in that part of the world holds that a good cop can be handy to have around when things go bad, but it isn't always that big a deal. Dee Brown once wrestled to the ground the myth about outlaws taking over the western town when the marshall went on vacation. The most likely result of such a try was a set of coffins propped vertically for the convenience of the town photographer. Then the good citizens cleaned their guns, put them away, and went back to their store-keepin', doctorin', and whittlin'.
Alto hopes to hire its cops back in six months. but maybe they'll rethink. This could develop into a useful little experiment in anarcho-capitalism, nice Alto people going politely about their private affairs, not thinking much about the belt gun unless a clueless thug gives them reason to.
The Forbes writer who latched onto the story writes:
In the meantime, for protection against ne’er-do-wells, petty thieves and outright criminals, citizens of Alto will have to rely on the Cherokee County sheriff’s office, headquartered 12 miles away.
There is so much wrong with that, beginning with idiocy of policing the ne-ers. If the five fired officers spent much time correcting Slim and Jake for idling away their days whittlin' on the court house lawn, they weren't actually police, more like armed harassment agents for the Calvinist class.
Then there's that strange distinction. Mr. Forbes-Writer, a petty thief IS an outright criminal.
I'm not all that worried about the safety of the good folks in Alto. I'm no Texan, but I've lived there. I'm still blessed with Texas friends. The first time I ever saw the window sign saying "We Don't Call 911" was in Texas.
A not-unusual mindset in that part of the world holds that a good cop can be handy to have around when things go bad, but it isn't always that big a deal. Dee Brown once wrestled to the ground the myth about outlaws taking over the western town when the marshall went on vacation. The most likely result of such a try was a set of coffins propped vertically for the convenience of the town photographer. Then the good citizens cleaned their guns, put them away, and went back to their store-keepin', doctorin', and whittlin'.
Alto hopes to hire its cops back in six months. but maybe they'll rethink. This could develop into a useful little experiment in anarcho-capitalism, nice Alto people going politely about their private affairs, not thinking much about the belt gun unless a clueless thug gives them reason to.
Jun 29, 2011
Perhaps you can hear my heart pounding
Checking the market close I discovered a Ruger press release. Gunland is graced with a new one -- the SR40c. It is an SR40 chopped down enough to earn the c, for concealable. See?
I can't begin to say how wonderful it is to have another plastic gun available.
I'll bet it shoots well enough for its intended purpose if I do my part.
I can't begin to say how wonderful it is to have another plastic gun available.
I'll bet it shoots well enough for its intended purpose if I do my part.
Go Kiwis
If your social calendar shows August 13 open, you have two choices. Come to Iowa and get sunburned and bored at the Ames Straw Poll ...
... or hop a plane to Welllington, and join New Zealand libertarians for their conference at Mac's Brewery.
Kiwi libertarian Sally O'Brien's announcement tops anything we can offer
"Let it be known that Libertarianz can organise a piss-up in a brewery... or in fact anywhere."
Why can't we have leaders like that?
... or hop a plane to Welllington, and join New Zealand libertarians for their conference at Mac's Brewery.
Kiwi libertarian Sally O'Brien's announcement tops anything we can offer
"Let it be known that Libertarianz can organise a piss-up in a brewery... or in fact anywhere."
Why can't we have leaders like that?
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