If I Had $1500 to Spend on a Monitor…

…I’d buy this Dell 30″ widescreen. How great would it be to have a 30″ monitor?

Today’s History Lesson: Who Has Controlled the Middle East

The map below is from Maps of War. It shows who has controlled the middle east since 3000 BC.

By the way, I can’t resist a poking fun at people who are afraid to mention Jesus Christ. Note that when the presentation plays, it doesn’t say “3000 B.C.” but rather “3000 B.C.E.” What’s so scary about Jesus Christ? Why do some people feel the need to substitute the lame and unnecessary “Before Common Era.” Wikipedia says, “The term common era is preferred by some as a religiously-neutral alternative.” Um, not it is not “religiously-neutral.” The dating still refers to Jesus Christ even if it doesn’t mention his name specifically. So why are people afraid of mentioning his name? Does it offend Jews, Muslims, or Hindus to refer to Christ with a dating scheme? Of course not. B.C.E. is a silly convention.

I Hope You Enjoyed that Good Looking Superdome…

…because it was your hard earned federal taxes that spruced it up in time for the football game. It ticks me off when cities give rich team owners sweetheart deals on new stadia, but it is even worse when FEMA funds a large part of the bill for a sports stadium fixer-upper.

Basic Human Rights Is Something We All Need to Compromise On

From Colbert:

If You Like the Simpsons…

…all of the episodes are available here.

Bill Clinton Tried To Kill Santa

From Jay Leno:

Bill Clinton–Not Exactly Tough on Terror

Everyone with a computer has seen Chris Wallace’s interview with President Clinton. As with many things, Clinton talked a nice talk, but he didn’t always walk the walk. For example, Clinton actually pardoned some Puerto Rican terrorists. That’s not being tough on terror.

Consumer Reports Examines Ethanol

Consumer Reports found:

* The fuel economy of [their flexible fuel] Tahoe dropped 27 percent when running on E85 compared with gasoline, from an already low 14 mpg overall to 10 mpg (rounded to the nearest mpg). This is the lowest fuel mileage we

This Van Can Comfortably Fit 12 Jihadists in the Back

I would love to hear this ad. This is funny stuff.

By the way, why am I not surprised that some people can’t take a joke.

Nice Quote From Bolton

Ambassador Bolton had a good quote concerning the nutbag Chavez:

UN Amb. John Bolton was nonplussed by it all:

“The real issue here is he knows he can exercise freedom of speech on that podium, and as I say, he could exercise it in Central Park, too,” Bolton said. “How about giving the same freedom to the people of Venezuela?”