Fav Crockpot Recipe-Potroast

Carnival of the Recipes email notification this week: a request for fav crockpot recipes.

*whew!* What a relief. I’m glad it wasn’t a request for fav Mexican food, cos I’ve had enough South of the Border Gas this week to last me a while, after Vicente Fox’s Lapdog gave that speech Monday night…

(Deep breath. Calming down now.)

OK, fav crockpot recipe: easy-peasy.

Get up in the a.m. Dump a pot roast in a crockpot.

Salt n pepper it. (Use coarse Kosher salt and grind the pepper freshly.)

Add fav veggies. I like to pack the space tight with onion wedges, carrots (whole or chopped in LARGE pieces), chopped celery and potatoes, whole small potatoes or large chunks–maybe 1/2-potato to 1/4-potato pieces. Add maybe a cuppa water (all the juices will make plenty of “gravy”).

Cook on high for an hour, then turn it to low and bug out for the day.

Come home and—Bada-bing!—treat yourself.

If you really need to, take a hand mixer and vigorously whisk a lil arrowroot or cornstarch in some of the hot juices to thicken some gravy.

RAPA: Blogger Fishing/Weekend Open Post

Yeh, this is my Open Trackbacks Alliance Weekend Open Post. Link to this post and track back. More below the post.


“RAPA”=random act of personal amusement.

I caught this lil thing from reading The Random Yak‘s [caught & released—and I hadn’t even chummed the water yet… ] RSS feed (since comments are not yet enabled there, it makes commenting via email easy. besides, I read a majority of blogs that way, anyway, cos it’s just a faster way to scan through the meat of their posts).The Platypus Society devised a diabolical bait for Blogger Fishing: Links. Here, let’s let TPS explain the bait and hook plan:

For bait, I plan on using something that most bloggers find irresistible: Links. Bloggers are notorious for their compulsive habit of checking their hitcounter, Technorati ranking, or TTLB ranking to keep track of any new visits or links to their site. Below I have set the bait by posting links to a number of bloggers and have clicked on each one to help stir up the chum in the water. Feel free to click on the links below and visit these fine bloggers and help stir up the blogger feeding frenzy.

OK, TRY baited the hook for me with a link to twc, but he wasted his bait in my case, cos I saw his RSS feed long before one of my sporadic checks for links from other blogs. Nevertheless, I kinda like the idea, but I wanna twist it a bit. If you are hooked by finding a link to you (listed below) when you check your ShortStats, TTLB or Technorati or whatever,

  1. Go ahead and note in a post that you were hooked by your linkage check.
  2. Link here and track back to let me know you were hooked and then
  3. Make some link chum/bait of your own, hoping to hook a few for your own blogger catch of the day.

Here’s the bait I’m setting out:

Continue reading “RAPA: Blogger Fishing/Weekend Open Post”

Stop the ACLU

Guest Post by Kender


Our erstwhile and dearly beloved President Bush, having found one of his testicles behind the couch, FINALLY gets around to attempting to begin to consider taking the correct course of action by deploying 6000 National Guard Troops to aid ICE in securing our Southern Border in Name Only (SBNO) and the ACLU races with all haste to try to undermine the deployment by whining incessantly and lying to the American people.

“Oh-ho” you say, along with “Kender? How can you say that the ACLU is LYING to the goodly citizens of the United States?”

Here’s how, and as usual, it is attributable to The Queen of the ACLU, The Beauty of the Bill of Rights, the Nancy of the Nine Amendments (ask him, there is no Second Amendment) Anthony Romero:

“Turning immigration enforcement policy into another military operation is not the answer. The president’s proposed deployment of National Guard troops violates the spirit of the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the military from getting into the business of civilian law enforcement.

(emphasis mine)
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Did you catch that?

I made it real big so you would catch it, but how many of you actually caught it?

Actually the question should be how many of you even know about it?

SEC. 15. From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus, or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress; and no money appropriated by this act shall be used to pay any of the expenses incurred in the employment of any troops in violation of this section And any person willfully violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding two years or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Let me repeat that.

except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress;

Got that? Never mind the fact that the since the Posse Comitatus Act is an AMERICAN LAW it should logically only apply to AMERICAN CITIZENS!!!!! But applying our laws to criminal aliens is a fight that the ACLU has won….for the moment.

But we all know that where the ACLU is concerned logic has nothing to do with it.

I propose the radical concept that it is SPECIFICALLY the job of the federal government to secure the border, and if we need National Guard Troops to accomplish that goal then that is what needs to get done. If these millions of criminal aliens were coming across with guns and in uniform would the ACLU demand that Bush not send the military to stop the invasion?

I bet they would.

In WW2 the current ACLU would have been suing the government for placing anti-aircraft guns on the coast (many of those were placed on private property with the owners blessings) and demanding that blackout rules be abolished because forcing one to turn out the lights during a possible air raid would put them in danger of tripping on something in the dark, thereby depriving them of their right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Of course, the ALCU is more than happy to let someone pursue their personal happiness in the dark, often times even when it involves children, but that is a rant for another day.

The fact of the matter is that the government has failed us by refusing to secure the border, and we have been invaded. The ACLU is doing everything in their power to stop the government from doing ITS’ JOB and in the process making us all a little less safe with each and every day that goes by.

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The above article was a guest post. While I agree with Kender in principle, please note one minor and one serious exception I take, below. Oh, and do note that I placed this post under multiple categories, including SEX! After all, this post does have as much to do with sex as President Bush’s immigration policy has to do with border control and national security…

The minor exception? Posse Comitatus does not apply to repelling alien invasions. The President could just as legally authorize the regular Army to patrol the border to repel an invasion… and three million illegal aliens a year does constitute an invasion! Especially when those coming from Mexico are doing so with the active encouragement and participation of the Mexican government.

But G.W. Bush, Vicente Fox’s Lapdog and the ACLU’s punching bag, won’t make that point.

Not to pick too fine a nit, Kender does begin with a false assertion, above: Vicente Fox’s Lapdog, AKA President George Bush, didn’t actually find one of his balls behind the couch; he didn’t have a microscope powerful enough and pair of tweezers small enough for the job…*sigh* Yes, I am well and truly finished with showing any respect for the person of George W. Bush, after his shameful display of dishonesty Monday evening.

Who are they?

At The People’s Cube.

Watch the video. Read the post (page down for the entire thing after watching the video).

They trekked thousands of miles in searing heat…
They crossed the border risking life and limb…
They get paid peanuts…
They do jobs others refuse to do…
Some people back in their own country treat them with little respect…
They live crammed together in substandard conditions…
They rarely see their families…
They have to learn a foreign language and culture…
They recognize only one flag…

WHO ARE THEY?

“Alex, I’ll take ‘Red Square for President’ for $2,000.”

Oh, and do see the commonsense negotiating stance on immigration/border control proposed at The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler.

h.t. Woody

A rant by any other name…

Or should I say, “A rant of a different color”?

Before I rant, a disclaimer of sorts: anyone who reads the following rant resulting from an extreme distaste for the kakistocracy that runs Mexico and its blatant aiding and abetting (and direct involvement!) in the violation of American sovereignty and accuses me of being racist is a jackass. And that’s putting it politely. Far more politely than any such accusation might deserve.

Now, a note to Vicente Fox’s Lapdog, AKA President George W.Bush:

If you had balls the size of BBs, you’d take the casus belli offered the U.S. via state-sponsored violations of American sovereignty* and shove it down Mexico’s throat: declare war on Mexico. Invade it and kick all the Mexicans out (for being illegal aliens on American property). Send ’em to Castro and Hugo Chavez to deal with. Oh, keep the ricos for use in hard labor on chain gangs, breaking rocks and swamping raw sewage to dump on their resort beaches and the like. Rape the land of its amazingly rich natural resources (oil at $15 a barrel? You betcha!), and when it’s all gone, salt the land with, well, salt, vacate and tell the former owners they can have it all back, best o’ luck to ya now! Head on back north behind a 2,000 mile long 100′ high fence that’s TOTALLY militarized.

That’d tell folks the U.S. is serious about security and serious about soverignty. State-sponsored invasion? Wanna play that game, better lay back and enjoy the ride.

Rant OFF. For now.

*On top of Mexican government policies encouraging alien invasion of the U.S., Mexican military incursions onto U.S. soil to protect drug runners and other illegal aliens_1_,_2_,_3_ are rampant. And Vicente Fox’s Lapdog talks about “cooperation” between American and Mexican authorities to control the border! Cooperation? Yeh, a one-way street. Sell out the Minutemen, turn a blind eye to Mexican military incursions and give a wink and a nod to the Mexican government publishing handbooks on how to sneak across our border.

Yeh, I’m still pi**ed off. But I’m not ranting, now. No, you’ll know it when I’m ranting…

Kixking and screaming and throwing breakables all over the place at TMH’s Bacon Bits.

The Health of the Republic

While I recommend you read the whole thing, once again Jerry Pournelle puts his finger on a critical issue concerning the health of the Republic:

The House, which is the most democratic of our institutions, apparently sees what must be done. The President, Senate, and Judiciary have their own agendas.

Republican institutions are supposed to temper the temporary whims of the democratic electorate in favor of their long term interests. We have a total reversal here. The electorate has been in favor of border control for thirty years, but we don’t have it due to the politicians.

Do note that in this case Dr. Pournelle uses “Republican institutions” to mean the institutions designed by the Founders and Framers to institute and maintain a Republic, a form of government that is sadly slipping from us at an accelerated pace, as witness the elitist disregard so many in D.C. have for maintaining it…

“Not amnesty”?

I’ve railed about President Bush’s lie declaring that allowing illegal aliens to stay and work legally isn’t amnesty. If it isn’t what is it?

Amnesty

The action of a government by which all persons or certain groups of persons who have committed a criminal offense—usually of a political nature that threatens the sovereignty of the government (such as sedition or treason)—are granted immunity from prosecution.

OK, so if President Bush’s plan is “not amnesty” are the illegal aliens going to be prosecuted for forging/or using forged documents? Tax fraud/evasion? Illegal entry? What? If it isn’t amnesty, then they will be pro=secuted under the applicable laws, and if convicted, punished under those laws. Aliens here legally, those who have followed all the rules, jumped through all the hoops and waited patiently in line to enter lawfully, are all subject to deportation for breaking our laws.

So, if those here illegally are not to suffer the consequences of their illegal actions as defined in the laws at the time they vilolated them, then what President Bush propses is amnesty.

And that again confirms that he lied through his teeth to us all Monday evening.

Saying they will “pay a meaningful penalty for breaking the law” but NOT prosecuting them under the laws they broke but instead simply placing on them the responsibilities all legal inhabitants of this land already must address, President Bush proposes… no penalty. Nada, zilch, nothing, zero-with-the-rim-kicked-off.

That’s amnesty. And President Bush, and every single person pushing that lie, knows it.

If they do not know it, then they are too stupid to walk and chew gum at the same time.

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Trying out the “auto-links” feature at Rashbre Central.

Get The FairTax Book—Now in paperback!

Of the critical issues facing America today—Islamic terrorism (heck, Islam. Leave it at that); Alien Invasion; Wavering manufacturing capabilities and other economic amphiboli; The staggering failure of public education and the eventual collapse of Social Security along with whatever straw breaks the camel’s back of our national debt, one issue can be addressed clearly, unequivocally and effectively now:

The crippling income tax system.

In fact, the Fair tax bill now in Congress can actually have a positive effect on most of the critical issues listed above.

Not so much on Islamic Jihad, though the effects of a strengthened economy the Fair Tax would promote would even have some effect there.

The Alien Invasion? Wouldn’t it be nice if all the illegal aliens paid federal taxes? No, really. And got not one dime back in “refunds”? The Fair tax would make that a certainty. A rock solid sure thing.

(Nanny-nanny-boo-boo to President Bush’s, fake “pay a meaningful penalty”.)

Social Security and Medicare? Fully funded with the Fair Tax.

And everyone gets a refund on taxed necessities up to the poverty level. Everyone. Completely fair. Completely non-regressive. Absolutely progressive. Fairly, since it only taxes purchases at retail.

But you NEED to know all about what the Fair Tax will do so you can intelligently talk to your congresscritters and your friends, relatives and business associates/coworkers about it.

Now, it’s less expensive to be fully informed. The Fair tax Book is in paperback, and it’s under $10.

Do yourself, your children and your grandchildren a favor and buy a copy (or two) and read it—no! study it, and learn what you need to know to be fully informed.

It is that important, folks.

Make April 15 just another day!

The Fair Tax Book : Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS

The Fair Tax Book : Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS

Send this fax…

…to the White House, to your Senators and to your Congressmen. vary it as you will, but here’re the bones:

The President proposes a “meaningful penalty” for illegal aliens. They must pay their taxes, work and learn English in order to “earn citizenship”.

Penalties, eh? Gee. I pay taxes, work and speak English. What am I being penalized for?

Blog this, spread the meme, send the emails and faxes to the relevant political poltroons, make those phone calls.

And report back here via comments and trackbacks.

Do this. Spread the meme: according to President Bush’s “penalty” for illegal aliens, citizens are being penalized for… being citizens. The President’s program for illegal aliens IS amnesty.

Just do it.

What does Ferdy think? Ferdy ain’t talkin’ cos he’s tired…

Linkin’ in to Kevin’s Carnival of the Trackbacks, too.

Another reason to avoid “Snake McCain” as a presidential candidate

John “Snake” McCain, serial liar, enemy of the people (can anyone say McCain-Feingold?), on the President’s amnesty proposal:

“It is not amnesty. Amnesty means forgiveness… The fact is that is it earned citizenship… payment of back taxes, payment of a few thousand dollar fine and get in line behind everyone else in order to get a green card…”

How is this not amnesty?

Payment of back taxes and a few thousand dollar fine? YOU try to not pay taxes for a few years and see what kind of fine (or other penalty) the IRS levies. How is payment of back taxes and a slap-on-the-wrist picayune fine “earning citizenship”? Why not jail them as so many have been jailed for tax evasion? Heck, green carded LEGAL aliens who attempt to avoid taxes can be deported. De-por-ted. Under the president’s plan supported by Snake McCain, illegals get forgiven the penalty for aliens breaking the law, which is deportation. THAT’S amnesty. Having to simply pay back taxes is not enough to disqualify the program as amnesty, bubba.

He says the program he supports woud prevent felons from having a path to citizenship. OK, consider tax evasion. Oh. Felony time.

Jackass. He impeaches his own argument.

Snake McCain flogs the straw man of rounding up 12 million and deporting them en masse.

Bullshit!

Crack down on employers of illegals; shut down their illegal jobs markets; end their sucking at the social safety net teat. They’d either leave or starve. Tough love.

McCain cites the false meme that we are all a nation of immigrants.

Bullshit. A flat-out lie. The same lie President Bush uttered Monday night. Some are immigrants, sure. But the immigrants who BUILT this country were LEGAL immigrants. And most Americans alive today, by an enormous margin are not immigrants.

Oh, there’s more. All a pack of lies.

naturally. They are uttered by John “Snake” McCain.

Expose the Left has the video. Click and watch if your stomach’s strong anough and you have extra HBP meds available.

Oh, minor update to McCain’s self-impeachment in the middle of his argument (can anyone say “ignorantia elenchi, Senator Snake”?).

He asserts that illegals with felony raps will be deported.

How’s he gonna manage that when he’s already insisted that deporting 12 million illegals is impossible?

Consider: forging, and using forged, drivers licenses and other IDs is a felony in most states. Forging/using forged Social Security documents or IRS documents is a felony, last I heard. And forged green cards? Felony, right?

What does it take to skate by as an illegal in these United States?

Uh-huh.

Hoist Snake McCain on his own petard and fire the touch hole, please…

Trackposted at Blue Star Chronicles.

h.t. STACLU