The kids.

Troy Lang on the Flag...

I have to give Scott Hennen a lot of credit for putting the ND National Guard Soldiers on the air on 1100 the Flag. Listen to SFC Troy Lang listen to the [podcast here] Troy is the guy holding the sign.

Max Baucus Drunk on Senate Floor.

The people of Montana should be proud of this bumbling bafoon as it looks like he is drunk on the senate floor. Listen to him slur his words. This can't be the best the Montana has to offer.

Merry Christmas.

Rex Howell from the Deer Camp Blog has a yearly Christmas card on his outdoor blog and I made it again this season. See if you can pick me out in the picture. I hope everyone is safe and sound at home and not trying to travel through the blizzard that is currently raising havoc on the Midwest. This morning while leaving my house for work I had to wade through 6-8 inches of new snow. It’s definitely hockey weather now. I am sure the sub zero weather will be up soon.
Cross posted @ [Goon's World].

Morons.

This is our leadership in the senate and they claim the Commerce Clause. Really! So does senator Country Wide Mortage as well. The people that voted for these people should be ashamed of themselves. No where does it say such a thing.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3:

“ [The Congress shall have power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; ”

The Commerce Clause Power is often amplified by the Necessary and Proper Clause which states this Commerce Clause power, and all of the other enumerated powers, may be implemented by the power "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." The Necessary and Proper Clause is the final clause of Article I, section 8.

Lang flag has flown high over Afghanistan and North Dakota

This is an article of one of my buddies that I hunt with. I haven't seen him since last August when he was home on leave from Afghanistan. It will be nice to see him home again.

Devils Lake, ND - Troy Lang of Devils Lake has been in the military for 26 years with different National Guard units. The 43-year-old son of Gene and Alpha Lang has been with an air defense unit from Grand Forks for the past year. He'll be coming home from Afghanistan next month after spending a year there. He'll be coming home to his own family flag that was flown over his company headquarters from Oct. 11-21 near Kabul. "Troy has always been a real military man,” his mother says. “We're all so proud of him.” Troy is married to the former Geralyn Martin, and both of them are Devils Lake High School graduates. They have five children and live in Fargo.

For letting the military fly their family flag in Afghanistan, Gene and Alpha were presented with a certificate of honor from Troy's unit and signed by a couple of company commanders. “The flag got kind of dirty when it was over there, but that's fine,” Alpha smiled. “We feel very honored.” When Troy and his military cohorts sent the flag back to Devils Lake recently, they also included a mini flag of Afghanistan and a small pin displaying both the American and Afghan flag. “This has been kind of a nice little deal now at Christmas,” Alpha smiled. “Especially since Troy won't be here.” “He's always been such a family man, but it's still hard to know he won't be here with us at Christmas.” Alpha said the family plans to save their Christmas festivities until early February when Troy can celebrate with them. She says his kids miss him dearly, and are planning to welcome him home with open arms. He has four boys and a girl. “One of them even saved in a little bag a tooth he had lost while dad was gone,” Alpha smiled.

Jack Daniels Fishing Story

My father sent me this email and it was pretty funny.

I finally got around to going fishing this morning but after a while I ran out of worms. Then I saw a cottonmouth with a frog in his mouth, and frogs are good bass bait.

Knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in his mouth, I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog and put it in my bait bucket.
Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bit. I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in its mouth.
His eyes rolled back, he went limp, I released him into the lake without incident, and carried on my fishing with the frog.

A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot. There was that same snake, with two frogs in his mouth