It’s a floorwax and a dessert topping! It robs you blind and destroys your Constitution, and it is grossly and absurdly incompetent:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities revealed Tuesday that a man carrying a loaded shotgun was arrested in January near the U.S. Capitol, and explosives left in his truck nearby went undetected for three weeks.

According to an indictment filed in District of Columbia Superior Court, Michael Gorbey, 38, of Rapidan, Virginia, faces charges of planning to set off a bomb. He also is accused of making or transporting an explosive device with the intent of using it against people or property and multiple firearms charges.  Read more 

So a while back I directed you all to a couple of posts about how the Taliban is basically running around, stronger and more organized than ever, despite our and NATO’s efforts in Afghanistan. His Majesty the Grey One has been running a series of late, “Simple Answers to Simple Questions,” and I’ve got one for you. Read this article, and pay attention to this part in particular:

So he requested that the B-1 perform a “show of force,” a low-level pass meant to frighten any fighters nearby.

Colonel Schepper dropped the jet steeply from 20,000 feet to around 8,000 feet and roared over the soldiers’ position, releasing flares to heighten the effect of the fly-by.

On the plane’s radio, the soldier voiced a simple response: “Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.”  Read more