@9 Starko… “blood feuds”………. just drive-by posting today, but am I correct in recalling that arab/muslim interrelationships are apt to feature blood feuds?

If so, and if Lord Zero is a closet muslim, then should we middle class, non-protected class, conservative/libertarian/strict constructionist/patriot types look at recent economic events in that light? In other words, is he presently executing a jihad against the bedrock, the true backbone of this country? Think 401(k) turning into 201(k), crashing home values, oil/fuel prices heading back up, inflation in the wind, all for the purpose of making we who dissed him by voting against him absolutely destitute?

Every time I pass through Home Depot, I pick up a few packets of seeds… was in there again today – the gal in gardening said that they’d never seen such a demand for those wire cages used for supporting tomato plants. Apparently I’m not alone in figuring we just might be on our own in the not to distant future.

I’m starting to plan for the day when it might be necessary to hunt as well… already have the 12 ga shotgun, but it’s probably time to start rifle shopping.

Any recommendations? Think game from whitetails all the way down to rabbit… and the remote possibility that it might one day prove necessary to defend against two-legged predators as well… caliber? Manufacturer? And why?

Oh, and to avoid being off topic too much – Ole dinner jacket will NOT stop that nuke program. This ends either with a red hot glowing Israel, a shipping container on the Hudson… or some serious aggressive effort (read: B-2′s w/kinetic DU penetrators, or actual bunker busters) at shutting the whole works down.

And since Lord Zero ain’t gonna step in to prevent Israel from getting popped… Iran will have nukes. Period.

Maybe then we can finally drill for our own oil again?