In light of the story of a DFW TSA agent bypassing the checkpoint [since they don't have to be screened] with a rifle given him by a passenger this photo is even more disturbing.

If a Muslim woman, in full hijab, bypassed security by carrying a rifle to "help a passenger" how safe would you feel? Would she be sanctioned/fired for breaking regulations or would TSA be afraid of allegations of Islamophobia by groups such as CAIR? Another good question, what would stop any TSA agent, out of religious beliefs or out of greed, from smuggling another weapon, a possibly loaded weapon?

If we had Air Marshalls on every flight, ala El Al, that would be REAL security. With that action we could do away with TSA, their intrusive scanners and insulting patdowns.

Censorship on the Internet of sites critical of Islamic Jihad

Since this article the websites videos have been restored by You Tube due to an outpouring of support from PMW's subscribers.
Still this post is informative reading.
Part of the "Cultural Jihad" being waged by Muslim apologist groups include these types of actions caused by threats of legal action by such groups and/or the labeling of any criticism of Islam as "Islamophobia." It's time to stand up to the bullies before they erode our freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.

Observations from the Road

Twice lately I've been travelling South on I-35W and seen an interesting billboard. It says "Dragon Service Center."
Now let's just think about this. How many dragons ARE there in need of service? How do you service a dragon? Is the facility akin to an automotive repair shop with multiple bays? How many bays are there at this service center? Can more than one dragon be serviced at a time? If so, how far apart do you have to keep the dragons? How long does it take to service a dragon? Does it depend on how long it's been since the last service or how many problems the dragon has or how big it is? And lastly, how much does it cost to service a dragon? Just think about the things and get back to me.

Why don't you see "courtesy waves" very much anymore? When someone lets me change lanes or enter the flow of traffic or moves over to the shoulder so I can pass on a two-lane highway, I always give them a little wave to let them know I appreciate their consideration. But when I do the same for other drivers I almost never get a wave, unless it's from someone 50 or older.
Did we not teach our children to be appreciative? I tried, but evidently other parents didn't.
Anyway, wave or no wave I'll keep being courteous. It's good karma.

For all you drivers on 35W, when did traffic get so gawdawful in Ft. Worth. Even as much as 5 years ago, you could zip on through at non-peak hours. I was going South through Ft. Worth around 1 pm. The Southbound lanes were slow, but the Northbound lanes were stop and go from Downtown to well North of Northside Dr. Coming home I was going North around 3-3:30 pm. It was stop and go from Burleson to just barely South of Alliance. What's up with that?

Playing Devil's Advocate

I hate being in the position of defending TSA, but I feel I have to address one of their policies.

Let me start by saying the incident in Chattanooga with the 3 y.o. girl child was handled badly and some serious training in handling [no pun intended] children is called for.

For those of you who do not remember the Vietnam conflict, I have to explain their use of children under the age of 12 as sappers. A child armed with a grenade and riding a bicycle would pass an American troop transport truck and toss a grenade in amongst the soldiers.

Some of the African Muslim factions are creating "Child Soldiers" where male children are abducted from their villages and forced to become fighters.

I learned from either Robert Spencer or ACT for America [sorry, I just don't remember which source provided me with this info] the practice of jihadists forcing Muslim women to become suicide bombers. This particularly heinous process entails the rape of the woman. She is then given the option of delivering a suicide bomb or being sanctioned often with stoning by her strict fundamentalist family and/or neighbors.

Now, having provided or reminded you of these facts... Do you have any doubt the jihadists * would balk at planting explosives on children, including babies? Since these criminals view murdering infidels as directives from their Beloved Allah, and suicide in the service of jihad as a holy act worthy of eternity in Paradise, why would they hesitate to use children as a bomb delivery system?

"But, but, Holly, " I can hear some of you spluttering, "We're talking about traumatizing American children!" OK. Let's assume the child and his/her parent[s] are blond, blue-eyed non-Middle Eastern [yes, some of us are more suspicious of those we perceive as Middle Eastern or of Middle Eastern heritage when assessing terroristic threat] looking travelers. How many Bosnian Muslim jihadists are blond and blue-eyed? How many radical Muslim converts are American? These people should not be discounted as possible threats.

I'm just sayin'

* I refuse to capitalize the words jihad or jihadist.

Convicts as preachers?

I saw a report on the news yesterday morning that the Texas Department of Corrections is starting a Seminary at the prison in Rosharon.

Given my own experiences with paroled felons this seems an extremely ill-advised course of action. While there are a few inmates who truly find Jesus in prison , the percentage of those who are sincere is minuscule. Church, for most inmates is, at best, a diversion. Attending services or availing themselves of spiritual counseling is a break from the tedium of prison life. It is a chance to socialize without a high level of scrutiny from guards, it affords them an opportunity to pass along messages, contraband and, for many, it is a chance to practice their con artist skills.

There are many preachers, priests and ministers through out this country who are truly spiritual guides. Unfortunately, there are far too many hucksters and con artists posing as emissaries of God. The plan of a State agency to train, at taxpayer expense, more of this ilk is monumentally unwise.

Medicare Fraud and the Public Option

I was reading a story about Medicare fraud today. A few of the points that most caught my attention were:

1. Medicare pays about $430 Billion per year in claims.
2. $60 BILLION of that are fraudulent claims [ roughly 13.95%].
3. It's not unusual for a fraud scheme to be in the range of $30 to $50 million.
4. From 2000 to 2007 somewhere between $60 to $92 million was paid to fraud schemes involving dead doctors. Some of whom had been dead for 10 years.

Now let's take a moment to consider the so-called public option of the Health Care Reform bill. If the uninsured become insured under this public option, what will the fraud cost the taxpayers? $100 Billion a year? 300 billion? the sky's the limit?

Seriously, contact all your Congress Critters to express your concerns about this aspect of "reform."