End of an era

Another casualty of the recession.


General Motors has announced that they are going to discontinue the Pontiac brand.





My father has owned a Pontiac up until a few years ago when he let them all go and went with a Toyota Sequoia for size and comfort.








Pontiac GTO, Trans Am and Catalina's from the 60's and the 70's are the zenith of Muscle cars. Too bad another chapter in Detroit iron is going to the bone yard.





Here is the First muscle car I grew up with a 1961 Pontiac Ventura with a Tri-Power 389 Super Duty Engine.






I spent many an evening helping the old man tinker with the engine and was fascinated with the 3 two barrel carburetor setup. It was one of those motors that required the old school "premium" gas due to the compression ratio. And it could smoke the tires all the way to 4th gear.

It is THAT day again

You Still have a few hours to fill out those forms and even up with the Govt. This year I did Ok, It was almost a dead even push. So I have my withholdings calculated right so that the clown's in Washington can't earn interest on my money that in the end they would owe me. Now another date (tommorrow) to look forward to... TAX freedom Day. That is the date that your labor no longer pays for for the common "Good" (and current nonsense) and your money is your own. Soon this day may loom in the distant end of the year around the yuletide season at the rate the congess critters are spending.

Tax Freedom Day by State, 2009

State
Days Spent Working to Pay Taxes
Tax Freedom Day
Rank


Washington
106
April 16
8

Liar

This video was recorded on January 12, 2009 before the stimulus (porkulus) bill was passed.
Pelosi said, “I can pledge to you that no earmark or any of that, any description you want to make of it will be in the bill that passes the House.”




Most people would call that perjury. In the Navy we called it falsifying official statements, I think She and Congress should be held accountable. How can you hold up your right hand and make a statement and not follow through. Unless that is you were either a pathological liar, or part of a group of people who are view themselves above the laws of our country. They feel that they are anointed to rule over the rest of us and don't need to be subject to the rules, laws and regulations they pass for the rest of the unwashed. We are only here to fund their salary, staff, travel and retirement.

These are the fools who are pissing away the treasury and doing their level best to destroy the credibility of our country both home and abroad. It isn't a party problem either, Republicans are paving the road to hell as fast as the Democrats. It is just a contest who can push their way in front of the camera to brag about it and stroke their overinflated ego first.

Mess with the bull, get the horns

The Seals were able to take the shot that all Sailors out there know that they were capable of and I am sure more than willing to do.

U.S. naval forces rescued cargo ship captain Richard Phillips from captivity at
the hands of Somali pirates in a dramatic shootout that ended a five-day
standoff, the U.S. Navy said on Sunday.
The U.S. Navy said Phillips was freed
unharmed and that naval forces killed three of four pirates who had held him
hostage on a lifeboat after trying to seize his vessel. It said a fourth pirate
was in custody.

Initial reports from CNN said Phillips, who first tried to escape on Friday, jumped overboard just before a shootout between his captors and U.S. Navy Seals.

Scub three ass hats. Now we have one in custody that the liberal media I am sure will parade around as a martyr because the bad ole military somehow infringed on his rights. Never mind he was holding an AMERICAN citizen hostage. I just wish that they were able to snuff the fourth and tied up all loose ends. The television is currently spewing that Justice will be served when the "pirate" has his day in court. Personally I think that Justice was served and the laws of the sea were followed in taking these guys out with no mercy.

BZ to the operators for the difficult shot taken on a bobbing target at sea. BZ to the Banbridge and her crew for keeping station and not letting these nimrods slip off into the night. Our Navy should take down all pirates who choose to interfere with an American ship or an American crew.

Kicking Butt

I have made the choice to rid myself of a nasty habit. Today was day two of no cigarettes. I am staging my own small tax rebellion. The clowns in congress decided to raise the tax on smokes by a dollar a pack. While it is easy to pass legislation to tax a behavior that most find offensive, it is also a choice whether to pay the tax. So, I have decided to quit the smokes in a similar manner that the founders of our country found to avoid the oppression of unfair taxes levied on them. They quit consuming the goods that the taxes were levied on.

Yeah there are health benefits, but that isn't what is truly driving the deep seated hate for what I see as a start of unfair and unrepresented taxation. Having a Stiff Drink and a smoke is part of my character, but due to the taxation because these are easy habits to pick on, I have ceased to further fund the liberal agenda.

More proof the Elitist don't care

Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR

I have Quoted a few lines from the article found Here

In a move sure to spark outrage, the White House announced today
that GM and Chrysler must cease participation in NASCAR at the end of the 2009
season if they hope to receive any additional financial aid from the government.
Companies around the globe—Honda and Audi, to name two—have drawn down racing
operations, and NASCAR itself has already felt the pinch in the form of reduced
team spending. A complete withdrawal from America’s premier racing series is
expected to save more than $250 million between GM and Chrysler, a substantial
amount considering the drastic measures being implemented elsewhere.

NASCAR officials remain tight-lipped about the call, but sources
say series president Mike Helton and team managers are exploring several
options, including other manufacturers to fill Chevrolet and Dodge’s vacated
positions. Given the company’s recent interest in motorsport and the steady
cash-flow and V-8 engine provided by its new Genisis Sedan, sources indicate
that NASCAR is pinging Hyundai to gauge the Korean company’s interest in
occupying a spot in NASCAR. “Toyota was not well-received their first year in
the sport, nor was their first season an easy one,” the source says. “But they
learned, they applied the lessons, and they have proven very competitive this
year.”

If Hyundai does indeed join the series, there will no doubt be a steep learning
curve, and the move would leave Ford the lone domestic battling a pair of Asian
makes in America’s most popular racing series. We wonder, however, how long
NASCAR could hold that title without two of its most storied participants

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