Snowflakes in Hell

For the New York Times, this is a really fantastic article. It includes a quote from Michael Bane. Seriously, I’ve not seen an article this good from an outlet like the New York Times, quite possibly, as long as I can remember and have followed the issue. They get a few very minor things wrong, but overall, it’s very factual. I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that it’s coming out of the business section.

I’ve never really felt a desire to be a German cop until now:

I had no current plans to go back and visit Germany any time soon, but if they added a tour where I could beat up rock throwing hippies, I’d be all for it. Notice the rock falling from his hands.

We don’t condone police brutality here at Snowflakes in Hell, but you have to admit, there just something about this crowd of freaks that makes you want to strap on riot gear and start swinging!

Photos from the BBC.  Article here.

It kind of amazes me the number of people in the anti-gun movement that get charged with firearms crimes.  You’d kind of expect it to happen to us more often, but I think most of us know the law and try to stay out of trouble.   Dave Hardy links to the latest case of gun-control activists getting charged with gun crimes.

The founder of an anti-gang organization known as No Guns, once funded by the city of Los Angeles, was arrested Thursday and charged with selling firearms to federal undercover officers.

Hector “Big Weasel” Marroquin, 51, was arrested at his home in the 8000 block of 6th Street in Downey, said Susan Raichel, a spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

He was charged with the sale of an assault rifle, a machine gun, two pistols and two silencers, Raichel said.

So you kind of  wonder if  this guy favors gun control just like any other business owner favors laws that help his business.  If you’re an illegal arms dealer, you have to love the idea of the government sending more business your way.   Getting 1.5 million from the City of Los Angeles to hand out to your relatives doesn’t hurt either.

I’m not prepared to shout hypocrite.  It seems to be “Big Weasel” is just a very smart black marketeer.   Certainly smarter than the idiots who apparently run Los Angeles.

John Lott links to an article by Jan Crawford Greenberg:

Leading Senate Democrats are already warning against solidly conservative nominees, and that could make confirmation difficult in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Still, some of Bush’s political advisers believe he would be better off tapping a strong conservative who would rally the base — especially a nominee with a compelling life story who would be difficult for moderate Senate Democrats to oppose.

In that camp are federal appeals court Judges Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown. Both were filibustered by Senate Democrats after Bush nominated them as appellate judges and were eventually confirmed after Senate leaders struck a compromise on judicial nominations.

It would agree the wise political move for Bush would be to nominate a solidly conservative candidate that the Democrats would have no real grounds to say no to, and make them say no to her.   That’s great fodder for 2008, and will get the base rallied.  It would be a welcome departure from Bush’s tone deaf actions as of late, especially on immigration.   Hell, I’m generally pro-immigration, and even I think his immigration plan is a steaming pile of manure.

Beating your base up is a sure way to make Republicans stay home in 2008, and that will give us President Hillary or President Obama.   Neither of those two choices are palatable to me.  If Bush keeps acting like a bozo with no political sense, I’m going to register Democrat and vote for Bill Richardson, just so I can contribute to minimizing the damage.