Is the Drudge Report the Best Designed Website on the Web?

Is the Drudge Report the best designed website on the web? This person thinks so, and makes a great argument for his case.

I have to admit, I'm a Drudge junkie. I check it several times a day and rarely go elsewhere. I don't need to, he has 95% of the sites I want to look at, and I can't remember when I've seen a headline story elsewhere that wasn't on Drudge.

Drudge gets over 3 million unique hits a month, which translates into hundreds of millions of hits a month. Making a nice living for basically a one-man show.

They say the New York Times sets the tone for the news each day, and it may well do that for the MSM. But I dare say that in the Internet era, Drudge has taken that title away.

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You Should Know Martin Armstrong

I recently came across an essay by Martin Armstrong, titled, It's Just Time. It's a brilliant treatise about cycles and how they are to be found everywhere, including the economy.

Martin's story is amazing. He's been jailed for 9 years now, the first 7 for contempt of court and is now finishing up a 5 year term after pleading guilty to a white collar crime. The 7 years for contempt of court was the longest served by anyone in the history of the US. Then, after being confined in solitary for days, he finally plead guilty to a charge that the judge used to sentence him, WITHOUT giving him credit for the 7 years already served! The usual time served for his type of crime (and there's serious questions about his true guilt) is 6-8 years. The travesty of injustice in this case is astounding.

Prior to this, Martin was a famed, globe-trotting economic advisor known for his uncanny ability to use his cyclic models to predict, to the day, major turns in the markets. Some of what he says in his essay regarding the conspiracy against him seems at time too extreme to be believable, but the other side is he's been proven over and over again to be correct in his models. So where the truth may lie is up to you to decide.

But read his essay and especially his suggested solution for the economic crisis we're in. Too bad our new administration won't listen to him!

A Heartwarming Story

Here's a nice story to give you a lift amidst all the negative news you're hearing.

(Ignore how dumb Charlie Gibson looks, that's just the way the video loaded)

Newest Naval Warships

Here are three new ships in the US Navy -

USS REAGAN
Seeing it next to the Arizona Memorial really puts its size into perspective...

When the Bridge pipes 'Man the Rail' there is a lot of rail to man on this monster: shoulder to shoulder, around 4.5 acres.

Capability
Top speed exceeds 30 knots, powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refueling
1. Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years
2. Carries over 80 combat aircraft
3. Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per hour in less than 400 feet

Size
1. Towers 20 stories above the waterline
2. 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall
3. Flight deck covers 4.5 acres
4. 4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across, weighing 66,200 pounds
5. 2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
6. 4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet

Capacity
1. Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel
2. Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
3. 18,150 meals served daily
4. Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2,000 homes
5. Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring 1,400 telephones
6. 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
7. Costs the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation
8. Costs the Navy approximately $25 million per day for underway operations (Sailor's salaries included).


USS Bill Clinton

The USS William Jefferson Clinton (CVS1) set sail today from its home port of Vancouver, BC. The ship is the first of its kind in the Navy and is a standing legacy to President Bill Clinton 'for his foresight in military budget cuts' and his conduct while holding the (formerly dignified) office of President.

The ship is constructed nearly entirely from recycled aluminum and is completely solar powered with a top speed of 5 knots.


It boasts an arsenal comprised of one (unarmed) F14 Tomcat or one (unarmed) F18 Hornet aircraft which, although they cannot be launched on the 100 foot flight deck, form a very menacing presence.


As a standing order there are no firearms allowed on board. This crew, like the crew aboard the USS Jimmy Carter, is specially trained to avoid conflicts and appease any and all enemies of the United States at all costs. An onboard Type One DNC Universal Translator can send out messages of apology in any language to anyone who may find America offensive. The number of apologies are limitless and though some may seem hollow and disingenuous, the Navy advises all apologies will sound very sincere.


In times of conflict, the USS Clinton has orders to seek refuge in Canada.


USS Obama

The latest addition to the fleet is modeled after the USS Clinton
Except it has no weapons or aircraft,and the crew gets paid for not working!!

The Election Hasn't Changed America Yet!

It's still seems there's way too much anger and resentment being voiced and written about Obama's election and the election in general. I guess since 50 million voters DIDN'T vote for Obama, some of that's to be expected. Especially if you feel that people voted for Obama without really knowing who or what they voted for, which is how I feel.

But both sides are still way too emotional and angry. It really concerns me. Obama didn't steal the election. While I have no doubt that the Democrats commited a lot of voter fraud, to a much larger degree than the Republicans, and with help from the likes of ACORN, he won with such a large margin that I don't care about that now. He won, more American voters wanted Obama than McCain. It's over. Now let's get on with the business at hand.

I admit I'm a conservative and have almost exclusively voted Republican. And I have written a lot in this blog about Obama and why I felt he was not the right choice for President. But I was defeated and I accept that and will now watch with a wary eye what comes out of Washington. I'm hearing the same from most of the Republicans I know. I'm not hearing hateful, spiteful, vicious things from them. They aren't happy but they aren't mad.

So why is it that even in victory the Democrats remain so bitter and mean-spirited? They are still trashing anyone that hasn't drunk the Obama kool-aid and dares to question anything about Obama or the election. A great case in point is a recent article by Camille Paglia in Salon Magazine. I've been a fan of hers for years. She's extremely well spoken and while generally is considered a liberal, she has her own mind and doesn't just fall in lock-step with the Democratic or liberal views. If she disagrees, she says so. She's not afraid to speak her mind. I guess what sealed it for me was when she called the feminists out for supporting Clinton in the Lewinsky affair. She had no problem calling them out on their blatant hypocrisy for turning a blind eye to Clinton's obvious abuse of power in his affair.

Her latest article is typical Paglia. Supportive of Obama, yet questioning. Supportive of Palin and dismissive of the poor campaign of McCain. Here's the link to it, I think you'll enjoy it. But after you read it, scroll down to the letters. Keep in mind that Salon is a very lefty magazine, so you'd expect that her support of Palin would raise some hackles. But the vitriolic tone and disdain of Paglia by the readers is amazing and frightening. They just don't tolerate ANY dissension.

And that's what's most disturbing to me about the election. I can accept that my side won't always win and that there are other views on how a country should be governed. And I believe most on my side feel that way. But it seems the majority of the other side doesn't seem to have that attitude. They seem to be totally unaccepting of any dissenting viewpoint. And want to not just express their views, but to silence the other side completely. Now with total control of Congress and the White House, I'm very concerned about the steps they will take to silence us. That's something we all need to pay attention to.

The End has Come!

Well, not too sure what to say about the Obama win. I guess now that I've had some time to think and contemplate on what it all means I guess the best way to describe my feelings is one of profound sadness. Sure part of my feelings stem from losing. My side lost, so I'm not happy about that. Not any different then when a basketball or football team I'm rooting for loses.

But this sadness is not about losing, it's about the state of America, the condition we're now in and the prospects for our future. It's about the deep deep divide that has grown in America between the two sides and the way it's played out. A telling point is the well publicized threats of riots and demonstrations by Obama supporters if he didn't win. Yet, we lost a bitterly fought race and I sure didn't see any Republicans rioting. It seems the other side has no tolerance for anything but their way, their ideas, their plans and their people. It's their way or the highway. And winning the election is not going to move them to be more inclusive, it's only going to allow them to ram their way down our throats.

The condition we're in now also saddens me. Our great nation is quickly losing stature and influence around the world as the financial crisis widens and deepens. I won't get into the blame game as to why it's happened, there's full blame for all parties with no side less liable for inadequate and poorly timed actions and governance. But the bottom line is that our way of life is seriously threatened and the people in power right now are sorely lacking in the ability and skill to navigate us out of this mess. People were hard on Palin for her supposed lack of experience and skills. But has anyone looked at Pelosi and what she has done and not done in the last 2 years? Has there ever been a more inept and clueless Speaker? Here's a great piece by Neil Cavuto, Business Editor of Fox News asking, "Is anyone doing the math"

And the future isn't too bright either. With this new administration and the consolidation of power in Congress, I expect sweeping legislation and regulations that will over tax, over regulate and over involve the government in our daily lives, to an extent never before seen in our country. And while I take solace in the fact that enough folks will come to their senses in two years during the mid-term elections to swing the power back some, the damage will have been done and we won't ever gain back fully what we've lost. Neal Boortz, a local radio host, has a daily commentary, Nealz Nuze. In it he called this election the "I want my Mommy" election. One in which a majority of Americans have said that they are willing to forfeit a large portion of their freedoms and rights in order for the government to take care of them. The size of that group has grown enough now, thanks in large part to the pandering of the Democrats, to forever influence our country and its direction. And the direction it'll take us is toward less and less freedom and choice in our daily lives. That really saddens me.

The End is Near!

Well, tomorrow's the day. I really don't have a good sense of how this will all play out.

My logical self tell me that it's going to be a blow-out for Obama. That there will be a extraordinary turnout of new voters, not usually counted in the polls, that will send him to a 8-10 point victory. That will also include a sweeping victory by the Dems in House and Senate races that will give them 60 Senators and a filibuster proof Senate.

(Maybe that's not my logical self but instead is the worst nightmare I've ever had!)

But my gut tells me that there may be a chance for McCain/Palin. While McCain has conducted one of the worst campaigns in modern history, they are still in the race. They are still close in some polls. Maybe what I envisioned above won't come true, maybe a lot of those new voters won't show up (like they've done in the past) and maybe Obama's true self is finally being seen and understood by enough voters that the race will become close. Who knows?

I know this. I'm tired of the campaign. I'm tired of the constant lying, of the he said, she said, the gotcha politics. I was in NC for the weekend visiting my dad. NC is a battleground state and therefore has a lot more ads being run there than what I see here in GA. It's amazing how low both campaigns go in trying to convince the public to vote for them. I was appalled and saddened, by both sides. Is America truly that stupid, uneducated, so easily swayed and convinced by just seeing a political ad? I'm afraid so.

So, tomorrow I'm going to vote and then go back to work, keeping my head down and will try to stay off of Drudge. I really don't want to follow this election, even if McCain/Palin do pull off a miracle. Nobody will really win in this election. America's lost a good piece of it's soul with this election and I don't think we'll recover from this for a long time. If ever.