Author: Carnacki

All but one

“Montani semper liberi.” Official West Virginia motto. (Mountaineers are always free.) “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”...

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Carnacki vs. Bush on ‘homeland’ defense

Also in Orange. Some of you know that about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, I had a dreadful occurrance.So when I last left you, I posted about my leg injury from Friday evening. I spent the evening with my right leg elevated and on ice...

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Osama spin Laden

Crossposted at West Virginia Blue.Osama spin Laden Mr. George W. Bush, March 13, 2002: Q  Mr. President, in your speeches now you rarely talk or mention Osama bin Laden.  Why is that?  Also, can you tell the...

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GOP efforts to throw mud back fire on Capito

Crossposted at West Virginia Blue. I’ve watched with bemusement at the effort by supporters of vulnerable Rep. Shelley Moore Capito to throw mud at State Sen. John Unger only to have it splash back on Capito.The latest...

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Byrd: Tell America the true cost of the war

Crossposted from West Virginia Blue where we don’t hesitate to criticize our beloved Democrats, but we also point out when they were damn well right. Before the invasion of Iraq and throughout the administration of Mr....

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