The "extreme right-wingers" included anyone who voted for and/or supported Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin (Constitution Party) or Bob Barr (Libertarian). I would not consider these people to be "extreme right", especially when you consider that Ron Paul's views are actually closer to Ronald Reagan's views than most modern Republicans. If being a supporter of sound money, balanced budgets, and a humble foreign policy are "extreme", I have great fear for this country.

But really, this is beside the point. What Obama is talking about here is a violation of the due process of law. Under his system, anyone considered a danger to the government could be labeled a terrorist and locked away in jail even if they had not yet committed a crime! Furthermore, you would not be given a trial or a hearing of any kind, but you would be held indefinitely at the whim of the government.

This has nothing to do with a person's politics -- if they had targeted liberal groups like PETA or the Green Party it would be just as offensive. Yes, there are dangerous people on the fringes, but there are also dangerous people in the "mainstream". Our nation was also founded on the idea of personal freedom and protection of individual liberties including a fair trial. We are "innocent until proven guilty" to protect us from abuses in our government. This statement by Obama shows a serious interest in undermining these foundational principles in our society.

An old quote apparently by Martin Niemoller in Nazi Germany really describes the problem well:

"In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist;
        And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist;
        And then they came for the Jews, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew;
        And then... they came for me... And by that time there was no one left to speak up."

Are you kidding me? Have you been paying attention at all? Obama is continuing all of the bad policies of George W. Bush and adding a few new ones for good measure.

Don't believe me? Check out this little tidbit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/us/politics/21obama.html?_r=2&emc=eta1

Obama is consider locking up "potential" terrorists without trial. Remember that recently potential terrorists have been broadened to include anyone who has voted third party, been pro-life or pro-guns, or disagrees with government policies.

For those of you who still have rose-colored glasses regarding President Obama, you need to start paying attention. As good as he sounds in his speeches, he is rapidly moving our nation toward fascism.

The funny thing about vegemite is that the Australians eat it like we eat peanut butter, and many of them feel about peanut butter the same way we feel about vegemite. To each their own, I guess. To their credit, at least vegemite is healthier than peanut butter.

My daily commute consists of wrestling with my kids and dodging my dogs, descending the staircase into the basement, and logging into my work laptop in my office. Telecommuting is a wonderful thing -- especially when it is snowing like mad outside.

It is also what happens when you have four little children. Sleep is too precious around here to waste on a silly New Year's Eve party.

In addition, for those who also consider the holiday itself a yawn (except for the day off of work, of course), I submit that "Sleeping" should have been included in the list. After all, some of us at least attempt to keep a normal schedule.

The peak generating capacity of North America is about 750 GW. Let's say 250 GW when levelized to base load. Therefore, to supply 100% of that with wind and batteries would cost roughly $6.2 trillion dollars. Now Al Gore says, "No problem. We can do that in just 10 years." WTF is he thinking?

I don't know. The last estimate I heard for the government "bailout" for our failing economy was $8 trillion. When the government is throwing around billions and trillions of dollars at a whim (throwing it at people who have proven that they have no business touching other people's money) what is another $6.2 trillion toward something that might actually be beneficial? ;-)

$6.2 trillion just doesn't sound as big as it once did, and hyperinflation will make that even more true soon enough.

I was kind of surprised that there was no mention of the soundtrack for the expansion. From what I have heard, it is absolutely amazing and really adds to the feel of the various zones.

Here are a couple examples:

Totems of the Grizzlemaw

Arthas, My Son