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Date: August 9th, 2009

Massive Odnance Penetrator (MOP) – slated to be the largest non-nuke ever built

9 August, 2009 (22:53) | Aviation, GWOT, Military, Technology | By: ricjames

It’ll weigh 15 tons, contain 5300 pounds of explosives, and be able to penetrate up to 200 feet into a bunker before exploding. The Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) will take the title for largest non-nuclear bomb away from the GBU-43/b MOAB and it’ll do it by a whole lot. MOAB weighs in at 10.5 tons [...]

Beeler at the Examiner on the new Dem take on dissent

9 August, 2009 (22:19) | Medicine, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

Nate Beeler, cartoonist at the Washington Examiner: See the rest of Beeler’s wonderful work here.

Deeds shows his judgement on focus is lacking

9 August, 2009 (17:14) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

When I read this morning’s paper and saw the report on Creigh Deeds, Democrat candidate for VA Governor, saying that he’s about to launch an attack campaign against Bob McDonnell over McDonnell’s abortion stance I had to stop and re-read the lede. After all of the critically important agenda items Bob has put forward, after [...]

Who’s the paid activist, really?

9 August, 2009 (16:38) | Medicine, Politics | By: ricjames

From a tweet by Patrick Ruffini I got a link to this Craig’s List entry talking about wanting to hire activists to push for Health Care Reform. So, Obamacare supporters are trying to hire people for $10-$15 per hour to… well, to do exactly what they’re accusing – incorrectly – conservatives of doing. That is, [...]