Saturday Quick Hits

If you haven't checked out nationstates.net, it's well worth the visit. The People's Republic of Collected Individuals rules its people with a platinum fist.

Hurricane season ended last week. The Al Gores and Global Warmists predicted a ferocious season of monster Cat 4 and 5 storms that would destroy the East Coast. Fortunately, they were wrong. More specifically, prior to the 2006 season, they forsaw 17 named storms and several strong ones. I remember a piece on NBC forecasted at least one storm bigger than Katrina. What actually happened was far different from their scientific prognostication. Only nine storms were named and not one escalated to a Category 4 or 5. With winter storms encompassing much of the eastern U.S. so early in the snow season, I'm anxious to see what the scientists have to say the cause is.

Michael Richards' rant has passed as racist nonsense for most of us, but for the four black men he targeted at the Laugh Factory, a worldwide apology on The Late Show with David Letterman wasn't enough. "Kramer" plans on apologizing to the four and a cash settlement has yet to be ruled out.

It seems the flying imams detained a few weeks ago were guilty of more than just "Flying While Muslim." According to eyewitness reports, the six men had spread out around the aircraft after boarding together, asked for a seatbelt extension that could be used as a weapon, and were invoking bin Laden and cursing American action in Iraq. Half of the men had one-way tickets and there was only one bag checked among the six Muslims. The Washington Times is reporting that one of the imams has ties to Hamas. I'm glad someone is staying vigilant. Now if only the government would keep an eye out for Middle Eastern men between the ages of 16 and 40 acting suspicious. Call it what you will, but profiling seems to have won this round.

Despite the videos put out by Al Qaeda in Iraq - one claiming they had 12,000 fighters there - and briefings among general officers in Iraq about the terrorist organization, Speaker-elect Pelosi asserts that Iraq has no presence of al Qaeda.

Months ago, when Easter eggs were thrown out of the St. Paul capital building, I rolled my eyes. With the Christmas season upon us, the secularists are becoming even more nonsensical. A woman, asking not to be named, is offended by her child's elementary school hosting a "Breakfast with Santa." Because Santa only delivers gifts on Christmas, he is not "inclusive" enough to cover all religions. The school's PTA has decided to change the event name from "Breakfast with Santa" to "A Winter Wonderland Breakfast" at which Frosty will join St. Nick's side. I heard a great idea a while ago to begin a religion that worships parking bricks and speed bumps. If we begin to recognize them as dieties, we can officially ban them from public property and funding. It's just as rational as this unnamed wingnut's whine.

Add this to my Christmas list.