Georgia-Russia redux

The EU's report on the Georgian/Russian conflict from last year has just been released. The Swiss who wrote the report has concluded that Georgia started the conflict, however there are always grey areas in war. It is nearly impossible to know if Russia had intentions of invading, or if their somewhat aggressive actions leading up to the war had something to do with it. However, it is now recognized that Georgia was the main initial aggressor.

Good thing we didn't let them into NATO.

Evidence supports ban on lead ammo

As a former NRA member, I'm probably going to really piss off some current ones with this entry, but you can't fight facts: lead ammo needs to be banned in hunting application. A new study has shown that game meat contains a large amount of lead, so much that children and pregnant women should not be eating venison. What needs to be done is ban lead in ammo that is generally used outdoors for hunting. I think for now it is not necessary to ban lead ammo in handguns and in target rifles. But we need to protect the environment; lead is too dangerous let it get in anyone's food supply.

Lions Win!

I was one of the few, lucky Detroit Lions fans who was able to watch the game live, since I live in the DC area. I have to say, I'm glad I watched it, after 19 straight losses, this felt like the Super Bowl.

Of course, the DC media is already saying how they let the Lions win. While the Redskins aren't a great team, we did see some spark from the Lions, especially QB Matt Stafford.

Here's to hoping for at least one more W in 2009.