Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Jumping on the Bed and Gun Control ~ Great analogy. We don’t need new rules, we just need to enforce the ones already on the books.
Same principle applies to immigration…
 
Heckuva job: ICE agents lose deportation fugitive at Denver airport ~ Yesiree – we all have total confidence in the feds’ determination, effectiveness and ability to secure the border.
 
Rise Of The Preppers: 50 Of The Best Prepper Websites And Blogs On The Internet ~ from SHTFplan.com
(that’s “S**t Hits The Fan” for the uninitiated) ~

…the truth is that prepping is essentially a huge expression of a lack of faith in the establishment… So, no surprise that…
…The re-election of Barack Obama and other recent events seem to have given the prepper movement even more momentum.
 
There are millions of us that are entirely convinced that the world around us is becoming increasingly unstable and that “the system” will not be there to take care of us when everything falls to pieces.

 
Richest U.S. Senator, John Kerry, Rails Against ‘Corrupting’ Money in Politics in Farewell Address ~
“There’s another challenge that we must address and it is the corrupting force of the vast sums of money necessary to run for office,” said Kerry. 😯
 
Gallup: Here Are the Most ‘Conservative’ & ‘Liberal’ States ~ I’m staying away from New York and Hawaii.
 
The adorable foal set to be the star of Sunday’s game: ~ Budweiser debuts new Super Bowl ad showing the life of iconic Clydesdale from just two weeks old. Article at the UK Mail Online features pix and the story behind the commercial.
 

 
There, now you don’t have to watch the game!