Birthday Wishes for W & Jack

It has been three years of Happy Motoring for Jack and I.

I look forward to many more years of motoring with the Mini Cooper.
Why Mini Cooper’s Rule

Happy Birthday W!

Why W Rules:

Did he protect us from the reach & province of the International Criminal Court? Yes.

Did he keep us from the Kyoto mess that is currently tying up Europe? Yes.

Did he create a workable alternative to Kyoto that other countries have embraced? Yes. Bet you didn’t know that!

Have US Carbon Emissions decreased on his watch, without Kyoto? Yes.

Did he submit a comprehensive energy plan that got killed by a weak congress? Yes.

Has he lowered the deficit ahead of schedule in time of war? Yes. Even the NYTimes admits it!

Did he cut taxes? Twice? Yes. And yes.

Did he try to get the cuts made permanent? Yes. Congress dropped that ball.

Did he stop government funding of EMBRYONIC stem cell research? Yes.

Has he kept the promises he made as he held a dead cop’s shield before the Joint Houses? Yes.

Did he go after the Taliban and AlQaeda in Afghanistan barely a month after 9/11? Yes.

Has he been unflagging in his efforts to subdue terrorism, worldwide? Yes.

Has be been the consistent voice for human liberty around the globe? Yes.

After some serious missteps, is the surge working? Yes.

Has he been a staunch friend to Israel, the only stable democracy in a frantic region? Yes.

Did he end the farce of world-wide Arafat admiration? Yes

Did he remove Saddam Hussein, whose state supported terrorists, from power? Yes.

Did he invade Iraq at a time when the whole world believed Saddam had and “would use” WMD? Yes.

Did he bring a much-maligned coalition with him? Yes. Some are still there.

Did he liberate 50,000 people in keeping with the ideals of the 1998 Iraqi Liberation Act? Yes.

Has he inspired the Iraqi people to finally believe enough in freedom to fight AlQaeda with us? YES!

Has he figured out that a free and engaged Middle East makes America safer? Yes. The DU Crowd are slow learners in this area.

Has he kept you safe since 9/11? So safe that you’ve almost forgotten to fear? Yes.

Did he remove “the wall” between the CIA and the FBI? Yes.

Did he go to the UN before invading Iraq? Yes.

Did he tell the UN that the US would never ask permission to defend herself? Yes.

Did he inspire Libya to surrender it’s WMD without firing a shot? Yes.

Did he appoint excellent SCOTUS and Federal Judges to the bench? Yes.

Did he implement the NSA terrorist eavesdropping program? Yes.

Did he immediately move to freeze assets and make terror funding more difficult? Yes.

Did he reform Medicare? Yes.

Did he reform Social Security to give you more power over your money? He tried. See Congress.

Did he manage an economy thru recession, terror attack & war w/ consistent gains for over ten quarters? Yes.

Has he kept unemployment between 5.5% and 4.4% for an impressive period? Yes.

Does he say what he means and mean what he says? Yes.

Did he try to address immigration last year, when the houses in his party? Yes.

Does he support the second amendment? Yes.

Does he support school vouchers and school choice? Yes.

Did he sign the ban on Partial Birth Abortion? Yes. It went to court, but he signed it.

Did he reverse Clinton’s intent to kill Reagan’s pro-life Mexico policy? Yes.

Did he support the Defense of Marriage Act? Yes. That used to be vitally important to you.

Did he expand the roles of faith-based organizations in social programs? Yes.

Did he prosecute the white-collar criminals like Ken Lay who ran riot through the ‘90’s? Yes.

Has he handled himself with enormous courage, dignity and grace in the face of world/media/hate? YES, YES, AND YES!

Is he a man with a creed before he’s anything else? Yes.

Did he establish Health Savings accounts? Yes.

Did he have the Border Patrol installing monitoring devices along the borders? Yes.

Has he made mistakes? Yes. Some undeniable beauts.

Has he been an imperfect president? Yes.

Has he spent too much? Probably – BUT WHO CAN SAY THEY HAVEN’T?

Has he given you most of what you’ve wanted? Actually, looking at the list…yes!

Has he dared to disagree with anyone to keep his principles, even you? Yes.

Shamelessly borrowed from Conservatism With Heart

Mini-Love

Love those mighty Minis

Philip Adams rhapsodizes about his baby.
“People can’t help but smile and point,” he said, beaming at the adorable 2-year-old.

Others might tire of a proud papa, crowing about his pride and joy. But in Adams’ circle, gathered in West Chester last Saturday, everyone shared his love of little ones. That’s little, as in Mini.

As in Mini Cooper, the play-sized buggies from across the Pond. “I never owned a car I had so much fun with,” said Jennifer Schere of Eagle, as her husband, Mike, outfitted their orange convertible with a lighted reindeer, garlands and a blow-up Santa Claus at the Philadelphia Mini Meet rally and Christmas party.

There are lots of car enthusiasts out there, but few can rival Mini owners for rabid devotion and a penchant for anthropomorphizing their rides. Their cars are the teacup dogs of the auto world. People dress them up, take them to parties, even get married in them. “It’s like a pet or a member of their family,” said Julie Gross, who founded the PhillyMINI group in 2003, when her car was just a newborn.

Mini owners have a loopy esprit de corps, said David Thomas of Cars.com. They’re non-conformists: Most custom-order their cars and wait about 21/2 months for delivery from England. And they possess a streak of zany exhibitionism. Minis “attract the most loyal following because the car is such a personal statement,” Thomas said. “A Chevy Impala is just not the same.”

What a lovely surprise to see this article on the front page of the Inquirer this morning. It was placed just underneath the Inquirer’s daily “Iraq is quagmire” editorial.

Jack (the Mini Cooper) and I have been together since July 6, 2004. I’ve never had a bad car day since that fateful meeting.

For more information on Mini Cooper’s and the people that love them- click HERE

Mini – Blog

Last night, I discovered my beloved Mini Cooper, whom I’ve nick-named ‘Jack’, had suffered a flat tire. OUCH!

Today, I’m sitting in the owners lounge at Otto’s Mini waiting as Jack has his spare tire replaced and undergoes an overall checkup.

While I’m waiting, why not blog?

Gotta motor, I’m being paged to the service desk.


I’t a Mini thing..you won’t understand unless you own one!