Far East Cynic

Be careful what you wish for…….

For you may surely get it. A few months ago, I wrote, ” I would no more go to a tea party than I would to an anti-war demonstration. I’ll fight stupidity through the ballot box, thank you very much. The teabaggers act like they are some holy crusade; however,

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Speaking of having a hangover…..

    Some things are more important than the birther movement.

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But what did they do with it?

While Michelle Malkin was on TV yesterday, whining and moaning about who moved her cheese, she-and a lot of other Americans-missed the fact that Cory Aquino passed away this weekend. Not that Malkin would care-she scarcely pays attention to the details of her ancestry-instead behaving like the assimilated American bitch

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Closing the book?

If you particpated as an aviator in Gulf War I, as I did-seeing this news brought a tear to my eye:  The US military has found the remains of the last American still officially missing in action from the Gulf War. Capt Michael Scott Speicher, an F18 pilot, was shot

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Worth repeating……

Why do I have to hear the truth via an Australian ? A closely related rhetorical device — the idea that Americans or American values are “unique” — also deserves attention. For example, Emanuel describes individualism and equality of opportunity as “uniquely American.”1 Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman of the

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