Far East Cynic

Life’s tough when you are Paul Ryan

Dear Phibian,   You believe that in picking Ryan, Mitt Romney "nailed it". Oh he nailed something all right-but he didn't nail his choice of VP pick. Actually, from a purely Democratic Party standpoint-this is the best news Obama has had in weeks.  For one thing it allows people to

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Running with the devil.

The Devil  being the evil man known as Paul Ryan.   Shylock: "I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you." The Merchant of Venice (I, iii, 35-39) Shakespeare

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They must have touched a raw nerve

One of the surest indicators that a campaign or event is on the right track-is the amount of reaction it gets from the Liars Club. To review, the Liars Club is that reprehensible assemblage of the dregs of the blogosphere, who whine like pussies about any and every thing. And

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Everyone wants to be a superhero……..

At least every one who goes into the service. Laugh if you will-but when you are at the beginning of the journey, you always imagine yourself doing something great, unique and hero-worthy. Its only later that you realize that the heroism comes from a lot of you doing both routine

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Relationships

Warning Notice: This post will contain opinions that are at odds with those of many Americans and others in general. I am posting them anyway -because it’s my right to. I’ve started this post at least ten times -and walked away from it equally as much. Partially because it contains

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Chick Fil A is gay!

Some of the best common sense writing on the whole Chick Fil A controversy, has been authored by my Canadian counterpart in a couple of really great posts. As I noted previously in my own post-" I think this whole outrage over the remarks of Chick Fil A's president is

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The Olympics drinking game

No reason you can't set your own records while watching the Olympics. And one benefit of being able to watch the Olympics on BBC-is half these items are never said by British announcers. For those of you stuck with Bob Costas…….well, it sucks to be you. Drink up!  

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No, I won’t be eating Chick Fil A today.

In honor of "Support Chick Fil A and its pompous evangelical CEO" day-I did the only logical thing. I got on a plane and left the USA. This evening, I will have a beer and a roast beef sandwich, or maybe even some Fleischkase prepared by those heathen, socialist, Germans.

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