Author: Skippy-San
In defense of Newt Gingrich…..
This post is dedidcated to commenter Stu. What does it say about today’s Republican party that a Presidential candidate cannot state the truth about Paul Ryan’s budget plan without immediately being pummeled into submission? Here’s what Gingrich said: I don’t think right-wing social engineering is any more desirable than left-wing
Continue readingNo pix past the Styx.
If the world is ending tomorrow-why do I have to go to work today? I should have gotten on a plane a week ago and been spending this week on an Asian beach somewhere-with drinks and companionship. Instead I am heading to the car to go beat my head against
Continue readingWhat was the number of that truck driving school again?
Why can’t we just catch the contracting officer in a compromising position? It’s got to be easier to blackmail your way into a successful bid than this shit:
Continue readingIt’s about time……
I realize with Arnold banging his housekeeper, its hard to focus on anything else ( don’t people use condoms anymore?). But one United States Senator has his eye on the ball: U.S. Senators Carl Levin (D-Mich.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), and Jim Webb (D-Va.) have issued a statement declaring that the
Continue readingSpeaking of timely and accurate data……
While looking around for the previous post-look what I stumbled onto on the US Navy’s web site. What’s wrong with this picture? The Carrier Air Wing The typical air wing aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier usually contains four FA-18 squadrons, one S-3 squadron, one EA-6B squadron, one E-2C squadron,
Continue readingBecause some fights are worth picking-Unbalanced Part II
Some things take longer than a comment block to explain. Accordingly-since this is my blog and I will write what I want to- I have decided to address commenter Michael Junge’s comments in a more lengthy fashion. After all, not everything in the world can be reduced to a Power Point
Continue readingUnbalanced
I have a theory about organizations and signs of their decay. It is not based on anything scientific-just having led and been lead by people for approximately 32 years. My theory has been reinforced by my current experience working for a customer that is an organization that is : 1)
Continue readingWhat I really need…….
This week sucked with a capital “S”. Part of it was work related-but a big part is because there is something I really need: And I do mean really. The S.O. and her knee pain are driving me up the wall. Kabish? Thank God for beer!
Continue readingThe next time someone says…..
“It is the spending, stupid”-beat them over the head with this chart. Most of the GOP and most of Phib’s commenting class, want to ignore this fundamental truth: The very large, but permanent and worsening, budgetary impact of the “Bush tax cuts” — which when first proposed back in the
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