Ralph Peters and I agree on something: USA Today February 24, 2009 Pg. 11 The Mendacity Of Hope The U.S. essentially has four options – from best to worst – going forward in Afghanistan. By Ralph Peters The conflict in Afghanistan is the wrong war in the wrong place at
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In my day we just drank the beer…..
Now it gives you herpes? The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Beer Pong Herpes Outbreak Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor Rap BattleJoke of the Day Because whenever you are with a beer, you are with every one else that beer has ever been with. Time to switch to
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David Frum outlines the dilemma that Republicans face : A man who is aggressive and bombastic, cutting and sarcastic, who dismisses the concerned citizens in network news focus groups as “losers.” With his private plane and his cigars, his history of drug dependency and his personal bulk, not to mention
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About why we need high speed rail;
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For the Blue Train from Tokyo to Hakata: I blogged about the Blue Train a couple of years ago ( Sadly the pictures have vanished in a Word Press update along the way……). Significantly slower than the more famous Shinkansen, or bullet train, these trains nonetheless have a certain ambiance
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I had the misfortune of having to listen to some of Rush Limbaugh’s speech on the radio yesterday. I tried to hang on and listen as long as I could-but there came a point where I just could not stand it anymore. Rush Limbaugh does not care about people-except in
Continue readingAnother device I don’t need……
I really don’t like Bluetooth headsets and I have resolved never to have one. My sister has one-she loves it. To each their own. I just know I hate walking by someone and think they are talking to me-and then I turn to see this annoying thing in their ear:
Continue readingA collaborative effort…..
A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language.[1][2] Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. So to take it to its most interesting extreme-Slate has
Continue readingThe next time someone uses the “S” word…
And calls Obama a Socialist ( which is an insult to both Obama and Socialism), I’m going to use some variation of these words: I came to this country and worked hard also.. and, like you, have been lucky enough to be successful. This country is wonderful that way –
Continue readingThe used car salesman……
I’ll have to say this, we are living in interesting times. Obama makes Republicans happy and pisses off Democrats about Iraq, who would have thunk it? If David Petraeaus needs a job after he leaves the military-assumng he does not continue his role as 21st Century American Caesar and run
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