Yes, I was going to do a post today about getting good news outlets to you. But just as I was ready to start showing you how to be an informed news consumer, over in the fact free world that is Wingnuttia, this happened: Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields and editor-at-large Ben Shapiro are resigning from the… Continue reading News you can’t use
Category: Hypocrites
Whistling past the graveyard….
After almost 24 hours of travel back from the Whining States of America, I am back in definitely not sunny Germany. A week in Shopping Mall and then a week out west. The second week was very frustrating from a work standpoint and makes me very, very, uncertain as to whether I have made the… Continue reading Whistling past the graveyard….
Stateside Things.
Well, its day two on the other side of the Atlantic. Waking up in an upper hotel floor and having to make myself ready to go work and not having the usual things around. In an acknowledgment to advancing years, I went to bed last night at 10:40 pm. My younger self would have me… Continue reading Stateside Things.
Coming full circle
Back in 2008, I wrote two posts about the subject of gay marriage, coming down rather firmly against the idea. The recent events in Indiana, coupled with the somewhat disturbing efforts of people like David Green to enforce their screwed up views of right and wrong have now convinced me that I was wrong and… Continue reading Coming full circle
Prior service does not guarantee future results.
The last week has been full of news of Sen Tom Cotton (douche bag-AR), the freshman Senator from Arkansas who seems not to have a perfect understanding of his place in the United States government. Worse yet is the fact that my two Senators proved themselves every bit as worthless as I knew them to… Continue reading Prior service does not guarantee future results.
The tragedy of the American Military
James Fallow’s of The Atlantic magazine has written a must-read, thought-provoking article, on the current state of civil-military relations. It is a long read, but it is well worth your time. In it, he highlights the real hypocrisy of a country that fawns over its military to the point of idolatry, yet allows its elected leadership to… Continue reading The tragedy of the American Military
Six New States?
Nothing like coming back to the land of the free, home of the stupid. I remain just furious every time I see someone come out in support of this incredibly ridiculous idea. The proposal’s chief backer, venture capitalist Timothy Draper, argues that with six states instead of one, government would be more decentralized and responsive. “The… Continue reading Six New States?
The ease with which some people abandon their conviction.
Today was a sad day for me. It is probably the first day since I graduated from the Citadel, that I was ashamed to wear my ring. A ring I worked hard to earn-and usually wear with pride. Why? Because it is disgusting to me, to watch legions of my fellow alumni, throw one of… Continue reading The ease with which some people abandon their conviction.
Sideshow Bowe
It is with sad and undisguised disgust that I watch the collective conservative freak out of the release of SGT Bowe Berghdahl, the only prisoner of war held by the Taliban. In the early morning of June 30, 2009, Berghdal went missing from his unit’s small outpost in Mest, a restive area in Paktia province.… Continue reading Sideshow Bowe
Where is Kent Brockman when you need him?
Well we met our new "team mates" yesterday. As I expected it, it did not go well: It was an interesting exercise in surrealism. Our current boss was basically pre-empted by the GS-15 who seeks to enslave replace him. That issue has not been determined yet-but this guy acted like it had. Then he… Continue reading Where is Kent Brockman when you need him?