James Webb, has been reviled for not being nice to the President. Turns out according to Wonkette, that Senator Webb is no the only person who has gotten into a dust up with the man: Bush is still having the worst luck at seemingly friendly functions with Democratic lawmakers. It
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The catfight
I’ve been reluctant to post about the recent remarks of Barbara Boxer because of a) the trashing I have taken in other forums and b) questions in my own mind as to why the debate ever got this silly. Not familiar with the issue? Well hopefully readers from overeas have
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Considering the holiday, it seems more than appropriate to suggest that both Condi Rice and Barbara Boxer could have learned a thing or two from this man. This video is an interesting contrast of the slime that passes for political discussion now and the words of great oratory in the
Continue readingWell I guess this means I won’t be getting my monthly edition…
Of Swank Magazine that is…… Seems the United States of America reserves the right to search my mail: President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant, the Daily News has learned. The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal
Continue readingWell I guess this means I won't be getting my monthly edition…
Of Swank Magazine that is…… Seems the United States of America reserves the right to search my mail: President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant, the Daily News has learned. The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal
Continue readingLiberation Day
Yesterday the S.O. and I went to a Christmas concert with a combined US Navy and JMSDF band playing songs for the holiday. It was quite good and a good compensation to the fact that I was unable to play golf. They played an adaptation of one of my favorite
Continue readingWhat is wrong with these people?
I watched the news shows this AM. Much as I think Cal Thomas is a despicable piece of human excrement most days-right up there with his fellow piece of dung Krauthammer, he did have a point today. A human being is lying in a hospital fighitng for his life and
Continue readingSpeaking of bizarre protests…….
I recently came across a couple of them while surfing the net. First of course is this little gem from Lost Nomad-seems Cindy Sheehan thinks her blue passport gives her free access to the exchange. Courtesy of Lost Nomad: Finding the area around Camp Humphreys a little bit too urban
Continue readingThe apologists………….
It is interesting to read the papers and the internets (to quote the President) these days. Now that Donald Rumsfeld has been sacked, all sorts of people are crawling out of the woodwork to write about how great his reforms were and how he was just misunderstood. Late last week,
Continue readingIn the sober light of day……
Before I jump into politics, I would just like to point out a couple of things…………….. 1) Looking up at the sky from this little island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is simply amazing. Its just like being at sea because you see so many stars. I still
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