Far East Cynic

A book you don’t need to buy.

Never trust a man that does not drink-especially one that gave it up to please his wife. Steve Walt reminds us why we should not fall for the nostalgia-George Bush really was a bad as he is made out to be.

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Moles just want to have fun!

The mighty war hummer on the job. For once the Norfolk media drove in some other direction than towards Oceana. To visit the working man’s Navy.  Be sure and make your Air Force friends watch this-the smaller, much more capable version of the AWACS:

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The pointy haired tea bagger…….

Scott Adams imagines a world without political parties: I’m fascinated by the fact that the freedom to organize into political parties limits our other freedoms more than most people realize.  Political parties make the government incompetent, and the result of ineffective government is that citizens are less prosperous. Poverty is

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The daily diet

As you might suspect, I am a voracious consumer of information. Between work and home I spend a lot of time in front of a computer and even in the car I am listening to the news. The issue is not getting access to news-its getting access to good news,

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Boy he got that one right!

Bruce Dern has a message for all you people feeling optimistic tonight: I remember watching that movie in college-thinking it was funny at the time. Now-it sadly, tends to ring true.

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Standing up to bullies……

It’s about time: Edward Sabin, COO Eileen O’Neill, President The Learning Channel (TLC) David Zaslav CEO Peter Liguori, COO Discovery Comm., LLC Mark Burnett, President Mark Burnett Productions RE: “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” // Invasion of Privacy of Joe McGinniss Dear Ms. O’Neill, Mr. Sabin, Mr. Zaslav, Mr. Ligouri and Mr.

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When you run out of options…….

The elections over and you’ve heard all the “analysis” you can stand. Fox News is not a real option-especially after 4pm. You think about turning on MSNBC-but there is nobody on. Keith’s not around-and when I think of lesbians, Rachel does not come to mind. Sports? The series is over.

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Christmas comes early…..

For the Teabag nation. When you get banged up as much as the Democrats did on Tuesday-there is only one thing to do with the woman at the top of the heap. Strap two pieces of wood together, stretch out her arms and start hammering nails through her hands and

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