Let’s just say that I have a number in mind and I haven’t hit it yet.
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Andrew Bacevich has a great habit of pointing them out: What are we to make of this record? For Krauthammer, Boot, and Barnes, the lessons are clear: dial up the rhetoric, increase military spending, send in more troops, and give the generals a free hand. The important thing, writes William
Continue readingSemper Gumby
Spend enough time in the Navy and you will hear the phrase “Semper Gumby” at some point in time. ( Always Flexible). The joke is based on the creation of Art Clokey: Jan 9, 6:17 PM (ET) LOS OSOS, Calif. (AP) – Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became
Continue readingMAC vs PC
This is just awesome-even if the little girl does use the F bomb at the end: Little asian PC girl vs. MAC parody – watch more funny videos Update: This thing works on a couple of levels. You have a Chinese girl, looking down on a Filipina girl. Kind of
Continue readingTrue to her principles……
Sarah Palin and where she chooses to speak. The principle being: “If you want her to perform-you have to pay her.” Not unlike this place: Birds of a feather and all that. “Madame, we’ve already established what you are-now we are just haggling over the price!”
Continue readingSomething warm!
It snowed here today. Which is why I need this:
Continue readingObligatory BCS Rant…..
Getting it out of the way up front! THE BCS BLOWS! There is no reason that the United States of America cannot have a football playoff system. It might take some reorganization within the NCAA, and alignment of some teams to levels below where their fans think they should be playing
Continue readingRequired reading….
Since I’m all fired up anyway……….. James Fallows has a fantastic article up in this month’s issue of The Atlantic magazine. It should be required reading for all those who love tea-baggery. The piece Fallows wrote about the planning, or lack thereof, of the Iraq war is still available online
Continue readingCry me a river……..
America’s favorite cheerleader for stupid wars,Michael Yon, is all up in arms because he got detained at Sea Tac airport. Forgive me if I am not too broken up about it. Especially when Uncle Dumbo and boys at Blackfive are on the case. Seems they and the good Mr. Yon
Continue readingDown for the count…….
Sick as a dog today-its 21 degrees here in a land that is supposed to be warmer. So have fun and play nice. And contemplate Luke Skywalker’s Facebook page:
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