Far East Cynic

Can you say deja vu?

And before anyone goes off on an ” Obama is Carter” style rant- I will remind you that another new president was more than willing to offer up a carrier or two to the QDR……9-11 intervened and saved us then. What will save carrier aviation now? NAVY WILL OFFER UP

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What is it?

That is so depressing about being a Korean star? Seoul – An actress in the popular Korean drama, Boys Over Flowers, was found dead last Saturday in an apparent suicide, fuelling talk that the serial is jinxed. Jang Ja Yeon, 26, played Sunny, one of a trio of mean girls

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Good local journalism……

Every once in a great while, the local fish wrapper here in Shopping Mall USA prints a nice story-about nice people. Today was one of those days. Follow me inside and read about Chooch, Great American………..

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Amen brother!

From John Cole-who is, like me, a reformed conservative: I don’t get it. The Republicans and some in the media are calling this the Obama recession and the Obama bear market and the Obama economy, but this says it will be the longest recession on record. Yet Obama has only

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Jim Cramer, call your office…….

Jim Cramer is very worried about the impact of the tax changes to his bottom line: As someone who can expect a real shock when I get an Obama-shredded paycheck the moment his plus-$250,000 tax levy kicks in, I can’t be thrilled. Only the brain-dead like to take a pay

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Simple math…….

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I was required by mother Navy to take a LOT of mathematics courses. In those years,  they had this really stupid notion that lots of math and engineering graduates somehow made for a better officer corps. As a result we have

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Another reason to veto the Omnibus bill….

Lexington, from the Economist, comes up with a few more reasons why Nancy Pelosi should be kicked in the crotch: The Californication of the Democratic Party carries all sorts of risks. The most obvious is that California has the most dysfunctional politics in the country. The Golden State has one

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A real dilemna

For the denizens of Battlestar Galatica:     I, for one, would be a little worried about these damn Cylons they keep talking about.

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Missed opportunity.

John McCain has it right, the President should veto the Omibus Spending bill for FY-09. Obama needs to show both of these folks who is boss-and the current year budget bill gives him a great opportunity. Think about it. He vetoes the bill-there is no way the House or the

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Another sign of the Apocalypse……

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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