I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
So now, instead of the President — whom they also call the Commander-in-Chief [note: corrected the term which is a bit embarrassing given that I am in the military and should have known better] — fighting the war, we’re going to try fighting it from Congress instead. War by committee. This ought to be great. … Read more
Darwin Awards each year celebrates stupidity by awarding those who kill themselves doing something stupid. The more stupid, the higher the award. The gentleman in this story didn’t manage to kill himself. Thus, he does not yet qualify for consideration in this year’s awards. However, it seems certain that he will not die of old … Read more
Why Do So Few People Vote in the U.S.? According to this article the United States lags behind just about everyone else in voter turn out. Even Iraq, where we are supposedly failing to build a democracy, voter turn out is higher than in the US. I have to admit that in past years I’ve … Read more
I didn’t see this in the mainstream media. This is a letter from the mayor of Tall ‘Afar, Ninewa, Iraq, thanking the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment for liberating his town from the control of Abu Mousab Al Zarqawi. I got to know some of the guys from the 3rd ACR while I was in Kuwait. … Read more