I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Smittie “It is not going to be a political speech,” said a senior foreign policy adviser, who spoke to reporters on background. “When the president of the United States goes and gives a speech, it is not a political speech or a political rally. ”But he is not president of the United States,“ a reporter reminded … Read more
Salinas Rodeo 2008 Originally uploaded by smittie Went to the Salinas Rodeo. Second year in a row. I love the rodeo. aloha
I am a member of the 445 Civil Affairs Battalion, US Army Reserves. We have known for some time now that we would be mobilizing. Over the past few months the command has been hammering out the details of exactly how that process would play out. At the end of June we recieved pre-mobilization active … Read more
Beneath the radar, well-funded activist groups plan to take control in key battleground states. Liberals aren’t just on the march on the presidential level. This year, liberal activists are spending parts of the fortunes of their wealthy donors to transform politics at the state and local level. read more | digg story
This morning I took my daughter to breakfast. As a normal teen with a normal teen schedule, we don’t see each other as much anymore. She doesn’t hang out at home as much. Going to breakfast was her idea, relayed to me through Mom. Does it work that way at your house? After breakfast we … Read more
Go to digg.com’s US Elections 2008 section and scroll through the items there. All the items have over a thousand ‘diggs’. What’s interesting is that almost none of those articles come from any of the major news outlets. Moreover, it is very rare to find an article on Mr. McCain that is positive or an … Read more
Yesterday, I pointed out that Mr. Obama’s strategy for Iraq, at least as it is being presented, really has very little to do with Iraq. I take a certain amount of satisfaction in the fact that the Washington Post today makes the same point in their Op-Ed piece (read more | digg story). Also interesting … Read more
OK, this is funny. The supposedly web-savy candidate pulls a rather suspicious stunt. And the candidate that openly admits he’s still learning how to use the web, uses some pretty advanced web tools to point out the suspicious stunt. Say what you will about the deeper meanings and ramifications, on the face of it, this … Read more
Top of the Hill Originally uploaded by smittie I took my son out four wheeling today. Neither one of us mentioned it and maybe he didn’t even think of it but it was part of my saying goodbye to my family. I didn’t even dare to think that out loud until now. We stopped on … Read more
Seriously, I love this article (digg story) “I called for a comprehensive new strategy — a surge of troops and counterinsurgency to win the war. Senator Obama disagreed,” Mr. McCain said. “He opposed the surge, predicted it would increase sectarian violence, and called for our troops to retreat as quickly as possible. Today we know … Read more