I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
ZING Costume Party – 7 Originally uploaded by smittie I asked my daughter to come up with a Halloween costume for me. We had a halloween party at work and they were offering a $25 gift certificate for the first 20 people who showed up in costume. The people at my company have no spirit. … Read more
“George Bush’s faulty and offensive historical analogies aren’t going to end the war in Iraq, make America safer or bring our troops home,” the New York senator said Thursday in a statement. “Americans are tired of the president’s efforts to play politics with national security and practice the politics of division. (source) Faulty and offensive … Read more
To this article: The pessimism expressed by most people – including significant minorities of Republicans – contrasted with the brighter picture offered by Gen. David Petraeus. The chief U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress on Monday that the added 30,000 troops have largely achieved their military goals and could probably leave by next summer, though … Read more
This is a terribly sad story that should have never happened. Sgt. Lawrence Sprader died in the course of normal training. The report found that at least 12 other soldiers required medical attention. Warrior Leadership Course is intended to develop the leadership skills of new Sergeants. This is not a combat skills course. All sergeants … Read more
The GAO report reflects everything that has been wrong with the discussion about Iraq since the end of 2006. Through no fault of the GAO’s, the organization was sent on a fool’s errand by Congress. Its mandate was not to evaluate progress in Iraq, but to determine whether or not the Iraqi government had met … Read more
For anyone that was interested in my use of geotagging in our house hunt, here’s an article that talks about geotagging on a larger scale. I thought Google’s Panoramio was very cool. I’m going to look into uploading some of my photos there. Right now it looks like most of the work posted there is … Read more
Romney’s main point seems to be, “Gee, Fred. Why don’t you do it like the rest of us?” Fred Thompson didn’t participate in the early debates. Fred Thompson is opting to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno rather than the next round of debates. Personally, I’d rather see Fred Thompson on Jay Leno … Read more
From the text of this article: Congressional spending watchdogs say the story is simple: As the earmark pie shrinks, top Democrats and key House appropriators are still serving themselves big helpings of federal money for hometown projects. More junior lawmakers and those who don’t sit on the powerful spending committee are left scraping for a … Read more
…appearing daily in the press is still exposure. Google News is one of a number of online news sources that I read several times a day. Theoretically, Google News should have no bias because it the news articles that appear there are selected mechanically by software that searches the news. Other aspects of Google lead … Read more
That’s right. I’m with Fred. I’ve signed on as a Friend of Fred Thompson. And, in the event that he decides to run for president, I plan to vote for him. I am comfortable with Fred Thompson’s political positions. More significantly, I am comfortable with the way in which Fred Thompson makes decisions and the … Read more