Archive for March, 2007
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
Okay... I have been sitting in a hotel watching CNN all day as I do some work before a meeting.
It seems every 5 minutes or so, CNN Headline News, replays Alberto Gonzalez's apology for the whole "let's lay off 93 Special Prosecutors employed by the government" thing.
Okay... If ...
Posted in Diaries | 24 Comments »
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
Richard Nixon, it seems, has posthumously moved up the rankings of presidential success stories. He's not at the bottom of the list anymore. Oh, I know that the history books haven't yet caught up to this reality, but they will. I mean really, how could they not?
As his prideful house ...
Posted in Current Affairs, DailyFeatured, Impeachment, Politics | 31 Comments »
Monday, March 12th, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070312/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/monthly_budget
I guess tax cuts are working eh? Of course, liberals will NEVER say tax cuts work. Appears we are getting closer to spending the money we have versus spending the money we'd like to have.
/rumsfeld
Posted in Diaries | 13 Comments »
Monday, March 12th, 2007
The U.S. Army is apparently being guided by none other than the infamous Black Knight of Monty Python fame. That is, a recent report claims that soldiers previously classified as disabled are being reclassified and redeployed to Iraq despite their physical inabilities.
I can just hear the Black Knight now, as ...
Posted in General | 3 Comments »
Monday, March 12th, 2007
Halliburton, the company that runs the U.S. Government these days is helping turn Iraq into a shining democracy, has decided to relocate their corporate headquarters from Houston, Texas to Dubai.
According to company spokeshole Cathy Mann, "The chairman, president and CEO will office from and be based in Dubai to ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Middle East | 7 Comments »
Sunday, March 11th, 2007
The Gray Lady reports...
"...Nevada Democrats announced on Friday night that they had decided to cancel a debate in August on Fox News."
Bloggers had been pushing for some time for the DNC to boycott FOX "News" from debates and interviews, but there was reluctance as the Dems did not want to ...
Posted in Diaries | 21 Comments »
Friday, March 9th, 2007
What's the difference between Vietnam and Iraq?
Bush had a plan to get out of Vietnam. (And so did Cheney for that matter!)
Posted in Gonzo's Grab Bag, Miscellaneous, Quickie | 2 Comments »
Friday, March 9th, 2007
Our national debate over gay marriage rages on. I'm a live and let give kinda guy, so my position is that I don't see what all the hubbub is about. I think it's pretty clear why the gay community wants it. They view themselves as full citizens of this country ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Politics, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 4 Comments »
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
The Pentagon yesterday approved an additional 2200 US troops for Baghdad, mostly military police, to be used for support in the new Baghdad security drive, aka The Surge. That is on top of the 21,000 troops approved by Bush and the other 27,000 troops needed to support the originally ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Iraq War, Middle East, Military | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
The left's post-Scootergate fist pumping has begun. They see this is a case of the elusive rule of law triumphant. However, comments by some trial participants intimate that while Scooter may be guilty, bigger fish wiggled free. That tantalizing observation is probably true - but like Fitz said - the ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Legal News, Politics, World News | 7 Comments »
