Archive for June, 2008
A Vet on John McCain’s (894/899) Military Service
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Hey, McSame got into the academy which is some what of an accomplishment in itself if it weren’t for the fact that his father was an admiral and it was a given that he was a shoe in. Great, good for him, now lets look at how he did in ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Politics | 14 Comments »
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Can I get a "No Shit Sherlock" from the group?
A recent AP-Yahoo poll shows that consumers don't have a rosy outlook for their financial futures any time soon. Because of high gas prices.
From cancelled vacations to finding new jobs, people are struggling to cope with the high price of fuel. ...
Posted in BIO, Iran, Middle East, Politics, Poll Results | 10 Comments »
Monday, June 30th, 2008
I'd like to go on record that I'm not in favor of slamming military service in the name of political expediency. I regard service to the country as the highest form of idealism. It embodies the ultimate belief, that of a nation so worthy that one's own life is an ...
Posted in 2008 elections, John McCain, Military, Politics | 30 Comments »
Monday, June 30th, 2008
"The obscene vitriol on the left wing blogs really is mind-blowing. You see virtually none of this on conservative blogs."
Marlowe on Skewz
"To me, it's straightforward: Conservatives are adults, liberals are adolescences (sic). Conservatives value rational and logical discussion, liberals crave juvenile name calling."
oleneo65 on Skewz
Politics is a rough neighborhood. Stakes ...
Posted in Contributors, Democrat, General, Republican, Right Wing Nut, Weblogs, conservative, media | No Comments »
Monday, June 30th, 2008
The old fashioned way is using clandestine and/or covert ops by various US governmental agencies. The usual agencies are the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Seymour Hersh addresses these operations in his latest article for the New Yorker.
Mr. Hersh received the information on new covert ops against ...
Posted in CNN, George W. Bush, Iran, Middle East, Military, Politics, Video and Animation | 6 Comments »
“George W. Bush Has Moral Values”
Monday, June 30th, 2008
A voter in West Virginia actually said this. He was a lifelong Democrat until 2000, and then: “Bush was a good man and had good morals. I felt he was the better man.” This year — “I don't care for Obama.”
Words like “morals” and “values” have been thrown around so ...
Posted in 2008 elections, George W. Bush, Religion | 4 Comments »
Winter Fears in June
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
With the price of oil going through the roof and every other utility that people use to heat their homes going up and up people are terrified. People that can not or do not have access to alternative heat sources such as renters and some home owners are literally ...
Posted in Economics | 2 Comments »
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Barack Obama's recent decisions to chuck public campaign financing and support the FISA capitulation bill angered many, including me. And, his explanations for both were weak and far short of his promise to change government.
I wasn't tremendously offended by his decision on campaign financing. The decision wasn't wrong in the ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Barack, Campaign News, Contributors, Democrat elections, Police State, Political, Politics, candidates, presidential elections | 5 Comments »
Conspiracy?
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »
All Summer Long
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Man, do any of you remember when you had to go to the bank on Fridays to get enough money to make it through the weekend?
Having a favorite meeting spot where everyone showed up to make plans on where to hang out because cell phones didn't exist?
Driving around all night ...
Posted in Politics | 14 Comments »
