Monthly Archives: October 2007
Cognitive Dissidents
(I know – an easy pun) But why do Captains hate America? From the TimesDaily.com (AP), a story about the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and captains at the artillery school: “When it becomes a burden to my family, it becomes repulsive,” said one captain, who told Mullen that he wants a stable … Continue reading
Duffle Bag of Suprises
I went to a Family Readiness Group meeting the other night for a unit on Fort Hood. Despite a lot of hard work on the part of the coordinator (a volunteer) and the draw of door prizes, college financing information, and more, only two of several hundred spouses showed up. The picture below shows some … Continue reading
Off Their Game
Take a look at the new Repug logo for their ’08 convention. See anything funny? That’s right – it’s blue – the color of the other party. Are they trying to hid? And let’s see, what else could one discern from this: 1) The elephant is starry-eyed: not living in the real world 2) … Continue reading
Good God! Watch Out for Preachers
Good God! Y’all remember this one: But how about this: Don’t forget: But this kind of takes the cake (from Smoking Gun): OCTOBER 8–An Alabama minister who died in June of “accidental mechanical asphyxia” was found hogtied and wearing two complete wet suits, including a face mask, diving gloves and slippers, rubberized … Continue reading
Dave’s Not Here Man
I gathered my obligatory comments on the reports of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker while driving around Fort Hood and Central Texas. Thank goodness for XM and C-SPAN. Speaking of impartial television outlets, why would David Petraeus grant an exclusive interview to the FOX News Entertainment Network (check their court cases) instead of C-SPAN, the … Continue reading
