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Afghanistan

I’m not sure what to think of this piece on Afghanistan from the Armed Forces Journal, by Lt. Col. Daniel Davis — who used to be on Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson’s staff (Drudge linked to it)…:

From Bad to Abysmal Much of what I saw during my deployment, let alone read or wrote in official [...]

Manning Up

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NBCSports Channel had a great two hour townhall meeting hosted by Bob Costas (part of a show called “Costas Tonight”) on the state of the NFL. They talked a [...]

Buffet’s Smorgasbord of Hypocrisy

I’ll admit I never paid much attention to Warren Buffet — the so called “Sage of Omaha” — until he started yammering about higher taxes. Heck, I probably would have assumed he was a Republican I knew so little about him other than being a billionaire and having the Midas touch in investments. Sadly [...]

Speaking Truth To Douchebag

Chris Christie is at it again… a NJ lawmaker compared Christie to George Wallace — segregationist governor — for saying that gay marriage should be put up for referendum as opposed to legislated from Trenton. Christie, answers that charge here… in classic Christie fashion.

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Self-Publish a Book

(I found this article by James Altucher on TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/ and I thought some here would find it interesting.  Here’s the link to James’ post, if you want to comment to him directly, http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/why-every-entrepreneur-should-self-publish-a-book/   I’d be interested in the opinions of those here; Lars, Rich, David (any others?) with experience with this topic.)

 

I’ve [...]

Ironically… When Choosing Flooring She Also Chooses Carpet Over Wood

Actress — and lesbian — Cynthia Nixon, most famously from Sex and the City, has run afoul of the gay PC mafia by stating that she chose to be gay.

Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. Very political.

The [...]

Como Se Dice “Holy Crap!” en Slovakian?

a little too much snow on the roof — not a good thing.

Kevin Who? Redux…

Stories about John Tyler’s grandson still being alive are making the rounds at The Huffington Post, Yahoo! News, etc. That’s John Tyler — the 10th President of these United States.

Whatever… Friggin’ amateurs. Anyone who had been reading this little blog two years ago already knew that.

I Heart Starbucks

I like Starbucks coffee… or rather I like some of it. Christmas Blend is my favorite and I like the medium roasts though I stay away from their dark roasts because they always taste too smoky to me. Anyway… living in the People’s Republic of California I pretty much don’t think about the issue [...]

Junk Food For Your Soul — It Counts!

This Nike ad scratches a lot of pop culture itches… good stuff.

One Thousand Words

This is a high-res satellite image of the wreck of the Costa Concordia… photo from Digital Globe

Down and Dirty — BUMPED AND UPDATED

Here’s an “interesting” story out of Iowa from The Des Moines Register:

A Des Moines man has been arrested after police say he used, or tried to use, the identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz in a scheme to falsely implicate Schultz in perceived unethical behavior in office.

Zachary Edwards was arrested Friday [...]

Closing the Door Behind You

A pretty consistent question I get from students over the years is why do liberals often appear to be either very rich or very poor. The very por are easy to explain… they are often direct beneficiaries of government largesse. But what do affluent people get from big government liberal policies like the environmental [...]

Who Does #2 Work For?!?

Speaking of #2… Newt Gingrich’s #2 wife is taking a #2 all over his campaign. This is Herman Cain redux. I know in today’s world being divorced is about as common as walking and breathing (that doesn’t make that a good thing, it just IS). But anyone married three times is going to draw [...]

Rick Perry — Out

Sadly Rick Perry’s Presidential campaign was European Vacation and not Vacation. CNN is reporting that Rick Perry will drop out of the race today.

Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid Thursday for the Republican presidential nomination, two sources familiar with his plans told CNN.

The Texas governor will make [...]

Hey You Tube: You Suck

(Fortunately, Vimeo has stones).

Craptastic YouTube is at it again, freezing Palestinian Media Watches account for daring to post a video in which the Palestinian Authority Mufti says that it is the destiny of Muslims to kill Jews, which two of the more relied-upon Hadith’s actually say. But – hell – you [...]

This is Awesome

This is Exhibit A that despite real misgivings about all of the GOP slate of candidates…. all of them (OK — maybe not Ron Paul — but only because he’d allow WW3 to start with his foreign policy) — are a damn sight better than Barack Obama. Republicans have had it up to here… [...]

Why People Who Vote Based on Race Are Dumb

Newsweek finally descends below the intellectual level of Mad Magazine. Two things… 1. Newsweek still prints? 2. I thought Andrew Sullivan was dead.

The Vagina Dialogues

There’s an old saying — I’m not sure if it’s pure Texan or not — that someone who was extremely happy was as “happy as a puppy with two peters.” I’m not sure if Hazel Jones is happy, but she seems to be. From ABC News:

When British television aired a story about a woman [...]

Beauty is Truth; Truth Beauty.