"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
The continuation of war by other means
I could fill this entry with hyperlinks to news articles about Obama’s push to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and the predictable conservative opposition, but if you’re that out of touch with current events you probably don’t read blogs either. DADT, summed up, says that being openly gay is grounds for discharge. Therefore any gay […]
From my post of two days ago: “And I think corporate ownership of congress is going to get worse, not better.” Boy, I’ll say. Yesterday the Supreme Court extended free speech rights to corporations, who will now be allowed to contribute unlimited amounts of money to political candidates and parties. Some say this’ll be the […]
Ever hear someone say he has a beak, or that such-and-such a thing gives him the beak? We said it all the time in the USAF; “I have a beak” means I’m pissed off; “you give me the beak” means you make me angry. The beak must be secret military jargon, because when I Google […]
Sarah shows her true colors again. From Ben Smith at Politico (posted yesterday, December 3rd): Speaking to the conservative talker Rusty Humphries today, Sarah Palin left the door open to speculation about President Obama’s birth certificate. “Would you make the birth certificate an issue if you ran?” she was asked [ . . . ] […]
“If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come He made them out of meat?” Sarah Palin, Going Rogue. Good question, Sarah! Now you’ve got me thinking . . . If God had not intended for us to burn books, how come He made them flammable? If God had not intended for […]
Update (11/19/09): more than two months with no response. Time to ramp it up a notch: The Honorable Gabrielle Giffords November 19, 2009 U.S. House of Representatives 1728 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Giffords, I mailed the attached letter to the US Air Force Chief of Staff on September 16, 2009 […]
Last night a neighbor came over with some work shirts he wanted Donna to embroider. We asked him how things were going with his heating & air conditioning business. He told us business was great. With all the new green energy tax credits available to consumers, he’d been selling a lot of solar-powered water heaters. […]
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