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A Little Nicer
Author: BobR    Date: 06/27/2013 13:04:40

The United States just got a little friendlier yesterday. After years of right-wing onslaughts against the rights of certain groups of people, those people finally prevailed and won their rights. The most obvious group is our gay brothers and sisters, who won the right to marry just like everyone else. California's Prop 8 was rejected (more accurately - the appeal to reverse the decision to revoke got dismissed), and DOMA was repealed. It was a historic day, and couples celebrated around the country. On a personal note, we have a friend whose partner recently died, and she will now be able to claim survivor's benefits.
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45 comments (Latest Comment: 06/28/2013 01:29:39 by Raine)

Late Night
Author: BobR    Date: 06/26/2013 13:10:20

Today's blogger was up late watching the circus evolving in TX. She will be posting something soon,,
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68 comments (Latest Comment: 06/27/2013 03:45:22 by Scoopster)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 06/25/2013 10:22:14

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,279th day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,239
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,099

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$ 1, 450, 586, 175, 000 .00

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111 comments (Latest Comment: 06/26/2013 01:25:15 by TriSec)

And the Curtain Rises
Author: BobR    Date: 06/24/2013 12:49:27

This week begins like the curtain rising on the second act of a play. The stage has been set with the tension building in the first act, and the anticipation is high for what is to come. With breath held, we await the outcome of three very different stories...
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50 comments (Latest Comment: 06/25/2013 01:49:34 by Will in Chicago)

Paula's crying little drops of butter
Author: AuntAzalea    Date: 2013-06-23 05:00:00

Velveeta is away on assignment today so I must put down my elitist liberal latte and do my best to fill in.

For those of us who don't just survive on granola, fresh organic strawberries washed down with fresh pressed organic wheatgrass juice, grown of course in our organic house garden, there has been a volcanic eruption of butter mixed with a big dollop of good ole-timey racism. Oh Paula Paula Paula...Miss Paula Deen slipped up, she didn't get the "lie and deny" memo.

But I digress, first let us enjoy a typical super fun dinner idea.

Three Meat Pasta Recipe

Now that I have eaten myself into an emergency room coma, l will drop my fork and explain.
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Guns and Butter
Author: TriSec    Date: 06/22/2013 10:46:30

Good Morning.

We've all seen the classic economics graph about wartime vs. peacetime economies. As production of guns goes down, production of butter increases, and the footings of our economy shift in response.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 06/22/2013 17:30:31 by Will in Chicago)

Outsourcing: The best Security Clearance money can buy.
Author: Raine    Date: 2013-06-21 10:34:16

A lot of people are spitting bullets over the NSA scandal and Edward Snowden. I questioned Edward Snowden myself. I don't regret asking those questions. I've wondered about Snowden and how he got such a security clearance. Then, tonite -- I read something very interesting. We are outsourcing background checks for contract jobs that are critical to our national security. .
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88 comments (Latest Comment: 06/21/2013 21:40:58 by Will in Chicago)

Beating a Dead Gift Horse in the Mouth
Author: BobR    Date: 06/20/2013 13:25:20

When the IRS "scandal" broke, you could pretty much hear the Republican's licking their lips in anticipation. It was pretty gross, really, all that smacking, and there was so much spittle, we had rainy weather for weeks. The Republicans were certain this was going to bring down the Obama presidency: a government entity generally hated by everyone being used to politically target the president's "enemies".

There was just one problem - there was nothing there. The witch-hunter-in-chief convened his inquisitions hearings to "get to the bottom of it". The bottom was got (I wrote about this previously). Darrell Issa knew he had nothing, and tried to hide that from the public. One might ask: isn't that the REAL scandal here?... that the person in power claiming "corruption" found none and then refused to update the country with the truth?
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61 comments (Latest Comment: 06/20/2013 21:03:32 by Mondobubba)

Woke up, got outta bed
Author: Raine    Date: 06/19/2013 13:02:02

Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, I noticed I was late

AHHHH here's a stub!
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83 comments (Latest Comment: 06/20/2013 01:22:21 by TriSec)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 06/18/2013 10:23:55

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,272nd day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,233
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,097

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 448, 689, 975, 000 .00

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65 comments (Latest Comment: 06/19/2013 01:49:40 by Will in Chicago)

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