With the presidential elections still over 6 months away, it seems odd that the primary races are essentially over, and the national race is starting up. Sure there are more states to go. One must be rather nonplussed on primary day in the remaining states, knowing that any vote is essentially voicing one's opinion rather than actually having an active say in the results.
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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec
Date: 04/24/2012 10:20:55
Good Morning. Today is our 3,852nd 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: 1,938 Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1024 We find this morning's cost of war passing through: $ 1, 325, 360, 060, 000. 00
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You will recall a few weeks ago that comic Jeff Foxworthy endorsed Mitt Romney and evidently campaigned with him during a series of southern primaries. Oh, I tell you, that was delightful. Mr. Foxworthy is mostly known for his "You Might be a Redneck" jokes... Here are a few examples: Your brother-in-law is your uncle.
Your dad walks you to school because you're in the same grade.
You think a Volvo is part of a woman's anatomy.
You have 5 cars that are immobile and house that is!
The ASPCA raids yer kitchen Redneck humor does have a special niche to a portion of the American population. For others, it's just not their cup of tea. Continue reading...
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That's correct, you and Mittens couldn't be more alike! "I actually disclosed in a financial disclosure statement all of the assets which I own, and I think the estimate in there was a pretty wide range, it's been widely reported and my net worth is within that number," he said. "It's between $150 and about $200-and-some-odd million dollars, I think that's what the estimates are." That is a direct quote from Mitt back in January. He thinks his net worth is somewhere in the 100 million. I'm the same way, not sure what where net worth stands, somewhere in the $8000 -$8500 some odd dollars. That's not in the millions, that in the thousands. Do we count money that people owe us? If so, I have a friend that owes me $45.00 that I've sort of written off.... that would increase my net worth however.
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Good Morning. This past Wednesday was the Real Patriot's Day. 237 Aprils ago...the regulars were out, Paul Revere did his thing, and Colonel Parker and his men shed their blood on Lexington Green to get the whole thing started. Over the past few years, I've posted the incredible tale on my blog closest to the date, and this year was going to be no exception. Until I read a story this week that I found more dramatic.
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Friday Frittata
Author: BobR
Date: 04/20/2012 12:22:26
It's a good day when there is a confluence of stories that dovetail together, or when there's one story that inspires me to do research and find the details that aren't being commonly discussed. Every once in a while, though, a blog day comes along and I am not inspired to rise to my usual level of erudition. Today is one of those days. So - in the "1,2,3 and out" mode, here are 3 interesting stories that are completely unrelated...
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Where does one go today? Between the latest Mitt Romney gaffs, lies, and not wanting to release his taxes, more attacks on women, another horrible situation in Afghanistan, a new debt deal showdown, Secret Service Scandal, GSA Scandal, and Ted F*cking Nugent It's a difficult choice. It's a difficult choice indeed. On second thought... Continue reading...
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Coming Home
Author: BobR
Date: 04/18/2012 11:36:59
When I was a youngster, the Cold War was still frigid as ever, color TVs were still called "color TVs", and NASA was full of rock stars. Every launch was national news and all 3 (count 'em - 3) national TV networks carried it all in breathless detail. We were in a race to beat the Russians to the moon. They had beat us into space (on several milestones), and we were not about to allow a Russian moon to look down upon us from the nighttime sky.
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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec
Date: 04/17/2012 10:22:03
Good Morning. Today is our 3,845th day in Afghanistan. We'll start this morning like we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com: US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,936 Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,023 We find this morning's cost of war passing through: $ 1, 323, 043, 525, 000 .00
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 There she is, preparing for her final trip to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center. From the Washington Post: Riding atop a Boeing 747, the preferred taxi of all space shuttles, it should be a pretty amazing sight sometime between 10 and 11 a.m. and we want to see your views of Discovery’s final voyage
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