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Author: TriSec    Date: 07/05/2011 10:32:57

Good Morning.

Today is our 3,030th day in Iraq, and our 3,558th day in Afghanistan.

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

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4469
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4330
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3610
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 241
Since Operation New Dawn: 41

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,649
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 915
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,487
Journalists - Iraq : 348
Academics Killed - Iraq: 448

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

$ 1, 216, 375, 300, 000 .00


We'll pause over the cots of war this morning. Every now and again, I'll simply sit and stare at the moving total for a moment or two. The total is now moving $10,000 about every two seconds. Think about that for a second; count to 5 and that's $50,000...roughly the median income for individuals in these United States.
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90 comments (Latest Comment: 07/06/2011 03:49:02 by Raine)

When in the Course of Human Events
Author: Raine    Date: 07/04/2011 13:37:17

By now, I am sure you have read the text of our founding document, known as the Declaration of Independence. But did you know:
There were 56 men who put quill to parchment during the Summer of Independence in 1776.

On July 2, the Continental Congress voted to declare American independence.

On July 4, Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

But it wasn't until August 2 that the delegates began to sign the official, inscribed document.
Were you aware that 86 changes were made to the draft of the Declaration?

Of course you did - readers of our fine blog are well versed in such matters of history.
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14 comments (Latest Comment: 07/05/2011 02:48:30 by TriSec)

Relax!
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 07/03/2011 14:56:17

Open blog today.

But, up for discussion is this topic that I am SURE someone has already mentioned. And, the reason Velveeta will be soon buying a Boston Red Sox ball cap, perhaps in green, but a cap nonetheless. Yes, that is correct. I will sport a ball cap from a team that plays on the upper side of the Mason-Dixon Line. You can remember where you were when you heard it first!
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 07/03/2011 16:59:22 by Raine)

An early Fourth.
Author: TriSec    Date: 07/03/2011 01:01:49

Evening, folks. I hope somebody doesn't get miffed come the actual Independence Day....but we were out and about today.

Today was one of those idyllic New England summer days....the kind we wait and suffer all winter for. I spent a few hours earlier in the week getting my bike back in shape to ride. I haven't been on my bike in just about two years. With everything else going on, it seemed kind of pointless, but I digress.

Javi was gung-ho to ride on a "grownup bike trail", and we have one of the true treasures of America a mere 6 miles from our house here. We loaded up, got the bikes on the rack and drove over to Lexington, Mass to Minuteman National Park.
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 07/04/2011 17:57:04 by Raine)

Save the fetus, kill the child.
Author: TriSec    Date: 07/02/2011 13:45:45

Good Morning.

Anybody out there have babies? Were you regulated in any way when you decided to do so, or did it just happen?

I wonder, did that automatically make any of us "good parents"?

The GOP has many curious fixations. Most of them, as we know, are truly damaging to the country, but some are just obsessions to pacify their "base". Of course, I have abortion on the brain today.

Some of the religious extremists take a look at the ancient texts and find things to cherry-pick. For whatever reason, it's not enough for these beliefs to remain in their faith community...so they've made it their lifelong mission to turn it into the law of the land. "Thou shalt not kill" is the entire basis for the anti-abortion crusade.
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5 comments (Latest Comment: 07/03/2011 00:30:46 by TriSec)

Something in the Water
Author: BobR    Date: 07/01/2011 12:58:35

You know the drill - a rash of seemingly related news items appear (or a solid history) for a geographical area, and people wonder: what's in the water there? Usually, it's Georgia or South Carolina, or some other region with a well-defined stereotypical persona. This time, it's the rust belt.
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51 comments (Latest Comment: 07/02/2011 01:26:15 by TriSec)

Kind of a D*ck
Author: Raine    Date: 06/30/2011 12:22:12

While gathering my stuff for this morning blog, something interesting came across my twittah feed. Here is the video:
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93 comments (Latest Comment: 07/01/2011 01:59:46 by Mondobubba)

Mercenary Ideologists
Author: BobR    Date: 06/29/2011 11:12:49

I know I've written about this before, but perhaps it's time again. The Democrats in general (and President Obama in particular) are expected to take shots from the right-wing. That is all part of the job. What makes that job harder, though, is all the flak coming from the left. In particular, it's from the "Professional Left" who seem to have nothing better to do than inflame the emotions of liberals and progressives who wanted to see a quick turnaround from the 8 dark years of the Bush presidency.

I'd make the analogy that the ship has been slow to turn, but Obama was taking shots from the left within the first 3 months of his presidency, and it has not let up. One of his most vocal critics is Hillary Clinton supporter Jane Hamsher. She and her FireDogLake site (along with brother-in-arms Glenn Greenwald) have been harping non-stop since he's been elected.
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80 comments (Latest Comment: 06/30/2011 07:01:52 by Scoopster)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 06/28/2011 10:33:41

Good Morning.

Today is our 3,023rd day in Iraq, and our 3,551st day in Afghanistan.

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

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4466
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4327
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3607
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 238
Since Operation New Dawn: 48

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,638
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 916
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,487
Journalists - Iraq : 348
Academics Killed - Iraq: 448

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

$ 1, 213, 127, 150, 000 .00

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33 comments (Latest Comment: 06/28/2011 20:11:12 by trojanrabbit)

Wheeling and dealing
Author: Raine    Date: 06/27/2011 13:29:42

By now you know, New York became the 5th (6th if one includes Washington DC) and largest state to recognize marriage equality. As expected, the Clergy and conservative groups have expressed dismay and outrage. The Washington Times reports:
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is pledging $2 million to “make sure that New York Republicans understand that voting for gay marriage has consequences,” said Mr. Brown, adding that NOM will also push for a constitutional amendment to allow the people of New York to vote on marriage.
While such outrage was expected, both sides fail to see that Governor Andrew Cuomo actually expected this and dealt with it before the law was passed. This is the stuff that politics are made of. A few weeks ago, Cuomo had high level members of his administration meet with a few very very rich Republican donors:
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54 comments (Latest Comment: 06/28/2011 01:36:30 by Raine)

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