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Author: wickedpam    Date: 05/04/2012 13:39:15

Good Morning!

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44 comments (Latest Comment: 05/05/2012 01:38:36 by livingonli)

Moths to a flame: JT Ready and Political Extremism.
Author: Raine    Date: 05/03/2012 14:42:27

Too many times I hear or read of these stories-- Gunman shoots family, self in murder suicide and I lament gun violence in our society... and then I think -- was it a Fox News viewer? Was it what we call a wingnut? I know that this has often created much ire, and people get pissed off if I write of this ponderance. The Arizona shooting yesterday proved to be no different.
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24 comments (Latest Comment: 05/03/2012 22:53:59 by livingonli)

12 More Years
Author: BobR    Date: 05/02/2012 12:41:21

President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan yesterday, on the one year anniversary of the removal of Osama bin Laden from the realm of the living. He reaffirmed the committment of the U.S. to leave the country by 2014, and not have any permanent bases. He surprised us a bit with a committment to have a small "training" and "tactical" force there until 2024:
The new long-term partnership agreement governs the United States' role in Afghanistan for 10 years after NATO-led combat forces leave in 2014. It envisions that some American troops will remain after that date to train Afghan security forces and carry out counterterrorism strikes. NATO leaders are scheduled to be in Chicago in late May for a summit during which they are expected to spell out how the alliance's troops will hand over security duties to Afghan security forces throughout 2013.

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50 comments (Latest Comment: 05/03/2012 05:09:40 by livingonli)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 05/01/2012 10:15:57

Good Morning.

Today is our 3,859th 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: 1,954
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,030

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

$ 1, 327, 676, 875, 000. 00

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35 comments (Latest Comment: 05/01/2012 21:55:28 by Mondobubba)

Today is a bust.
Author: Raine    Date: 04/30/2012 13:18:45

Sorry everyone. Had an unexpected visitor stay overnoght, and well -- that happened.

Did y'all catch the White house correspondents dinner? How awesome was POTUS?
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36 comments (Latest Comment: 05/01/2012 04:11:11 by clintster)

Another Reminder: War Sucks
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 04/29/2012 14:38:56

I was alerted to this article by Ncholas D. Kristof in the uber liberal New York Times. The Times, it should be noted, has historically been known for printing factual information, so it should be taken with a grain of salt.
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 04/29/2012 21:38:01 by TriSec)

A Massachusetts Yankee in King Scott's Court
Author: TriSec    Date: 04/28/2012 10:54:39

Good Morning!

It's a busy Scouting weekend; in about an hour, we'll be heading for nearby Gore Place and the annual sheepshearing festival. Troop 250 mans a concession stand, and it's our major fundraiser for the year. Tomorrow I'll be running a training course for about a dozen scouts, and it's the last thing I need to finish Woodbadge, so I'm rather pleased about that.

I had posted previously that I'm going to need blog coverage for Saturday, May 12. I'll be starting that morning in Smithfield, NC...on the way home from Florida. (Clint, you still want it? Otherwise it's open.)
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 04/28/2012 23:02:54 by Raine)

Good Friday
Author: BobR    Date: 04/27/2012 12:53:10

Being a campaign season, there have been a lot of things happening that are aggravating, upsetting, annoying, and - in general - frustrating. It's hard to watch the news without wanting to throw something at the TV. I suffer from Outrage Overload as much as the next guy. So - since it's Friday, and we all need a reason to smile, here are a few items which might turn your mouth up on the corners...
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52 comments (Latest Comment: 04/28/2012 05:05:43 by BobR)

The Baining of America
Author: Raine    Date: 04/26/2012 14:51:35

Tuesday night, Willard Romney gave what is now sorta known as his Better America speech and became - for all essential purposes - the Republican nominee for President. I listened to about as much of it as I could tolerate. 2 days later, something he said is still really sticking with me.
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49 comments (Latest Comment: 04/27/2012 01:57:25 by TriSec)

Gentlemen: Start Your Engines
Author: BobR    Date: 04/25/2012 12:38:09

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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75 comments (Latest Comment: 04/26/2012 04:58:25 by Raine)

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