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No Kodak Moments
Author: Raine    Date: 05/14/2009 12:19:44

Yesterday, in a surprising move, the President made it clear that he is pushing to not have the next round of torture photos released. I found myself dismayed at this decision. It seems as though the President has truly flip-flopped on this issue.

So I am left wondering if I agree with his decision regarding these photos. Our president clearly stated that he worries this will whip up more anti-US sentiment in the Muslim world and empower Taliban and Al-Qaeda propaganda with new imagery, and that is an honorable concern. That said - he promised to be more transparent. So far he truly has been, as much as any modern president can be, and given our Security issues in America today. If this really will put our troops in harms way, I am more likely to trust this President for now.
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45 comments (Latest Comment: 05/15/2009 01:32:36 by trojanrabbit)

Torturing the Facts
Author: BobR    Date: 05/13/2009 12:37:23

Okay everyone: strap on your your tinfoil hats - it's going to be a bumpy ride. We've got several interconnected stories going on that just have to be connected, but I'll be leaving it to you dear reader to determine what those connections are...

The big story that popped yesterday is that the person tortured until he made up a story connecting Iraq and al-Qaeda just "committed suicide" in prison:
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40 comments (Latest Comment: 05/14/2009 01:31:25 by livingonli)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 05/12/2009 10:37:18

Good Morning.

Today is our 2,246th day in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from Iraq and Afghanistan, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4294
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4155
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3833
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3435
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 66

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 682
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 463
Journalists - Iraq: 138
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,306

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
$ 855, 989, 890, 000 .00


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122 comments (Latest Comment: 05/13/2009 04:55:30 by Raine)

Hypoutrage!
Author: Raine    Date: 05/11/2009 12:35:11

This week, Ladies and Gentlemen, the hypocritical outrage of the week will be whether or not Wanda Sykes went over the line during Friday evening's WHCD. Here is the exchange in context:
"Mr. President . . . you've had your fair share of critics. ... Rush Limbaugh, one of your big critics, boy — Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails. So you’re saying, ‘I hope America fails.’ You’re like, ‘I don’t care about people losing their homes, their jobs or our soldiers in Iraq.’ He just wants our country to fail.

To me, that’s treason. He’s not saying anything differently than Osama bin Laden is saying. You know you might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight

“Too much?

“You’re laughing inside, I know you’re laughing.

“Rush Limbaugh — I hope the country fails. I hope his kidneys fail, how about that?

“He needs a waterboarding, that’s what he needs.”
Too much? This is a comedienne we are talking about here. Not a political Pundit, not the voice OR the leader of the GOP, Rush Limbaugh. This was Wanda Sykes.
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93 comments (Latest Comment: 05/12/2009 00:53:28 by Mondobubba)

Lonely Star State
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 05/10/2009 13:57:46

Velveeta was recently alerted to this alarming trend in Texas. According to Think Progress comes this shocking CNN report that Texas is charging women thousands of dollars for the rape kits they use at the hospital. Essentially, since these rape kits are part of the police investigation, the police are charging these women for cooperating with authorities.

Once again, Texas is leading the way in setting the bar for decency and friendliness of the New South. The rest of us really need to step up to their level of charm and enlightenment, not to mention equality.

:rolleyes2:
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12 comments (Latest Comment: 05/10/2009 22:08:34 by TriSec)

Freedom Muffins
Author: BobR    Date: 05/09/2009 01:42:42

knee-jerk (nee-jurk)
adj. Slang

  1. Easily predictable; automatic: "quick, easy laughs and knee-jerk responses" (New York).

  2. Reacting spontaneously in the expected manner: a knee-jerk cynic.

If the last 8 years under Bush (compared to the last 100+ days under Obama) have taught us anything, it's that automated reflexive responses to stimuli are not the best way to run a country. Some of us have declared the right-wing (and their supporters in the media) to be insane, but it seems that they live up to the definition, doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
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21 comments (Latest Comment: 05/10/2009 03:09:14 by livingonli)

Last Day Out
Author: TriSec    Date: 05/08/2009 11:10:31

Good Morning.

Today is my last day out of a job.

Back on February 17, my previous company decided they were better off without me and 'put me out to pasture', so to speak. It's been a long stretch, not made any easier by the current economic situation, but I never gave up.

I suppose I'm luckier than most; the industry I'm in is one of the very few growth industries in the United States (Health Insurance Claims/ Back Office) and I'm in an even narrower area of that business. (Electronic claims transactions.) Everyone has heard of "HIPAA", but I bet that there's not 2 among us that know about the other side of HIPAA....which pretty much created the EDI industry.
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48 comments (Latest Comment: 05/09/2009 01:20:51 by Raine)

Next Verse, Same as the First
Author: Random    Date: 05/07/2009 10:27:30

The Democrats are now damning themselves to become Republican. There, I said it. With recent attacks on Specter, for being an HONEST politician. And you know why he’s honest, he admitted right out he wants to keep his job, and it was impossible to keep his job doing what he was doing. Can anyone reading this honestly say that if you could keep your job, you great cushy job with great benefits you wouldn’t do what he did? I know Stephanie Miller has said time and time again, if it meant getting more stations, she’d become republican. Now I’m sure she’s being humorous but the sentiment it true, we will do what we can to keep our jobs, or even make more money.
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55 comments (Latest Comment: 05/08/2009 01:26:22 by livingonli)

Is Giddy Contagious?
Author: wickedpam    Date: 05/06/2009 12:27:41

As a DC Metro local I have the opportunity to hear local radio while in my car commuting to and from work. I think I listen to two of the more popular stations, one for music (107.3) and the other for what they call “guy talk” (106.7). Over the past 3½ months I’ve heard more then one DJ mention how great it is to live in DC right now. Their positively giddy when they say it.

Now I can’t speak to what other stations DJ’s are saying I don’t listen to them, but I love how the hope and fun just ooze out of the radio of these two stations when talking about certain aspects of living here. The reason for the love fest? President Obama.
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75 comments (Latest Comment: 05/06/2009 20:22:49 by Mondobubba)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 05/05/2009 11:05:32

Good Morning.

Today is our 2,239th day in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from Iraq and Afghanistan, courtesy of antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4284
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4145
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3823
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3425
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 56

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 682
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 459
Journalists - Iraq : 138
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq : 1,306

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

$ 853, 438, 575, 000 .00



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64 comments (Latest Comment: 05/06/2009 03:25:07 by livingonli)

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