Posts Tagged ‘military’
October Surprise?
You know, comrades,” says Stalin, “that I think in regard to this: I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this — who will count the votes, and how. Boris Bazhanov’s Memoirs of Stalin’s Former Secretary, published in 1992 Sadly, it would seem…
Read MoreMiss me yet?
I know I do. Set aside for the moment that he bought into Nancy Johnson’s outrageously expensive Medicare prescription drug program and try to remember this was the man who saw Islamofascism as a threat to national security and the battle against the terrorists as a war and not a police action.
Read MoreSeventeen Afghani military officers disappear from Air Force base in Texas
Although the story is quite interesting, this could just be 17 guys who realized the United States was a nice place to settle down, or on the flip side it could be a more nefarious plot. That said, I know the first place we should look for them.
Read MoreObama steps in it – claims troops a “good photo op”
President Obama will tell us his comments fit the mood of the crowd, but when I first heard Obama’s comments in South Korea stating hundreds of troops in uniform was a good photo op, my eyes rolled. Our American forces are not a political tool to be used by politicians in constant campaign mode as…
Read MoreCongress robs the military to pay… themselves
Or, at least, their districts… Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an analysis. Among the 778 such projects, known as earmarks,…
Read MoreMedia Mendacity
Remember the media’s effort to be permitted to photograph returning military caskets during the Bush administration? Remember how they forced themselves upon the families of the deceased, seeking to cover what they, the media, claimed was an important story? A story so important that even then-Senator Biden realized it? “”These young men and women are…
Read MoreObama: International community should not avoid action during genocide
On the campaign trail in 2007, Senator Obama was having a tough time using the prevention of a genocide in Iraq as a good reason to keep our troops in Iraq. President Obama yesterday insisted the international community should not shy away from acting when a genocide is occurring. Can someone please ask the president…
Read MoreObama administration ignores Constitutional mandated spending
The Constitution clearly states that the role of Congress is to provide for the common defense of the United States. So therefore, the current administration has elected to ignore that requirement and stop all funding for the F-22 Raptor. I’m not suggesting that we need – or do not need – the F-22 for defense…
Read MoreLosing Faith
Not so much disturbing as it is disheartening. Via Hot Air … a new survey called the General Social Survey asking Americans how they feel about a wide variety of issues shows an declining faith in everything from science and medicine to the press. You will be interested in knowing that the American people show…
Read MoreWatching how the military reacts to the president
I’ll let this video stand on it’s own without serious analysis, but I do find it interesting how the Marines reacted to visits from President Bush and more recently, President Obama. Sister Toldjah and I have a similar opinion. Maybe it’s the types of events that determines the reactions? I find the contrasts in the…
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