Pakistan Agreement, Iraqi Occupation, The Brain on History Channel, Writer's Block, Quiz
We're calling this an agreement with Pakistan? U.S. officials described the deal as one in which "...the U.S. government refuses to publicly acknowledge the attacks while Pakistan's government continues to complain noisily about the politically sensitive strikes." This should help Bush's legacy! Why don't we make a deal with President Bush: He refuses to publicly acknowledge his poor leadership while the American people continue to complain noisily about him.
The Iraqi Cabinet voted yesterday to set a deadline of June 30, 2009 for U.S. troops to withdraw from all Iraqi cities and towns, and to leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011. (The measure has to pass the Council of Representatives to make it official, but that's basically a done deal.) Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said these dates are "set and fixed" and are "not subject to the circumstances on the ground." This goes against President Bush's (and McCain's) vows not to set a timetable. Now he has to decide if, as he's said many times, if Iraq is a sovereign country or just a puppet of the U.S. It's long been a fact that the Iraqi people want the U.S. troops to leave, and the Iraqi leaders have said numerous times they welcome the U.S. to leave . . . so why don't we leave? It should be Iraq's call, not ours. Or is it an occupation? (Bingo!!!)
I watched what was almost a great two-hour program today on the History Channel on the brain. I saw "almost" because near the end they decided to waste 20 minutes talking about ESP. AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! Put that on the SF Channel!!! I also get irritated at the History Channel's tendency to constantly run items on the history of UFO hunting, etc. I actually find the history aspect interesting, but they run these programs as if it were real science being done.
I hit a bit of writer's block recently. My novel reached 53,000 words on Thursday. I then went to see a midnight showing of the James Bond movie. Since then, I've been feeling tired all the time, and haven't gotten much done on it. Hopefully I'll work on it some tonight.
Yesterday's Quiz Question: Where do they grow crabapple trees at the White House?
Answer: The Rose Garden.
Today's Quiz Question: What famous term was made official by Teddy Roosevelt?
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65 Days Until the Inauguration
1451 Days Until the Next Presidential Election (Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012)
The Iraqi Cabinet voted yesterday to set a deadline of June 30, 2009 for U.S. troops to withdraw from all Iraqi cities and towns, and to leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011. (The measure has to pass the Council of Representatives to make it official, but that's basically a done deal.) Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said these dates are "set and fixed" and are "not subject to the circumstances on the ground." This goes against President Bush's (and McCain's) vows not to set a timetable. Now he has to decide if, as he's said many times, if Iraq is a sovereign country or just a puppet of the U.S. It's long been a fact that the Iraqi people want the U.S. troops to leave, and the Iraqi leaders have said numerous times they welcome the U.S. to leave . . . so why don't we leave? It should be Iraq's call, not ours. Or is it an occupation? (Bingo!!!)
I watched what was almost a great two-hour program today on the History Channel on the brain. I saw "almost" because near the end they decided to waste 20 minutes talking about ESP. AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! Put that on the SF Channel!!! I also get irritated at the History Channel's tendency to constantly run items on the history of UFO hunting, etc. I actually find the history aspect interesting, but they run these programs as if it were real science being done.
I hit a bit of writer's block recently. My novel reached 53,000 words on Thursday. I then went to see a midnight showing of the James Bond movie. Since then, I've been feeling tired all the time, and haven't gotten much done on it. Hopefully I'll work on it some tonight.
Yesterday's Quiz Question: Where do they grow crabapple trees at the White House?
Answer: The Rose Garden.
Today's Quiz Question: What famous term was made official by Teddy Roosevelt?
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65 Days Until the Inauguration
1451 Days Until the Next Presidential Election (Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012)