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More On Federal Budget-Cutting And Economic Stimuli
Idea: Close three-quarters (give or take) of our overseas military bases, and open an equivalent number (or close to it) of bases in the United States--particularly in economically depressed areas, since bases have proven to be an economic stimulus all their own.
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He Is Large And Contains Multitudinous Contradictions
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Memorial Day, Not Exactly Belated
Today is the traditional date of Memorial Day--when it was first celebrated shortly after the Civil War. Since I wasn't able to get online during the day that it was actually celebrated this year, I figure I'll post this now.
If there's one thing that doing genealogy has shown me, it's that my family has a long, long history of serving in wartime ( Read more... ) -
The Last Few Days' Worth Of Reading
- Oldest gold artifact in Americas found. Can you hear the ancient history lover in me squeeing all the way from over here?
- Bernanke warns of possible recession. Once again, the feds prove that if you want to know what the real story is concerning what's happening today, you have to listen to what they say...six months from now.
- Fed eyes Nordic- ( Read more... )
- Oldest gold artifact in Americas found. Can you hear the ancient history lover in me squeeing all the way from over here?
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Link Follow-Ups
- CENTCOM commander Admiral William Fallon has resigned. This is the fellow who was reported as saying that there would be no Iran attack on his watch, and that he would quit before such an attack ( Read more... )
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Turkey Follows The Bush Doctrine
A few years ago, two friends of mine were dating when the boyfriend told the girlfriend he wanted to date other people. She and I started going out not long after that...which upset the boyfriend, who told her something to the effect of "I didn't think you were going to date other people too ( Read more... ) -
From The "How Many Times Will They Make This Mistake?" Department
Once again I prove to myself that watching Fox News is a mistake.
Here was the latest sequence (from a couple of days ago):
- Fox News reports that U.S. "officials are making plans to attack Iran as early as next summer" because they believe negotiations have failed, according to one Lt. General Thomas McInerny (retired).
- Fox also reports that we ( Read more... )
- Fox News reports that U.S. "officials are making plans to attack Iran as early as next summer" because they believe negotiations have failed, according to one Lt. General Thomas McInerny (retired).
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Nothin' Is More Somber Than To Stand Down All Your Bombers In The Morrrrrr-nin'
(Sorry, had a Charles Osgood moment there.)
As a result of the nuclear warheads that accidentally and illegally wound up on a bomber flying over U.S. soil and bound for a base that's a staging area for airborne operations in the Middle East, the Air Force issued a heads-up to friends and foes alike: Air Combat Command has ordered a command-wide ( Read more... ) -
Isn't It About Time For Some Political Stuff?
- The federal government has come to the rescue of the economy again by injecting another $17.25 billion into the market. So just ignore Rush Limbaugh when he says "You could afford your house without the government if it weren't for the government." Or "Remember this: The government can't create wealth; it can only destroy it or confiscate and ( Read more... )
