Dear Barry O:

Our brave soldiers are not fighting "on [Your] behalf." I very much doubt that You were the deciding factor in their choosing to join the military. They are fighting for ALL of us. It's not about You. (I know, I know - it's ALL about You....)

Thank you, Arizona Diamondbacks, for one of the coolest troop tributes I've seen! (A deployed 22-year veteran National Guardsman's kids, ages 5 & 6, got to throw out the first pitch. And the catcher stood up and took off his mask, and it was their dad - they didn't know he'd come home. AWESOME ( Read more... )

Thank you to all of our troops and veterans who make up the greatest fighting force for good that the world has ever known, and to all of those who gave their lives for this great nation.

To all the veterans, active military, and loved ones of either group - thank you for your service to our great nation.

I didn't do as much looking into it as I might have when I posted this. Turns out that the "reporter" who was complaining about Petraeus' "martial bling"? He's a freaking wine critic. (I don't read wine critiques, so I missed the connection ( Read more... )

Petraeus' 'ribbon creep'. An LA Times reporter snarks about Petraeus' "martial bling ( Read more... )