I've heard a few of my friends (on LJ and otherwise) and associates say that they are essentially indifferent about what's going on in Ukraine. The gist of it tends to be something along the lines of "Russia's bad, but Ukraine is corrupt and (therefore) generally undeserving of aid"- especially to the degree that the US specifically has been ( Read more... )

Wow, these last few weeks have gone by so quickly. I'm apprehensive about how things are going to go, financially in particular, the next two months or so. And whenever I think about whatever troubles I'm dealing with right now, I also have to think about how fortunate I am not to be living somewhere that I have to worry about Russian cruise ( Read more... )

I do not ever intend to forget, minimize, or shy away from what happened on 11 September 2001...or the tragedies- foreign and domestic- that have happened since.

Thankfully, I'm not the only one

God is good. That is all.

Originally posted by hyperdyne at Why Surrender Is Never an Option
http://www.marksmanshipmatters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=63This is the first that I've noticed the "share" feature being available in LJ ( Read more... )

Well, time to clear out a few links....

From kittehkat:

Comparing two characters- GW Bush and Batman- in their fights against evil
I find some interesting parallels between the two (not that they're wholly acceptable or retroactively justifiable of course).

From kenshi:

We are winning in iraq on the basis of these simple measurements and observations- and ( Read more... )

Instead of talking about the slow-moving behemoth which has been my personal life and workplace doings, I present a cut full of the stuff I've collected fairly recently:

( A huge collection of links for the last couple weeks or so; diverse combinations of delight- and outrage-inspiring information, plus a short burst of jokes at the end )

Alright, folks- yes, today is September 11th; yes, I will never forget it and hope no other true American does, either- however, I also agree with this post- The Faux Patriot Day:

Today is the sixth anniversary of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks. Im not gonna go into that, since we've all seen what has come after it. No, my point is that ( Read more... )

From my f-list:

The NY Times, bastion of defeatism, has published this op-ed piece by two of their reporters. I'm in shock."VIEWED from Iraq, where we just spent eight days meeting with American and Iraqi military and civilian personnel, the political debate in Washington is surreal. The Bush administration has over four years lost essentially all ( Read more... )

As the title implies, this is a long entry- in case you haven't noticed already. =P

First, the bad stuff.

From the Geek with a .45:

Crowning Chavez (the dictator)
Including the following reference from Citizen Smash:

If this were happening in America, we'd be screaming bloody murder about the abrogation of the Constitution, and the death of ( Read more... )

Wow, I have so much to post I'm overwhelmed just thinking about it...I'm gonna do it piecemeal, as usual.

First, some good/clarifying news courtesy of spacebird:

There were/are/have been WMD in Iraq!

Read it for yourself:
The actual NGIC reportIt's a very short, to-the-point read. Approximately 500 pieces of evidence ( Read more... )