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Random, occasionally rambling thoughts with links to interesting, scandalous, or partisan news of the day. Fair and Balanced 
We owe the liberty and freedom we take for granted to the enlisted men and women in the armed forces. They sacrifice family, ease, and even life laboring in service to all of us. The least we can do for them is honor their devotion with dignified pay scales, decent education for themselves and their children, and reasonable compensation for service away from their families and death on the battlefield. Flag waving politicians who praise the troops on one hand and cut their pay and benefits with the other should be deeply ashamed of themselves.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Solar amd wind are patriotic  Fred Kaplan, in Slate, arguing in the context of Russia invading Georgia, for long term diplomatic leverage:In the long term, the best way to take Russia down a notch (along with Iran, Venezuela, and other hostile powers overflowing with oil money) is to pursue policies and fund technologies that slash the demand for oil. The Georgia crisis should make clear, if it isn't already, that this is a matter of hard-headed national security. T Boone Pickens is on the right track, but Al Gore has the bold solution. 100% of electricity from wind, solar, and other renewables in 10 years. posted by Dave on 2:54 PM | 0 comments link -------------------- Friday, August 08, 2008
A McCain Blast from the Past  There's way too much great stuff on the real John McCain in this Amy Silverman article from the Phoenix New Times.Here's a taste: When it comes to Arizona environmental issues, though, McCain's best known for an infamous U.S. Governmental Accountability Office report that details threats he made to the job of a forest service official who dared to disagree with him on the topic of the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel. There are too many other stories like that about a taste for revenge that make me uncomfotable with McCain's temperament. We've already had a Nixon's List of enemies. We don't need another vicious hater in the White House. posted by Dave on 7:38 AM | 0 comments link -------------------- Wednesday, August 06, 2008
McCain Unfit for Army WMD Program Guidelines issued at the end of July make it clear that people that share John McCain's aggressive personality would probably be prohibited from working with dangerous biological materials. (Army Regulation 50-1 in PDF) Section 2-8.d. Inappropriate attitude, conduct, or behavior. In determining reliability, the certifying official will conduct a careful and balanced evaluation of all aspects of an individual. Specific factors to consider include, but are not limited McCain's temper isn't a partisan issue. A long list of Republican Senators have been on the receiving end of a McCain "Fuck you!". He carries his foul language and emotional abusiveness home with him as well. As Cliff Schechter has reported, Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain's face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt." McCain's excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have many long days. Are we sure we want to have a commander in chief who can't qualify to handle our own country's WMD? posted by Dave on 8:15 PM | 0 comments link -------------------- Tuesday, August 05, 2008
John McCain, American Hero and Gallant Husband "All I’m saying is that if Barack Obama had gone to an event with 20,000 people wasting gas to talk about energy and said that his wife should have simulated sucking a banana dick between another woman’s legs, this race would be fucking over." Jesse at Pandagon posted by Dave on 7:58 PM | 0 comments link
Paris Hilton's First Campaign Ad What can I say? She's got my vote when she hits 35. posted by Dave on 3:31 PM | 0 comments link
McCain's Top Ten As a follow up to the last post about McCain and the Army restrictions on angry people, I thought I'd send you to McCain's top ten outbursts. A highlight: One of McCain's top aides recounted a telephone conversation between McCain and another Senator, who was explaining that he'd already committed to supporting Bush. When he finished, McCain bristled. "Fuck you," he said, and hung up, never to speak to him again. posted by Dave on 11:39 AM | 0 comments link
 Speaking of Bio-TerrorThe Army issued final rules last week that would cover workers who act in an aggressive or threatening manner. Those employees would be denied access to toxic or lethal biological agents under the revised regulations. Other potentially disqualifying personality traits include "arrogance, inflexibility, suspiciousness, hostility . . . and extreme moods or mood swings," according to the document. posted by Dave on 7:28 AM | 0 comments link -------------------- |