Absolute Bad-Asses! Silver Stars For 10 Green Berets In Afghan Battle

This is a look at what brave and tough men we have serving and defending our country. I am cross posting this from Pat Dollards website. H/T to drillanwr  Dec. 12: Lt. Gen. John F. Mulholland pins the Silver Star on one of 19 Fort Bragg Special Forces soldiers who were honored for their actions. Afghan Cliff Clash Earns U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 17:39:19

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Announcement: Notes on Social Security to become part of NewMajority.com

Over the next week or so this blog will transition to become part of a new group blog – NewMajority.com – founded by my AEI colleague David Frum ... . In one sense, this may seem rather narrow – after all, there a many more issues than entitlements ... government will become – in Paul Krugman's phrase – a pension plan with an army. Until we can't even [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:31:00

The Great Eye is Fixed on Humanity

Lately, I feel like I've been saying "I'm sorry" to almost everyone in sight. It's not like I'm committing evil per se, but I am daunted by all my responsibilities and frankly, I'm not up to fulfilling them. I just feel very weary and distant from everything around me that constitutes life.The Mumbai attacks have horrified me [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 13:59:00

Selectivity in Imaging the First Emperor

With the Mummy 3 DVD, with its reanimated Qin Shi Huang Di (played by Jet Li), coming out just in time for last minute holiday shopping, with a video game tie-in to come out as well, we asked K.E. Brashier of Reed College, a specialist in early China, to provide our readers with some background on previous views of the First Emperor in high [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 18:45:00

6 Curious College Donations

Universities are always looking for cash from their alumni (or anyone else with a big enough checkbook) ... and a current plan to raise an additional $1.75 billion, Princeton knows how to bring in cash ... , an alumnus of Princeton University and its varsity crew team, described the crowded narrow canal [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 14:54:00

Last Night's Debate Proved-TOM BROKAW IS OUT OF TOUCH

Whether you support Obama or McCain one thing about last night's debate just about EVERYONE agrees on is: it was BORING ! ... , voters get a sense of whether they'd be comfortable with the candidate in the White House ... or forced a moment on candor. But those weren't asked. The candidates were queried on a narrow range [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 12:00:52

State Workers Fight Over Cutbacks as States Want More From Obama

As the budget crisis deepens, state employees are fighting each other for survival. Potshots are thrown between management vs. non-management, union vs. non-union, teachers vs. everyone else. In addition, governors want $1 trillion out of a total package of $850 billion Congress is likely to send to Obama to sign. The math does not add up [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:53:00

State Workers Fight Over Cutbacks as States Want More From Obama

As the budget crisis deepens, state employees are fighting each other for survival. Potshots are thrown between management vs. non-management, union vs. non-union, teachers vs. everyone else. In addition, governors want $1 trillion out of a total package of $850 billion Congress is likely to send to Obama to sign. The math does not add up [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 20:20:43

A Few Sunday Thoughts: Common Sense, Disruption and Hope

Mark-to-Market Accounting Likely to Remain Had the SEC repudiated mark-to-market accounting, it could have set the recovery of our financial sector back a generation. From today's Wall Street Journal story: Mark-to-market accounting requires companies to value financial assets at their fair value -- the price they can fetch in the market [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 03:50:22

It’s For The Children!

President elect Barack Obama made his first speech pitching the need for a massive government infusion to stimulate the economy ... /if/when is not helpful, like when your house is on fire, most situations are not that way.  Most situations ... to his plan.   A statement that was intended by Obama, to cause me to agree with his approach did [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:36:09

Auto Bailout Passes House, Faces Hostile Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $14 billion federal loan package for Detroit’s embattled “Big Three” late yesterday (Wednesday) ... with the White House on the details of the plan yesterday. “If we do nothing, we take the risk ... , overcoming Republican opposition in the House but leaving the bill to face an uncertain fate [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 15:11:58

Third Time’s a Charm!

I am a Gemini. I can never make up my mind and it drives my husband nuts. Even when it comes to ordering a meal at a restaurant, I narrow down my choices to three dishes ... like what I do order and end up eating off his plate. When it came time to plan my wedding I felt that same [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 20:00:17

First, You Get Mad

Wow. It’s kind of unbelievable, really. You take something away from people, and they get angry. Take away hard won rights, and equal protection for those they love, and people get really angry. In the week since, California has seen an outpouring of demonstrations ranging from quiet vigils to noisy street protests against Proposition 8, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 16:00:16

There's No Middle Ground Any More

Israel's latest air bombardment of Gaza is being felt throughout the Middle East ... Bush, doesn't seem to have any clear political plan for the conflict. If his objective is to weaken ... into this corner at this point. With the lamest of lame duck presidents in the White House and American military [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 14:43:00

Planning a Kitchen

Like all things that are built, if you get the foundation correct then the finishing items usually go into the main system fairly smoothly. So it follows that if you plan your kitchen correctly and methodically then the process should ... not be at all practical. To plan a kitchen we need to start with establishing the parameters within which [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 06:58:41

Debt Rattle, December 4 2008: The throws of a drunken darts player

National Photo Co Cabbage 1918 Washington, D.C., Food Administration: Making sauerkraut Ilargi: Recent observations by readers about empty malls and parking lots in the US point to a bleakening ... by more than 50%, or all rescue plans are useless. That cut, in turn, will result in about 2.5 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 23:54:24

Obama takes office, saying choose 'hope over fear'

... George W. Bush. "Our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off ... of Congress — ends eight years of Republican control of the White House by Bush, who leaves Washington [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:44:51

“How long before they are wearing Manchester United shirts on the moon?”

Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day: “Robinho is a great player, who plays in one of the best teams in the world – Real Madrid – and in the national team of Brazil. It’s the time for speculation. It’s the time for agents to put one story here, one there. They change this and that. But he’s a very good player.” – Luiz Felipe Scolari [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 07:24:56

First, You Get Mad

Wow. It's kind of unbelievable, really. You take something away from people, and they get angry. Take away hard won rights, and equal protection for those they love, and people get really angry. In the week since, California has seen an outpouring of demonstrations ranging from quiet vigils to noisy street protests against Proposition 8, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 19:52:07

Seven affordable, under-the-radar beach destinations

By Molly Feltner, SmarterTravel.comEven in rough economic times, it’s important to take a break from the “real world” and treat yourself to some relaxation. At this time of year, it’s preferable to do so on a warm beach. You just have to look a little harder and a little off the beaten path to find affordable destinations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:25:03

What's Your Name?

There's so many different things I want to say on today's post ... attempt at chicken gumbo. Lumpy, nasty and burnt.Therefore I might have to narrow it down. But I'm not really sure that I can. My plan was to write on New Years resolutions. Or maybe, the lack of New [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 09:52:00

Obama - Inaugural speech

Throughout America’s history, there have been some years that simply rolled into the next without much notice or fanfare. Then there are the years that come along once in a generation – the kind that mark a clean break from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation.This is one of those years [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:06:00

She comes up with that word ‘exactly’ again…

She comes up with that word ‘exactly’ again… January 9, 2009 OK - what “exactly” does Campbell want Obama to say - ‘exactly’? ... what they will do - exactly? Seems bloody pointless to me. Obama isn’t in the White House, as bloggers keep saying ... of the old ideological battles, a sense of common purpose above the same narrow partisanship, and insist [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:17:19

BACK TO CAMPAIGNING

The President-elect, today: “We have to make tough choices and smart investments today so that as the economy recovers, ... don’t have confidence that we’re getting our fiscal house in order.  That’s why our goal ... means an economic recovery plan that is free from earmarks and pet projects.  I understand [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:59:19

Have You Already Made a New Year’s Resolution?

A recent Quirkology study (LOL!) found that most people who made New Year’s resolutions didn’t accomplish them ... , but I’ve started a list to help me narrow ‘em down. The research also shows that people do better when they plan ahead and focus on just one resolution at a time. Women — How to keep your New Year’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:36:48

International Women's Health? Who's President Makes The Difference

Under the Constitution and our system of government as it has evolved over the more than 200 years of the country's history, ... development and humanitarian assistance. As a result, who occupies the White House can greatly affect ... has been a ping pong ball that has bounced back and forth depending on who was in the White House [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 12:17:39

80 How-To Sites Worth Bookmarking

Sitting on my dining room table, I currently have half a dozen projects in various states of doneness ... up into a few different categories, just to help you narrow down what you might be looking ... for brewing beer on these sites. This is the place to start — you can narrow down your search [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 02:05:44

Obama courts GOP, as the Left throws shoes, demands prosecutions

President-elect Obama and McCain meet in Chicago Wth his Inauguration three days away, Barack Obama continues to talk, plan and act as if he’s every one’s President and intends to govern from the center — with respect ... of Staff Rahm Emmanuel have been reaching out to and meeting with House Minority Whip Eric Cantor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:51:02

How to Choose Movie Rental Service

How to Choose Movie Rental Service By Shaun Taylor | January 6, 2009 by Shaun Taylor Online movie rental is gaining in popularity, ... up with the far-reaching promises that we were told years ago (yes, I’m referring to broadband in every house ... re about to make a decision on your DVD rental house of choice (or even if you’re considering a move [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:39:53

A Slave to Sin

A Slave to Sin Barb claimed to be a psychiatrist, but my guess is that she was not a very good one. One day she had asked our friends, her next door neighbors, to help clean up her house a little ... , she now holed up in her house, only rarely leaving the property. With no car, no bus routes and few friends [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:03:00

Weekend News Digest

Weekend News Digest is an Open Thread 49 Stories. Now with U.S. News. From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Election spurs 'hundreds' of race threats, crimes By JESSE WASHINGTON, AP National Writer 26 mins ago Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 04:48:28

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Last night forecast low was 17F/-8C, but when I went to bed the thermometer read 12.4F/-10.9C, and the power had gone out twice from the high winds ... to squeeze up to 18F/-8C before I left the house. And I set my mittens down to get something and then walked out of the house without them. Tonight, we're getting single digits. All of it is good [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 02:26:00

Tantrum-Free Closet Organizing

The fall colors are back – the bright yellow of the school buses, ... ritual – the trying on of the clothes. In our house this task is met with fits and tears because ... will not return. But this year I’ve got a plan. I’m going to make organizing my children’s closets fun (both [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 12:00:02

Green Party to antiwar Americans: don’t waste your vote on Obama

Green Party press release. WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders said today that antiwar voters will not get an end to the wars in Iraq and ... congressional candidates. “Millions of voters plan to vote for Barack Obama in the hope that he’ll ... for the US House in Illinois (4th District) (http://www.omarlopez2008.org). “But his positions are really ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 04:46:22

Choosing the Right Online Movie Rental Service

by Shaun Taylor Online movie rental is gaining in popularity, but it’s still a short-term, imperfect solution ... ago (yes, I’m referring to broadband in every house and movies on demand), we’ll continue to see ... to try an online rental house, or for those who are considering changing services, here are a few factors [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 17:31:11

Getting To Know Supreme Viceroy Sciortino

Ha! We are having some fun with the headline. It is in partial reference to a certain draft financial agreement:8. The selection of trustee banks or any other professional support for transactions under this Agreement shall be made by the Executive Director of the ICA pursuant to Act 11 of 2004, 53 P.S. 28101 et seq [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 04:53:00

Ensign's Senate Floor Speech: How to talk about automobile manufacturing without ever using the word "Worker"

“Senator John Ensign today called on the White House to take the option of using the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) ... the White House-Democrat auto bailout legislation because it took experts out of the process, injected ... House. The Detroit 3 will be backstopped at least until March 31, when the President will be back [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 06:36:00

Bush Throws GOP Under the Bus, Then Kicks the Corpse

- Scott Miller You know the old saying, when your in a hole… stop digging ... on the scene,” Mr. Bush said. “But it’s very important for our party not to narrow its focus, not to become ... out of the White House when conservatives put the smack down on what Bush thought would be his domestic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:46:12

The big news out of John McCain's rescheduled appearance on CBS' David Letterman show tonight is that Sarah Palin is going to appear in person soon on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." The Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate has single-handedly revived the career of actress Tina Fey, an uncann[ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 00:24:29

6 Secret Resources for Finding Real Estate Blog Topics That Attract Buyers.

“The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” -John Buchan Actually attracting real estate buyers through the act of blogging can be seen as a lot like fishing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 00:48:12

"Odd to have VIP section at concert for Unity."

Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Flag as Offensive "Odd to have VIP section at concert for Unity ... begins to implement his Soviet-style 5 Year planeconomic and recovery stimulus plan. Ace keys ... about the cost: A grandmother of four sent the White House a tongue-in-cheek invitation to hold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:54:43

I Have a Dream

Obama's Hopeful Economic Speech copyright ? 2009 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org I have a dream. I dream of a day when Americans will separate themselves from a difficult past. I dream of a time when partisan politics will not divide us. In my dream, I see a nation united; one in which Black children, white, Brown, yellow, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:55:47

Congress returns to an ‘intense’ opening

With more robust majorities in both houses of Congress and a deepening global financial crisis, ... and Inauguration on Jan. 20, House Democrats plan to move legislation on issues key to their base – ... recovery plan expected to cost between $850 billion and $1 trillion. Not since President Franklin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:10:39

The Trip To Switzerland - The Unplanned

The last few days of my trip to Switzerland were hectic, to say the least. I’m quite relieved that I finally found the time to write about it ... s time to share my last 5 days… The plan for this trip was fairly loose from the early beginning ... . That was the whole plan. After a few evenings at my sister’s place and several short shopping rides [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 18:27:37

Marketing Discount Yet Nice Looking Houses Now

If you don’t actively promoting your business of flipping houses, you are not going to gain substantial profits ... to go in the immediate real estate arenas. Advertise the house yourself and retain the real estate fee. flipping ... value by capitalizing of the financial crisis. Narrow down your target investment areas and where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:31:10

We made it!

It took 24 hours, a scary pit stop in West Virginia and a lot of really cold rest-area toilet seats, but the ict2dc crew is safe at Amy’s uncle’s house in D.C. Things we learned on the road: -  15-passenger vans don’t always handle well on narrow, windy, snow-covered roads in the Appalachians [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:08:32

How that worked out: an election followup

My yard signs, Election ‘08 Results: lost, wouldn’t want to bet a great deal of money on it, lost, ongoing (Purple Line, a transit proposal). Originally uploaded by Thomas Nephew A look back at at my ticket-splitting, effort-splitting, and other split decision-making in the 2008 elections [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 21:52:20

Cramer Warns to Lay Off Stocks Until Dow Hits 8,200

The shock and awe of the financial market meltdown is just beginning according to CNBC star Jim Cramer. Cramer on CNBC's Sept ... there's more pain to come if no rescue plan makes it out of Congress. As he put it: "sit on your hands ... if the plan failed - only those you should be looking at - looking at," Cramer said. "Today's [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 00:49:52

What Lego taught me about going after dreams and time management!

Image via Wikipedia Our boys received a number of gifts this past Christmas that had that familiar red "LEGO" on the box ... me some things about going after BIG dreams and  time management. Lesson One: Start with a plan. Have you put ... and our time?  Well, I bet you already know where I'm headed.  Start each day with a plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:03:47

Bush, lawmakers vow to continue work on financial bailout bill

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) — The Bush administration and key lawmakers regrouped on Tuesday and vowed to push ahead on the proposed $700 billion financial bailout plan defeated by the House a day earlier. “Unfortunately, the measure was defeated by a narrow margin,” President Bush said in a brief televised address at the White House. “I’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 17:44:30

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