Thanks to Bryan from the comments, we now have some new government documents from Alaska showing the priorities of Sarah Palin. She decided to pay $50,000 for new carpet in the Governors mansion, yet when she was faced with a growing number of returning National Guard suffering from PTSD, the wallet wasn’t open. All the […]
The F-5 tornado that leveled a town in Kansas was horrible. Having lived through a couple major tornados, I can tell you how devastating they are first hand. One of my earliest childhood memories was when an F-5 tornado came through southern Ohio in 1974. Thankfully our house was untouched. The same couldn’t be said […]
Wolf Blitzer just got done with a White House briefing. They are saying that Army and Marines will have their tours extended 3-6 months. Also additional National Guard will be called up as well as reserves. The financial side of this is “well into the billions”. This will throw a renewed voice into the debate […]
Yup – that is a big news alert. Phil Angelides, a gubernatorial candidate in California says he would bring the National Guard home and FOX considers that a major news item. I wonder if FOX considers the two soldiers that died in Iraq today a “news alert”? Nah – they don’t even deserve to be […]
What is amazing is how the numbers in this story keeps growing and the government is playing stupid on it: Personal data on more than 2.2 million active-duty military personnel – not just 50,000 as initially believed – were among those stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee last month, the government said Tuesday. VA Secretary […]
On his second day behind the White House cameras, Tony Snow once again put his foot in his mouth. Today he suggested that ABC was a “competing network” and now the question is – competing against what? Q Okay. But, I mean, maybe it was a terrific meeting. As far as I can tell, that […]
I am sure in the wake of anything else “news worthy”, this very important anniversary will be overlooked today: MONDAY, MAY 4, 1970 At 11 a.m., about 200 students gathered on the Commons. Earlier that morning, state and local officials had met in Kent. Some officials had assumed that Gov. Rhodes had declared Martial Law […]
The blame game in the wake of the hurricane is in full swing. We are starting to witness the victims of partisanship in the images of floating bodies around Louisiana. It is the most dreadful price to pay for political bickering. I am a Democrat, and I do hold Louisiana Governor Blanco responsible for not […]
As people are being rescued, the questions are pouring into the catastrophic breakdown in our government’s infrastructure to handle such a disaster as we have seen unfold this week. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson offered Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco help from his state’s National Guard on Sunday, the day before Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana. Blanco […]
From the AFP Bush spotlights mom of troops who backs Iraq war US President George W. Bush contrasted a military mother whose five sons and husband have served in Iraq with anti-war protestors he said risked emboldening terrorists. “There are few things in life more difficult than seeing a loved one go off to war. […]