national defense Archive
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What this country needs is a good Anglo American Airline!
Posted on April 27, 2012 | 5 CommentsMark Zuckerberg on a whim bought Instagram for a cool Billion dollars, out of his personal petty cash account. Richard Branson is busy spending Billions and Billions on his new... -
Have you heard the one about Obama’s signing the NDAA?
Posted on January 1, 2012 | 43 Comments. . . There is lots, and I mean lots of discussion on the Intertubes today about President Obama’s signing of the NDAA. Many people are talking darkly about... -
Throwing Gas on the fire!
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No CommentsReturning America to a land of Banking Regulation will be quite a task. Investment Banks around the world are lobbying our lawmakers and offering them almost anything they want to... -
Iraq/Afghanistan Vets Want a Clean Energy Bill!
Posted on May 4, 2010 | 9 CommentsThis just over Jerbal’s fabled “transom” from VoteVets.org: Since last year, at VoteVets.org and our blog, VetVoice.com, we’ve stressed the need to pass clean energy legislation, and break our dependence... -
Making the USA Safe for Democracy!
Posted on May 22, 2009 | No CommentsBeing Drafted into the Armed Forces of the United States…..or for any country is a giant trauma. Even the Swiss continue the great tradition of: Conscription All able-bodied male Swiss... -
Hey, wasn’t there a WAR going on or something?
Posted on December 16, 2008 | 11 Comments. . . As they love to say, “The ‘SURGE’ worked.” That is, the combination of sending a larger though untenable number of our troops to Iraq, utilizing them more... -
Mike’s Auto Bailout (Emphases Added)
Posted on December 4, 2008 | 6 CommentsSaving the Big 3 for You and Me … a message from Michael Moore Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Friends, I drive an American car. It’s a Chrysler. That’s not an... -
The Three Bears need a Merger!
Posted on November 10, 2008 | No CommentsAmerican Industry is in a sorry state. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler all want a Federal Bail Out…….”Retooling Cash”. The number started at $25 Billion and now that number has... -
Debbie & Dana & Tom & Ernst, pt III: Healthcare, Iraq, and Prop. 8
Posted on October 30, 2008 | 3 Comments. . . . . (Part one here) – (Part two here) In today’s video snippet, Dana defends Proposition 8: “I would suggest that we do not change the definition... -
McPain Smear-athon Debunked, 1: Afghanistan Slander
Posted on October 6, 2008 | 1 CommentI’ll just let Spencer Ackerman debunk this one – why re-invent the wheel? (although I should add that the second slander in the ad, that “Congressional liberals voted to cut... -
President-elect Obama WILL LOWER your taxes.
Posted on October 2, 2008 | 8 CommentsI’m thinking, looking at the polls and trends, that it’s not too early to begin to reach out an olive branch to our Republican brothers and sisters: I hope that...
