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Category Archives: Politics and Government on a Grand Scale
” … and the Big Fool says to push on.”
If you can’t win a war after 10 years of trying, maybe it’s time to try something else. Say, gardening or ceramics. Military leaders are likely embarrassed and if they’re not, they should be. Thousands and thousands of American deaths and horrible … Continue reading
Mayor Frank Jackson Honored for Trans-Atlantic Vision
(Cleveland, O.) —- Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson home from a Paris holiday, released his “Report From Paris.” Jackson traveled with a number of city officials and sought to develop Cleveland as a tourism destination for Parisians. The mayor presented the … Continue reading
FTF Candidate Makes Big Impression as Write-In Candidate
(Cleveland, O.) — Mary Surratt, the hard-driving, no-nonsense, housewife from Elyria, Ohio, made such an impression on political party leaders, all are considering adding a plank to campaign platforms. “Let them,” she said. “They add a plank for me and … Continue reading
I Want a Military Draft and I Want it Now
Not to tell the brass how to run its own Army, but sending troops to war, bringing them home, sending them back to war, and bringing them home again is the stupidest, most ignorant, most myopic, wasteful, dim-witted, damaging, and … Continue reading
Government Anti-Drug Forces: Brilliant, Just Brilliant
I can’t understand why the illegal drug trade even exists, given the government’s innovative weapons. First, they did away with $500 bills. Result: Makes profits more bulky. Dealers take longer to count. Second they talked McDonald’s into getting rid of … Continue reading
Cheney and Why the Lying, Chickenshit, Chickenhawk, Draft Dodger Makes Me Ill
Here’s a bit from W’s book: “Cheney also disagreed with Bush’s decision to fire Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld after the 2006 midterm elections, when the Iraq war was going badly. Cheney also pushed for a pardon for Libby. Bush … Continue reading
Brittania Rules the Waves
Let’s see now. The economy has taken a couple broadsides and is listing to port. Legislators cannot agree how — or even if — we might raise our health care standards to match the rest of the capitalized world. Our … Continue reading
Christine O’Donnell Insists Ryder Cup is Played Only in the U.S.
(Sea of Tranquility, Moon) — Republican powerhouse and intellect Christine O’Donnell today insisted the Ryder Cup be played only in the U.S. At present, the biennial golf match played between the U.S. and European teams alternates sites. “If they want … Continue reading
To End This Half-Ass Excuse for a War, Simply …
… reinstitute the draft.
U.S. Military Still Can’t Figure a Way to Win a War; All In or Fold
Between the White House, the Joint Chiefs, the Afghan government, and a tarot card reader or two, this mess is getting more stupid than Viet Nam. (See: Robert McNamara.) The latest wrinkle, of course, is the Commander-in-Chief firing The One … Continue reading
