Reality Check
Memorial Day
I can get a great deal on a car in the next few days. Electronics are on sale. Hotel’s are booked. It’s the beginning of summer! All the big networks are wrapping up the TV viewing season. Schools across the country are out or are counting the few remaining days. What I haven’t seen […]
You Get What You Pay For
The effects of Defense wide cuts is far reaching. As this US News Article discusses. “We’re an 11-carrier Navy in a 15-carrier world.” Army General Martin Dempsey said. According to Marine General John Kelly, his command is, “unable to get after 74 percent of suspected maritime drug smuggling.” Our budgets are being cut so tight […]
Guest Article: Stolen Valor, Part 2: “Wayne and Earl – and Their Families”
Here’s the second increment of Wesley’s work. Once again: high quality stuff. (If you missed the first part, it follow this link to read it.) You might want to grab a tissue before you start reading. However, if your family has suffered a recent loss, or you’re having a particularly bad day – maybe you […]
Guest Article: Stolen Valor, Part 1: “What it is”
Wesley Wilson – who comments here as “Enigma4you” – has asked me to post this article on his behalf if I “felt it has merit”. Yeah, Wesley, it has merit – it’s damned good. I’ve told Wesley I think that he should ask Jonn for an account, and post occasional articles as his time and […]
Why This Stuff Matters, Part 2
We see a lot of military fakes here at TAH. And often, it seems as if there’s simply no way of getting through to those sh!theads just how badly – and why – their false claims disturb legitimate veterans and their families. Most of the time, for fakes the words of the Captain character from […]
Why This Stuff Matters
In the William Derek Church discussion, regular TAH reader and occasional commenter Wesley Wilson (Enigma4you) left a comment that very eloquently points out why stolen valor matters. The comment is focused specifically on the Purple Heart, but the sentiment is the same – albeit different in degree, perhaps – for valor awards, service awards, and […]
Today’s Entertainment, Courtesy of the PPACA
Here ya go – today’s P!ss-Poor Asininely Comical Abomination Patient Protection and “Affordable” Care Act comedy news, courtesy of the Drudge Report: CO Man Applies for Health Insurance; His Dog Gets Coverage Number Insured Through Oregon’s Exchange So Far? Zero Exchange Is So Flaky, Major Insurer Stops Advertising Some DC Plans Cover Abortion, Don’t Cover […]
Looks Like Joe Was Right
Well, there he goes again. The other day, the POTUS blamed “bad apple insurers” for the rise in premiums under the AHCA. This in spite of the fact that it was the increased AHCA coverage requirements that caused the rise in premiums. And the fact that regulations promulgated by his administrations HHS Secretary made it […]
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