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VFW’s odd scorecard

| October 28, 2008 | 4 Comments
VFW’s odd scorecard

First off; I’m a life member of the VFW and I have been since I retired, but this has me a bit confused. I’ve been asked a few times to write a bit about the VFW’s 2008 scorecard for voters interested in veterans’ issues. I’ve found it to be a bit odd. Of course, I’m […]

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Fraud; the hallmark of Democrats

| October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
Fraud; the hallmark of Democrats

We’ve all been watching, with our jaws on our chest, as the media and prosecutors and judges allow ACORN to subvert the US electoral system, but that’s hardly the end of it. If you were reading Atlas Shrugs yesterday, you learned of the incredible story of John Galt who is a phony donor who was […]

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Murtha on the ropes (UPDATED & Bumped)

| October 23, 2008 | 6 Comments
Murtha on the ropes (UPDATED & Bumped)

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is reporting this morning that fat, pasty scum-sucking pig John Murtha is leading William Russell by only 4 points (in a poll with a margin of error of 4.9). The poll of 400 likely voters was conducted for the Tribune-Review on Tuesday, amid uproar over Murtha’s statement that some of his constituents […]

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Combat tours cut

| July 31, 2008 | 12 Comments
Combat tours cut

The President today announced that because of the success of our troops in the Middle East, the enemy is on the run and the troops can count on shorter tours (Wall Street Journal link); President George W. Bush declared progress in the Iraq war Thursday, saying terrorists “are on the run” and a generally improved […]

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Another Haditha Marine Acquitted

| June 5, 2008
Another Haditha Marine Acquitted

It’s no surprise, really. one after another, the Marines have been found innocent or the charges dropped. But here’s the latest story emailed to me by Rurik; U.S. military jury acquitted a Marine intelligence officer Wednesday of charges that he tried to help cover up the killings of 24 Iraqis. Cheers erupted as the seven-officer […]

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Democrat wistful dreams vs. reality

| November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment
Democrat wistful dreams vs. reality

In an interview yesterday, General David Petraeus sketched the reality on the ground for the news media, as reported in the Wall Street Journal; Gen. David Petraeus, in an interview yesterday, cautioned that it was too soon to conclude that al Qaeda in Iraq, which has focused its attacks on Shiite Muslim targets, has been […]

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An Exception to Every Rule.

| November 20, 2007 | 0 Comments
An Exception to Every Rule.

Once a Marine, always a Marine, or so the saying goes. Congressman Murtha is the exception to that rule. Marines have an awesome Esprit de Corps, they think there is nothing that they can’t do, just because they are Marines and you aren’t. They say “Gung Ho” and mean it, they are hard chargers. Jack […]

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Lazy Sunday Links

| November 18, 2007 | 1 Comment
Lazy Sunday Links

I’m fighting off a cold or something and I’m not thinking straight so I’m going to let other people do my thinking for me today; Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs illustrates that 60s hippies never die in “You went there to kill children, you’re a baby killer” Robin at Chickenhawk Express tracks the money that links […]

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