Rebellion is in our blood

“If, when the people, being furnished with adequate information, held its’ deliberations, the citizens had no communications with each other, the grand total of the small differences would always give (way to) the general will and the decision would always be good. - J.J. Rousseau

The Social Contract

Today an event occurring in Tibet or the [...]

Orange is the new black.

“Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” -Matt. 25:34-40

I got lost there for a second.

“It’s very unfortunate for it to go from an allergic reaction to a blogicide attempt…”
It’s been a long week for me, lots of up and downs. Bills come due, paycheck doesn’t come at all, after having placed an offer on a house. At least I had a phone interview with a “well” known company [...]

This Just In…

Reuters:
Voting 51-48, the Senate rejected an amendment that would have restored the rights of foreign suspects deemed as enemy combatants and mostly held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to challenge their detentions. That cleared a major hurdle and the Senate was expected to pass the bill later in the day and send [...]

State of the Economy

Bush March 21, 2006:
Here at home, I’m also encouraged by the strength of our economy.
BBC News September 26, 2006:
The US has lost its status as the world’s most competitive economy, according to the World Economic Forum.
The US now ranks only sixth in the body’s league table of global competitiveness, behind Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark [...]

A Feast of Friends

“…they should have introduced a bill to send 600,000 more troops to Iraq.”

Also:

Will the media report Gallup poll showing more Americans blame Bush than Clinton for failure to capture bin Laden?

Compromise

…between the right and the far right.

before I go make food

Piss on this
I’m in the mood to rhyme
Though the feeling may be lost
As to work I must go, in time
So as not to piss off the boss.
Where did we go wrong?
No longer my brother and sister,
It’s not been that long
Majesty was replaced by Mister.
Rebellion is in our blood,
much like Mom and apple pie.
I was laid [...]

Domestic Issues

With the war in Iraq raging and the Taliban resurging in Afghanistan, it is easy for politicians and politicos alike to forget about America’s domestic problems. While I am not saying that the above issues aren’t important, they are, I do think that the strong-point of the democratic platform has always been domestic issues. Now [...]

A quick story…

A fun run

I was almost three years into the fleet. I’d been chain smoking since I left Parris Island. I’d run a PFT three mile with a time of 18:12 with a lit cigarette in my mouth. (Yes, I got chewed [...]