Obama to brave lawmakers' ire on Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama will confront a building political storm over Afghanistan on Tuesday, as he talks through his dilemma over future war strategy with leading figures in Congress.
Obama is under intense pressure to offer lawmakers of both parties more detail on his evolving internal review of Afghanistan policy, as debate heats up on the unpopular war following a spike in US troop deaths.
Jokes, apologies from David Letterman on his show
Letterman arrived on stage Monday to applause and cheers from his studio audience. After drinking it in, he grinned sheepishly and inquired, with a mock stammer, "Did your, did your weekend just fly by?"
After pausing for the audience's sympathetic laughter, he went on: "I mean, I'll be honest with you folks—right now, I would give anything to be hiking on the Appalachian Trail."
Michelle Malkin: Protests against military recruiters at schools nationwide
The anti-military zealots have never relented. Tomorrow, a recruiter-bashing organization called “We Are Not Your Soldiers” is holding a national protest on the anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. Schoolchildren are being encouraged to distribute letters “to all high school teachers you know.” When protesting, they are also being instructed “to assure the media are present.” They’ve set up a Facebook page. And, unsurprisingly, the driving force behind “We Are Not Your Soldiers” is the anti-American Communist-founded World Can’t Wait.
The Hill: Pelosi says new tax is 'on the table'
A new value-added tax (VAT) is "on the table" to help the U.S. address its fiscal liabilities, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday night.
Pelosi, appearing on PBS's "The Charlie Rose Show" asserted that "it's fair to look at" the VAT as part of an overhaul of the nation's tax code.
Good for Obama.
ReplyDeleteScrew Letterman, although he used to be funny.
Commies are welcome in our little hick town. No, really. Please drop in.
Pelosi is the tip of the spear for Eurosocialism.
Airline Passengers Told To Void Bladders To Save Fuel
ReplyDeleteJapan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) is making use of “toilet monitors” to ask passengers whether they need to relieve themselves before boarding in a bid to cut costs by reducing weight.
This is your captain speaking. We're not leaving the gate till everyone goes.....
I'm sorry, but CC still comes out "Cobra Commander" in my head.
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A new tax!
ReplyDeleteGreat. I love new places and things.
/Wait a minute...
Going to workout.
ReplyDeleteLater, {C2ers}
Michelle Malkin: Protests against military recruiters at schools nationwide
ReplyDeleteMy prediction: It'll be a huge flop, despite the fears of the lovely but rather, um, excitable Ms. Malkin.
All-Nippon was one of the nicest flights I have ever taken. It wasn't long enough to compete with the EVA flight stocked with Taiwanese beauty-pageant winners, but it was nice.
ReplyDeleteBoarding American after that was a severe let-down.
Good for Obama.
ReplyDeleteRINO!!!!
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"Value-added" = "money-subtracted"
ReplyDeleteJCM said...
ReplyDeleteAirline Passengers Told To Void Bladders To Save Fuel
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) is making use of “toilet monitors” to ask passengers whether they need to relieve themselves before boarding in a bid to cut costs by reducing weight.
So that's why my dad always told us to go at the beginning of road trips.
They should call it a Value Added Fee and that way they could avoid the tax label.
ReplyDelete"Value-added" = "money-subtracted"
ReplyDeleteHey OLT. I didn't know that you speak fluent governmentese
If they HAVE to raise taxes, a VAT isn't *necessarily* the worst way to do it. A lot of conservative think-tankers advocate moving more towards consumption-oriented taxes, as being less detrimental to the overall economy.
ReplyDeleteMy dad was a big one for going before leaving.
ReplyDeleteOne road trip my sisters started whinning about 20 minutes into the trip.
Dad, we have to go wee....
Dad told you just went, and so it went, my sisters insisting they had to go wee, my dad griping about the trip just starting, we'd never get there if we stopped every 30 minutes.
Around and around it went, dad finally relented and stopped at a rest stop.
My sisters got out of the car, jumped in the air and yelled WHEEEEEE! And got back in the car......
Bill Ayers claims he wrote Obama's "Dreams From My Father"
ReplyDeleteIn a chance meeting with conservative blogger Anne Leary, Bill Ayers makes a stunning claim that he wrote--not just edited--President Barack Obama's autobiography, Dreams from my Father."
Wow. He makes this claim to a stranger who approaches him in Reagan National Airport. Can you believe anything this man says? Or, should I say, either man?
/ruh roh, fanning the flames or blowing the smoke?
Occasional Reader said...
ReplyDeleteIf they HAVE to raise taxes
/or maybe they could just cut spending
Killian Bundy said...
ReplyDelete/or maybe they could just cut spending
"Your wish is our command! We're cancelling the ENTIRE F-22 program..."
-O & The Gang
A new value-added tax (VAT) is "on the table" to help the U.S. address its fiscal liabilities
ReplyDeleteKILL THE ECONOMY! KILL THE ECONOMY!
/Eddie Murphy mode off...
Well, I have to be somewhere. Great to see you all. Be back soon...
ReplyDelete"Anybody that believes that you can hand over the country or significant parts of the country over to the Taliban and not have to worry about Al-Qaeda returning .... has no understanding of the region, nor of the nature of the enemy."
ReplyDeleteGraham, you can say that again. It makes sense to me to have more troops there to hold the ground once we clear out the Taliban in an area. We have so few boots on the ground they are forced to leave a cleared area and the Taliban creep right back in and bully the locals. The locals can't take sides with the US because if they are caught by the Taliban cooperating with us they get killed. A real messy situation but bound to fail without more troops to allow us to hold ground long enough to gain the favor of the locals and prop up local police and military. McCrystal knows this, hell even O knows this. The war is just a political calculation to O, how do I keep my anti-war base and not utterly lose the war.
Chris(t)heprofessor! :-)
ReplyDeleteOK, I really have to finish something before quittin' time. Later.
ReplyDeleteexperiencedtraveller said...
ReplyDelete"Value-added" = "money-subtracted"
Hey OLT. I didn't know that you speak fluent governmentese
I was once a Federal contractor.
One of the saner agencies, but still teh Feds.
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ReplyDeleteLOL funny "wee" story JCM. Later C2'rs, time to walk the lab along the American. Take care.
ReplyDeleteOccasional Reader said...
ReplyDeleteGood for Obama.
RINO!!!!
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You bet your sweet bippy.
And anyone that doesn't like it can kiss mah grits.
self-deletion is teh BOMB
ReplyDeletei know a lot of people that should have it that don't
Killian Bundy said...
ReplyDeleteBill Ayers claims he wrote Obama's "Dreams From My Father"
I went back and read Anne Leary's original post. I believe the encounter was as she reported it. She tells him she's a conservative blogger and that's where he goes. Why would he admit to such an explosive allegation, then immediately backpedal and taunt her with the inability to prove it? IMO, because he did write it, he's proud of it, and it pisses him off that he can't admit it publicly.
Meanwhile, the Law Library of Congress finds that the Honduran Madman was legally removed from office.
ReplyDeletehttp://schock.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Schock_CRS_Report_Honduras_FINAL.pdf
experiencedtraveller said...
ReplyDeleteThe Wee Won backed the wrong horse.....
experiencedtraveller said...
ReplyDelete"Meanwhile, the Law Library of Congress finds that the Honduran Madman was legally removed from office."
'Course this was known immediately to the Honduran government and most everyone else in the world except Chavez and our State Department. Feh!
Hello everyone.
ReplyDeleteAW,
ReplyDelete*waves*
Hi again. Long day and oh my head already hurty hurts.
ReplyDeleteHi JCM! What's new this evening?
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