Mil Blogger Dies in Iraq
8 January 2008Today I learned that a great mil blogger was killed in Iraq. Andrew (Andy) Olmsted was a Major in the Army stationed in Iraq. He was killed on January 3rd, along with Cpt. Yom Casey while attempting talk three suspected insurgents into surrendering. Both were victims of sniper fire.
Andy wrote a blog [...]
Co-Equal Branches of Government
6 February 2007Much is being said in the halls of Congress these days about the “fact” that Congress is a co-equal branch of government. As such, the argument goes, Congress has the authority to reign in the President’s plans with respect to the Iraq war. There have even been plans floated to limit the number of troops [...]
Is the War in Iraq Worth Supporting?
22 January 2007Unless you live on a deserted island you are aware that 2/3 of American no longer support the war in Iraq. That coincided precisely with President Bush’s approval ratings which are the lowest of his presidency and one of the lowest of all time. For a multiplicity of reasons, Americans simply do not support the [...]
Project Valour-IT Update
11 November 2006Project Valour-IT is still running and team Air Force is behind. A commenter pointed out that we can still make it if each blog with team Air Force raises only $257! That’s not much folks and you won’t find a better cause to support anywhere. Remember, this project provides voice activated laptop computers to injured [...]
Botched
5 November 2006Another Cox & Forkum cartoon for your enjoyment. This one superbly represents Senator Kerry’s latest gaff and the resulting Democrat response. He has visions of another presidential run in ‘08 but seriously doubt that he’ll make it past the first couple of primaries if that far. Democrats may be crazy but they aren’t entirely stupid, [...]
