In My Opinion

Friday, December 1, 2006

I've Made The Big Time: I've Been Blocked By Corbin Dallas!

Corbin has finally proved one assertion to my satisfaction: he has no balls! I'd say he has decided to take his ball and go home, but he hasn't got any. He just blocked me for the heinous offense of pointing out his war wound, the first time I've ever heard of his military service. I've posted a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Withdrawal From Iraq Recommended By Next Year, Says Iraq Study

The "stay the course" Republicans are meeting the "Bring the troops home and end this mess" Democrats and some reason seems to be prevailing, according to the results of the bipartisan congressional Iraq study group. "In the 23 days since the election, the debate in Washington and much of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Rebuttal To WhimsyStoryTeller's Post On Crimes Committed By Illegal Aliens

Whimsystoryteller seems to have a fixation on illegal aliens and the supposed crimes they have committed in the United States. I would like to provide some alternative statistics and viewpoints as a counterpoint to her latest post on the alleged crimes commmitted by illegal aliens and cite Professor... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Bush Adviser’s Memo Cites Doubts About Iraqi Leader-NYTimes, 11/29/06

Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki greeted residents of Sadr City on Sunday, after a series of attacks. Sign In to E-Mail This Print Single Page Reprints Save By MICHAEL R. GORDON Published: November 29, 2006 WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 — A classified memorandum by... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Caught In the Crossfire: Civil Liberties, Americans and the Drug War

"Legal experts said that investigators, at the behest of prosecutors, almost never interrogate officers involved in fatal shootings, even if criminal conduct is suspected, because doing so might grant a form of immunity and jeopardize prosecutions." This is a quote taken from the New York Times... Sign in to see full entry.

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Police Kill Man After a Queens Bachelor Party (NY Times 11/28/06)

Robert Stolarik for The New York Times Police officers investigated the scene of the shootings that killed Sean Bell. Sign In to E-Mail This Print Single Page Reprints Save By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Published: November 26, 2006 Hours before he was to be married, a man leaving his bachelor party at a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Hezbollah Said to Help Shiite Army in Iraq (New York Times 11/28/06)

Dennis Cook/Associated Press Gen. Michael V. Hayden, left, director of the C.I.A., and Gen. Michael D. Maples, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, testifying earlier this month before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sign In to E-Mail This Print Reprints Save By MICHAEL R. GORDON and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Bipartisan Commission Deadlocked Over Iraq, Iran(NY Times, Nov. 27, 2006)

Panel to Weigh Overture by U.S. to Iran and Syria By DAVID E. SANGER Published: November 27, 2006 WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 — A draft report on strategies for Iraq, which will be debated here by a bipartisan commission beginning Monday, urges an aggressive regional diplomatic initiative that includes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 24, 2006

The letter I wrote to my senators and representative on Congress.org

Yesterday, I took Blogflogger's advice and wrote to my senators, Washington senators (Dem) Patty Murray and (Dem) Maria Cantwell and Rep. Jim McDermott (Dem) from the 34th District here in Seattle, Washington. I felt very empowered and I would recommend it. The link is www.congress.org. I would urge... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

QUOTATION OF THE DAY (From the New York Times, Nov. 22, edition)

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "There are a lot of impossible, unspoken rules on Thanksgiving. We´re supposed to be thankful and eat a lot and drink a lot and be nice to each other. Teenagers are supposed to stop being sullen. Matriarchs are supposed to make a perfect turkey and some man is supposed to know... Sign in to see full entry.

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