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Assume, that for whatever reason, Syd has a need to do his thing. You have zero control over him and cannot even dialog with him to open the possibility that he could see and understand your point of view. The fighting is a complete waste of energy.
I would make a request that you post more about how the portena brain operates. You have provided some valuable insight which is very helpful to those of us here interested in functioning at a higher level in Bs As.
I guess you all heard the news, Bush's very own Karl August Werner, the lackey you all love to hate just got the " you're fired " speech. I wonder who will fill his shoes, I am guessing the requirements will be few, an ethnic minority " yes " man who can say " I have no recollection " repeatedly in front of a grand jury while keeping a straight face. But at least now he can go back to studying abstract theories or better yet now he will probably get paid to teach abstract theories.
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With the evolution the Bush administration has displayed a mentally challenged attorney would create a straight flush amongst the other Bush morons / administration.
Bush has been left all alone, he has had to fire all his cronies, Karl Rove, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, and now Alberto Gonzalez. Well, at least he still has Cheney. This presidency has become a retarded version of Survivor. Let's see who makes it to the end of the Presidency.
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[QUOTE=Sidney]The others are just some rats fleeing a sinking ship![/QUOTE]Where's Robespierre when you need him?
[QUOTE=Doggboy]Where's Robespierre when you need him?[/QUOTE]Our Robespierre may be Ariana Huffington, whose popular liberal website has lately been advocating a military coup, telling General Peter Pace he should seize control of the government.
Come to think of it, she's Greek, isn't she? They have experience with military coups within living memory.
And given the fact that the US military is filled, top-to-bottom with about 80% Republicans, I don't think Ms. Huffington would be too happy with Generalissimo Peter Pace, President-for-Life. It's hard for women like her to think things out clearly when they suffer from Bush Derangement Syndrome.
[QUOTE=Hunt99]Our Robespierre may be Ariana Huffington, whose popular liberal website has lately been advocating a military coup, telling General Peter Pace he should seize control of the government.
Come to think of it, she's Greek, isn't she? They have experience with military coups within living memory.
And given the fact that the US military is filled, top-to-bottom with about 80% Republicans, I don't think Ms. Huffington would be too happy with Generalissimo Peter Pace, President-for-Life. It's hard for women like her to think things out clearly when they suffer from Bush Derangement Syndrome.[/QUOTE]Ha! Ariana Huffington! The left's answer to Fat Radio Boy. A couple of self aggrandizing bores.
[QUOTE=Hunt99]And given the fact that the US military is filled, top-to-bottom with about 80% Republicans.[/QUOTE]I remember standing on the beach by the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia in January, 1993. There were a bunch of officers -- about 8 or 9 of us -- who all had a common 0-6 boss. That particular boss was adamantly anti-Clinton, to the point that he even took pot shots at Chelsea Clinton's looks. He was a pretty domineering guy, and when we were in his presence everyone more or less just kept their mouth shut and let him rattle on.
The organization we were in was a task-organized sort of thing, and none of us really knew any of the other guys that well, even though we'd been working together for a few months. And the point there being that none of us really knew how any of the other officers thought politically. I guess everyone knew the statistics, and assumed the 0-6 we worked for was the voice of us all (only louder). In any case, none of us had discussed the recent election or anything else politically with anyone else.
So there we all were, standing around on the beach shootin' the shit. And if you recall, George H. W. Bush came to Somalia that month as part of his Presidential farewell tour. So of course the subject came up. I forget which brave soul said it first, but someone offered up that he had voted for Clinton. And damned if it wasn't just like an AA meeting or something. Every...single...guy standing around the circle then offered up that he, too, had voted for Clinton. I mean, we had Ops officers, Intel officers, Logistics officers, Comm officers -- the entire staff represented-- every one an 0-4 or an 0-5, and [u]every[/u] [u]one[/u] had voted for Clinton.
So, you know, that statistic tells a little bit of the story, and it's a bit that needs to be taken into account. But it's not the full story. The officer corp of the U. S. military is not some bunch of brainless goons who are going to vote party line just because it's their party. As a professional group, it's among the most well-educated groups in America, and its full of people who can think for themselves when the facts are right there in front of them.
[QUOTE=StrayLight] The officer corp of the U. S. Military is not some bunch of brainless goons who are going to vote party line just because it's their party. As a professional group, it's among the most well-educated groups in America, and its full of people who can think for themselves when the facts are right there in front of them.[/QUOTE]Good point. Maybe General Pace should take Ariana's advice and start the coup now, we all might like the results. :D
If Ariana Huffington is our Robespierre, who will be our Talleyrand?
You remember Talleyrand, the French nobleman and diplomat famously described by Napoleon as "shit in a silk stocking."
[QUOTE=Hunt99]Good point. Maybe General Pace should take Ariana's advice and start the coup now, we all might like the results.:D[/QUOTE]I think the real coup will happen next November. My guess is that unless the Democrats commit institutional suicide with their nomination, the Republican Party is going to be quite surprised at the exit polls among the military. Could be wrong, but I'd be very surprised if it pans out differently.
[QUOTE=Doggboy]A couple of self aggrandizing bores.[/QUOTE]Geez Dog,
Didn't you just describe the entire entertainment and media complex (Paris Hilton, Rosie O'Donnell, Oprah, Jerry Springer, Don Imis, Michael Savage, Tim Russert, Larry King, etc, etc, etc...). Why limit it the the airwaves "wind-bags"?