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Category Archives: Politics

From the Greek Poly=many and Ticks=blood-sucking parasites. Seriously, open thoughts on the politics of the ages.

The New Oxymorom

Filed under: General,Politics— arlen@ 8:15 am

I’ve been watching the political commentators, and I’ve just realized we have a new oxymoron in town. It used to be the definitive oxymoron was “military intelligence.” (A phrase that still brings a smile to all of us ex-mil types, as we know the oxymoron intimately.) But I think a new one has just appeared: […]

Good-bye Mike Brown

Filed under: General,Politics— arlen@ 12:07 am

He pulled a George O’Leary. That’s enough. In 2001, George O’Leary seemed a perfect fit for the job of head football coach at Notre Dame. I mean, forget his coaching ability, what better Irish Catholic name can you possibly come up with? This was a match made in heaven. Then the facts that he didn’t […]

I Get Tired

Filed under: General,Politics— arlen@ 11:55 pm

I get tired of a lot of things, but right now I’m just tired of all the clueless bozos jumping up and down on Sensenbrenner for his vote. Now, I’m one of the first to say I don’t agree with many, if not most of his political stands, under normal circumstances. But this time he’s […]

Un-PATRIOT-ic

Filed under: General,Politics— arlen@ 9:00 am

Recently we celebrated Independence Day. I was distracted by other problems from doing my usual bit in honor of the day. (My sincere apologies, milady Liberty; I may yet get back to it, albeit late.) But as I was doing my annual bit of reflection on this land I love so much, London was bombed […]

Blacklist

Filed under: Books,General,Mystery,Politics— arlen@ 11:19 am

Sara Paretsky has a way. She has a way of creating characters you enjoy being around, and a way of creating characters you want to avoid being around. She has a way of making them speak as if they were in the room with you. She has a way with plotting, and a way with […]

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