JohnW,
Glad to hear that you had a group where you could talk freely. My dad kept in touch with a few service buddies after retiring, and had a great time at a reunion of early helicopter pilots. The only things I remember him talking about were how much he liked the Korean people, how much he hated kimchi, and the North Korean light plane pilot who would visit at night with a 25 lb bomb or two. He had a lot of slides, all civilian or camp scenes.

Posted at September 8, 2008 1:30 AM in response to On Bragging War Heroes

airgun177,
No decapitated sled dogs? My apologies for disappointing you.

PWNED! AND ADVERTISING IT!! At alt.tasteless, the saying was "What a maroon."

Posted at September 6, 2008 12:42 PM in response to Lawyers, Troopergate, and Questions

airgun177,

Since you asked twice while chanting "Yoo Ess Ay", I am compelled by the majestic dark forces you summoned to respond.

http://www.homernews.com/stories/090308/news_1_001.shtml

If the bodies of 7 decapitated sled dogs isn't suspicious, I give up.

Until later,
z2v

Posted at September 6, 2008 11:53 AM in response to Lawyers, Troopergate, and Questions

airgun177,
Ooooh I'm scared. I'm going away.

But I'll be back b4 Monday. You're deliciously amusing.

Cheers,
z2v

Posted at September 6, 2008 11:45 AM in response to Lawyers, Troopergate, and Questions

I respond to courtesy with courtesy -- usually. I spend as much time on replies as was spent on requests for replies. I've dealt with second-rate trolls too often -- or haven't you noticed?

Posted at September 6, 2008 11:14 AM in response to Lawyers, Troopergate, and Questions

Paris,
tsk, tsk, you beautiful slut. Harriet has been doing everything Katherine Harris suggested, but she only has so much to work with. Have some respect for age. If you survive your youthful foolishness, you may face the same problem some day.

Posted at September 6, 2008 10:57 AM in response to WH Gets Temporary Stay for Testimony

Or ask yourself what a McCain campaign spokesman is doing in the article or in AK. Or why 6 people suddenly refused to testify? Arrr.

Posted at September 6, 2008 10:44 AM in response to Lawyers, Troopergate, and Questions

Try google.

Posted at September 6, 2008 10:41 AM in response to Lawyers, Troopergate, and Questions

You would not like censorship of unsubstantiated accusations. Not at this site. Seriously. But if everyone had a kill file (Usenet troll prevention device), you could shout all you want.

Posted at September 6, 2008 10:16 AM in response to On King Hussein, The London Review, and Prerogatives

The ideal stimulus would involve battery clamps, an electric source, and Bush administration officials.

Failing that, something targeted at homeowners who are having problems with their sole residence. Good lenders should expect a buzz cut, bad lenders should expect to be scalped. I'd propose forced adjustment of terms to the prime rate with some sort of stick to discourage borrower from just walking away. There will still be a lot of foreclosures, 30+ % drop in home values and a deepening recession are very bad juju. Roubini called the current conditions 3 years ago, and he is not optimistic.

Posted at September 6, 2008 10:01 AM in response to Situation: Not Good