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In yet another “we’re still here” messages, the US Air Force conducted an elephant walk of F-16 fighters in Korea as part of an exercise.  An elephant walk is what guys called it when planes were lined up along the taxiway heading off on missions back in World War II and the name has stuck [...]

So the White House has released one photo from the meeting between Barrack Obama and Silicon Valley tech leaders. It’s a picture of Mark Zuckerberg and President Obama, but the question everyone is asking is “Where is Steve Jobs and how is he feeling?” Well he might actually be in this photo. Take a look [...]

Basically. September 13, 1993.  The Oslo Accords between Israel and the PLO were being signed at the White House and it was quite the event in Washington.  I was working for a Congressman and the invite came through for “The Congressman and his wife” to come to the White House and attend. Well the Congressman’s [...]

Saves us the cost of the bullets.

Seniority. Obama’s replacement will be given seniority in the 110th Congress, making that person one notch higher than the people who won election in November and will take their seats in the 111th Congress in January. That is if the Illinois governor can move quickly to fill the vacancy and if the lame-duck session next [...]

UCLA economists think so. “Why the Great Depression lasted so long has always been a great mystery, and because we never really knew the reason, we have always worried whether we would have another 10- to 15-year economic slump,” said Ohanian, vice chair of UCLA’s Department of Economics. “We found that a relapse isn’t likely [...]

I think many Americans vote ‘who would you like to have a drink with?’ And a month ago the answer was ‘I’ll have a beer with McCain and talk war stories’ or ‘I’ll have a white wine with Obama and discuss constitutional law theory’. But now with Palin, there is a whole class of folks [...]

I have no idea if these are the glasses in question or not either. Yea I can’t believe it either, but Sarah Palin is fast becoming a fashion symbol with her rimless glasses and funky hairstyle. The LA Times is reporting on a run on Kawasaki 704 eyeglasses, the Sarah Palin frames. The review of [...]

Republicans don't believe the 'perfect family' photo either, but don't necessarily care. Earlier in the primary campaign season, Hillary Clinton was bringing in close to half of the African American vote, she made a bit of a gaffe saying the LBJ was responsible for getting the civil rights bills passed, not necessarily just MLK. This [...]

Take a look at the website comments on any major site, such as Friendfeed, the Washington Post, wherever. Throughout the absolute vitriol being thrown at McCain’s VP candidate Palin is a surprising echo of some of the misogynistic comments we heard about Hillary in the primary. Questions about her looks, snide remarks even. Comments that [...]

Ok, I’m not talking politics / policy–I’m talking news cycles. This is a homerun for the Republicans. Take a look at CNN.com, BBC, NY Times, Washington Post, wherever. Who is on the top? Obama and yet another big speech to thronging masses of supporters, or McCain’s announcement of Palin to be his VP? Obama’s speech [...]

Hotter than Hillary Yea, I wasn’t that up on things this go round so I haven’t really looked at the short list of McCain VP candidates, but it appears that Alaska governor Sarah Palin is going to be named as McCain’s VP today in Dayton. Plain is the governor of Alaska (good with NASCAR dads) [...]

Growing up in the KGB you’d expect someone to be a bit paranoid. Hell growing up in Russia you’d be paranoid. But a good intelligence officer usually has the ability to separate fact from fiction, and take the propaganda with a grain of salt. That’s not the case with Vladimir Putin. Putin seems to live [...]

CNN is reporting that a gaggle of reporters have started a stake out of VA Governor Tim Kaine as the likely Obama VP choice.