tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post5826932767722897123..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: House Oversight Cmte Scopes Out Embassy Construction Cost Overruns TSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-76419038667619114912016-12-24T12:47:38.065-08:002016-12-24T12:47:38.065-08:00You too, GWB!You too, GWB!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-86567366008972314702016-12-24T04:15:03.692-08:002016-12-24T04:15:03.692-08:00Good work James! And Merry Christmas to both of y...Good work James! And Merry Christmas to both of you! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-30758252151423069492016-12-23T16:43:46.759-08:002016-12-23T16:43:46.759-08:00James: It is really strange that the Ambo had no R...James: It is really strange that the Ambo had no Russian coverage unless, as you say, it was his own choice. If that was so, then I bet Russian policies will change. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-67565362893370987742016-12-21T16:11:19.739-08:002016-12-21T16:11:19.739-08:00Skep,
I talked to a russian guy I know who is ex-F...Skep,<br />I talked to a russian guy I know who is ex-FO, who said and I'm paraphrasing, Turkey is considered a conflict zone, which means the Ambassador should have his own security detail. He didn't know why the guy didn't have his own there, said it was perhaps his own choice. <br />I realize that if they had been there they probably couldn't stopped the shooter (inside jobs are tough), but if they had been there we would have had a gun fight almost instantly.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-8855393579307518662016-12-21T02:46:44.100-08:002016-12-21T02:46:44.100-08:00TSB: This seems like kind of an important story. g...TSB: This seems like kind of an important story. gwb <br />BREAKING: At Least 14 US Coalition Military Officers Captured by Syrian Special Forces in East Aleppo Bunker<br />DECEMBER 16, 2016 BY 21WIRE 157 COMMENTS<br /><br />http://21stcenturywire.com/2016/12/16/reports-at-least-10-nato-military-officers-captured-by-syrian-special-forces-this-morning-in-east-aleppo-bunker/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-1823756280424991742016-12-20T05:06:52.178-08:002016-12-20T05:06:52.178-08:00TSB: As usual, Juan Cole has great analysis: Altin...TSB: As usual, Juan Cole has great analysis: Altintas(who was in Erdogan's personal security detail) and other Turkish police were told in private that their government supports the guerrillas in Syria on grounds of Muslim fellow-feeling. But then the Turkish government hung the guerrillas out to dry and let Russia have its way with them. Hence, some Turkish security personnel could not accept this about-face, and needed to take revenge on a Russian official. gwb<br />(I suspect Trump will leave 'negotiating with Erdogan' to Putin, unlike Kerry.) Did you see the look on the Ambassador's face? I think the first shot killed him. And that seemed like 7 shots before he could even crumple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-84801950035986092882016-12-20T01:54:58.126-08:002016-12-20T01:54:58.126-08:00Skep,
that's a really good question about the ...Skep,<br />that's a really good question about the Ambo's security. I'm going to ask around about it.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-78805370055012325872016-12-19T14:44:26.878-08:002016-12-19T14:44:26.878-08:00GWB: The Russian Ambassador is a really big proble...GWB: The Russian Ambassador is a really big problem, especially if Putin doesn't think he was a lone actor. It puzzles me why the Ambo would be at a public event without his own protection detail, but then again, the attacker was a police officer and, for all I know, might have been authorized to be there armed. <br /><br />On the Electoral College, it's the great protector of Federalism, which I think is a good thing. The country isn't called the United People of America. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-41055733587019852302016-12-19T08:50:53.996-08:002016-12-19T08:50:53.996-08:00TSB: Russian Ambassador In Turkey Shot, Seriously ...TSB: Russian Ambassador In Turkey Shot, Seriously Wounded In Ankara Attack: Judging from the photo's I don't think the Ambassador is doing very well. Seems like a security problem?? gwb<br /><br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-19/russian-ambassador-turkey-has-been-shot-condition-unknown-cnn<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-24305421132684684222016-12-19T04:37:23.466-08:002016-12-19T04:37:23.466-08:00TSB: Lots of good opinions today on whether the el...TSB: Lots of good opinions today on whether the electoral college system is good or bad on C-Span. I think the best one was that without it in a very close popular vote there would be recounts going on for months in every close state in the country and few would accept the results. <br /><br />Now that we have an 'irretrievably broke' financial situation pointing to crash of the bond,stock and currency markets worldwide I think reforming the election system will be on the back burner pretty soon. I like the idea of making it easy for everyone who is 18 or older and a US citizen to vote by paper ballots over a period like 4 days at convenient locations or by mail. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-57966147030120531602016-12-17T20:07:47.906-08:002016-12-17T20:07:47.906-08:00TSB: Dallas police and fire pension disaster and B...TSB: Dallas police and fire pension disaster and Bunker Hill, Indiana Police problems are illustrations of what this woman is talking about. Trump seems to be the only one who understands this. gwb<br /><br />Underfunded government pensions to the tune of $1.3 trillion, with a gap that just can’t be filled, is the ticking time bomb facing the US economy which faces dramatic cuts in public services - and potentially riots reminiscent of Athens six years ago - according to former Federal Reserve advisor Danielle DiMartino Booth.<br />20,898<br />DEC 17, 2016 8:15 PM<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-48499207928031890142016-12-16T03:28:49.544-08:002016-12-16T03:28:49.544-08:00TSB: Friday Funnies? The Battle of Bunker Hill is ...TSB: Friday Funnies? The Battle of Bunker Hill is over! gwb<br />Entire Police Department Quits After "Illegal, Unethical, And Immoral" Requests By Town Council<br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-15/entire-police-department-quits-after-illegal-unethical-and-immoral-requests-town-cou<br /><br />(Hard to believe there are local funding problems this bad in Mike Pence's Indiana.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-8361930197314613962016-12-15T13:54:08.986-08:002016-12-15T13:54:08.986-08:00TSB: Clinton Investigation Back On: FBI Agents In ...TSB: Clinton Investigation Back On: FBI Agents In NY Ordered To Continue Foundation Probe<br />by Tyler Durden<br />Dec 15, 2016 2:40 PM<br /><br />That brings a particular song to my ears!! After You've Gone-Suzy Boggus gwb<br />https://youtu.be/yBrPqcbu3V4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-43683547413890014222016-12-15T09:24:03.589-08:002016-12-15T09:24:03.589-08:00TSB:
Source: Fox
The House Intelligence Committee...TSB: <br />Source: Fox<br />The House Intelligence Committee abruptly canceled a briefing set for Thursday on alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, after the CIA declined to provide a briefer for the session, Fox News is told.<br />Amid concerns about reports that conflict with details previously provided to the committee, Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., had requested a closed, classified briefing Thursday for committee Republican and Democratic members from the FBI, CIA, Office of the Director of National Intelligence and National Security Agency.<br />(Seems funny no mention of this on the TV or C-Span. I'm starting to think this was an inside job.) gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-4997262895120058362016-12-15T04:11:42.802-08:002016-12-15T04:11:42.802-08:00TSB: The Empire Strikes Back! and us Bernie Bros ...TSB: The Empire Strikes Back! and us Bernie Bros love it! gwb<br />Craig Murray, former British ambassador to Uzbekistan and associate of Julian Assange, told the Dailymail.com he flew to Washington, D.C. for emailsy <br />He claims he had a clandestine hand-off in a wooded area near American University with one of the email sources <br />The leakers' motivation was 'disgust at the corruption of the Clinton Foundation and the 'tilting of the primary election playing field against Bernie Sanders'<br />Murray says: 'The source had legal access to the information. The documents came from inside leaks, not hacks'<br />'Regardless of whether the Russians hacked into the DNC, the documents Wikileaks published did not come from that,' Murray insists (The Dail Mail)<br />Murray is a controversial figure who was relieved of his post as British ambassador amid allegations of misconduct but is close to Wikileaks<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-13709685264579583492016-12-15T03:17:58.362-08:002016-12-15T03:17:58.362-08:00GWB and Skep,
Personally I think great changes ar...GWB and Skep, <br />Personally I think great changes are afoot. Newer generations are coming up and you can actually see old political theories, alignments, and commitments fading away, and fairly quickly too. Though I say there are great changes coming, I don't really know where it's going, just that it's going.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-1123108212413215292016-12-14T08:34:45.487-08:002016-12-14T08:34:45.487-08:00TSB: The CIA protesting a right wing president bei...TSB: The CIA protesting a right wing president being installed by a foreign power is possibly the funniest thing ever. Tweeted by Neon Trotsky and passed on by Jimmy Dore/world's funniest comedian. gwb<br />https://youtu.be/qxJgaJr5-LkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-57527498725651553932016-12-14T01:33:21.812-08:002016-12-14T01:33:21.812-08:00James: I think this one could go systemic. It woul...James: I think this one could go systemic. It would be great for me trying to find my way to work in the dark or for tracking politicians who don't honor subpoenas. Louie Gohmert is a big fan of it. gwb<br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-13/house-passes-bill-microchip-citizens-mental-disabilities-whos-nextAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-806995670333134592016-12-13T11:58:01.170-08:002016-12-13T11:58:01.170-08:00That would be nice GWB, but it isn't really a ...That would be nice GWB, but it isn't really a person as so much as a system that is in dire need of corrective.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-68293703831132582332016-12-12T14:48:34.910-08:002016-12-12T14:48:34.910-08:00Lol TSB: The sun is out right now so I can clearly...Lol TSB: The sun is out right now so I can clearly see a big settlement coming in the civil lawsuit against crooked Hillary. gwb<br /><br />http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-12/hillary-begs-benghazi-lawsuit-dismissal-while-plaintiffs-blast-special-favors-politiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-50103555372128095752016-12-11T15:30:30.494-08:002016-12-11T15:30:30.494-08:00GWB: Well, Putin is all the rage right now. He'...GWB: Well, Putin is all the rage right now. He'd probably have some good tips on efficient embassy construction.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-39024708158602636102016-12-10T21:38:06.706-08:002016-12-10T21:38:06.706-08:00TSB: As someone who operates poorly in no-light or...TSB: As someone who operates poorly in no-light or low-light conditions and often has cost over-runs at the grocery store I thoroughly enjoyed this post because I love un-substantiated allegations designed to produce headlines. Sometimes I pass these on to Putin. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com