tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post7576232426159133493..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: So TrueTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-77245025192040952482012-11-10T00:03:58.384-08:002012-11-10T00:03:58.384-08:00TSB:Yeah for the Berlin wall! Today
I put in a req...TSB:Yeah for the Berlin wall! Today<br />I put in a request at the library for Anne Appelbaum's new book: Iron<br />Curtain ($27.00) and they say they will order it! I want to thank all the dead people who left them all that money and all our elderly librarians who treated them so well! (And, of course, the Russkies who released the documents!) gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-59353238476211091192012-11-09T16:48:40.072-08:002012-11-09T16:48:40.072-08:00Well, it's a tawdry spectacle today in D.C. Th...Well, it's a tawdry spectacle today in D.C. This resignation is embarrassing even by local standards. The woman was his biographer and biggest fan, and the relationship came to light due to a security investigation. I miss the days when congressmen would get drunk and go wading in the Reflecting Pool with strippers in the pre-dawn hours. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-13166216052863131782012-11-09T13:55:54.147-08:002012-11-09T13:55:54.147-08:00GENERALS!! GENERALS!! Come to order! It looks lik...GENERALS!! GENERALS!! Come to order! It looks like there has been a meltdown at the upper levels of the military...and now the CIA? Who is this "femme fatale"? And will there be another closed door hearing? Carter Ham to CIA? (or do we need a "Clapper"?)<br /><br />And now that we have our 1st openly gay senator can someone start asking Lindsey Graham what he thinks about the new James Bond? gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-82843707924222079032012-11-06T12:57:17.162-08:002012-11-06T12:57:17.162-08:00http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/11/chrysle...http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/11/chrysler-gives-workers-day-off-to-vote-148617.html<br /><br />TSB: Election day surprise! Your tax dollars at work! Why didn't the government think of this? Those who vote "ruling party" get a paid day off. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-6179794912531328022012-11-05T15:49:04.382-08:002012-11-05T15:49:04.382-08:00The Brits sound wise. They've been there befor...The Brits sound wise. They've been there before, of course.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-53673682013557518562012-11-05T08:30:03.191-08:002012-11-05T08:30:03.191-08:00TSB: Ignatious' 2009 book about war with Iran ...TSB: Ignatious' 2009 book about war with Iran is really prescient.<br />(Failed former military commander running a totally CYA CIA and the Brits trying to save us from total disaster) www.tomdispatch.com has a good piece on this today. The Brits are going to stay out of this one! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-91417839387836491462012-10-28T20:19:35.593-07:002012-10-28T20:19:35.593-07:00It's a big rumor, but was started by one guy ...It's a big rumor, but was started by one guy ( Instapundit) with no substantiation, so I'm not expecting it to pan out. The last week in a close election gets the rumor mills working overtime.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-33280474859451495102012-10-28T18:12:01.358-07:002012-10-28T18:12:01.358-07:00TSB: It's only a rumor; but it's a BIG RUM...TSB: It's only a rumor; but it's a BIG RUMOR! gwb<br /><br />http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/robbins-report/2012/oct/28/general-losing-his-job-over-benghazi/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-28261500981604165512012-10-27T16:42:03.452-07:002012-10-27T16:42:03.452-07:00http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gallup-obamas-job-...http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gallup-obamas-job-approval-drops-7-points-3-days<br />O'Man! You hate to see that! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-49540326346297082642012-10-25T10:16:14.424-07:002012-10-25T10:16:14.424-07:00TSB: Time to put the dog carrier on the roof and h...TSB: Time to put the dog carrier on the roof and head for Texas! Here comes Sandy! The lights should be back on in a couple weeks. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-58940435041457830412012-10-22T19:32:21.290-07:002012-10-22T19:32:21.290-07:00TSB: This is a lawyer question. If we divorce Paki...TSB: This is a lawyer question. If we divorce Pakistan how much would we have to pay her and do we still have to keep visiting the kids? gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-44109293552500315062012-10-22T13:53:44.168-07:002012-10-22T13:53:44.168-07:00That is a good post from FP: Just trying to rememb...That is a good post from FP: Just trying to remember the last time someone who fostered cronyism, cliques and bad manners and lived in a bubble turned into Captain Courageous. Besides, didn't Obama say he had pretty much accomplished everything he wanted to do? (see his laundry list) I'm putting my pesos (but not my vote) on the "My Three Sons" guy! gwb<br />http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=my+three+sons&view=detail&id=30500967CA867CFD9C33E0CF9CEB2123E66DA765&first=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-35873655762442275612012-10-22T13:00:46.522-07:002012-10-22T13:00:46.522-07:00TSB: The appropriate questions for the candidates ...TSB: The appropriate questions for the candidates re: Afghanistan are pretty straightforward. In any other era they would have been of great interest to the audience of a debate. For the past 10 years it seems to me nobody's interested. gwb<br />http://wemeantwell.com/blog/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-12674146064334640732012-10-21T12:10:13.496-07:002012-10-21T12:10:13.496-07:00General Petraeus might have taken a couple years o...General Petraeus might have taken a couple years off work to do another PhD program, for all I can tell. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-87077918712212733592012-10-21T10:53:12.606-07:002012-10-21T10:53:12.606-07:00TSB: In an ideal world someone would be talking ab...TSB: In an ideal world someone would be talking about who's job it is to protect CIA assets in a place like Libya. I would think that would be Gen. Petreaus. Anyone heard from him lately? gwb<br /><br />http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/us_watched_as_terror_raged_AypAEEA9OK23rPf7Z5BHWO<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-76912707357313631072012-10-20T20:03:29.300-07:002012-10-20T20:03:29.300-07:00TSB: Here is one election coming up soon that inte...TSB: Here is one election coming up soon that interests me. Michelle<br />O'Bachman is running neck and neck with her moderate Dem opponent despite raising $20 million to beat him.She's afraid to debate but if she loses I'm thinking she might get her own show on Glen Beck TV or start her own line of cosmetics. gwb<br />http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/20/democrat-jim-graves-has-a-chance-to-unseat-michele-bachmann.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-19322160933113586792012-10-20T19:11:01.243-07:002012-10-20T19:11:01.243-07:00Carter is available if Obama needs an experienced ...Carter is available if Obama needs an experienced negotiator. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-70739742599057328242012-10-20T16:12:50.241-07:002012-10-20T16:12:50.241-07:00Here's an October surprise TSB:
http://www.haa...Here's an October surprise TSB:<br />http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/report-for-first-time-u-s-iran-agree-to-one-on-one-nuclear-talks-1.471183<br /><br />Obama makes good on campaign promise. Iran says only if he can win the election. So what do you people want. Nuclear war or 4 more years? (What do you say Jimmy Carter?) gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com