tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post6281831424021645658..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Madam Speaker Quits SpeakingDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6542902663880315562009-05-25T06:02:56.826-04:002009-05-25T06:02:56.826-04:00Losing the media war to the Taliban.
On May 20, a...<A HREF="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4945" REL="nofollow">Losing the media war to the Taliban</A>.<br /><br /><I>On May 20, an investigating team from U.S. Central Command released its interim findings concerning civilian casualties that resulted from U.S. bombs dropped during a battle near Farah, Afghanistan, on May 4.<br /><br />A 16-day interval may be entirely appropriate for an internal investigation of U.S. military practices. But if this report is an attempt at "strategic communications" to counter Taliban propaganda, the United States is failing and needs a new approach</I>.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59403764162653212632009-05-25T05:51:24.235-04:002009-05-25T05:51:24.235-04:00SCULLY: States like California in desperate financ...<I>SCULLY: States like California in desperate financial situation, will you be forced to bail out the states? <br /><br />OBAMA: No. I think that what you're seeing in states is that anytime you got a severe recession like this, as I said before, their demands on services are higher. So, they are sending more money out. At the same time, they're bringing less tax revenue in. And that's a painful adjustment, what we're going end up seeing is lot of states making very difficult choices there... <br /><br />SCULLY: William Howard Taft served on the court after his presidency, would you have any interest in being on the Supreme Court? <br /><br />OBAMA: You know, I am not sure that I could get through Senate confirmation... <br /></I>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21967480694036764692009-05-25T05:50:04.412-04:002009-05-25T05:50:04.412-04:00SCULLY: You know the numbers, $1.7 trillion debt, ...<I>SCULLY: You know the numbers, $1.7 trillion debt, a national deficit of $11 trillion. At what point do we run out of money? <br /><br />OBAMA: Well, we are out of money now. We are operating in deep deficits, not caused by any decisions we've made on health care so far. This is a consequence of the crisis that we've seen and in fact our failure to make some good decisions on health care over the last several decades. <br /><br />So we've got a short-term problem, which is we had to spend a lot of money to salvage our financial system, we had to deal with the auto companies, a huge recession which drains tax revenue at the same time it's putting more pressure on governments to provide unemployment insurance or make sure that food stamps are available for people who have been laid off. <br /><br />So we have a short-term problem and we also have a long-term problem. The short-term problem is dwarfed by the long-term problem. <B>And the long-term problem is Medicaid and Medicare. If we don't reduce long-term health care inflation substantially, we can't get control of the deficit</B>. <br /><br />So, one option is just to do nothing. We say, well, it's too expensive for us to make some short-term investments in health care. We can't afford it. We've got this big deficit. Let's just keep the health care system that we've got now. <br /><br />Along that trajectory, we will see health care cost as an overall share of our federal spending grow and grow and grow and grow until essentially it consumes everything..</I>.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53141652960673024892009-05-25T05:14:59.340-04:002009-05-25T05:14:59.340-04:00heh, excellentheh, excellentBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9392010235856185842009-05-25T04:46:34.248-04:002009-05-25T04:46:34.248-04:00Epilogue
Our big bruiser Thor
Who wanted some mor...Epilogue<br /><br />Our big bruiser Thor<br />Who wanted some more<br />Slowly arose from the bed<br /><br />I'M THOR!<br />The big bruiser said.<br /><br />You're Thor? she replied <br />While holding her side.<br /><br />I'm tho thor I can hardly pith!linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73415768400410448482009-05-25T04:18:08.838-04:002009-05-25T04:18:08.838-04:00Our big bruiser Thor
Who wanted some more
Rolled o...Our big bruiser Thor<br />Who wanted some more<br />Rolled over as he lay in the bed<br /><br />Give me more<br /><br />I've given you head<br />Done what you've pled<br />Do I have to give you some more?<br /><br />He said yes indeed<br />It's my continual need<br />It's a kind of physical greed<br /><br />She said go ahead<br />I can take all you got<br />I'll lay here and make like your whore<br /><br />He dove in again<br />Like the best of the men<br />While the contract was signed and still hot<br /><br />She lay back and sighed<br />And almost cried<br />From the pleasure of her godly Thor<br /><br />I may be sore<br />(I've done this before)<br />She sighed as she nestled in bedBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43688730880548883192009-05-25T04:01:57.642-04:002009-05-25T04:01:57.642-04:00The sea making love to the land, in Walt Whitman, ...The sea making love to the land, in Walt Whitman, thrusting.<br /><br />Deep, mystical, forever.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11717809028801842402009-05-25T03:57:21.433-04:002009-05-25T03:57:21.433-04:00Thor==
=/
The marriage of the transcendant to the...<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor" REL="nofollow">Thor</A>==<br />=/<br /><br />The marriage of the transcendant to the imminent, the marriage of sea to land, can take many forms, not all perfect.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87290981348570307252009-05-25T03:45:18.581-04:002009-05-25T03:45:18.581-04:00Looks like Hillary's 'smart diplomcy' has the Nork...Looks like Hillary's 'smart diplomcy' has the Norks right where we want them, blowing up bombs, testing missiles.<br /><br />Those people are, indeed, tough to talk to.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18762067178122819982009-05-25T03:30:12.290-04:002009-05-25T03:30:12.290-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84120960894883182582009-05-25T01:23:08.303-04:002009-05-25T01:23:08.303-04:00North Korea said on Monday it had conducted a nucl...<I>North Korea said on Monday it had conducted a nuclear test, the second for the secretive state after a 2006 blast that was seen by experts as only a partial success due to its relatively low yield.<br /><br />...<br /><br />North Korea is thought to have produced enough plutonium for about six to eight weapons and has already produced one rudimentary nuclear device. It likely cannot miniaturise a nuclear weapon to mount on a missile and would need a significant amount of testing to master the technology, weapons experts say.<br /><br />...<br /><br />The North's nuclear arms programme is not a major security threat at present because it has not yet shown it can build an effective bomb, nor does it have an effective delivery system.</I><A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSEO172170" REL="nofollow">Nuclear Program</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46245938640912355032009-05-25T00:53:49.700-04:002009-05-25T00:53:49.700-04:00Numerous employers have already introduced breath ...<I>Numerous employers have already introduced breath analyzers independently, following the enactment of the amended traffic law that imposes harsher punishments on drunken driving, but other employers do not own the device and operators often waive the test when the breath analyzer is not functioning, according to the ministry.<br /><br />The ministry cited cases of drunken drivers getting behind the wheel and telling their superiors the smell of alcohol comes from perfume or that alcohol was detected by the breath analyzer because they had consumed energy drinks.<br /><br />There are about 62,000 transport operators nationwide which own approximately 1.13 million vehicles.</I><A HREF="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D98D20E80&show_article=1&catnum=2" REL="nofollow">Professional Drivers</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64875339093848731052009-05-25T00:37:42.813-04:002009-05-25T00:37:42.813-04:00That drink really should have a name.
Gin and ton...That drink really should have a name.<br /><br />Gin and tonic with glass shards.<br /><br />I think my dad's had a few.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16050493815144081932009-05-25T00:19:28.248-04:002009-05-25T00:19:28.248-04:00Well then, make it a Tanqueray with tonic and a ha...Well then, make it a Tanqueray with tonic and a handful of them sparkly macaroons.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20424864664694978952009-05-25T00:11:49.191-04:002009-05-25T00:11:49.191-04:00There's no good reason to drink Tanqueray with any...There's no good reason to drink Tanqueray with anything but tonic.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17588202279441669102009-05-25T00:06:02.770-04:002009-05-25T00:06:02.770-04:00I also have...booze.
Tanqueray?
Mora’s Mule-- (H...<EM>I also have...booze</EM>.<br /><br />Tanqueray?<br /><br /><EM><A HREF="http://www.apartment195.co.uk/drink/menu.php?mID=284" REL="nofollow">Mora’s Mule</A>-- (Hanja)<br /><br />Svelte… Fresh blackberries combined with tropical mora juice and spiced with Tanqueray gin. </EM>Mules all around!linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63601382623740099402009-05-25T00:03:08.125-04:002009-05-25T00:03:08.125-04:00And on the passionate iceful flow
Made love to her...And on the passionate iceful flow<br />Made love to her till her soul did glow<br />And when he came with a whale's big blow<br />They collapsed in arms, all melting snow.<br /><br />from "Saga"<br /><br /> by Snorri SnorrillssonBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84874420868692640272009-05-24T23:52:06.238-04:002009-05-24T23:52:06.238-04:00Takes her ice fishing.Takes her ice fishing.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12415243722274174712009-05-24T23:43:48.663-04:002009-05-24T23:43:48.663-04:00You folks don't want to hear what Snorri does next...You folks don't want to hear what Snorri does next.<br /><br />That's not for the internet, where children, democrats and virgins may be lurking.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91557870177716180962009-05-24T23:43:20.829-04:002009-05-24T23:43:20.829-04:00The ones with Dran-O baked into them?
Or the ones...The ones with Dran-O baked into them?<br /><br />Or the ones with glass shards?<br /><br />Pick your Tupperware container.<br /><br />I also have...booze. An eight-year-old rum suitable for mixing with mora juice.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81860889053282204692009-05-24T23:36:59.879-04:002009-05-24T23:36:59.879-04:00...I am happy that the right now clutches them clo...<EM>...I am happy that the right now clutches them close to their warm, perfumed bosom</EM>.<br /><br />So... <br /><br />can we have some cookies now?<br /><br />---------<br /><br />Just to sit back with Trish's cookies and enjoy the unfolding saga from the Northlands.<br /><br />A quiet Sunday evening at the Bar.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60793579182616621312009-05-24T23:33:09.227-04:002009-05-24T23:33:09.227-04:00taken from the "A Saga" by Snorri
Snorrillssontaken from the "A Saga" by Snorri <br />SnorrillssonBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55797022526837499952009-05-24T23:30:48.982-04:002009-05-24T23:30:48.982-04:00You go, bob.You go, bob.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44977262837413227842009-05-24T23:30:20.654-04:002009-05-24T23:30:20.654-04:00I seem to have wandered into a Nordic bodice-rippe...I seem to have wandered into a Nordic bodice-ripper.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24018997203102880292009-05-24T23:30:14.260-04:002009-05-24T23:30:14.260-04:00"you can do all you want"
she says
"I am yours."..."you can do all you want"<br /><br />she says<br /><br />"I am yours."Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.com