I have a candle sitting on the windowsill in my office here at home.  It’s just one of those electric kinds people put in their windows at Christmas time.  This one, though, stays lit  24/7, 365 days a year and has been since my daughter enlisted in the Army back in 2005.  It serves a lot of big purposes for one little candle and has done so faithfully for these past 7 years.

At first it was a symbol of a Mother’s heartfelt prayer for a daughter’s safety.  Then was added a heartfelt prayer to light the way safely home for all our troops in harm’s way.  Next was added a prayer for Matt Maulpin to be found and brought home.  As the years went by, more and more prayers were added to this little candle.

Three years ago this coming June, one was added for Bowe Bergdahl who ended up in the hands of the Haqqani and is still held hostage today.

From WOTN:

DOD response to Bergdahl family criticism: “doing everything possible” to gain Bowe’s release

Didn’t know the US has a POW?  No surprise there as there hasn’t been much on Bowe Bergdahl in the mainstream news.  Google him and you’ll find major time gaps in reporting.

But then, since President Bush is no longer the Commander In Chief, it seems that the war news isn’t as pressing as it was then.

Doesn’t matter.  My little candle will stay lit as long as need be.

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Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. ~Ernest Benn

Well, here we are again ~ our military paying the price for the political shenanigans of Congress:

House GOP approves bill to avoid defense cuts

The Republican-led House voted Thursday to block impending cuts to the nation’s defense budget and replace them with reductions in spending on food stamps, Medicaid and other social welfare programs.

The bill passed 218-199 with no support from Democrats, who decried the legislation as an attack on the needy.

“This package literally takes food off the table for millions of disadvantaged Americans,” said Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif.

That was the figure the two debt-conscious parties agreed on last summer as part of a deal to raise the nation’s borrowing limit by $2.1 trillion. A bipartisan “supercommittee” failed to come up with a plan to produce the revenue earlier this year through either cuts or tax increases. Now, if Congress can’t come up with a plan, the cuts will occur automatically and across the entire budget, including at the Pentagon, by 2013.

While the measure has no chance of passing the Democratically led Senate, it is the first legislative attempt to head off the looming threat of automatic budget cuts that would be triggered if Congress failed to come up with $1.2 trillion in savings by the end of the year.

Continue…

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Would You Take an SUV into Combat?

“SUVs Suck In Combat,”

http://site.heritage.org/protect-america/ | Rebuilding Iraq during the raging insurgency was no easy task. It required ingenuity, courage and innovative ways to get the job done—sometimes with equipment that offered little protection from the car bombs and rocket attacks launched by America’s enemies.

Kachejian told his harrowing story in a book called “SUVs Suck In Combat.” It chronicles some of the war stories that Americans never heard about the readiness challenges facing our military. The Heritage Foundation chose to profile him as part of Protect America Month, which showcases why we must commit to protecting the United States in an increasingly dangerous world.

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A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.

~Texas Guinan

I’m afraid we are going to find ourselves national defense-challenged because the children are running the House ~ and Senate.

Please let the adults back into the building.

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And trying not to break something.

I don’t care about Obama and the gay marriage thing.  I mean, did anyone not know how this was going to turn out?

No.  It was this statement that sent my blood pressure through the roof and to the moon:

[W]hen I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.

(italics mine.)

On his behalf???  Seriously??

I have no words to express my anger at such blatant arrogance.

I thought I had reached the top of my contempt for him with:

Obama: troops just air raiding villages and killing civilians

There is no military solution to this war. No amount of U.S. soldiers — not 10,000 more, not 20,000 more, not the almost 30,000 more that we now know we are sending– can solve the grievances that lay at the heart of someone else’s civil war. Our troops cannot serve as their diplomats, and we can no longer referee their civil war. - Barack Obama, March 21, 2007

“There is no military solution in Iraq and there never was. I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately.

“You Guys Make a Pretty Good Photo Op,” President Obama Jokes to Troops at Osan Air Base

Obama Troop Surge Vs Bush Troops Surge

Obama Gives Shout Out to … Himself

“Obviously what happened this weekend was absolutely tragic and heartbreaking, but when you look at what hundreds of thousands of our military personnel have, have achieved under enormous strain, you can’t help but be proud generally and I think it’s important for us to make sure we are not in Afghanistan longer than we need to be,” President Obama said to Karen Leigh from KCNC-TV, a local CBS affiliate in Denver.

All this while trying ever so to gut and  dissever our Military.

A reminder:

I don’t know if I’m going to make it to November…

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We have an administration and Congress that hypes supporting our Military in their “unprecedented” attention to getting jobs and mental healthcare for our Veterans, all the while doing everything they can to destroy the economy and gut the defense budget.  How “progressive” of them.

The reason one cannot have a reasonable, or even civil, discussion about most of the things that make up society is because for too many people, everything has become a “cause” to fight for and demand things from everyone else and not just a part of life.  Far too few constructively thinking about solutions and far too many shrilly emoting about their perceived oppression and victimization.

Ummm…think government has gotten a wee bit big?

Introduced in the House and Senate this week:

May 08, 2012 — Passed Congress

H.R. 2668: Brian A. Terry Memorial Act

Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA49]

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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(But Fast and Furious?  Nothing.)

May 08, 2012 — Passed Senate

S. 743: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012

Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.

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(Does this include Conservative whistleblowers?  I guess only time will tell.)

May 08, 2012 — Failed Cloture

S. 2343: Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012

Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2343): Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 52/45, 3/5 required.

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(Uh oh…and the games continue)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2891: A bill to extend temporary reduction of duty on pepperoncini, prepared or preserved by vinegar.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Whew!  We dodged a bullet there!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5554: To reduce temporarily the duty on golf club putter heads.

Sponsor: Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA50]

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(Okay…?)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2865: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on bis (2,3-dibromopropyl ether) of Tetrabromobisphenol A.

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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(Wait! There’s more!  So much more…)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5571: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid.

Sponsor: Rep. William Clay [D-MO1]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2861: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,2’-(2-methylpropylidene) bis(4,6-dimethylphenol).

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5573: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-amino-5-sulfobenzoic acid.

Sponsor: Rep. William Clay [D-MO1]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2897: A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of orange juice from Brazil, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Huh?!!  I didn’t even know this was a problem!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5552: To suspend temporarily the duty on fairway wood heads.

Sponsor: Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA50]

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(To protect the President, maybe?)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2950: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Methidathion.

Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2948: A bill to extend the temporary reduction of duty on Aspirin.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Coated or non-coated?  It’s important, ya know)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2953: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain bamboo kitchen devices.

Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

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(Oh, I can’t tell you how relieved I am!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5586: To suspend temporarily the duty on Solvent Violet 13.

Sponsor: Rep. William Clay [D-MO1]

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(Is this anything like Soylent Green?)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2879: A bill to renew the temporary suspension of duty on vulcanized rubber felt-bottom boots for actual use in fishing waders.

Sponsor: Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]

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(Mr. Spock will be so pleased!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2876: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on diaper pads with an outer layer of water-resistant laminated knitted fabric of polyester and with a layer or layers of certified organic cotton.

Sponsor: Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]

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(Organic all the way! Not so sure about ‘laminated” fabric, tho…)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2864: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,2’-methylenebis [4 methyl 6 tert butylphenol].

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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(About damn time, I say!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2870: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-(4-Tert-butylphenoxy)cyclohexylprop-2-ynyl sulfite (Propargite) (CAS No. 2312-35-8).

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2890: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on pepperoncini, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Frozen sucks. No on Frozen.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2900: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on bis-phenol.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2941: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on neon, compressed.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Hey! What about non-compressed?  Are they discriminating against the non-s?  Occupy Neon!))

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5621: To suspend temporarily the duty on Fosamine.

Sponsor: Rep. Thomas “Tom” Latham [R-IA4]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2979: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2-propanediol, 3-(diethylamino)-, polymers with 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane, propylene glycol and reduced methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethyle

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Oh good! I use these all the time.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5616: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain turn or turned footwear with outer soles of leather and uppers of leather.

Sponsor: Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS2]

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(No synthetics need apply.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5611: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain swimming pools.

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN5]

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(Again with the discrimination.  Occupy Swimming Pools!!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2937: A bill to suspend temporarily the rate of duty on extract of licorice.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3010: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Doped?  Are you sure about that one?)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2906: A bill to extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on Propiconazole.

Sponsor: Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5561: To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sports footwear.

Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]

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(Certainly not non-turned synthetics)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5643: To suspend temporarily the duty on Imidan Technical.

Sponsor: Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ1]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2958: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain electric wine bottle openers.

Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

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(How about that?  And I gave up drinking. How sad for me…)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2987: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on phosphonic acid, maleic anhydride sodium salt complex.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5647: To eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical

Sponsor: Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY8]

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(Oh sure, eliminate discrimination against pregnant, childbirthing and medically impaired women.  But keep discriminating against non-s, compressed or otherwise.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2862: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Daminozide.

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2863: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4’-butylidenebis [3-methyl 6 tert butylphenol].

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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(And I was just running low on these.  Happy day!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5646: To prohibit funds appropriated for the Department of Homeland Security from being used to pay for an abortion, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI2]

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(This isn’t already the case? You mean Needing an abortion is considered a security issue?  Who knew?)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2961: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain switchgear assemblies and panel boards specifically designed for wind turbine generators.

Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

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(Do the environmentanazis know about this?)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5635: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rolling duffel bags with a removable backpack or daypack.

Sponsor: Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO2]

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(Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ ~ Keep those duffel bags rollin’. Duty freeeee!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5576: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-amino-6-niotrophenol-4-sulfonic acid.

Sponsor: Rep. William Clay [D-MO1]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5608: To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain bamboo kitchen devices.

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN5]

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(Wow! I had no idea bamboo kitchen devices were so necessary.  Only certain types tho, mind you)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5548: To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone.

Sponsor: Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI1]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2889: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, in containers holding 3.4 kg or less.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Yes, I was just noticing a lack of small containers of capers.  Glad that’s going get fixed!!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2939: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on e-caprolactone-2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol polymer.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Polymers are an important part of your daily…whatever.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2923: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Propiconazole and 3-iodo-propynol butylcarbamate and application adjuvants.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(As are adjuvants.  I’m sure…)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5591: To modify and extend the temporary reduction of duty on -cyfluthrin.

Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO5]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5600: To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Encapsulated Ascorbic Acid.

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN5]

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(Encapsulation is so important - otherwise it’d just be all over the place.  Messy.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2930: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9atetramethylnaphtho(2,1-b)furan.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5630: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increased penalty in certain cases of fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer’s liability by a tax return preparer.

Sponsor: Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN3]

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(Oh nos - understated fraud?  In tax preparation?  hang ‘em!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3025: A bill to extend and modify the temporary reduction of duty on B-Cyfluthrin.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2974: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3-Methylylbenzyl Chloride.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2839: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-amino-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine.

Sponsor: Sen. Chris Coons [D-DE]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2980: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4’ dichlorodiphenylsulfone.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2976: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Ethyl Salicilate.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(I thought about looking up all these things that I have no idea what they are but I decided against it.  Probably better we don’t know.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5636: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rolling duffel bags without a removable backpack or daypack.

Sponsor: Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO2]

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(Again with the duffel bags!  They sure are on a roll, aren’t they?)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5597: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on C1-3 Perfluoroalkyl perfluoromorpholine.

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN5]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3028: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on D-Mannose.

Sponsor: Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2846: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on preformed iodide pellets or powder composed of iodides of dysprosium, thallium sodium, holmium, thulium and calcium.

Sponsor: Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2855: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Bifenazate.

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2857: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Paraquat dichloride (1,1’-dimethyl-4,4’-bipyridinium dichloride).

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2853: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Ipconazole.

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3013: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, polymer with urea, phosphonium, tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-, chloride, formaldehyde.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(I wasn’t very good in Chemistry, to be honest. And actually, I just didn’t care.  Glad to see someone does, I guess)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5567: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4605 Tutu Park Mall in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the “Kenneth Leslie Harmon Post Office”.

Sponsor: Del. Donna Christensen [D-VI0]

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(Excellent!  Much needed, this)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5598: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on mixtures of C5-18 perfluorocarbon alkanes, perfluorocarbon amines, and/or perfluorocarbon ethers.

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN5]

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(I’d love to ask ol’ Keith what these are used for…)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2971: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on neo heliopan hydro.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(And Bob too.  Especially Bob)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2983: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Phenylethyl Isobutyrate.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5549: To suspend temporarily the duty on recombinant staphylococcal protein A (56kDa).

Sponsor: Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI1]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2991: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5546: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide States and high-need local educational agencies with flexibility in using Federal funds provided under such Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA43]

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(I can see more creative accounting with this one.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2905: A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on mixtures of Paraquat technical and Emetic PP796.

Sponsor: Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5570: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on synthetic indigo powder, (3H-indol-3-one, 2-(1,3-dihydro- 3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-).

Sponsor: Rep. William Clay [D-MO1]

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(Indigo is so necessary to your Chakra’s well-being.  Don’t leave home without it)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2968: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Frescolat ML

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Does this mean Fresca’s making a comeback?!  Woo hoo!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2898: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on cyasorb 2908.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2872: A bill to sextend the temporary reduction of duty on certain golf bag bodies.

Sponsor: Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]

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(I didn’t know you could get bodies in golf bags.  But then I don’t golf.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3006: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on vinylidine fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymer.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2954: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain bamboo baskets.

Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

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(Oooh, Bamboo baskets!  Many think this country is going to hell in a basket anyway. Might as well be bamboo.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3003: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile copolymer.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(Yes, there will be a pop quiz on this.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2896: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on hexane, 1,6-dichloro-.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3018: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-chlorobenzyl chloride.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2911: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain pistons for marine propulsion engines.

Sponsor: Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]

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(Wanna go to the beach?!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3017: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Spiromesifen.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2972: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Allyl Cyclo Hexyl Propionate.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 3004: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-,methyl polymers with 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane and reduced methyl esters of reduced polymerized, oxidized tetra

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2882: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic snow globes.

Sponsor: Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]

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(Now this is no good.  Snow globes should be glass and only glass.  Of course, you can’t take them on an airplane ~ acrylic or glass. Some old lady might blow ‘em up!!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5551: To reduce temporarily the duty on golf club driver heads.

Sponsor: Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA50]

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(Now that just sounds too violent.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2949: A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of digital still image video cameras.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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(I don’t even know how that’s possible…)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2921: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Canagliflozin.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2907: A bill to extend and modify the temporary suspension of duty on difenoconazole.

Sponsor: Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5594: To suspend temporarily the duty on plastic mesh for filters.

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN5]

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(But which filters?  I need to know!!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2902: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on cyasorb 1164.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2840: A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2-methyl-4-methoxy-6-methylamino-1,3,5-triazine.

Sponsor: Sen. Chris Coons [D-DE]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2956: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain plastic children’s wallets.

Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

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(What else would a child need but a plastic wallet?  It’s for the children!)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5587: To suspend temporarily the duty on Solvent Violet 11.

Sponsor: Rep. William Clay [D-MO1]

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(Oooh ~ solvent violet 11…insert creepy music.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2851: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on polycrystalline alumina discharge tubes prefilled with metal halide salts and designated for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps.

Sponsor: Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

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(Glad to see Schumer’s on this ~ been just terrible out there.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

S. 2988: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]

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May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5575: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Direct Yellow 119.

Sponsor: Rep. William Clay [D-MO1]

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(What would a day without Direct Yellow 119 be?  Just grey.)

May 08, 2012 — Introduced

H.R. 5634: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rolling backpacks without a removable backpack or daypack.

Sponsor: Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO2]

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(Well, good.  The backpacks were feeling left out.)

And that’s why they get the big bucks and all those bennies.

*Head/Desk*

*Moan*

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Why am I not surprised…:

DOJ and DOD conflict over investigations and enforcement hurts military voters

With 60,000 members, the Reserves Officers Association (ROA) is the largest military reserve officers association in the country and the Service Members Law Center was established by ROA as the legal arm related to military voting and employment issues.  In a recent law review article focusing on the military voting failures in Wisconsin, the Service Members Law Center has come to the same conclusion that the Military Voter Protection Project, commentators and newspapers have recognized for some time:  DOJ is not adequately investigating or enforcing the MOVE Act and the efforts of private citizens and even students are necessary to fill the enforcement gap.

In recognition that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is simply not up to the job, the Service Members Law Center specifically called on citizens to play the role of neighborhood watchmen to investigate and call local election officials to determine whether overseas military ballots have been timely mailed by applicable federal deadlines under the MOVE Act.

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This apparent conflict between FVAP and DOJ does not bode well for military voters in 2012.  Rather than working together to ensure that military voters are able to vote, these two federal agencies appear to be locked in an internal power struggle over the enforcement of these cases.  If the ROA is now involved in that conflict, it very well may escalate in the coming months.  Stay tuned.

Read it all here and please share.

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Law Review 1237   Military Voting Rights in Wisconsin

By Captain Samuel F. Wright, JAGC, USN (Ret.)

As I explained in Law Review 1225 and other articles, Congress amended the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) in 2009.  As amended, this law now explicitly requires each state to mail out absentee ballots to UOCAVA voters (military personnel and their family members, and voting-age U.S. citizens outside our country) by the 45th day preceding each primary, general, special, or runoff election for federal office.

On April 2 (the day before Wisconsin’s primary) the Wisconsin Reporter ran the following piece:

In preparation for the state’s GOP presidential primary and spring election Tuesday, municipal clerks were required to send absentee ballots to overseas and military voters by February 18, or 45 days before the election, as the MOVE [Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment] Act requires for federal elections.  At least 63 of Wisconsin’s 1,851 municipal clerks failed to meet the deadline, with delays ranging from two days to nearly a month.  The latest ballots went out on March 15, one each from Jefferson and Oconto counties.

Continue…

(Photo from The Next Right)

Our Military members are number one on the list to have their votes counted, imo.  And since Progressives know that the Military is overall conservative, they find it better for their agenda not to have those votes counted.  This has been going on for a long time ~ from the folks who brought us ACORN and the like.

If you can’t win fairly, cheat…and then lie about it.

*Head/Desk*

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I remember being amazed at some of my Dad’s thoughts on the state of the world when I was younger and believed I knew, oh, so much.   Over a quarter of a century later, I hear myself echoing some of those same statements of his as I talk with younger people so confused by all the rather frightening jibber jabber constantly bombarding us on an hourly basis these days.  At least back then, we only had the evening news on three TV channels and on-the-hour five minute radio news during the top 40 countdown.  We were free from the torrent of doom and gloom and body counts for the other 23 hours of the day.

Yet even with 24 hour cable news, the internet, social media and instant access to the world even from your cellphone, some things never seem to change.  Number one on that list, I dare say, would be politicians.  My Dad’s bottom line on politicians way back then was simply that they were all lying crooks lining their pockets and could care less about their constituents.

Don’t see much change in that area these days.

Sigh…

Defense budget casualties light on civilian side

The Pentagon’s civilian workforce, which expanded dramatically during President Obama’s first three years, is not facing any significant reductions even as the Defense Department is slashing ground troops by more than 10 percent, retiring ships and combat planes, and putting off the purchases of some new weapons.

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This year, the number of civilians sits at 801,000, an increase of 62,000 personnel, or 8 percent; it is expected to decline by 1 percent next year.

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Mr. Punaro, a retired Marine Corps Reserve major general who headed the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Democratic staff, said the defense budget is suffering through rapid increases in personnel overhead costs at the expense of troops.

“While the fighting force is coming down, the overhead continues to grow,” he said. “It was an adverse ratio to start with, and it’s getting worse. You want to put your money in the tip of the spear, not in the rear with the gear.”

Read the rest here.

This certainly does not surprise those of us who were paying attention during the Carter and Clinton administrations.  (Something about having a “D” after your name and cutting the military…)

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From the White House:

Weekly Address: A New Chapter in Afghanistan

After signing an agreement that details our future relationship with Afghanistan, President Obama explains that we must now focus on the type of nation our troops return home to, and calls on Congress to take the money we are no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the other half to rebuild America.

Video here.

I watched it so you don’t have to.  You’re welcome.

Here’s the transcript:

I…

I…

I…

Oh, sorry.  Here’s the real one:

This week, I traveled to Afghanistan—to thank our troops serving far from home, and to sign an historic agreement that will help us complete our mission and end the war.

As Commander-in-Chief, nothing is more humbling or inspiring than the chance to spend some time with our troops.  At Bagram Air Base, I visited with some of our outstanding men and women in uniform.  I thanked them for their extraordinary service.  And I let them know that America honors their sacrifice.

Because of their bravery and dedication, the tide of war has turned in Afghanistan. We have broken the Taliban’s momentum. We’ve built strong Afghan Security Forces. We have devastated al Qaeda’s leadership. And one year ago, our troops launched the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. The goal that I set – to defeat al Qaeda, and deny it a chance to rebuild – is within reach.

Because of the progress we have made, I was able to sign an historic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan that defines a new kind of relationship between our countries – a future in which Afghans are responsible for the security of their nation, and we build an equal partnership between two sovereign states; a future in which the war ends, and a new chapter begins.

The enormous sacrifices of our men and women in uniform are not over.  But many of our troops are already coming home. Last year, we removed 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Another 23,000 will leave by the end of the summer. As our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014, the Afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country.

And this is as it should be.  Because after more than a decade of war, it is time to focus on nation building here at home.

As a new greatest generation returns from overseas, we must ask ourselves, what kind of country will they come back to?  Will it be a country where a shrinking number of Americans do really well while a growing number barely get by?  Or will it be a country where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules – a country with opportunity worthy of the troops who protect us?

America has answered this question before. My grandfather, a veteran of Patton’s Army, got the chance to go to college on the GI Bill.  My grandmother, who worked on a bomber assembly line, was part of a workforce that turned out the best products on Earth.  They contributed to a story of success that every American had the chance to share in, the basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement.

Keeping that promise alive is the defining issue of our time. But it means making responsible choices.

I don’t think we should prioritize things like more tax cuts for millionaires while cutting the kinds of investments that built a strong middle class.

That’s why I’ve called on Congress to take the money we’re no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the other half to rebuild America.

Because we’ve got more jobs to create.  More students to educate.  More clean energy to generate.  More entrepreneurs with the next great idea, just looking for their shot at success. We’ve got to invest in things like education and medical research.  We’ve got to build newer, faster transportation and communication networks.  And we’ve got to secure the care and benefits our veterans have earned, so that we serve them as well as they have served us.

Every time I have the privilege of meeting with our troops, I’m struck by their courage, their commitment, their selflessness, and their teamwork.  They have something to teach us.  Recovering from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression is a work in progress – but if we follow their example, then I have no doubt we will preserve the promise of this country, protect the freedoms we cherish, and leave for our children an America that’s built to last.

God bless you, and have a great weekend.

Reality phonecall for Pres. Obama at courtesy counter.  Please come to the courtesy counter for your reality phonecall.

Of course, all that pie-in-the-sky good feelin’ hope and change crap won’t mean a thing if we have a leaner (read: gutted), meaner (read: politically correct) shell (read: civilian) of a Military to defend this country (read: transformed) and it’s Constitution (read: shredded) from Islamofacsists (read: murderers).

‘Taliban grew stronger following US troops surge in Afghanistan by Obama in 2010′

A report by Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, and Representative Mike Rogers, Republican, has challenged Obama’s evaluation during his visit to Kabul that America has broken the Taliban’s momentum.

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“President Karzai believes that the Taliban will not come back. I’m not so sure,” adding, “The Taliban has a shadow system of governors in many provinces,” News 24 quoted Feinstein as saying.

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Rogers said that the group (the Haqqani network) was responsible for almost 500 US deaths and continued to operate outposts along the Afghan-Pakistani border.

Hmmm…maybe those Obama unicorns and rainbows aren’t quite so shiny these days.

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But then, if the Afghan Army keeps this up, we won’t have to cut the Military:

Man in Afghan uniform kills NATO soldier

“An individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform turned his weapon against coalition service members in southern Afghanistan today, killing one service member,” NATO’S International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

Continue…

Damn them all to hell.

I. Can’t. Stand. This.

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GTMO Lawyer Cheryl Bormann Channels Jane Fonda; Demands Imposition of Sharia Law

“…Bormann, a blonde and blue eyed American, wore a hajib to court. But she didn’t stop there. She also demanded that other women in the room be forced to follow suit. According to reporters who witnessed the bizarre proceedings, Bormann told the court that the Muslim defendants should be shielded from having to avert their eyes “for fear of committing a sin under their faith….”

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10 Air Force teams compete for top dog honors

by Senior Airman Scott Saldukas

47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

5/5/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The U.S. Air Force selected 10 of its best military working dog handler teams to compete in the 2012 Department of Defense Military Working Dog K-9 Trials here May 3-5.

The Air Force makes up 10 of the 43 teams for the first DoD competition to be held in the past 10 years.

The Air Force traditionally hosts the competition because the service is the executive agency for the DoD Military Working Dog Program. Through the 341st Training Squadron at JBSA-Lackland, the Air Force provides trained military working dogs, handlers, trainers and kennel masters for all the military services as well as other government agencies.

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From Radio Patriot (aka Andrea Shea King)

Former Navy SEAL, Benjamin Smith took an oath to defend our Constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic. That oath has no expiration date. As an author, speaker, political strategist and ardent Constitutionalist, Benjamin Smith continues to battle tyranny and defend the freedoms that enabled American exceptionalism. Benjamin is a regular contributor to multiple news outlets including Breitbart and Fox News.

Benjamin Smith will appear on Fox News Sunday night at 10 pm EST to further discuss this subject.

FORMER NAVY SEAL REBUKES OBAMA

By Benjamin Smith

President Barack Hussein  - STOP using the Navy SEALS as a campaign ploy. Because with all due respect, (what little I have for you), you do NOT speak for me.

You have a movie about SEALS within the past year trying to identify with me, with the navy SEALS, and with anything that might improve your polling numbers…and yet it is all a sham to hide a weak un-American man desperate to claim the victories of others for his own.

You Sir are trying to take the credit for what the American People have achieved in killing Bin Laden. Your use of the SEALs accomplishment as a campaign slogan is nothing less than despicable. I, as a former Navy SEAL do not accept your taking credit for Osama Bin Laden’s death. The American Military accomplished that feat.

Yet now that it is useful, you Mr. President, continue to refer to the event as if it were YOU and you alone which accomplished the worthy task of slaying one of America’s greatest enemies. You say “I directed”, “I Continued”, “My Intelligence Community”, “My national security team”, “I determined that I had enough….”, “My direction…”

Yet reliable sources continue to report that not only did you attempt to stop or delay Bin Laden’s demise, you did not even leave the golf course for the situation room until 20 minutes before SEAL Team 6 took out Osama Bin Laden. Even the clothes you wore in the situation room betray this fact. This is a Commander in Chief? A man who takes credit for actions largely taken while he was out golfing?

We men who have taken the oath, say ENOUGH. You do not speak for me, a former Navy SEAL, or any one of the league of men whom I have earned the right to be among. You are simply a man running for an office. Yet you behave as a glory-hoarding ruler. You campaign to be our leader, yet in reality you wish to be our Master.

The American people are the ones who got Bin Laden… You did Not! We have fought wars and slugged it with Vast Terror Organizations to get to the man you say YOU killed. The United Sates of America has won you a title sir and you have spent the last three years trying to beg, borrow and bow as you GIVE IT ALL AWAY. You just happened to be president of the USA when WE THE PEOPLE got Osama Bin Laden. We do not see you as heroic or stoic, we see you as the guy who let America Go. We got fat and weak and you gave it all away. That is your credit - you bow to foreign leaders and pander to the press. You do not represent me as a Military Man. You do not represent me as a SEAL. You do not represent me as an AMERICAN!

You do not speak for me or any American military man because though you may now be Commander in Chief, you are not the man to whom we can point our sons and say “This is the American dream, this is American exceptionalism, this is what I wish for your future”, because you Sir are NONE of these things. You Sir, are the antithesis of American Exceptionalism. Your idols are Saul Alinksi and Karl Marx and your revolutionary dreams and anti-American ideals poison your every policy. Your every action betrays the fact that in your soul you do not understand what it is to be an American, not what America truly is. Your agenda from the beginning has been to get rid of and kill everything that is and ever was American. You who so easily dismisses America’s greatness and bows to foreigners… YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME. YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE NAVY SEALS. YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE MILITARY MAN AND you SHALL NOT claim as your prize that which you have not earned. The Navy SEALS are NOT a campaign slogan to be bantered about for play. Nor are our accomplishments, including the demise of Osama Bin Laden, yours to claim.

So you DO NOT speak for me. And I will not stand for your use and abuse of my brethren the SEALS.

For Liberty,

Benjamin Smith

Yeah!  What he said.

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“I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.”

General Douglas MacArthur

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As I listen to this commander-never-forget-I-am-president-in-chief taking 99.9% of the credit for taking out Osama Bin Laden, and his minions in his administration and the media spinning it for all it’s worth, I think of all who have worn the uniform of these United States and their families, sacrificing so much more than the 99% (of those who did not) can ever imagine.

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We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

Barack Obama

“You can go ahead and cheer, too…”

(That went well….)

Turning our Military into a politically correct social experiment (and cheating to make it so) not only weakens our defense but insults our Troops and their history.

On Iraq ~

“Now, as this transition proceeds, it may turn out that the security needs for our diplomats and for our civilians gradually reduces itself… But I think the Iraqi people can understand that, as President of the United States, if I’m putting civilians in the field in order to help the Iraqi people build their economy and improve their productivity, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY COME HOME [alive]- BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SOLDIERS. So that makes the numbers larger than they otherwise would be…”

Barack Obama

A bit of a slip there, maybe?

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The Fog of War and Poor Battlefield Judgment

by LT. COLONEL JAMES G. ZUMWALT, USMC (RET)

…However, the repeated deployments of our warriors to Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade have made for the longest protracted period of warfare in our nation’s history. These are conflicts fought by less than 1 percent of our population. With a limited stable of volunteers involved, many soldiers have been forced to make multiple deployments. Unbelievably, one U.S. soldier killed last year was on his 14th combat tour.

It is unfair for our civilian and military leadership to issue a knee-jerk response of outrage when such photographs are published, immediately casting aspersions upon our warriors without regard to the revolving door tours they have endured. It is these same leaders who have ordered our warriors into that environment, requiring them to fight what is on track to become a generational war; it is these same leaders who should be examining their own actions in doing so.

Poor judgment exercised after an emotional combat “high” coupled with a lack of discipline give rise to battlefield misconduct. But, there also must be accountability by those demanding so much of our fighting forces.

Instead of quickly blaming our warriors for being solely responsible, our leaders need do some soul-searching. At a time we should be increasing our forces to take the load off our over-committed troops, they should be speaking out against defense cutbacks having an opposite impact.

Our leaders should direct their outrage at those cutbacks — perhaps suggesting reductions target the budgets benefitting the 99 percent not fighting the war rather than the 1 percent who are.

The exercise of a warrior’s poor judgment is a factor of the fog of war. What excuse do our leaders have for exercising theirs?

Read more: Family Security Matters

We’ve been here before.

We’re in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.

Ronald Reagan

(Jimmy Carter was not a friend of the military.)

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The True Meaning of Memorial Day

“It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the organizer, Who gave us the freedom to demonstrate.

It is the soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag.

And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag.”

Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, USMC

Obama can give all the fine teleprompter speeches he wants; it does not erase all the actions he is taking to gut our Military or make those who are left pawns in his Marxist-Utopian-Holier-Than-Thou-Community-Organizer-in-Chief-Wannabe-King unconstitutional un-American agenda.

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Angel Flight

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“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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