Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks My rating: 4 of 5 stars Gosh, there's so much to say about this book, I hardly know where to begin! I turned over so many pages to go back and see citations or quotes that I can't possibly list a fourth of them …
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Hi. It's been awhile since I've posted a non-book review here, so I thought I'd write down a few thoughts. My father has been dead three months now. That's still very hard to believe. His gravestone was just put in, so Gretchen and I will be going to Knoxville to view it soon. Last weekend, …
Just a few things. I'm sorry I haven't updated in awhile. Not too much has been going on for me personally, and I'm in the middle of three very large books, so I haven't been able to write a book review for awhile. However, I'm nearly done with one (finally!), so hopefully a book review …
After the Toomey-Manchin amendment was voted down by our elected government officials even though polls showed that it had the support of over 90% of the US population, I emailed Tennessee's US senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker (both Republicans), to express my disdain for their vote. I tried to send messages shaming them into …
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Austerity Kills: Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis | Alternet. The Republicans are wrong. Austerity is NOT the answer!
50 Reasons You Despised George W. Bush's Presidency: A Reminder on the Day of His Presidential Library Dedication | Alternet. This is a truly excellent list and it's spot on. Read and remember!
America's Baffling Historical Amnesia: Suddenly President Bush's Approval Ratings Are the Same As Obama's | Alternet. Stunning. How can America forget the president who lied to get us into the Iraq war for dubious purposes? How can America forget about Hurricane Katrina? How can America forget about how the economy tanked under Bush? How can …
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Senate rejects expanded gun background checks - CNN.com. It's ever so nice to know we have the NRA looking out for our rights to get slaughtered in cold blood by assault weapons. The next time there's a massacre, and there will be one, I'm writing every NRA official and congressman I can think of to …
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