The Road to Iran

Lou.

Posted to Politics on Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 07:04:52 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Is it too late for one more war?

The head of CENTCOM, Admiral William Fallon has resigned under pressure from the more hawkish members of the Bush administration.

Admiral Fallon once said that an attack on Iran "would not happen on my watch". Well, it's no longer his watch...and it looks like Iranian conservatives will maintain their grip on the Iranian parliament for the next few years.

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How Low Can You Go?

Lou.

Posted to Business on Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 09:19:14 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Got stock?

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Baby Hatches: Recycling the Children in Real-Time

Lou.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed May 16, 2007 at 12:56:11 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Even the most jaded "think of the children" snarks among us will have to admit that baby abandonment is a ghastly and horrible thing...for both the mother and the baby.  Is there another way?

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If You Can't Take the Clown, Stay Out of the Circus.

Lou.

Posted to Etcetera on Thu Feb 22, 2007 at 09:03:32 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Augusta Civic Center, May 2004 - Shriner's Circus

Think clowns. Clowns everywhere. Hobo clowns being chased by police clowns being watched by fat scrufy clowns with invisible dogs on the end of a leash. Too many damn clowns.

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Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Lou.

Posted to Etcetera on Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 12:53:18 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

The next time Halloween rolls around, take a close look at the costumes.  Mixed in with the current characters du jour you will undoubtably find a hobo or three.  After the cowboy, the hobo is one of America's most enduring icons.

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