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Sameh El-Shahat dares to go where even Bush’s few American supporters dare not tread.

I have always felt that if we could win the Iraq war, Bush would go down in the books as a great leader.

The initial rumblings of such a movement may have begun across the pond with Mr. El-Shahat.

I’m being naughty again (but trying to be nice) over at DailyKos. Click here.  -Vic-

UPDATE:  LOL.  Didn’t take long for the People of Tolerance to squash a perfectly respectful debate on the Iraq War, the success of the Surge, and Obama’s changing positions.  They’ve disabled my ability to post.  They are so predictable.

Click here to see my ObamaMan post at DailyKos.  Let’s see how long before they deactivate my account.  Remember, this is the party of tolerance.

I don’t know … but I suspect you won’t believe the following Deet experience I had this weekend.

I have a Lexan awning over my front porch. I sprayed 29% Deet “Repel” spray on parts of the awning on Saturday night that was being swarmed by flies and mosquitoes.

The next morning I was shocked to find these remarkable breaks and cracks all over the Lexan:

Lexan is supposed to be a very durable, damage-resistant polycarbonate that has been used by NASA!  It is astounding to see what the Deet spray did to Lexan.

I will certainly re-consider my use of DEET-based products on my skin from now on.  I always knew DEET was a serious chemical … but until this happened to my awning … I never would have believed such a thing possible.

Please share your comments.  Are you worried about DEET products?

Vic

“Hackers broke into Citibank’s network of ATMs inside 7-Eleven stores and stole customers’ PIN codes, according to recent court filings that revealed a disturbing security hole in the most sensitive part of a banking record.”

I especially found this interesting and of no surprise:

Hackers are targeting the ATM system’s infrastructure, which is increasingly built on Microsoft’s Windows operating system.

Article continues here.

Wonder if the Queen of HillaryCare and Mr. Obama will respond to this article?

A disturbing but not surprising analysis of the war efforts and the coverage by the mainstream media.

The DrudgeReport has a link today titled: “NEW NY METS COACH CALLS FANS ‘FERTILIZER’…” which pointed to a NY Post article by Bart Hubbuch.

Calling the Mets fans of today “fertilizer” is a compliment to the fans and an insult to fertilizer.  Mets fans started to take a nosedive in the post 1986 years.  I’ll never forget so-called Mets fans booing Gary Carter in his last year as his batting average plummeted due to terrible knee pain.  What message was booing supposed to convey to a Hall of Famer?  Those fans were complete idiots.

It’s okay to boo Aaron Heilman, but not Gary Carter, you say?  Wrong.  Who the hell boos any baseball player unless we have clear proof that the player is not giving it 100%?  Aaron Heilman certainly doesn’t strike me as a player who doesn’t give it his best.  And isn’t it a bit hypocritical that fans who could never strike out a major league baseball player themselves, or induce a double-play groundball, or hit a homerun (if they could even run the bases), will boo professionals who are light years ahead of them in regards to athletic ability?

It takes years and years of hard work and dedication and hopes and dreams and sweat and tears to make it to the majors.  Once there, if successful, major leaguers face being away from home for up to seven months out of the year.  How does one establish and maintain a family life with that type of work schedule?  And then we, the so-called fans, will boo these guys when they have a bad game, or bad month, or bad year?  I don’t have a problem booing any player who exhibits less than 100% effort.  Short of that, I think idiot fans need to remember that we’re dealing with human beings who, yes, make a lot of money but have given alot to get there and do not deserve to be booed simply because they do not meet up to our lazy-ass expectations.

Lastly … since it does appear we are dealing with human beings … have the fans ever considered cheering and encouraging a player who is in a slump?  Is it remotely possible that encouragement will help a player more than boos?  But maybe the lazy-ass fans who can’t swing a bat also are incapable of this level of thought.   Maybe the lazy-ass fans are lazy-brained too.

Too bad Al Gore can’t also be sued for his incredible hypocrisy … considering that his Tennessee home consumes a tremendous amount of electricity.

Weather Channel founder John Coleman has an idea for stopping the anthropogenic global warming cult from causing any more damage:

Obama and Zebari disagree on what they talked about.

It took over 20,000 generations; fascinating.

Click here for the Fortune article.

Just yesterday, I sent an email to a friend with whom I was debating Obama’s positions and promises, and I strongly criticized Obama’s negative stance on NAFTA.  It’s nice to see Obama’s growing up.

Why is U.S. energy policy so dysfunctional?

from powerlineblog.com - a post from an American GI returning from a recent tour in Iraq.

Bush Lied?  by Fred Hiatt

The Senate Intelligence Committee released an incredibly deceptive, selective, and partisan report on Thursday claiming that the Bush Administration knowingly distorted pre-Iraq War Intelligence.  Have we heard this before?  The “Bush Lied People Died” crowd is all worked up again.

Here’s a video that highlights the Senate Intelligence Committee’s intentional forgetfullness since some of the Committee members are in the video.

What the latest Senate report ignores is that (a) Saddam intentionally wanted the world to think that he still had WMDs and (b) the Duelfer report determined that Saddam had plans to kick start all his WMD programs once UN sanctions were lifted.

Here are some prominent Democratic positions on Saddam before the 2003 invasion (most are in the video link above):

“One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them.   That is our bottom line.”
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

“If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear.  We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction program.”
- President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

“Iraq is a long way from [the USA], but what happens there matters a great deal here.  For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.”
- Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998

“He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983.”
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

“[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq’s refusal to end its (more…)

Q.  How does the Nielsen TV ratings system work and can we join?

A.  (from Wikipedia):  Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. Nielsen conducts these tests by calling the locals and asking them what they are watching at the moment.