This Needs To Be Disseminated

I realize that most people do not care about a disaster in Indonesia.   But when that man-made disaster is a kissing-cousin to the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, it is time for everyone, but especially our government to be concerned. This blow-out has been going on for over four years.  The picture does [...]

Chain of Command

General McChrystal broke the most important and first lesson of leadership that he probably learned in his first week as a plebe at West Point.  And that is a good leader does not bad-mouth the boss in front of his subordinates.  Period.  No more needs to be said. According to the UCMJ (Uniform Code of [...]

News & Changes

I guess “news” and “changes” could be one and the same.  For background read this. My father-in-law had his first chemo treatment on 7 & 8 June.  Apparently, he took it well and had no negative side effects.  But every time Mrs. Chief and I see him, he looks to have lost more weight.  Mentally [...]

Only Smarter

Read this and then tell me that Obama isn’t just a smarter version of Bush.  Obama wants to keep secrets.  Obama wants to keep Congress subservient.  Obama does not want to work with Congress.

Upbeat

Not exactly the type of music a liberal, progressive would probably be associated with but something the ol’ Chief can relate to. The music is up-tempo. Good Hearted Woman Waylon Jennings A long time forgotten the dreams that just fell by the wayThe good life he promised ain’t what she’s living todayBut she never complains [...]

Somebody Stole Our President

Wow ! ! That is a hard one to live up to.  But, let’s give it a go. About two-and-a-half to three years ago, I read The Audacity of Hope by then-Senator Barack Obama.  I contrasted what I was reading to the stooge that was then the President.  I got enthused.  I felt that there [...]

For Those Not Paying Attention

Of course, if you weren’t paying attention, you would not be reading a progressive, liberal blog.  But anyway, here is a graff from Glenn Greenwald’s column of Saturday, June 12: As the American war in Afghanistan enters its ninth full year and our occupation of Iraq its seventh, and as we continue to find all [...]

More “Disappointment”

From Democracy Now on Thursday 10 Jun interview with Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Non-Violence: Amy Goodman:  How do Pakistanis and people in Afghanistan view President Obama versus President Bush? Kathy Kelly:  Tremendous disappointment.  I think in Afghanistan people don’t want their invaders to be dictating the future in collusion with warlords agents [unintelligible]  [...]

What Is A Human Life Worth ?

This, from The Daily Standard of Celina, Ohio, Friday June 4, 2010. CAPT fined for safety violations Feb. 21  death of employee sparks OSHA investigation by Margie Wuebker mwuebker@dailystandard.com CELINA – Celina Aluminum Precision Technology (CAPT) has been ordered to pay$6,000 in occupational safety fines stemming from the Feb. 21 death of an employee. Julie [...]

Not That It Is Really Important

At least in the grand scheme of things, what happens in a game, a game of baseball, is really not all that important.  But. as I point out in this email that I sent to Keith Olbermann, it is eminently correctable. I really liked that on Thursday, June 3, you only had one “Worst” person, [...]