4-20

Happy 4-20.

The most wonderful day of the year!

4-20

Happy 4-20.

The most wonderful day of the year!

Military Subordination to Civilian Control

Is it just me, that finds it completely Ironic, that retired Generals are speaking against the civilian leadership (or lack thereof) about a war that was conceived by the civilian leadership?

The fear that military folks get upset about the civilians they take orders from is valid during peacetime. It is a valid consern for the fairly obvious Strangelovian reasons. However, in today's world. The military didn't necessarily want to get jiggy with Iraq. It was the neocon civilians in charge that were drawing up the plans. It was the civilians in charge that were clammoring for war. It is the civilians in charge right now that are clamoring for a war with Iran.

This turns the Strangelovian idea upside down. Military brass calling for peace or for at the very least some competence in recieving what they have asked for to keep the boots on the ground in Iraq as safe as possible.

For all the talk about "supporting the troops," and giving the "Generals whatever they need," it seems pretty obvious that it hasn't happened.

In this case, what has become a threat to our national security is not the fact that the Military has subdued the civilians in charge. Rather, the subjugation of the military by the civilians in charge has led to thousands of deaths overseas. We have a military that would rather not fight this war, or at the very least would have rather fought it on their terms. Perhaps if the civilians brainstormed the idea, then let the military brass run with the plans to do it, we would not have the quagmire we have today in Iraq.

Letting the military take over the military aspect of the military invasion of Iraq doesn't seem like a bad idea to me. After all, it would free up more time for the civilian leadership to plan for Iran. You know, cuz dreaming up and selling wars is the part they are good at.

Tear Down The Wall!

Hey Krauthammer, great idea! Its a hiuge jobs program this wall of yours. It would be a great subsidization of and an enormous economic boon to the South! Tax dollars would flow freely to the contractors that will be building this wall of yours.

One problem.

WHO DO YOU THINK WILL BE ACTUALLY BUILDING THIS WALL?

Hey Rubes!

Josh points us to the WaPo article that tells us that Tom Delay basically hung around to get MO money for his Legal fees:

An additional impetus for putting off the resignation until now was suggested by John Feehery, a former aide to DeLay and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.). "He needed to raise money for the defense fund. That was the bottom line," Feehery said. "He wanted to make sure he could take care of himself in the court of law." Under federal campaign rules, any reelection money a lawmaker raises can be used to pay legal fees stemming from official duties.

So courtesy of OpenSecrets.org, your very own list of SUCKERS!.

Interestingly enough, lots of Englewood, NJ residents. Note to self, don't live in Englewood.

Big Gain for Rich Seen in Tax Cuts for Investments - New York Times

A.K.A. - George Bush's America.