I am a member of the newly contrived Political Grind Network. I believe the political grind dot com has been around and had been reinvented some time back. I’m not sure of that, but for those with a blog of their own the network was formed. At least that is what I gathered, you can be sure that there are a lot of things I’m not sure of.
Looks like I may be the most far left of the bunch at this point in time, at least from what I’ve seen so far. Shocker. I did look over, albeit briefly, all of the blogs on the list so far. There is not a lot of screeching, which frankly at this point I much prefer because I learned at somewhere around three years of age that screeching seldom gets one anywhere.
Hopefully this group will keep the videos of the Daily Show to a minimum. After all most people with a brain who want to watch them will already be watching them and people who do not will not, so they are a waste of time for the most part. So far I like what I see.
I encourage you all to go take a peek at some of the blogs in the network, and political grind.com itself. The list is on my “rolls and things” page and the links are in my “rabbit hole” as well on the logo on my sidebar. Non of the semi comedic ranting and raving, no name calling and hopefully some discussion.
I immediately had to disagree with a post written over at Media Lizzy: Red Carpets, Saw Dust and Media Insiders.
Specifically, Pro War and Proud.
Read their opine to understand mine..
Although I too am unimpressed thus far with the Democratic Congress — it seems always more about keeping or obtaining the office these days and so seldom about the work done once in the office — it has only been two months and it took a little longer for this administration to totally destroy this country, our standing in the global community and to make us a more desirous target for terror than ever before.
Surely Media Lizzy knows that being Sunni was as close as Hussein became to being a direct threat to us, although it is true that most Jihadists are Sunni — as is most of Al Queda — a lot of the Bush family friends in Saudi Arabia are also Sunni. Iran at this point is lead by a rather tyrannical nutso Shia, and now Iraq is also led by Shia. Different factions maybe but I wouldn’t bet against the fact that down the road this could end up being what completes our undoing.
Bush was not protecting us from Jihad extremist Muslims when he took down Hussein.
This administration made a serious mistake, a mistake that has cost over three thousand American soldiers lives. The administration had been warned of the consequences of disrupting a Sunni government and empowering a Shia government, directly in regard to Iran. They failed to to look at this logically, refusing to let themselves see the potential for deadly consequences. Their mind was set and it had nothing to do with Jihadists.
Bush started a war which we need not be fighting, in a country which now may have more support for the Iran’s current regime than it did prior to our little endeavor of destruction. Russia is also kissing up the butt of Iran at this point in time and although Russia is a bit of a rogue, a rather impoverished one at that, this combination can only mean bad news for us.
Iran has always been a bigger threat to us than Jihadists who threaten on more of a situational basis. We have certainly helped them with recruitment and organization, now it may not only be Iran it may be Iran and a collection of other countries we need to fear.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is getting around. It is this war we started in Iraq, a war turned debacle, which is allowing him to state his case in places which probably would have given him a serious cold shoulder not too long ago.
I do agree with the part about our soldiers needing the best of everything. It is sad that the greatest nation on earth doesn’t provide it. Hopefully in the future the soldiers will be fighting necessary battles and will have top of the line training, equipment and state of the art medical care and proper recompense.
Another thing I do agree with Media Lizzy on … Marines are hot, or at least this one is. Much worth it to purchase this calender to help. Not to look at the pictures of course. ;)
Really though,
Who wouldn’t want that in over their bed.
As for Coulter.….The Nation called her the village idiot, let’s leave it at that.
I read some of the other blogs on Political Grind. This is the smartest, so far. AC is losing it. It’s one thing to say something outrageous for outrageousness’ sake but it’s another to be outrageous and irrelevant. We should have started ignoring her years ago. No rehab, just let her cry herself to sleep and drink herself to death.
I agree with most of your points, but take issue with this one.
Bush started a war which we need not be fighting.
He sold it. We bought it. Our supposed memories of Vietnam notwithstanding — indeed, the generation of Vietnam is the generation that sold Iraq to us. And we bought it. We were mad (over 9/11) and we were lazy. We started this war.
We can and should punish those we so egregiously led us astray. But to heap the blame for it on those people, dust off our hands and walk away is compounding an error. Imagine if Violin Man did this to you. We also need to recognize our responsibility in this matter, and shoulder it. That’s not going to be pleasant. Especially given the current stock market situation.
AC is far from alone. The one radio station in Boothbay Harbor is cursed with Limbaughism. I cringe every time I land by accident on it. And yet these people have the ear of those who think with their feet. Even NPR, in a piece on polar bears in Alaska, addressed mostly the emotions of those involved, rather than the facts of the case — which surely would drive listeners, and members, down to zero, and NPR off the air.
We are the authors of our own distress.
I get so sick of the people who say that we are “saving Iraq” and that things there are better now that S.H. is gone. Yes, things were bad under him,but at least the kids could go to school, there was water and food and jobs, and you didn’t have daily bombings, generations-old vendettas, or heavily armed, scared teenagers who are taught to shoot anything Iraqi at the first sign of danger. Over here, Iraqis aren’t even thought of as human or there would be more horror at the thought of the 100,000+ (according to some reports) dead Iraqis.
I can’t decide if I am tired of or excited by politics. Maybe both.
You know I don’t know a sunni from a moonie, except for one runs a new paper in DC and one doesn’t.
I agree with the hotness of that Marine. I must purchase this as a gift to myself and to others.
Doing my part for my country.: )
If you and Doug say so I will read it
Was wondering if you read Frank Rich on Hilary – and there was another column that articulated many of my views Was too lazy to post them
To OC – many of of us didn’t buy into it. the people who had the real right to be the angriest over 9/11 didn’t want that war then
Had we gone after Bin Laden a year before it would be different. I would have supported that war with all my heart and soul
The only candidate I see with any answer is Barack
Two weeks from today it will be four years
In our faux war that kills Americans, we have given Al Queda (sic) ample time to reploy, regroup
iCooper, I will never stop blogging. I will only comment on a few blogs, and like it or not, yours is one of them :)
I’m with Kait, ignorant of Sunni and Shiite, sorry I have been buried in the field of engineering, do not throw any blame this way.
I was against the war from the get go so no complicity from here.
As for the Marine being hot, I’ll pass.
There is nothing that pleases me more than to see you adding politics to the personal.
I looked it over some time ago and think you are right, not a whole lot of screeching. If your in it I’ll blog roll it.
They seem a little conservative, or at least the best I can figure the people who started it up seem conservative. I think it brave of you to enter into a contract with what could be the devil in disguise.
I am sure you can hold your own without screeching and for a twenty-one (it’s twenty-one now right?)
year old that’s a pretty nice ability to have.
Nice to see you enjoying a pin-up calender.
The fun side we seldom get to see.
I think the Irish sounding friend has it right, we were laying down on the job.
I think you have to many things going on in that head of yours and no one can keep up.
I prefer non screeching political sites too, screaming is alright once in awhile but screeching„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ you can’t hear a damn thing.
I’ll pass on the calender.
Might make a nice gift.
I won’t even give her the pleasure of writing her name; she is a joke, a jester, and to ignore will inflict the most pain.
doug: Good plan, I’m in.
OC: I wasn’t lazy I never wanted this war even at that young age.
The country as a whole is lazy and self satisfied and incredibly pathetic, overall we live in a nation full of fat, self satisfied and ignorant people. I blame the yuppies.
coyote: I hate politics myself, as it is now and will probably forever be, a corrupt endeavor more about power than about policy.
kait: you are such a good duty doer.
Pia: I haven’t read much of anything in depth lately I am having a mid term time. I’m kind of trying to ignore everything about presidential candidates until a little closer to the time they might actually be elected„„, like a year.
comment on.….….isn’t that the point of it all? Who knows right.
robotman: you sure?
jacob:
Thanks for appreciating my appreciating.
john: your last and I’m tired. Nice gift, I think your girlfriend deserves it, don’t you.
I guess I just find it hard to even seriously consider the opinions of someone who claims that being against the war means being against the troops.
It puzzles me that that woman actually exists. I’d say more about it except I’m never comfortable using the word “cunt.”
Which is to say by “that woman” I mean Coulter
Ppeaking of which did you read wapo today? The Democrats — disappointing in their continued lack of understanding as to why they were elected.
Democrats Alter Plan To Restrict Iraq War
Not to mention the Walter Reed situation which is only magnified a hundred times at lesser VA hospitals all over the country.
I knew despite it all that you liked looking at men. ;)
I didn’t see it but I am heading over to the news desk now.;)
I’d rather have you post about Sunni Arabs than misogynist fraternity boys because you are right about the politics and wrong about the frat boys.
Nice to see you showing some love for the man cooper, and by that I mean love for men as a species.
You look at men as a specimens but in this case you are admitting they are a specimen of some interest.
Progress.
Progress.
Reading your post, I felt a little disappointed in myself. I wish I had been more politically conscious 20 years ago than I was. It was so immensely important in view of today, and so few of us were.
In short, things would be easier if people understood the differences between Shia and Sunni Muslims.
Shia Muslims believe that the title of prophet was passed from Muhammad by the will of god, not by the choice of Muhammad or Muslims as a whole.
Sunni Muslims, believe that the divine spark followed through the the sons Muhammad picked as his successors and that were accepted by the people.
Hmm. And I wonder why they have different views on who their governmental leaders should be. And why democracy, as an institution, will never work in the American form in a place that predominantly believes in divine providence picking their leaders.
And why, in a country formerly dominated by a minority, when that minority loses power, violence results. Shrug.
I do so enjoy political discussion on a higher plane. I shall peruse your recommendation with great interest.
randy: Men make great specimens.
inde: So very few people are and in the end I’m nost sure it will matter Inde.
dan: Are you telling me I write too much. lol
It nice to see you around dan.