So now Senator Inhofe [R-OK] is going on and on making a point. His point is that Terrorism is real and the Liberals don’t know it. He’s listing the Terrorist attacks around the world and making the false connection that the War in Iraq has something to do with that. He is saying that the […]
In a while, I’ll post some wonderful pictures from Eastern Europe. My wife sees the world through the lens of a camera, so there are 3300 photos to look over before she picks out the keepers – thus a lag time. But in the interim, I want to mention again the most moving thing I […]
I personally never supported the Iraqi Invasion. I didn’t believe that Hussein was behind 911. I didn’t think Hussein had WMD’s. I didn’t understand why Bush started taking about Iraq instead of Osama Bin Laden back in 2002. I still don’t really understand it. I have never had one second when I supported this war […]
I’m watching the Senate session on cspan where the Democrats are pulling an all-nighter in an attempt to force a vote on the amendment to set a timetable for Iraq withdrawal. The ever articulate Dianne Feinstein just argued that waiting until September to evaluate the "surge" is absurd. Her argument was based on the fact […]
Well, we’re back from our trip – marred only by a cold virus that struck me down with a vengence in the Prague airport [that I expect will probably hit all my fellow passengers in a few days – my apologies]. Such trips are always personal epics and take a while to come in to […]
con·tempt Pronunciation: k&n-‘tem(p)t Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin contemptus, from contemnere 1 a: the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises 1 b: lack of respect or reverence for something 2: the state of being despised 3: willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, […]
From Prague, Budapest seems a long time ago, but it was only a week. The cities of Buda and Pest on either side of the Danube were merged after bridges were built to connect them. Buda is a naturally fortified area with hills and the Danube protecting her – though they weren’t terribly effective […]
We’ve made it to Prague – off the boat and in a real hotel downtown. It was a lovely cruise on the Danube – Budapest, Esztergom, Bratislava, Wachau Valley, Melk, Vienna, Linz – now Cesky-Krumlov and Prague in the Czech Republic by bus. I’m sure I’ll be posting some highlights tonight – pictures of wonderous […]
July 2 One of the great things about history is that one remembers the fine things and forgets the day to day agonies. I’ll remember being pampered in first class on the transatlantic flight to Budapest. And I’ll forget the airport delays in Atlanta, and the girl who wanted to put her wedding gown [for […]