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Here's to beer summits! They

Nebton — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:36:45 +0000

Here's to beer summits! They might not get anything done, but… beer!

Hey Nebton, no need to

Daniel O'Rourke — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:30:36 +0000

In reply to If you followed the links,

Hey Nebton, no need to apologize, but I do appreciate it. You seem a reasonable person. I jus think people need to get out there and serve a purpose they believe in. Don't write about it. Don't blog about it. Don't op-ed about it. Don't be a legislator or a politician. Even 'community activists' are a cheap and innefectual vessel for 'real change.' Most talk-talk-talk but never get anything done. But talk. Go out and Do It. Dig a sewer in a third world country. Give CPR to a dying man. Free a neighborhood from the grip of violence. It's not easy, and it's not cheap, in terms of emotional capitol. Sometimes it's not cheap in terms of personal safety.

I was just calling William out, because I think he is talk-talk-talk. But like I said, I will gladly have a beer summit to find out otherwise. Take care...

If you followed the links,

Nebton — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:06:00 +0000

In reply to I was making fun of the

If you followed the links, the analogies weren't really that vague. The bullies are Al Qaeda and/or the Taliban, and Jim Baca is the Taliban that we've paid to switch sides. Rumsfeld Grammar school is the war in Afghanistan, possibly with a side of lingering conflict in Iraq.

I am guilty of assuming your intent, however, and for that I apologize.

Furthermore, I agree that it's easier to criticize than to provide solutions.

I was making fun of the

Daniel O'Rourke — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:05:49 +0000

In reply to Boy, 8, pays bully to protect him - shocked when Bully turns on him

I was making fun of the author, William K. Wolfrum. Little Joey is actually Little William. I wrote the comment out of boredom, even though I do think the article is pap. So what did you get out of the article? My guess is Little Timmy is the United States. And the bully is... Iraq? Afghanistan? Who knows? Who cares? Really. I have another guess. William can clear it up for us, but I guess William was never in the military. I guess he was never was a cop, or a firefighter, or a paramedic. Hell, I bet he was never even in the Peace Corps. I bet he's just another guy on the sidelines, throwing stones at the players on the field. As for Bush bashing, or Obama bashing, or the bashing of any politician... does it honestly make anyone feel better? Does it inspire? Does it lift us up and advance any cause? I could not care less about the past military record of any president, past, present or future. I care only about his or her fitness to LEAD. But guess what? We always get the new boss, same as the old boss. I'll keep being a sheep dog, William can keep being a sheep. Oh, that is a reference to LTC (RET) Dave Grossman's essay. Now there is a guy who's been in the trenches. And to William K. Wolfrum... if I am wrong, I will have you over for a beer, where we can discuss our differences.

He never got in the trenches.

Nebton — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:33:08 +0000

In reply to Little Joey was a powerless

He never got in the trenches. He never got blood on his boots. He enjoyed the admiration from like minded fools,…

Oh, you must be talking about Bush!

tap tap tapping his way to world peace and harmony. He enjoyed regaling the circle of fools with his oh so clever wit and wisdom.

Er, on second thought, maybe not.

He enjoyed failure, of any kind. It made him feel good about himself!

Or maybe so!

In all seriousness, presumably you're trying to make an analogy to Obama, but it's faulty for numerous reasons. Whether he's part of the solution or part of the problem is a matter of opinion, so I won't argue that one. Obviously he did go out in the world and make a difference. Remember Palin making fun of him for it? You're correct that he never got in any actual trenches, but no President has in my lifetime, unless you count Jimmy Carter's service in the Navy, in nuclear submarines. Of course, you'll probably disparage Carter's service while finding no fault in Bush's AWOLs from the National Guard. As for enjoying the admiration from like minded fools, you're probably forgetting that he's recruited several Republicans onto his cabinet. The problem he's having with bipartisanship now stems from Republicans unwillingness to compromise (the public option is already a compromise, not to mention the trigger) on grounds of calling any compromise a road to a "slippery slope". As for enjoying failure, it's clearly the Republicans who are looking for failure. Limbaugh has outright said it, and did you hear those cheers from the RNC when Chicago lost its bid for the Olympics. Shameful.

Little Joey was a powerless

Daniel O'Rourke — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:26:04 +0000

In reply to Boy, 8, pays bully to protect him - shocked when Bully turns on him

Little Joey was a powerless twit, who never knew the difference between being part of the solution, instead of part of the problem. So little Joey would write his little heart out, coming up with all kinds of banal and inane analogies, which were not really analogies at all! Just more pap from a guy who never had the courage to actually go out in the world and make a difference. He never got in the trenches. He never got blood on his boots. He enjoyed the admiration from like minded fools, tap tap tapping his way to world peace and harmony. He enjoyed regaling the circle of fools with his oh so clever wit and wisdom. So clever was Little Joey, he did not even know he had a secret from himself. His secret-secret? He enjoyed failure, of any kind. It made him feel good about himself! Oh Little Joey, such a clever boy!

Fantastic analogy! Too bad

sherriwilson — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:46:27 +0000

In reply to Boy, 8, pays bully to protect him - shocked when Bully turns on him

Fantastic analogy! Too bad Little Timmy Johnson's mom let that Little Timmy attend Rumsfeld Grammer School in the first place!