Deep Thought
From Facebook.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
I Know Who Should Do the Next Army Recruiting Ad.
These guys:
H/t DC at the Stellar Parthenon BBS for the find.
If Putin Wants Us to Stay in Afghanistan………
The "Graveyard of Empires", it's a pretty good indication that our continuing involvement is not in our benefit:
NATO forces should stay in Afghanistan until their job is done, Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, suggesting they should stay beyond a planned withdrawal of most combat troops in 2014.He isn't suggesting this because he cares about the Afghan people, and he isn't suggesting this because it's in the interest of the US or its NATO allies.
"It is regrettable that many participants in this operation are thinking about how to pull out of there," Putin said at a meeting with paratroopers in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk. "They took up this burden and should carry it to the end."
He's doing this because it places stress on the US military and NATO, and as such it serves to ameliorate the threat that he perceives from them.
Say what you will about Putin, but our best interests is ths last thing that he has on his mind,
Lieutenant John Pike No Longer Works At UC Davis
University of California Police Lieutenant John Pike is no longer employed as a police officer:
Lt. John Pike, the UC Davis police officer who became a focal point of last November's pepper-spraying incident during a campus protest, is no longer employed by the university, a spokesman confirmed late Tuesday.It certainly took long enough, he spent something like 8 months on paid administrative leave, but don't blame the unions.
UC Davis spokesman Barry Shiller said he could not discuss the details of Pike's departure, but in response to queries from The Bee, he said Pike was no longer employed there as of Tuesday.
"Consistent with privacy guidelines established in state law and university policy, I can confirm that John Pike's employment with the university ended on July 31, 2012," Shiller said. "I'm unable to comment further."
Pike, 39, declined to comment when reached by The Bee as he was sitting in a meeting on campus where he said he was being terminated.
Pike's 2010 salary was listed as $110,243.12. He has been on paid leave since the debacle unfolded last year, sparking worldwide outrage, numerous investigations and calls for the resignation of UC Davis leaders.
He's a Lieutenant, and management, and so not covered by a labor agreement.
Instead blame an internal police department disciplinary process that is pretty much written by, and for, the benefit of the cops, not the general public.
H/t the Stellar Parthenon BBS for the PhotoShops.
What the F%$#?
So, I'm driving to work, and they are discussing auto insurance rates, and they note that Massachusetts is one of the 3 cheapest states for auto insurance in the USA.
Over lunch, I confirm this.
I went to school in Massachusetts, and I had friends who used friends and relatives addresses in New Hampshire to register their car to save on insurance costs.
We have entered Bizarro world.
The idea that Massachusetts drivers have among the lowest rates in the nation is mind boggling.
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