I just hauled the trash down to the curb and realized what I hate about going off daylight saving time...it's not yet 5 pm, but the sun is setting. It makes the nights seem earlier, longer and colder. Ugh. There must be a better way. There must be...
Oh, by the way, there is no "S" on the end of "saving". I know I keep wanting to put one there, but "saving" is correct. Trust me. It really is.
Okay, boys and girls. It's time to make the move. Sorry to do it to you, but it has to be done. Here's the new site. Or dougkrile.com will redirect you automatically. Remember when I told you that was the best address to bookmaark? It still is, just to avoid any confusion over site changes.
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We managed to round up a ton of material over dinner tonight. The fresh posts fill a full two pages and spill onto a third. So make sure you click the "older posts" link at the bottom of each page. And, start bookmarking the new version of this blog If you arrive here via dougkrile.com, you'll be automatically sent to the new blog sometime this weekend. For now, content should be identical, except for the fact that the new blog let's me schedule posts, rather than dump a bunch of them one right after each other here on the current blog.
Not going so well.
S.C. Dems Deny Colbert a Spot on Presidential Primary Ballot
After announcing last night (video here) that would not file to be on the Republican ballot, due to the exorbitant $35,000 filing fee ("I am not willing to write a $35,000 check to the Republican Party. ... I understand you have to keep a club exclusive but I paid less [...]
Tags: Colbert
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If I were unbelievably wealthy, I don't think I could allow myself this degree of luxury. Seems to be such a waste of money that could do so much good. Then, again, who am I to say that whoever wants this hasn't already done more than his or her share of charity. Can I get just a peek inside?
Pimp My Jet: World's Largest Passenger Plane To Be Pinnacle Of Luxury
The new Airbus 380 "Superjumbo" has just completed its maiden commercial flight and there are already plans to transform the world's largest passenger plane into the pinnacle of private luxury -- an executive jet. Two European companies -- Germany's Lufthansa Technik and Switzerland's Jet Aviation -- have announced their intention to convert the enormous airliner into a flying mansion replete with private bedrooms, a movie theater, and a gym fitted with saunas and jacuzzis. [...]
Tags: Airbus 380, Superjumbo
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Fascinating analysis. Much of it sounds right on target to me. It's a solid report, filled with level-headed suggestions about the direction our war philosophy should take.
The Center for American Progress has released a must-read new memo, entitled Strategic Drift in Iraq, about the dangerous shift in the Iraq debate that has occurred over the past several months. In short, it presents the dangers of the Iraq blurring strategy in terms of American and Iraqi security, rather than in electoral terms. Here are some choice passages, rebutting the need for the oft-repeated residual forces mission of "training Iraqi troops": [...]
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Another day. Another investigation. More troubles for Blackwater...
NBC: Feds Investigate Blackwater Silencer Smuggling
Time to update the ol' Blackwater investigation tally. NBC reports that federal investigators are probing the company's exportation of "dozens" of silencers to Iraq and elsewhere. It's illegal to do so without permission from the State Department. NBC reports that a whole bevy of agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the State Department are in on the investigation, which appears to be related to [...]
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Rumsfeld. What a guy.
Bombshell article exposes Rumsfeld’s secret distain for Muslims
The Washington Post today exposes Donald Rumsfeld’s prejudice against Muslims and his desire to tie Iraq to Iran in a series of memos the paper obtained just hours ago. From the front page of today’s Post: In a series of internal musings and memos to his staff, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld argued that Muslims avoid [...]
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The kids are gonna count this time around. In a very big way. And, they have concerns.
Eighteen- to 30-year-old voters turned out in large numbers for elections in 2004 and 2006 -- and according to a new nationwide poll from Rock the Vote, WWE(R)'s Smackdown Your Vote!(R), and Sacred Heart University, that trend is likely to continue in 2008 as younger voters go to the polls motivated by concerns over the war in Iraq, health care, the economy, and the cost of education [...]
Tags: Rock The Vote, Smackdown Your Vote!
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