I have just finished reading the article, " A Death in the Family", by Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair.
I was directed to this article by a radio talk show host. Not personally but because he was reading the article and I was driving so I could not finish hearing the story.
To say that I only served twenty and a half years in the Navy is a short time compared to the time that Mark Daily's parents will eternally miss him. I also like Mr. Hitchens did not know this individual but having read his reason for going to Irag and his story has impressed me alot. I will remember him because he made me shed a couple of tears. Believe me when I say I do not shed a tear that easily. As they say in the, Navy Fair Winds and Following Seas, Soldier.

I was surprised yesterday by my wife's comment that she had just heard a rumor that George Bush was behind the 9/11 attack. At first I did not now how to react to her. Initally I wanted to ask her if she had just awaken from her daily nap. But I soon realized that somewhere out there lurks another group of people that need to open their eyes.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that people dig up old news for lack of new news to tak about.
Case in point. Justice Thomas and Anita Hill. Rush Limbaugh and Phoney soldiers. Maybe there is an ulterior motive like payback. Certainly there is some Transactional Analysis on a local and global scale. Floating egos bumping everywhere. You heard it here first. Like who cares if the four cubit feet of water in the middle of the Indian Ocean has been to New York City.

I heard on the radio this morning that Mr. Bollinger was invited to speak in Iran. Seems that they did not take to kindly to the treatment Mr. Ahmadinjad received. I'll bet a US state nickel that he does not go.
What I don't understand is what did Columbia stand to gain from inviting that jerk to speak? I just don't get it.

If the Columbia faculty and student body want to hear Mr. Ackmadinja or what ever his name is, they should get visas and passports and go to Iran and listen to him speak his rhetoric. He should do his talking at the U.N. period, and that's being generous as far as I'm concerned. The students at Columbia should get pointers from Mrs. I'm a Grandma Pelosi to go get ifo first hand.

Please wake up "Turbin" Durbin from his sleep walking. We the People do not need illegal aliens receiving any monetary help for tuition assistance. It's disgusting how politiciansalways try to sneek in amendments on the 'coat tails' of other important bills.