By: leftylurker (Diary)  |  November 16th at 12:19 PM  | 

I come from a military family. I currently have 2 active duty servicepeople in my immediate circle of relatives, one of whom is trying to get sent to Afghanistan as we speak. I never went myself…while I have regrets about that, I think I made the right choice.  That doesn’t mean that I don’t value our soldiers as much as the reddest red stater. So | Read More »

By: leftylurker (Diary)  |  May 14th at 08:41 PM  | 

Okay, here’s the deal. Let’s play a game.  I’ll write something that I sincereley believe President Bush was excellent at, that helped the our nation and the world, and someone else responds with something that they sincereley believe that President Obama has done well. Snark is expected, if not exactly encouraged, but truly snarky responses should be followed up with something nice. I guess I’m | Read More »

By: leftylurker (Diary)  |  November 25th at 02:36 PM  | 

Earlier you all may remember the post about the Indian Navy destroying a pirate mother ship. At the news of the ship’s destruction, many people, including myself, expressed happiness at the destruction. I read this article today, which changed my enthusiasm into disgust and sadness. Pirate ‘Mother Ship’ or Thai Trawler The article is short, but the part that upset me was the assertion that | Read More »