Some backgrounds: My wife works in an ER. I’ve been around medical professionals my entire life. I work with quite a few in my professional life.
With that in mind, here’s why I’m not panicking over yesterday’s announcement of a confirmed case of Ebola in Dallas.
1) I’ve had time to mentally prepare.
It’s been clear for months that a diagnosis of Ebola within the United States was going to happen sooner or latter. The world is too flat …
“PRESIDENT OBAMA’s declaration of war against the terrorist group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria marks a decisive break in the American constitutional tradition. Nothing attempted by his predecessor, George W. Bush, remotely compares in imperial hubris.”
– Bruce Ackerman in the New York Times…
“It is an approved maxim in war, never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone, that he desires it.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte…
By now, you’ve probably seen the video of four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of several Taliban members. But in case you haven’t, here’s a link to the video on YouTube. Note: This is not safe for work.
As of this afternoon, all four Marines have been identified, and a three-star general has been tasked with determining what disciplinary action should be taken. Without question, the action should be harsh and taken expeditiously.
However, we Americans must realize …
Knowing the great humor creation system that is called Twitter, I looked there for some great lines. Here are my favorites.
One of the better cartoons on Occupy Wall Street. I think a more salient point would be that Wall Street and the Government are collaborators, not competitors, but this is still closer to Truth then most of the "commentary".
Cartoon ©Copyright 2011 Randy Bish - All Rights Reserved.
Used with permission.
© Copyright 2011 Joe Heller - All Rights Reserved.
Used with permission.
© Copyright 2011 Eric Allie - All Rights Reserved.
Used with permission.
Yesterday, in a speech to disabled veterans, Barack Obama announced the beginning of the end of combat in Iraq:
Our commitment in Iraq is changing — from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats.
I certainly hope he’s correct, and that our boys and girls come home as quickly as possible, but for some reason, this sounds very familiar…
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