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The benign dictator
Lee Kuan Yew passed away on 23 March. He was 91. For those who don't know ( and you really should know this) he was the first Prime Minister of Singapore and was the founder of much of what we...
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The wrong people are winning
Well, now that really bad things are going on, its probably time for me to get back to work. I have a lot to say about a lot of things-but just can't seem to either find the time or the volition to...
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We are all Israelis now…….
When I got to work this morning and heard the news about Brussels, I just cringed because I knew that on top of an unspeakable tragedy, the traditional merry-go-round of the American blame game will...
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New Job Opportunity
What could possibly go wrong with this? The story of how Prince secretly plotted to transform the two aircraft for his arsenal of mercenary services is based on interviews with nearly a dozen people...
View Article16 years in to the new century
And we have nothing to show for it. The great spiral downward of the United States of America continues. Charles Pierce is one of my favorite writers. He pulls no punches in latest masterpiece of...
View ArticlePeople always let you down.
Especially people of the "Fox News Viewer" persuasion. I admit it. I am astounded American politics is where it is today. I mean really, Donald Trump is probably going to be the GOP nominee? Really?...
View ArticleVichy Republicans
Is my new favorite put down for those members of the GOP who can't seem to find where they left their moral compass……… Drowned out in the cacophony of tragedy this weekend, was a very well delivered...
View ArticleThe four horsemen are saddling up
The four horsemen of the apocalypse that is. As if having Donald Trump on a presidential ballot were not proof enough the Anti-Christ is alive and walking among us, now comes a day when I actually...
View ArticleThe Queen’s unruly subjects.
John Oliver explains in good form why the UK should leave the shitty politics , as well as the political assassinations, to their crazy American cousins on the wrong side of the Atlantic: Since we...
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Funeral for a friend
I suffered the loss of a good friend last night. The United Kingdom ( May 1, 1707-June 23rd, 2016), America's mother country, the source of US traditions and many of our values , a country that holds...
View ArticleNow it’s time to pay the piper.
This weekend has been one of the most interesting in recent history. Watching the post mortem on the Brexit referendum on British TV has been an education to say the least. When you walk off of a...
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New Words for the dictionary
Watching markets tank again, makes me want to keep beating the Brexit horse. Once again, thank you voters of the UK for giving me an opportunity to keep working well into my 60's. That night job as an...
View ArticleThe first draft of history…
Yes the markets went back up today. I did my bit to help and bought stock in Match.Com. ( Because you never know when you'll need to fire up that Tinder App). But Britain kept taking one hit after...
View ArticleThe only 9-11 post you need to read today.
And I did not write it. But I wish I had. Jim Wright of Stonekettle Station did, and its worth the couple of minutes it will take to read it in it's entirety. 15 years ago today 19 shitheads...
View ArticleEleven Tweets that sum it all up.
And explain quite clearly why Donald Trump is a danger to the Republic and the people who follow him are the same as the Germans in the 1930's who worked for and enabled the foundations of unspeakable...
View ArticleNow it’s time to make some decisions
America fucked up last night. They had a choice to make-and they chose the selfish option. Now they deserve to suffer for it. And suffer we will. For the short term, people will rejoice, however when...
View ArticleGoodbye and farewell
I regret nothing. There seems to be an impression among some people that a blog or a Facebook or Twitter account is about what pleases them and what they want to read, rather than the message(s) the...
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It all comes down to today.
And don't kid yourself sports fans-the entire world is watching the US election. One of the things that has always amazed me now-through 11 years of living overseas, is how much of the rest of the...
View ArticleDon't cry for Britain, Argentina.
What is Spanish for, " Suck on this you Latin bastards?" Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum – on a turnout of more than 90% – 1,513 were in favour, while just three votes were against. It...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher died today, at the age of 87. As a result, thanks to our British satellite system, we have been watching voluminous coverage of the memories of her life. What strikes me the most is...
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