Kriplekistan

Ok everyone, first thing's first. I understand there has been a serious decline in the quality and quantity of my postings, I apologize. Working 40+ hours a week in a warehouse while trying to save money for grad school has obviously inhibited my blogging time. So for that I apologize. Second, I know I said back in October I would do a piece on the progress in Iraq, but the good news keeps on getting better, troop and civilian deaths continue to plummet, so lets just continue to pray for the best and hopefully this trend becomes the norm. Now, onto the Republican debate last night. What can we say, it was more of the same, Rudy and Mitt going after each other on immigration, McCain blasting Ron Paul, and Huckabee getting all the laughs. Whats truly amazing from last night isn't what the candidates had to say, but the questions from youtube. As it turns out, "The most trusted name in news" should really be "the most trusted democratic views." 4 of th...

For those of you who haven't known me very long (or for that matter, at all), Spain was the first country I ever visited (excluding British territories in the Caribbean). So naturally, I'll always have a small amount of affection for my first real experience outside of the United States, notwithstanding my first in Europe. Having said that, this entry has nothing to do with said affection. Instead, it has to do with what so many of us who pay attention to the politics of Spanish speaking countries have been waiting to hear for so long. Hugo Chavez, Shut up! Haha excuse me, Calla te! However, it wasn't just that the two-bit dictator was told to shut up by anyone, but the King of Spain himself Juan Carlos; the man who saved Spain from its 2nd attempt at military dictatorship after "el golpe de estado" and kept democracy intact. During the recent Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, where Spain, Portugal, and their former colonies, consisting of 21 nation...

First of all, I know I've been a little AWOL lately. Moving from the heart of Washington D.C. to the heart of Kentucky (that would be Lexington) hasn't been the easiest transition, and needless to say I'm a little bit out of the loop as far as being an insider on information goes. Having said that, there's still plenty to blog about, and rest assured I will have numerous entries concerning decreasing levels of violence in Iraq as well as the irrefutable progress being made (lets face it, when CNN International does repeated pieces about the progress of the surge, you're hitting on all cylinders). But for now, I'm going to ease back into the swing of things with an actually really cool story. You can read the entire tale here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21689083/ Whats truly amazing to me is that this is not an isolated incident, but as you have now undoubtably read, dolphins have rescued humans from sharks and other dangers for thousands of years. So if th...