Kriplekistan

Pure and simple. Having spoken to some of our guys stationed over there, I can say this soldier (who is remaining anonymous) speaks for the majority of service men stationed over there, as well as the majority of Americans as well.

Nevermind that Susan had no problem with George Bush portrayed as a hybrid devil/Hitler. Nevermind the giant "Republicans Suck Too" sign in the crowd. Or nevermind that the 50 billion dollars Susan claims is such a bounty bestowed upon the state of Illinois comes from the taxpayers, and is being spent in a way in which the people disagree with. Definitely one of those "I wish I had been there" moments. But the people who catch up with her at the end do a good enough job. C/O Founding Bloggers, thanks guys, keep up the good work!

For the better part of a week, much of the nation, and indeed the world has been watching to see how the standoff between the U.S. Navy and Somali pirates over Captain Richard Phillips would end. Well, now we know. Thanks to a daring raid by the best of the best, also known as Navy SEALS, Captain Phillips is on his way home and 3 of the 4 Pirates are dead, the 4th in the hands of what one can only assume is a very effective U.S. security detail. While massive amounts of kudos is deserved all around, some individuals need to be singled out for their bravery. Captain Richard Phillips. The man surrendered himself to pirates as a form of collateral so that his crewmen could go free. There is no action more quintessentially becoming of an outstanding captain than that. President Obama. Late last week, President Obama gave the Pentagon the green light to use force in the event negotiators felt that Captain Phillips was in imminent danger. While our President has been traveling the wor...

Much "hullabaloo" has been made lately about North Korea's recent (and once again, failed) rocket launch. According to an ostentatious KCNA report, the rocket delivered its payload into Earth which is now beaming the musings of the great generals Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. In reality, a North Korean rocket has once again failed to reach orbit, and in fact the satellite along with the rest of the dilapidated technology crashed somewhere in the central Pacific Ocean. Although the President has called for a new round of U.N. sanctions, for all intents and purposes, this rocket launch is nothing more than a desperate cry for attention from the new administration. What is important however, is the recent picture of the "dear leader" at which he was reappointed by the Supreme People's Assembly. At the best, this man has 5 years left on the clock. Unlike his father, Kim John Il has fathered illegitimate children, none of whom have been groomed to be a succe...

A brief synopsis of what has occurred at the G-20 summit so far in London: China: Will the U.S. honor its treasuries which we have so generously purchased? U.S.A.: Yes, lets shop. Everyone else: Change?