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http://notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com/ - - It is inaccurate to say I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. -&nbs

Glenn Organizes Like ACORN, the Devil is About Scientology, Hasan Nidal Holds Still
Glenn Organizes Like ACORN, the Devil is About Scientology, Hasan Nidal Holds Still
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Vincent Carroll Fareed Zakaria Dana Milbank "In the world inhabited by Palestinian children,there is no Israel." - Itamar Marcus "As Afghanistan opened itself up after the fall of the Taliban, the cuisine, movies, and money that flowed into the country were, naturally, Indian. This is ... (more) Glenn Organizes Like ACORN, the Devil is About ...
Guantanamo's Evil Twin, Facing Divorce with Pakistan, King Abdullah To The Rescue
Guantanamo's Evil Twin, Facing Divorce with Pakistan, King Abdullah To The Rescue
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — William Greider Kathleen Parker Heather Sharp "Members of Congress who bailed out the bankers with public money are quite terrified of voter retribution in the next election."   - William Greider "And we're supposed to defend/feel sorry for/protect Sarah from . . . what? Wild ... (more) Guantanamo's Evil Twin, Facing Divorce with Pakistan, ...
Obama Becomes Negative, Dissing the Treasury
Obama Becomes Negative, Dissing the Treasury
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Paul Krugman Dana Milbank Jacob Bernstein Eric McMorris-Santoros "By making what was in effect a multibillion-dollar gift to Wall Street, policy makers undermined their own credibility — and put the broader economy at risk." - Paul Krugman "The GOP has returned to a familiar line on ... (more) Obama Becomes Negative, Dissing the Treasury
Obama Contracts Asian Flu, The Politics of Heroin, Chairman Putin v William Browder
Obama Contracts Asian Flu, The Politics of Heroin, Chairman Putin v William Browder
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Dana Milbank EJ Dionne Jr "Obama's reluctance to be challenged in public is more problematic. It sends a message to the world that contradicts his claim to the Chinese students that he is a better leader because he is forced "to hear opinions that I don't want to hear." - Dana Milbank  ... (more) Obama Contracts Asian Flu, The Politics of Heroin, ...
Parallel Politics, Right Wing Roundup
Parallel Politics, Right Wing Roundup
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Maureen Dowd David Harsanyi Dana Milbank Michael Crowley "In their quest to thwart President Obama, Republicans do not fear the hobgoblin of consistency." - Dana Milbank "You're either A) a scum-sucking, terror-loving elitist or B) a radical, tea bag-loving simpleton." - David ... (more) Parallel Politics, Right Wing Roundup
Jet Skiing Among the Corpses, Iran's Clean Bill of Nuclear Health, Fraud Task Force Five...
Jet Skiing Among the Corpses, Iran's Clean Bill of Nuclear Health, Fraud Task Force Five...
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Dana Milbank Steve Clemons Eugene Robinson "So much for the Obama team's pledge to be transparent, forthright and accountable for their actions." - Steve Clemons "The guerrilla must move amongst the people as a fish swims in the sea." - Chairman Mao "Only dead fish go with the flow," ... (more) Jet Skiing Among the Corpses, Iran's Clean Bill of ...
Palin's Coming Out Party, The Spoils of War, Death To Webusers!
Palin's Coming Out Party, The Spoils of War, Death To Webusers!
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Paul Krugman Fareed Zakaria Geoffrey Dunn "I don’t begrudge Mr. Obama the banquets and the photo ops; they’re part of his job. But behind the scenes he better be warning the Chinese that they’re playing a dangerous game."  - Paul Krugman "We're going to put together a list of all ... (more) Palin's Coming Out Party, The Spoils of War, Death To ...
US and Pakistani Distrust, Palestinian End-Around
US and Pakistani Distrust, Palestinian End-Around
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Helene Cooper Jonathan Turley David Ignatius Frank Rich "Among the cherished prerogatives of members of Congress is the right to second-guess."  - David Ignatius “Do you want Americans fighting and dying for the Karzai regime?” - Matthew Hoh A few days ago I had a link to the ... (more) US and Pakistani Distrust, Palestinian End-Around
Yemen Again, Appeasing Chinese, Unfair 9/11 Trials
Yemen Again, Appeasing Chinese, Unfair 9/11 Trials
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Alan Dershowitz Charles Blow M J Akbar Rami Khouri Balloon Boy Sprecial Denver Post "Don't mess with America's emotions, America has the emotional instability of a hormonal teenager." - David Lane “They are demanding unicorns in Kabul.” - Abdul Rashid Dostum I had written the last ... (more) Yemen Again, Appeasing Chinese, Unfair 9/11 Trials
Obama Goes Asian, Afghanistan Needs Khalilzad
Obama Goes Asian, Afghanistan Needs Khalilzad
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Paul Krugman Dana Milbank David Brooks Eugene Robinson Sarah Palin Special Interview: Dede Scozzafava Matthew Continetti Richard Kim, Nancy Reed David Kuhn "Here in America, the philosophy behind jobs policy can be summarized as “if you grow it, they will come.” - Paul Krugman  ... (more) Obama Goes Asian, Afghanistan Needs Khalilzad
Damned Houthis Ask For Truce, the New Love-fest
Damned Houthis Ask For Truce, the New Love-fest
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Gayle Lemmon Greig & Enterline “If you don’t like change, you are going to like irrelevance even less,” - Eric Shinseki What looked like a dire situation yesterday, ready to engulf the Middle East in Armageddon, has lessened considerably this morning, as the Yemeni rebel leader has ... (more) Damned Houthis Ask For Truce, the New Love-fest
Blackouts in Brazil, is Yemen the Beginning of WW111?
Blackouts in Brazil, is Yemen the Beginning of WW111?
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Maureen Dowd Dana Milbank Changing Policy on Afghanistan Mark Ambinder Ashraf Ghani Good News on Military Health David Ignatius "The gross thing about the Wall Street of the last decade is how much its success was not shared with society."  - Maureen Dowd "America, if you believe ... (more) Blackouts in Brazil, is Yemen the Beginning of WW111?
Have an Explosive Good Time on Your Dream Vacation in Iraq, Dithering Dimitry
Have an Explosive Good Time on Your Dream Vacation in Iraq, Dithering Dimitry
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Dimitry Medvedev Wondering where to go on your next vacation? Tired of the same old safe places, need some excitement and romance in your life? Why not visit the cradle of civilization, beautiful Iraq? Its already a holy destination for Shiites from around the globe, and Kurdistan has been ... (more) Have an Explosive Good Time on Your Dream Vacation in ...
Berlin Wall, Jailed for Blogging, Netanyahu Goes to Washington
Berlin Wall, Jailed for Blogging, Netanyahu Goes to Washington
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Paul Krugman Lech Walesa Today marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, major party time. Usually the politicians co-opt any celebrations by making it one big photo op for themselves. I understand that the current Prime Minister of Germany was in a hpt tub during the ... (more) Berlin Wall, Jailed for Blogging, Netanyahu Goes to ...
Political Pandering of Ft Hood, New Lebanese Govt
Political Pandering of Ft Hood, New Lebanese Govt
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Frank Rich Seymour Hersh Lee Siegel “We’re not going to let the system go back to the way it was,” - Timothy Geithner "As the unemployment rate crossed the 10 percent threshold at week’s end, we learned that bankers were helping themselves not just to bonuses as large as those at the ... (more) Political Pandering of Ft Hood, New Lebanese Govt
Iran Arrests More Protesters, Olympic Memories, Muslim Mafia
Iran Arrests More Protesters, Olympic Memories, Muslim Mafia
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Naveed Ali Shah Sallem Ali, Parag Khanna "Neither a "surge" of troops and aid in Afghanistan, nor negotiations over Iran's nuclear program without addressing its regional isolation, will bring Central Asia much closer to stability"  - Ali & Khanna When Iran celebrated Great ... (more) Iran Arrests More Protesters, Olympic Memories, Muslim Mafia
Purging American Muslims and Republican Moderates, Putting Lipstick on a Swine Flu
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Paul Krugman David Brooks Dana Milbank Eugene Robinson Joe Klein "Voters across America are in a bad mood, largely because of the still-grim economic situation."  - Paul Krugman "Independents are herds of cats who find out what they think through a meandering process of ... (more) Purging American Muslims and Republican Moderates, ...
Yankees Win, Worldwide Wave of Corruption Trials
Yankees Win, Worldwide Wave of Corruption Trials
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Dana Milbank E J Dionne Jr Mehdi Khalaji "Look at the stories we're talking about today and I think it's about a transcendent party." - Michael Steele "Presumably, the chairman meant that his party is ascendant , meaning on the rise, and not transcendent , meaning beyond the limits of ... (more) Yankees Win, Worldwide Wave of Corruption Trials
NY 23, Kinky in Texas, Moonbeam in California
NY 23, Kinky in Texas, Moonbeam in California
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Maureen Dowd Dana Milbank Anne Applebaum “Moderates by definition have no principles,” - Rush Limbaugh “Obama, Obama — either you’re with them or you’re with us,” - Iranian Protestors Let's talk about the elections held yesterday. I'm not going to pundit you to death, you can read ... (more) NY 23, Kinky in Texas, Moonbeam in California
Go Figure, Ahmadinejad is the Reasonable One, the New Hamid Highway
Go Figure, Ahmadinejad is the Reasonable One, the New Hamid Highway
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Eugene Robinson Mikhail Gorbachev "Most of my frustration is really with the process of getting anything done in Washington, which is not something Obama can unilaterally change, nimbly circumvent or blithely ignore"  - Eugene Robinson “It seems this is politics, but politics can still ... (more) Go Figure, Ahmadinejad is the Reasonable One, the New ...
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