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I'm a recent California transplant living in Colorado Springs, CO. I spent 21 years working in Santa Cruz, CA being politically correct, and now that I'm retired, diagnosed with diabetes, and in constant pain, I find that I'm getting grumpy about a lot of things. This blog is my letting it all out in a polite, humorous way.

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Is American Military Composed of Martians?, GOP's New 10 Points of Light
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 5 hours ago
Is American Military Composed of Martians?, GOP's New 10 Points of Light
— notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — David Brooks Dana Milbank " This is what happens as nations grow wealthier; they use money to buy civilization." - David Brooks Besides trying to initiate the next step of trust between the Palestinian Authority and Israel with the exchange of prisoners for Israeli Sargent Gilad Shalit, ... (more) Is American Military Composed of Martians?, GOP's New 10 ...

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Iran Plans Protests in Mecca, Freeing Gilad Shalit, Ahmadinejad in Brazil
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 30 hours ago
Iran Plans Protests in Mecca, Freeing Gilad Shalit, Ahmadinejad in Brazil
— notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com — Paul Krugman Leslie Gelb "The reigning doctrine in Washington appears to be “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” - Paul Krugman "The message for Mr. Obama should be clear: He should stare hard at the skills of his foreign-policy team and, more so, at his own dominant role in decision-making. ... (more) Iran Plans Protests in Mecca, Freeing Gilad Shalit, ...

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Glenn Organizes Like ACORN, the Devil is About Scientology, Hasan Nidal Holds Still
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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 ...

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Guantanamo's Evil Twin, Facing Divorce with Pakistan, King Abdullah To The Rescue
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 3 days ago
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, ...

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Obama Becomes Negative, Dissing the Treasury
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 4 days ago
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

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Obama Contracts Asian Flu, The Politics of Heroin, Chairman Putin v William Browder
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 5 days ago
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, ...

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Parallel Politics, Right Wing Roundup
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 6 days ago
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

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Jet Skiing Among the Corpses, Iran's Clean Bill of Nuclear Health, Fraud Task Force Five...
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 7 days ago
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 ...

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Palin's Coming Out Party, The Spoils of War, Death To Webusers!
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
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 ...

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US and Pakistani Distrust, Palestinian End-Around
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 9 days ago
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

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Yemen Again, Appeasing Chinese, Unfair 9/11 Trials
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 10 days ago
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

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Obama Goes Asian, Afghanistan Needs Khalilzad
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 11 days ago
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

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Damned Houthis Ask For Truce, the New Love-fest
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 12 days ago
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

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Blackouts in Brazil, is Yemen the Beginning of WW111?
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 13 days ago
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?

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Have an Explosive Good Time on Your Dream Vacation in Iraq, Dithering Dimitry
notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com - 14 days ago
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 ...

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