Gee. Reliable Allies, Again.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-09-29-afghan-army_N.htm

How To Tell When Your Industry Has Screwed Up

When the Feds feel enough heat to finally enforce regulation:

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/09/it-would-be-the-most-sweeping-change-to-american-consumer-protection-in-decades-perhaps-since-1930-it-would-wrest-power-awa.html

The Box

http://ow.ly/15QBN2

We're Number One!

Permanent Records?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/cronkite.htm

Drooooone Logic!

http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-09/when-drones-go-wild-air-force-shoots-them-down

Netflix, The USPS Way

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1925329,00.html

VHF DTV Blues Continue...

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090918/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_dtv_woes_1

Ahhh, Civil Discourse On The Internet

http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/disinhibit.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32897467/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

According to one of my distinguished debate opponents, putting someone on Ignore is an act of cowardice. Ultimately, what happens is that one grows more aware of co-dependent, enabling behavior, the need to fix other persons declines somewhat.

Net result: Extremists take over the debate. This is happening in Real Life, and has been increasing over the last forty years.

This form of compulsive behavior ends in the same way that any other addiction does- when the addict hits bottom. This can either be death, or one of the events that requires the stages of grief...

Our society as a whole needs a 12 Step Program. The bottom event is likely to be economic and political, rather than military.

I Never Predicted This...

http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cookreport.php

See The Book "Illegal Tender"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/us/16coin.html?_r=1

Brooks Notices Generational Turnings, Again

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/opinion/15brooks.html?em

I Have Not Been Saying this Since KAHHHHHHN! Deregulated Things...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-15-air-safety_N.htm

VHF DTV Blues

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/327804-FCC_Continues_Working_On_DTV_Related_Reception_Issues.php

Damn Those Evil Socialized Medicine Brits!

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/editorialcommentary/story/348F52DE319AF4DC86257623007FAAEB?OpenDocument

Charlie Cook Has A Point

http://www.cookpolitical.com/node/4763

To My Former Debate Opponents On the Old Political Board

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26628.html