Monthly Archives: March 2018

Sean Hannity’s time has come … (irony)

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Pat Lang

It seems clear that LTG HR McMaster will be leaving for "home" in the Pentagon where he will be given a fourth star as "hush money" for his experience at the WH.  "And angels sing thee to thy rest …"  … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Humor, Politics | 115 Comments

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Pat Lang

  "The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an introspective self-report questionnaire with the purpose of indicating differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the world around them and make decisions.[1][2][3] The MBTI was constructed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her … Continue reading →

Posted in Ukraine Crisis | 61 Comments

Larry Johnson on the 2016 numbers

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Pat Lang

(In light of insistance on the left that HC won the legally non-existent "national popular vote" I have decided to re-publish this piece by the vanished Larry Johnson.  pl) What the Numbers Really Say About the Trump Victory–UPDATED By Larry Johnson -  … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 77 Comments

Carlson and Dobbs ripped John Bolton a new jingo.

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pat Lang

  (Perhaps this is a new meaning for "jingo") The rumor is widespread that DJT is seriously thinking of making Ambassador (recess appointment) John Bolton his National Security Adviser if LTG HR McMaster departs the job.  I am no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, government, Media | 64 Comments

Looks like Mattis is the grown up in the room

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Pat Lang

(Editorial Comment) This is a very young Mike Pompeo when he was a first year cadet at West Point in 1983.  He concentrated his study there in Mechanical Engineering and graduated first in his class.  By the time he graduated … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, Current Affairs | 200 Comments

A Mars vehicle by next year?

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Pat Lang

   "Those hopper flights would go up to an altitude of several kilometers. "We'll do flights of increasing complexity," he said last month, including tests of heat shield technology. Musk didn't provide new testing details in his SXSW interview, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Space | 33 Comments

HARPER: WHAT IS DRIVING THE NEW PUSH FOR AUMF?

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Harper

After years of sitting back and letting Congressional authority to declare war transfer to the Executive Branch, it appears that some leading Members of the House and Senate are finally waking up to the consequences of their failure.  On February … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper | 23 Comments

” … we have no idea, because we aren’t even seeking answers.” Christopher Mellon

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Pat Lang

  "Is it possible that America has been technologically leap-frogged by Russia or China? Or, as many people wondered after the videos were first published by the New York Times in December, might they be evidence of some alien civilization?  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

Posted in Space | 89 Comments

Democrats announce victory plan for 2018

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Pat Lang

"This week, Congressional Democrats released a detailed tax hike plan that they promised to implement if given majority control of the House and Senate after the 2018 midterm elections. So much for the crocodile tears about the deficit–Democrats want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 43 Comments

Who is diddling who in Syria just now?

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Pat Lang

(editorial comment) The SAA is allowing surrendered  jihadis from the fighting around Damascus to be bused up to Idlib to join the intra-rebel war there.  Is this mere cleverness like the German infection of Russia with Bolsheviks in 1917 or … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Thread, Russia, Syria, Turkey | 47 Comments