tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82211092011-04-21T18:23:11.261-04:00One Naval Officer's views on politics in America...VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1115180993342909752005-05-04T00:24:00.000-04:002005-05-04T00:31:53.790-04:00

For the few diehards that still visit from time to time, I am going to start posting again. I got very busy with my job and I was on the road quite a bit. Shore duty is supposed to be easy but Ive been busier than a one legged man in butt kicking contest. Stay tuned and I promise to do my best to deliver a good product.

VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1098154530777818302004-10-18T22:28:00.000-04:002004-10-18T22:58:41.356-04:00

Choosing Bush for my vote wasn't a hard choice. There are myriad reasons why, no matter whether you are voting based on national security or domestic issues. Bush gets my vote for three simple reasons. The first reason has her mother's hair and eyes. She faces every day with the bright eyed and unbridled enthusiasm that every child enjoys. She sends me off with a hug every day and greets me with

VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1097209996276753012004-10-07T23:25:00.000-04:002004-10-10T01:56:00.293-04:00

To the elite few who read this blog, I have finally readjusted to adding member number three to the family. Thanks for all the well wishes. Expect regular posting once again. Now on to the show. A quote that I like has a line in it that says "a conservative is a liberal who got mugged." While my current political outlook evolved somewhat less dramatically, you could say I got mugged by reality.

VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1094789636611977562004-09-09T22:29:00.000-04:002004-09-10T00:13:56.610-04:00

September 11, 2001. I was a wet behind the ears Naval Flight Officer, eagerly anticipating my first extended at-sea period as a carrier aviator. I slept in late, because as junior officers (especially junior aviators) are wont to do, I spent the previous night celebrating my last night on dry land for the next six weeks, with exceeding and determined vigor. I peeled my carcass off the Navy issue

VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1094763097213979762004-09-09T16:50:00.000-04:002004-09-09T16:51:37.213-04:00

I added a new member to my family day. That makes it daughter number 3 and I am seriously outnumbered. Mom and baby are doing great!

VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1094677886306323362004-09-08T15:16:00.000-04:002004-09-08T17:11:26.306-04:00

Like Frankenstein's monster, the Bush was AWOL cries have been resurrected by the Lefties. Today's cry came with the news that the Pentagon has discovered more of Bush's missing records. Out of an abundance of caution," the government "searched a file that had been preserved in spite of this policy" and found the Bush records, the letter said. "The Department of Defense (news - web sites) regrets

VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1094655859960029552004-09-08T10:54:00.000-04:002004-09-08T14:19:47.893-04:00

Arnold Kling, one of my favorite economic writers on the Web, has a great article called Government and the Fear Factor. In it Mr. Kling talks about how the political issues are created by exploiting the fears of the electorate. This is the theme I touch on tangentially in some of my other posts. Please check out his other work at EconLog and his personal page here.

VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1094580745832752652004-09-07T13:43:00.000-04:002004-09-07T19:15:54.596-04:00

The AP puts out their latest "Bush, Kerry: On the Issues" piece, asking, "Should the Patriot Act be changed to strengthen anti-terrorism protections, civil liberties or both? If so, how?" It would seem from reading the Kerry answer, he would be mostly in favor of the Patriot Act, other than some tweaking of various provisions. Seems like a fairly reasonable answer right? Lets hop in the

VulturesRowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793317271356289785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221109.post-1094571633964199272004-09-07T11:07:00.000-04:002004-09-07T19:02:15.236-04:00

Well once again Kerry attempts to play on people's fears about the economy with an attack on Bush and outsourcing. As I wrote about in my Economic Chicken Littles entry, the American electorate is vulnerable to rhetoric like this because of the general electorate's ignorance of basic economic principles. Lets take a look shall we? John Kerry (news - web sites) is promising North Carolina

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Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog.

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Am I the only one that has had enough enough sky is falling rhetoric from the Left? When they arent busy defending Kerry's patriotism, they usually take a casual swat at the current state of the economy and how Bush is responsible for all sorts of ecnomic woes. For a great example of this, read along as the Q and O guys fact check the NYT and show what sort of doublespeak the Left likes to hide

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For those of you that somehow found this blog, you are probably wondering why you should waste time on it. There are lots out there, many very good. Well I hope that my views on politics (and other issues) in America, might be interesting coming from someone who is often on the business end of foreign policy. As for that job, I am a Naval Flight Officer. Think Goose from Top Gun, only I don't

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