Just because wire photographers think Obama's speech from last night was the most serious thing ever doesn't mean that you can't have a little bit of fun at the photographers' expense. (Oh, and our congratulations to Brad Thor, whom is apparently an oft-read favorite over at West Point.)
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If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid. ~Professor Pilmer
Pat in Shreveport has the new official spelling of Taliban, based on President Obama's pronunciation.
Is there an Advil for that?
AP stringer Pablo Monsivais captures this brilliant composition, which I think illustrates quite clearly how weary the adult members of our population are with the childish antics of the anti-War (but strangely silent about non-American wars) left.
But still, did he wait a while [...]
"I am atleast 48 timesI wanted to get back to William Owen's article in Armed Forces Journal. He's concerned that the military obsesses a bit too much on terminology at the cost of not appreciating the universal nature of war. And by "universal nature of war," he means [...]
Officials plan to unveil a plaque at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge celebrating a prestigious engineering award for the project..
As the facts trickle out, we're learning a lot more--none of it all too surprising--about Tariq and Michaele Salahi, the so-called White House party crashers.
Global Warming's High Priest Disgraced by 'Climategate'Tuesday, December 1 marked the end of smoking in restaurants in Virginia. Governor Tim Kaine has been seen taking his victory laps. The past president of the Medical Society of VA has stated that 1700 people a year die from second hand smoke.
Is this simply a huge political move? If the [...]
The state's proposed revisions to the six-year road-building plan are "a severe blow in tough financial times when we need the help the most," said Dwight Farmer, executive director of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization..More at Pilot Online[hamptonroads.com] [...] 
Real-time traffic and voice recognition are becoming increasingly popular features among factory-installed navigation system owners, compared with 2008, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Navigation Usage and Satisfaction Study(SM) released today..More at PR Newswire[www.prnewswire.com] [...] 
Through an Associated Press report in the Richmond Times Dispatch we learn that the governing board of the Virginia War Memorial is considering new criteria for the inclusion of a service member's name on the memorial.For those interested, here's the WaPo coverage and the White House transcript. For the WMD crowd, here's the money shots:
"The people and governments of both Afghanistan and Pakistan are endangered. And the stakes are even higher within a nuclear-armed Pakistan, because [...]
All signs indicate that it will ultimately be the [...]
From the esteemed Anthony Bedell, Chairman of the Fairfax Republican Party:
Late tonight Steve Hunt won the Republican nomination in the 37th Senatorial District over Marianne Horinko and Will Nance. Each candidate ran a great race and should be proud of their individual efforts despite the results.
Now it is time [...]
In case you missed it last night, here's a video of President Obama's speech on Afghanistan.
