Bush: "Fine With Me" If Troop Levels Remain The Same

Bush Receives Bahrainian Ass Clown Award

Facing another decision about U.S. troop levels in Iraq by spring, President Bush said Saturday it's "fine with me" if generals recommend no more reductions than those already planned to take the force posture down to about 130,000.

But things are supposed to be going great.............Why am I not surprised.

John Bruhns
Our politicians in Washington are wasting our tax dollars and all of their political energy on the war. It totally inhibits their ability to address the real issues that matter most to the American people -- jobs, education, poverty, economic prosperity, global warming, etc.

What I find most concerning is that the American people have not yet fully caught on to the severity of this debacle.

None of these detriments seem to pop up on the radar of average Americans who live their lives without interruption while our blood and treasure continue to be spent on the occupation of Iraq.

With the exception of our troops and their families, the American people reap the benefits of freedom and citizenship without committing any sacrifice to earn it.

Sooner or later that blood and treasure will run out and Americans will be mandated to sacrifice in some way, shape, or form. This is a certainty that "generation chickenhawk" needs to realize.

Ever since I came home from Iraq I have been fighting for an end to the war. On my travels I have encountered plenty of resistance from young able-bodied Americans who want our troops to fight and die in Iraq while they sit on their lazy backsides. I have zero tolerance for the rhetoric of those very same people who talk tough about the death and destruction in Iraq while they just stay home.

The mobilization of this element in American society is the one of the most disgraceful tragedies of the entire war.

My message to them is "put up or shut up."

If we as a nation are not willing to share in the sacrifice, we have no business being at war - period.

Oh Here's A Novel Idea: How About Detroit Goes Back To Making Great Cars

GM Style Event
Equal parts automotive exhibition, fashion show and concert, GM Style was unlike most runway events.

Hundreds of people dressed in casual chic sipped mixed drinks and munched finger food as an oversized clock counted down to the beginning of the night's festivities.

In most fashion shows, the designer ends the show by walking down the runway to applause, and GM Style was no different — in this case Ed Welburn, GM's vice president of design.

If you really want to see some cars and just happen to be in Detroit, Michigan Saturday, January 19 through Sunday, January 27th check out the 2008 North American International Car Show.

I'm A Goner

IS THERE SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT DOESN'T SHORTEN MY LIFE SPAN?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that anxiety and depression are risk factors for major heart-related events among patients with stable coronary artery disease.

"We found that both major depression and generalized anxiety disorder were more common in cardiac patients than in the general community. More importantly, both predicted about a doubling in risk for major cardiac events over two years," study chief Dr. Nancy Frasure-Smith, from the University of Montreal, told Reuters Health.

"Now that we know that both generalized anxiety disorder and major depression are markers of increased cardiac risk, it is imperative that these patients receive the best evidence-based treatment for both their cardiac and psychiatric conditions," Frasure-Smith emphasized.

"Extra efforts are justified in helping them change their cardiac risk factors, assure treatment compliance, and improve their emotional and social functioning," she added.

By Anthony J. Brown, MD Sat Jan 12, 10:04 AM ET
SOURCE: Archives of General Psychiatry, January 2008.

My Advice: Have Alot In Common And Keep It Fresh, People

Ursus Arctos Borian after thirty-one years of marriage.