Today's Morning Coffee is brought to you by the Democrats. If, despite what you see and hear, you smell a dirty rat, you've been had by a Democrat. I say this in jest.
Congratulations 'Merica, your voice has been heard. Another relatively successful election (just think the Athenians did this voting thing with far less problems 2,600 years ago…using pottery pieces). Let us now hope that the mob has not doomed us; it will likely hamstring the President and, if you can imagine it, even LESS will get done in our government than normal. This is not a condemnation of any specific party, but is endemic of the system. In any event, I hope that all of you voted and did so in an informed, intelligent manner. Unfortunately, I was not able to vote in this election for whatever reason. Yes, I'm now registered here, and also a resident, but apparently I registered just after the deadline for registration. Thus, my vote was not cast. This pains me some as it was such an important election.
Honestly, the worst part of this election outcome is the fact that Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will now be the Speaker of the House. Yes, she will be the first female speaker, but she is so utterly annoying that I find her hard to bear. That and she looks perpetually shocked, like a skunk had just sprayed her in the face. Perhaps this is her normal look, but you almost want to suspect a heavy dose of botox is responsible for her mug.
So what will this election mean? Who knows. None of these yahoos actually commit to their campaign promises, so it's really a crap-shoot. Personally, I can't wait. The ineptitude is so striking, ambivalence is really the only appropriate emotion at this time of year. Oh, the Terminator won in
Considering this election business will dominate today's (and tomorrow's) news cycle, it is pointless to consider mentioning much else today. That and my unclass computer is still down. Say what you will about the Air Force and how much money they have, but the IT sometimes leaves a little to be desired.
Almost forgot, I did want to mention a Washington Post article "How Not to Recruit a Military" by Maj. Joseph Escandon. I was wondering if anyone would respond in this manner to calls to fill the military ranks by offering citizenship to foreign nationals. The good Major is kind enough to bring up the fact that the Romans face a similar dilemma 1,700 or so years ago; filling the army's ranks with foreigners in exchange for citizenship proved to be a poor idea in the end. An efficient killing machine soon lost its ability to wage war because discipline standards were grossly relaxed, and the resulting tactical evolution, such as the inefficient but preferred use of long swords by barbarians, proved to be decidedly inferior to the tactics of Julius Caesar or even Scipio Africanus (who defeated
Word of the Day: Agrestic (adjective): Pertaining to fields or the country; rural; rustic. Also, lubricious (adjective): 1. lustful; lewd. 2. stimulating or appealing to sexual desire or imagination. 3. having a slippery or smooth quality. I will try to use this word in a sentence sometimes soon.
On this Day in History: Hernan Cortes enters
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