Mid Iowa Tiger

[quote]Our guys there are sitting ducks[/quote] What better way to get drawn in to the mess than lose a few pawns? ...

[quote]All he has to do is NOT apologize. Even a little.[/quote] From what I know of him (a priest friend is one of the spiritual directors at Benedictin) he won’t be stepping back any of it. Mostly because it’s true. ...

Timing isn’t on the governor. The process to get it to him takes a while. ...

We are made in the image and likeness of a loving God. We are inherently good but due to the fall of original sin we fight concupiscence and sin. ...

Actions and consequences. It’s a good life lesson. ...

That’s only two years of their average income. ...

Bonanzas are known as doctor killers for a reason. Those angled tails seem easy until they aren’t. ...

I’ve seen enough instances of Obama speaking without hours and hours of rehearsal and the aid of a teleprompter to know he wasn’t that good of a public speaker. Reagan was a very good speaker (he should be given his acting back ground). JFK was a good speech maker, there isn’t a lot of footage I...

[quote] I find it very hard to believe that E5/E6s are overruling, or making decisions without concurrence from, WOs and Commissioned Officers.[/quote] Your finding it hard is the correct instinct. The Army brass is scapegoating the low level NCOs. My son is one, was the second airship on ...

[quote]I’ve heard from a source who is a pilot in the army that they are getting slashed on their budget and have not been doing routine PMs and maintenance. Not saying this is the case, but that’s what’s behind a lot of army choppers malfunctioning lately[/quote] Nah man, I read the Army...