Christmas cards: I'm only writing this because I'm halfway through writing all my Christmas cards and if I don't take a break I shall stab my eyes out! What a balls-aching job it is. Normally I get an urge to do it during October or November and I sit down straightaway to knock them out whilst I'm in the mood, but this year, for some reason, I just cannot get in the Christmas mood. "Forsooth I know not why I am so sad . . ." and all that jazz!
Obama plays spot the lady: We've all seen those guys, usually in a busy street with a folding table - for a quick getaway if the 'old Bill' turn up - with three cards one of which is a queen and they invite you to 'spot the lady' as they shuffle at enormous speed and with amazing dexterity. Obama is, I suspect, about to play the same sort of trick. He has three options in Afghanistan, get out immediately, stay in indefinitely and, in effect, take over the governance of the place, or try and con everyone by surging in thousands of troops next year before surging them all out again the year after faster than you can say '2012 presidential election'! In this latter scenario, he will either claim victory or he will blame the defeat on Karzai. Needless to say, Brown and our utterly useless General Staff are going along wasting our blood and treasure to help keep this Marxist shyster in power.
New Year's Eve: One part of the festivities I do look forward to is New Year's Eve. Over the years we have taken to celebrating it with four very old friends, taking it in turns to act as hosts. Many years ago I insisted that us men should wear dinner suits and black tie which did not endear me to my pals but they went along with it and I think they quite like it now. Of course, my reason for putting the idea forward is that it gives the ladies an excuse to really doll themselves up - such a change!
'Climategate' rumbles across the pond: Now that Phil Jones has been left as walking wounded merely awaiting someone to give him the bullet, attention has turned to the main man - Mann! Professor Michael Mann, inventor, in every sense of the word, of the infamous 'hockey stick' is to be investigated by his own university- Penn State. Not that too much is expected because the university, itself, like East Anglia, is in on the scam. Incidentally, if any HAFs accuse a sceptic scientist of being in the pay of 'Big Oil', ask them to check on Dr. Phil Jones's list of contributors to his 'research' fund and find out how much came from so-called 'green' energy companies. Apropos my title, I think the rumble has gone even further than across the Atlantic. The Australian Liberal (ie, Tory) party has split on the issue of a proposed carbon trading scam scheme supported by their soaking wet leader. Several front benchers have resigned and there seems a good chance of a change in the leadership. (My thanks to Bishop Hill and WUWT.)
Whilst we're in the Antipodes: May I recommend an excellent blog run from New Zealand by Trevor Loudon and called New Zeal. Amongst many other things, Mr. Loudon is indefatigable in his mole-like diggings into the background of all those hitherto unknown 'czars' and advisers that Obama hand-picked as such in order to avoid letting them come under Senate investigation. I should warn you that, if you like and admire the USA (despite its myriad faults) it makes for dismal and alarming reading. Come back Sen. McCarthy, all is forgiven! Anyway, read 'New Zeal', it's worth it for the background you will never find in the MSM.
Never trust a sailor: That was, and is, good advice to pass onto daughters but these days, alas, it applies to all of us if the sailors concerned work at the MoD and have lots of gold braid. The Mail on Sunday has published more revelations concerning that mysterious kidnapping of a British couple by Somali pirates. Originally, it was given out that RN ships were too far away to help, then it came out that in fact there was a ship present but it was only a supply ship with no offensive power, now it turns out that in fact the fleet auxiliary ship had 20 armed and trained marines on boards all dressed up in their black gear and guns and rarin' to go - but the order never came. Something stinks at the MoD, and it is particularly rank at the Admiralty end of it. Don't even go to the political 'leadership' at the top, not without wearing a full NBC suit. I have it on very good authority that Nelson on his column has now shut his only good eye and is holding his nose with his only good hand!
So. Whaddaya think?
http://www.newsweek.com/id/224670
Posted by: JK | Monday, 30 November 2009 at 03:39
"Come back Sen. McCarthy, all is forgiven!"
What's to forgive?
Posted by: North Northwester | Monday, 30 November 2009 at 08:21
Must be a low news week or something. Cheney will be 71 in 2012 and has a history of heart trouble. Ain't gonna happen! But a Palin/Cheney twosome, the beauty and the beast, that might be a goer.
Quite so, 'NNW'.
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 30 November 2009 at 09:05
I don't think so. Even if they agreed down the line on issues, which they don't, their personalitys are to different, they would be at each others throats, hopefully after the election. And I think they know it.
But then didn't someone say something about politcs and strange bedfellows.
Posted by: hank | Monday, 30 November 2009 at 09:47
David
Click and enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEiLgbBGKVk
Posted by: hank | Monday, 30 November 2009 at 09:51
Yes, I saw that last week, Hank, and one of these days I will work out how to put 'YouTubes' up directly on to my site. I particularly liked the line "cuz what you did was such a crime" because it was indeed a crime against humanity.
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 30 November 2009 at 10:33
David
On the rit=ght side of the UTube page there is line that says imbed.
Highlight cut and paste.
If you want to be fancy there is button at the end of the line that when you click on it gives options. Select highlight cut and paste
Posted by: hank | Monday, 30 November 2009 at 17:40