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December 31, 2007

Species: Fool, Genus: Lawyer

Anti-Military Lawyer Damages Marine's Car on Eve of Deployment

The Basics: US Marine Sgt Mike McNulty 's car was vandalized by dipshit Chicago lawyer Jay Grodner to the tune of $2400 in damages.

BlackFive has the story.

It’s probably too much to hope that - even with Grodner's history of unethical behavior - the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission will do anything to discipline him.

BTW, His website is disabled.

If you call Mr Grodner to express your contempt (his phone lines: (847) 444-1500 and (312) 236-1142 were disconnected) be polite - which is more than the contemptible ass was to Sgt. McNulty.

December 30, 2007

2008: Year of the Rat

Also a hotly contested election year.

Somehow apropos, eh?

The (Chinese) Year of the Rat begins February 7, 2008, and ends January 25, 2009.

This Sign is motivated by its own interests, which often include money.

The Key Word: Ambitious

Those born in the year of the Rat are: highly ambitious, charming, stubborn, strong-willed, obstinate, controlling, secretive, cunning, crafty, opportunistic, critical, resentful, vengeful, intolerant, and manipulative.

Rat people are prone to spend freely, but can be quite greedy.
Greed can become a problem if the Rat isn't careful to keep its priorities straight.

They are keen and unapologetic promoters of their own agendas, which often include money and power.

They can usually find their way around obstacles, and adapt to various environments easily.

Rats are highly exclusive and selective when choosing friends and so often have only a few very close friends whom they trust.

Rats are masters of mind games and can be very dangerous, calculative and downright cruel if the need arises.

Quick-tempered and aggressive, they will not think twice about exacting revenge on those that hurt them in any way.

Rats need to learn to relax sometimes, as they can be quite obsessed with detail, demanding order, obedience, and perfection.
Being perfectionists, they can be difficult to work with and seldom make lasting friendships.

Rats can be deeply affronted if they feel they have been deceived or that their trust has been abused.

Sometimes they set their targets too high, whether in relation to their friends or in their career.

Rats dislike doing without things they want, strict time keeping, any routines, being at the end of the line.

Although born a year too early (She's a Boar), do these characteristics remind of us anyone ?

An alternative title could be: Year of the Hildebeast.

December 27, 2007

Sail on, Ship of State

Continuing the Naval tradition of naming U.S. Navy ships after U.S. Presidents:

Thanks to the Opinionated Fool for the Photos!

December 24, 2007

Dogs of War: Lex

In the news this week is the story of two Marines, Cpl. Dustin Lee and Lex the war dog.

Lex was an explosives sniffing dog, and his and Cpl. Lee’s job was to smell out IEDs and save Marines' lives.

On March 21st 2007 Cpl Lee and Lex were on patrol in the Fallujah area.

They had six weeks left on their tour.

During combat operations that day, Cpl. Lee and Lex were wounded by shrapnel from the same blast. Lex survived, 20 year-old Cpl. Lee did not. He would have turned 21 on April 7th.

Rachel Lee, Dustin’s mother, believes her son’s spirit lives on through Lex because of their close bond, because they were wounded together and because Lex was there as Dustin died.

The Lee family wanted to adopt the 8 year-old war dog, but Lex still had two years of military service left.

In the history of the Marine Corps War Dog program, no dog had ever been retired early so he could be adopted out.

That did not deter the Lee family.

The Lees lobbied the Marine Corps for months, getting their congressman involved. Their efforts paid off and on Friday, December 21st, exactly 9 months after Dustin was killed, Lex was retired from the Corps and adopted by the Lee family during a ceremony at MCLB Albany, GA.

Requiescat In Pace, Marine

There'd be a lot more than 50,000 names on the Vietnam Wall without these dogs, and I don't think the average American even knows the role they played." - Dr. John Kubisz, a veterinarian who served with the 764th Veterinary detachment in Vietnam.

NoBoddie's Winter Holiday Message

TO ALL MY DEMOCRAT FRIENDS:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country, nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere.

Also, this wish is made without regard to race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual preference.

Have a Happy Non-Denomination Winter Holiday!

TO ALL MY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!