On today's date in 1977 astronomers discovered a faint but distinct ring around Uranus, which is a true sentence I want you to savor. ...
The military and political history of the cruise missile, a weapon and a tool of foreign policy that became an irresistible temptation to a string of American presidents eager to "show resolve" and blow stuff up without putting American lives at direct risk. This one's worth your $2.
We lobbed 400 of them at Iran in a single 36-hour period, by the way. 10% of the entire stockpile, which replaces slowly (100-200 per year max). So there's that, too! ...
Congratulations to our newest cabinet secretary for somehow finding a way to escape the life trajectory to which all previous humans named "Markwayne" have been limited (dying while trying to set a speed record in a boat painted to look like a pack of Marlboros) ...
Dustin says:
Why? Because he wants what is best for the country and refuses to stick to party lines? Not saying I agree with his vision of what's best, but I respect his maverick stance.
Also, a politician should cater to their constituency, and GOP voters DID vote him into office. Heh.
J. Dryden says:
While I agree that adhering blindly to the party line is not necessarily an attractive trait in a politician, there's a difference between being a maverick and being a smug douche who's been consistently proven wrong on his foreign policy issues and yet continues to flaunt them as if he'd been proven right.
Ed says:
His Napoleonic power trip over the Democratic senate majority has put him on my permanent shit list. His issue positions do not bother me beyond the fact that I often disagree with them.
He is a petty, egotistical, condescending asshat. I can't wait until these Senate elections are over. I forsee the solid Democratic majority filming a nice good-bye message to Joe in late November. "Hey former colleague. You know that bed you made? Enjoy sleeping in it."
warmbowski says:
I just watched the HBO movie Recount which chronicles his ability to throw a wrench in his own election bid for VP, by waffling on the issue with overseas military ballots that weren't postmarked or signed.
What a Schmuck!
Dustin says:
A schmuck he may be, but I'd love to see a Jew in the White House.