Hitting Hillary's letter out of the ballpark again, Uncle Jimbo!

Cross-posted at Rosemary's Thoughts.

Reading all the threats everyday that this country is facing, sure can get to a person. That is why Uncle Jimbo is such a great guy. I can always count on him to lift my spirits. He has the right words at the right time to apply to right people. You just have to read his take on Hillary's question given to the Defense Department. He is spot-on!

Would you like to know the question? Okay, here it is:

Dear Mr. Secretary:

On May 22, 2007, I wrote to you to request that you provide the appropriate oversight committees in Congress - including the Senate Armed Services Committee - with briefings on what current contingency plans exist for the future withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq. Alternatively, if no such plans exist, I asked for an explanation for the decision not to engage in such planning.

I am in receipt of a letter from Eric Edelman, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy who wrote that he was responding on your behalf. Under Secretary Edelman's response did not address the issues raised in my letter and instead made spurious arguments to avoid addressing contingency planning for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.

As I noted in my original letter, "the seeds of many problems that continue to plague our troops and mission in Iraq were planted in the failure to adequately plan for the conflict and properly equip our men and women in uniform. Congress must be sure that we are prepared to withdraw our forces without any unnecessary danger."

Rather than offer to brief the congressional oversight committees on this critical issue, Under Secretary Edelman - writing on your behalf - instead claims that congressional oversight emboldens our enemies. Under Secretary Edelman has his priorities backward. Open and honest debate and congressional oversight strengthens our nation and supports our military. His suggestion to the contrary is outrageous and dangerous. Indeed, you acknowledged the importance of Congress in our Iraq policy at a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee in March, when you stated, "I believe that the debate here on the Hill and the issues that have been raised have been helpful in bringing pressure to bear on the Maliki government and on the Iraqis in knowing that there is a very real limit to American patience in this entire enterprise."

Redeploying out of Iraq will be difficult and requires careful planning. I continue to call on the Bush Administration to immediately provide a redeployment strategy that will keep our brave men and women safe as they leave Iraq - instead of adhering to a political strategy to attack those who rightfully question their competence and preparedness after years of mistakes and misjudgments.

Other members of this Administration have not engaged in political attacks when the prospect of withdrawal planning has been raised. At the June 7 Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, I asked General Lute "what level of planning has taken place" and "whether the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs have been briefed about the level of planning." I also asked General Lute to determine "what kind of timeline would exist if a decision for either military or political reasons were taken to begin withdrawal" and if he considered this kind of planning to be part of his responsibilities.

General Lute replied, "Thank you Senator. I do think such an adaptation, if the conditions on the ground call for it, will be part of this position."

I renew my request for a briefing, classified if necessary, on current plans for the future withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq or an explanation for the decision not to engage in such planning. I also renew my concern that our troops will be placed in unnecessary danger if the Bush Administration fails to plan for the withdrawal of U.S. Forces. Finally, I request that you describe whether Under Secretary Edelman's letter accurately characterizes your views as Secretary of Defense.

I would appreciate the courtesy of a prompt response directly from you. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely yours,

Hillary Rodham Clinton

(Hat tip: MyDD. Be careful. It's a 'Leftie for Hillary' site I got it from. lol)

If you will notice, her letter to him was released for publication. Was his? I don't know, but I doubt it. (Won't swear to it, though.) Anyway, I thought Uncle Jimbo handled this just fine. Yes, fine indeed. Go over and have a great laugh and a great day!

Trackback @ DoD Daily News.

Physicians vs. Gun Owners

Cross-posted at Rosemary's Thoughts.
Physicians:
a. The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000. c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
(Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Now think about this . . ..

Guns:
a. The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000.
b. The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500.
c. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.000188.
_________________
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. _________________
Remember, "Guns don't kill people; doctors do." FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR. _________________
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand! _________________
Note: Out of concern for the public at large, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention.

With gracious gratitude to my brother, who knows how I feel about that them doctors! Oh yes, and gun RIGHTS, too! Thank you, Mr. GrassRoots.

Did you ever...

...think of a really cool song in your head, but forgot it before you could put it on paper?

...think of a really good topic to discuss, but forgot to write it down before you feel asleep?

...know the answer to a complicated question, but forgot it before the teacher got around to calling on you?

Well, I am having one of those days, so don't expect too much from me! LOL. BTW, there are so many 'Have you ever's' for me to compile just one list. These were things that actually happened to me - today - so I guess they're not actually made up. That's why I stopped when I did. That's depressing, and I just woke up. However I refuse to allow it to get ne into a funk about it. :)

Woe is me!

It is almost 5pm, and I am just waking up. It may have something to do with the fact that I did not go to sleep until after noon! I was working on trying to duplicate my Rosemary's Thoughts template with one that had my 'Rosemary's Thoughts' as its URL. You would not believe how HARD that is to do!

Why would I want to do that, anyway? To make it easier for you guys. If you would like to find me, either bookmark me, add me to your sidebar so you don't have to remember the URL or google me. lol. I have to go back now and erase my registration for the other site in Feed.Feedburner! Oivay!

Oh, by the time I got to my email, I had 117 messages! Wow! If I haven't gotten back to you yet, please do not despair. It takes a while to go through them. I have some DoD Daily News work to do yet (but you can catch it first at DoD Daily News-2). I also have some religious posts that need updating, and I have some news for Knickerbocker News. But enough about my 'to do's'. lol.

Have a good day everyone, and don't forget to let your senators hear your voices on this amnesty bill! There is another cloture vote in the morning, June 28, 2007. We MUST kill this bill. The number is TOLL FREE 1-866-340-9281. :)

Subject: JUST SUPPOSE...

Cross-posted at Rosemary's Thoughts.

This was passed along to me by Gregg from Pundit Review. I think it is as hilarious as it is eerily scary. Have fun.

JUST SUPPOSE that at every ball game, graduation, prom, etc, someone who has had enough of stupid, anti historical court decisions had the guts to start reciting the Lord's Prayer loudly, and others joined in, then more, until hundreds participated.

And just suppose this spread all over our land until this became standard practice in hundreds of schools, then thousands, then tens of thousands.

Just what would local school boards do? Expel half the student body? (They need their jobs and federal funding far too much to do that.) What would a Federal district court do? Order hundreds of nonviolent, decent minors jailed? Or thousands?

Just what would the Supreme Court do about it - issue more edicts?

What if millions decided the Supreme Court was out of its league and said, "So what?"

Just suppose hundreds of brave school board members, local judges, prosecutors, and others, each in their own area of authority, refused to intervene, realizing that we have already tried it the other way, and the result was a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah of immorality and senseless violence.

Just suppose this then spread next into classroom after classroom, And either a brave student or a brave teacher started the Lord's Prayer (or Psalm 100, or a Bible reading, etc.) each morning, until hundreds of thousands stood up and did their part and stopped cowering before the destructive, God-hating secular attitudes of the pagan minority who parrot the media line.

Just suppose every God-fearing Christian participated peacefully, nonviolently, but firmly and continually. Where would they get enough jails to hold us all? How would they prosecute hundreds of thousands?

It is far more than the government can do to even stop the flow of illegal drugs, despite their best efforts, and overcrowded jails.

What if hundreds of thousands stood up to the tyranny of the minority and demanded their freedom of religion back? They can't build enough jails or courts to begin to deal with such a movement.

During the Civil Rights battles of the 60's, some of the black people decided they had had enough and stood up to the system. A few dozen here, a few hundred there, and eventually the whole country heard, and repented, and changed. Racial repression was an evil whose time was over.

But now, there is another battle and the stakes are even higher. The future of all children, white, black, and otherwise, is at stake. No other country on earth allows a tiny minority of impractical anti-religious bigots to censor their people's right to free religious expression. Even Russian public schools show videos of the life and teachings of Jesus now.

We tend to get exactly the kind of government we deserve.

If you make a time line or a graph, you will see that the exponential increase in public school violence, pregnancy, and foul language all started at exactly the time the Supreme Court threw prayer and Bible reading out of the schools. We told God we didn't need Him, and the results speak for themselves.

Just suppose hundreds of Christians passed this message on to all their friends, leaders and contacts.

Just suppose hundreds of churches, organizations and ministries passed this message on to their constituencies with a request to reprint, repost and repeat it wherever possible.

Just suppose you are a lighthouse. Once upon a time the Church was the moral conscience and spiritual lighthouse of the nation. Now, most congregations are impotent, pusillanimous minor-league social welfare agencies or mutual comfort societies with no impact on the world around their little enclave.

Just suppose you don't know what you should do.

Just suppose that you take action, pass this on, or just simply read it and YOU DO NOTHING.

Ah, that is the question, isn't it?

Rosemary's Thoughts

I have started a new site named, "Rosemary's Thoughts, because I think it will be better for me to express myself better in a different forum. Not that I can't or don't do so here, but I want a site where not so much is expected from me. lol.

I really like the way it looks, and I don't want to 'customize' this site. Even though the other site looks nice, I still want my HTML! I know they have it over at the other site, but I cannot use the href in the template. If I mess up and lose one of the tags, I will lose all of my links that were connected to it! (I do save my template on word, so it isn't that bad. It's just a pain.)

Besides, I want a place where I can just express myself, no matter what. Here, I am more professional (stop laughing!) than I have to be over there. I will post everything I write over there, but I will also have some more writings over there. Who knows? Maybe I'll even have everything I ever wrote over there!

Yes, that would be cool. I could combine everything written on my others, and put them there. That way, I don't have to wonder who's writing what, who's commentting where, etc. That sounds logical to me. No wonder I failed the, "Your Brain is 27% Female, 73% Male" quiz!

Okay, you try it!

Your Brain is 27% Female, 73% Male

You have a total boy brain Logical and detailed, you tend to look at the facts And while your emotions do sway you sometimes... You never like to get feelings too involved

What Gender Is Your Brain?

Please continue praying for Danny's family

Crossposted at Loving God Holy.

Some of my readers may have seen this request over at my homepage, My Newz 'n Ideas, but I have a little more news about this situation. It is also quite humorous. It was written by Linda, Danny's wife. I would like to share it with you.

Life is a Fartlek

My husband has a text file stored on his computer entitled, Wise Things I've Said. Today he's adding another to the list which is the title of this entry.

This morning Danny and I were discussing all kinds of subjects and then we started talking about struggles that I've been through in the past six years. And just recently a new struggle has shown its ugly head.

Several years ago when my husband went to John Brown University in Arkansas, he was friends with a guy named Jonathan Beverly who was an avid runner. Jonathan is now editor-in- chief of Running Times. Jonathan once told Danny that you know you're really a runner when you can use the word "fartlek" in a mixed crowd and not be embarrased.

According to Dictionary.com this is its definition,


"a training technique, used esp. among runners, consisting of bursts of intense effort loosely alternating with less strenuous activity."

Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fartlek (accessed: June 01, 2007).

This morning as we talked through my struggles, Danny popped out a quotable quote, Life is a fartlek. He is so right as in applying this to my life. As a Christian, God puts things in my life to keep me growing. At the age of 40, I can look back and see periods of time when it was really stressful and then other periods of when life was so calm I was bored and uninspired to do anything. God does this to me to help me grow but not continuously overwhelm me that there's too much to handle. At times in life where there is great stress I truly know God would not push beyond the stress level I could handle. But He would push me to my limit so I would run to Him for help and strength which would also cause my faith to grow.

Another good quote by my husband, Life is a fartlek.

Linda's Thoughts is a wonderful site where you may go to encourage Danny's wife. Let her know you are praying for her. She is a beautiful and thoughtful writer, and she is a very warm person. You will not be disappointed. Thank you, and God bless you.

I'm a Capitalist Pig!

You Are 84% Capitalist, 16% Socialist

You're a capitalist pig - and proud of it. You believe that business makes the world great... And you'd never be ashamed of being rich!

Are You a Socialist or Capitalist?

Hilarious Photos of 'Surrender Monkeys'

Move America Forward has some hilarious pictures from their San Francisco 'Surrender Monkeys' protest.

Pundit Review may go national. Please help us!

I was emailing Gregg Jackson, author of, Conservative Comebacks to Liberal Lies, about an issue that caught my eye. That is when I found out that the Pundit Review Radio Program may be going national! I am so very happy for them.

In case you do not know of them, they have a talk radio show and a website. What they do with their talk radio show is invite bloggers on to discuss their blogs, current events and to give a different point of view than we get from the Washington talking heads. That's right. We are given the opportunity to express our own minds, and it is very refresshing.

Their website is Pundit Review, and their radio program which is on Sunday evenings, 7-10pm EST, at station WRKO. They would be delighted to hear from you. The toll free number to call in is 877-469-4322. Thank you, and have a great weekend. :)

You are Midnight

You Are Midnight

You are more than a little eccentric, and you're apt to keep very unusual habits. Whether you're a nightowl, living in a commune, or taking a vow of silence - you like to experiment with your lifestyle. Expressing your individuality is important to you, and you often lie awake in bed thinking about the world and your place in it. You enjoy staying home, but that doesn't mean you're a hermit. You also appreciate quality time with family and close friends.

What Time Of Day Are You?

Hat tip: Serendip.

A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

Mike Shelton of the Orange County Register:



Hat tip: Real Clear Politics.

Kevin Siers Does Nifong (Cartoon)

Kevin Siers in the Charlotte Observer.

Hat tip: Real Clear Politics.

Are you a radical?

You Are 28% Politically Radical

You've got a few unusual political ideas, but overall you're a pretty mainstream person. Chances are that you're turned off by both the radical right and looney left.

Are You a Political Radical?

So, this stupid test doesn't think I AM the whacky right? They ask mostly Leftist questions! The ones they ask that are supposed to be close to the Right are so far off-base of what we actually believe, it makes me just say, "Oh well." There they go again!

'Jeopardy' Contestants Finish in 3-Way Tie in Show 1st

I saw this on one of my feeds, and thought you might like it. It isn't political, nor is it gory. lol.

NEW YORK — All those years of answers and questions, and it's never happened before on "Jeopardy!"

What is a three-way tie, Alex?

The three contestants on the venerable game show all finished with $16,000 after each answering the final question correctly in the category, "Women of the 1930s," on Friday's show. They identified Bonnie Parker, of the famed Bonnie and Clyde crime duo, as a woman who, as a waitress, once served one of the men who shot her.

"We've had a lot of crazy things happen on `Jeopardy!' but in 23 years I've never seen anything like this before," host Alex Trebek said.

The show contacted a mathematician who calculated the odds of such a three-way tie happening — one in 25 million.

The three contestants, Jamey Kirby of Gainesville, Fla.; Anders Martinson of Union City, Calif.; and Scott Weiss of Walkersville, Md; were all declared champions and taped a rematch that will air Monday.

Source: Fox News.

That is amazing! Great going everyone. Let us hope that it doesn't (does?) happen again this time!

Time for fun

How to tell if you have smelly feet...



Yep............YOU DO!

Hi everyone!

I have to write this swift note, because I almost forgot to post today! I'm watching 2 1/2 Men. Yeah, I know. But I like it. I'm recording 24 Hours. Are you kidding? I wouldn't miss that! I just can't stand all the commercials. This way, I get to fast forward. hehehe.

Well, I hope everyone had a good day. Please send a Valentine's Day Card to one of our troop members. The information is at the top of this site. It will stay there until Friday, January 26, 2007. I know they will appreciate it as will you. :)

The President's Speech

Hat tip: Little Green Footballs.

Are you a Democrat, Republican or a Southerner?

Here is a little test that will help you decide.

The answer can be found by posing the following question:

You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife, and charges at you. You are carrying a Glock 40 caliber, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do?

Democrat's Answer: Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children? Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? Should I call 9-1-1? Why is this street so deserted? We need to raise taxes, have a paint and weed day, and make this happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior. This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for few days and try to come to a consensus.

Republican's Answer: BANG!

Southerner's Answer: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click..... (Sounds of reloading) BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click.

Daughter: "Nice grouping, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips or Hollow Points?"

Son: "Can I shoot the next one!??!"

Wife: "You ain't taking that to the Taxidermist!"

Hat tip to my brother who received this from our friend in Texas! lol.