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There's a simple answer to the question “Why.” Why did the Deputy Commander of the 82nd Airborne turn away 7 busloads of women from sanctuary at HIKA? Why did we tell the students and faculty of American University in Afghanstan “there will be no more rescue flights”? And the answer is: the civilian evacuation airlift has ended. Done. Finished. Over. As Baghdad Jen would say – has said - “you are all deemed as choosing to stay.” Now any Major General worth his salt would have pulled open the welded gates with his bare hands, brought in those 7 busloads...

Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego Kamala Harris? Here we are, the Biden Administration attempting to unwind the worst planned, worst executed bug-out in World history. And where is the Vice President? On a tour of Southwest Asia, no doubt attempting to assure our allies and former enemies that the United States has their back. Good luck with that! And her itinerary includes Vietnam, with the imagery of helicopters landing on the embassy roof from the last cluster flop of an evac now fresh in everyone's minds. Oh, the screaming at her staff must have hit 6.0 on the...

I post this in the forlorn hope that I can make an informed decision regarding the Covid vaccine choices available to me. Like many on this forum, I planned to hold out for the J&J vaccine until the world came clotting down. After reading the following article snippet, I have severe doubts about getting ANY vaccine until I understand just what the, pardon my French, phuck is going on. So I put letter references to my questions in the thread, looking for specific answers from the collected intelligence here. When you get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the modified adenovirus...

... In the meantime, more Patriot militiamen were gathering at various bottlenecks along Battle Road to set up ambushes, the first being at Meriam’s Corner where the British had to cross a small bridge. On the open road, most of the soldiers marched in a column five men wide, while other troops known as flankers fanned out like wings on a bird to protect the column by keeping the Patriots out of accurate range. Of course, at a bridge the flankers had to join the main column so they could cross as well, which allowed the Patriots to come closer....

What is the difference between stuffing Covid-positive illegals on a bus with stuffing Covid patients in a nursing home? Asking for a friend.

Stop the modern-day carpetbaggers! The fate of our Nation rests upon a knife-edge. The DemocRATs retain control of the House and will likely take over the Presidency unless by some miracle the fraud is unwound. Control of the Senate now rests with the runoff election in Georgia. If the DemocRATs manage to get a Senate majority, it is game over. You have seen the calls in the press for DemocRAT voters to flock to Georgia in order to steal the Senate races in that state. “New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and a Democrat activist urged party members to move...

Dear Judge Sullivan, Well, that just tears it, doesn't it? You were the god (small "G") of your courtroom. All powerful, take no guff. Throughout the process you were hard on both sides. Cheers alternated from the left and the right. I'll bet you figured when everyone was mad at you, you must be charting the right course. You were all set to mete out historic punishment, cementing your position in history and the A-list of party invites.

This has got to be the stupidest thing I've heard yet out of our gubermint. First paragraph, last sentence: "However, some seniors and others who typically do not file returns will need to submit a simple tax return to receive the stimulus payment." SERIOUSLY??? We're all locking down, seniors are the most vulnerable, and the IRS is going to send them out to file a tax return they otherwise are not required to file??? What nimrod came up with that idea?

Why not offer flu tests as part of screening? Cheap, readily available, eliminates doubt. Something hit me the other day like a ton of bricks. Headache, chills, shakes, deep muscle pain, then fever. No cough, no shortness of breath, no chest pain. I met some but not all of the Covid 19 criteria. It struck at work so my office mates were as freaked as was I. It took a long time to get my doc on the phone, a full day, and she said I didn't qualify for the test. Great, I still don't know. I did find that...

The U.S. Army is asking retired soldiers who served in health care fields if they want to come back on active duty to help deal with the response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. "These extraordinary challenges require equally extraordinary solutions and that's why we're turning to you," wrote Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands, deputy chief of staff for Human Resources Command, in an email sent to former service members on Wednesday. "When the Nation called, you answered, and now, that call may come again," Seamands wrote.

The Public Integrity Blind Trust Act of 2020 Effective upon enactment of this Act, the President, all Members of Congress, all Justices of the Supreme Court, all holders of office falling under the definition of the Senior Executive Staff, all public office holders whose appointment requires Confirmation by the Senate, and the spouses of all persons subject to this Act, shall within 30 days of enactment transfer all of their assets into the Public Integrity Blind Trust to be established by this Act. Exempted from the transfer requirement shall be existing irrevocable blind trusts, one personal residence, one alternate residence,...

The chum is in the water. Cohen is singing his song, trying to redeem himself and perhaps get some leniency. And then there's "he kissed me." How convenient. I wonder who sat on this one and for how long before calling for the latest Hail Mary pass. Had to deny that the RATs have moved the "we got him" meter higher and they are closing in on field goal range. You want to talk about obstruction??? This is the most obstructed Presidency in history! So what is PDJT doing while all this strum und drang is happening back in the...

[snip] David Hackett Fischer's new [in 2004] book, "Washington's Crossing," is a highly realistic and wonderfully readable narrative of the same moment that corrects all the inaccuracies in the Leutze painting but preserves the overarching sense of drama. The centerpiece of Fischer's story is the daring attack across the Delaware by 2,400 soldiers in the Continental Army, who routed the Hessian garrison at Trenton, then fought two additional battles at Trenton and Princeton the following week. Though the sizes of the armies were small compared with the numbers that fought at later battles like Gettysburg or Normandy, Fischer argues convincingly...

#MeToo Redux (pronounced re-doo) So I got to thinking about all these purported mail bimbs and the left's attempt to pin it on right-wingnuts as opposed to it being a pathetic false-flag attempt to divert attention from the sinking blue wave. When I heard that De Niro's restaurant received the latest one, it dawned on me that many on the left are probably wondering, "hey, why didn't I get one!!! I'm just as progressive as Hillary or De Niro." Yep, the old hey, what about me? I'm just as deserving. So I can just imagine a second wave of self-mailed...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — A security breach at Orlando Melbourne International Airport prompted a lockdown early Thursday morning. According to an airport official, an unauthorized student pilot boarded a commercial jet. Advertisement The Melbourne Police Department tweeted Thursday morning that the airport is closed, and all flights have been suspended. The lockdown was put in place a little before 5 a.m. The airport is still closed at this time. The person of interest has been apprehended. The airport should re-open soon.

Election day for the mid-term primary is a week away. There are four contested state-wide offices: US Senate, Governor, Attorney General, and Commissioner of Agriculture. There is a lot of negative advertising out there and while some of the players are well known, others are not. So this is my attempt at bringing together any discussion on choosing the candidates to go up against their RAT opponents in the November General Election.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has done away with 2% miscellaneous deductions for taxpayers who itemize. This includes employees who drive for their job and are not reimbursed for the use of their personal vehicle or receive far less that the standard mileage rate of 55 cents a mile and recoup their costs through a hefty reduction in taxable income when they itemize their deductions. Think drivers who deliver pizza, for example. If they don't live in a state (e.g. California) that requires employers to reimburse their employees for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, they end...

[British General Edward] Pakenham delayed his main assault until Jan 8, when he had brought up nearly 10,000 men, and planned to attack with about 5,500, keeping the rest in reserve. [snip] The men on both sides knew an attack was planned on the 8th. Jackson, clearly felt that some sort of night attack was coming . Jackson, was awakened by a messenger who arrived from Morgan across the river, requesting more troops. Morgan and Patterson could see some activity by the British on the river and feared they were going to send a large force across the river to...

The War of 1812 - This week in history (12/31 - 1/6) Events leading up to the war: 12/31/1806   The Monroe-Pinkney Treaty The Monroe–Pinkney Treaty of 1806 was a treaty drawn up by diplomats of the United States and Britain as a renewal of the Jay Treaty of 1795. It was rejected by President Thomas Jefferson and never took effect. The treaty was negotiated by minister to England James Monroe and his associate William Pinkney on behalf of the administration of President Thomas Jefferson, and Lord Holland and Lord Auckland on behalf of the "Ministry of All the Talents" government headed...

The Battle of Quebec was an attempt on December 31, 1775, by American colonial forces to capture the city of Quebec, drive the British military from the Province of Quebec, and enlist French Canadian support for the American Revolutionary War. The British governor of Quebec, General Guy Carleton, could not get significant outside help because the St. Lawrence River was frozen, so he had to rely on a relatively small number of regulars along with local militia that had been raised in the city. Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold led a force of about 1,200 American army forces and Canadian...