Word. Maybe a laff or 2. ....A point of view blog....(Off-site web links are in light blue.) NOTE: Website is NO longer updated. (Much of it was produced in 2009-11..) A July, 2021 note: This (former) blog was sharply critical of Vice Pres. Dick Cheney. HOWEVER, Rep. Liz Cheney, his eldest daughter, happens to be a current HERO of mine as she stands up for the U.S. Constitution (..and sanity in general..), and stands up to Donald Trump and his liars/sycophants/insurrectionists
Easy prediction (given current developments): Get ready for more, (organized) citizen actions such as this↓; ref. the (2014) video below. Those represented below -- plus many more -- have not "gone away". Nor will they...
Post-U.S. presidential election, 2016:Three items to (try to) keep front-and-center (article links below), if/when a U.S. administration generally hostile to the environment takes form. Off-site article links, no affiliation. New windows open:
5/16: Hey...way, way more people check in with Jimmy Kimmel than this tiny blog. So, pls. have a listen (if you can get past Sarah...(Unnecessary bad language near the end of the video)):
3/16: Wake-up call ...yet another. ((If such projections are bolstered via add'l research:) Kids! 'Let's play pack-up and move to higher ground' (someday).):
10/2015: 'Surprise'...Exxon understood about climate change -- through their own research -- back in the 1970s; supported misinformation about the concept for years after. Off-site 10/26/15 article link:
- "I'm not sure what the 'height of insanity' might be, but this seems a candidate: Modern, advanced societies ignoring - or deliberately distorting - principal findings of climate scientists -- who the same civilizations train and educate to become experts ..." (P.S. If it needs stating, we know what one of the 'rea$on$' (i.e., for denying) is...)
- "...I have a better idea: do something, Congress. Do anything to help working Americans. Join the rest of the country. Join me, I'm looking forward to working with you...." --- President Barack Obama (7/2014)
The White House makes sure (once again) that all know about recent legislative accomplishments, during Congress' "lame duck" session. Really know...In case you missed it via any of a few thousand news outlets:
Many Americans want compromise vs. "gridlock" (in Washington). Part of the recent tax-cut agreement "kicks the can down the road", and we also know that the U.S. and Russia will still have killer nuke super-arsenals.
But perhaps this recent progress (in Washington) is at least a "start"....
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Unbelievable.Such arrogance...from bailed-out (not long ago), job-slashing "Government Motors'" "top" exec. (Link to AP news story follows...)
No one businessperson is "worth" $9 million annual. (Yes, sir, more egregious examples to "shoot for" offending-ly exist ...) And this guy wants MORE ... for his fellow "geniuses"!? A few of whom possibly "managed" their (former) business so wonderfully... that massive taxpayer/stockholder 'assistance' was necessary. To pull a lumbering dinosaur of a company ( ...Think: Old GM's 'Hummer') out of the ditch.
(You're not "clean out" (of it) YET either, bud....A profit may AT LAST materialize for 2010; that would be "GM's" first since 2004.)
So disgustingly typical. What an (fill in the blank)!
Watch: This guy will soon say he was "misquoted" or something.
P.S.Hey $9 mill.-a-year "wonderboy": Old GM would have done better (and maybe survived without bailout) if they had merely "copied" (or "aped"; a more fitting image?) what successful Toyota did. You know...like you're belatedly pretty much trying to do now....
Four brief paragraphs from Nancy Pelosi's 12/7/10 statement re President Obama's "cave in" to 'The Party of Billionaires" on expiring Bush tax cuts:
“The tax proposal announced by the president clearly presents the differences between Democrats and Republicans. Any provision must be judged by two criteria: does it create jobs to grow our economy and does it add to the deficit?
“The Democratic provisions will create jobs and help 155 million workers through tax cuts for the middle class, helping working families who are struggling and growing the economy.
“The Republican demands would provide tax cuts to the millionaires and billionaires, fail to create jobs and increase the deficit. And to add insult to injury, the Republican estate tax proposal would help only 39,000 of America’s richest families, while adding about $25 billion more to the deficit.
“Republicans have held the middle class hostage for provisions that benefit only the wealthiest 3 percent, do not create jobs, and add tens of billions of dollars to the deficit...."
Democratic legislators should draw a line here, and if all of the irresponsible Bush tax cuts expire at year end - so be it. Blame obstructionist Republicans who cater only to the wealthy. (Including for the probable loss of Democratic proposals that help the "rest of us" non-millionaires.)
Hey....more (tax) revenue in 2011 to start to address the massive, Bush national deficit....(George: Cutting taxes while maintaining/increasing spending = burgeoning deficit. Duh.)
One final word:Compromise. (All parties...)
12/13/10 update: Link to 12/13 Reuters story re 'Moody's may cut U.S. 'Aaa' rating outlook if tax package enacted'. (Link to story.)
(Comment: Moody's is "on it"! (Re government debt levels, deficit financing.) But, where were these "guys" (i.e, Wall Street credit rating agencies) prior to the 2008, sub-prime mortgage-induced financial "meltdown"?)
If there is somehow only a 50% chancethat (the majority of) climate scientists- which civilized societies train and educate for such purposes - are (primarily) correct about the causes of/predicted consequences of climate change: Why would rational human beingsgamble with their children and grand-children's future -- by "sticking their heads in the sand" (now)? It is willful ignorance. (And worse.)
If there is only a 30% chance that...(etc.)...why would rational human beings....
Think about your kids as you read this letter (link):
Climate change deniers: Your stance is almost certainly WRONG(link to some facts)
UPDATE: By all means, please work further on 'Plan B'. (Middle America will probably never "get it" re climate change.) : Link to an excellent article on geoengineering from The Economist: http://www.economist.com/node/17414216?
Even "You Lie!" Joe Wilson (shouted at the president in 2009) somehow weaseled his way back (in). Guess some folks are 'OK' with elected officials doing embarrassingly offensive things....
Please have a read of the following linked, 11/3/10 article from "The State". Then ask yourself how in the world this guy got re-elected. (Don't think about it too long though....Very depressing.) :
De-volving (backward, of course).....to "the wild, wild West".
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Mr./Ms.Gun-Nut (if you kin read): Prepare to be (suitably) addressed as a coward (and similar) if you should go out of your way to encounter/threaten me in your bar.
-- Even "just" intimidation/harassment using a gun is illegal....(aggravated assault, etc.)
So "whatcha gonna do"....shoot me? In the back....? Like many others, I'm not armed....and not afraid either -- unlike you.
For additional (simplistic-world) consideration: Link (below), via YouTube....
More areas of the world are now experiencing likely effects -- i.e., more frequent extreme weather events (EPA link) -- already. Peruse the following link to a recent news article by CHARLES J. HANLEY, AP Special Correspondent – Fri Aug 13, 3:09 am ET:
More: Some climate change facts. Not Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh distorted or manufactured "facts", but scientific ones (instead). Think of your kids as you read them:
Extreme Weather and Climate Change:
"Extreme weather is putting hundreds of thousands of lives and livelihoods at risk all around the world. In order to avoid the worst and most devastating impacts of the severe weather events that are consistent with climate change, we must begin to significantly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
Learn more about climate change and extreme weather and make sure your friends and family get the facts.
Get the Facts: Extreme Weather and Global Climate Change:
* Pollution from human activities is warming our climate. The 10 warmest years on record all occurred since 1990, and the last decade was the hottest recorded since worldwide record keeping began more than 100 years ago. The period between January and June of 2010 was the warmest six months on record.
* A warming climate increases the chance that we will experience extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and intense storms, and ramps up the risk that severe weather events will cause catastrophic damage.
* The floods, fires and droughts we're seeing in places like Pakistan and Russia are consistent with the
effects of global warming, including temperature increases, increased precipitation in some parts of the world,
and droughts in others.
* In early August, a 97-square mile chunk of ice--the largest since 1962--broke away from the northwest coast of Greenland. Canadian officials fear the massive "ice island" could pose a risk to ships and oil platforms.
* Unless we significantly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, we are likely to see even more extreme weather events and the consequences they bring.
References:
1. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Earth Observatory, "Ice Island Calves off Petermann Glacier," August 13, 2010.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=45112
2. Randy Boswell, "Giant iceberg drifting toward Canada could threaten ships, oil platforms," Montreal Gazette, August 10, 2010.http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Giant+iceberg+drifting+toward+Canada+could+threaten+ships+platforms/3382103/story.html"
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According to the following 8/4/10 news article from The Hartford Courant, Hartford Distributors alleged masscrer/murderer Omar Thornton owned a total of six guns:
Yet, we are also already seeing sympathetic, shoulder-shrugging stories such as the following (by The Courant's Hilda Munoz and Jon Lender), at times depicting Omar as "...so soft-spoken and laid-back that no one knew how much of an impact the problems were having on him". Plus, (no attribution, same story/writers): "The only clue that the family has about Thornton's motive for the shootings was his complaint that he was racially harassed at work."
Link to 8/4/10 courant.com article: http://www.courant.com/community/east-hartford/hc-omar-thornton-story-0804-20100803,0,5894638.story
'Only clue'??More information will likely come out in the days ahead, but why does anyone 'need' six guns (of various kinds)? How were these guns kept (e.g., locked up in a safe somewhere, or not)? With all of those guns available, what might happen when "Mr. Soft-spoken" has a "bad" day, or gets angry? (Rhetorical questions. We now know the terrible 'answer' (to at least one), plus Omar (apparently) took the coward's way out and shot himself. Update: 'Mr. Soft-spoken' apparently declared that he wished he "...could have got more of the people." I.e., in his (alleged) shooting/murdering rampage. In the same '911' call he called himself "the shooter". C'mon Omar, should have told it like it was: Ambushin' mass-murderer of unarmed people.)
Who will be the next innocent American co-workers, bystanders, etc. to die at the hand of a heavily-armed, but "real quiet", "nice guy"mass murderer? Will it be me....or you? A loved one?? Who's "number" will be up the next time?
Easy guns. (Link to undercover video.)Poor control. In a gun-happy country of 300 million-plus people, this kind of horrible outcome - repeated over and over - is inevitable. (Probability and statistics-wise that is (if you will). And ultimately, no one can easily predict exactly who will do something like this.Only that it will happen, with some frequency. (I.e., so many people; so many guns.)Also pls. see an earlier post here, same subject. Such carnage occurs over and over in America...)
Keep turning a blind eye to rampant gun ownership and horrifying gun massacres in this country....and:Pray that you're not the next in the line of fire. Plus keep "trotting out" those much-practiced, finely-honed mourning skills...
When is it ever going to be ENOUGH? What does it take?
BP has no credibility. (Another link with additional info. here.)
Maintain your skepticism about the (latest) temporary "fix" for the 85-day long Deepwater Horizon well blowout. (Story link here.)
(Note: The 85-day number (above) is an estimate, and assumes that oil began gushing about two days after the intial (4/20/10) rig explosion...Considering the huge volume of oil spilled, the exact number of days matters little.)
We shall see. Relief wells (a few weeks away) are the most likely "permanent" solution.
"Pres. of Wesleyan Univ. taking his family for a ride on the mower.
Location:
Middletown, CT, US
Date taken:
December 1968
Photographer:
Bob Gomel"
For me, this on-line comment (as appended to the article, emphasis added) sums up the ongoing, general disconnect nicely. I.e., between the Gulf ("corner-cutting", mile-deep, exploratory oil well) disaster and many Americans' "environmental" behavior:
"I guess (individual named in article) and all the other folks purchasing these ridiculous machines haven't yet grasped the link between their lawn obsession and the Gulf oil spill. This disaster in the Gulf is our collective responsibility and we should all be ashamed of the way we have allowed ourselves to get "addicted to oil", (as W said).
Go ahead, buy a super mower, buy a pickup truck that is twice as much truck as you need, mow your 12 acres of grass, then relax with a frosty beer and turn on a video of the oil spill."
-- Dave Fisher (WSJ commenter)
Bonus: Another applicable one? (Different commenter re same article:)
-- Image (above) from 6/3/10 article: "Oil Currents Likely to Carry Oil Along Atlantic Coast" ,The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. "The modeling results are captured in a series of dramatic animations produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and collaborators." The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research under sponsorship by the National Science Foundation.
-- Recent Gallup organization poll results for survey on increased drilling for oil and gas off U.S. coasts. (Side note: When will someone ask a poll question that separates offshore gas drilling from oil drilling?) Link to poll results: http://www.gallup.com/poll/137885/Americans-Divided-Increased-Coastal-Oil-Drilling.aspx 6/10 update: Some encouraging poll results via this linked 6/9/09 MSNBC/Washington Post article. But how long will the expressed sentiment really last? And will it translate into personal action? (Link) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37598363/
Ask yourself: Why are they "punching" mile-deep exploratory oil wells in the ocean? (Or trying to in ANWR...) Could a primary reason be....so Mom and Dad can sit up high in thier matching Escalades?? Be sure to (try to) justify that "responsible" behavior to your kids/grand-kids. (As they find news stories about long-lasting environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico. Link to a current article:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37535767/from/RSS/) (BTW, a hybrid Escalade is no solution...)
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6/10/10 update: How many more of these "much more oil gushing" headlines are to come? Real information has been scarce: Seems accurate to go ahead and categorize the "spill" as the biggest ever in the U.S. - by far: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100611/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_flow
"A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal." --Winston Churchill
Reason 2: Loud-mouth clowns like this one. (Remember when your teacher told the class clowns (like this) to 'shut up' or get out....?) Viewer note: I can't seem to launch Glenn's 2010 "Earth Day" video anymore (so maybe it's quietly been pulled); but most of his videos still make the point: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/videos/
Here's a thought: How about giving the environment (and the planet) a chance: Trade in this (that would be your lard-ass SUV... driven solo much of the time):
And THIS. (Why not plant some trees and shrubs on your spread?)
Commentary: Of course there are some who do.....especially those on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico states soon to be dealing with the massive - and still unabated - Deepwater Horizon drilling well blowout. (And likely for years to come....No one seems to precisely know (or will say yet), but the type of oil from this disaster may not be "lighter" (i.e., easier to disburse, biodegrade, etc.); as is hinted via articles linked here and here.)
(Earlier posted info.:) Results from an 'Economist/YouGov' poll reported on 4/30/10:
" Thousands of barrels of oil have spilled into the sea as a result of the devastating explosion on an exploratory rig in the Gulf of Mexico last week. But who cares about that? In this week's poll, 63% favoured increased offshore drilling for oil and natural gas. In a poll conducted two weeks before the explosion, 63% favoured increased offshore drilling for oil and natural gas. Perhaps that will change if/when the oil starts washing up on shore, leading to photos like this. The White House, which has pushed for more drilling, seems prepared for a change in mood.
Drill, baby, drill: 66% of Republicans "strongly support" offshore drilling, compared with 21% of Democrats (still, more Democrats favour drilling than oppose it)."
Those poll results currently mirror a few others that I've seen. (The 'natural gas' portion of drilling questions (above) may have affected results, however.) And although this recent article (link follows) accentuates percentages who (say they) are concerned about the spill/environment in general, what is striking is that they seem to be in the minorities of all respondents. 5/6/10 article link: http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2010/2010-05-06-091.html
Update: This newer poll still shows that a majority supports offshore drilling (link). Read on as to a big (ass) reason why....
As long as (numerous) Americans can drive their silly SUVs/pickup trucks solo and often empty of significant cargo -- as much as they damn please, who cares about: some turtles, shrimp, fish, dolphins, whales, birds, beaches, entire eco-systems -- now and for your children's future, etc., etc."Grandpa gets to drive his SUV around....that's all that matters." What a responsible, caring legacy to leave....
At this moment, this link describes a likely cause of the exploration rig explosion. Many of us (i.e., consumers) have a small and distant connection to this latest oil-related catastrophe. How many ecological disasters will it take? The time to begin significantly reducing that connection is now. Offshore oil exploration and production isnot "safe".
Update: Link to a Washington Post article from 5/1 providing better details about potential environmental impacts. Unfortunately, a "mega-disaster" in the making....http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36881232/from/RSS/
From NOAA,Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico, update 4/25/10. (That thing above is called a "map", Sarah. Of the Gulf of Mexico. In the United States. Of America.)
A guess: After appropriately mourning the cost in human life....probably fabricating a way to conspiratorially link Greenpeace (or some other political opponent - perhaps Ted Kennedy) -- to this LATESToil spill disaster....
Having a giant laugh (or another paranoia attack)... about this newest environmental desecration to the "rock" the rest of us have to exist upon?? (That includes your children, etc.)
Re update: If luck happens to prevail in this situation, nothing asserted here (in this post) is invalidated. Environmental issues have been raised (again). Dirty energy sources should be questioned. Offshore oil drilling is not "safe"(link). America's oil addiction leads to problems.
(Old photo, Santa Barbara off-shore oil spill, 1969, Google/LIFE archives)
Yeah.....'drill baby drill'. How about ...."spill baby, spill"?? U.S. "commitment" to the environment remains at joke levels. Energy policies? Total hypocrisy. It's basically about finding any way to ensure that "drill-queen" Sarah Palin and zillions of others can drive their fat-ass SUVs/pickups -- solo,on-road, and with a "cargo" of air the majority of the time.....
I've been to Glacier myself a couple of times. The rangers we spoke to there believed "something was up" with climate change....
As Mr. Gore has said: It's going to soon need to be named "The Park Formerly Known as Glacier Nat'l Park"
Go see it.....QUICK.
Oh....BTW:Today is April 7th, and the current temperature is 90 degrees (F) where I live (New England)....(That's about 35 degrees above "normal" for the date. One year doesn't make a trend, but it's been well above normal for temps. here and everywhere(link) during the last several weeks... already.)
We'll see if anything further come to light about this story, but it's more evidence that this country is close-to-insane when it comes to guns. Too many of the unreasonably paranoid and/or gun-packin' maniacs... getting their way:
FWIW: From a recent forum post (re guns in Starbucks):
"Visiting a Starbucks (or similar) while carrying a gun, you are most likely one or more of these:
- An armed criminal. Criminal use of guns, including threatening and intimidating, is far more common in the U.S. than actual self-defense use of guns. (Supporting link) (A broader link.)
- Paranoid. Even in the gun-whacked U.S., the rate of aggravated assault is approx. three per 1000 inhabitants. That's three-tenths of one percent. (Link)
- What the originator of this oh-so-enlightening topic suggests. Put somewhat civilly: An insecure person and/or a gun-packing maniac. You're part of the problem, not the solution."
Actually, scientists have been watching methane for awhile now, but the latest findings (linked below) are of concern.
It's human nature to deny or avoid facts that (likely) convey "bad news" (e.g., for planet dwellers), but please read and remember this one for your kids and grand-kids. And be aware that there are other heat-trapping gases - some man-made - in the climate "mix", also. (I.e., beyond carbon dioxide and methane.)
Whether warming (or the amount of warming) is or isn't an absolute, locked-incertainty (yet), don't we all owe it to future inhabitants to do what is possible about ameliorating climate warming gasses and emissions...now? (Ethically?) It is also time to start seriously looking into man-made methods for removing heat-trapping gases from the earth's atmosphere - whether that sounds like science fiction or not.
No wonder "regular" (non-celebrity, non-politician, non-CEO) citizens are thoroughly disgusted....Seems that way too much is just terminally "dysfunctional" ....Overall, it's just not working for (on behalf of) many people.
Update: Oh yeah...This happened on 2/23 also (link). School shooting, two kids shot for no reason with a high-power rifle, heroic bystanders (teachers) prevented much worse carnage. Etc., etc.
It is not, of course, but this now seems almost typical in gun-nut crazy America.
Part of the repatriating of Canada's fallen heroes. (Note: "The 401" is a very busy highway near Toronto with many overpasses, where people gather to pay respect.):
This may have recently changed somewhat, but in the U.S. we (used to) "sneak" Iraq and Afganistan war casualties into Dover Air Force Base in the dead of night. Most ceremonies and honors are still held largely in private here.
The U.S. can learn a lot from it's Canadian friends and allies. (2/21/10: Except, it seems, in Olympic (prelims.) HOCKEY☻.)
"The Dover (DE) Highway of Heroes". (Or something similar. Even a route part or all the way from Dover to Arlington National Cemetary (for those who will be interred there). (2/23/10: Pls. see the end of this post for updated info.) A special railway train may be possible in that region as an alternative. For others, individual cities/states could also do something similar. I'm sure some smaller towns already include a procession....) Why can't that happen? It should ....It stinks that something like it (i.e., a more public honoring of fallen soldiers) is not regularly done here. It is the least that we can do....
I'm doing a bit more research to learn more. But I'm going to send these YouTube videos with an electronic message to the Dpt. of Defense, my U.S. rep. or others, soon. (If possible.) I think that a public honor/tribute like this is a very good idea. (Please copy this blog post URL if you wish and include it in a message as well, if you agree. Please include a link/URL for this post. Thank you.)
Update, 2/23/10. Please also see a further update detailed at the end of this post: I'm still researching the overall process for fallen U.S. personnel. Here is one link, describing "dignified transfer", from the "Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operation Center (at Dover, DE). As can be seen, the focus is upon dignified, solemn transfer of remains to designated (usually family) individuals, in an expeditious manner: http://www.mortuary.af.mil/library/dignifiedtransfer/index.asp
I understand the focus upon "dignified transfer". This earlier article (10/29/03) from defense.gov states:
"Out of respect for families' privacy, defense officials do not allow
arrival ceremonies for, or media coverage of deceased military
personnel returning to or departing from Dover Air Force Base
or Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, or any other site
As I continue to investigate, I'll offer these (early) assertions:
1) In many cases, soldiers' remains appear to be quickly entrusted at Dover to next-of-kin. What happens after that is not yet clear, though it is likely that each family decides what to do next. I.e., funeral and burial arrangements. I'm sure in some cases the funeral etc. takes place in the soldiers' home town. Any processsion, honors, etc. would take place there. So at Dover AFB, it appears that remains are flown in (from overseas) and transferred to next-of-kin at the base itself, or other, additional transport arrangements are made - at least in some cases. (Need to do more research here.)
2) In the United States, the following armed forces service members are eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,VA (partial list of eligibility follows). According to Google Maps, the distance by car from Dover, DE A.F.B. to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is a little more than 100 miles. At least half appears to be over more rural/suburban areas of Delaware and Maryland (Eastern Shore area). It of course becomes more urban nearing Washington, DC. The suggested route also passes through Annapolis, MD. I think that anyone reading can see where I'm attempting to "go" with this. (Given the information above.) Note: The distance from the Canadian air base to the (Canadian) mortuary is about 100 miles, per the NBC News video report, above. So it appears that the motorcades there are traveling a similar (i.e., long) distance. I will try to learn more about how soldiers' remains may "usually" travel from Dover to Arlington.....if that's what happens, at least in some cases.
Partial list of eligibility for internment at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery:
Any active duty member of the Armed Forces (except those members serving on active duty for training only).
Any veteran who is retired from active military service with the Armed Forces.
Any veteran who is retired from the Reserves is eligible upon reaching age 60 and drawing retired pay; and who served a period of active duty (other than for training).
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"Angler's Smilin' at You"
Additional, 2/23/10 update: This overall issue apparently was discussed in the following 2/14/09 article by John Barry for Newsweek magazine (link) : http://www.newsweek.com/id/184772 Mr. Barry concludes with an interesting idea that I also like, at first glance: Fly fallen soldiers remains into Andrews AFB, Washington, DC, then perform an honor procession - similar to the Canadian one above - from Andrews to Dover, DE (AFB). (Mr. Barry notes that such a procession might even be routed near the White House.) Mr. Barry says that currently, remains are sent from Dover AFB to the soldier's hometown for a military funeral.
Former V.P. Dick Cheney....Secret Service code name 'Angler'. He's still monitoring each one of you. To help secure everyone's #@!*% FREEDOM. He knows best, so don't ask (and don't tell)....
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