Where Do We Go From Here (A 9/11 Reflection)

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Friday September 11, 2009 · 8:21 AM PDT

2009/09/11 · 08:21

When I talk to people casually I use words like "college" and "my job," but on this anniversary of 9/11, I think about the reality of attending a service academy and deploying. I know I am not the first, nor have I sacrificed the most, but we have all answered the call.

Nine years ago, I decided to attend the Naval Academy. Visions of world travel and exciting port visits danced through my head. Eight years ago, I stood at the end of a hallway with a dull bayonet and wondered if I really could kill someone with my bare hands. I had just turned 18 three weeks prior and had been focused on getting good grades and learning to shine shoes. I thought about leaving. This was not what I signed up for.

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Tuesday September 01, 2009 · 7:03 AM PDT

2009/09/01 · 07:03

Checking the news on the interwebs this morning, I came across this little gem: College Republicans to identify liberal professors. Apparently, UT College Republicans feel that their grades were affected more by their political affiliation than, say, their crappy work and (apparent) whining.

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Tuesday April 28, 2009 · 6:38 PM PDT

2009/04/28 · 18:38

Ok, I'm going to ask a question.

Is it more expensive and less efficient for Americans to:

Poll

85 votes Show Results

Do you support single-payer health care?

85 votes Vote Now!

Do you support single-payer health care?

Hell Yes

80 votes

No, but I support universally-avaliable health care

3 votes

Not a chance, commie

2 votes

I'm SO Frustrated!

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Tuesday March 24, 2009 · 8:29 PM PDT

2009/03/24 · 20:29

So, this is how democracy works, huh? Eight years of presidential ass-kissing and now, now, you want to ask "questions?" Oh, that's right, you're all so afraid of being labeled as part of the "liberal media" that you'll embarrass yourselves on national teevee.

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Monday March 02, 2009 · 9:12 PM PST

2009/03/02 · 21:12

There's really no other way to put it. And it's essentially that simple.

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Wednesday February 25, 2009 · 9:01 PM PST

2009/02/25 · 21:01

If the Republicans want to filibuster, let them. Let them be accountable to the American people. Let everyone see the Republicans obstructing the governing process and our progress as a nation.

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235 votes Show Results

Should Reid force the Republicans to filibuster on the Senate floor?

235 votes Vote Now!

Should Reid force the Republicans to filibuster on the Senate floor?

yes

205 votes

6 votes

it won't make a difference

21 votes

other

3 votes

25 (Political) Things

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Tuesday February 24, 2009 · 6:27 PM PST

2009/02/24 · 18:27

In the spirit of the Facebook wildfire that is "25 things," I figured I’d share 25 political thoughts, since you probably don’t care that I always sleep in socks or that I eat cereal for dinner at least five days a week.

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Wednesday February 04, 2009 · 9:05 PM PST

2009/02/04 · 21:05

This administration has definitely done some great things so far. Closing of Gitmo, Fair Pay Act, and just generally freezing all Bush-era (I love saying that) policies for review are great. But, his political appointments, not so great. I'm one of the "STFU Republicans," but I understand that Obama wants more than revenge. However, it's making him look stupid. It's making all of us look stupid (I think).

Poll

37 votes Show Results

Who's Corrput?

37 votes Vote Now!

Who's Corrput?

Democrats

1 vote

Republicans

8 votes

Politicans in General

10 votes

Lobbyists

1 vote

Everyone

17 votes

Regular Person's Inauguration Pics

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Sunday January 25, 2009 · 8:41 PM PST

2009/01/25 · 20:41

So, I'm no hooked up lobbyist or wealthy donor (or lucky "ticket lotto" winner), but I still tried to document my Inauguration experience. And, like other real people, I've been busy catching up, so I couldn't upload the pics until this weekend. Enjoy!

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Thursday December 18, 2008 · 11:49 AM PST

2008/12/18 · 11:49

That is probably the second most common question I'm asked. People come to my cubicle, see my Obama buttons (two, I'm tasteful) and my picture of Obama and Biden from the convention (not as tasteful, but cool to me), and they immediately forget what they came to talk about, instead asking me "You're a liberal? What are you doing here?"

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Thursday December 11, 2008 · 10:07 AM PST

2008/12/11 · 10:07

I just want to preface this by saying that I’m not a psychologist or psychiatrist. I haven’t even taken the "standard" college psych class. I’m just writing from my observations and experiences. So, on with the show...

I have this theory that everyone is addicted to something. Alcohol and drugs are the common ideas that pop into people’s minds because those are addictions that cause chemical dependency, but there are many more addictions and they’re only driven by one chemical: dopamine. Gambling, shopping, BASE jumping, sex, food, hell, even politics (c’mon, you know you’ve gotten a "rush" from a heated debate and totally trouncing your freeper cousin). We’re all after that feeling of total awesomeness. It’s not that our compulsive society drives these addictions, but that our need for satisfaction drives the compulsive society.

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Wednesday December 10, 2008 · 7:13 PM PST

2008/12/10 · 19:13

So, I saw this the other day and laughed:

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Regular Person's Inauguration Pics

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