The Veteran Has Been Smacked!

Those sweet, lovable, hardworking ladies at I Talk Too Much were kind enough to give the ol' veteran's bloggything one smack! This may not sound like much, but hey, I was amazed at that much (let's be real here, it's not the most impressive site in the world, and IT2M HATES political blogs...). So, without further ado, the review:

This person refers to themselves in third person. It’s “this veteran” this and “this veteran” that. It’s a little odd, but not hard to read.

The template is clean and easy to read. Nothing fancy, and often that’s a good thing. Unfortunately it’s a political blog. This reviewer does not much care for politics. However to this veteran’s credit, for the times that material was lifted from another site, credit is given and there is usually some commentary about it (which, amazingly enough, usually isn’t dry). No plain regurgitation here. That deserves at least one smack.

Anyway, we'll get to some news tomorrow... After classes... After fixing the car windows... Sometime...

Quick Update: The Ports Deal... Again

I was just informed that the whole thing is a sham. Apparently, they're not actually giving up the deal, but simply turning it over to an American company for the duration of the review. Check it out over at Finding Center.

Sad, Sad Shit

Yes, it most definitely is. The veteran learned today of allegations that some of his fellow military members have been participating in orchestrated rapings of children at the nefarious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad. Yes, this is sick. According to the accusation, this technique is being used to coerce information from the parents of these children, themselves prisoners. When did we stoop so low? WHY did we do this? If anyone can prove these allegations false, please tell us. This is about as sick as it gets. More can be found over at Daily Kos.

In other news, the port deal has officially been sacked. The House voted overwhelmingly to stop the deal, and Dubai Ports World, the UAE-owned company that would have been taking over, has rescinded any claim to the operations of our ports. The full story is over at Yahoo!

That's about the gist of it today. The veteran is tired now. Back to Law & Order...