tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post117183579755905162..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Just like in the days of Vietnam.ambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1171895139124623272007-02-19T07:25:00.000-07:002007-02-19T07:25:00.000-07:00Invoking Vietnam is a handy metaphor. It has happe...Invoking Vietnam is a handy metaphor. It has happened and people know how it turned out. It solves the ambiguity problem. Considering this situation to be something new or unique is probably scarier. It also motivates the Boomers (who vote in larger numbers than younger people). Between this and solving global warming in the next 10 years (or else), the Boomers can expect to have a lot on their gradually irrelevant plates. It's like being dealt back into the game after you've run out of chips.Barry Dauphinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808109325931309525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1171842042800793612007-02-18T16:40:00.000-07:002007-02-18T16:40:00.000-07:00Hell, Murtha ain't no boomer. Neither is Pelosi or...Hell, Murtha ain't no boomer. Neither is Pelosi or probably Reid, either. <BR/><BR/>But I'm moving away from disgust, too, and into something different. <BR/><BR/>I guess "hate" is as good a word as any.<BR/><BR/>Just have to keep reminding myself that this congress is duly elected. Duly, dooley, hang down your head tom dooley.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1171841632321022772007-02-18T16:33:00.000-07:002007-02-18T16:33:00.000-07:00Vietnam was a military victory. Even the "Vietnami...Vietnam was a military victory. Even the "Vietnamization" program was a success until the United States Congress cut off funding in 1975. Let's put the blame for defeat squarely where it belongs, shall we?MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1171840281328803752007-02-18T16:11:00.000-07:002007-02-18T16:11:00.000-07:00This country really won't be safe until the last o...This country really won't be safe until the last of our generation is dead...richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1171840104043247722007-02-18T16:08:00.000-07:002007-02-18T16:08:00.000-07:00Hey, I am trying to remember what my Grandma told ...Hey, I am trying to remember what my Grandma told me about Christian charity...but I ain't Jesus. <BR/><BR/>They just plain piss me off.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.com