tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post4633450670309140853..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: Ughtetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-86940854648409580592009-11-06T14:08:30.319-05:002009-11-06T14:08:30.319-05:00Fallows, on trying to find "meaning":
ht...Fallows, on trying to find "meaning":<br />http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/11/the_meaninglessness_of_shootin.phpDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-89225343955376416632009-11-06T13:38:42.974-05:002009-11-06T13:38:42.974-05:00I was surprised most of all that it was a Major. N...I was surprised most of all that it was a Major. Normally, in the military non-performing officers get the shove out the door when they are Captains (with full honors, yada yada), at a younger age and then they are out on their own. This was an older guy a few years away from a full pension, and even though he was scheduled to be deployed, it wouldn't have been out in the field.<br /><br />It might sound strange, but this kind of reminds me of the Producer who tried to shake down Letterman. Both of these guys obviously have a major screw lose, so they either hid it well for a long time, or just lost all sense.<br />They are both inexplicable to me, so when faced with that I simply can't find any "meaning" to either. It is a tragic and meaningless waste of lives by a deranged lunatic.<br /><br />Over at Michelle Malkin's nut site she linked to some Conservative who found fault with Obama over this incident (surprise, surprise)<br /><br />"I want all of you to know that as Commander in Chief, that there’s no greater honor, but no greater responsibility for me (emphasis his) than to make sure that the extraordinary men and women in uniform are properly cared for…"<br /><br />"Poor soul, it’s so saddening to know how this tragedy affects him. Listening to this address provides some insight into Obama’s character and how he ranks his priorities."<br /><br />No, I think it an insight into the rancid souls of the idiot who wrote that. <br /><br />When Bush talked about (and lamented) the burden of having to sign the letters for the war dead home, of course I could only feel sympathy for him. I always believed his actions were wrong, but well intentioned, and his grief real. <br /><br />charoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com