1952 and my Dad was stationed at Hickham. At a restaurant, Dad said, "That's John Wayne. Go over and ask for his autograph." With trepidation, I did. Wayne graciously gave it. A few days later, we were down at tne docks and there was Wayne's converted mindsweeper yacht. Dad took me over for a closer look. Wayne was sitting on deck. He recognized us from the previous night and invited us on board. Inside, he showed off his collection of Kachina dolls. One whole wall of them. Cherished memories.

Recall Sacha Baron Cohen mincing across America in "Borat", drawing out the prejudices and ignorance of the simple American middle class. How the Left roared with side-splitting laughter as these dupes showed themselves trying to deal with Cohen/Borat's crude rudeness in a polite fashion. It was high-larious.

Now we have, instead of a fake journalist, a fake pimp and 'ho seeking real estate loans to set up an international sex (slavery?) ring of underaged prostitutes. They are offered advice on how to implement these plans and further information on how to hide the amount and source of their profits from observation and taxation. How willing the ACORN's Nuts are to grease the skids for a wide range of illegal and immoral activities. This exposure, instead of provoking laughter from those who cheered "Borat" draws lawsuits and investigations. Hypocrisy is surely a Democrat, expecially when it is their ox so throughly gored.

It was just an homage to that other great Progressive art plagarist, Ward Churchill.

If Adkins is correct and he was LTjg (1st LT Army) then his military rank might now be just coming up on LT (Capt Army). As CofS for the NSC, he had to be at least a GS-14 (LTC or CMDR mil equivalent rank) but more likely a GS-15 (COL or CAPT mil equivalent) or SES (Flag rank). They may have GG intel or some other schedule but that's a high ranking job. To drop 2/3s in pay or more voluntarily seems a little strange. I suspect he was pushed.

I can understand how an Associated Press reporter, dripping with disdain for all things military, might refer to the USS Cole as a "battlehip." To the informed, however, it marks the poor reporterette as an ignorant bimbo.

Sadly, I'm afraid even Lassie has given up on Timmy