So Karl Rove told Cooper(and probably Novak) that she was CIA.
Someone looking up Valerie Wilson(aka Plame) to find out where she worked, would find her working at 'Brewster Jennings & Associates'. But being the intelligent sort, they would go "Hmm, didn't Novak say she was CIA?" and by logical extension they'd arrive at the conclusion that 'Brewster Jennings & Associates' was a CIA front, or at the very least it had been infiltrated by CIA.
The point being... the problem wasn't leaking Wilson's wifes name. The problem was linking her to the CIA.
I guess I have no interest in seeing a world government.
What we've got going on in DC now is a group of people trying to remake the US in their image, and they've chosen Alabama as their ideal. I don't want that. I don't want a government telling us that we need to be more like China, just because the Chinese have 1.3 billion people and can outvote us.
Just look at the mismanagement of funds for Iraq reconstruction.
The most recent example is the whole Duke Cunningham adventures in house/boat resale... with companies springing up out of the woodwork looking for defense contracts.
Further evidence is the sheer sum of money flowing into K-Street right now. It's more than doubled in just a few years. This is further evidenced by the scandal now involving Abramhoff, which is pulling DeLay and Ralph Reed down with him.
I don't Bush bash for the sake of it. I'm positively outraged at the corruption that is going on in DC.
What baffles me is the number of "conservatives"(and I use that term loosely) who bashed Clinton and others through the 80's and 90's for far less serious infractions, who are now turning a blind eye. If anything, it's those people who are being partisan here.
I've not heard any good news about Iraqi electrical production. It's still at levels below pre-occupation, and many stories indicate that it's worse than last year.(although this may also be due to increased demand)
As I've said before... I don't feel the UN is a good fit for peacekeeping operations, primarily because they don't have a military command structure. There are also problems with resources contributed by member states having conflict of interests with what is happening on the ground.
So it's alright for UN Peacekeepers to molest kids in the Congo, but if a Koran gets wet in Gitmo people riot to death.
Umm... Prisoners at Abu Ghraib were raped, molested, abused... and killed.
I think the most devestating aspect of what the Bush administration has allowed(if not actively encouraged) to happen has been the long term damage it's done to the US reputation and credibility on human rights. It places us in a very precarious position to try to question what has happened at the UN when we can't even control our own.
Furthermore, U.N. troops are exempt from prosecution in Congo."
The same is true of US troops. I'm not certain that's a bad thing, as it prevents political reprisals. However at least US troops are held under our military code if they are in violation. US mercs, however, are not, which brings up other questions.
The problem with the UN is the lack of a military control structure, and as such really shouldn't be doing military missions. You need something more similar to the way NATO has been established.
Again, I wish the US had not become so corrupt in recent years and we were in a higher moral position to berate others. But that is not the case.
If we're ever going to have a united world government, that institution needs actual power, protection for member states, and freedom from corruption (or what the best safeguards can allow).
This is contradictory... power and protection for member states? How about we protect the member states by not giving the UN power?
The UN was supposed to be a framework for diplomatic cooperation of countries. A place for them to talk issues to death, to negotiate treaties and so forth. The failure we've seen has been in trying to expand the UN role beyond that. How about we get back to the roots?
As for freedom from corruption. Is that possible? Look at the United States. We've got one of the most corrupt administrations we've had since maybe US Grant and I don't see much of a call to do anything about it. The bribes keep flowing in and the payouts from the treasury keep flowing out and everybody seems happy about it.
I see your point, but... I started down this path. Then I thought, hey you know for labeling and getting the source I could write a universal wrapper script.
So I built my masterbuild script, which would calculate the build number, label the source in SCM, get it and then execute a systembuild script found in the project space. Then on completion, take all the logs bundle them up with the build in a particular place.
Then I thought maybe I should have a flag where it only builds if there have been changes checked in... so I did that.
At some point I realized I had just recreated all of cruisecontrol using build scripts.
I took my linksys wireless router, ASDL modem, Vonage VOIP, a hub and a surge protector and mounted them on all on 2'x4' piece of 1/2" plywood screwed to the wall in the basement.
Then I used a bunch of 1'-3' ethernet cables to connect the whole mess together.
There's a 650VA APC UPS sitting on a shelf just below it which helps power the whole thing.
Oh yeah, and I bought a Leviton wiring distribution panel to distribute teh ethernet and phone over the CAT5 jacks in my house.
The NSLU2... well it's a piece of shit. I've been thinking about having a ritual bonfire for it. But right now it sits in the closet.
As I understand it, you play the part of Gordon Freeman, correct? What's the religious background of Gordon? How does is his religion presented in the game?
It's a rhetorical trick question. The point is, since you're playing Gordon isn't that up to you? Did you remember to pray after finishing off a level? Did you say a pray for the zombies as you killed them? Why not?
You can find bias any time you want to go looking for it. I'm sure your wife's Masters project is like many others I've seen. Establish a point you want to make, and then go find evidence to support it, while ignoring anything which might discount it. That's the problem with soft sciences.
As I said, you have weak faith if you are looking for confirmation in the public arena.
You ought to go look up a few facts before you go spouting partisan nonsense. Maybe do a google on the name Philip Cooney. I think it's interesting that you lament about labels, but then label anybody who makes a point as being partisan instead of educated on the subject.
Frankly, IMHO, when you've got lobbyists working for the Whitehouse actively rewriting scientific reports to downplay evidence... we're no longer talking about balance.
And environmentalism isn't even my concern. I just use it as an example as it appeared most recently in the news. Well other than this Karl Rove business that's finally hitting the fans this week.
And yet the overwhelming portrayal of anyone who believes in God in fiction and in video games is that they're committing evil actions in the name of their religion.
Really? Your evidence of this is what exactly?
As I said, you've been reading too much Dobson and your faith is weak.
Go back and look at the former Soviet Union... past or present, it doesn't matter too much.
Russia is extremely socially conservative. Try getting a gay marriage in Russia and you'll get less of a warm welcome than you'd see in Texas.
Russia hates the environment. I mean literally, they think Finlanders are idiots for replanting forests after harvesting the trees. "HA! you fools! Don't you know trees grow on trees!" There's no environmental protection, because it's a fundamental waste of money, in their view.
And when the country was Communist, hell they didn't even need to put protection on Nuclear reactor plants cause really whose going to complain if it blows up and kills everybody? What!? you're going to complain? Off to the gulag! No Tort for you!
I could just keep going... The similarities between the Republicans and the Russian Communists are incredibly striking. Yeah, sure Republicans aren't quite as bad, but who ever uses that as a campaign slogan? "Vote for me! I'm not as bad as Stalin!"
So why is it then that say advocating for universal healthcare makes you a commie, but suggesting we not re-plant trees after harvesting a forest makes you a capitalist?
Whoa... Someone who has been reading entirely too much James Dobson.
It always seems to me that people who demand public displays of religiousity have weak faith. That appears to be part of the lessons Christ taught against the Pharisees of his day.
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So Karl Rove told Cooper(and probably Novak) that she was CIA.
Someone looking up Valerie Wilson(aka Plame) to find out where she worked, would find her working at 'Brewster Jennings & Associates'. But being the intelligent sort, they would go "Hmm, didn't Novak say she was CIA?" and by logical extension they'd arrive at the conclusion that 'Brewster Jennings & Associates' was a CIA front, or at the very least it had been infiltrated by CIA.
The point being... the problem wasn't leaking Wilson's wifes name. The problem was linking her to the CIA.
Naw. The kids get paid for sewing sneakers.
I guess I have no interest in seeing a world government.
What we've got going on in DC now is a group of people trying to remake the US in their image, and they've chosen Alabama as their ideal. I don't want that. I don't want a government telling us that we need to be more like China, just because the Chinese have 1.3 billion people and can outvote us.
Just look at the mismanagement of funds for Iraq reconstruction.
The most recent example is the whole Duke Cunningham adventures in house/boat resale... with companies springing up out of the woodwork looking for defense contracts.
Further evidence is the sheer sum of money flowing into K-Street right now. It's more than doubled in just a few years. This is further evidenced by the scandal now involving Abramhoff, which is pulling DeLay and Ralph Reed down with him.
I don't Bush bash for the sake of it. I'm positively outraged at the corruption that is going on in DC.
What baffles me is the number of "conservatives"(and I use that term loosely) who bashed Clinton and others through the 80's and 90's for far less serious infractions, who are now turning a blind eye. If anything, it's those people who are being partisan here.
Really?
I've not heard any good news about Iraqi electrical production. It's still at levels below pre-occupation, and many stories indicate that it's worse than last year.(although this may also be due to increased demand)
As I've said before... I don't feel the UN is a good fit for peacekeeping operations, primarily because they don't have a military command structure. There are also problems with resources contributed by member states having conflict of interests with what is happening on the ground.
So it's alright for UN Peacekeepers to molest kids in the Congo, but if a Koran gets wet in Gitmo people riot to death.
Umm... Prisoners at Abu Ghraib were raped, molested, abused... and killed.
I think the most devestating aspect of what the Bush administration has allowed(if not actively encouraged) to happen has been the long term damage it's done to the US reputation and credibility on human rights. It places us in a very precarious position to try to question what has happened at the UN when we can't even control our own.
Furthermore, U.N. troops are exempt from prosecution in Congo."
The same is true of US troops. I'm not certain that's a bad thing, as it prevents political reprisals. However at least US troops are held under our military code if they are in violation. US mercs, however, are not, which brings up other questions.
The problem with the UN is the lack of a military control structure, and as such really shouldn't be doing military missions. You need something more similar to the way NATO has been established.
Again, I wish the US had not become so corrupt in recent years and we were in a higher moral position to berate others. But that is not the case.
Obviously you aren't l33t.
:-)
The thrill is in getting the infrastructure in place and working... Not the drudgery of actually working on solving the problem.
NO! NOT THE DUTCH!
ANYBODY BUT THE DUTCH!
Next thing you know, the streets of the internet will be littered with sites trying to sell sex and drugs.
Can't really say the US has done better managing things in Iraq than the UN has done anywhere.
If we're ever going to have a united world government, that institution needs actual power, protection for member states, and freedom from corruption (or what the best safeguards can allow).
This is contradictory... power and protection for member states? How about we protect the member states by not giving the UN power?
The UN was supposed to be a framework for diplomatic cooperation of countries. A place for them to talk issues to death, to negotiate treaties and so forth. The failure we've seen has been in trying to expand the UN role beyond that. How about we get back to the roots?
As for freedom from corruption. Is that possible? Look at the United States. We've got one of the most corrupt administrations we've had since maybe US Grant and I don't see much of a call to do anything about it. The bribes keep flowing in and the payouts from the treasury keep flowing out and everybody seems happy about it.
bookpool sells this book for $24.95 instead of $44.95.
I see your point, but... I started down this path. Then I thought, hey you know for labeling and getting the source I could write a universal wrapper script.
So I built my masterbuild script, which would calculate the build number, label the source in SCM, get it and then execute a systembuild script found in the project space. Then on completion, take all the logs bundle them up with the build in a particular place.
Then I thought maybe I should have a flag where it only builds if there have been changes checked in... so I did that.
At some point I realized I had just recreated all of cruisecontrol using build scripts.
So I went back to using cruisecontrol.
I took my linksys wireless router, ASDL modem, Vonage VOIP, a hub and a surge protector and mounted them on all on 2'x4' piece of 1/2" plywood screwed to the wall in the basement.
Then I used a bunch of 1'-3' ethernet cables to connect the whole mess together.
There's a 650VA APC UPS sitting on a shelf just below it which helps power the whole thing.
Oh yeah, and I bought a Leviton wiring distribution panel to distribute teh ethernet and phone over the CAT5 jacks in my house.
The NSLU2... well it's a piece of shit. I've been thinking about having a ritual bonfire for it. But right now it sits in the closet.
Wow, you are just full of preconceptions aren't you?
In general when you honestly listen to both camps you are probably closer to the truth than when you listen to only one camp.
Uh huh. I would encourage you to just listen instead of jumping to all your conclusions and labels.
You know, I think it's fascinating.
My original post was written largely tongue-n-cheek, yet you have taken it so seriously.
Anyway... Wrong is wrong. Your moral relativism is frankly disgusting.
Every mainstream economics text affirms that government interference in the economy has a negative effect.
You mean like spending money on R&D for the Internet, which led to the 1990s technology boom?
I don't think you should try to play an economist on TV if you aren't at least willing to admit the subject is fairly complex.
Well now I've never played Half Life 2.
As I understand it, you play the part of Gordon Freeman, correct? What's the religious background of Gordon? How does is his religion presented in the game?
It's a rhetorical trick question. The point is, since you're playing Gordon isn't that up to you? Did you remember to pray after finishing off a level? Did you say a pray for the zombies as you killed them? Why not?
You can find bias any time you want to go looking for it. I'm sure your wife's Masters project is like many others I've seen. Establish a point you want to make, and then go find evidence to support it, while ignoring anything which might discount it. That's the problem with soft sciences.
As I said, you have weak faith if you are looking for confirmation in the public arena.
Fascinating.
You ought to go look up a few facts before you go spouting partisan nonsense. Maybe do a google on the name Philip Cooney. I think it's interesting that you lament about labels, but then label anybody who makes a point as being partisan instead of educated on the subject.
Frankly, IMHO, when you've got lobbyists working for the Whitehouse actively rewriting scientific reports to downplay evidence... we're no longer talking about balance.
And environmentalism isn't even my concern. I just use it as an example as it appeared most recently in the news. Well other than this Karl Rove business that's finally hitting the fans this week.
You shouldn't believe everything people tell you.
And yet the overwhelming portrayal of anyone who believes in God in fiction and in video games is that they're committing evil actions in the name of their religion.
Really? Your evidence of this is what exactly?
As I said, you've been reading too much Dobson and your faith is weak.
Go back and look at the former Soviet Union... past or present, it doesn't matter too much.
Russia is extremely socially conservative. Try getting a gay marriage in Russia and you'll get less of a warm welcome than you'd see in Texas.
Russia hates the environment. I mean literally, they think Finlanders are idiots for replanting forests after harvesting the trees. "HA! you fools! Don't you know trees grow on trees!" There's no environmental protection, because it's a fundamental waste of money, in their view.
And when the country was Communist, hell they didn't even need to put protection on Nuclear reactor plants cause really whose going to complain if it blows up and kills everybody? What!? you're going to complain? Off to the gulag! No Tort for you!
I could just keep going... The similarities between the Republicans and the Russian Communists are incredibly striking. Yeah, sure Republicans aren't quite as bad, but who ever uses that as a campaign slogan? "Vote for me! I'm not as bad as Stalin!"
So why is it then that say advocating for universal healthcare makes you a commie, but suggesting we not re-plant trees after harvesting a forest makes you a capitalist?
Just interesting...
Yeah, because having a set of laws, enforcing contracts and defending the commonwealth...
Those just get in the way of good business.
Me thinks you need to go back and read Adam Smith.
Whoa... Someone who has been reading entirely too much James Dobson.
It always seems to me that people who demand public displays of religiousity have weak faith. That appears to be part of the lessons Christ taught against the Pharisees of his day.
Are you sure?
I think he'd be labeled a Hate-America pansy for dwelling on and highlighting past wrongs.
Having a test server is a simple process.
Knowing what all to test... that's the hard part.
Umm...
John Tierney is the resident Republican columnist at the NYTimes.
It's his job to be a blowhard know nothing. If he didn't do that, he wouldn't be a Republican.
He really doesn't need a book, because Linux is 100% secure right out of the box... which is his reasoning for moving to it.
Right?
Oh dear.