http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger And that's all I have to say about that -- My views on everything from politics to music to news. en BluesBlogger BluesBlogger Thu, 23 Feb 2006 03:17:20 +0100 daily 1 David Martin, a classy guy who covers the Pentagon for CBS, blogged recently about how he made a decision to not run a story about efforts the Army is using to beat improvised explosive devisces. From Martin's comments: "This week I killed a story about the battle against Improvised Explosive Devices after a senior military officer told me it contained information that would be helpful to the enemy. I didn’t find his argument about how it would help the enemy very persuasive, but because there’s a war on I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. I’ve done that a number of times over the years, and each time it’s turned out that going with the story wouldn’t have caused any harm. It’s always a difficult decision, made more difficult by the fact that it always seems to happen late in the day when you’re under deadline pressure. When I killed the story on Thursday, it was 5:30 – an hour to air – and I left the Evening News broadcast without a lead story which they had been... Thu, 23 Feb 2006 03:17:20 +0100 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/Media-backing-off/6/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/Media-backing-off/6/ "Exxon Mobil Corp. posted record profits for any U.S. company on Monday - $10.71 billion for the fourth quarter and $36.13 billion for the year - as the world's biggest publicly traded oil company benefited from high oil and natural-gas prices and solid demand for refined products." Ok... let me run this by you. We could use ethanol which comes from something we can grow. You may have heard of it; it's called "corn" and, with small family farms going the way of the $5 haircut, this might be the time to make the move to something we can renew. Also, this would cut the balls off the Middle East and Hugo "I can't wait until Fidel kicks so I can be the designated nutjob" Chavez who bend the world to their will by sticking us up for oil. Why can't we move this ball away from the OPEC endzone? Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:43:27 +0100 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/Does-this-bother-anyone-else-Ain-great-have/5/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/Does-this-bother-anyone-else-Ain-great-have/5/ Work has been too crazy to write,but decided to get back to the writing here. Something to consider with the Alito mess going on the same day as the State of the Union is the possibility this could be one of the coldest receptions this president is used to getting. Even if the Dems don't pull the nuke option on Alito, the Republicans are noticeably weakened right now. Their leaders, who have long postured on ethics, are disgraced. Their partisans appear snipey and only interested in their own narrow focus. Case in point, this AP article on AIDS research funding  which says a lot of the money is ending up with religious groups to the exclusion of organizations which work with high risk groups like IV drug users and sex industry workers. These high-risk folks aren't going to go near a religious group with a ten-foot swagger stick if it means they are preached at and villified! Have said for a long time the only thing that could save the GOP is a McCain-esque candidate arriving on the scene... Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:08:48 +0100 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/Took-some-time/4/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/Took-some-time/4/ Let's see... the Republicans want an end to the judicial filibusters which they used so artfully during Clinton's administration to block Democratic judges. Nothing lasts forever. Sooner or later, the balance of power will change and people will be screaming about the lack of a mechanism to stop judges that are pro-<insert issue here>. This is not to say this isn't happening already. Harry Truman once said former presidents should become honorary members of the Senate. The reasoning was so senators could benefit from their experience and knowledge. His only caveat was they would have to limit their right to filibuster. When does it end? When do we stop monkeying with small issues and get back to the business of doing what the legislature does? Pass budgets, put bills in place which benefit citizens and protect the weakest among us. Call your senator and tell them to get back to the business of doing real work instead of being party hacks.  Fri, 20 May 2005 03:26:33 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/Nuclear-Stupidity/3/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/Nuclear-Stupidity/3/ Am I the only one who really could not give a crap that Paula Abdul slept with anyone? Thu, 12 May 2005 03:14:48 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/American-I-Don-t-Care/2/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/American-I-Don-t-Care/2/ Let's not mess around... the House of Blues has the market cornered on making sure you have a great experience at whatever concert you attend there. We used the pass the line option which allows you in before general admission if you eat in the restaurant.  We waited in line for about an hour and a half and grabbed a couple of bar stools as we watched the hall fill up. King's band came out and did two numbers to warm up the audience. You can tell all of these guys are among the best who ever held the instruments they hold in their hands. When the Man came on stage, the place went wild. As he played, it was evident he was loving the give and take with the crowd. I don't think there could have been any better performance ever given by any musician. We couldn't have had a better night watching a true craftsman. One extra drop B.B. threw out was bringing his Marine grandson out on stage who recently returned from Iraq. B.B. also said he still has another grandson still over in... Wed, 11 May 2005 05:03:06 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/King-Concert-House-Blues-Myrtle-Beach-May/1/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/BluesBlogger/King-Concert-House-Blues-Myrtle-Beach-May/1/