visit tom degan's The Rant

I derive a great deal of pleasure from doing what I do. But there are a few points of extreme unpleasantness to be sure. One of these is the fact that I am forced to spend a lot of time thinking about people like John Boehner.
[Tom Degan's Rant; emphasis added]

Yes - that helps to explain some of the periods during which I infrequently post.

... then there's this, from Starbuck at Wings Over Iraq:

Any snarky commentary I might have on foreign policy and military affairs needs to take a back seat to today's tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas.

Silence is golden.