BloggingHeads.tv has a debate about putting our presence to a vote in Iraq. Make it a referendum on our presence there and once voted upon will not be revisited for a few years (Jonah says 5). I think this is pure brilliance. It would put an end to the question of whether we should stay. The Iraqis would vote in their best interests. If they think it's best we left, I'd be happy for us to come home but only if we're asked to leave. Leaving on our own accord now would be quitting. Leaving b/c we're told to is resepecting the sovereignty of Iraq. Either way it goes, the Democrats lose. If we came home they'd be crowing but they still wouldn't have any ideas. If they asked us to stay they wouldn't have anywhere to go.
Quarantine 2008 has ended
Fair warning: possibly graphic post and not for the squeamish. So it all started Friday night. Wife and I had a long day (as usual) and had finally finished with dishes, laundry and the rest of the normal daily grind. The baby had been fussy most of the day and had spit up here and there. Mostly we thought it had been switching from formula to milk which can sometimes cause this type of thing. By the time kid #4 rolls around you tend to let these things slide. If this were #1 we'd have called in a medivac at the first sign of vomiting in a 1 year old. He finally calmed down and we got him off to sleep. We watched a bit of The Wire and retired (very) late. About 10 minutes later #2 wakes up crying complaining of a stomach ache. I ask if he has to go to the bathroom and he says no, it's not that. His stomach really hurts. OK, into my bed and I'll get the heating pad for a bit. We get him settled and he calms down. Knowing that he tends towards the dramatic, I s...
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