Tan suits and mustard and Marines with umbrellas,

Laptops and pizzas and dark looking fellas.

These are a few of Repug's favorite things.

Couldn't go fishing, so blew up an invader's fuel truck.

Keeping busy.

Yo China. She's an Italian grandmother.

Nuff said.

Retirees aren't civilians. We're still subject to the UCMJ. We can be recalled to active duty.

We're paid which is taxed; we have Tricare; we're required to keep an uniform issue, etc. We weren't discharged or released after fulfilling obligation. We're in reserve status.

"As long as we remember them ... "

Thank you, packman. Beautiful tribute.

May the Inner Light be with her and guide her

Thank you, ma'am. You were an inspiration for so many.

"At least you could have shared, Gary!"

I'm just an old country girl

I have a reasonable amount of smarts, but I'm no more a political analyst than I'm an astrophysicist. However, if I could figure six years ago that Putin's pick was a piece of work who didn't give an obese rodent's hindquarters about this country and its people, why couldn't Pottinger's and his ilk?

Oh. Right. They're merely bargain basement versions of tfg.

Atticus, you might want to edit. You left a "r" out of Putin's pick.

Mine

A love song and an anthem of hope

If you want to bust into Fort Knox, just send in a squad of raccoons. n/t