tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post1445712665047720921..comments2023-11-05T05:13:18.548-06:00Comments on Neil Shakespeare: FOUR AND A HALF DAYS IN IRAQNeil Shakespearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-29970504958166282642007-08-06T03:38:00.000-05:002007-08-06T03:38:00.000-05:00Enigma got it right. I've been mostly ashamed of ...Enigma got it right. I've been mostly ashamed of being an American since 2000...I'd like to think by the time I'm ready to shuffle off this mortal coil...things will look up...even though I won't be seeing much of anything.sumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668836906276970398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-27692880082646187722007-08-06T00:26:00.000-05:002007-08-06T00:26:00.000-05:00really good post....about something that matters.....really good post....about something that matters...alot....and we all are smart enoiugh to know how serious this is...and that it is not just a photo op...it is trouble..and our infrastructure is in the toilet...so sad...enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-42343136065558467272007-08-04T01:08:00.000-05:002007-08-04T01:08:00.000-05:00Thanks all for your comments.Thanks all for your comments.Neil Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-16314674532531216892007-08-03T19:43:00.000-05:002007-08-03T19:43:00.000-05:00Beneath the muddy water lay the corpses of those w...Beneath the muddy water lay the corpses of those whose ghosts may haunt the American people, drive them into action, push them to cleanse their nation of the forces of evil.<BR/><BR/>The rest of the world holds its breath!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798600572745255535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-76830998488629716412007-08-03T18:30:00.000-05:002007-08-03T18:30:00.000-05:00Pyrrhic victory? you betchya...yader hey. Been o...Pyrrhic victory? you betchya...yader hey. Been on that bridge as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175864473859312508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-60360854205439973062007-08-03T15:22:00.000-05:002007-08-03T15:22:00.000-05:00After that very excellent post, I'm ordering one h...After that very excellent post, I'm ordering one huge shitload of sand to be dropped off in my backyard. I'll meet you there. It's the best we can do under the constraints of this gubment.Peacechick Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808832340636218022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-81877705143058150252007-08-03T11:27:00.000-05:002007-08-03T11:27:00.000-05:00It is expensive, and that goes against our selfish...It is expensive, and that goes against our selfish interest, but I keep wondering why people won't pay to continue to be the best, build the best, and have pride that we sacrificed to do the right thing.<BR/><BR/>If we were not spending all that money on the (bogus) war, it's not a foregone conclusion that we would tax ourselves for needed repairs. <BR/><BR/>The lack of good leadership has eliminated the motivation for people to say, yes, that is a high priority of need, and we will sacrifice to get it done.<BR/><BR/>When will this generation give a hard sacrifice (as all other generations have done before us) to invest in the future of this country and the well being of our people.<BR/><BR/>The sacrifice needed now, is a financial one, not a military one. We have the money, but apparently not the guts, to do it.Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474837430855732529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-55696038571809770602007-08-03T10:54:00.000-05:002007-08-03T10:54:00.000-05:00Nice post Neil and well said. The tragedy that is ...Nice post Neil and well said. The tragedy that is George Bush and company, only part of which is Iraq, will unfold over and over again for many years to come. The bridge in MSP is only a symptom of the cancer GWB has introduced into our lives.fallenmonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652766170343957948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-27145606132691280712007-08-03T08:03:00.000-05:002007-08-03T08:03:00.000-05:00Rome is burning, fiddlers.Rome is burning, fiddlers.Blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159463105401061130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-29041740770201668942007-08-03T06:06:00.000-05:002007-08-03T06:06:00.000-05:00What irony; they were willing to spend megabucks o...What irony; they were willing to spend megabucks on a new stadium but nada on a crumbling infrastructure. Another telling barometer of how screwed up our priorities have become.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532398934926136386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-90389759303997936252007-08-03T04:39:00.000-05:002007-08-03T04:39:00.000-05:00Nicely stated and isn't it wonderful to know we ar...Nicely stated and isn't it wonderful to know we are taking the terrorists to task, while our own country crumbles from within, and no one caring.<BR/><BR/>I bet the bridge though will be taken care of way before the gulf coast ever is. ; (<BR/><BR/>Now there are priorities.<BR/><BR/>Yes, gw is "the worse" pres ever, and how ironic his eyes are elsewhere while this country crumbles into little pieces.<BR/><BR/>As for our elected officials, all having been there, well most since the 70s and earlier, what the hell are they doing falling in line with all this, and only the occasional "blow-hard" making noise, and nothing on the follow through?<BR/><BR/>The Death Of A Nation, on your TV screen everywhere. ; (<BR/><BR/>Nicely done!!!!!Coffee Messiahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908162048706236634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-74920120408952778512007-08-03T03:56:00.000-05:002007-08-03T03:56:00.000-05:00mr shakespeare it was wonderful how you melded thi...mr shakespeare it was wonderful how you melded this posting together. of course i agree with you, larry and graeme. <BR/><BR/>i'd also like to add a couple of things. in addition to the bridges and highways, the money COULD be going to education, health care, katrina victims and on and on. <BR/><BR/>AND<BR/><BR/>and in college instead of playing king of the hill - you should have been playing at what your PREVIOUS posting was aboutAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336609450397937789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-68481607243355083872007-08-03T02:04:00.000-05:002007-08-03T02:04:00.000-05:00Well said Neil. tragic about the bridge. My best f...Well said Neil. tragic about the bridge. My best friend lives close. Even more tragic about Iraq. <BR/><BR/> Well said Larry. I am in my mid-twenties and I clearly see the split. The ones that want to be "successful" scare me most.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230080850680753260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024272003872888158.post-64066721552179648532007-08-03T01:16:00.000-05:002007-08-03T01:16:00.000-05:00Like you, I thought that the takeover by my genera...Like you, I thought that the takeover by my generation would bode well for humanity and the planet. I realize now that I was not associating with the crowd that would eventually be in charge. Those people started disappearing from my circle early, running for school office, interning at the Capital, doing Christian camp counseling, applying to Yale and Stanford. How did they know to do that? They were just kids like me, weren't they, full of rock'n'roll, rebellion and irreverence?<BR/><BR/>I guess not.Larry Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425250800667058263noreply@blogger.com