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Lung War Update & Political News

News From the Front in the Lung WarThe custom-made stent from France has come in...and the pulmonologist who ordered it now recommends holding off on putting it in. The team looked at my decreasing...

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My 2008 predictions for the Obama Presidency

Below is a predictions column I wrote in October of 2008. I was way off on number one--it's been worse--but the others stand the test of time. ~BobWhat to Expect From President ObamaRobert A. HallJohn...

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Today's dose of political news and comment

General Political News and CommentBook Recommendation: America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great.By Ben Carson M.D....

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Today's Political News

General Political News and CommentYour one-stop-shop for political news and conservative opinion. Please forward to friends who need to be informed. These posts are created by many readers who send me...

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Recommended Books

Book RecommendationsSince I started my Old Jarhead Blog in 2008, I have used it to recommend books I have read that I thought were worth reading. I read a lot and recommend a lot. I don't recommend...

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Many "Not To Be Missed" Items Today

General Political News and CommentResponse from a Nurse/Blog Reader to my last health update: "My name is Emily ----. My father is Colonel --- . I have had the honor and privilege of reading about your...

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Many "Not To Be Missed" Items Today

General Political News and CommentResponse from a Nurse/Blog Reader to my last health update: "My name is Emily ----. My father is Colonel --- . I have had the honor and privilege of reading about your...

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Many "Not To Be Missed" Items Today

General Political News and CommentResponse from a Nurse/Blog Reader to my last health update: "My name is Emily ----. My father is Colonel --- . I have had the honor and privilege of reading about your...

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I'm so Old...

I'm so oldRobert A. HallI'm so old that...I remember when Obama vowed Assad had to go, before he made a deal with Russiato keep Assad in power.I remember when Obama vowed to cut the deficit in half,...

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Lots of interesting news and comment today

General Political News and CommentWhat next? Had an eye exam at the VA, due to my diabetes and changing vision. Turns out I have started cataracts, but they are not bad enough to operate on. We will...

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Poor Hillary's House

Click on picture to enlarge.Who knew poor populists lived so well?

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Long, but lots good today

General News and CommentPoor Hillary's Househttp://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/Who knew poor populists lived so well? ~BobMust Read: America’s Middle East Dilemma: Toppling tyrants is ineffective in the...

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Thirteen Things Obama Cannot Change by Executive Order

Thirteen Things Obama Cannot Change by Executive OrderRobert A. HallThe law of supply and demand.The truth that nothing is free. When something is described as "free," it only mans that the cost was...

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Today's Political News and comment

General News and CommentMust Read: The Worldview that Makes the Underclass. By Anthony Daniels. from Imprimis. http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/file/2014_05_06_Imprimis.pdfExcerpt: Heroin addiction has...

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Today's Political News and Comment

General News and CommentMust Read: The Worldview that Makes the Underclass. By Anthony Daniels. from Imprimis. http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/file/2014_05_06_Imprimis.pdfExcerpt: Heroin addiction has...

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Great Stuff Today

Latest Lung UpdateThings have been pretty stable. Breathing hard with exertion, but the oxygen sats are staying at 94% with only 2 LPM of O2 under exertion. It was a sharp drop in my oxygen saturation...

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LARK: Canadian Adopt a Terrorist Program

Funny, but not true, of course. This went around as a US response from SecDef Donald Rumsfeld during the Bush administration, as early as 2002. Someone modified it for Canada, complete with British...

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Gun Violence

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Lots of important news and good comment

Latest: Was weak and shake at Rehab Wednesday, couldn't do as much. The PT put a heart monitor on me and said I was having extra heart beats. Could be from several things. And the coughing pulled a...

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Important news and conservative comment

The Philosophy of the Old Jarhead Blogwww.tartanmarine.blogspot.comThe Old Jarhead is a blog of political news and conservative opinion, that has had over 1,200,000 page views since founded in 2008, is...

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