tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post3370980443727106442..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: Sex and Politics-- or cheating and powerRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-39153798449813437062012-11-21T08:21:37.783-08:002012-11-21T08:21:37.783-08:00You bring up an angle I had not thought of before:...You bring up an angle I had not thought of before: the class issue.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-24367534522181768302012-11-19T10:05:14.509-08:002012-11-19T10:05:14.509-08:00Obama fired generals before. If he wanted him gone...Obama fired generals before. If he wanted him gone, he'd have just fired him. So I don't buy into the plot but as I said earlier, lefties didn't regard him as a hero which meant this coming out before the election most likely would've hurt Romney not Obama. I don't have an opinion right now on whether he did a good job. The surge in Iraq sounds like it was all about arming one side of a civil war which has led to chaos for civilians and the talk is he was better at publicity than doing his job but honestly I don't know right now. I do know though losing his job over sex doesn't seem right. But Obama had no choice but to accept that reservations whether he wanted to do it or not.<br /><br />And this stuff on the high living of the officers, the money that goes into that, the luxuries, the elite staffs, that definitely would have worked against a candidate who wanted an extra $1 trillion for the military. It's not been going to the fighting men and women nor helping them when they get home when you see programs out there like Wounded Warrior doing what I think the VA should be doing. Who wants to cut the Veteran programs even farther, who blocked jobs for veterans? You know the answer if you read the news.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-65434619387909786782012-11-19T09:58:33.614-08:002012-11-19T09:58:33.614-08:00Hmm. I am not convinced that Petraeus was doing a ...Hmm. I am not convinced that Petraeus was doing a good job. And I think I could even join the right wing conspiratorial types in believing that Obama wanted to get rid of him as CIA director. The timing is suspicious. <br />But I could be wrong. <br />What is aggravating is that we don't find out the truth of these matters until it's too late to do anything about them. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-89271292050357540672012-11-19T09:36:34.090-08:002012-11-19T09:36:34.090-08:00Good addition to this story of human beings and re...Good addition to this story of human beings and relationships, Joared. There was a good article on it also in the New Yorker--<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2012/11/26/121126taco_talk_gopnik?mbid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true" rel="nofollow">affairs</a>. We are still a very puritanical society no matter what some try to claim-- and puritan values are pretty near always hypocritical.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-5082134999680102302012-11-19T05:02:29.887-08:002012-11-19T05:02:29.887-08:00Anyone who has worked in very many settings probab...Anyone who has worked in very many settings probably has encountered some of these romantic liaisons,or at least I knew of them the places I worked -- some unusual arrangements and activities -- in several different type of workplaces before I entered my current profession. <br /><br />I just wish newspeople would focus their time and energies on the real issues facing this country. Let the people involved in adultery or whatever else it is, those who investigate any security violations if that's a genuine concern, do their jobs and give us a report. How about news, law enforcement looking into all the crooked business dealings exploiting govt. contracts, those entitlement programs that we're told are having millions or is it billions stolen from.<br /><br />I do have to wonder about those so obsessed with the sexual activities of others. Not too many years ago seems some of the Congressional morality enforcers who spoke the loudest about values turned out to be the most hypocritical -- engaging in what they condemned in others.<br /><br />In the current situation, I agree that no longer having the benefit of the skills and talents of Gen. P. is a serious loss. Yet under the circumstances there seemed to be no other solution. According to accounts, Eisenhower had an affair, then later became president. We know of other presidents who are said to have had affairs. <br /><br />The older I become, the less patience I have with what often seems like that old saying of the pot calling the kettle black -- sitting on an open fire has burned them both. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-31730005132087643422012-11-18T08:21:58.476-08:002012-11-18T08:21:58.476-08:00There is still a lot coming out about the Petraeus...There is still a lot coming out about the Petraeus/Broadwell relationship and I thought this was a good one. I understand that some don't find this of interest but for any that do, this is an informative article. <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/11/18/david-petraeus-scandal-the-fall-of-a-general.html" rel="nofollow">The Fall of a General</a>.<br /><br />I was not one who had Petraeus on a pedestal but I do sympathize with someone whose career can be derailed by personal behavior. I hope that he will find other ways to use his skills. In our phony puritanical society, it won't be easy probably.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-41887709124896855272012-11-17T13:26:43.543-08:002012-11-17T13:26:43.543-08:00Of course, as a writer, I find such human interact...Of course, as a writer, I find such human interactions to be interesting. Should adultery be cause for dismissal? Is it still a taboo in our society? Does it bother someone to know that an FBI agent, with no national security or crime involved could spy on your private emails and then reveal them? It's not new but I think it is of interest-- at least to me. That someone can lose a job for a moral failing that many have had that also seems wrong. I don't think Obama had a choice on accepting his resignation but if he was doing a good job, I think it's too bad we don't have a more realistic view of monogamy and human nature... Just an opinion, of course.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-71162179469265501852012-11-17T11:59:04.604-08:002012-11-17T11:59:04.604-08:00as usual, Jon nails it is a short burst of comedic...as usual, Jon nails it is a short burst of comedic brilliance. This is all such a distraction from what we should really be focusing on. So much of what passes for 'news' is mindless chatter. We really ought to hold the news media to higher standards, but the sad truth is that many think this b.s. IS news. :-(Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-76045556354323921122012-11-17T10:29:14.151-08:002012-11-17T10:29:14.151-08:00Much ado about nothing.Much ado about nothing.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com