Vogue is sending their new men’s magazine to the newsstands.

Now, this could be politics of convenience. But it is honesty, no matter what the motivation, and I think it shows the president’s support continuing to erode on Iraq.

Hagel today drew a comparison to Vietnam, and said we are losing this war and need to get out. He said we are a destabilizing force there.

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We had an incredible thunderstorm two nights ago. One of the strongest I’ve ever been in – perhaps the strongest. The sky was literally strobing with light – for well over an hour – and I’d say there were 20 or more very close strikes. I’ll define very close as the type of lighting strike where it is not followed by rumbling – nono – these are flashes with a simultaneous “pop” or “snap” sound within a couple hundred meters of you and you can feel the electricity in the air.

Total cost was about $300:

• One cable modem

• One network card
• One cisco ATA voip adapter

I still love thunderstorms.