tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82606632012-02-01T09:25:40.381-05:00My take on a variety of topics that are shaping the U.S. in the 21st century.Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4587125blogspot/HRQuhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-33668172345631026922012-02-01T09:25:00.000-05:002012-02-01T09:25:40.389-05:002012-02-01T09:25:40.389-05:00You can see smoke coming out of his head when you read his latest comment on our leaders' attempts...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/id-say-bill-black-is-slightly-upset.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-57714725541387839392012-02-01T08:41:00.001-05:002012-02-01T08:42:59.447-05:002012-02-01T08:42:59.447-05:00&nbsp;"I have prepared this book expressly for you, with the hope that those of you who can read...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/eye-opener.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-3861268896110693762012-01-31T08:59:00.001-05:002012-01-31T09:01:18.222-05:002012-01-31T09:01:18.222-05:00We import more reptiles than any other country; in 2005 we imported 11,000,000. The problem is that...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/pythons-and-anacondas-king-of-southern.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-11803764306635543872012-01-30T20:25:00.000-05:002012-01-30T20:25:46.540-05:002012-01-30T20:25:46.540-05:00Here's what Anatol Levien thinks would bring peace in Afghanistan:&nbsp;(1) complete withdrawal of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/peace-in-our-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-77807770116548967642012-01-30T17:10:00.002-05:002012-01-31T08:12:46.416-05:002012-01-31T08:12:46.416-05:00We taxpayers have owned Freddie Mac since 2008. One of Freddie's roles is to make home loans more...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/is-freddie-mac-private-venture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-48517208342618007232012-01-30T15:05:00.000-05:002012-01-30T15:05:32.339-05:002012-01-30T15:05:32.339-05:00Vali Nasr does not think sanctions will work; in fact, they will exacerbate the situation. <br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-view-on-efficacy-of-sanctions-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-81543175014011150262012-01-30T07:35:00.001-05:002012-01-30T07:36:23.427-05:002012-01-30T07:36:23.427-05:00Michael Hastings, the author of the article that led to the termination of General McChrystal, has...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/press-and-wars.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-75563598246424123602012-01-27T08:55:00.001-05:002012-01-27T08:56:48.440-05:002012-01-27T08:56:48.440-05:00The Defense Department says it is cutting its budget. First of all, one has to ask what is meant by...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-do-you-define-budget-cuts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-41756915527585322432012-01-27T08:36:00.003-05:002012-01-27T08:41:01.420-05:002012-01-27T08:41:01.420-05:00Expect an e-mail from Google over the next month. It seems that Google is trying to improve their...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/google-will-let-you-know.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-68368633764621175072012-01-26T20:49:00.000-05:002012-01-26T20:49:21.430-05:002012-01-26T20:49:21.430-05:00That's Google's informal corporate motto. Some times companies and people don't live up to their...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/dont-be-evil.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-32512361372523664072012-01-26T16:08:00.000-05:002012-01-26T16:08:04.976-05:002012-01-26T16:08:04.976-05:00Would that she would similarly comment on all of our legislative bodies. <br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/paula-penguin-comments-on-kentucky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-71342439155380775842012-01-26T15:59:00.000-05:002012-01-26T15:59:09.693-05:002012-01-26T15:59:09.693-05:00<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-hands-can-do.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-14333085635822800972012-01-26T13:08:00.001-05:002012-01-26T13:12:49.738-05:002012-01-26T13:12:49.738-05:00Apple as a corporation, rather than as a magical company, is in the news this week. On Monday I...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/other-side-of-apple.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-42150537464655481792012-01-26T09:11:00.000-05:002012-01-26T09:11:48.388-05:002012-01-26T09:11:48.388-05:00But I guess it - Obama's attempts to placate the left - has already begun. His appointment of New...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/controlling-iraq.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-63892855179413295012012-01-23T10:09:00.000-05:002012-01-23T10:09:27.964-05:002012-01-23T10:09:27.964-05:00Yesterday's NY Times article on Apple's manufacture of the iPhone shows quite clearly that the day...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com1http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/bigger-is-not-necessarily-better-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-54138036213967203142012-01-22T17:11:00.001-05:002012-01-23T19:42:43.677-05:002012-01-23T19:42:43.677-05:00Mark Thoma says "NO". Since the GOP has gotten much of what they want under Obama, does it really...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Al DeVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212107847023251956noreply@blogger.com0http://devitoblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/do-republicans-have-to-win-election-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260663.post-786103750355617242012-01-22T16:57:00.001-05:002012-01-22T16:57:59.521-05:002012-01-22T16:57:59.521-05:00The advent of drones has resulted in a failure to observe the Constitution, which says that...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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