<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661</id><updated>2024-09-08T08:30:59.334-07:00</updated><category term="Obama"/><category term="I used to love my country"/><category term="bp oil spill"/><category term="president"/><category term="terrorism"/><category term="2001"/><category term="Iraq"/><category term="September"/><category term="barrack obama"/><category term="bomb"/><category term="bp"/><category term="bush"/><category term="cbs"/><category term="money"/><category term="presidents"/><category term="terrorism attack attempts at an all time high"/><category term="11"/><category term="11th"/><category term="1985"/><category term="20 billion"/><category term="2008"/><category term="Background check"/><category term="Fort Gordon"/><category term="Georgia"/><category term="Patriot Act"/><category term="Ronnie Lee Gardner - Death By Firing Squad"/><category term="USA"/><category term="WMDs"/><category term="are we more unemployed now"/><category term="arlington"/><category term="background"/><category term="bank"/><category term="banks"/><category term="billion"/><category term="blog"/><category term="bomb plot"/><category term="chicago"/><category term="cleaning effort"/><category term="coast"/><category term="crime"/><category term="criminal"/><category term="criminal history"/><category term="criminal history report"/><category term="culture"/><category term="current events"/><category term="current unemployment"/><category term="death"/><category term="death penalty"/><category term="death sentence"/><category term="debt"/><category term="dhs"/><category term="diggers realm"/><category term="dollar"/><category term="drug cartel"/><category term="economy"/><category term="escrow"/><category term="examiner"/><category term="examiner.com"/><category term="explosive"/><category term="fault"/><category term="firing squad"/><category term="go daddy"/><category term="godaddy.com"/><category term="government"/><category term="gratification"/><category term="guantanamo"/><category term="gulf"/><category term="gulf coast"/><category term="haiti"/><category term="homeland"/><category term="hurricane"/><category term="hurricane season"/><category term="hurricane season on the horizon"/><category term="idiots"/><category term="instant"/><category term="intelius"/><category term="intelius.com"/><category term="job"/><category term="kenneth feinberg"/><category term="laredo texas"/><category term="lockdown"/><category term="los zetas seize ranches"/><category term="mccain"/><category term="memorial"/><category term="memorial day"/><category term="mexico"/><category term="military"/><category term="military equipment"/><category term="monopoly"/><category term="monster.com"/><category term="murder"/><category term="news"/><category term="nine inch nails"/><category term="oil"/><category term="oil clean up"/><category term="palin"/><category term="pentagon"/><category term="plot"/><category term="police"/><category term="poor"/><category term="presidential election"/><category term="presidents that missed arlington"/><category term="rampage"/><category term="reagan"/><category term="ron paul"/><category term="ronnie lee gardner"/><category term="san diego minutemen"/><category term="season"/><category term="security"/><category term="shooting"/><category term="spill"/><category term="terrorist"/><category term="the fragile"/><category term="the great below"/><category term="the great depression"/><category term="times square"/><category term="unemployment"/><category term="utah"/><category term="washington post"/><category term="washingtonpost"/><category term="we&#39;re in this together"/><category term="weather"/><category term="white house"/><category term="world trade center"/><title type='text'>I Used To Love My Country</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-952022698178356948</id><published>2010-07-30T13:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-30T13:31:17.925-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="are we more unemployed now"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="barrack obama"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bush"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="current unemployment"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="I used to love my country"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="the great depression"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="unemployment"/><title type='text'>Are We More Unemployed Now?</title><summary type="text">Short answer: Yes.  Unemployment is higher now than it was when Bush was in office.Long answer: Yes.  Unemployment was high when he took office in Januaury of 2009, at 11919 (number in thousands) when Obama took office.  The month before was at 11400, and before that 10617.  Did Obama get caught in some of Bush&#39;s leftovers?  Yes, every president does to some degree.  Null point.At the one year </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/952022698178356948/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/07/are-we-more-unemployed-now.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/952022698178356948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/952022698178356948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/07/are-we-more-unemployed-now.html' title='Are We More Unemployed Now?'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-4259701637359442586</id><published>2010-07-27T12:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-27T13:08:04.708-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="diggers realm"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="drug cartel"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="examiner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="examiner.com"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="go daddy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="godaddy.com"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="laredo texas"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lockdown"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="los zetas seize ranches"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mexico"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="san diego minutemen"/><title type='text'>Diggers Realm: Los Zetas seize ranches</title><summary type="text">This story circulated on Sunday the 24th.  It hasn&#39;t been confirmed by police, local news or really any other credible source.  Kimberly Dvorak of Examiner.com confirmed the story later, and later after that another source at the same site debunked the claim.I&#39;m going to dig deeper, hehe.Diggers Realm is a site that is hosted through GoDaddy.com, the location through the whois database at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/4259701637359442586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/07/diggers-realm-los-zetas-seize-ranches.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/4259701637359442586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/4259701637359442586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/07/diggers-realm-los-zetas-seize-ranches.html' title='Diggers Realm: Los Zetas seize ranches'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-8017458535832020014</id><published>2010-07-03T00:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-03T20:26:41.798-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="barrack obama"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="idiots"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mccain"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="nine inch nails"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Obama"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="palin"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="presidential election"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="presidents"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ron paul"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="the fragile"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="the great below"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="we&#39;re in this together"/><title type='text'>We&#39;re In This Together</title><summary type="text">A Nine Inch Nails song from one of Trent Reznor&#39;s greatest albums, &#39;The Fragile.&#39;  I&#39;m listening to this as I watch my once proud nation fall apart at the seams, like someone didn&#39;t stitch it properly the last time they repaired what people before them fucked up.  And I&#39;m reminded, they all really do work together, they blend so well with their null arguments that inevitably go nowhere that no </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/8017458535832020014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/07/were-in-this-together.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/8017458535832020014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/8017458535832020014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/07/were-in-this-together.html' title='We&#39;re In This Together'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-1393446287000082760</id><published>2010-06-17T13:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-17T14:00:09.013-07:00</updated><title type='text'>13 Year Old Killer Sentenced In Detroit</title><summary type="text">Demarco Harris was handed a blended sentence today by Wayne County Judge Sheila Gibson for the murder of Trisha Babcock during a robbery on August 1st, 2009.  She was shot to death inside her parked car by then 12 year old Demarco Harris.  If Demarco is convicted of a felony while serving his sentence he will automatically be sent to prison as an adult for a life sentence.Trisha Babcock&#39;s father </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/1393446287000082760/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/06/13-year-old-killer-sentenced-in-detroit.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/1393446287000082760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/1393446287000082760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/06/13-year-old-killer-sentenced-in-detroit.html' title='13 Year Old Killer Sentenced In Detroit'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-3250615114916039345</id><published>2010-06-16T12:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-16T13:15:35.417-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="11th"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="20 billion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2001"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bp"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bp oil spill"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="escrow"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kenneth feinberg"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="money"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Obama"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="oil clean up"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pentagon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="president"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="September"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="white house"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="world trade center"/><title type='text'>BP Has Agreed To $20 Billion Escrow</title><summary type="text">Apparently BP has agreed to set up a $20 billion fund for compensation for the current oil disaster, as reported by CNN.  This comes after repeated attempts to plug the massive oil leak in the Gulf Coast.  There is also a $100 million fund put in place for the oil workers that are out of work due to the disaster.This announcement came after President Obama met with his personal response team and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/3250615114916039345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/06/bp-has-agreed-to-20-billion-escrow.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/3250615114916039345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/3250615114916039345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/06/bp-has-agreed-to-20-billion-escrow.html' title='BP Has Agreed To $20 Billion Escrow'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-6382381483255815414</id><published>2010-06-16T12:29:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-16T13:34:03.234-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bomb"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="explosive"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Fort Gordon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Georgia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="I used to love my country"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="military"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="military equipment"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="police"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="terrorism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="terrorism attack attempts at an all time high"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="terrorist"/><title type='text'>Thief Of Military Equipment Arrested For Possible Explosives</title><summary type="text">Military police at Fort Gordon, Georgia arrested a man for impersonating a soldier with possible grenades in his vehicle on the base today.  Fort Gordon and Richmond county bomb squads were in to the location after officials searched the vehicle the man was driving and found possible explosives.  Among the possible explosives there were apparently other &quot;militarylike&quot; items in the vehicle and I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/6382381483255815414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/06/possible-thief-of-military-equipment.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/6382381483255815414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/6382381483255815414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/06/possible-thief-of-military-equipment.html' title='Thief Of Military Equipment Arrested For Possible Explosives'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-6059285159362578344</id><published>2010-06-14T18:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-15T12:16:34.063-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1985"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crime"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="criminal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="current events"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="death"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="death penalty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="death sentence"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="firing squad"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="murder"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="news"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="rampage"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ronnie lee gardner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ronnie Lee Gardner - Death By Firing Squad"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shooting"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="utah"/><title type='text'>Ronnie Lee Gardner - Death By Firing Squad</title><summary type="text">Ronnie Lee Gardner, 49, is going to recieve a death sentence by way of a firing squad.  Only a handful of states actually practice this type of death sentence, Utah being one of them which is where Gardner will be executed.  I knew Utah was a state that still used this method having lived there for most of my life before moving away a few years ago, it is still interesting to hear that it is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/6059285159362578344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-pretty-neat.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/6059285159362578344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/6059285159362578344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-pretty-neat.html' title='Ronnie Lee Gardner - Death By Firing Squad'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-179143657109319959</id><published>2010-05-31T14:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-31T15:42:14.615-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="arlington"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bush"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cbs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="memorial"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="memorial day"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Obama"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="presidents"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="presidents that missed arlington"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reagan"/><title type='text'>Presidents That Have Missed Arlington Memorial</title><summary type="text">There are more:-President Obama in 2010.-President Bush in 2007.-President H.W. Bush in 1992.-President Reagan in 1983.Contributing source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006346-503544.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/179143657109319959/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/presidents-that-have-missed-arlington.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/179143657109319959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/179143657109319959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/presidents-that-have-missed-arlington.html' title='Presidents That Have Missed Arlington Memorial'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-2280033291688849850</id><published>2010-05-28T00:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-28T00:50:33.617-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bp oil spill"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chicago"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cleaning effort"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gulf"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gulf coast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="haiti"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hurricane"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hurricane season"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hurricane season on the horizon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Obama"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="president"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="season"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="weather"/><title type='text'>Hurricane Season On The Horizon</title><summary type="text">According to weather experts this hurricane season is going to be a very busy one.  This can make the recovery effort on the Gulf Coast even more difficult to accomplish than it already has been.  If a hurricane were to hit now it would essentially scoop up a lot of the oil that has spilled into the Gulf and send it away, and predicting where that &#39;away&#39; will be is going to be even more difficult</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/2280033291688849850/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/hurricane-season-on-horizon.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/2280033291688849850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/2280033291688849850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/hurricane-season-on-horizon.html' title='Hurricane Season On The Horizon'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-1231898704792741918</id><published>2010-05-27T08:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T08:24:59.472-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bomb"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bomb plot"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cbs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dhs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="homeland"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="plot"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="security"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="terrorism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="terrorism attack attempts at an all time high"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="times square"/><title type='text'>Terrorism Attack Attempts At An All Time High</title><summary type="text">The Department of Homeland Security is warning the United States that attempted terror attacks are at an all time high on domestic ground.  They recently released a four-page report highlighting the &#39;Evolving Threats to the Homeland&#39; in which they say the increasing number and pace of attacks suggests that terrorist cells are focusing more on smaller operations that garner a higher chance of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/1231898704792741918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/terrorism-attack-attempts-at-all-time.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/1231898704792741918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/1231898704792741918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/terrorism-attack-attempts-at-all-time.html' title='Terrorism Attack Attempts At An All Time High'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-5696655650285254008</id><published>2010-05-27T06:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T07:03:27.168-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="blog"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bp"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bp oil spill"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fault"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="government"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="I used to love my country"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="oil"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="spill"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="washington post"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="washingtonpost"/><title type='text'>BP Oil Spill - Who&#39;s Fault Is It?</title><summary type="text">Well, this started off well, didn&#39;t it?  Apparently on April 20th, a blast killed 11 BP workers and released a massive flow of oil into the Gulf, and so far it has been a finger-pointing game.  The government pointing their mighty finger of political power at BP, and BP?  Taking the blame, well, they should, it is their fault afterall.  But that isn&#39;t what gets me, no, I&#39;m not concerned that BP </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/5696655650285254008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/bp-oil-spill-whos-fault-is-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/5696655650285254008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/5696655650285254008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/bp-oil-spill-whos-fault-is-it.html' title='BP Oil Spill - Who&#39;s Fault Is It?'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-1343650997955480912</id><published>2010-05-21T02:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-21T18:50:53.056-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bank"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="banks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="billion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="culture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="debt"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dollar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="economy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gratification"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="guantanamo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="instant"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Iraq"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="job"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="money"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="monopoly"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="monster.com"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Obama"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="president"/><title type='text'>Job?  Where?</title><summary type="text">Sure, there are a ton of places to go looking for a job. Monster.com is a well-known one, Job.com, stuff like that. But where is the employment at? The unemployment rate is at an all-time high, 9.5% according to Google public data, 9.9% according to http://www.dol.gov/. That is terrible, don&#39;t you think? Well, the job market is different I guess, they want experience...right? Depends on the job </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/1343650997955480912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/job-where.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/1343650997955480912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/1343650997955480912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/job-where.html' title='Job?  Where?'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-7944331760081810180</id><published>2010-05-12T01:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-06T20:32:53.112-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="background"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Background check"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="criminal history"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="criminal history report"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="intelius"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="intelius.com"/><title type='text'>Background checks and when they are handy!</title><summary type="text">Nobody really likes court, especially if you are sitting in the defense chair.  So why not go in prepared, right?  Well, this is where background checks come in handy, such as those provided by http://www.intelius.com/ or http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/ these are helpful when you are going into a courtroom to defend yourself.  Why?  Simple, you already know what parts of your criminal </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/7944331760081810180/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/background-checks-and-when-they-are.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/7944331760081810180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/7944331760081810180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/05/background-checks-and-when-they-are.html' title='Background checks and when they are handy!'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898854384921838661.post-1537045714837288404</id><published>2010-03-18T08:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-04T23:15:47.137-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="11"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2001"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Iraq"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Patriot Act"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="September"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="terrorism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="USA"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="WMDs"/><title type='text'>Freedom for all</title><summary type="text">I guess it all started in 2001, we were approached with a new enemy, one that didn&#39;t care about domestic law or international lines. Yes, I think this is where I stopped loving my country, or soon after anyway. September 11th, 2001 marks a day that will live in infamy, a day that will be the staple of my generation, and hopefully a cue card of what to do and what not to do. Soon after September </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/feeds/1537045714837288404/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/03/freedom-for-all.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/1537045714837288404'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4898854384921838661/posts/default/1537045714837288404'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iusedtolovemycountry.blogspot.com/2010/03/freedom-for-all.html' title='Freedom for all'/><author><name>ExitiumMachina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07166389568978941133</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9BKLoyQJsI/S6JhEKyQ05I/AAAAAAAAAAM/IIaKU_pFjQY/S220/DCP01112.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>