With or Without You

One last post as I head to the airport....interesting commentary by U2 lead singer, Bono, in today's NY Times...

I don't have time to comment, but would be very interested in readers impressions and thoughts about it.

I will say, I do in particular like the last paragraph...perhaps not in the same way Bono said it, but salient all the same

Read it HERE

Off I go....into the Wild, Blue Yonder......

Well...lots of updates on my side of the fence. Tomorrow I will be leaving for Air Force Officer Training at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. I will be there for five weeks and then be attending Intelligence School at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, TX.

It has been a bit of a long road between me and the AF, those close to me know the gory and frustrating details, however, I am excited about this new adventure and the experiences it will bring. It should also allow me to bring an interesting new perspective to this blog, especially in the areas of national defense, security and intelligence.

Any updates in the next month will most likely be on a more personal level about my experiences at officer training. I can pretty much guarantee these will be humorous! So stay tuned!

Before I wander off, I wanted to include a few commentary pieces which I particularly liked this week:

This piece from Charles Krauthammer (who is consistently one of my favorite columnists) is excellent and a must read!

I also very much appreciated this column from Ann Coulter (who you probably won't see me linking to much since I often find her extremism tactics off-putting and more in the 'rant' category, than the 'informative' category)

I am avoiding discussing the Rush Limbaugh/NFL issue too much, since frankly, when I start to think about the whole ordeal I find myself slipping into fits of convulsions due to the complete hypocrisy, reverse discrimination and absolute....ok, I have to stop....all I will say is if you really want to become furious about the issue google 'Juan Williams supports Rush Limbaugh' (Mr. Williams is one of my favorite liberals!). Also, this piece, from Sister Toldjah, gives a good recap of everything.

And finally, the girl (and romantic) in me, had to include this piece about love on Capital Hill

:o)

2nd Lt. Petrolino....signing off! Stand by for updates!