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We made it to another weekend.  Obama hasn’t surrendered to the Taliban yet – so all seems to be okay.  Although, he appears to be putting our country on the path to surrender to the Chinese soon.  The Hollywood Star in Chief is going to make another star appearance on our television screens on Tuesday night.  This time as a back drop, West Point, to announce he’s finally made up his mind about how many troops to send into Afghanistan.  How long has it been since his hand picked man on the ground asked for reinforcements?  Oh and notice that he’s using the military as a tool again?

• UPDATED: NY Times reporting “frustration” within military ranks??

Just like Clinton, the military is a thorn in Obama’s side. And even though he claimed on the campaign trail that Afghanistan was the right war, he has done everything he can to avoid making a decision about it.  Interesting read coming up!

Democrat Barack Obama said Monday that as president he would send at least two more combat brigades to Afghanistan, where U.S. soldiers face rising violence and endured their deadliest attack in three years on Sunday.

The proposed force increase – about 7,000 troops – is part of Obama’s plan to pull combat troops out of Iraq and focus on the growing threat from a resurgent al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

“As president, I would pursue a new strategy, and begin by providing at least two additional combat brigades to support our effort in Afghanistan,” Obama said in an op-ed published Monday in The New York Times, a day before he plans a speech here on his vision for Iraq and Afghanistan.

“We need more troops, more helicopters, better intelligence-gathering and more nonmilitary assistance to accomplish the mission there,” Obama said.

Obama argued the emphasis on Iraq placed by the Bush administration – and supported by Republican presidential candidate John McCain – stands in the way, reports CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds

“I would not hold our military, our resources and our foreign policy hostage to a misguided desire to maintain permanent bases in Iraq,” Obama said.

[emphasis mine] – But this was when Obama was on the campaign trail. The date of this article? July 14, 2008 – from CBS News.com Obama: Two More Brigades To Afghanistan Democrat Proposes 7,000 Troop Increase, Saying Effort There Needs More Support. To take up the mantra of the loon-left, with a bit of a twist, Obama Lied – Soldiers are dying!!!!

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So did you venture out to the stores yesterday (Black Friday)?   I sat my backside here in the house.  I won’t go near those crazy people for love or money.  I did manage to get to the gym though.  I will go out today to the grocery store, but since we don’t do the big present stuff, and its just the two of us, going out on Black Friday isn’t necessary.

My sister-in-law started making her own laundry soap, dish soap etc a few months back.  I’m not that industrious (scoff), but she did tell me about using vinegar instead of fabric softener in the wash.  Suppose to help get any bad smells out.  Well I tried it.  She’s not going to tell me about doing something without having done it herself.   Now you are thinking the same thing I did – I don’t want to smell like a walking salad!! I didn’t try it on our clothes, but on our big heavy towels & mink blankets, as well as the couch covers the dogs lay on; that kind of stuff.  I can tell you the articles do not come out smelling like vinegar at all, but they do come out fresher smelling.  Instead of the odors being masked by the softener, the vinegar neutralizes them.  I don’t care how clean you are, with two dogs in the house, they drag in stuff from the outside and it gets on the couch covers.   So try it.  I love the way towels and sheets smell & feel coming out of the dryer too!  The best part?  It’s much cheaper than Downy!

So that’s it for the week.  I am trying my best to get back on a blogging schedule, but still am blank about stuff to blog about that is interesting.

So have a great day and week to come.

See you next weekend!

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