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OK, there is some really important stuff going on on this little earth right now…looks like our esteemed General Petraeus is not sure if he really can withdraw as many US troops as he promised…146K US troops are currently in Iraq, plus about the same number of US contractors…making this a very expensive operation to sustain for, ah, 6 years.确定，有一些真正重要的东西继续在这个小地球...现在看起来我们尊敬的彼得雷乌斯将军还不能确定他是否真的可以撤消许多美军士兵，他答应... 146K美军目前在伊拉克，加上有关相同数量的美国承包商...决策，这是一个非常昂贵的行动，以维持对啊， 6年。 Petraeus is supposed to submit a official report on his assessment on the possibility of further troop reductions next week, but ... Continue Reading »彼得雷乌斯是提交一份正式报告了他的评估是否可能进一步削减驻伊美军在下周，但...继续阅读»

There is a good chance that the Presidential race may be decided by the undecided and uninformed American voter, as happened in 2004.这是一个很好的机会，总统的比赛可能是决定的作出，并不知情的美国选民，因为发生在2004年。 This is the kind of woman/man who gets their political information from sound-bites, visual cues and Fox news and that is not above voting against their own economic interests.这是什么样的女子/男子谁得到他们的政治信息，声音咬伤，视觉线索和福克斯新闻和不高于投票反对他们自己的经济利益。

I think that John McCain’s marketing people did a good job selecting a conservative female whose views on social hot-button issues (she’s pro-life/anti-abortion, anti-environment, anti-gay marriage) would normally put her slightly outside the American mainstream but are favored ... Continue Reading »我认为，麦凯恩的营销人做的不错选择一个保守的女性的意见对社会热点问题（她pro-life/anti-abortion ，反环境，反同性婚姻）通常把她稍美国以外的主流，但支持...继续阅读»

Didn’t watch the speech but read the transcript .没有观看的讲话，但阅读全文 。 What do I like best?我怎么样最好？ The elevation of the political discourse, as in海拔的政治话语，如在

“But what I will not do is suggest that the Senator ( McCain ) takes his positions for political purposes. “但我不会做的是表明，参议员（ 麦凯恩 ）考虑他的立场为政治目的服务。 Because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other’s character and patriotism.”因为一个东西，我们必须改变我们的政治观念是，人不能没有具有挑战性的同意对方的性格和爱国主义。 “

What did I like ... Continue Reading »什么我喜欢...继续阅读»

We are killers.我们是杀手。 Women and children are killed in my name  and your name over in Afghanistan on a regular basis.妇女和儿童被杀害在我的名字和你的名字比在阿富汗的定期。 I wonder what it feels like to loose your daughter, your son or your wife in a US bombing raid.我不知道什么感觉松散你的女儿，您的儿子或你的妻子在美国轰炸。 Would you be more or less inclined to be hostile towards American values after such an event?你会或多或少地倾向于是敌视美国的价值观后，这样的活动？ You can check these facts for yourself here or here ... Continue Reading »您可以检查这些事实，为自己在这里或 在这里 ...继续阅读»

It’s incredible how things have changed in the last couple of hundred years, or so.这是多么不可思议的事情发生了变化在过去的一百年，或做。 Up until that time, mankind thought that it was the crown of creation, the sole purpose for the existence of the Universe.直到那个时候，人类认为这是皇冠上创造的唯一目的存在的宇宙。 Then came the realization that mother earth is not the center of the solar system and that things don’t literally revolve around us.后来认识到，大地母亲不是中心的太阳能系统，事情并非真正围绕在我们周围。 Oh well, we were still pretty important.噢，我们仍然非常重要。 Then came the insight that we humans are just the most recent link in the chain of Primate Evolution and that in fact Primates themselves evolved from little rodents, etc. But the least we could do is name ... Continue Reading »然后是敏锐的洞察力，我们人类只是最近的环节灵长类动物进化，而且在事实上灵长类自己从没有啮齿动物等，但至少我们可以做的是名称 ... 继续阅读»

Yes, that includes yours.是的，这包括你的。 It is in the nature of any government to spread miss-information and lies when doing so is in its interest.这是性质的任何政府传播错过信息和谎言时，这样做是符合其利益。 It is our duty as well-informed citizens to listen to what our government says and then fact-check these statements using the one corrective agent that’s supposedly available in a pluralistic society: The free press.这是我们义不容辞的责任，以及知情的公民听听我们的政府说，事实上，然后检查这些报表使用纠正代理人之一是理应提供一个多元化的社会：在新闻自由。 In the US, the press is not completely “free” but bound by commercial and political constraints.在美国，新闻界是不完全“自由” ，但受商业和政治上的限制。 It is also owned to a large extend by corporate interests that have their own agenda.这也是一个国有大型企业延长的利益，都有自己的议程。 To get the best picture of what is really going ... Continue Reading »要获得最佳影片究竟怎么回事...继续阅读»

“Operation Scheduled Departure” was a program rolled out by the Bush administration last month that encouraged undocumented immigrants to turn themselves in, in exchange for a 90-day period during which they could get their affairs in order before being deported. “行动如期出发”是一个节目推出了布什政府上个月，鼓励非法移民把自己，以换取90天期间，他们就能得到自己的事务，以便在被驱逐出境。 Sounds like a good plan, does it not?听起来像是不错的计划，是不是？ Imagine doing the same for common criminals: Please turn yourselves in and in exchange we’ll give you 90 days of freedom before you get your due punishment.想象一下，做同样的普通罪犯：请谈谈你们在和交流，我们给你90天前的自由你的应有惩罚。

Turns out that of the 457,000 estimated undocumented workers that currently live somewhere in the US eight (8) ... Continue Reading »原来的45.7万无证件工人估计，目前大约居住在美国的八（ 8 ） ...继续阅读»

Here a short rant about political labels and how vapid these have become….在这里简短言论，有关政治的标签，以及如何vapid这些已成为... 。

What does it really mean when someone says he/she is politically conservative?这是什么的真正含义时，有人说他/她在政治上是保守的？ What does it mean when someone says they are “left-leaning”?这是什么意思时，有人说他们是“左倾” ？ Labels like these have no predictive power and are thus completely meaningless.像这些标签没有任何预测能力，从而完全失去意义。

Traditionally, “conservatives” have this agenda: Limit government, fiscal restraint, conserve resources.传统上， “保守派”有这个议程：极限政府财政紧缩，节省资源。 Yet, the current US administration has expanded he role of government like no other, has put you, your children and grandchildren in debt like no other ... Continue Reading »然而，目前的美国政府，他已扩大政府的作用就像没有其他，使您，您的子女和孙辈的债务像任何其他...继续阅读»

In between some programming tasks today, stumbled upon this insightful article written by one of John McCain’s fellow POWs.在这两者之间的一些编程任务今天，偶然这一见地的文章之一约翰麦凯恩的同胞战俘。 This person was held as a prisoner of war for a couple years longer than McCain and brings an interesting perspective to the choice for President that we face pretty soon.此人作为战俘的一对夫妇数年之久的麦凯恩和带来一个有趣的角度对总统的选择，我们面临很快。 Highly recommended reading.强烈建议阅读。