<?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:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796</id><updated>2009-11-15T19:14:52.956+09:00</updated><title type='text'>Brian's Meandering Mind</title><subtitle type='html'>“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”
 - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>259</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-2511573756754756577</id><published>2009-11-15T18:34:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T18:59:10.656+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prophecy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Before I only suspected, now I know</title><summary type='text'>Lou Dobbs was one of the original anchors thirty years ago when CNN went from a 24-hour text-based headline summary to a full broadcasting news channel.  He is one of the people largely responsible for their success in America and around the world.  Now he has been forced off the network for the sin of telling the truth, even when it hurts.His website, LouDobbs.com, contains a bit more </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/2511573756754756577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=2511573756754756577&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/2511573756754756577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/2511573756754756577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/11/before-i-only-suspected-now-i-know.html' title='Before I only suspected, now I know'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-589330082674593099</id><published>2009-11-10T12:50:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T13:34:27.181+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tolerance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>It's about the man, not the religion and not the guns</title><summary type='text'>Kamran Pasha: A Muslim Soldier's View from Fort HoodI could not say anything that has not already been said in the article above.  Go there.  Read it.  Pray for the soul of Hasan.  Pray for the grieving families.  Pray for the wounded.The courts and the legal system will deal with Hasan.  If anything, my one hope would be that somewhere along the line a more rational iman than the one he has been</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/589330082674593099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=589330082674593099&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/589330082674593099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/589330082674593099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-about-man-not-religion-and-not-guns.html' title='It&apos;s about the man, not the religion and not the guns'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-3760001331033254461</id><published>2009-11-08T16:29:00.022+09:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T19:02:41.729+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>I know when I am outclassed</title><summary type='text'>Therefore, three links, all to the same article at different sites:The original comment at HaloScanThe First Repost that I can find at "Smallest Minority"The post at Western Rifle Shooters where I read itAnd now I, in turn, will repost it here on the off chance that it becomes unavailable at any of the three links above:------------------------------------------A comment by Phil B.I must disagree</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/3760001331033254461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=3760001331033254461&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/3760001331033254461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/3760001331033254461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-know-when-i-am-outclassed.html' title='I know when I am outclassed'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-3451849757565026472</id><published>2009-11-02T07:58:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2009-11-02T08:55:04.903+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christianity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it does</title><summary type='text'>From October 14, 2009.  I have no idea why I am just now hearing about this.  I'd thought I was a keeping a close eye on things, but this slipped right under my radar:Or, if you prefer not to have Glenn Beck's interview stuck in the middle, here are Lord Monckton's remarks with no interruption:And, just to show I did do my homework, here is a counterpoint at a website with a reputation for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/3451849757565026472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=3451849757565026472&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/3451849757565026472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/3451849757565026472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/11/just-when-i-thought-it-couldnt-get-any.html' title='Just when I thought it couldn&apos;t get any worse, it does'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-1199296894544431364</id><published>2009-10-30T20:52:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2009-10-30T20:56:49.663+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>The real reason the Obama administration supports "net neutrality"</title><summary type='text'>Their goal is not a "safe, reliable" internet.  Their goal is to limit articles like this (reprinted from Zero Anthropology):Peru:  Blood Flows in the Amazonby James PetrasJune 12, 2009 - In early June, Peruvian President Alan García, an ally of US President Barack Obama, ordered armored personnel carriers, helicopter gun-ships and hundreds of heavily armed troops to assault and disperse a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/1199296894544431364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=1199296894544431364&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1199296894544431364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1199296894544431364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/10/real-reason-obama-administration.html' title='The real reason the Obama administration supports &quot;net neutrality&quot;'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-1625759033337779530</id><published>2009-10-26T07:32:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T08:23:22.884+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Read it and weep</title><summary type='text'>No-Knock Warrants Turning Into Paramilitary RaidsThis is something that has been bothering since mid-winter when the story of Phil Dominguez broke and then a few weeks later when the LAPD raided his house.  As you can see by the link I opened with, this trend is growing worse every single day.  Since when did the local city police become justified in shooting down innocent people just because </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/1625759033337779530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=1625759033337779530&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1625759033337779530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1625759033337779530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/10/read-it-and-weep.html' title='Read it and weep'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-5405440160879237948</id><published>2009-10-23T20:11:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T20:35:55.318+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='history'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='science'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Your real enemy</title><summary type='text'>Your real enemy is not the church, but it might be a church or a church leader.  Your real enemy is not the government, but it might be a government agency or the head of one.  Your real enemy is not the older generation, but it might be someone older than you.  Your real enemy is not the younger generation, but it might be someone younger than you.  Your real enemy is anyone who tries to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/5405440160879237948/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=5405440160879237948&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/5405440160879237948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/5405440160879237948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/10/your-real-enemy.html' title='Your real enemy'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-4315001612686235786</id><published>2009-10-20T10:09:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T10:47:34.175+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='restaurants'/><title type='text'>The New Orleans Showboat Restaurant</title><summary type='text'>The New Orleans Showboat RestaurantI've been flying back and forth between Ohio and Japan for a full year.  We bought property in Wooster, Ohio and are in the process of building a house.  For reasons known only to the FAA, getting out of Cleveland's airport when bound for Tokyo is always a challenge.  There are no direct flights.  As a result, I always have to catch an early morning flight to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/4315001612686235786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=4315001612686235786&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/4315001612686235786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/4315001612686235786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-orleans-showboat-restaurant.html' title='The New Orleans Showboat Restaurant'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-5761487908066290121</id><published>2009-10-15T02:54:00.011+09:00</published><updated>2009-10-27T09:44:28.817+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prophecy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Because history repeats itself</title><summary type='text'>Waco: Rules of Engagement (Google Video)Waco: A New Revelation (Google Video)The Branch Davidians of Waco: The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect (at Amazon.com)Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives in the Branch Davidian Conflict (at Amazon.com)The important question to my mind is not whether David Koresh was insane.  To my mind the real question we need to ask is how deeply we want </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/5761487908066290121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=5761487908066290121&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/5761487908066290121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/5761487908066290121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/10/because-history-repeats-itself.html' title='Because history repeats itself'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-8745529707347916880</id><published>2009-10-13T09:20:00.002+09:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T09:22:53.591+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Freedom Force International</title><summary type='text'>I'm not certain, but I think I like this:FreedomForce.orgIt definitely bears a closer look.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/8745529707347916880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=8745529707347916880&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/8745529707347916880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/8745529707347916880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/10/freedom-force-international.html' title='Freedom Force International'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-8938708378932556321</id><published>2009-10-10T05:47:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T05:51:41.260+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insanity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chaos'/><title type='text'>A vision of things to come</title><summary type='text'>Just watch the video.  Before long, those will be food lines, medical care lines, and perhaps even water lines.Embedded video from CNN VideoThis is what happens when a civilization self-destructs.  Welcome to the implosion of the United States of America.  The end has not only begun, it is well underway.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/8938708378932556321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=8938708378932556321&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/8938708378932556321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/8938708378932556321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/10/vision-of-things-to-come.html' title='A vision of things to come'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-3489227704744996034</id><published>2009-10-10T03:03:00.008+09:00</published><updated>2009-10-10T05:00:00.350+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Bob Basso on Hannity last August</title><summary type='text'>This video appeared on Hannity on Fox News last August.  Today I finally found a YouTube channel that posted it.This is our country.  The United States of America does not belong to the world.  It belongs to us!Today the international humanists gave Barack Obama a Nobel Peace Prize when he has neither resolved a single international issue nor succeeded in getting a single international initiative</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/3489227704744996034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=3489227704744996034&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/3489227704744996034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/3489227704744996034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/10/bob-basso-on-hannity-last-august.html' title='Bob Basso on Hannity last August'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-4233992949180692342</id><published>2009-09-26T23:52:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2009-09-27T00:19:25.304+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Meet Jim Renacci</title><summary type='text'>I lived in Japan for about 25 years.  One of the main things I have hated about living in Japan is the inability to participate in the political process.  I had no voice in Japanese politics because I was not a Japanese citizen while I also had no voice in American politics because I lived overseas and was easily ignored.  As a result, one of my major goals in returning to the United States was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/4233992949180692342/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=4233992949180692342&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/4233992949180692342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/4233992949180692342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/09/meet-jim-renacci.html' title='Meet Jim Renacci'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-313614735045598000</id><published>2009-09-16T03:23:00.007+09:00</published><updated>2009-09-16T03:57:17.664+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>The America I want to see</title><summary type='text'>Over at Examiner.com Bruce Maiman the "Populist" Examiner asks,Is this really how you see America?Sadly, yes, that is pretty much how I see modern America.  I won't call it a conspiracy, because it is not that well organized.  There is, however, a culture of elitism with powerful collectivist undertones that is seeking to transform the United States of America into a clone of the People's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/313614735045598000/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=313614735045598000&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/313614735045598000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/313614735045598000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/09/america-i-want-to-see.html' title='The America I want to see'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uL3EVG4Pud0/Sq_cfhU1mGI/AAAAAAAAAFE/RiJ0TwCKB9Q/s72-c/is-this-how-you-see-us.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-7399513463927157299</id><published>2009-09-16T02:14:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2009-09-16T02:34:56.046+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>The real reason American industry cannot compete</title><summary type='text'>My brother-in-law works at a local factory. He is the lead service tech on the team responsible for maintaining the production line. The line cost $50 million to build. He has 3 workers on his service team and frequently works 60 hour weeks trying to keep up with the myriad problems created on a modern production line. On any given weekday he has a dozen or more managers and supervisors following</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/7399513463927157299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=7399513463927157299&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/7399513463927157299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/7399513463927157299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/09/real-reason-american-industry-cannot.html' title='The real reason American industry cannot compete'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uL3EVG4Pud0/Sq_Lpc2yNDI/AAAAAAAAAE8/bggV6kYi0Ik/s72-c/herbert-and-the-management.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-1162826053470333</id><published>2009-09-13T10:33:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2009-09-13T11:06:02.691+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Every now and again, a miracle</title><summary type='text'>Jim Renacci for CongressToday I went to the Wayne County Fair.  My main purpose in attending the fair was to make contact with local vendors, local agricultural co-ops, and local businesses.  Country fairs are a perfect place to meet new neighbors, find out what grows well in your region, and make contact with the people who depend on the soil to earn their daily bread.  In addition to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/1162826053470333/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=1162826053470333&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1162826053470333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1162826053470333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/09/every-now-and-again-miracle.html' title='Every now and again, a miracle'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-6204954481840731415</id><published>2009-09-12T07:09:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2009-09-12T07:21:23.969+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>China strikes at the heart of America and wins</title><summary type='text'>Freedom Tower Renamed to One World Trade CenterThis happened last March.  I just learned about it today.  The "Freedom Tower" will not reflect American freedom, liberty and justice for all.  Instead, it will reflect the oppressive and sadistic desires of an elitist group of rich, powerful Chinese businessmen and politicians.  Notice these two paragraphs brought together to more clearly show the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/6204954481840731415/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=6204954481840731415&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/6204954481840731415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/6204954481840731415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/09/china-strikes-at-heart-of-america-and.html' title='China strikes at the heart of America and wins'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-8552476949124342221</id><published>2009-09-10T23:19:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2009-09-10T23:29:39.712+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Maybe, maybe not</title><summary type='text'>Embedded video from CNN VideoAs always, Pres. Obama hits all the right talking points.  However, in order for his vision to realized H.R. 3200 will have to be completely rewritten.I am withholding final judgement until I see if they rewrite the bill.  If they do, then maybe a real debate can start and maybe a working reform of the American health care industry can take place.  However, if they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/8552476949124342221/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=8552476949124342221&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/8552476949124342221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/8552476949124342221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/09/maybe-maybe-not.html' title='Maybe, maybe not'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-8416174225024791697</id><published>2009-09-08T22:48:00.013+09:00</published><updated>2009-09-09T08:32:25.765+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='history'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Run in circles scream and shout</title><summary type='text'>Update: Karl has an interesting response to Pres. Obama's address to our children:An Address to Our Schoolchildren----------------------------------------------------------------------Original post:"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles scream and shout!"Propaganda is an odd phenomenon. Sometimes it shows up in the most unlikely places and then is either not recognized for what it is, or is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/8416174225024791697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=8416174225024791697&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/8416174225024791697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/8416174225024791697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/09/run-in-circles-scream-and-shout.html' title='Run in circles scream and shout'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-1189038945228351579</id><published>2009-09-05T06:37:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2009-09-05T22:24:45.665+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>At least one expert agrees with me</title><summary type='text'>...normally when this type of legislation is introduced in Congress the members of the House of Representatives or the Senate cite the provisions of the U.S. Constitution that authorize such legislation.This has not been the case in any of the Health Care Bills proposed. This is not a simple oversight on the part of the Congress. They know they don’t have Constitutional authority to do this, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/1189038945228351579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=1189038945228351579&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1189038945228351579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1189038945228351579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-next-project.html' title='At least one expert agrees with me'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-4452327648886856425</id><published>2009-08-31T02:00:00.010+09:00</published><updated>2009-08-31T02:10:22.928+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='guns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='insanity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crime'/><title type='text'>Why didn't her police detective father teach her self-defense?</title><summary type='text'>CNN Report on the Conviction of Michael KingColumnist Kathy Silverberg Responds to the Conviction of Michael KingKathy Silverberg concludes her response to the conviction of Micheal King for the kidnap, rape, and murder of Denise Amber Lee this way:We can spend our time worrying about what might befall us, or we can choose to appreciate the gifts of life and love for as long as they last.I don't </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/4452327648886856425/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=4452327648886856425&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/4452327648886856425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/4452327648886856425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-didnt-her-police-detective-father.html' title='Why didn&apos;t her police detective father teach her self-defense?'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-2623609333018695912</id><published>2009-08-29T00:48:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2009-08-29T19:13:28.059+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Culture Change in America</title><summary type='text'>MSNBC &amp; The Great Liberal NarrativeA friend of mine sent me the link above.  This link is a thirteen-minute video that discusses something which I first learned about last summer, namely, the Frankfurt School, Critical Theory, and the Institute for Social Research.  For more information just Google any of those.Culture change in pre-industrial societies is largely brought about by the spiritual </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/2623609333018695912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=2623609333018695912&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/2623609333018695912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/2623609333018695912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/08/culture-change-in-america.html' title='Culture Change in America'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-1741162593698193623</id><published>2009-08-27T19:57:00.004+09:00</published><updated>2009-08-27T20:43:30.995+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conspiracy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chaos'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Because they can, unless we stop them</title><summary type='text'>Everyone who opposes the current administration's agenda is quickly labeled in some derogatory manner.  Of course, this is not new.  This denigration of opposition began under the Bush-Cheney-Rove team when they labeled anyone who opposed the war, "a traitor".  Now anyone who opposes the new progressive agenda, anyone who asks why Congress is neither writing nor reading the bills they are rushing</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/1741162593698193623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=1741162593698193623&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1741162593698193623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/1741162593698193623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/08/because-they-can-unless-we-stop-them.html' title='Because they can, unless we stop them'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-3045865575717969383</id><published>2009-08-21T23:50:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2009-08-22T00:27:56.344+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='globalization'/><title type='text'>Sometimes there can be no co-existence</title><summary type='text'>Christian Teen in America Flees her Muslim ParentsAn Islamic Blog Seeks to Bring Sharia Law to the U.S.Fleeing Sharia Law in AmericaU.S. Supreme Court Allows Federal Funding of an Islamic School while Denying Funding of a Christian SchoolThis war is coming and it is coming sooner than we expect.  Already in Britain Muslim families are not obliged to obey British law and may instead choose to have</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/feeds/3045865575717969383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5451796&amp;postID=3045865575717969383&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/3045865575717969383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5451796/posts/default/3045865575717969383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bkmiller428.blogspot.com/2009/08/sometimes-there-can-be-no-co-existence.html' title='Sometimes there can be no co-existence'/><author><name>Greyhawk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02184256581832572001</uri><email>sundown@hotmail.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00407207449064890185'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451796.post-1979312960172518132</id><published>2009-08-21T00:31:00.005+09:00</published><updated>2009-08-21T23:03:54.810+09:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='greed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>This what a dictatorship looks like</title><summary type='text'>America's Affordable Health Care Choices ActAmerican Clean Energy and Security ActFood Safety Enhancement ActCNN Reports on Obama, Faith, and HealthcareI honestly do not know where to start.  The three acts I have linked above will destroy the remnants of the America I grew up loving.  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