The regulations require holding the umbrella with the left hand so that a salute can be rendered. One cannot be carried in formation or when in utility uniform. The marines at the white house are neither in formation, nor are they in the utility uniform. he Commander in Chief is paid deference. As usual the whiners don...more

The Marine dress regulations permit holding an umbrella in the left hand so the a salute can be rendered.

There is the cost of the space station to service the building. I have to read another article to find out about that? I smell puffery.

So, how do you really know who is qualified to carry because they possess all of those characteristics? And, how comfortable are you with the fact that many of those people could lose those qualities after they obtain the weapon. You are not thinking this through. Maybe they develop a drug habit, sell the weapon to a d...more

Any weapon makes me less safe.  I consider that I do not know the individual or the purpose of the weapon. I have been assaulted with firearms enough times that I can remember to keep my breathing and pulse steady. Scared? Not so much. Motivated to leave the area? Absolutely.

There is no brotherhood in prison, Aryan or Muslim or whatever. There are daddies alright. Besides Massachusetts doesn't have a death penalty. Life is a bad way to live.

Raj, you are from Chicago. How's Rob Blagojavich doing. Tax avoidance is legal, everybody does it because the power to tax is not absolute. That creates room for smart moves in tax planning. Gore volunteered for Viet Nam and Tricky Dick wouldn't send him because he didn't want his father to have the advantage of a ...more

Tax avoidance is legal and everybody does it. You would too if you had anything. Timing sales of property is one legal form of it. Gore volunteered for Viet Nam and Tricky Dick wouldn't send him because he didn't want his father to have the advantage of a son in combat for a war Al Sr., a good man, was opposed to.You a...more

Tax avoidance is legal and everybody does it. You would too if you had any. Timing sales of property is one legal form of it. Gore volunteered for Viet Nam and Tricky Dick wouldn't send him because he didn't want his father to have the advantage of a son in combat for a war Al Sr., a good man, was opposed to.You are a ...more