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Many people are like instant coffee: the minute they get in hot water they dissolve. ~ Unknown

Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love. ~ Talleyrand
You may have noticed that there wasn’t a First Cup post yesterday. Well, here’s the deal. Many bloggers take the weekend off. And while they start up again on Monday, it’s usually later than the early morning hours when I’m [...]

Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Right Wing News (John Hawkins) The Inside Story On What’s Happening With The Senate Immigration Bill
First [...]

Well, let’s have some coffee and then take a swim. ~ Johnny Weissmuller
Flopping Aces (Curt) Oh The Irony!
Oh man, the irony. First we have President Bush speaking today on the Democrats attempts to put a timetable in Iraq: [snip] And then we have the Democrats complaining that Nancy Pelosi putting a timetable [...]

The first cup is for the guest, the second for enjoyment, the third for the sword. ~ An old Arabic saying
Power Line (John Hinderaker) Support Those Poor Troops!
When conservatives talk about supporting the troops, they mean doing everything possible to help them win the war they’re fighting. Liberals never seem to talk about victory, [...]

Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis - a good hot cup of coffee. ~ Alexander King

To expand a bit on my previous post:
Hardly unexpected, and long overdue, the President vetoed the Cut and Run funding bill.
In only the second veto of his presidency, Bush rejected legislation pushed by Democratic leaders that would require the first U.S. combat troops to be withdrawn by Oct. 1 with a goal of a complete [...]

The headline of this Yahoo News/AP story is quite telling:
Senate expected to pass troop exit bill
My emphasis. If you were under the impression that this bill was about funding for the troops, well, you would be wrong. The funding is only being used as a political football to push the agenda of surrender and defeat.
Cross [...]

Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
By now you are probably aware of the blog post written by William Arkin of the Washington Post, The Troops Also Need to Support the American People. The blogospheric reaction has been scathingly accurate. Here’s a [...]

Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank. ~ Alphonse Allais

Xerox is sponsoring the site Let’s Say Thanks who’s stated mission is, “to provide a way for individuals across the country to recognize U.S. troops stationed overseas.”
You can go there and select a card that will be printed and then included with care packages sent to troops on active duty throughout the world.
I’ve sent one. [...]