Daily Loaf

Not much to this one. Bizkit is a dog and he/she is having one intense dream. Enjoy.

• Democrats bow to lenders, revise mortgage bailout plan.
• Obama hits personal high in job approval polls.
• St. Pete police or Keystone Cops?
• The Coast Guard has called off the search for the missing NFL boaters.
• “Pakistan hunts militants after deadly cricket attack.” They’ve weaponized crickets?
• When breaking & entering, try not to hit the air marshal’s house.
• Blockbuster swears they’re not filing for bankruptcy. (Which of course means they are …)
• Jimmy Fallon’s a hit!

[Editor's Note: Jennifer Huntsman is a US Army Reserve Signal Captain stationed at MacDill Air Force Base with Joint Communication Support Element (JCSE). She is currently deployed in Qatar. Jenny will be writing for The Daily Loaf about life in the military.]

There are moments in a day where it is clear why we are deployed in the Middle East.  I personally do not go through town with my rifle looking for the Taliban, but my small footprint does make a difference.  The monstrosities that take place in the desert are too hard to be ignored.  I have not been brain washed to believe this to be true.  I believe in my heart that there are acts of hatred out here in the desert that need be stopped, and we are here to help.

My Dad moved around a lot when he was younger.  He was born in Berkeley California, and went to high school in Silicon Valley.  Most of my Dad’s side of the family resides in the San Jose area.  I went to high school in the suburbs of Seattle and claim the Emerald City as my hometown.  My parents will strongly disagree, but from my west coast roots I was raised to be a peace loving, recycling, liberal, blue state loving girl.  On the other hand I am an Army Brat.  Born ready and trained.  My Dad was in the Army when I was younger.  I was born on an Army base and raised in many towns across the United States. My friends were in disbelief after I signed my contract to be property of Uncle Sam.  Not many people from Seattle join the military, but my friends quickly forget that my Boeing Dad is a retired Army soldier.  Being raised in the military you may expect for me to be a “don’t mess with America,” strong religious ties, conservative, red state loving girl.  As an Army Captain my political views are irrelevant.  My point is that I was raised with both eyes open to the big red, white, and blue picture.  There has been no brain washing in my world.  My views of this Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), or President Obama’s Struggle Against Violent Extremism (SAVE), are based off of what I have read, what I have seen, and what I have heard.

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We end the week with the gift that keeps on giving: The George W. Bush victory tour. In this clip from a few days ago, Bush tries to get in line with some soldiers and gets awkwardly shut out. Have a good weekend, everyone.

• Now the car companies want $34 billion!
• Verizon’s service is so bad it gets fined millions by the state.
• Tampa City Council OK’s 25-year Tampa Electric deal without renewable energy or anti-coal provisions.
• If India bombs Pakistan, this might be the target.
• Deeson: Top Hillsborough fire brass get paramedic pay bonus even if they don’t work as paramedics.
• Controversial Ed Helm edged out for Democratic State Committeeman in Pinellas.
• Controversial St. Pete middle school principal suspended with pay during internal investigation.
• Wanna buy a money-losing daily newspaper with a great view?
• Ahhh, it’s the first sighting of a “Grinch” headline in the MSM for the holiday season. Won’t be the last.
• Tampa Tribune releases news that has no news.
• “Hello, this is Barack Obama.” Click.
• November was terrible for retailers. Can December be much better?
• Facebook Connect just might change the world (wide web).
• This Christmas, support a worthwhile cause by helping Stephen Colbert humble Kanye West.
• R.I.P. Knight Rider.

The Letterman-McCain feud picked up steam Thursday, as the late night host continued to hammer the presidential candidate for standing him up on Wednesday.” If you missed the Wednesday rants, click here. For a compilation of Dave’s best shots from last night, see below:

• The bailout implodes.
• McCain’s gambit to save the economy explodes in his face.
• Will the first presidential debate implode? Signs point to McCain’s a chicken.
• Washington Mutual implodes, JP Morgan Chase scoops up the pieces.
• Is the situation on the Afghan-Pakistan border about to explode? October Surprise, anyone?
• Arigato Japanese Steakhouse implodes.
• #1 USC implodes against unranked Oregon State.
• “The Human Jet” attempts to cross the English channel … and he makes it!