George Will Throws in the Towel on Afghanistan

In a piece that is certain to stir up some controversy today, conservative heavyweight George Will questions what the hell we are still doing in Afghanistan. This follows the month with the most casualties during the 8-year war with no end in sight. From George Will:

U.S. strategy — protecting the population — is increasingly troop-intensive while Americans are increasingly impatient about “deteriorating” (says Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) conditions. The war already is nearly 50 percent longer than the combined U.S. involvements in two world wars, and NATO assistance is reluctant and often risible.

U.S. strategy is “clear, hold and build.” Clear? Taliban forces can evaporate and then return, confident that U.S. forces will forever be too few to hold gains. Hence nation-building would be impossible even if we knew how, and even if Afghanistan were not the second-worst place to try: The Brookings Institution ranks Somalia as the only nation with a weaker state.

Military historian Max Hastings says Kabul controls only about a third of the country — “control” is an elastic concept — and “ ‘our’ Afghans may prove no more viable than were ‘our’ Vietnamese, the Saigon regime.”

I really don't have much to criticize George Will for on this. His arguments are based on facts and our lack of clear objectives, but maybe General McChrystal come up with a more suitable strategy with his recent report to CENTCOM and the Pentagon. I don't pretend that I have some master plan, but at least the guy who is supposed to has a good-looking set of pants.

I can't tell if you're doing that ironically

What's with the stupid pose, Cat? I'm sure you think you are just headed for the Sears catalog now... or you are making fun of people who are headed for the Sears catalog. I'm going to be honest with you, Cat, you look like a total loser, so I really hope this isn't your laid-back-but-sophisticated look.

On the other hand, if you're really trying to make an ironic statement about funny photo portraits in a turn-of-the-century trucker-hat kind of way, then a. I hate you and b. you really should have gone all the way. So either way, fuck you, Cat. The hours of Photoshop I will get out of you cannot heal the part of my soul you have destroyed. But I will try, Cat. I. will. try.

Great Britain Goes to the Bums

If you would've said 100 years ago that the country responsible for most of the modern world's ideas on everything from democracy to military tradition to the world's international language would be some second-tier socialist backwater, it would've been bullocks. But it seems the once great nation is having some very serious problems apart from their Prime Minister getting caught up in a "Blood for Oil" scandal. Newsweek pinned the decline of Great Britain on the economic crisis, but the Sunday Times notes a dangerous entitlement mentality that is dragging down the country from within:

Those cautionary words haunt us now as we discover that 5m adults have not worked since Labour came to power 12 years ago. Even excluding those who are in education or have only recently completed it, and discounting those who have left the labour market through age or ill health, 2.5m have been jobless since 1997 at least. There are now 3.3m households — one in six — with no one over the age of 16 in employment and 1.9m children living in families without a parent in work.

While the recession is increasing the numbers, it clearly did not cause the problem. Those millions remained idle during 10 years of boom when the economy created many jobs that immigrants happily filled. The workless have been immune to programmes of training and mentoring. No reform in our education system has dented their numbers and repeated efforts to tighten the criteria for invalidity benefits or “sharpen” claimants’ contact with the labour market have failed.

Why would you work if you could sit around playing Xbox all day and collecting paychecks from the government? Sure, society should do something to help the poor, but at what point does it become a dangerous cycle of dependence? These are questions I don't think politicians think about as they buy votes by sending their respective country's deeper into debt.

36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Tyra Banks looks beyond fabulous in this coral one-shouldered Rachel Roy dress. I adore her hair and nude accessories.

Vanessa Williams was the host and of course she looked beautiful while hosting and performing in a white embellished dress and a red strapless dress.

Denise Vasi looks wonderful in this steel gray crinkled Nicole Miller dress.

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Victoria Rowell also opted for a pretty champaigne crinkled Nicole Miller dress.

Tatyani Ali is such a pretty girl but I just can't understand her fashion choices. I am assuming it's faces on this ugly dress. Why oh why?

Rachel Ray looks great in this plum embellished draped Donna Karan dress.

Nadia Bjorlin looks hot in this black and gold draped back dress. I just wish it wasn't black because everything just look soo dark.

Chrishell Stause looks sexy as ever in this white and gold chain link Roberto Cavalli dress.

Lori Loughlin looks elegant as ever in this peach satin one-shouldered dress.

Jennie Garth is giving me Old Hollywood Glamour in this gorgeous red draped Issa dress with embellished detail on the waist.

Gina Tognoni looks sensational in this red ruffled bow tied dress. I am not sure what is going on with her hair though.

Taylor Spreitler looks incredible in this fuchsia one-shouldered dress.

The queen of daytime soaps, Susan Lucci is glittering of course in this coral embellished haltered dress.

I just loooove the electric blue color of Kristen Alfonso's embellished dress. It's just so captivating!

Talking about bring on the drama! Lara Spencer is letting me have it! She looks amazing from every angle in this white and black ruffle Ramona Keveza dress paired with a pop of color red belt and heels.

Emily O'Brien looks like a fairy tale princess in this turquoise and teal chiffon strapless dress.

I love Debbi Morgan but what in the name of bedsheets foolishness is she wearing? It also have the nerves to be ill fitting. I am sorry but she is a hot mess from head to toe!

Speaking of hot mess! I don't care what Wendy Williams does, she will always look like a tranny.

I do have to admit that I was pleasantly surprise of her new talk show. I thought it was going to be vulgar and The Jerry Springer Show part II. It's actually entertaining with good taste but if I hear "How you doooing?" one more time, I am going to scream!

Rachel Melvin must had thought this was the Oscar. This dress had way too much going on that I really don't know where to begin. It just look too much like a costume.

Best Dressed Diva Of The Week: Eva Longoria

Gustavo Cadile Spring 2009

Eva Longoria looks absolutely elegant in this gorgeous ivory satin embellished Gustavo Cadile sheath dress. I am crazy about the ruffles cascading down the back of the lovely dress. She chose a perfect pair of nude peep-toes Louboutins to complete this amazing look.

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