We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:59:41 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification They always get to the point. 'Course, it sometimes takes 'em forever to get there, but they do make the ride enjoyable... This from Newton Emerson of the Irish Times, 8 September 2005: As the full horror of Hurricane Katrina sinks in, thousands of desperate columnists are asking if this is the end of George Bush's presidency. The answer is almost certainly yes, provided that every copy of the US Constitution was destroyed in the storm. Otherwise President Bush will remain in office until noon on January 20th, 2009, as required by the 20th Amendment, after which he is barred... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:59:37 -0600 the irish gave us St Patricks day jack o lanterns lepercans and police cheifs with the names of O,bian and O,hera http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32219 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32219 Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:03:38 -0600 *peals of melodic Lioness laughter ring through the Castle halls* http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32212 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32212 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:50:14 -0600 [door crashes open- Neffi akimbo] Dangit- gotta work on my timimg... [sotto voce] Yer gonna slip up someday, Lioness... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32209 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32209 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:32:46 -0600 The horror! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32200 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32200 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:02:52 -0600 *jumps up from the floor, leaving before Neffi can return* http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32199 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32199 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:53:20 -0600 *ROFL!* ...Is that better, Neffi? ;) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32198 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32198 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:49:32 -0600 sheesh... Chief gets all the fun... bloody favoritism, that's wot it is. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32196 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32196 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:38:39 -0600 *sticks tongue out at BillT* http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32192 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32192 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:25:36 -0600 +10 for correctly spelling Argghhh!, but -5 for the rather jejune rendering of *grmmpf* as "*grump*"... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32190 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32190 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:56:30 -0600 Ya know, I've gotta start linking cool things when I see them elsewhere. I keep assuming everybody in my circle has seen something, only to find people raving about it a week later. It's happened three times in the last two weeks! Argghhh! *grump* http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32184 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32184 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:39:52 -0600 That was worth reading a seond time, and will certainly be added to my collection of no-nonsense, well done-isms. Thanks! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32181 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32181 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:23:38 -0600 Priceless. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32178 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32178 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:05:36 -0600 George Bernard Shaw would be proud. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32177 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32177 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:03:23 -0600 Now - That's a horrificlicious column. (my appologies FbL) ;) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32171 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2005/09/ya_gotta_love_the_irish.html#comment-32171 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:07:57 -0600