FOX News Becoming Moderate?…

Today in 117AD Hadrian, the adopted son of  Trajan, became the new Roman Emperor. Trajan had ruled for nearly twenty years and had enlarged the Empire greatly. Hadrian in his twenty one year rule would be just as good for Rome. He left behind four great building works, which remain today.
The first was to rebuild Agrippa’s Pantheon, adding the 141ft diameter Dome. It has massive bronze doors and now a church, has buried two of Italy’s kings and the artist Raphael amongst others.
On the river Tiber is the Castel San Angelo, another stone dome building, this one built as his own tomb. It has been used as a fortress by more than one Pope when Rome has been threatened. It housed Pope Clement VII when the forces of the (Spanish)Holy Roman Empire sacked the city in 1527. It is well worth a visit if you ever go to Rome. A coffee from the battlements’ cafe’ is a good end to a walk around the military museum it is now.
The third monument is the beautiful Villa at Tivoli.
Lastly is the wall he had constructed in the North of England to keep out those pesky Picts(Scots). It was 15ft high and stretched 73 miles from coast tocoast and there was a fort every five miles.
Hadrian had been unwell for some time and despite seeking death and requesting it of his adopted son Pius, who refused to aid him, he died  aged 62 in his villa at Baie on the Bay of Naples.

Normandy Invasion was in first, but in the end could only muster fourth place at the Kentucky Derby.  The owners of said horse had feelings very similar to those of us who ever dare to play Allies in G40.  We, too, always feel like we could have won but instead finish in fourth place.  Just sayin.  ;)

Well then post in the varients section ;)

A high courts justices, annoyed with lower court judges who issue problematic rulings, have decided to send one of them back to law school.

In an order issued late Friday, Judge R K Towari was told to return for a three-month refresher course after issuing an arrest warrant in defiance of a previous higher courts ruling.

“Since Tiwari does not have even elementary knowledge of the criminal law and procedure it would be appropriate that he undergoes a refresher course.” Justice V. B. Gupta wrote.

The move comes after a series of high profile cases that have been overturned by a higher court or the national Supreme Court, citing lack of legal understanding by lower court judges.

–-Associated Press, sorry no reporter’s name is listed.

Gee, judges passing law school AND understanding the legal code!  What is this, a Russian Gulag!  We can’t make them do that! hehe.

Sorry, I just thought it was hilarious that the higher courts were getting fed up with idiot rulings and having to correct all these bad rulings in appeals.

I don’t actually drink…

Alcohol has declared war on me and keeps invading via my mouth over and over :-P

I noticed that the report showing the Iraq war was increasing terrorism was closely trailed by the “but…if we lose, it will be worse.”

My first impression was that the “rider” to that report was released later to show why Iraq is necessary, and we can’t be done with it.

However, I find it difficult to understand how they know an Iraq pullout would increase terrorism.  How is it possible?  Furthermore, that doesn’t excuse why we got into it in the first place.

Have fun CC!