>>This is astounding.
>>http://www.spacewar.com/rayguns.html
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>Maybe it is just the way my mind works, but if I were pretty close to actually being able to do something with this kind of technology I'd announce I was cancelling it, it was a complete failure and furgettaboutit.
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>Always nice to have something in your pocket. I do believe that if somebody started shooting off missles right now they might be surprised. Maybe this is getting added to the surprise party.
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>I don't think Obama thinks that way but Gates used to be DCI and he does.

I keep reading that Robert Gates will move on soon. Not unusual, but I hope he doesn't. I like it that Obama re-upped him in the first place instead of appointing a Democrat. It doesn't seem to be doing much good but I think he genuinely does want bipartisanship.

Evan Bayh's announcement yesterday took me by surprise. He seems like a steady guy. He basically said the Senate is broken and he doesn't want to be part of it any more.

I finished "Game Change." If anything it increased my admiration of Obama, even if some of the warts came out. He is quoted dropping some F bombs during the stress of the campaign. A really good read. It made me view all the candidates in a slightly different way.

The one who surprised me most: Bill Clinton. Probably my favorite scene in the book is at the end, when Obama persuades Hillary to take the Sec of State slot. She didn't want it and he finally convinced her to take it. After the vicious campaign they had gained respect for each other. She brought up the Bill issue, basically saying he's a loose cannon and I can't control him. I think she is doing a good job. And I say that not liking her at all before.