Good morning, pups. Gail Collins is off today, so Mr. Kristof is flying solo. In “More Troops Are a Bad Bet” he says if billions of dollars of aid to Pakistan can trigger nationalistic resentment, don’t expect a benign reaction in Afghanistan to tens of thousands of additional American troops.

Here he is.

The coffee and tea are ready. Yesterday evening I became annoyed at what I took to be a particularly foolish comment in one of the threads and used less than perfectly temperate language. Petrocelli noticed, and asked me a question about breakfast. So herewith is “The Petrocelli Special,” Thomas’ English muffins with orange marmalade. Enjoy. It’s a fuckin’ delicious breakfast… Have a great day!

And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.

Since details of Greenwood’s life during the late 1960s are difficult to come by, we asked him directly:

It angers me when I hear this. I never served in the military because I had children at the age of 17. I was given the classification 3A. The draft never got to that #. If it had, like my father, I would have left my wife and children (for I know they would have understood) to fight and die if necessary for my country.
(A 3-A classification was a hardship deferment given to an eligible male if “service would cause hardship upon his family.”)

You just don’t want to gloat about the 6-0 Vikings, Dr. Turk. Fran Tarkenton and George Blanda are still available to back up that new young quarterback of yours.

But OxyRush or no, the NFL is too Republican for me.

Great sacrifice, to buy tickets to football games because Rush said so, should be properly appreciated. Is there a Hall of Fame for trivial pursuits? That should rank very high, right up there with travel to D.C. to teabag Congress about getting the government out of your medicare.

Morning all.
And now mr. Muller, Simon Rush says take a long walk on a short pier.

I’m not going to gloat about 6 and 0 you are correct.

I remember 15 and 1 in 1998 and losing at home to Atlanta.

And there are those four lost Super Bowls too, including one to Kansas City (the one they probably should have won).

You should hear the stories of Kramer and Studwell in the RV!

Oh stop feeling sorry for yourself, Attaturk.

You could live in Michigan.

We don’t even remember what football looks like.

At least we can scrape change together for a trip to Arby’s when our unemployment checks arrive.

Try being an Illini.

Who didn’t smell this coming?

The Rash-y One’s defenders are beginning to crawl out from under their rocks to aid him in his hour of need.

Watch as the reichwing turns this into another one of their circuses — which will make Balloon Boy look mild by comparison (as usual).

Point taken.

He was mentioned above — Scott Studwell was a Viking AND an Illini.

Apparently you haven’t heard of William Clay Ford Sr.’s hobby in which he pisses away millions of dollars on the pretense of owning a football team in the greater Detroit metro area.

Illini? feh…only a recruiting opportunity for the Lions.

The right wing of America is childish. Seriously, once they reach the age of 8 their brains don’t mature after that.

Did I read that wrong, or did this fake patriot give away COMMIE rifles? That socialist pinko. Buy American, Comrade Muller!

Some of them need to take remedial kindergarten.

Met my best friend during the Dolphin/Vikings game. He was from MN and I from swampland. I have been tempted to send him an e-mail asking if the Vikings are for real. Then considering what he’s been through, it’s better to wait until the end of the season.

Gun nuts know AK’s are a more reliable weapons.

AK-47s killed thousands of American soldiers. That’s one of many reasons I find gun nuts like Muller shameful and disgusting. They titter on about what great patriots they are and gleefully slap the “Un-Amurrikin” label on anyone who disagrees, yet these faux patriots have no qualms about owning the rifle that ended the lives of many a real one.

I think you’re being extrodinarily generous. To me, they seem to be stuck at the 3 year old tantrum-throwing stage.

Maybe these wingnuts can send teabags to the NFL or something (or better yet fax photocopies of tea bags to the NFL). That’ll show ‘em who’s boss!

I remember, too. I have season tickets. Row 7, 35 yardline. Up close doesn’t make it any less scary. “Don’t hurt him, don’t hurt him, don’t hurt him!!”

As a Chiefs fan, I’d just like to say … ::clears throat:: …

GOOD RIDDANCE, ASSHOLE!

Ahem.

And when it comes to football, there’s something about KC and the number “3.” For example:

I’m 38 years old and have seen a whopping three (3) Chiefs playoff victories.

Only three teams have no playoff wins since 1993: The Chiefs, Lions, and Bengals.

Despite Detroit being held up as The Team of Futility, the Chiefs actually have the same record as Detroit over the past 32 games: 3-29.

So Detroit fans don’t exactly have “Epic Football FAIL” all to themselves. They have a bit of company in their misery.

Umm, giving up Chiefs tickets isn’t actually a sacrifice. They lose every week (except against the Redskins).

Muller supposedly talked to his wife, and they “gave up everything in our life at the time [so] we could buy two season tickets, no more dinners out, nothing.”

“Eat out? I make more money than you do, bitch, so it’s my call. And I spent it all on season football tickets. How do you like that? Don’t bother answering–I really don’t give a crap. Now make my dinner.”