Saturday, May 29, 2010

Slow Saturday Special: Diver Down

They don't call me Rocker for nothing.

Let's get the war worship off to a good start this weekend:

2 Bay State women diving into uncharted territory

Doing a little muff diving, 'eh?

Also see:
Down Periscope

Related: Navy seeking to allow women to serve on subs

More:

"Navy to allow women on submarines; New Pentagon policy also bans undersea smoking" by Craig Whitlock, Washington Post | May 9, 2010

WASHINGTON — The new policy has drawn protests from active-duty and veteran members of the submarine service, as well as wives of sailors....

Most female members of the military are gay, so no need to worry, wives.


The military also has long expressed concern about the health risks of secondhand smoke on submarines, where the percentage of smokers is far higher than in the US adult population at large.

Submarine commanders have been trying to reassure their crews — as well as lawmakers — about the changes. The Navy announced the smoking ban April 8 and said it would offer programs to help sailors kick the habit by the end of the year....

I imagine THAT will cause more problems than the ladies.


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Anchors away, ladies!


What repetitive filler, huh, readers?

Oh, yeah, the other kind of dive
:

"Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts said yesterday he would not join a filibuster to prevent the full Senate from voting on the amendment. “No, no, no,’’ he said when asked whether he would attempt to stop the measure from coming to a vote. “Filibusters never — it’s not my style....’’

Some sea change in Congress you voted for, Massachusetts.

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Tired of the s*** fooleys yet?