Today’s travel blog is a ramble with the Cambridge Rambling Club . We did  a 14mile figure of 8 centered in Newport, Essex. It was an warm autumn day andexactly 3 years since I met Sally on the fateful Nar Valley walk . The colours on the trees were truly splendid, especially when the sun came out and even the overcast skies gave me a feeling of the dark winter nights which are about to descend on us.

ht Think Progress Put down the partisanship, and step away from Brand Cheney. Former Vice President Dick Cheney reminds everyone he’s older than Satan by whipping out the word “dithering” in an attempted criticism of his cousin President Barack Obama. The five time Vietnam War draft dodger Cheney criticized Obama during a speech Wednesday to the 15 or so neocons at The Center for Security Policy who still give a crap about what he says. He described Obama as “dithering” and “waffling” in Afghanistan.

Today’s travel blog is a ramble with the Cambridge Rambling Club. We did  a 14mile figure of 8 centered in Newport, Essex. It was an warm autumn day, exactly 3 years since I met Sally on the fateful Nar Valley walk . The colours on the tress were truly splendid, especially when the sun came out and even the overcast skies gave a feeling of dark winter nights which are about to descend on us. Much talk about log fires and stoves.

The Rubin Report : White House on Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing–Can’t Remember Who Murdered 241 Americans By Barry Rubin The White House has just released a very routine but still quite disturbing declaration by President Barack Obama. And it goes like this: “On the anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, we remember today the 241 American Marines, soldiers, and sailors who lost their lives 26 years ago as the result of a horrific terrorist attack that destroyed the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

Obama forsakes leadership in healthcare reform. Sam Stein and Ryan Grim at HuffPo : President Barack Obama is actively discouraging Senate Democrats in their effort to include a public insurance option with a state opt-out clause as part of health care reform. In its place, say multiple Democratic sources, Obama has indicated a preference for an alternative policy, favored by the insurance industry, which would see a public plan “triggered” into effect in the future by a failure of the industry to meet certain benchmarks.

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Who are the real “Untouchables” here ? By Mark Steyn   B enjamin Disraeli’s most famous advice to aspiring politicians was: “Never complain and never explain.” For the greatest orator of our time, a man who makes Churchill, Lincoln, and Henry V at Agincourt look like first-round rejects on Orating with the Stars, Barack Obama seems to have pretty much given up on the explaining side.

UK: Sharia supremacist group gets $165,000 in taxpayer funding The same group on whose TV program Obama adviser Dalia Mogahed recently defended Sharia. “Islamists who want to destroy the state get £100,000 funding,” by Andrew Gilligan for the Telegraph, October 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): Leading members of a group that wants to bring down the… UK: Sharia supremacist group gets $165,000 in taxpayer funding The same group on whose TV program Obama adviser Dalia Mogahed recently defended Sharia.

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Washington Post H1N1, Emergency in US, Is Still Spreading Globally New York Times WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, allowing hospitals … Obama Declares Swine-Flu Emergency Wall Street Journal Senators say Obama will get any flu resources he needs CNN Political Ticker Obama declares swine flu a national emergency The Associated Press KWTX  - Jackson NJ Online  - Baby Chums all 1,162