Prince William County Police Officer killed on Route 28

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All of Prince William County mourns the loss of Officer Chris Yung who was killed ina  traffic accident this afternoon.  The details from  WTOP.com are as follows:

 

WASHINGTON – A Prince William County police officer has been killed in a car-motorcycle crash in Bristow.

Officer Chris Yung, 35, who had been on the force for seven years, was responding to a separate crash on his department motorcycle at the time of the 2 p.m crash Monday.

Based on preliminary information, a minivan made a left turn into a shopping center and crossed in front of Yung, who was traveling the opposite direction, on Nokesville Road, near Piper Lane, Prince William County police say.

Yung was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Washington Post also carried limited details of this tragic accident.  This site will update as information is released.

Meanwhile, our thoughts and prayers go out to friends, colleagues  and family of Officer Yung.   I know it is a very sad day for the PWC Police Department.  I don’t suppose anything prepares you for losing one of your own.  That’s a call no officer wants to hear!

 

Tribute to Dick Clark

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dickclarkbust_320x245Webpronews.com:

A two-hour special will air at 8 pm EST before the yearly countdown show begins.  Titled New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Celebrates Dick Clark, the show will be hosted by Jenny McCarthy from Times Square, and by Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie in Los Angeles.  It will feature American Bandstand clips and other famous Dick Clark moments from the past half-century.  The performances will reach back as far as Johnny Cash in 1959, Sonny & Cher in 1965, and The Doors in 1967.  Other featured artists include ABBA, Beach Boys, Blondie, James Brown, Neil Diamond, Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Stevie Wonder.

Though Dick Clark rang in the new year on network television for four decades, a stroke in 2004 left him unable to perform his hosting duties

 

No one tried to make a comeback more than Dick Clark.  My heart ached for him as he tried to articulate on New Years Eve shows after his stroke.

Dick Clark has often been called America’s teenager.  No one was more dedicated to kids and to their music than Dick Clark who had a 50 year career in Rock ‘n’ Roll.  If you are old enough, you recall the Philly kids dancing on American Bandstand after school every day.  Many stars got their start right there on Clark’s stage.  Kids today have no clue how rudimentary rock n roll was back in the beginning.  Most of the bands and stars started out in garages.

Dick Clark deserves all the recognition America can give him tonight.  Without Dick Clark there really would be no music that we now call Rock ‘n’ Roll.

John Boehner: We’ve done the best we can

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Oh bull–snort. The Republicans have tried and succeeded in destroying the economy and doing irreparable harm to the middle class. They have declared war on senior citizens and have tried to throw them under the bus so they can take care of the 2%.

Huffingtonpost.com:

During an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Obama said that Republicans would have to shoulder the blame if a deal is not reached ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.

“We have been talking to the Republicans ever since the election was over. They have had trouble saying yes to a number of repeated offers,” Obama said. “[S]o far, at least, Congress has not been able to get this stuff done. Not because Democrats in Congress don’t want to go ahead and cooperate, but because I think it’s been very hard for Speaker Boehner and Republican Leader McConnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest Americans should go up a little bit, as part of an overall deficit reduction package.”

Later on the program, New York Times columnist David Brooks backed up the president’s assessment.

“Most of the blame still has to go to the Republicans,” Brooks said. “They’ve had a brain freeze since the election. They have no strategy. They don’t know what they want. They haven’t decided what they want.”

The bottom line is, the Republicans can’t pass their own bill.  The Democrats aren’t perfect but they outshine the clown squad by light-years.  Here we go, off the cliff.