An "Outsider" NewsFlash: ISIL fighters driven out of Iraq's Beiji - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

This is the latest out of Iraq--whether Iraq can sustain it or not is the open question:

ISIL fighters driven out of Iraq's Beiji - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

An "Outsider" Newsflash: The New Congressional Leadership

The New Congressional Leadership for the 2015 Congress has been elected.  The election of Senator Warren is an interesting choice--the question is what they will do: 

Post by C-SPAN.

View of the Week

The idea behind #outsiders is ever so epitomized by this--although it is a tough steep mountain to climb: 

Onward!!!

Not forgetting this on the occasion of my 7600th Tweet :-) “If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn’t thinking. ~ George S. Patton "
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) November 12, 2014