July retail sales data show stimulus fading
I urge everyone to read the Gospel of Supply-Side Jesus and stop hating rich people. (it's in comic book format just like most of our best literature) http://www.buzzfla sh.com/contributor s/03/09/17_franken .html (Yesterday | post #6)
Gitmo jury gives bin Laden driver only 5 1/2 years
OK. Got the driver. Now let's go after his babysitter! (Yesterday | post #6)
Ruling Gives South Dakota Doctors a Script to Read
I posted this before, but if they want to really inform the pregnant woman about risks with facts, they should let them know that they are 6 to 18 times more likely to die carrying fetus to term than getting an early abortion. There is a interesting fact for you. http://family.jran k.org/pages/4/Abor tion-Risks-Abortio n.html (Yesterday | post #114)
How Solid is the Anthrax Evidence?
Crazy scientist? Or framed-up patsy? This will make a great movie. (Tuesday Aug 5 | post #3)
Economist on bailouts: 'This is socialism' for the rich
Gotta admit. It's a great scam if you can pull it off. (Monday Aug 4 | post #55)
McCain camp compares Obama to Spears, Hilton
We are at war with the entire Islamic Middle East? If that's true, we show it in a funny way. We send hundreds of billions in aid to prop up the gov'ts of the problem nations, and buy hundreds of billions in oil from the richer nations. Someone should tell King Saud we're at war with him so he can stop taking our money. (Monday Aug 4 | post #70)
Iraq suffers from dirty water, fears about cholera
If you remember right, the Reagan administration refused to recognize evidence that Saddam was gassing Kurds and (Iranian) Shiites. Didn't fit with our "Saddam is a great guy and Iran is evil" story at the time. Then we wonder why other countries roll their eyes when we talk about democracy and freedom. Democracy is great, unless our dictator is in power. But we reserve the right to attack later using as an excuse atrocities we supported at the time. (Monday Aug 4 | post #31)
McCain camp compares Obama to Spears, Hilton
Klamath salmon (and now Sacramento salmon) - Bush has consistently sided with farm interests over Indian and commercial fisheries. What a jackass comment you make regarding this. Obviously there are no fish. That's because the farmers are pulling so much water the salmon can't spawn. CA auto emissions - Of course California has the most restrictive auto emissions. We're ground zero for smog in the nation. LA went from 100 stage 1 smog alerts in the 70s to maybe a couple a year these days. Yet the American Lung Association still calls LA the most polluted city in the country so there is still a ways to go. Maybe you don't give a crap about LA but Californians do. Medical marijuana - What are you arguing? That prop 215 didn't pass with a convincing margin? Or that we didn't know what we were voting for? I'll clue you in we don't give a crap if cancer patients eat pot brownies. Gay/Lesbian marriage - I realize most people don't support gay/lesbian marriage. Probably most people don't think gays and lesbians shouldn't be locked up or something. Doesn't make it right. That's my view. And someday gay marriage will be legal across most of the country. At least that's the trend with young voters. Bush foreign policy blunders - I'm not apologizing for being an American. If the CEO of my company screws up and I point it out, am I apologizing for being a working person? Bush screwed up, big time. In Iraq, in Afghanistan, in Saudi Arabia, and especially in flipping the proverbial "bird" to our best allies in Europe. Is that a smart thing to do? Is that something a smart leader does? No, that is something a dumbass does, and that is exactly what Bush is. If you don't believe that, go ask you friends if they are smarter than Bush. See if you can find a single person that thinks that Bush is smarter than they are. Get someone to say, "Wow! That GW is a really smart fellow! Way smarter than me! The war in Iraq couldn't have went any better!" That's all I have time to comment on. But one last thing, smart guy. Missouri and many other states should be thanking California for all the federal tax dollars we provide instead of insulting us. We are one of the top tax providers and we're near the bottom per capita. Looking at the numbers, I see Missouri sucking at the fed tit pretty good. Real conservative. http://www.nemw.or g/fundsrank.htm BTW - Thank you from California to New Jersey, Nevada, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Illinois, and Delaware, the states contributing even more per capita to this country than CA. (Monday Aug 4 | post #62)
McCain camp compares Obama to Spears, Hilton
The following have affected me or someone close to me. - Bush's policies of siding with Klamath Falls farmers at the expense of Indian and Commercial salmon fishing. There is no commercial salmon fishing season in Northern California this year. - Bush's stonewalling of lower auto emissions standards in California. - Bush's refusal to recognize California voters (and many other states voters) access to medical marijuana. - Bush's opposition to gay/lesbian unions. - Bush's refusal to regulate the home loan industry. - Bush's refusal to regulate the credit card industry. I think this one has affected almost everyone. - Bush's ridiculous airport anti-terrorism measures. I think this one has affected almost everyone. And here are some things I'm worried about for the future. - Bush's foreign policy blunders have made the U.S. the enemy of much of the world, and even our friends like Great Britain don't popularly support the U.S. - Bush's Supreme Court selections could soon do away with legal abortions. - Bush's Supreme Court selections could soon do away with the right to jury trials for anyone deemed an "enemy combatant", even U.S. citizens. - Bush's Supreme Court selections could soon make it legal for the gov't to spy on any citizen without a warrant of any kind. That's just off the top of my head. Bottom line is, Obama could throw darts at a board and make better decisions than Bush. (Thursday Jul 31 | post #34)
Toxic mix of pills, alcohol fuels spike in deaths
I have some anecdotal evidence that supports that. Someone in my family has been in rehab a number of times over the last two decades. 20 years ago, everyone in recovery was a drunk. 10 years ago, most people were on meth. As of a couple years ago, most people in rehab are abusing Oxycontin. (Thursday Jul 31 | post #25)
Justice Department indicts Sen. Ted Stevens
Exactly! I tried to the tell the judge in my tax evasion trial that it was just a mathematical difference. For a minute I thought I had 23 dependents. Oops. He didn't buy it. (Wednesday Jul 30 | post #90)
Justice Department indicts Sen. Ted Stevens
Except for blaming everything on liberals, that was kind of my point. White collar criminals are hardly even considered criminals anymore. Steal $50 from a gas station, you go to prison. Steal $50,000,000 from a hedge fund and you get a pardon. (Tuesday Jul 29 | post #28)
Justice Department indicts Sen. Ted Stevens
LOL! Just being a crook is practically respectable these days. GOP operatives must be breathing a sigh of relief that they don't have to spin another "wide stance" problem. (Tuesday Jul 29 | post #15)
Man charged in Tenn. church shooting that killed 2
Wow! The big guy basically threw himself on a grenade to save as many lives as he could. It worked too. Only he and one other person died. Now that is what I call a hero. (Monday Jul 28 | post #21)
Amy Winehouse Rushed To London Hospital
For all her problems, she has one heck of a voice. When I listen to her sing, I think of the female crooners of the 1940s. Too bad she's one the road to burnout at such a young age. (Monday Jul 28 | post #5)
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