OK, Jerry's got my vote!! Can't argue with any of the stated projects/processes, but that "annexing" might get a bit interesting :D
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OK, Jerry's got my vote!! Can't argue with any of the stated projects/processes, but that "annexing" might get a bit interesting :D
Why should it get interesting---our dollars are the most used money, we use Mexican and Canadian oil, most of our landscapers come from Mexico, Whiskey from Canada---think about how much we would save by just doing away with the borders---no patrols, no trash to pick up on the paths across the lines---
I could also carry my own gun ----
And that's what I've been saying all along! Too bad I'm in the minority so my vote seems a waste! And I learned this morning that Joe Kennedy 3rd moved from Cambridge, MA ( spell big dollar signs here ) next door to Brookline, MA. (spell tiny dollars here) so that he can run for office in our new districts! Let's see, a gazillionair, announces he'll run for a position that isn't really completed yet but he's already the front runner with a lead no-one wants to challenge!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by shine
At least I don't have to vote for him or against him YET!
Pink Floyd had it right, all in all, it's just another brick in the wall!
It just might take somebody like Ron Paul to shake things up at the White House--- Unfortunately unless some big changes happened in who was sent to Congress it wouldn't make a heck of a lot of difference!
Okay Mike, this one's for you:Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
A Liberal, a Moderate, and a Conservative walk into a bar...............
............the bartender says, "Hi Mitt!"
Dang, now I gotta wash the coffee off the monitor! :3dSMILE::LOL::LOL::LOL::eek: Good one Bob!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Didja hear the one about the rabbi, the priest and the minister? :D
Wanting to take care of your own is not being an isalationist.
I'm not sure if your reply was directed at me.?.? If so, I wasn't condoning isolationism! It's just the politicians keep piling it on and on and it's THEM that have become isolated from US! Just IMHO!Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
Like you, we all just want to take care of ourselves and our families.
It's good to see someone so young understanding what's going on!!
The Government Can- Tim Hawkins (Insanitized DVD) - YouTube
Only if you're willfully ignorant about what money is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Evolvo
...which is precisely what your post accomplishes, IMO;). You are a very talented obfuscator :LOL:, regardless of the downward or upward dliineation of the dialog, but then so is our fearless leader, isn't he...**)Quote:
Originally Posted by Evolvo
End the Fed that's all I got to say. Control the money you control, EVERYTHING and have a said nation by its cahones
No, my post follows right after yours, and you are a master at pulling the wool over people's eyes. Don't sell yourself short.Quote:
Originally Posted by Evolvo
(It's not that allen dosen't know anything it's just what he knows isn't so) quote : ronald wilson regan 1980
Any preference to a potential BROKERED GOP candidate. None of the three legitimate candidates really seems to be setting the electorate on fire. Marco Rubio/Paul Ryan/Bobby Jindal/Chris Christie/Paul Ryan/Sarah Palin/The Donald just to name a few I've seen 'thrown at the wall'. There are a couple on that list that are more appealing then the three beating on each other instead of where they should be concentrating their efforts, the incumbent.
Sorry Alan, I crossed that line writing on other threads for those willing to be open minded.;):LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Evolvo
Unfortunately it takes having to experience the wages you earn through blood sweat and tears, being given to someone who'd rather spend two months "occupying" someplace, and smoking pot with their buddies, until you realize "hey wait a minute, what the @#$%^# is going on. This slub isn't working, has no intention of working, but is getting everything paid for by the rest of us struggling and working, getting bleed to death with taxes on everything, to pay for them to sit and complain and ask for more, more, and more, while doing less, less, and less!
It reminds me of two separate stories, one a joke, the other a true social experiment.
#1 A young girl, wearing a vote for Obama button, says to her mom that if she was President of the USA, she she would end homelessness, make sure everybody had food and free health care. A man hearing this says you don't have to wait until you grow up, if you want to help the unemployed, homeless and hungry, you can do it today. Come over to my house and rake up my lawn, weed my garden, and mow the grass. I'll pay you thirtyfive dollars. When your done, we can go down to the suppermarket and you can give the homeless folks there your money for food and shelter. The little girl looks at the man and says, why should I do that, why don't you get the homeless guy to do the work and give him the money. The old man says, "welcome to the Republican Party!"
#2 A professor at a university told his economics class he was willing to grade two different ways and the class had to pick one. The first way was on a standard 90/80/70 curve with A, B, and C for grades(like a democracy, where those who worked hardest reaped the most financial reward), or the second way would be everybody got the same grade based on the average score, just like in a social system. Most of the students thought that the socialist way would be much better. So the first midterm came and the high achievered studied hard, while the middle achievers worked liked they always did studying enough to get by, and the lazy under achievers didn't study at all. Well the overall average was a B-. So the overachievers were mad because their grades stunk, for all the work they had done, while the average students were pleased because their scores were a little higher than normal, and the lazy students were estatic for this looked to be an easy class they wer going to ace. The next midterm came and the overachievers worked even harder to try and bring up the average to protect thier GPA. The middle average folks slacked off because they knew they would do ok based on the last test, and the under achievers continued as normal. This time, they got a C for a grade. Well now the over achievers were really pissed, so for the final they blew it off, thinking why should we carry the rest of the class. The average students, seeing that studying less was still getting them a C, didn't put much effort into it, and the underachievers continued to do nothing. The final grade for the class was posted with F for eveyone. The professor told them all they would have to repeat the class. He showed them why a socialistic system would not work. When you take the reward away for working, people soon figure out why they shouldn't work too hard. This is a true story, and it simply explains the social movements major flaw...why would anyone work to support others who won't. Nuff said.
Steve, the problem is when people hear these "stories" they don't try to understand the realities, but instead say that "It's just a story, and probably not true." Doesn't seem to matter how much evidence you produce, either.
Does anybody remember that today is the birthday of the father of our country---George Washington??? oh , yeh, that s right--we traded this and Lincoln's birthday for KING day-----
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Now that's an opening for a subject that could get me banned from the internet so wont go any further.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry clayton
Dave--you must have mis understood---this is a post about memory---(Does anyone remember??) yes or no could be taken as a valid answer
YES !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry clayton
And yes, I did understand what your inference was about. It just tickled an ongoing in-home discussion which WILL NOT be part of this site, at least by me
I was waiting to see what you'd get on this one, but apparently Jonah Goldberg was reading your mind an penned this which seems generally reasonable: Mr. Right Eludes the GOP - Jonah Goldberg - National Review OnlineQuote:
Originally Posted by IC2
I would add, as far as your list of wishful candidates, plus including Mitch Daniels, each of these guys has opted out for whatever their reasons are. If they've made an expression of why they'll not run I don't know if we're getting the real or full reason(s). I suspect in each of their cases there's the family element. Daniel's wife was pretty clear on this, and probably the others feel the same. They don't want the family drug through the mud that they know will happen. Look at what was done to Herman Cain (I'm not saying he was the right guy, the best candidate, the best able, just that he was a viable candidate and a good example of what would happen). He was subjected to a vicious form of character assassination without any proof...........pure innuendo formed to look plausible.............no proof. Eventually it was clear that his wife pulled the plug for him..............he valued his wife/family/home, over the power of the Presidency. Contrast that with all the pre election stories about Hound Dog Bill and a long string of affairs. Sit on the couch with his equally ambitious wife for the 60 Minutes cameras and look a bit sheepish while saying "Yeah, we've had our problems." And the media folk get in line and chant "Okay...................never mind!". Move forward to 2008 and good ol' Johnny Edwards. How many of those inquisitive news types do you suppose could have dug up the dirt about his affair WHILE he's pretending to care about his wife's cancer treatment. But no, not a word until the folks at, of all places, The Enquirer, push the story to the front. Again, the "unbiased" media chanted "Never mind.....", maybe they should be known as the Emily chorus. Same for Bill Richardson in '08. That one didn't come out until recently because of a Grand Jury investigation that doesn't look good for him. Again, real journalists, if interested, could have presented the story. Instead....yup, "Never mind.....". But Cain? They couldn't stop spreading the rumors, no facts, rumors, for weeks. You'd think in that amount of time, if they'd had proof, it would have come out.
Is it any wonder that good family people are reluctant to subject themselves to that sort of hypocracy and venomous treatment? With the exception of Gingrich it APPEARS the others left in the process today might not get that treatment. But we likely won't know untile the last couple weeks when there's almost always some unsubstantiated accusation intended to disrupt the election when there's little to no time to counteract it.
Bob - it could get real interesting. Karl Rove states emphatically that there wont be a 'brokered' candidate as the delegates will cast their votes as required and the leader of the pack and the holsder of the committed votes will be the candidate. As far as Herman Cain - I sure don't have all of the facts on this but in comparison to Bill Clinton, he's a saint. Amazing how the liberal press overlooked Clinton's 'indiscretions' and even Monica to the point he is now one of the Nation's elder statesmen.
That article - it about says what I feel.
that butt ugly hag from california will not fire a shot until she see's the whites of the republicans eyes .
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Originally Posted by shine
Which one are you talking about, there are 3 of them.
queen pelosi ..............
Can you imagine being Mr. Pelosi??:eek::(:eek::o:eek::CRY::CRY::CRY::CRY::CRY:Quote:
Originally Posted by shine
I just vomitted all over my keyboard and moniter!!!!!
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Originally Posted by shine
queen my a... wicked witch of the west, east, north, south,etc....
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Originally Posted by rspears
That's enough to gag a maggot
Hmmmmmm is that . WATERS. BOXER . Pulloosly?
Waters, that's a whole nother can of worms. I've been drunk many times, but not THAT drunk
President? Republican candidate? Who in their right mind would even want the job??? The media has taken over this campaign anyway, they won't need a Republican convention as Fox News will make the selection! The media is now doing their magic act, you know, divert the audience's attention from the real issues and exam everyone with a microscope until you find some issue (or non-issue) that can become the latest red hot number #1 scandal on the 5:00 news!!!! And all the time this is going on our do-nothing til after the elections Congress continues to do what they do best----nothing!
What continues to really bother me, is that both sides continue to play the "blame game" and nobody from either side of the aisle has presented anything that looks like a solution to our current economic crisis!!!! When will possible solutions to the ISSUES and PROBLEMS facing this country become what the politicians deal with??? I guess we will have to be content with dirt digging and name calling til after the November elections, hope there's a country left by the time these idiots get around to looking for some solutions!
Oh yeah, here's another issue they could take up;
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Homeless Veterans
Published by the National Coalition for the Homeless, September 2009
This fact sheet examines homelessness among U.S. veterans. A list of resources for further study is also
provided.
BACKGROUND
Far too many veterans are homeless in America—between 130,000 and 200,000 on any given night—
representing between one fourth and one-fifth of all homeless people. Three times that many veterans are
struggling with excessive rent burdens and thus at increased risk of homelessness.
Further, there is concern about the future. Women veterans and those with disabilities including post
traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury are more likely to become homeless, and a higher
percentage of veterans returning from the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have these
characteristics
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Welcoming all of our most recent vets home from the war, all the flag waving, etc. is really great.......I just hope we don't forget about them after that!!!!
UMMmmmmm.... How about create & pass a BUDGET! Just like the LAW tells them they're RESPONSIBLE for!
Only a 1069 days give or take a couple since the US has had a budget.Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
Here's some 'happy' reading for ya'll: U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time
why would they do that ....nobody to make them do it they just sit on there a$$ and colect paychecks.Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
The notion of a "do nothing congress" is a ruse designed to benefit the President. Could all of Congress do more? Depends........sometimes their doing nothing IS a benefit unless you're one of the zombies that believes the government "should take care of us". The House HAS passed a budget, it's a do nothing Senate that hasn't passed a budget in over 1000 days..............but of course who controls the Senate? That's why all of Congress gets the blame. And it's not a blame game to point that out, it's a fact.......big difference at decision time. Just like diagnosing an operating problem in a car. If you don't diagnose the cause accurately you'll chase all over looking for a solution and your odds of being wrong are much higher. The Senate Majority leader's desk is a black hole for legislation that the Pres and he don't like, but instead of honestly debating it before changing or rejecting, it gets dumped in a drawer, never to be seen again.
So, from this we should assume that all Democrats are bad, and if we had a Republican President and a Republican controlled congress all of our problems would be over????
I don't get it! I thought writing laws to the benefit of the country was to be done in either a bi-partisan or compromise manner, but now it's down to one party is all good and the other is all bad???? I'm not a Republican or a Democrat, neither party has shown me anything they are trying to do that will make things better for the entire country, millionaires to minimum wage folks.
Weren't the Republicans in control of things when this whole mess started years ago? Now the Democrats can't fix anything, so we're to believe that the Republicans can fix everything???
Business as usual in our government for the last few decades has only convinced me of one thing, that a bi-partisan approach to writing and supporting legislation for the good of all and not for that parties biggest financial contributor is terribly out of style. I guess now we have to be for one party or the other, and not just for the individual, regardless of party. who has some sort of solution he will attempt to convince his colleagues is for the benefit of the majority????
As with most everything, our government these days seems to be all about control..........