kapkomet

Happy Birthday!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 01:54 PM) Kap, Rex has Bea Arthur and I have Tommy "The Hammer" DeLay. I need a GOP hero, and a great Texan like DeLay fits the bill perfectly. I am also beginning to take a liking to Frist

Aww man, not coming back to Texas?

Ah, so they were high when they voted? Good call.

Then let me clarify. As the MAJORITY PARTY, the Republicans need to get off their asses and actually DO SOMETHING instead of posturing for the cameras every five minutes. Is that better? You're right. It's all marketing, and more importantly, about CAMPAIGN MONEY.

You know what I don't get? A Kapkomet original thought here ™: Why the hell is it that if we were to find an amoeba or *ANY* single cell on the planet of Mars, the next day the headlines would scream, ***LIFE ON MARS*** but an abortion isn't killing life? /Carry on.

Camilla is a Friggin' DOG! What the hell were you thinking, Charles?

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 01:49 PM) But I guess any chance to rip on Dems should be taken. :headshake Read my post again. I gave equal rippings.

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This whole thing is bull s***. It's all theatrics and f***ing games. What is this country's problem? For the Democrats, aka Ball-less wonders, this was nothing but a pur power grab to grab the spotlight to show that they're "doing something". The whole Alito nomination, which is pure hypocracy at it's best, had grabbed the attention, and they wanted to focus the laser beam attention back on the Republicans to make them cave. It amazes me how Teddy "hiccup" Kennedy and Chucky "DICK" Schuemer can sing praises to a guy and vote for him not once, but TWICE, to the appeals court and talk about how wonderful he is, but when it comes to the SCOTUS, HOLD THE f***ING PHONE, HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. ABORTION. OMG, ABORTION, OMG, ABORTION. WAKE THE f*** UP AMERICA. Why is *THE* defining issue in this country "ABORTION"? Because it is the 100% MONEY MAKER FOR BOTH PARTIES. How did it get that way? Through useless debate such as this. This issue fans the flames more then any other issue, and both parties prostitute it to fill their war chests with money so that the big assholes that are still there can stay in power. Now on to the Republicans. These friggin' dolts can't close our borders, hold REAL, MEANINGFUL investigations about what's really going on in our intelligence ranks, make the deadlines that they set themselves for 9/11 changes, curb their spending, come up with meaningful change on education, health care, etc. Bill "My dick is tied to a camera" Frist and many of these other Republicans, boy they sure can find a camera quicker then a 20 year old hot intern to talk about THEMSELVES. What "so and so did hurts ME". Who the hell cares? It hurts AMERICA. Our biggest problem in this country is not abortion, is not health care, is not education (well, not really, that's a symptom). It's called APATHY, and it's called being "politically correct". We can't fart walking down the street without political correctness and the "dumbing down" of America happening. We are the DIVIDED States of America, not the UNITED States of America now, because we allow these people in power to steal the debates about what's not really important at the end of the day. They steal the debate so they can grab all the cash and run with it to stay in power. Ted Kennedy nor Bill Frist give a s*** about abortion, they politicize it to stay in power, and America falls right for the debate. We need to become the UNITED States of America again, but it's probably not going to happen, which will ultimately be the downfall of this country.

That's great.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 10:32 PM) anyone that makes me look moderate is my hero. That's true.

The "real" people don't run anymore, because of the dirtball media on BOTH sides. So we're left with the establishment dips***s. What a great country we live in. We're just about to the end of our "glory days".

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 06:22 PM) Can't forget this golden oldie N2Deep "Back to the Hotel" ok, so I'm a few hours late, but.... CHIP!!!

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 05:50 PM) Isn't this basically what Philly did when it contracted a private firm to oversee most of the city's public schools? I think this is the inevitable future but with it unions will pay a price. Likewise teaching. We are beginning to see the emergence of corporate teacher institutions for tutoring & secondary schools. It's just a matter of years before that makes it's way into classrooms. This is one of the centrally decisive issues between Dems & GOPers. GOPers want to open the flood gates & treat education like a marketable industry. Dems want to keep it a close-fisted institution controlled by the unions. There is not much room for compromise there & already the GOPers are winning the battle with vouchers & the inclusion of private & parochial schools. The bottomline is money. If they can do a better job at a lower cost all the power to them. Americans for separation of Church & State be damned. That's a very good take on it. I agree with Juggs?

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 05:52 PM) Eh.. do we really need to INVITE childish bulls*** here.. oh wow, the door is WIDE OPEN... We let you here, don't we? I had to. That was a hanging curveball.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 05:34 PM) Though Miers was a hack I can't hope wishing that he would have appointed a woman. My dearly beloved says he had an obligation to do so. Then again it looks like God is helping Bush out. What better way to frame the abortion issue for the moderates in the nation (yes they still exist .. mostly in the GOP) then spousal notification rights? Put away the personal right to privacy for a minute & think of this with a heart of compassion & sympathy for people involved. These are not strangers. He is her dearly beloved. How would you feel if your wife had an abortion & never bothered to discuss it with you? There are some things that just make good common sense for family life. This is one of them. This issue allows the GOP's to paint the Dem's as heartless beyond the cause. That will bode well for 2006 elections. What about those who are in an abusive relationship and the mother doesn't want that child brought into that chaos? What about Laci Peterson? She's dead, and so is her baby. Albiet a little different, but you get the point. What about a mother who has a terminally ill issue that she is trying to keep her husband from finding out so he can continue to live his life in peace? Again, doesn't make it right, but it does happen. There's alternatives to all of these besides abortion, but there could be times and places where it's relevant. It's about the right of privacy at first. Thank your lucky stars that you have a wife that supports you and communicates with you no matter what the cost. Not everyone is so lucky.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 05:27 PM) Note to LCR, atheists in the form of Joseph Stalin & other communist leaders in the 20th century are responsible for nearly 200 MILLION murders. I don't recall reading any such stories about Christians in that century. Note to LCR, atheists in the form of communist & socialists leaders in the 3rd world continue to murder people. I've not been reading the same about Christian leaders. It's common sense that as our global society progresses with education by & large we are moving towards a more peaceful co-existence. China adopting the NBA is a good example of this. The Church in general has been more than helpful in that endeavor. Note to Jugghead, some people would say that Geoge W. Bush has killed tens of thousands, all in the name of "killing tyranny". George W. Bush has professed to be a Christian. Does that make it right? You better watch what ground you're treading on there, the blade runs both ways and cuts just as sharp for some little Iraqi boy's dad laying there dead from a US Marine mortar attack. Justified? It's all in the eye of the beholder.

I'm gonna start a new feature - quote of the day. Here's todays: "The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem." Milton Friedman, American economist

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 03:25 PM) Property taxes are the cruelest tax. With income tax, when you make more, you pay more. Property taxes are tied to your home value. So being property rich and income poor becomes a disastrous combination. Yea, don't I know that now. And by the way home owners with escrow accounts, don't count on the mortgage company to do it right, either. Because THEY DON'T. Wankers.

Yea, Tex, I about pooped my pants when I got the SCHOOL portion of my tax bill. I need to come up with some serious cash before January, or my payments on my house are about to go up 50%.

I had heard this before somewhere too, that he's basically been told by the union to take the highest bid as well, no matter where it's from.

You know what gets me is the indictments aren't even about what the original inquiry is about. But, meh, they had to get SOMETHING to stick, much like a blow job.

How many times are we going to see these stupid ass rumors until he signs somewhere? About 1,000? :rolly

These guys have no system what-so-ever. They take stupid penalties because they get beat all the time because they have no f***ing clue where they are supposed to be on the ice. It's pretty apparant.