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QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 09:27 AM) Who the f*** thought this was a good idea?! Supposedly, this is the makeup of the committee that did the "Approval", whatever was involved in it: Here's the page of the committee that approved it. Key part:

QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 09:22 AM) Don't do that, unless you're doing it 100% for environmental reasons. Dude, have ya ever hung around the Filibuster? Seriously though, yes there is a significant increase in the cost for the Hybrid system on the order of a couple thousand dollars, however, as gas prices keep going up, the impact of that additional 15-20 mpg (depending on how and where it's driven) is getting closer and closer to being cost-effective. Also out here in CA you get to drive in the carpool lanes without carpooling.

So, I'm not sure if this is the worst thing in human history, but it sure doesn't look too good on the surface. (Linked even to Fox News to make the Republicans happy) According to the letter itself: – The UAE was one of three countries in the world to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. – The UAE has been a key transfer point for illegal shipments of nuclear components to Iran, North Korea and Lybia. – According to the FBI, money was transferred to the 9/11 hijackers through the UAE banking system. – After 9/11, the Treasury Department reported that the UAE was not cooperating in efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden’s bank accounts.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 09:11 AM) ^^^^^^^^ And in general, Hondas are very, very reliable. Solid cars. If the Fiancee keeps her job long enough for us to be able to afford to pay the wedding and the down payment on a car, sometime early next spring I'll either be going out and buying a Prius, an Insight, or a Civic Hybrid, depending on the deals people shoot me/model redesigns, etc.

Go for the Hybrid!

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 05:33 AM) People obviously forget that 1-6 record in the tournament in his last 6 years. Some of us haven't. Then again, that's significantly better than Mike Davis's tourney record the last 2 years, and probably including this year too.

QUOTE(Harry&JimmyRocked @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 12:54 AM) did you guys catch this part about strange injuries? 3. Diamondbacks outfield prospect Chris Young breaks his hand jumping up and down off boxes during an agility workout -- meaning he won't be quite as agile for most of spring training. We did that exercise every wednesday morning when I was on the swim team in H.S.

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 08:31 AM) I think the beginning of the end was that collision he had with Mark Bellhorn in August 2002. Edit: The collision along with the beaning he got in April 2003 are what caused his decline IMO Are you sure that this cute new testing policy didnt' have something to do with it?

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 08:49 AM) I guess it was also their fault that when the CIA had a fix on his location and was ready to pull the trigger they were told no by Clinton Administration lawyers. And it was the Clinton Administration's fault that the Bush Administration ignored people who were screaming in 2001 that something was about to happen. Look, we've been over this a dozen times already. Should the Clintons have done more? Yes, in hindsight absolutely. Whether or not the Republicans would have let him with the wag the dog things running around, in hindsight Clinton 100% absolutely should have done more. Should Bush have done more? 100% absolutely. The Clintons didn't target Bin Laden in 99-00 when they had the chance, the Bush administration ignored the final reports about the Cole bombing which were available in Feb. 01 and showed Al Qaeda did it beyond any doubt. The Clintons didn't make enough of an effort to go into Afghanistan militarily and break up Al Qaeda in 98-00, and the Bush Administration did nothing in response to reports of Al Qaeda cells in the U.S. in 2001. And so on and so on and so on. Both administrations dropped the ball, and it led to 9/11. Had either done their job the right way, it might have been avoided, or it might not have. Had both done their job, it's fairly likely IMO that it would have been.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 07:38 AM) Using some golden oldie examples, when Nixon gave his Checker's speech, most Republicans were satisfied and wish Bob and Carl would STFU. I think you're a bit mistaken there. The Checkers speech was given in 1952. Watergate was in 1972. Bob was 9 years old and Carl was 8.

QUOTE(samclemens @ Feb 17, 2006 -> 08:35 AM) oh so when Sudan had bin laden in custody and offered him to the clinton admin. and clinton personally turned down the offer, that was the republican congress' fault? An event which, according to the 911 commission, never happened. And furthermore, the Sudan certainly never held him "In custody". The Sudanese government helped him find safe transit to Afghanistan after they decided it was hurting their country having him in their borders and the Saudis refused to pardon him and accept him back.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 11:02 PM) If this work by Seton Hall was so informative why hasnt it been run by ABC/NBC/CBS. ABC News: Many Guantanamo prisoners never saw battle: report MSNBC News: Many Guantanamo prisoners never saw battle -report Newsday (the same paper that ran the Hillary Clinton article): More than half of Guantanamo detainees not accused of hostile acts LA Times: Report Says Most Detainees Not Accused of Hostile Acts

So on ESPN tonight I heard like 5 times that IU had to let go of Bobby Knight and admit that he's not coming back, and I'm sitting here thinking "There are actually people who think Bobby Knight should/would/could come back?"

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 11:02 PM) Come on now. Even you know that both sides scour the internet and link research and analysis that fits their specific spin on things. But then again I am sure you will objectively look at a study that is linked on the Weekly Standard blog site as a objective analysis just because it came from some right wing college. If this work by Seton Hall was so informative why hasnt it been run by ABC/NBC/CBS. Its obvious that we will just have to agree to disagree on this. Its late and I need to get to bed. Well, when you get a chance, find me an objective study at a page like that pointing at the opposite conclusions and I'll read it. When you want to challenge a study performed based on data, you don't challenge it based on who agrees with it, you look at the data provided and try to undercut it. That paper even includes reprints of the flyers that the U.S. dropped. By the way, is Seton Hall really considered a left wing university? They're a catholic institution, 70% of their students are catholic, Samuel Alito taught there, etc. I mean, it's not run by Falwell, but come on.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 10:51 PM) Its just fair play. Rex stated a similiar statement about not taking something posted as a source in this forum because it was from the world news daily and other non mainstream sites as "sources". If you don't like the source I stole it from, that's fine, that's your prerogative. But I gave you the hard source there. There is absolutely nothing stopping you from clicking that link and evaluating the author's work yourself, except for the fact that it seems I misspelled the word "Here" thanks to the link method while posting. If I only gave you the blog as a source, I'd understand where you were coming from and you'd probably be right to question it, but I gave you the actual paper in a link. And I for one didn't see those ads in the 28 page pdf file from Seton Hall.

Richard Cohen, one of the left-leaning columnists for the Washington Post. I'll use Prof. Myers on this one.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 07:51 PM) So what will haters come up with now that the park is gonna be full just about every night? It's no fun watching a team win every night. There's no excitement!

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 10:43 PM) Its really hard to take your "sources" objectively when its obviously a liberal/democratic website. When I hit this news source I feel for some reason I am on the democratic parties official web page. Could it be the targetted ads for its intended viewers. Try finding sources that are mainstream and are not biased arms of the democratic party. I would get the same response If I quoted Rush Limbaughs website as an official source of information on this board. Dude, COME ON...I LINKED TO THE DAMN STUDY IN THE POST. So I used a blog for an executive summary and to host the bloody graphic. Sue me.

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Portland's Sebastian Telfair caught trying to bring a gun onto a plane at Boston's Logan Airport.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 05:38 PM) we could use that UN money for schools and health care! Or covering about 18 hours worth of expenses in Iraq!

Are shotguns seriously considered small caliber? I never knew that.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 05:19 PM) For maybe you and 10% of the population. 98% of which votes Republican. 73% of which is secretly interested just based on the fact that, well, the Vice President shot a 78 year old man in the face, but doesn't want it covered because they're worried about how headlines that say "The Vice President Shot a 78 year old man in the face" will hurt their President.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 05:16 PM) How bad are the Sixers? 3 games ahead of the Bulls for the 8th playoff spot.

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