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The earth isn't fragile. We'll be destroyed long before the earth. Economic ruin, the first line of GOP defense and a damn good one. We do have to respect that. We do need jobs. We can't reach perfection and pay for everything. So we do a little at a time.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 3, 2007 -> 02:20 PM) Apparently the upper peninsula isn't a part of Michigan I was thinking the same thing. although I usually just put in Texas and say, I'm done

QUOTE(shipps @ Mar 4, 2007 -> 06:51 AM) I work in an emergency room.Honestly, the people who work hard and have insurance through their jobs have a harder time of getting healthcare than those with public aid.And to make things worse public aid is abused more than people are aware of.You shouldnt be getting emergency services for a sneeze yet time after time public aid participants come in with small complaints like that.And the bill will be atleast 400 bucks for a SNEEZE.And who is paying for that? That has been a problem for decades, using the ERs for non emergency care. Usually because it is cheaper for the patient than a Doctors office, and ERs, for the most part can not refuse service, while a private practice DR. can. Needs to be changed.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Mar 3, 2007 -> 11:19 PM) NO, his comments seemed pretty level-headed. Now if he said The Goracle looked hot, then I think drugs would be in play. LOL,

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Mar 3, 2007 -> 03:00 PM) Do not taunt the Goracle! Rush must be back on the illegal drugs

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Mar 3, 2007 -> 09:20 AM) Ding dong most of the brackets are gone! All on the top and four on the bottom are gone - rest come off on 3/15. There was only one downside - my back right molar is cracked. I think this happened Tuesday and partially from the result of me clenching my jaw in my sleep (sometimes I wake up with the worst jaw ache from doing that).

I keep thinking "hey Ozzie, your team is over here, Oz, over here, guys in the black uniforms!? No Oz he plays for a different team, come on back over here, we have a team for you to coach and they even have to pretend to like you. There you go, now tell everyone that this team is better than the 2005 team. This team OZ, Oz, look over here, these guys. David Letterman only wants to talk to you if you win the World Series with these guys, Oz, come back here . . ."

Your teeth are a great indicator of your overall health, or so my dentist says . A poor diet will result in poor teeth.

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QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 06:39 PM) I think this clearly shows how vulgar these liberal blogs have become and why they should be excluded from all relevant discourse. I'm not one to use that language, and believe it discounts someone's opinion greatly,

Coaches get too much credit and too much blame for what happens on the field. They don't get enough credit or blame for what they do off the field. That is two different things in my book. Setting aside Oz's on field decisions, which we could debate forever, does anyone think he handles the stuff that is 100% under his control (his mouth) well? If he was a poster here he would have been banned a couple times over. He is a terrible spokesperson for the franchise. He places his greatest fans in the position of trying to defend b.s. comments he makes.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 11:57 AM) It's like right in the cheeks I guess if I had to describe it. No history of allergies. Not too much stress either. As far as sinuses go I am told I don't breathe out of my nose when I sleep, all mouth. Are you grinding your teeth when you sleep?

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 05:03 PM) I will, if they fail to do so, but act like they are better than me because their 'intentions' were pure. Must be some of that anger I have still around. And that is the beauty of living in America. You can insult any public official for any reason. I try and look at where the person is trying to lead us to, knowing that we almost never achieve the big plans. But if the path is right and not harmful, I think it's a good thing. Near as I can tell, reducing our oil usage offers something for liberals and conservatives to embrace. I don't mind if someone hates Gore, it amusing. And Kap, we know you don't do it because of Goracle, (I love that name) but as long as you do it, everyone benefits. And that's the important thing.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 04:45 PM) Are you looking forward to the Buehrle bashfest as much as I am after he leaves. You mean that greedy, selfish, worthless, washed up guy?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 04:28 PM) On a different topic. Army Sgt. William "B.J." Beardsley, and his family moved to Indiana a few years ago when he enlisted. While there, it turned out that his wife needed significant hospitalization and surgery. He re-enlisted and went back to Iraq so that his family wouldn't lose health coverage. He was killed the day after she left the hospital. Every person who dies in uniform has a story. I wish right now we were saying Mission Accomplished, You Are Heading Home.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 04:08 PM) If we (humanity) all died today, "global warming" would still happen or be occuring. So, yes, humans are "A" problem, but not "THE" problem. And of the list of problems, humans are the only ones that can change their behavior. People would still die from heart disease, even with diet and exercise. People will still die in auto accidents, even while wearing seat belts. But we diet, exercise, and wear seat belts. I look at most of the environmental choices as they can only help and probably not hurt. If everyone takes small steps, within their own lives, we make a nice impact. That's realistic. We may even have a shared goal, or ideal, to achieve. Perhaps a zero impact, it won't happen but I will not insult people for setting big goals and trying to reach them.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 03:23 PM) Humans are A cause, not THE cause. Very different things. Exactly. We are also the only cause that can actually change our behavior.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 03:11 PM) I agree with you here, but I keep the ideas of being a champion for the enviornment and a champion for global warming seperate. We NEED to treat the enviornment better, that's obvious fact, but the idea that humans are causing a path of disasterous warming could, to say the least, be strongly debated. I agree, I think it ten years we will see the global warming "industry" as producing a net negative impact on the environment. It is causing people to stop thinking about the small things we can do to help. Starting as far back as I can remember (late 60s) there wasn't an over night change, it was a slow gradual change for the better. Each person doing their part to reduce, reuse, and recycle. By painting environmentalists as extremists and crazies we are hurting ourselves. There are many examples of my brand of environmental stewardship. As I wrote yesterday, we can't get people to live in a yurt, but if everyone will take small steps within their current lifestyles, we can have a huge impact. I was just reading that if every American used a third less ice in our drinks we could shift from being an energy importer and become a net exporter. I find it a little unbelievable, and use too much ice myself to offer that suggestion.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 02:51 PM) Thanks for saying what many of us were thinking. Living on the border, I thought I was just being super-sensitive to this stuff. And as I was scanning and not seeing it mentioned I figured I was imagining it.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 02:39 PM) Our current system 'caused' the death of this girl... so how exactly are we helping them? I know, let's just give them MORE money! That'll help them, right? Nice try at twisting my answer. You asked why we help and I gave an answer to "why we help". No I don't think more money would have helped. Knowledge of existing systems would have helped. Why do you think we help?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 02:14 PM) Tex you don't need (or want) our answers, thoughts, or ideas. You have your mind made up and filled with stereotypes. You have had no desire to debate anything, instead you have pulled out the worse of every commment and used it in the worst possible light. I know you are trying to bait someone into continuing the stuff that was going on before, but it just isn't worth it. I personally have no desire to have anything I say taken and blown into the worst thing possible, all of the while sitting back and nitpicking it to death. There is no "discussion" possible without respect for an opinion different than your own. I tried explaining my opinion 10 different ways to get around the insane interpretations you were making it of, but it just got worse and worse the longer I tried to explain anything to you. To be honest, I don't know that I have ever seen the blood in the water mentality that I saw surrounding this, except for a very few other times on here. It just isn't worth wasting my time and energy discussing something that will get absolutely no where good, and only serve to make me question things on a personal level instead of an issue level. This house has been burned to the ground, no matter how much gasoline you try to pour on it. try me. Alpha made some great points and if you bothered to read my reply, I agreed with him. Kap suggested liberals get our heads out of Goracle's ass and look. I'm looking and waiting for some conservative to comment on the environment and what the GOP's position is. I am very consistently pro-business. The GOP usually links anti-polluting measures to what is good for business. I can't think of one position I've taken that could be considered anti-business. I imagine I would be much in line with GOP environmental positions, if I actually knew them. So I sit and wonder why the GOP doesn't have a champion for the environment. It could possibly be one more area that I agree with Republicans.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 01:35 PM) They do, if you take your head out of the Goracle's ass long enough to find it. And no, it's not simply $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, Balta. And before the next smart ass comment comes about "they just pollute and pollute and pollute", no, that's just simply not true. There isn't the Goracle (or someone like him) speaking for the GOP, so of course they won't get the same attention. Why do you come in here with that ass comment? I guess it is more of the intelligent, thought provoking comments from conservatives on the environment. I've been asking for 100 posts in that other thread and so far no one has spoken up. So where should I look to find out? And the other question is why conservatives do not speak up about the environment?

Why are these questions impossible for conservatives to answer? So why is there no conservatives talking about the environment? Are conservatives 100% happy with air and water quality? According to conservatives, is this as good as we can get? I am puzzled that after over 50 posts by conservatives, all I've read is Gore is *like* a child molesting priest or someone who beats the crap out of people, oh, and called Goracle Not one says look at this leading conservative and what he is proposing and doing today. I would love to find a conservative figure that makes y'all happy, as long as it leads to a cleaner environment and one less dependent on fossil fuels. Is Gore a hypocrite because he champions a goal, is trying to get there, but not there yet? Isn't that better than not trying at all? Alpha, I agree that any changes must not destroy our manufacturing and business base. But, starting back in the 60s, that's always been a defense of polluters, and we've still managed to make great strides in the past 40 years. So there are multiple reasons to cut back on fossil fuels, that is great, I don't care why people are doing it, as long as steps are being done. I don't compare my usage to someone living in a larger home. With all the time I spend living in tents during the year, I am probably using well less than anyone else in this discussion. I think we need to compare apples to apples. Different people have different situations. As long as we all try to reduce from where we are today, things get better. And of course not 100%, but what are the areas that conservatives are concerned about and what is their solution?

Why do we help people today? Perhaps it is because enough people in this country do not like hearing about 12-year old kids dying because of a toothache. Perhaps enough people in this country would rather give other people money than step over the bodies of starving people? We could stop all these social programs, and perhaps Sally Struthers will come to our neighborhoods instead of some third world country, and ask people to please help this starving person.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2007 -> 12:04 PM) Yep, I can't see at all why the conservatives don't want to post in this thread.... Good to see you are staying in line Tex Well I asked some serious questions regarding what direction the GOP sees in the environment. How happy they are and who are the conservative leaders on the environment. I guess there is some value to conservatives to try and build parallels to Child Molesting Priests and Al Gore