Texsox

Some would describe me as a gun toting, tree hugging, environmentalist who favors character building programs like the Boy Scouts of America while favoring Civil Unions. I have much more respect for a tax and spend leader who will balance the budget than a don't tax and keep spending politician trying to buy votes. I am equally comfortable at GOP and DEM gatherings. We do not have to give up our rights, to keep them. Criminals have been around since the first settlers set foot on Plymouth Rock and we have survived without treating every American as a criminal. Religious tolerance is not eliminating all religion from our society, but allowing everyone the freedom to worship, or not, in their own way. The building block of every human society is the family. A committed relationship where every member finds the support to be their best. Anyone who believes that these relationships are important should also favor civil unions so that all Americans are encouraged to form these unions. Parents should be placed front and center in being responsible to and for their children. In the interest of full disclosure, yes, I did have sex with those women, and we had a great time. I have never done illegal drugs, I have been drunk on more than one occasion, at various times in my life I have made an ass of myself, I have changed my mind on issues, I have lied, cheated, and stole. I also believe the American voter is smart enough to know that every candidate could say this, but few have the nerve. Since the people involved are not running for office and probably would like to remain unknown, could we leave them out of this? Based on my platform, and not easily being pigeonholed onto one particular party platform, I am running as an Independent. I am tossing my hat in the ring first, knowing that I will be the target of future platforms. I believe you want a President who is bold and decisive and will lead. Not someone who gages the wind before deciding what is in their best interest. Abortion: Pro-Choice with parental notification for minors. Gun Control: Honest citizens should be allowed to own reasonable firearms. Iraq War: We need a long term plan which assures US war forces are replaced ASAP. War on Terror: Do not give up our rights, our way of life is our best defense. Energy policy: Alternate, eco friendly. Prayer/religion in schools: May the God of your choice bless you. Environmental issues, protections: Generally favor protecting the environment over profit. Capital punishment: Against Gay marriage / civil unions: For Health care / Medicare: We are the richest country on the planet, we must provide health care to all Americans. Minimum wage: Should be indexed to inflation. Welfare (individuals): Emphasis on returning to work Government funding of corporations (corporate welfare, targeted research, etc.): Bankruptcy protections (business, individual): The pendulum had swung too far towards the individual, the new laws are evening the playing field. Immigration policies: Tied to jobs and favoring our neighbors. Doctrine of preemptive military action: Where necessary. Size/scope of federal government: As big as the people it serves. Federal taxes and budget: Balance the budget. If you want a program, stand up and tell the American people you have to raise taxes to get it. Let them decide who leads. No deficit spending to "spark the economy". Areas needing increased spending: Must be tied with tax increases to balance the budget. Areas needing decreased spending: Must be tied to budget goals. Affirmative action: Needs regular review to match strides in US ethics, morals, etc. The goal should be to level the playing field and eliminating the law. Relationships with other nations and their human rights records: The more avenues we have via tourism, trade, cultural exchanges, the better chance we have to influence change in those countries. North Korea: Dangerous. Iran: Dangerous Palestine/Israel: Affects our relationships all over the Arab world. School funding: Nationally? I see this as a state issue to be decided by the voters in the states. Rebuilding of New Orleans: For Civil liberties vs security (wiretaps, etc.): Civil Liberties, we shouldn't have to give up our rights to preserve our rights. Social Security: Should be the safety net, not the bulk of someone's retirement. Stem Cell research: For Unions and labor: Against unions, for labor. Eminent Domain: Not for economic gain. Transportation/transit priorities and spending: Continue on present course International trade policy (open or protectionist, NAFTA, etc.): Pro NAFTA, open trade. Tort reform: Yes How to fix corruption in Congress (and other areas of gov’t): Elect people of character like myself.

I am forming an exploratory committee . . .

I forgot about that. Not to worry, we still have the Oval Office

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 07:42 AM) Paypal is paying over 5% as well. BTW, NEVER EVER use National City. They are the worst bank ever. Ask me how they tried to ruin Madison's first birthday party... if you dare.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 08:37 AM) Good question. The answer is no. I'd like to have a sort of first and second place thing going on here, it makes it more interesting. Plus I like the idea that we might end up with a P and VP that are very different politically. I was going to ask Nuke if he wanted to form a ticket. We'd have kicked everyone's ass.

I've only experienced one mishap, and it happened to someone that worked for me. His deposit wasn't getting posted to his account. Of course it was a holiday weekend and he was leaving for a short trip and needed the cash. The company HR department looked and it was debited from the company account, the payroll service said they all were processed and his bank branch kept saying it wasn't there. After a full day or arguing back and forth, HR didn't quite grasp the seriousness of the situation, it was discovered that his branch had not run their tape for the day. But because the problem was at his branch, Paychex and the company couldn't really help.

Can we form a ticket before posting and run as a Pres/Veep?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 14, 2006 -> 08:10 AM) Happy Birthday to one of the best people on Soxtalk It's not my birthday, I just started the thread. QP asked in the catch all thread if she should feel any different now that she is 30. I'm guessing the questions from your family about family should give you all the answer you need. I am trying to remember what 30 feels like, but all the young ladies said no and slapped me.

Happy Birthday!!

Git-R-Dun Hello, is this the Sheriff's Office?" Yes. What can I do for you?" I'm calling to report 'bout my neighbor Virgil Smith.... He's hidin' marijuana inside his firewood! Don't quite know how he gets it inside them logs, but he's hidin' it there" Thank you very much for the call, sir." The next day, the Sheriff's Deputies descend on Virgil's house. They search the shed wherethe firewood is kept. Using axes, they bust open every piece of wood, but find no marijuana. They sneer at Virgil and leave. Shortly, the phone rings at Virgil's house. Hey, Virgil! This here's Floyd.... did the Sheriff come?" "Yeah!" "Did they chop your firewood?" "Yep!" "Happy Birthday, buddy!" (Rednecks know how to Git-R-Dun)

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 10:31 PM) Steff is like an Ice Cream Cone when you trip over the cat.... ALL UP IN YO' FACE! PA picking up some street cred

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 10:22 PM) and brilliant inSIGHTS that make Texsox, texsox You missed the its as well The mispellin' is what makes it funny

QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 06:31 PM) Haha! It's funny because it's backwards. Its brilliant insites like this that make some1 a moderator.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 09:31 PM) haha, nice descriptions, project "Smart Vote" I noticed the same thing.

November 13, 2006 NOTE FROM CHRIS: "Singer" Britney Spears has filed for divorce from her "rapper" "husband," Kevin Federline, AKA K-Fed. Friday we did Britney (then again, who hasn't?) so today we'll focus on her badder half. The Top 5 Things on K-Fed's To-Do List 5> Buy small, boxy specs; call Andy Dick regarding how to make a career out of being a loathsome, snarky putz. 4> "Hi, this is K-Fed for K-mart...." 3> Call Vanilla Ice, Fab Morvan and Andrew Ridgeley about starting new band, *NDEBT. 2> Order a gross of "I knocked up Britney Freakin' Spears -- TWICE!" T-shirts. and Topfive.com's Number 1 Thing on K-Fed's To-Do List... 1> Get a D-Job at the T-Bell to pay your E-Bill, A-Hole! Join ClubTop5 to see the whole 10-item list and the Runner Up/Honorable Mention submissions for today's list: "K-Why?" and "Fed Up" http://www.topfive.com/html/ClubTop5.shtml

What do your companies do when you use up all your sick days and have to take off?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 03:32 PM) Murtha's congressional vote scorecards from interest groups in the last few years as they've been issued. I'm guessing my voting record would be pretty close to his.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 02:26 PM) Who cares about the cup, she's talking to a black guy!!! Moments later the Secret Service wisked that guy away

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:19 AM) Did I ever claim it didn't? I was adressing a falsehood in LCRs statement, not the history of Christianity. Believe me I know if I asked, I would get a thesis on every evil ever done in its name. Just adding to the conversation. I thought I was agreeing and adding to your point.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:25 AM) Do you deserve your high school diploma? No cheating! I got a 97%, pretty good. But I also am a self-proclaimed nerd with a huge love of the history channel. . . 80%, I wish they graded the test so I could see which ones I missed.

One way to view sick days is they are very short term disability insurance paid by the company. I agree with Evil on this one. What you are describing are vacation days and most companies give you these also. I was the easiest manager to get time off from, but one of my pet peeves was asking me on Dec 1 how many sick days you have left. Ask yourself why companies offer vacation days and sick days? I also did not want to play mommy and investigate if someone was truly sick or not. Don't fake the voice or whatever, if you tell me you can't work that day, then you can't work that day. I also reviewed how many and when sick days were being used and I can guarantee that bigger bonuses and raises were given to the employees that showed up and did their jobs versus not showing up and having others do their jobs for them. The ones that are doing the work should get rewarded. QUOTE(BobDylan @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 07:39 AM) Because the mundane, worthless, mind numbing work I do for them will NEVER be worth the amount of money they pay me. Yet for an extra couple days off, it is? A normal year of work is 2,080 hours. Taking an extra three sick days is 24 hours. You just gave yourself a whopping 1.1% raise. Having said all this, I do favor policies where all days off are in the same pool. My first year employees received 5 days off. After a year it went to 12 and increased one day a year. Use them any way you like to.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:04 AM) Actually this would be a very true statement. Part of the charge of Islam is to make EVERY nation an Islamic state. I have no doubt that there are people working in the USA today to make this happen. And witnessing is a great tradition of Christians. Shall we study all the Missions in the US and Mexico? Remember the Alamo! I would offer that the one true religion we have here in the US is democracy and we like to spread that world wide, even if it means dying to accomplish the task. QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 13, 2006 -> 08:04 AM) Then there is the issue of Ellison having ties to CAIR and the Nation of Islam. The voters sent him, end of discussion.

I think it mockes the Bible and Christianity when a Bible is used as a prop for non believers to take an oath.