Texsox

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 18, 2005 -> 08:15 AM) Nepotism sucks. Jeb 2012 The last installment of the BFD Trilogy

YAS, maybe it is a spiraling of this by both parties, and I know as a country we have long given up on a President acting Presidential. But I stand by my point, no one bothered to attack the statement yesterday, in an all too common reaction, they instead attacked his character and made a nice sound bite about waving a white flag to terrorists. I didn't read a shot at Bush, just a difference in opinion on the course of action in Iraq. During this administration, a CIA operative was outed, two decorated Veterans who ran against Bush were smeared. If you believe that is how our highest levels of government should conduct themselves, then we have different views. Peace, Larry.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 18, 2005 -> 08:00 AM) Yea, and then the f***ers came back at midnight and voted for the cuts anyway. And they cut all the things that hurt the little people. IMAGINE THAT. I guarantee you that if the Democrats EVER get off their ass and get a message besides "we ain't Bush" they would win in a f***ing LANDSLIDE right now. It will take more than a message. The GOP Radio Network will destroy any message that is genuine. I don't know how to separate the marketing from the message. Politics of ideas is dead, politics of marketing hype, is here. If you vote GOP, you can smugly high five Rush, Hannity, et. al. and feel smarter than the rest. What I really think the Dems need is a hero. An icon. Sadly, there are none currently. I think they are waiting for the Senator from Illinois, but that is a very risky strategy.

Bush has used this tactic much more than anyone since Nixon. What Bush did to McCain was wrong on so many levels. And that style has not changed. I can't remember anyone outing a CIA agent for political gain. Clinton spent much of his second term deflecting attacks, he never was in a position to smear. At the minimum, Bush has been the most successful at this since Nixon's first term and re-election. And I say Bush's administration, but I believe the entire GOP party is in that mode. Did it start at the top or was it grass roots?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 18, 2005 -> 07:38 AM) I agree with the fact that basically the current plan is to draw the "Terrorists" into Iraq and fight them there. It's all but said. And to tell you the truth, that's probably what needs to happen, at least in the short order... until they get their army in gear - which is closer to happening then it was 6 months ago by all accounts. Again, from some of the rhetoric that I have seen here - 80-90% of the Iraqi's "hate us and don't want us there"... where do people get this? I just do not hear that from people that have been over there for extended periods of time. If we were using their country as a magnet for terrorists to come and shoot at us, should they be happy? If the theory that all the terorrists are content to shoot at us in Iraq, (which just doesn't make sense to me), aren't we being unfair to Iraq?

Kap, here is one thing I am very disappointed in President Bush. I cannot remember an administration that smears people faster who disagree. Reagan was a master at not doing that, yet always getting his way. Bush Sr. was decent at it, Clinton somewhere in between. But this administration reacts like a rapid dog as soon as anyone dares to disagree. His first month in office led me to believe he would be one of the greatest at building bridges, but it hasn't worked out that way. I can't imagine what he would have done if the Dems had control of either house.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 18, 2005 -> 07:27 AM) Because now that we're there, all the extremists are there. If we leave, the power vacuum is such that you will have a United Islamist State of Iraq, with their new best friends Iran. And that CANNOT happen. In a democracy, if that is who they vote in, don't we have to accept that? And the point that some proponents of withdrawing are making is the criminals are there because we are there. Remember even the pro-war folks claim that because we are there, the terrorists aren't attacking here? I love this irony. Hawk " we are winning the war on terror by engaging the enemy in Iraq. They will not come to America while we are in Iraq. Dove "so Iraq would be better off if we were gone and the terrorists left to battle us in another area. We are there to help Iraq, right?!" It seems as if we are using Iraq as a shooting range and US military personnel as targets. I believe we need to have serious dialog with the goal being getting out by the end of 2006. That has got to be better than a "stay until whenever plan". Plan your work, work your plan. Failure to plan your work, is preparing for failure. Prior planning prevents piss poor performance.

"See the mission through" doesn't Rep. Johnson know it's accomplished??

Well the attack dogs are out, which is very sad. Honest debate should be encouraged. I don't see where leaving soon is a defeat. Isn't Sadaam removed from power? I keep seeing him in a court room, not commanding. Maybe it's a defeat to military suppliers who are hoping for a multi-year involvement to boost the bottom line. Until we say, what will it take to get out? And honestly answer that, why is the default a presumed defeat?

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 11:42 PM) Lordy, what a relief! To click on a link without something REALLY weird happening around here. I am embarrassed to say that I fooled around ripping his chest hair more than one time because the first voice sounded like our beloved George W. to me and it seemed extra strange. I never watched Baywatch. Go figure. No Little Britain postings DePloderer? He even asked me to re-wax him, I couldn't stop. And I never watched Baywatch either.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 09:47 PM) I don't get it. Nor will you until you are married . . .

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 09:54 PM) The brains behind the band is clearly the brother....the hotness is most definitely the sisters' strength:) What brother?

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 09:48 PM) oh go on, Tex...and leave me breathless. I didn't know you were family

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/17/con...g.ap/index.html More at link. Hammer '08

LMAO, that is just wrong on so many different levels.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 05:38 PM) how do you go from The Who to Trace Atkins????? I have a very diverse taste in music. A great opera will move me to tears. My kids orchestra performances tonight were awesome, I could have sat there for hours. No one would want to listen to my iPod in shuffle mode for very long BTW, I was introduced to the Corrs a few months back, excellent for old people romance

Sad that after that great start 150 years ago, the GOP turned their backs, took some groups for granted, gave others too much influence and power, and lost any relevance with minorities, especially blacks. Sadly, the Dems are making the same mistake today.

The Who was my #1 band growing up

Damn, I was hoping you just bought a new guitar. Good luck in the search. And fwiw, make this getting fired up. Look for something two steps up from what you were doing. This is a great chance to make more money in a better position. You just have to believe that, and set your sights on that.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 17, 2005 -> 12:26 AM) I'd laugh, but one of my friends is actually writing a pre-doc grant for ethanol research. And let me say, human research is so much easier. And research that doesn't involve controlled substances. But I do know of a lab where a bunch of cocaine, oops, went missing. For the next couple of cycles, don't forget to have PA add some religious angle, the government is a big fan you know.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 10:54 PM) Thanks! It's been changed for, like, a week! But yeah, I like it. I wanted to be certain I liked the change NOw we need to work on PA. PA doesn't work, to close to a slang for father.

Soxy, nice screen name change.

what kind of a pot are you running? How is the rest of the set-up? We have a couple coffee nuts here.

November 16, 2005 NOTE FROM CHRIS: Honda is currently testing vehicles that talk to other cars and pass information back and forth to sensors along the roadway. Fine. But what if they could REALLY talk? The Top 5 Things a Talking Car Would Say 5> "Methane level critical. Please crack a window NOW." 4> "Quit b****ing about $3 gas, Mr. 'I can't function without my $5.95 Frappuccino.'" 3> "Warning! Commencing Billy Joel evasion sequence!" 2> "Reverse! Neutral! Drive! Neutral! Reverse! Now throw it into overdrive, baby! Yeah, that's right! Who's your Caddy? Who's your Caddy??!!" and Topfive.com's Number 1 Thing a Talking Car Would Say... 1> "Special lunch date again, Mrs. Collins? I see you're not wearing any panties." Join ClubTop5 to see the whole 16-item list and the Runner Up/Honorable Mention submissions for today's list: "Joke Is Ajar" and "Are We Funny Yet?" http://www.topfive.com/html/clubtop5.shtml

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 06:25 PM) Um...I think that at least 1 of those 2 has quite the (quasi-legal to extremely illegal) money machine around them... And the other one would better serve humanity if he could put his magical skills at deducing the conditions of patients through edited TV clips to use in helping cure the sick and infirm. Maybe DeLay - Chaney or DeLay - Rove since we can't seem to get Jeb off his ass and run.