Texsox

I paid the kid $1.00 and he wrote a program for me. Now I don't have to type * and * I don't have to keep paying him

Nice story. Here's another version: After the restaurant owner gives them the $20 savings the rich guy explains, Give me the $20 savings and I will by my wife a new car. By me spending this money, instead of you spending that money, it will stimulate the economy and we will all be better off. Any by the way, I need that $80 receipt, this economic lesson makes it a business expense and I'm going to write off the meal. When the others complained, the rich guy got together with his rich friends and hired a lobbyist with their share of the $20. The lobbyist suggested which congressman would be helpfull in securing the votes to make certain the rich men got the $20. They made the donations, they called their congressman and were put right through because they were big doners, and legislation was passed! The restaurant owner was forced to give the $20 to the rich guy. Unfortunately tax payers don't seem to grasp this.

The fact we are having a discussion about what Bin Laden would do if Kerry or Bush is elected is amazing. Terrorsists have been a fact of life for far more than this election. It is a bigger campaign issue than any other campaign. To think the men and women that are actually working to find Bin Laden will work harder or easier based on who is elected is an insult to those dedicated agents. I'll bet Nuke will not slack off and be less of a soldier because Kerry gets elected. I believe he has too much pride as an American and in wearing the uniform. We could elect Elmer Fudd and the search will not change considerably. Both parties desperately want to be the party in the White House when Bin Laden is captured. To think otherwise shows a lack of experience in the two party system and how to win political points.

YASNY International Law draws a distinction on assassinations. What further clouded this is that there is not a declared war here. In effect, Israel and Palestine are trying to stop war-like actions with police tactics. This makes, for some people, a difficult moral decision. So we have a sliding scale to justify killing civilians. I can agree with that. If you are sitting next to Sgt. Schultz your civilian life is worth more in the equation than if Rommel was hiding in a building you happen to live in. Such is the ugly side of * war *. But I still contend they are part of the entire target. It is like saying we were just trying to blow up a couple buildings in Hiroshima. Those buildings were our real target. No. To stop the horrors of war we have to accept the target is everything that will be destroyed by the bullet, bomb, or missle. Call a spade a spade. If you know something will be destroyed or a person killed, they are a portion of the target. You are already factoring them in when you state when it is ok vs. when it is not. Rommel + 10 civilians = ok, bombs away Schultz + 10 civilians = not ok See, they are in the equation? Then should Israel just declare war? Should there be a difference of behavior if you have declared war vs. not? I think there should.

One of the interesting debates in a situation like to describe is this; should citizens of the "wet" county try in anyway to influence the elections in the "dry" county? You know if and when this comes up for a referendum, the county-line bars and liquor stores will make generous donations to the dry cause

IIRC, much of the world did not believe there were WMD there. Hence why we had so few allies willing to back us. He may just have destroyed the weapons we sold them. We decided that years of weapons inspectors were not enough, we needed to send in the US military to search. And they produced the same results. The right will continue to say he moved them. Perhaps, in that dengerous little corner of the globe he didn't want his enemies to know he was defenseless? But we all feel safer now, don't we?

cw, I cannot believe a veteran like W has not attended a single funeral. I guess he thinks his presence may be an unwelcome distraction to a family mourning the loss of a loved one. In fairness to George, it is probably a no win situation. It would be foder for the talk shows if a family started screaming at him that their father, son, daughter, mom died because he had a hunch their were WMD around.

What evidence to you have that Enron, K-Mart, or Danny's Tavern was or is any more efficient than the US Government? I cannot understand the reasoning that magically the public sector is any more efficient than the public. Look at this. As far as I know I4E is the only Government employee being "efficient" here each day. the rest of us are private sector. And for an excellent discussion on cutting taxes so the government can spend more money Here at Soxtalk Texsox's #1 Rule of Politics and the Economy All politicians like to spend money Texsox's #2 Rule Dems will tell you they have to raise taxes to fund the program Gop will tell you they can cut your taxes, and spend more money Texsox's #3 Rule All politicians compromise their ideas and values to live with-in a two party system.

"singing" Beatles lyrics together on-line

Didn't Bush say if we make concessions to terrorists they win? I thought we needed to go about our regular business. I'm certain Binny L is laughing and dancing that he's a factor in our elections.

My weight room pet peeve is someone who can't take off some of the weight when they are finished with their set. More than once, after not being able to bump the stack, I've wanted to yell at the perp. But yelling at young girls isn't nice

Did you have to treat me oh so bad, All I do is hang my head and moan. Tell me why you cried, And why you lied to me, ambigously gay duo Not that there is anything wrong with that

I know. And I do believe that some problems have to be solved by the military. However, I am not a big fan of military operations on US soil Link to boy killed by Marines while herding his goats

Cuddly Dudley rocks

flash, everett, alomar, and graffy

lost wages, defamation of character, slander, not calling, not sending flowers

This is true if death is a deterent to terrorists. As has been proven, death is not a deterent. It only makes the survivors more determined.

The End Oh yeah alright, are you gonna be in my dreams tonight? And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make. Ah – The last words to the last song on the last album.

Let this be a sermon, I mean everything I said, Baby, I’m determined,

The Magical Mystery Tour is waiting to take you away

Don’t leave me waiting here,

Everybody’s got something to hide except for me and my monkey.

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Oh goody