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I agree. It would also be nice if they had to speak on something substantive or on subject instead of reciting the Declaration of Independence or recipes.

He knowingly fathered a child. The child that is walking around his half his DNA. Now his child that needs support. Some people think we should now pay to raise the child. Do taxpayers really have a higher moral or legal responsibility than the child's own father? I don't mind my tax dollars backing up parents when they are struggling, but I mind when my tax dollars are assumed to be the primary and we look for ways to excuse the actual parent from any responsibility. Between and innocent child and a perhaps naive and clueless adult, I'm siding with the innocent child.

After a great start I am now 19-10 on my bowl picks, I feel the prize slipping away.

There was an exception for anonymous donors through recognized medical channels.

The right to child support is with the child, the law was set up to protect the children. If you start allowing parents to waive the child's rights then some spouses could be bullied and intimidated into waiving those rights.

Abstract? I don't see where government is abstract?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 07:59 PM) And what? Default on the debt? The debt ceiling is just a dumb self-imposed cap to not pay for the things Congress has already voted for. It's like walking into a restaurant knowing you have $10 left on your credit limit and buying a $20 meal and expecting the credit card company to bail you out. Or acting shocked there even is a limit. You have to be pretty stupid to keep doing that. It should be a warning to stop the spending. You have to live within your limits. But some people can't seem to grasp that eventually you have to pay back the loans. It's one thing I really dislike about liberals who want all this stuff but can't seem to grasp that it isn't free. The government should not routinely spend more than what taxpayers send in.

I believe this hard of a fight will result in the very best compromise we could hope for. I really hope there is no move to increase the debt ceiling. We may finally be putting the brakes on government borrowing.

I am really enjoying Moby Duck. The story of 28,800 bath toys that fell overboard in the Pacific and where they would up. Part adventure story, part environmental warning.

I am really enjoying Moby Duck. The story of 28,800 bath toys that fell overboard in the Pacific and where they would up. Part adventure story, part environmental warning.

Nicely played

I wonder if I will it 50,000 this year.

Gathered downtown at midnight for our street festival. It was 27 degrees in Chicago, 72 degrees here. Ah, life is wonderful.

I love it. Excellent work so far from what I am reading. Not nearly enough to fix the long term budget issues, but a nice step in the right direction. I also like how they gave political cover to some members.

Gain weight, start smoking, and call my mom less. Maybe do some recreational drugs (in a state where it is legal). Spend more time online and less with people I can actually see.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 08:30 AM) A different spin on the "morality" clause. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillie...ame-voting.html Wow. Great article. The conclusion is 180 degrees against what I think should happen but what a great argument.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Dec 12, 2012 -> 01:10 AM) Youk filled the role he was acquired to fill for the time he was expected to fill it. Thanks Youk and good luck. We've had a parade of the one year or less wonders and he is clearly in the better half. Thanks for stopping by and playing hard.

We have a nice outdoor, downtown, festival in our entertainment district. I am planning on being there with my daughter and my fiancee/GF/wife/life partner/soul mate or whatever term I'm using that day.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Dec 30, 2012 -> 11:46 AM) Ugh. It so didn't work. Jackman and Tveit (Enjolras) were great. Hathaway and the girl playing Eponine were really good. Everyone else was just awful. Amanda Seyfried was disgustingly bad, and Crowe was working so hard to sing that he forgot he was also supposed to be acting. I also felt the cinematography and direction were just odd. Like he was trying to capture the "standing on stage and singing out to the audience" feeling in a more intimate way... it ended up with us just staring up their noses while they looked right past the camera... just felt weird to me. I liked it less than I liked the Phantom movie a few years back. And I felt Crowe brought to the movie a performance that made the plot important instead of the plot being just an excuse that links together a few songs. I was never a Crowe fan before this movie, but I see him in a more favorable light now.

Went to see Les Mis a couple days ago. I was skeptical that the intimacy of Broadway could translate to the screen and the casting had me scratching my head, but it all worked. The emotions seemed more understated to me that a live performance, but still a great was to spend three hours.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Dec 27, 2012 -> 11:20 PM) I think he killed his grandmother with a hammer. We really need a hammer ban. if it just saved one life, it would be worth it. Doesn't the argument "since A can kill people we should allow B" seem sophomoric to you? I am assuming that you are intelligent enough to realize that a gun is a far more efficient killing machine than a hammer.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Dec 27, 2012 -> 11:20 PM) I think he killed his grandmother with a hammer. We really need a hammer ban. if it just saved one life, it would be worth it. Doesn't the argument "since A can kill people we should allow B" seem sophomoric to you? I am assuming that you are intelligent enough to realize that a gun is a far more efficient killing machine than a hammer.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Dec 26, 2012 -> 02:36 PM) This is probably the #1 reason I dislike Fisk. Sanders wasn't on his team and Fisk should have minded his own business. Deion Sanders should have told him to GTFOH. I loved the comment. I like players who respect the game and how it should be played, no matter what team they are on.

The salaries for non profits and generally lower than at for profits. Great fundraising people command a great salary. Would you rather hire someone for $20,000 who can raise $50,000 ($30,000 extra) or a guy for $100,000 who can raise $500,000?

Since she sued and wanted her job back, suing for harassment would be nearly impossible.