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..hmm, why must this be? umm.. considering space exploration is in its infancy and it would behoove us to be first in space exploration. He wants to turn this over to private firms. ( S )
hmm.. maybe he made this move so he could.. extend his own travels around the world with his family and entourage, maybe? heh heh. Anyone know the number of people who travel with him..costing millions to taxpayers? During a recession? When many a family may not be able to afford gas to take their kids to their doctor?Afford medications? Grocery store purchases?
Yesterday, the 15th Annual Health Action Conference was covered by C-SPAN. During the conference, Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs shared some inside info. She said that the national conversation has been switched to “jobs” to take our eye off the Health Care issue which is now being carried out behind closed doors.
Hey, I just thought someone, somewhere would care, with a bigger megaphone than moi, and want to share this little piece of info. Again we witness deception at its best, eh? This announcement has been brought to you by a Messenger for Transparency. ;>
Waaay’ll, this announcement takes the guess out of which congressional body is more nuckin’ futz, eh?!?
“You load sixteen tons, whaddyah get, Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don’t you call me cuz I can’t go I owe my soul to the company store!”*
Soon! Coming to your Neighborhood, too! Watch Americans shuffle off as indentured servants, then into slavery, to expand the Empire! O, bring back debtors prisons, too, O, you slave Masters, if only for the 3 squares! Rock on, gov’t! Rock on! ______________________ *Lyrics written by: Jacques Larue Originally written by: Merle Travis
Q: A question posed by Mastodon on AnswerBag : Why does communism work in theory,but doesn’t in real life?
A: I venture to guess that it’s because we’re (people) individuals with no minds alike, seeking what will bring comfort and security for self and family. Oh, and one must factor in “stubbornness”.
"apolitical, agitational, apoplectic, anencephalic State appendage"
You Report.
I Decide.
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“It’s as if every single American gets up in the morning, walks over to the window, and tosses two dollars out into the wind, every day for the next 10 years,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) claimed during a floor speech two weeks ago.
I don't recall..
I made a mistake..
..I refuse to resign
..honest mistakes..
..less than precise..
I don't recall.
At the end of the day I know I did
not do anything improper..
I won't resign..
I don't remember..
..can't quite recollect..
..just came down to these were not
the right people at the right time..
Our Constitution does not
guarantee us the right of habeas
corpus..
This is important work and I
intend to continue it..
..fighting corruption..
I refuse to step down.
..I like globalization..
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Perpetual Greed, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend Greed in the United Corporation of the States.
- Sleeping Giant Will Rise Again -
Once the People know they’ve been had, they get mad. And, *that’s* bad.
On 9/11/07, Senate voted 74-24, to prohibit the Mexican Truck Pilot Program and cut off funding. Sec. of Transportation Mary Peters has ignored Congress and went ahead with the program, citing NAFTA as justification and lawyers who "found a creative way to interpret wording" i.e. "loophole" of the ruling in her favor. Sec. Peters drives "extensively" in Mexico.
If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us today like the coil of a snake from which one cannot get out, no matter how much one tries. I wish therefore to wrestle with the snake.
--Mahatma Gandhi
(1869-1948)