Why ponder life's complexities when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?
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Why ponder life's complexities when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?
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Conntom couldn't even make ONE post here without partisan sniping.
Tells a lot about his character, no?
Tells a lot about his character, no?
On a more serious note. Right now it doesn't look good. The Germans seem reluctant to bail Greece out. I think the fundamental weakness in the Euro common currency is becoming more and more obvious when you have member countries with varying fiscal policies and varying cultures. Pre-euro the Germans were proud of the mark and it's strength. Now it's gone and the euro is under seige. The mark never faced such a crisis to my knowledge.
Of course once you bail Greece out, what about Portugal, what about Spain? The lovely credit rating agencies absent during the runup seem to now be center stage in downgrading debt and fueling a certain amount of 'panic'.
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I'm going to make this really simple...
Where have I blamed Republicans, conservatives or any political party for a problem in this thread?
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Actually folks, there are any number of reasons why this beautiful city has been crumbling the last few years, including the intentional underfunding of the City Pension system, along with a boost in benefits (to avoid actually paying workers more in salary) being chief among them. What's odd is that at the same time our finances were going down the drain, our fair city was booming, and becoming more sophisticated and cosmopolitan. The new baseball stadium downtown has made Downtown so much different. The number of skyscrapers downtown probably tripled. We have nationally recognized restaurants, bars, and dance clubs now. I think our (liberal, pro gay marriage) Republican mayor, along with our 6-2 Democratic-majority City Council, has turned things around dramatically. We have been brought from the brink of bankruptcy, and are doing no worse than any other municipality in the country during the recession. We have one of the largest concentrations of military power in the world, and also one of the country's largest biotech and pharmaceutical clusters, and are a world leader in solar power, with the highest number of household powered by solar panels in the country. Plus, it was in the high 60s yesterday on the coast, and is projected to get that high today, so you know- life aint that bad.
Please, stay in Boston. We have MORE than enough Boston twats here complaining about how everything is much better in Boston and how just fantastic the Patriots and Red Sox are
Please, stay in Boston. We have MORE than enough Boston twats here complaining about how everything is much better in Boston and how just fantastic the Patriots and Red Sox are
Well, the Sox and Pats are fantastic !
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I lived in San Diego from 1978 to 2004. As a result of inadequate social programs, there were mentally ill people who were homeless. They were dressed in rags and would avoid other people. Often they would be mumbling to themselves or talk to parking meters. That was the result of Reagan's tossing them out of mental hospitals without providing any alternatives. Is that the sort of thing you favor?
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What is this obsession with Islam? Do you know anything about it? Have you read the Koran? I have, to learn about Moslems, how they think, and how they are supposed to behave. I've known many Moslems personally; have you?
Martin Luther said that he'd rather be ruled by an honest Turk (meaning Moslem) than by a dishonest Christian. I would have no problem with having a Moslem as a president. However, Obama is not Muslim and he was not born in Kenya.
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Yes, I fully agree.
Private organizations, including corporations, can be just as oppressive as governments.
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Really? MADE them give loans to people who couldn't repay? Who made them do it? If that is the case, why didn't it happen here in New Mexico?
We're not talking about "disadvantaged." We're talking about C-R-A-Z-Y people.
