“Dick Cheney back to his old self trying to instill fear with his unmitigated disaster speech. However he does show some backbone doing it from a disclosed location. His new heart must have come from a Democrat.”
“Moose chili = ‘Crazy redneck murderer!’ Dog kebabs = ‘We need to respect the traditions of people who are different than us.’”
“Loved the thoughtful Vent about snowbirds that offered a fresh perspective, and I’m just a young guy. They do help the economy.”
“I wasn’t around to see the decline and fall of Roman Empire, but thanks to technology I can see the reasons by watching the news every day on television. Too bad the selfish desires of mankind haven’t kept up with technology, but then ancient Rome didn’t have super PACS to save them.”
“It seems the government knows what is best for us and wants to make most of our decisions for us. And those that they let us make they don’t feel we should be held accountable for if things don’t go just right.”
“So 12 Secret Service agents have resigned over the prostitution scandal. Six of them have become party planners for the GSA (General Services Administration).”
“There is an old saying about the mediocrity of the government civil service. After 25 years as an air traffic controller, my father said it summed up his frustration with his fellow government workers. The saying is ‘Good enough for government work.’ That is proving to be the current culture (for) government employees. After 60 years of an ever-expanding government, we can see it has taken hold in the GSA and Secret Service scandals. Why would we ever want to trust our health care or financial oversight to these people?”
“I saw in the paper an ASU grad complaining about having to work as a barista due to a lack of opportunities in the economy. The problem is not the economy in this case. In the last 100 years the only job available to someone with a degree in creative writing was volunteer CEO of the local creative writing club. What were you thinking?”
“The reason we are continually thwarted in halting the illegal invasion is because we offer all the free goodies. Stop the handouts, food stamps, rent subsidies, free medical care, etc., and they go home. No fences, no drones, no National Guard. We don’t have an enforcement problem with Canada because we don’t offer Canadians more than their socialist system does. If they began invading, would we have to install 3,000 miles of fencing? Nonsense. Let’s take away the incentives to invade.”
Dale Whiting posted at 11:41 am on Fri, Apr 27, 2012.
9th Venter - the one spouting off about illegal immigrants like he's actually met a few!
I have known rather well perhaps a half dozen illegal immigrants. I did not judge them to be here illegally. I just treated them as fellow human beings. Once they trursted me, the opened up to me. None were here to obtain benefits, unless you classify employment as a benefit. Sure, some got benefits, too. But none crossed the borders risking their lives for those free benefits. Like legal immigrants, they came here for opportunity.
So would you have us deny to all people who come here illegal employment opportunity? If so, then state so. I'm ok with that. But stop spouting off like you know what you are talking about, 'cause you don't!
truth posted at 3:46 pm on Fri, Apr 27, 2012.
Factory farms appear to be feeding their poultry a startling variety of DRUGS - including caffeine, arsenic, and the active ingredients in Tylenol, Benadryl, and Prozac, research at Johns Hopkins University have found. Chickens and turkey fed with antibiotics called fluoroquinolones, which the FDA has banned from use in farming because such use can breed drug resistance "superbugs," highly dangerous to humans. Eight of the 12 samples, collected from the U.S. and China contain the banned antibiotics; most all contain arsenic, which turns flesh a healthy looking pink. Tylenol, Benadryl, and Prozac ingredients, administered to lower their stress levels. AND THERE ARE SOME WHO STATE WE DO NOT NEED GOVERNMENT IN OUR BUSINESS. [sad][sad][sad][sad][sad][sad][sad]
truth posted at 3:52 pm on Fri, Apr 27, 2012.
The fall of the Roman Empire, over extended, non productive, malaria and Christianity.
Dale Whiting posted at 9:03 am on Sat, Apr 28, 2012.
Humm,
So it would appear that 'truth' and I both agree. The US is next!
We are over extended in waging defensive wars in non-defensive places for largely non-defensive reasons.
We are non-productive meaning non-competitive with cheaper foreign labor.
Malaria is yesteryear's equivalent of today's unhealthy life styles.
And religion - but actually disregard of religion - is our failing. For surely Jesus taught us to do better but we refuse to listen and understant His words. Why, many of today's Muslims follow Jesus more closely than do we latter day Christians appear to be doing. Ever heard of "turn the other cheek" and "seventy times seventy"? Well Rudy Guliani, John McCain and Richard Cheney surely haven't.
chatmandu002 posted at 11:21 am on Sat, Apr 28, 2012.
Vent #1: Dick Cheney is himself again and good for him.
Vent #2: Respect the traditions of others that are different than us? What if their tradition is human sacrifice? Don't think so!!!
Vent #3: I still like the Snowbirds.
Vent #4: Don't get the super PAC reference but what the heck lets party while Rome burns. LOL
Vent #5: Yes indeed, big government knows what's best for you just ask any liberal/progressive/socialist.
Vent #6: Party likes it's 1999. LOL
Vent #7: I worked in the federal civil service and had to fight the "good enough for government work" attitude all the time. Although there are many above and beyond folks who do the work. There are a lot more that work to the minimum.
Vent #8: And now our Campaigner-in-Chief wants to keep the interest rates low and will probably forgive their student loans if he gets re-elected.
Vent #9: Stop the freebies, enforce the all the laws all the time. "Illegal is Illegal" What part of that can't you understand?