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On the Benefits of Recreational Summertime Walking through Death Valley
As far as I know, the Bible doesn't say anything against interracial marriages. =========== I’m not talking about the bible-this is America, not the bible. Not everyone believes in the bible, nor have religious affiliation. Stop projecting religion as a legit reason. As for divorce- I never said it is what marriage should be about-just pointing out a documented fact. My rule is simple, I don't worry about what someone else is doing as long as it is legal and it does not harm or affect me nor anyone else.— August 10, 2010 4:01 p.m.
For-Profit College Stocks Whacked Again
Visduh, you are absolutely right. It is too bad the private sector can't run for-profit colleges in a respectable way. (I suppose some do, but examples are few and far between.) ============ Education, IMO, should never be "for profit", ever. There is just too much room for corruption and fraud. I also think all higher education institutions taking DoE studnet loan money should be FORCED to carry a certain % of the debt on their books, say 25-30% of value-so they have skin in the game. That applies to these so called "non profits" also, who are abusing the non profit status with huge salary, benefits and other perks.......— August 10, 2010 3:55 p.m.
Fed Admits Things Worse; Will Squirt in More Liquidity
I was a BIG Obama fan 18 motnhs ago-and hoped for so much more. I have given him his entire term to turn things around and I am still in his corner-even though I do not like what I am seeing, or approve of it. Obama has my support for his entire full term, but make no mistake about it-I am not happy with these "stimulas" scams, and if things don't get fixed-and soon- he will be shown the door.— August 10, 2010 3:50 p.m.
Fed Admits Things Worse; Will Squirt in More Liquidity
Here is an idea for our Washington Einsteins, why not work on a policy that creates middle class manufacturing jobs-instead of throwing free money at gigantic banks who have ALREADY proven they are not going to lend it out to the poor or middle class, but instead will just make FREE moeny off the spread..........at the taxpayers (i.e. poor and middle class) expense. Another useless, stupid policy from Washington. If Obama does not make some serious moves in the next 18 months you can stick a fork in him, because he is done. One term President. I saw Obama on TV this morning talking about another baloney "stimulas" aimed at-wait for it- the gov sector. Hey, big surprise there. Yes, you guessed it. Police, FF's and teachers. But wait, there's more, he had two teachers with him today as he made his announcment. 95% of the LAST stimulas went to gov employees. Here is another an idea, why not make teachers, cops and FF's take a 10-15% comp cut-like the rest of America has the last 2 years. Not only are they NOT taking any pay cuts-they are STILL getting raises-every year COLA's PLUS actual raises. Obama is doing for the states what the states cannot do for themselves-run budget deficits. Except now the entire nation is paying for the piss poor managment of many poorly run states-like CA. Teachers are over comped. They work a part time job, the AVERAGE teacher comp in this state is $107K per year. Bullet proof job security where even the most INCOMPETENT teachers cannot be fired. Cops, even worse! They are comped MORE, but there is no experience nor education required for the job. Not that education means anything per se, only what the value of it brings in a free market-last time I checked the value of a HS diploma did not bring comp of $200K per year, at least not in the real world. Of course Fantasyland is different. FF's, even worse-1,000 applicants for every opening, yet they still comp out at $200K per year-WHY???????????????????? We need someone who knows how to shut down the gov gravy train-and soon. I'm voting for Whitman in November, and if Obama does not get his act together soon he will be on his way out the door too IMO.— August 10, 2010 3:46 p.m.
On the Benefits of Recreational Summertime Walking through Death Valley
"I have no problem with the rights of any group of people who want to establish civil unions with appropriate full civil rights as long as those civil unions are not classified as the same as natural marriages." Exactly what I've been trying to articulate myself... Using the term marriage for same sex couples does not sit right with me. Nor will it. By blueevey ================== My exact position too- about 3 years ago. I changed my view. I don't care if gays get married-what THEY do in their life has no affect on my whatsoever. If they want to get marriage brain damage like hetro's-have at it. Gays getting married is not going to break down or wreck marriage for hetro's or do any of the other perposterous things mentioned in prop 8. The majority of all marriages todya end in divorce anyway. The arguments used supporting Prop 8 today were the same arguments used 60 years ago in the south to keep education separated by race. What Brown v Topeka Board of Education did to the integration of education in 1954 (by putting an end to segregrated education) is what Prop 8 has, indirectly, doen with gay marriage-put marriage on the map to anyone that wants it.— August 10, 2010 12:47 p.m.
On the Benefits of Recreational Summertime Walking through Death Valley
Heck, even Abraham married his own sister, nothing natural about that unless you live in some obscure part of Kentucky ============ LOL...I have actually been to Kentucky-nice place. Flew into Nashville, TN and drove up.....Nashville is very nice too!— August 10, 2010 12:38 p.m.
Get Married (At Least Once)
I love chocolate Moose!— August 10, 2010 12:24 p.m.
Pesky Piercings and Other family Issues
Most of these tattoos and piercings aren't appealing to the eye, and it's unfortunate that this generation has had to take the simple ear piercings of yesteryear that much further. It has me fearful of what my granddkids will do next. ============== Come on, every parent says that. Your daughter in law will be saying the exact SAME THING!!!!! in 20 years to her daughter in law...........— August 8, 2010 5:10 p.m.
Pesky Piercings and Other family Issues
Surfpuppy: You may not mind hiring someone for an executive position who has piercings and tattoos, but that doesn't go for everybody. === Now, I didn't say that. You certainly CANNOT have purple hair and 20 earrings and expect to get hired at a regular job. But maybe this type of person does not want a regular job-there are consequences with purple hair and tats-but liek I said, there is nothing wrong with it im my eyes.— August 8, 2010 5:08 p.m.
SDCERS Says City Breaking Law
At a city council rules committee meeting July 21, a police representative said that this would be the first time in California history that safety workers would be asked to pay for disability benefits. A representative of the police said that police would be paying 20% of their salaries if both disability and normal pensions were included in their payments. ============= Boo.. Hoo Hoo....cry me a river. Don't like it quit, and don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out.— August 8, 2010 4:59 p.m.