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- Dear Margo: When Dad/Gramps Just Ain't Interested
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- LIZ SMITH FLASH! The Kennedy Conspiracy and the Mafia
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- Dear Margo: When Dad/Gramps Just Ain't Interested
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Deber,
Lots of attorneys in my family and most like the two-party system as well. [But they’re well entrenched in the evolution of law and why it is the way it is.] All I know is that I have a set of values and that person who, in my opinion, best serves the needs of the country gets my vote…….regardless of party affiliation.
I have to remind myself that a huge percentage of the voting population is comprised of young people without life experience. I can recall being VERY idealistic and not pragmatics at all when I cast my first vote. Nothing like a little age and wisdom to change your views.
Karen,
What are you referring to? Somehow your post landed under mine, which was written AFTER yours.
Karen,
LOL, trust me when I say that after writing close to 2,000 posts on this webstie, I understand the hierarchy. But when you have to scroll up half a dozen pages to find which one it is, its sometimes hard to tell. Aside from that, you may not be aware that the moderator deletes some sub-threads which means that your post could have landed under someone else’s. Therefore, it’s a good idea to start the post off with the individual’s name that you’re responding to.
Now…….back to the issue. You commented, "Just because they write ‘em doesn’t mean you have to read ‘em. Not interested? Then don’t click."
Excellent suggestion, Karen. But how else would I and others make our feelings known that there was a total overkill on the Jackson story unless we commented?
Deborah [AKA Might Joe],
Same is true for a lot of us. I will never be able to glorify addiction and exploitation. And to me that’s what the Jackson tribute was all about.
Lady Gator,
Warped sense of importance is what too many people today have.
Thanks for the bringing to my attention the Matt Towery piece. I’m sending a thank-you to him.
And you know what? I’d rather have just a flag and a few chosen people at my funeral than all that foolish pomp, circumstance, and photo op’ing. Disgusting.
Keep these men in your thoughts and prayers.
DoD Identifies Marine CasualtyThe Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Roger G. Hager, 20, of Gibsonville, N.C., and Master Sgt. John E. Hayes, 36, of Middleburg, Fla., died July 8 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. They were assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
And from Ft. Carson:
And more.
R.I.P. Your service and sacrifice are not forgotten. (MM)
LL,
Rips your heart out, doesn’t it?
Andrea…when President Bush was in office, it was reported everyday the number of soldiers killed….now, when a soldier is killed on obama’s watch, very little is said…that makes you want to say…hmmmmmmm!!!
God Bless our American Soldiers fighting to keep us safe and free!!!!
LL,
Not a day goes by that I don’t think about them and pray for them. I know without any question that my freedom is contingent on their service. How pathetic it is that others are clueless.
What matters to me? I’m concerned about Americas economy. I’m concerned about jobs being loss, healthcare, the environment and war. It would be nice to pay tribute to our soldiers and give wowowow posters an opportunity to share a personal tribute.
The good news is we have a leader in President Barack Obama who is trying to put America back on her feet. I support our president and have every faith that he is going in the right direction to accomplish that goal!
Too bad L. C. that Obama seems to not understand that JOBS are what is needed to get America going…98% of American firms employ less than 100 people and create over 97% of all new jobs.
Have a look at what Obama is doing to small business…OBAMA IS DIVERTING MONEY TO HUGE CORPORATIONS.. that’s what.
Wealthy Venture Capitalists to Join Fortune 500 Firms in Obama Administration Small Business ProgramsJune 8, 2009Petaluma, Calif. - The Obama Administration is moving closer to new legislation and policy that will allow many of President Barack Obama’s wealthiest contributors in the venture capital industry to take federal contracts meant for small businesses.
President Obama has already appointed two of his chief campaign fundraisers from the venture capital industry to top positions at the Small Business Administration (SBA). New York venture capitalist, and heiress to the multi-billion dollar Tootsie Roll Company, Karen Gordon Mills was appointed to head the agency. During her confirmation hearing, Mills voiced her support for new federal policy that would divert billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to wealthy venture capitalists.
President Obama has now appointed another major campaign contributor from the venture capital industry to the other top spot at the SBA, the Chief Counsel for the SBA Office of Advocacy. Winslow Sargeant, Ph.D., will fill that position. Prior to his appointment, Sargeant was a managing director of the Wisconsin-based venture firm, Venture Investors LLC. He is a proponent of changes in federal policy that will divert federal small business contracts to well-heeled venture capitalists and even many of the nation’s top venture capital firms.
(http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/05/22/obamas-sba-nomination-nods-in-favor-of-vcindustry/, http://wistechnology.com/articles/3310/)
The Obama Administration is currently allowing Fortune 500 firms and thousands of other clearly large businesses to take federal contracts earmarked for legitimate small businesses. Investigative stories by ABC, CBS and CNN have reported firms receiving federal small business contracts include: British Aerospace (BAE), Rolls-Royce, Xerox, John Deere, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Sherwin-Williams, Dell Computer and Dutch giant Buhrmann NV. (ABC, http://www.asbl.com/abc_evening_news.wmv; CBS, http://www.asbl.com/cbs.wmv; CNN, http://www.asbl.com/showmedia.php?id=1170)
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D - NY) is leading the Obama Administration’s efforts in the House Committee on Small Business to pass legislation to divert federal small business contracts to some of the nation’s most successful investors. Velázquez has already passed two bills through her committee, and is expected to pass a third in the near future that would divert billions of dollars a year in federal small business contracts to firms owned and controlled by venture capitalists.
Velázquez has been one of several key members of Congress who has received significant campaign contributions from the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), its members and the venture capital industry as a whole. (http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activitiesmanagement/business-climate-conditions/9077284-1.html)
Velázquez has also been a vocal opponent to the new Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act that was written to stop the diversion of federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms and other large businesses. (http://www.asbl.com/documents/hr2568.pdf)
Obama is not doing cr@p for helping the small business owners…although he campaigned on that, his ACTIONS are not. What a guy…..