They haven't?
I think they have been very methodical in building up think tanks, creating grass roots support, etc. It's the Democrats that haven't kept their eyes on the prize.
They've been steadfast in their goals, sure. Getting the power, wielding the power, abusing the power...
I'm talking about not looking at realistic long term effects of policies. Seriously long term. They look at profit now vs. breathable air/drinkable water in the future. That sort of thing. And I'm not saying Democrats don't ever do that. This administration just seems to have that approach to everything. Plus the whole 'we create our own reality' thing.
edit: There is a good reason why I never joined the debate team in high school. I'm all logical and reasoned in my head. Not sure why that doesn't seem to translate into words.
Mistah Conrad, he dead?
Well he left Lord Jim and took the damn Heart of Darkness. I am pissed. I had a yen to reread it.
I think I may try to leave early today. It's slow here, and I just jerked awake for the second time in about 5 minutes.
I just jerked awake for the second time in about 5 minutes.
That's waking up at least one time to many.
I overheard a strange piece of conversation in the coffee room today:
It's like in the old times. You know, the old times, a long time ago when they used to have wars? It's like that.
I can't begin to guess.
I am not armed or poor or conservative. I do, however, live in a Red State and drink tea.
Not a Red State! Though I can see how that might be harder to see on your end of it.
Go home Perkins! Get rest.
Not a Red State!
Brenda is
so
correct. Wisconsin voted Blue, if only because "Democrat" and "Republican" have a similar number of letters, give or take a letter or so.
It's like in the old times. You know, the old times, a long time ago when they used to have wars? It's like that.
The times when Dwarves and Elves still walked Middle Earth? Or the times of Germans in pointy hats?
ION, peeps who live west of the Central Time zone: Nick from PR was on Olympic Ice today!!!
Gun disguised as cellphone: [link]
At first sight it looks like a regular cell phone — same size, same shape, same overall appearance.
But beneath the digital face lies a .22-caliber pistol, a phone gun capable of firing four rounds in quick succession with a touch of the otherwise standard keypad.
The US Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are aware of the device and have instructed baggage screeners to be on the lookout for suspicious mobile phones. This is especially after 9/11.
European law enforcement officials — stunned by the discovery of these deadly decoys — say phone guns are changing the rules of engagement in Europe.
Airport authorities across Europe are implementing systems to X-ray all cell phones
“We find it very, very alarming,” says Wolfgang Dicke of the German Police union. “It means police will have to draw their weapons whenever a person being checked reaches for their mobile phone.”
