wv wrote:

bnw wrote:

” In most states, their biggest jobs are education and roads. Where are societies biggest failures right now??? Education and roads… ”

Coincides perfectly with an increased federal role. Same for the state of the family and the Great Society.

My own little complaint is that the mega-corporations run the government,
and the country — and the “States”.

So to me, it dont matter about “states rights” — cause, for example,
in my own state of WV, the ‘government’ is owned and operated by the
private-sector-Coal-Corporations and the private-sector-Fracking-corporations,
and a handful of other private-sector-Corporations.

Giving States more rights wont change the fact that Corporations
run things. The Corpse run the Feds, and they run the States. They
run’em Both.

Btw, fwiw I’d like to take this opportunity to say — i like the US Post Office.
I really do. I’ve never had a single problem with the Post Office. Never had a
single piece of mail lost, my whole life. Never had a problem with lines or delays
or anything.

w
v

Yeah. And if you want them to, they will take a packet from your mailbox in West Virginia and put it in my mailbox in rural California for the staggering charge of 49 cents, and do it in three days. Damn government inefficiency.

You know what else I like?

Opening up a tap at my sink and having clean, drinkable water gush out, and a sewer system that takes away the family waste. That’s all socialist, of course, so it must be bad.

wv wrote:

I stopped reading when i read this:
“…Republicans and conservatives – are those who traditionally have been the most supportive of the Constitution…”

That’s just an opinion. Not provable. Not a ‘fact.’

w
v

You are being kind by calling it opinion.

I would use the word hallucination.

Republicans and conservatives have fought against every measure of progress this country has known over the past century, from voting rights for women and blacks to…ah, Jesus. Nevermind. They’ve come down on the wrong side of history in the courts…always.

Best wishes there, Mackeyser. That’s tough. I’m glad it went well.

Our daughter died on December 12. We made the anniversary a family day. I don’t go to work, and my kids don’t go to school. Instead, we go get our Christmas tree and bring it home. It’s given us a ritual that the day hangs on, and that has been good for us. It makes the day communal even though my son barely remembers Annabelle, and my daughter wasn’t born yet. But doing the same thing on that date every year has helped me and my wife. My wife honors her birthday, too, by making candles. She melts beeswax in pipes, and dips candles with a friend or two.

I figure it’s probably just another new board migration.

I’m sorry.

If all this proves to be true, I’d ban Belichek for two years.

joemad wrote:

i thought that the Colts would be ranked #1. What about the ultimate journeyman Earl Morrall????

BTW, I think the Bears are ranked too high…

Some great QBs on this list… I was surprised with Romo’s QB rating….

I thought of Morrall, but he clearly doesn’t crack the top 3 on the Colts.

Meanwhile, I would certainly rate the 9ers above the Cowboys here, and I think I would rate Meredith above Romo. But I was a kid when Meredith played, and I don’t know. But I saw enough of Craig Morton to rate him above Romo. I think.

I bought tickets for Jaws.

Then we got invited to my in-laws who live 3 hours away, and I had to give my tickets away.

I am going to try to go on…Wednesday…is it?

Have fun, but for the love of god, please don’t post any spoilers.

bnw wrote:

Zooey wrote:

bnw wrote:

People are just as tired losing loved ones to auto accidents. Don’t expect autos to be legislated away any time soon. The spirit in which the 2nd Amendment was written definitely includes the semi-automatic AR-15 as it does the fully automatic weapons of today. When it was written the intent was to allow the citizen to arm himself with the technology of the day. Those militias were comprised of citizens. Some of whom owned cannons and gunships.

If you wish to surrender your 2nd Amendment right that is your personal choice.

But who is a member of a “well-regulated militia?”

Only National Guard members, as far as I know.

I don’t see where the right to bear arms extends beyond that framework. In other words, if you aren’t part of a well-regulated militia, I don’t see where the 2nd amendment protects your right to “keep and bear arms.”

If someone is interested in who is a well regulated militia it is obvious the founding fathers meant citizen soldiers who comprised the militia at that time. Citizens who brought their weapons with them to join the militia. Citizens who as members of the militia were free to leave whenever they wanted. Militia that proved vital to the war effort. Provisions for hunting and personal protection were not written in to the amendment because it never occurred to them that it would ever be questioned. Much like not writing that someone should brush their teeth at least once every day would be for today. Or cautioning against licking an energized circuit. The National Guard is not an appropriate example of a militia since those who serve can not leave at will.

How do you feel about some kind of compulsory training, some kind of license. You have to have a license to drive a car. And a different license for a motorcycle. How do you feel about licensing/training as a prerequisite for various firearms?

He is Dracula. I loved those movies as a kid. They are still the best of the genre, imo.

I don’t know, man. Wouldn’t you think one would have to be brain damaged to play for the 49ers in the first place?

Agamemnon wrote:

LT Brandon Washington; LG Garrett Reynold, C Barrett Jones, RG Jamon Brown, RT Rob Havenstein.

Oh…YES!!!!!!!!

Oh, praise Jesus, yes!

Edit: that would have worked better if it had worked better.

That’s the JT tweet of the starting 5 OL.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by Zooey.

wv wrote:

Not really. I’m tired of the “vets-coming-off-injury” approach.

I like the idea of an infusion of young, healthy, nasty, conrad-doblers.

w
v

\

Oh, we ALL like that idea, wv.

We are all in LOVE with that idea.

The thing is…as the honorable delegate from New Vermontavania has stated…many of us are not 100% confident that that is what the Rams have.

That’s all.

I shouldn’t put this here.

It has no relevance whatsoever, and…well, it’s a Posting Crime, actually. But the school year is over in three days, so I’ll do whatever I want.