The health care idea was a variant on a plan promoted by a Republican who was elected governor of the most reliably liberal state in the union. That is a long, long way from being a conservative idea.
White guy in majority black city. Last election, the eventual victor in a race between two black men campaigned on the fact that white people were voting for his opponent. Both were Democrats.
An underappreciated reality: some governments absolutely suck. Reflect on the fact that the cities that actually have put in municipal Internet service are disproportionately likely to be the ones with the most highly functional and responsive systems of government. Their experiences may not generalize.
What does making it a municipal service get you? In return for ditching the profit motive, you get the traditional problems of government-run services: delayed maintenance, DMV-grade service, and political interference. Only this time, it's going to be that the mayor snoops on who's downloading porn, or the cops snooping on who posts under the name fourtwenty4eva, or they'll implement filters on everything "for the children". My water is municipal; the price I pay isn't markedly lower than what people who have privately-supplied water pay in my area, and the system needs over $100M in upgrades and repairs. Comcast is expensive, but they've upgraded service without raising prices several times. They're keeping up because they know that they have to compete with AT&T.
Car manufacturers charge an ungodly amount of money for their integrated audio-and-GPS systems. People have been trying to listen to their own music for ages. I had tape adapters for my portable CD player so I could listen to better-quality music in the car since the early 90s, but line-in inputs only became standard equipment in about the last five years.
Ten years from now, I expect this will be a solved problem, but right now it's like personal computers ca. 1980 - everyone has a different solution, each has its own merits and faults, and we're just going to have to wait until standardization occurs.
I don't think I'd categorize the people executed by the cartels as innocents. If the bonds were on the other set of hands, they'd be just as happy to wield the knife.
Want some graphic material? Search for "evil does not need guns" and watch the video at liveleak. The action starts at about 3:00. NSFW, and they don't both die the same way.
The Mexican cartels are some pretty fucked up dudes. I've seen the full gamut: axe, machete, small knife, chainsaw. I'm a long, long way from squeamish, and a couple of them even bugged me a little.
More than just machetes... I've seen them with machetes, sure, but plain knives and even once with a chainsaw. Apparently part of the machismo code for the Mexican drug gangs is that you don't react while you're being beheaded.
No, because you don't have those numbers (all Republicans). The Tea Party purports to be driven by economic issues. Nearly 60% of its members have no affiliation with the Christian Right - even if they wouldn't necessarily kick them out of bed. If that's the worst that Pew (the organization that astroturfed "campaign finance reform") can come up with, well, color me unimpressed.
For comparison, 41% is within spitting distance of the the 38% overall (not just liberal) Democratic support for OWS in Nov 2011(Gallup. If you have a lot of Republicans, there are going to be a fair number of Christians. If you have a lot of Democrats, you're going to have a fair number of outright socialists. Neither group runs their party.
Using that very poll, IOW, 58% of those who affiliate with the Tea Party don't identify with the conservative Christian movement. They poll about 10% higher than Rep/Lean Rep on economic issues and gun control, but are within 4 points on SSM/abortion.
Sure, there are conservative Christians in the Tea Party. They're pulling it right on some social issues. But they're not the majority.
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The health care idea was a variant on a plan promoted by a Republican who was elected governor of the most reliably liberal state in the union. That is a long, long way from being a conservative idea.
White guy in majority black city. Last election, the eventual victor in a race between two black men campaigned on the fact that white people were voting for his opponent. Both were Democrats.
My vote is less than worthless.
Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Simple, cheap, effective.
Your municipality already has a franchise agreement with the cable company. So yes, you can already kick them to the curb if you'd like.
Unfortunately, there is no "right city" near me. Relocating is not an option due to family ties.
Not dangerous or absent. Just inconvenient, slow, and unpleasant.
How much pollution came about from the food you had to eat in order to bike all those miles?
Cable vs DSL. AT&T is slowly rolling out FTTH.
Median voter quality is extremely low.
Perhaps your municipality just sucks
An underappreciated reality: some governments absolutely suck. Reflect on the fact that the cities that actually have put in municipal Internet service are disproportionately likely to be the ones with the most highly functional and responsive systems of government. Their experiences may not generalize.
When the world is dial-up, you need a lot fewer data centers.
What does making it a municipal service get you? In return for ditching the profit motive, you get the traditional problems of government-run services: delayed maintenance, DMV-grade service, and political interference. Only this time, it's going to be that the mayor snoops on who's downloading porn, or the cops snooping on who posts under the name fourtwenty4eva, or they'll implement filters on everything "for the children". My water is municipal; the price I pay isn't markedly lower than what people who have privately-supplied water pay in my area, and the system needs over $100M in upgrades and repairs. Comcast is expensive, but they've upgraded service without raising prices several times. They're keeping up because they know that they have to compete with AT&T.
Car manufacturers charge an ungodly amount of money for their integrated audio-and-GPS systems. People have been trying to listen to their own music for ages. I had tape adapters for my portable CD player so I could listen to better-quality music in the car since the early 90s, but line-in inputs only became standard equipment in about the last five years.
Ten years from now, I expect this will be a solved problem, but right now it's like personal computers ca. 1980 - everyone has a different solution, each has its own merits and faults, and we're just going to have to wait until standardization occurs.
She is described as a member of the Zetas on that page. Rival gang member.
Interesting. Don't speak enough Spanish to really understand what they were saying myself.
BTW, if you think the chubby guy sounded bad, I've heard a lot worse in some similar videos. Really gruesome.
Fair enough.
The people the cartels execute by beheading are members of rival gangs.
I don't think I'd categorize the people executed by the cartels as innocents. If the bonds were on the other set of hands, they'd be just as happy to wield the knife.
In 2006, there were 4901 Danish lawyers. (Source)
Anything known by less than 5000 people worldwide qualifies as obscure in my book.
Want some graphic material? Search for "evil does not need guns" and watch the video at liveleak. The action starts at about 3:00. NSFW, and they don't both die the same way.
The Mexican cartels are some pretty fucked up dudes. I've seen the full gamut: axe, machete, small knife, chainsaw. I'm a long, long way from squeamish, and a couple of them even bugged me a little.
More than just machetes... I've seen them with machetes, sure, but plain knives and even once with a chainsaw. Apparently part of the machismo code for the Mexican drug gangs is that you don't react while you're being beheaded.
The missing number is what percentage of Republicans consider themselves convervatives vs liberal/moderate.
No, because you don't have those numbers (all Republicans). The Tea Party purports to be driven by economic issues. Nearly 60% of its members have no affiliation with the Christian Right - even if they wouldn't necessarily kick them out of bed. If that's the worst that Pew (the organization that astroturfed "campaign finance reform") can come up with, well, color me unimpressed.
For comparison, 41% is within spitting distance of the the 38% overall (not just liberal) Democratic support for OWS in Nov 2011(Gallup. If you have a lot of Republicans, there are going to be a fair number of Christians. If you have a lot of Democrats, you're going to have a fair number of outright socialists. Neither group runs their party.
Using that very poll, IOW, 58% of those who affiliate with the Tea Party don't identify with the conservative Christian movement. They poll about 10% higher than Rep/Lean Rep on economic issues and gun control, but are within 4 points on SSM/abortion.
Sure, there are conservative Christians in the Tea Party. They're pulling it right on some social issues. But they're not the majority.