Ah, you're confusing conservatives with neo-conservatives. Classical conservatives *do* the things you've mentioned in your post. Neo-conservatives *say* those things, and then go off and do whatever stupid things they want...Some people pay enough attention to notice, but everybody else is more worried about how Paris Hilton is doing in prison (or out of prison, as the case may be)...
I think the gp is referring to the decision that the government can force you to sell them your land so that they can then sell it to Wal-Mart, rather than only so that they can use it for public purposes. That one the dems were all for and the republicans were against.
Okay, so yeah, I'm against that. Like I said, I did say that they have *generally* made sense in my lifetime. That implies that their are decisions I disagree with. One, for instance, was appointing George W. Bush president in 2000, rather than waiting to see who won the actual election.
You have an interesting definition of "making sense."
Well, I did say generally. And frankly, I could care less if you're able to buy assault weapons. You can't buy rocket launchers either. Doesn't really affect me. And which eminent domain decision? I believe there have been more than one. Do I think the government should be able to force you to sell your land to them, when necessary? Yes, as long as you're fairly compensated, and there's a good reason for it. Do I think they should be able to force you to sell your land to a private entity, like Walmart? No.
Although it would seem to represent a good portion (probably a majority) of America who does fall into that conservative camp. Welcome to democracy.
Courts should be apolitical, in my opinion. That includes the supreme court. And I really don't think the majority of Americans are conservatives. I think the majority of *voting* Americans may be conservatives, probably largely due to the constant argument over abortion and gays. The overall majority of Americans are probably centrist people who don't bother to vote...
Nope. The supreme court now splits nicely down party lines for every vote.
Yep, isn't it great that the one branch of government that should be completely apolitical has just become yet another neoconservative-controlled institution?
Am I the only one who's alarmed by the fact that the one government institution that has generally made sense my whole life is now controlled by a conservative majority that I have very little in common with?
Until downloadable music isn't compressed, or they are able to compress without ANY loss,
They already can compress without any loss. Flac and Monkey's Audio are two audio compression schemes that are lossless. Hell, you could just use.zip or.rar, too. The problem is that online retailers don't offer these formats...it's not that the formats don't exist.
Afghanistan was fairly well done and the right decision.
The right decision, yes. But fairly well done? Instead of going in full-force with as many military personnel as we could conjure up, we diddled around with the "Northern Alliance" for awhile, and then got sidetracked by a war in Iraq. Bin Laden still hasn't been captured, and Afghanistan's chief export is now opium. In what way has that war been handled well?
I found "blog" much more annoying when they were still a fairly new thing, and every time it was mentioned in the news, it just *had* to be defined..."blah blah blah blog, short for web log, blah blah blah..." Since that's mostly stopped, I don't find "blog" terribly annoying...
I don't have the exact numbers, but I'm reasonably certain that there are more Firefox users on Windows than there are Apple OSX users, period. That's not meant as a slam against Apple, but I don't think Firefox has too much to worry about. I think Safari on Windows will likely be used mainly by developers looking who want to be able to test web pages on Safari without using a Mac...
And? The assumption was that they should pay. Thats not how our government is supposed to work. The local government needs to take care of local issues.
The sad part is the kids in the school district are the ones who are going to get an underfunded education because the ones in charge purchased $5 million in computers, and then--somehow--forgot to do anything with them, and then lost them. Then again, with incompetent leadership like that, it'll be a miracle if the kids learn anything at all...
Bush could have a live press conference where he bites the heads off kittens, and nobody would care.
If we let kittens walk our streets with their heads still attached, surely the terrorists have won. By suggesting that kittens should be left unbitten, you are emboldening the enemy, and making America a more dangerous place for our families.
Just how obvious does the corruption in the White House have to be before you demand a change of government?
Aside from the Republican base who think the Bush administration can do no wrong, I think they've managed to convince people not not expect any better...you're not surprised when poop smells, are you? You just say to yourself, "well, it's poop. Of course it smells".
It's why there ARE states - the term "state" can literally mean "country"
Somewhat ironically, the 50 states in the US, however, are not states in that sense...
They were, quite literally, separate nations until they united under the Constitution of the United States. This isn't new, and a modicum of research will reveal this.
Their relative influence over American life, however, has gone up and down quite a bit over the years. The GP seems to be pointing out that state independence is on a bit of an upswing. He's probably right about that.
the second version, I believe. It was a bit smaller than the first version. I've since replaced it--oddly enough, some of the keys stopped working years after the wash-it incident--with the larger black natural keyboard with the extra buttons...
I did it once. I dumped most of cup of coffee into my Microsoft Natural Keyboard a few years back. I took the whole keyboard apart...the keys come out in groups, and there's a dimpled plastic thing underneath the keys. Since I had it apart, it didn't take a particularly long time to dry...I waited a few hours, I think. Washing it didn't hurt anything, but the keyboard was never quite the same. Some of the keys were harder to press down for some reason, like there was more friction or something. I tried putting a little bit of Teflon lubricant on those keys, but it didn't really feel quite right after that. Over time it's improved, though.
Can't imagine why I would wash my keyboard often, though. People always get so scared when they find out there's germs around. That's why I have an immune system. My keyboard hasn't hurt me yet, so I'm not too worried about it hurting me in the future. Maybe if I get some sort of keyboard-born illness someday, I'll change my ways...assuming it doesn't kill me, I guess.
Good Lord, no. They ask for your account number just to irritate you because both you and the person you're talking to know damn well you had to key in your account number just 2 minutes ago.
I just installed it for much the same reason, for testing web pages without having to go get my iBook...but now I'm wondering, why is the text kind of blurry in Safari?
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Why are the conservatives CHANGING things?!?!
Ah, you're confusing conservatives with neo-conservatives. Classical conservatives *do* the things you've mentioned in your post. Neo-conservatives *say* those things, and then go off and do whatever stupid things they want...Some people pay enough attention to notice, but everybody else is more worried about how Paris Hilton is doing in prison (or out of prison, as the case may be)...
I think the gp is referring to the decision that the government can force you to sell them your land so that they can then sell it to Wal-Mart, rather than only so that they can use it for public purposes. That one the dems were all for and the republicans were against.
Okay, so yeah, I'm against that. Like I said, I did say that they have *generally* made sense in my lifetime. That implies that their are decisions I disagree with. One, for instance, was appointing George W. Bush president in 2000, rather than waiting to see who won the actual election.
You have an interesting definition of "making sense."
Well, I did say generally. And frankly, I could care less if you're able to buy assault weapons. You can't buy rocket launchers either. Doesn't really affect me. And which eminent domain decision? I believe there have been more than one. Do I think the government should be able to force you to sell your land to them, when necessary? Yes, as long as you're fairly compensated, and there's a good reason for it. Do I think they should be able to force you to sell your land to a private entity, like Walmart? No.
Although it would seem to represent a good portion (probably a majority) of America who does fall into that conservative camp. Welcome to democracy.
Courts should be apolitical, in my opinion. That includes the supreme court. And I really don't think the majority of Americans are conservatives. I think the majority of *voting* Americans may be conservatives, probably largely due to the constant argument over abortion and gays. The overall majority of Americans are probably centrist people who don't bother to vote...
Nope. The supreme court now splits nicely down party lines for every vote.
Yep, isn't it great that the one branch of government that should be completely apolitical has just become yet another neoconservative-controlled institution?
Am I the only one who's alarmed by the fact that the one government institution that has generally made sense my whole life is now controlled by a conservative majority that I have very little in common with?
whether the iPhone is easily unlockable for those who wish to try it on alternate carriers, and so on.
I thought one could purchase an unlocked iPhone from the Apple stores, instead of going to AT&T?
Until downloadable music isn't compressed, or they are able to compress without ANY loss,
.zip or .rar, too. The problem is that online retailers don't offer these formats...it's not that the formats don't exist.
They already can compress without any loss. Flac and Monkey's Audio are two audio compression schemes that are lossless. Hell, you could just use
Afghanistan was fairly well done and the right decision.
The right decision, yes. But fairly well done? Instead of going in full-force with as many military personnel as we could conjure up, we diddled around with the "Northern Alliance" for awhile, and then got sidetracked by a war in Iraq. Bin Laden still hasn't been captured, and Afghanistan's chief export is now opium. In what way has that war been handled well?
I found "blog" much more annoying when they were still a fairly new thing, and every time it was mentioned in the news, it just *had* to be defined..."blah blah blah blog, short for web log, blah blah blah..." Since that's mostly stopped, I don't find "blog" terribly annoying...
Anyway, they do have the market share.
I don't have the exact numbers, but I'm reasonably certain that there are more Firefox users on Windows than there are Apple OSX users, period. That's not meant as a slam against Apple, but I don't think Firefox has too much to worry about. I think Safari on Windows will likely be used mainly by developers looking who want to be able to test web pages on Safari without using a Mac...
And? The assumption was that they should pay. Thats not how our government is supposed to work. The local government needs to take care of local issues.
The sad part is the kids in the school district are the ones who are going to get an underfunded education because the ones in charge purchased $5 million in computers, and then--somehow--forgot to do anything with them, and then lost them. Then again, with incompetent leadership like that, it'll be a miracle if the kids learn anything at all...
Bush could have a live press conference where he bites the heads off kittens, and nobody would care.
If we let kittens walk our streets with their heads still attached, surely the terrorists have won. By suggesting that kittens should be left unbitten, you are emboldening the enemy, and making America a more dangerous place for our families.
Vote Giant Douche in 2008!
Like hell! I'm voting for Turd Sandwich!
Just how obvious does the corruption in the White House have to be before you demand a change of government?
Aside from the Republican base who think the Bush administration can do no wrong, I think they've managed to convince people not not expect any better...you're not surprised when poop smells, are you? You just say to yourself, "well, it's poop. Of course it smells".
Well, at least people can still duck and cover if there's a nuclear attack. Hooray for worthless advice...
It's why there ARE states - the term "state" can literally mean "country"
Somewhat ironically, the 50 states in the US, however, are not states in that sense...
They were, quite literally, separate nations until they united under the Constitution of the United States. This isn't new, and a modicum of research will reveal this.
Their relative influence over American life, however, has gone up and down quite a bit over the years. The GP seems to be pointing out that state independence is on a bit of an upswing. He's probably right about that.
BOOO greedy media and telecom companies...YAY MAINE!!!
which version of the natural?
the second version, I believe. It was a bit smaller than the first version. I've since replaced it--oddly enough, some of the keys stopped working years after the wash-it incident--with the larger black natural keyboard with the extra buttons...
Ten years ago my step-brother was doing it often
I did it once. I dumped most of cup of coffee into my Microsoft Natural Keyboard a few years back. I took the whole keyboard apart...the keys come out in groups, and there's a dimpled plastic thing underneath the keys. Since I had it apart, it didn't take a particularly long time to dry...I waited a few hours, I think. Washing it didn't hurt anything, but the keyboard was never quite the same. Some of the keys were harder to press down for some reason, like there was more friction or something. I tried putting a little bit of Teflon lubricant on those keys, but it didn't really feel quite right after that. Over time it's improved, though.
Can't imagine why I would wash my keyboard often, though. People always get so scared when they find out there's germs around. That's why I have an immune system. My keyboard hasn't hurt me yet, so I'm not too worried about it hurting me in the future. Maybe if I get some sort of keyboard-born illness someday, I'll change my ways...assuming it doesn't kill me, I guess.
Isn't that why they ask for my account number?
Good Lord, no. They ask for your account number just to irritate you because both you and the person you're talking to know damn well you had to key in your account number just 2 minutes ago.
I had been considering switching from Comcast to AT&T as soon as DSL became available at my house... so much for that idea.
Talk about a choice between Giant Douchebag and Turd Sandwich...
I'm pretty sure that was staged:
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http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid
Wow, that's sad. I loved that show...
I just installed it for much the same reason, for testing web pages without having to go get my iBook...but now I'm wondering, why is the text kind of blurry in Safari?