Rod Wyden is looking to save his ass as he is one of the fews Dems who held his seat in this years election.
(no, we have not figured it out here in Oregon)
Even a broken clock in right twice a day.
We have had to endure campaign ads that describe a Ron Wyden that NO OREGONIANS have ever seen, opposing some democrat planks, actually caring about Oregonians etc.
He actually got a lot more reasonable and smarter during the election cycle, gee.
They guy has been in Washington FOREVER and is part of the problem, like all encumbants.
He lives in NYC with his wife and kids, and NEVER gets back here to podunkville.
Sorry Ron, you are one of the reasons we are out of work, broke, and will be the last state in the union to recover, whatever that means.
The following study was conducted by David Croteau of Virginia Commonwealth University. (24) He targeted Washington bureau chiefs and Washington-based journalists who cover national politics and/or economic policy.
The 141 journalists and bureau chiefs who responded were an excellent cross-section of the target group as a whole. When their positions on political issues were tallied up, this was the results:
Q#22. On social issues, how would you characterize your political orientation?
Left 30% Center 57% Right 9% Other 5%
Q#23. On economic issues, how would you characterize your political orientation?
Left 11% Center 64% Right 19% Other 5%
My son was put on time release Ritalin as soon as he reached school by his mother.
He was moody, disruptive, etc. Of course, since I did not meet him til he was eight, his mother was an alcoholic, etc, etc, obviously there were other factors.
The procedure was diagnose by teacher and see a doc and take some stupid concentration test, medicate. Mom says still not controllable, more medication. Repeat.
I finally got him and he was on enough Concerta that a pill in the morning still had his pupils as big as saucers at 10 pm at nite. Weaned him off everything over six months, dealt with the bad behavior, and he was manageable.
Medication until desired affect was just cruel, I wanted to knock the doc's teeth out.
He was very bright, and very bored in school.
But as someone said here earlier, our education bar is SO FREAKING LOW, only a moron is kept engaged.
Two kindergardeners were on the playground watching a 747 overhead. One says "look at that, 246,000 pound payload and 54,000 gallon fuel capacity", the other "yeah, max thrust 45,000 lbs and an 1800 nautical mile range".
Just then the bell rang and they looked at each other and one said, "guess it's back to stringing the damn beads!"
So you are saying, as a group, that climate scientists are less prone to biting the hand that feeds them? Please, I can take your argument and turn it 180 and make the same point showing oil guy are LESS political. There are billions being pumped into "research" that would dry up if there were no impending doom. Please quantify exactly what would be the affect on AGW if everyone in the USA died tomorrow. Chart the glaciers and ocean levels in say, 20 years. That would be the supreme sacrifice for us "earthers", preserve the earth at the cost of all the humans, and it will be a great place for your pet monkey.
Can this idiot keep from making comments on everything?
Shit you say to yourself in the mirror while shaving in the am IS not news.
Stick to "president" stuff please, all this fluff makes you look, yes, worse than Bush.
You'd think we have lost Hitlers living brain.....
It is a freaking phone/toy. It does not make your dick larger.
The real story is who drives 20 freaking miles one way to drink beer, especially in the bay area?
His real name is Sheldon.
a photo of your car in an intersection does not provide jurisdiction.
A cop seeing you personally commit an infraction and pulling you over does.
A cop "reviewing" this after the fact does not provide jurisdiction either.
Screw'em.
How about responding honestly?
You voted for this guy, the "savior", for transparency, blah, blah, blah.
And now he acts worse than Bush, who you called a chimp for 8 years, and you are OK with it?
WTF dude?
You cant call sh*t on your guy at all?
Holy crap moron,
The earth rotates around "the state" for you?
Do your calcs on Washington state taxes paid by Microsoft employees and the amount those same employees spend in state.
What an idiot......
I am SURE Washington state would be better of without Microsoft.
I am also sure there is a job for you in Christine's state government, damn the economy, spend spend spend!!!!
Finches beaks evolve depending on environmental factors = one species evolves to another...NOT.
Since proving something as complex as DNA evolved is somewhat problematic, especially to mathematicians, something new will have to be proposed....
Uh, Kyoto was an attempt to put the US economy at a artificial disadvantage to every other country on earth for a problem that has not existed for 10 years, namely, global warming and CO2 crap....
When you dorks print your teacher salaries, please add and gross up for the benefit package and your less than full time work per year, and lots of other time off, and health plans made in heaven.
In Oregon the average is somewhere around 54K, for 9 months, with a benefit package worth another 50 percent.
Yes, 50 percent.
Then factor in a retirement plan that pays (if you started before 1996) at 30 years 108% of base pay.
So yes, retire at 52 at 60k+ for the rest of your life. And the kicker, your 401k retirement is guaranteed 8% return, so you have not even had a recession lately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the "fix" that was put in to solve the greed after 1996? Well, you ONLY make 85% forever.
So sorry, I am not crying for you.
If you are whining, then pick another freaking job, or come to the private sector and enjoy the business taxes, the shitty health care for $1300 per month, layoffs, pay cuts, furlough days, etc.
Li-ion can be a MF'er for safety, as noted by Sonys recall.
Don't get your nuts a in bunch, just dont sue if your cheap ass batteries burn your nuts off.
This is the guy that is "afraid" of the real estate market so doesn't own a house.
In one of the most stable markets in the country, Oregon real estate is up 80 percent since 2000. This is also funding a huge chunk of spending thru our property taxes.
So, I guess he will not feel my pain on anything me or the other 90% of the people who have dreams of owning their own house.
He speaks of the feds vs. Oregon voters, yet this is the state that CONTINUOUSLY overrides the local voters on state issues like property taxes, cigarette taxes, and just lately, totally f*cked our private property rights, when on all these issues the voters previously passed ballot measures.
This is also the state, that with 30 years in public service, let's say you started in any state position at 22, at 52 you would retire at 108% of your base pay forever.
MORE than you were making on the job, for potentially 40 years?!?!?!??! Hell, I will be working til I'm 75 to pay for all you PERS aholes.
Our Oregon health plan was doomed from the start because of costs, yet, when we tried to make folks pay a token amount to offset these costs ($6 a month, yes six freaking dollars) people would not pay.
So when Steve Novick or any politician says they need more money or more taxes or more government involvement in my life, I will have to PASS.
Steve, just how much do you think is enough? My aggregate tax rate for all taxes and fees is above 50% now, do you think we all need to put in 75% for someone elses health care, or a mortgage they couldn't afford?
We will all do just fine if you get your big huge govt ass off our backs.
No thanks Steve, you cant even hold your dem buddies here locally accountable.
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In the future, our earth homes will be about this size if the greenies get their way......
Rod Wyden is looking to save his ass as he is one of the fews Dems who held his seat in this years election. (no, we have not figured it out here in Oregon) Even a broken clock in right twice a day. We have had to endure campaign ads that describe a Ron Wyden that NO OREGONIANS have ever seen, opposing some democrat planks, actually caring about Oregonians etc. He actually got a lot more reasonable and smarter during the election cycle, gee. They guy has been in Washington FOREVER and is part of the problem, like all encumbants. He lives in NYC with his wife and kids, and NEVER gets back here to podunkville. Sorry Ron, you are one of the reasons we are out of work, broke, and will be the last state in the union to recover, whatever that means.
The following study was conducted by David Croteau of Virginia Commonwealth University. (24) He targeted Washington bureau chiefs and Washington-based journalists who cover national politics and/or economic policy. The 141 journalists and bureau chiefs who responded were an excellent cross-section of the target group as a whole. When their positions on political issues were tallied up, this was the results: Q#22. On social issues, how would you characterize your political orientation? Left 30% Center 57% Right 9% Other 5% Q#23. On economic issues, how would you characterize your political orientation? Left 11% Center 64% Right 19% Other 5%
Republicans have generally RESIGNED faced with various scandals. Democrats facing the same type of scandals do not.
My son was put on time release Ritalin as soon as he reached school by his mother. He was moody, disruptive, etc. Of course, since I did not meet him til he was eight, his mother was an alcoholic, etc, etc, obviously there were other factors. The procedure was diagnose by teacher and see a doc and take some stupid concentration test, medicate. Mom says still not controllable, more medication. Repeat. I finally got him and he was on enough Concerta that a pill in the morning still had his pupils as big as saucers at 10 pm at nite. Weaned him off everything over six months, dealt with the bad behavior, and he was manageable. Medication until desired affect was just cruel, I wanted to knock the doc's teeth out. He was very bright, and very bored in school. But as someone said here earlier, our education bar is SO FREAKING LOW, only a moron is kept engaged. Two kindergardeners were on the playground watching a 747 overhead. One says "look at that, 246,000 pound payload and 54,000 gallon fuel capacity", the other "yeah, max thrust 45,000 lbs and an 1800 nautical mile range". Just then the bell rang and they looked at each other and one said, "guess it's back to stringing the damn beads!"
So you are saying, as a group, that climate scientists are less prone to biting the hand that feeds them? Please, I can take your argument and turn it 180 and make the same point showing oil guy are LESS political. There are billions being pumped into "research" that would dry up if there were no impending doom. Please quantify exactly what would be the affect on AGW if everyone in the USA died tomorrow. Chart the glaciers and ocean levels in say, 20 years. That would be the supreme sacrifice for us "earthers", preserve the earth at the cost of all the humans, and it will be a great place for your pet monkey.
Can this idiot keep from making comments on everything? Shit you say to yourself in the mirror while shaving in the am IS not news. Stick to "president" stuff please, all this fluff makes you look, yes, worse than Bush.
You'd think we have lost Hitlers living brain..... It is a freaking phone/toy. It does not make your dick larger. The real story is who drives 20 freaking miles one way to drink beer, especially in the bay area? His real name is Sheldon.
a photo of your car in an intersection does not provide jurisdiction. A cop seeing you personally commit an infraction and pulling you over does. A cop "reviewing" this after the fact does not provide jurisdiction either. Screw'em.
Just how does this help the USA in anything?
How about responding honestly? You voted for this guy, the "savior", for transparency, blah, blah, blah. And now he acts worse than Bush, who you called a chimp for 8 years, and you are OK with it? WTF dude? You cant call sh*t on your guy at all?
See, we can out do CHINA on anything!!
This is slashdot. What is the latency?
Holy crap moron, The earth rotates around "the state" for you? Do your calcs on Washington state taxes paid by Microsoft employees and the amount those same employees spend in state. What an idiot...... I am SURE Washington state would be better of without Microsoft. I am also sure there is a job for you in Christine's state government, damn the economy, spend spend spend!!!!
Finches beaks evolve depending on environmental factors = one species evolves to another...NOT. Since proving something as complex as DNA evolved is somewhat problematic, especially to mathematicians, something new will have to be proposed....
Obviously, sighted sports are also discriminatory. But hey, with the right club I can now beat Tiger....
Don't worry, we are moving as fast as possible to the old eastern european socialist model you describe.....
You do know most states do this with your drivers license pic, right? oregon does.
Uh, Kyoto was an attempt to put the US economy at a artificial disadvantage to every other country on earth for a problem that has not existed for 10 years, namely, global warming and CO2 crap....
When you dorks print your teacher salaries, please add and gross up for the benefit package and your less than full time work per year, and lots of other time off, and health plans made in heaven. In Oregon the average is somewhere around 54K, for 9 months, with a benefit package worth another 50 percent. Yes, 50 percent. Then factor in a retirement plan that pays (if you started before 1996) at 30 years 108% of base pay. So yes, retire at 52 at 60k+ for the rest of your life. And the kicker, your 401k retirement is guaranteed 8% return, so you have not even had a recession lately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the "fix" that was put in to solve the greed after 1996? Well, you ONLY make 85% forever. So sorry, I am not crying for you. If you are whining, then pick another freaking job, or come to the private sector and enjoy the business taxes, the shitty health care for $1300 per month, layoffs, pay cuts, furlough days, etc.
Li-ion can be a MF'er for safety, as noted by Sonys recall. Don't get your nuts a in bunch, just dont sue if your cheap ass batteries burn your nuts off.
Dont those have FOUR channels to get the bandwidth? They gonna stuff four transceivers in your phone?
Isnt that large streaming files?
one more reason to leave battlefield folks on the battlefield, dead. The war ain't over yet folks.
This is the guy that is "afraid" of the real estate market so doesn't own a house. In one of the most stable markets in the country, Oregon real estate is up 80 percent since 2000. This is also funding a huge chunk of spending thru our property taxes. So, I guess he will not feel my pain on anything me or the other 90% of the people who have dreams of owning their own house. He speaks of the feds vs. Oregon voters, yet this is the state that CONTINUOUSLY overrides the local voters on state issues like property taxes, cigarette taxes, and just lately, totally f*cked our private property rights, when on all these issues the voters previously passed ballot measures. This is also the state, that with 30 years in public service, let's say you started in any state position at 22, at 52 you would retire at 108% of your base pay forever. MORE than you were making on the job, for potentially 40 years?!?!?!??! Hell, I will be working til I'm 75 to pay for all you PERS aholes. Our Oregon health plan was doomed from the start because of costs, yet, when we tried to make folks pay a token amount to offset these costs ($6 a month, yes six freaking dollars) people would not pay. So when Steve Novick or any politician says they need more money or more taxes or more government involvement in my life, I will have to PASS. Steve, just how much do you think is enough? My aggregate tax rate for all taxes and fees is above 50% now, do you think we all need to put in 75% for someone elses health care, or a mortgage they couldn't afford? We will all do just fine if you get your big huge govt ass off our backs. No thanks Steve, you cant even hold your dem buddies here locally accountable.