Fairweather

Damn straight.

Not at all. One practice is the brutal dismemberment-killing of an innocent life--and the other is not.

...and now a no-repeat Friday edition of The Little Red Bitch: "Red-Baiting": Hey j_b, you are a whiny little red--if only slightly more pastel and sedate than Prole. If there really is a fire in the crowded theater...

So, the deal is this wannabe millionaire slacker wants to be laid off so he can collect unemployment while he starts his own business? If he believes in his project, he should just quit, not wait for some company paid time off to float his trial balloon. No mistake, the company will pay too, unemployment benefits don't just fall from the sky. If he's so under capitalized he can't stay alive without unemployment benefits from his last job, can't say I'd be confident about the future of his "venture." Hole-eee shit, you nailed that one on every count!

Tom Creek? South Fork Hoh? Not my idea of a good time. As far as OMR goes, they lost a lot of credibility in my book when they participated in (started?) the "Mount Olympus is Closed" rumor/fiasco of summer 2005.

Maybe he's actually out climbing something? With the exception of Ivan, I see little of it in this group of wankers. Even a certain curmudgeon who masquerades here as a moderator rarely offers as much as KK anymore. I had the pleasure of climbing Mount Rainier with him this summer and I must say he's one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet. I can hardly blame him for curtailing his presence here as he likely just got tired of being torn into by the pack of self-loathing leftist hyenas this place has become. If I left again I suspect you would all turn on each other in short order. What a pathetic bunch of human beings you are. Salute to KK:

What I saw from the McCain campaign and its lackeys: -Obama is a terrrorist (not true) -Obama is a muslim (not true) What I saw from the Obama campaign and its lackeys: -McCain is an "erratic", tempermental old man (true) -Palin is woefully unqualified for the position of VP (true) The difference between the two campaigns was stark. McCain, a life long mysogenist, has led a sordid love life full of prostitutes and extra marital affairs. His ethical record based on the Keating 5 scandal alone is abysmal. Obama's campaign never touched any of those issues. All in all, Obama was true to his word about running a campaign focused on the issues. In sharp contrast, McCain/Palin went after every scrap of guilt by association they could find, which amounted to nothing. When the Ayers thing got a big yawn, they tried a blatantly racist campaign to link Obama with Islam and terrorism. Disgusting. McCain had nothing on the issues save a doomed-to-fail-again re-hash of Bush's policies. It's no wonder he didn't focus on them much, instead choosing to try to smear a man who easily rose above it. Towards the end, McCains pathetic focus on Obama, devoid of any real message save the tired, anti-liberal tripe and impossibly weak innuendo that provides red meat for the nation's more ignorant half, bordered on pathological. He pounded that same nail with that same hammer, despite continually sliding poll numbers, over and over and... McCain ran the most underhanded, untruthful, and despicable campaigns I can remember. His addition of Trailer Trash Barbie fit the tone of his lie machine perfectly. The man is a complete and utter tool. Anyone who fell for his bullshit should probably kill themselves now by the most expeditious means possible. We need to voluntarily depopulate to mitigate resource depletion; it might as well be the dumber half that checks out. Boy are you one fat, dumb, hypocritical, and angry piece of shit.

Maybe he's not satisfying her "innermost needs"? Maybe she, umhmmm, "just doesn't feel it anymore"? Or maybe they've "grown apart"? ...Or it could just be the dead body in the garage. :shrug:

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Hopefully he will focus initially on getting the justice department back in balance. Bush really hacked that all to peices for partisan purposes. In hindsight, what is your opinion of the much-maligned John Ashcroft? Didn't he turn out to be one of 'the good guys' in your book--refusing to sign off on many of the darker elements of the WOT?

That's an insult to fairies!! ...right on cue, like a female version of TTK--without the brains. Congrats! You'll soon have a smoking buddy in the White House!

Actually, what I was thinking about when I typed that was Clinton's constant whining that over 80% of US military officers at the time professed Republican. Your point about Bush is well taken, but I think he and Rumsfeld limited their "purges" to Generals--who tend to be political appointments anyway (Think Lincoln). I was just proposing things to look for as danger signs from my perspective. Where Clinton only carped, would Obama take it a step further? If he plans to reduce military spending, will he be focusing on systems or personnel? And if it is the later what would the rehire criteria be for, say, WO's, Lt's, Captians, Majors, and Colonels? Political perhaps? Again; just speculation.

Sorry Matt, but I'm more interested in exchanging ideas with folks like Ivan who are actually interested in exchange. Go ahead and put me on ignore. Meanwhile, here is an article you may find interesting: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/09/healthscience/09agin.php

Obama has, in the past, discussed the complete abolition of nuclear weapons as goal he would like to "put us on the path toward". He hasn't said "everything but the subs". I'll see if I can find a You tube on it, but it's not in dispute. Our nuclear weapons program can't just be turned off and existing weapons left as silent sentinels against a future threat, they need to be upgraded constantly as they do have a shelf life. (I think the H3/Tritium gas used in the fusion stage of modern 'boosted' weapons decays pretty rapidly.) I sleep better knowing we have them. Why on earth would we ever give up our ace-in-the-hole?

There you go with the name calling, Matt. I give a sincere response and you reply as expected.

I say bail 'em out on the condition that UAW makes major concessions --or is outright busted. Then fire the entire design team, management douche bags, assist with the retool, and start fresh. Maybe hire some Japanese or WWU automotive engineers. That new "Volt" they've been working on is gonna be the greatest thing to happen to the coal industry in a long time.

The Dems hold virtually all of the cards by virtue of a free and fair vote. They are free to do what they want vis a vis Iraq/Afghanistan, Guantanomo, the WOT, health care, education, the economy, etc within the confines of the constitution. And, of course, senate Republicans are still free to stay up 24/7/365 and filibuster if they feel strongly enough about an issue. I can only speak for myself, but here are a few of the issues that almost all Republicans I am acquainted with would get riled up about: Guns - Go ahead and close the gun-show loophole...and leave it at that. The rest is settled law in the opinions of most. Freedom of Speech - If you try to revive the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" there will be hell to pay. And satellite radio will finally become economically viable. 401k - I would rather see mine evaporate than turn it over to the feds. Raising the Capital Gains tax - I don't really think Obama is dumb enough to do it, but Nancy and Harry certainly are, and this action alone will decimate hopes for any quick economic recovery. I hope Obama is reconsidering. Military - Obama is free to do what he thinks is right...even if he's wrong. But any attempts to purge the officer corps ala Chavez will be interpreted correctly as the action of a despot. Nuclear Weapons - Only a complete moron would be naive enough to declare us on a path toward abolition of nukes, and I don't think Obama is a moron. There ya go. Have fun with it.

I'll bet your algorithm has a mirror.

...was that right before The Red Hot Chili Peppers kicked your ass?

I think surfers are the only enthusiasts on the planet who enjoy photographing themselves more than climbers. Good picture, though. does anyone have that "big wave" video that was posted a few months back? That was incredible.

The BBC has spoken too. Like I've said before, GW's biggest fuck up was dissin' da Rooskies by cozyin up to their former nasty-assed girlfriends. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7692751.stm

It wasn't so much the comment itself as the fact he had just finished talking about the "new tone" his administration was going to set. As for his ability to articulate, you obviously didn't hear the press conference. His endless stammering and inability to produce words without annoying pause is striking. No big deal really, but please don't use it to describe a virtue that clearly does not exist.

I've read that Harry Reid might be on his way out (of his leadership position) soon too. He's got ethics issues-a-plenty...and Hillary needs to be thrown a bone. BTW; I thought it was pretty un-classy of Obama to take a shot at Nancy Reagan today. And was it just my imagination, or was Obama talking about his tax plan in the past-tense?

Let's go! But you'll have to wear this:

You should analyze this a little more. Take a look at California, a state that went heavily for Obama...but who's citizens also voted for proposition 8 which (re)banned gay marriage. If such a measure were put on the ballot here I wouldn't even vote for it. Are you really sure that this country is as far left as you would like it to be? I think it still hovers slightly right of the middle. JMO. Matt is correct in this case, but I don't think the Dems in congress are willing to go as slow as the more pragmatic Obama would like and they'll likely drag him off the cliff in 2010 and 2012. We'll see. At this point I don't really care too much. The people have spoken.