Fairweather

Did I say that? Do you really think our involvement there isn't justified? If your neighbor down the street has sworn to kill both you and the Goldsteins next door - just as soon as he can get his hands on a gun - should you wait until he actually aquires that weapon, kills your friends, and starts firing bullets into your home before you take action?

jello-man? ...and, actually, I consider those like Jim and Prole the new Soviets.

If I recall, Mr. Matt, Alqaeda brought us the war in Afghanistan - not Mr Bush. (Please don't tell me you're yet another 9/11 conspiracy whacko.) And thank God that Al Gore wasn't elected president pre 9/11/01 to practice your version of turning the other cheek/grabbing ankles. As for Iran, I'm sure you're looking forward to Akminajihad aquiring a nuclear weapon so he can "wipe Israel off the map" and finally be rid of those nasty little Jews whom you claim control the media and manipulate world events.

And we elected Bush. Twice. What's your point? If you think this is a valid comparison, you're livin in a whole 'nuther universe.

60% of the Venezuelan people have spoken - and the constitution lies in shreds at the feet of a dictator who now has the power to rule by decree. MattP, Sexual Chocolate, Prole, and the newbie ass-clowns here are happy as can be. Mob-rules. No going back. Good job. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6277379.stm

...More from our environmentally conscious corporate Canadian brethren: http://www.coal.ca/content/index.php?option=com_jd-wp&Itemid=36&m=200501 Is this what Fear&Greed means by "Canadian energy independence"?

Perhaps you could get those Canadian companies of yours to stop their strip mining operations in the American West - and while you're at it maybe ask that big canadian smelter near the border to stop dumping mercury into the Columbia River. Poor Canada. Pot. Kettle. Black. F'nG is a fucking crybaby.

Too soft and light for alpine? Too stiff and heavy for A/T? With the interchangeable sole it seems like a good choice for 'one boot does all' - and I'm due for new boots on both fronts. Can't find a shop that rents 'em to try out. Anyone have good or bad experience? I would love to hear before I spend $560. Thanks!

I salute your womanliness.

This is getting too confusing. Would the real pinx please stand up?

Oh shit. You're right, that was Pink. Poor lonely bastard.

A joke, hence, the smirking icon. Your original comment, "we didn't need them [men] anyway", could likewise be humorlessly interpreted as relegating men to spermbank/sugardaddy status.

For starters: "Married filing jointly" saves you a shitload of money.

I disagree - and I would like to see your source regarding non-wed fathers still present in their child's home. I doubt their presence is statistically significant over the long-term. Who's last name does the little tyke get? What type of home does he/she get to live in with mommy and daddy's non-wed diminished financial clout? One need not be religious to see the value of a moderately conservative societal structure. Any statistics on the % of male inmates who grew up with single mom?

That explains about 40% of modern societal ills. It's not only the "religious right" who believe kids do better with a dad in the picture.

We were up there too. I don't think I've ever seen the Emmons Glacier looking so smooooth.

You can check this article in the NY Times Jan 5th. Parks Agency Leaves Controversial Book on Shelf January 5, 2007, Friday By CORNELIA DEAN (NYT); National Desk Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 14, Column 2, 561 words Also if you just actually read the article on the PEER website they have a link to the FOIA request reply from Interior that states they have no information, meaning they have not conducted any internal review of the policy. It's not so hard if you just read it. I read it, dipshit. I'm not as concerned about the "alternate history" book on the shelf, however dissapointing, as I am about squelching real science vis a vis ordering park employees not to convey the actual geologic record of the canyon. If this is true - and I still don't see any corraberation posted by you that says it is - it is, indeed, an absolute outrage. Maybe worth a letter to the RNC from a demonstrably loyal supporter.

The real issue here is not God v science. The real issue is the authenticity of Jim's assertion. He has posted a single link to a blog/journal maintained by a highly biased group of public employees/environmentalists. If the charges are true, they are a serious case of unwarranted meddling by the Bush Administration. But at this point, I have no reason to believe the charges are anything more than the very same anecdotal bullshit Jim and Mattp so often accuse talk radio of perpetuating. Show me more, Jim. Maybe I'll share your outrage. But until then, I think you're just sucking koolaid - again. In this exhibit, we have The (Largemouth) Bass - we'll call "Jim" - preparing to bite down on the lure - otherwise known as "unsubstantiated internet blog story". I'm still not sure how many fish an angler can catch with a single lure, but it looks like a productive day already!

I'll have to read up on this. I've always taken for granted the credibility of radiocarbon dating - just as I've never doubted the accuracy of using red/blue shift to measure the movement of distant stellar objects. While I think I have a good understanding of the later, I need to read up on the former. For instance, how does a scientist date a non-organic object such as a stone tool? Organic traces found on the implement? Any good sources? I am also curious about the recent efforts to measure ancient CO2 levels in ice core samples. Isn't the gas-exchange history in a 10,000 year-old bubble so random/complex as to render the tool dubious? Since this is the method currently being used to prop up the human-causation argument for global warming, I would certainly be interested in the validity and accuracy of the science. Any good sources? Even more important; I'm still waiting to Jim to provide unbiased info to back up his original link. I don't think it exists.

The real issue here is not God v science. The real issue is the authenticity of Jim's assertion. He has posted a single link to a blog/journal maintained by a highly biased group of public employees/environmentalists. If the charges are true, they are a serious case of unwarranted meddling by the Bush Administration. But at this point, I have no reason to believe the charges are anything more than the very same anecdotal bullshit Jim and Mattp so often accuse talk radio of perpetuating. Show me more, Jim. Maybe I'll share your outrage. But until then, I think you're just sucking koolaid - again.

Looks like things are moving downhill in a hurry: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6245995.stm

Nice trap. Our own government already has a nasty propensity re agricultural prices/subsidies. Should be scrapped.

I'm sorry; are his armed Bolivarian Circles anything but?

A leader - elected or not - who incrementally supplants democracy with his own cult of personality and shreds a nations guiding documents is no longer legitimate. I'm not sure he's there yet, but I remain convinced it's where he'll be soon enough. And of course you already know that democracy and "the voice of the majority" are not necessarily the same. Do you really support mob rules?

And do you support that level of central control? If it ever comes to that - and I have no doubt it will - I hope our government will support those in Venezuela who remain opposed to such tyranny. And that will surely involve Contra-like groups. Sad, really, because Venezuela doesn't have to go off the deep end to remedy the injustices of its recent past.