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Nothing that 12 of our finest couldn't handle.

Is this what you meant when you advocated agrarian reform and sang the praises of this Chavez pig? If this isn't communism, I don't know what is. The guy's got to go. And soon. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4282672.stm

This explains away a small portion of your limited world-view. The cone of silence was, perhaps, the greatest comic invention of all time.

Labour, colour, cheque, flavour, odour, armour, rumour, Zed with a D Would you like to see my drawring?

I stand corrected re Arc'Teryx. I believe evolution is quickly transitioning from theory to fact. And I subscribe. Always have. States determine curriculum. Not the president. Calm down. The only thing I see as closed-minded in the above post... is you.

I'll accept your rhetorical response as an admission of defeat. BTW; it's l-a-b-o-r.

Really? last arc'teryx product I bought was made in some southeast asian country. It certainly wasn't canadia. FUCK! I misspelled indentured! Anyway, I wasn't aware of a change in their labor strategy. Maybe I've missed a recent change in the company's business model. (?) Too bad if it's true.

Patagucci, as a business, can and do engage in whaever tactics they feel will increase their sales. In this case, being green fits the wealthy environmentalist market they sell to. If you would applaud them for funding the NRA then how can you fault them for funding the Ruckus Society? The ethical principle is the same. No. It's not. The NRA doesn't overtly support illegal activities or the destruction of public and private property as a form of protest. The NRA works within the system to forward their agenda. Not so The Ruckus Society, as their Seattle/WTO turnout so demonstrated. Gave all you "sincere" protesters a bad name too, if I recall.

Dru, here I am - putting in a good word for your Canuk brethern - an still you side with the enviro-radicals. Damn. There just aint no gettin' through to you, boy!

So how do you explain the $$$ to Ruckus Society? Makes me wonder what other fringe outfits he's feeding. Also, no mention of their fringe contributions on their company site. Hey, does Patagonia use the same overseas sweat-shops as WalMart? Another reason I only buy ArcTeryx!! They haven't sent good Canadian jobs to child/prison/endentured servitude labor in third-world countries. I will gladly pay more...but usually don't. Hey! Maybe Patagonia is taking all that extra profit they've saved in payroll and are giving a whole 1% of it back to mother earth! How noble. BTW; your link doesn't work.

...And meanwhile, Chouinard/Patagonia gives $15,000 per year to The Ruckus Society. You may remember them as the riotous bunch that crashed the WTO event in Seattle a few years back. I would propose that 'ol Yvonne has an agenda already. Oh yea, I still haven't seen evidence - other than the word of a washed-up old man - that Bush actually believes that which he is already convicted of here. I'm sure there is plenty you guys can use to beat up GW with...without just making shit up. http://www.activistcash.com/organization_financials.cfm/oid/188

Put the enviro-hysteria playbook away for once, Josh. I've said nothing of the kind.

I'm not so sure that this is the type of person we should have manning the shop. We need people who know how to pick their fights as when real and significant violations or damage have taken place. This climb and approach didn't violate any LNT ethics IMO. Other than the rap anchors and summit register card they left, I doubt that Ms Bush could find any evidence of this party's passing without going out of her way to look for it. And by next summer....nothing. Some rangers do have an agenda that falls outside the recreation/preservation balance status quo. They are the same ones who toss register boxes off summits and lobby for FS road closures as "private citizens". They are the same ones who won't allow chainsaws to clear windfall from established trails. ...Come to think of it, I'm sure I've seen trail crews within NCNP, many times, with implements quite similar to those used so sparingly by Layton and E.

Oh Matt. You're too modest!

I think you should read up a little before you go a spoutin'. This country hasn't been in the black for decades. Including the Clinton years. You are making the (too) common mistake of confusing deficit and debt. True, there was ONE year at the end of Clinton's term when the US government ran a budget surplus, but rather than dedicate any portion to retiring the then-5trillion dollar national debt, both sides began plotting how to either spend it on social programs (Clinton), or cut taxes(Republican congress). That said, Bush's fiscal policy is an absolute fucking mess. I still think his first tax cut was necessary to stimulate the lagging economy left by Clinton, but the second tax cut was not necessary. Additionally, I think both of his tax cuts should be now repealed, or at least allowed to sunset. I am now certain that ANY administration, Dem or Rep, will continue to spend this nation toward economic collapse....and all in the name of giving us what we want in return for our vote. The only way to avoid this is to reduce our national debt to a managable 2(?) or 3(?) trillion dollars. The economic growth...that brings in the extra revenue...that just keeps getting squandered by all! Spending cuts and/or higher taxes. Seems like the only answer. ....And please spare me the cost-of-Iraq blather. While it aint cheap, it accounts for only about one-fourth of last years total budget deficit. The rest? Entitlements/social programs.

So how's life at the Neverland fraternity house these days?

Wow! Nice gallery. Did you ever fulfill your self-promise to climb Hoh Peak? More pics! Thanks!

Yes Genesis Pink Floyd The Who Led Zepplin ...Today's music SUCKS!! ...except for Beck's new CD.

Actually, there is no 'official' loop around Adams either. In fact, the 38 mile trip requires about 7 or eight miles of brutal x/c on morainal debris with some navigation, routefinding, and possibly mountaineering gear if it is necessary to cross the Klickitat Glacier above The Big Muddy. Much of the trip is above tree line and exposed to wind, sun, snow, whatever. The distance aside, it is likely a more serious undertaking than a Glacier Peak loop, which can be done 100% on-trail.

You say you want a revolution Well you know we all want to change the world You tell me that it's evolution Well you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know you can count me out Don't you know it's gonna be alright Alright Alright You say you got a real solution Well you know we'd all love to see the plan You ask me for a contribution Well you know We're doing what we can But when you want money for people with minds that hate All I can tell you is brother you have to wait Don't you know it's gonna be alright Alright Alright You say you'll change the constitution Well you know we all want to change your head You tell me it's the institution Well you know You better free your mind instead But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow Don't you know know it's gonna be alright Alright Alright --Paul McCartney

Thanks. I haven't been following that mission and didn't even realize that a fly-by was underway. What a beautiful planet. Cool video.

She's not as hot as the first time I saw her (I must have been a little drunk) but still cute. This girl had more shit packed into a U-Haul than any family of ten could ever imagine owning. I was especially intrigued though, by the box labeled "misc bedroom things". She quickly wrested the cardboard cube from my grasp while I was carrying it into her new house with a big smile on my face.

That's exactly the problem. A big fucking problem because growth is not infinite. There are boundaries and we are hurtling toward them. http://www.stanford.edu/~promer/Econgro.htm

I love the game and admire good players. ...And I don't even play it all that well! I will gladly eat their tasty crumbs.

not growing. Money neither created nor destroyed, economic homeostasis. Sorry, I'm too out of my element to know how to say this is economic terms. Growth = construction starts = jobs. An economy that isn't 'growing' is in recession. Are you willing to give up your job? Do you think that you're immune? Also, there is no 'pie' to be divided up.