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I didn't say they were pure. I just said they beleived in those things. GW/Dick beleive in the big club. And it is not just the Exec branch. Hillary too voted to "Kick Ass" in Iraq. Obama did not. He did however vote to clean up Afganistan and sid we should have gone into Pakistan after Obama. If we had done that before we illegally invaded Iraq, nobody would have batted an eye except for the Taliban in Pakistan. But since Obama said it after we invaded Iraq, he was labeled "irresponsible". Never mind that Bush lied again when he said we would pursue the perps of 911 without regard to borders or gov. That was just more propoganda.

Do you remember Scoop Jackson? Where did his Democrat Party go? I remember the parties that beleived in statesmanship and diplomacy. Neither contemporary party embodies those values. We should ALL be questioning EVERYTHING every politician says these days. Following blindly is tacit approval.

Is that non-fat?

At Play in Fields of the Lord. With a latte'. Good post. thanks.

Thanks Bob. Now go back to sleep. The Republican party you belonged to is long gone.

I just tire of the lunatic fringe articles he pulls out and touts as the "obvious" truth when they are so easily proven wrong. Bush/Cheney etc ARE liars. That is easy to document. Do a search on "liar" on this board alone and you will find many articles and videos of lies in action. In fact it IS treason to out a CIA operative. Thanks for all the help George. But hey, no blow jobs allowed for Democrats. Global warming is an accepted FACT amoung 99% of the worlds' scientists and 100% amoung those who make climatology their primary focus yet he pulls out an article written by a gym teacher or something and thinks it is the holy grail. My wet dream is for Obama to get elected and have George and his cronies indicted for treason just for starters. Then let's get into collusion with oil companies. TAX BREAKS for oil companies while they are making RECORD profits but hey, we aren't selling out to oil companies says George. They are LIARS, THEIVES, and TREASONIST bastards. They will stop at nothing to gather more money and power. They embody EVIL. They will go down in history as the worst nightmare at a crucial juncture in history. We all followed them down the path of the biggest lie just like in Nazi Germany. Time for a regime change pronto. As Eisenhower said, the biggest danger to the next president and beyond will be controlling the US military/industiral complex. They won. They own the "liberal media" adn now have their own open agenda showcased on Fox. Everything we hear is as suspect to me as what China feeds through it's gov controlled media. The corporations own DC. "By the people, for the people" now means those people who own stock. The rest are cannon fodder - men, women, and children - in the name of "Fiduciary responsibilty". Engage all you want. I am disgusted with Bush supporters at this point.

No pics? Boring.

Yes but that should be balanced with the concept that other peoples' failures do not justify giving up. I do not have any problem with leaving some of the obvious lines for posterity to develop. We cannot know what tools they will have at their disposal. Our perspective is limited by our own arrogance. We think we know that what we have now is it. Bolts may someday be obsolete and we will be trashed by ALL for being so short sighted as to not leave anything undrilled.

Republicans good. Democrats bad. FW summary. No need to engage.

God was there first. God gets all the FA's and all the FFA's. The rest of you are wankers. Baaaaaaack in Montana, we just went out and did lines and told people about them. Sometimes my name appeared in books, sometimes it didn't. The last book to come out for Blodgett has three lines I was in on the FFA's on and it doesn't mention anybody. If "my project" got stolen, I moved on to the next one. Of course, I might have been more inclined to steal theirs if the opportunity arrose. But the sniff test becomes more important as there are more rats in the cage. We all smell bad if you ask me. We are pursuing a sport that requires energy and pollution to manufacture the gear and there are very few redeeming social values. What there are could probably be more easily reached by coaching a soccer team. So it boils down to the fact that we are a spoiled bunch of selfish rich kids with habits we should be thankful to participate in. Yet we still stab each other in the back. Cheers!

Nice. I just skimmed a few pages and decided to apply it. Want me to take "Before and After" photos? Seriously, Thanks Michael

CC's photo-forensic scientists should stick to rock climbing becuase photoshop doesnt seem to be their strong point. Thank you, we are all very excited. NEVER say you are excited on this board. Just watch what happens now.

Until that half blind little old lady smashes your leg against your bike with the grill of her Buick.

Pass on these high-mpg tips!

Set the ascenders up so they are at your chest to chin. Move them about 1 foot each time and get a rythm going.

My step son and I did that when he was 12 or 13. I had to throw rocks at him to keep him moving. Nooo. Actually, he surprised me and cruised it all the way.

No. It's just like climbing Everest.

Peter Croft did it.

I have to call bullshit on both youngsters. First, ANY TR is better than no TR. Second, having a low post count on this board is probably a good character reference.

I particularly liked Ashley's perma-grin.

The larvae and I will be there. They won a slack line last time. Now they are hooked on gambling.

Is there any way to get hold of MSR on the phone? I have a tent with a broken part and I cannot find anyone who can help me replace the part. REI said thay cannot contact MSR. Is there another store around that sells MSR that might be willing to contact the company to get me the part?

Amazing. Great story!

Happy b-day Matt! So you must be pushin past half a century. Keep slammin those routes and watch Pink-chalk's video every night for a week.

He doesn't say anything, just breathes hard, staring down at me. ...... waves crashing into my body are driving blood between my legs in a humming rush. ...