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strawman. Nobody is against technological advances and most manufacturing jobs have been lost to regions less technologically advanced. effective income has gone down for 30+ years despite the introduction of technology. as if these folks left the country side of their own free will and not because of bankruptcy.

Dude, spare us the conservative spin on how fixing the deficit has suddenly become a priority when a quarter of America is out of work and has no prospect of getting a job (we won't discuss the bloated military budget that is bankrupting us and that no pols has any intention of slashing). It is time for investing in a sustainable economy, not for slashing services that are fundamental.

Liberal agenda? where? Obama isn't a liberal; neither are the pro-corporate pols he chose to staff his administration with or the blue dogs who control the legislative process. You are seriously deluded or disingenuous for pretending Obama has tried to implement a liberal agenda. The base and independents who voted for Obama in 2008 are disenfranchised precisely because Democrats are seen as favoring the status quo which is anything but "liberal".

envy isn't pretty

So, why do you want him to be president?

Sure, but those guys compete at the highest level of their sport.

Even in the downhill? I guess it depends on the level of the competition.

Yeah, they almost all look like this nowadays. I suspect it must help to be thick in the middle. Tomba la Bomba's official diet was espresso and chasing girls, which clearly wasn't the entire truth.

LOL It sounds like it's the opposite since she rides male sticks. The pic is taken right after the slalom leg of the combined which explains the stubbies. Bode is however injury free for the first time in a while and just in time for Vancouver!

Bode is back!

One small correction: Tooth and Claw is on Lexington.

Incompetents? Doesn't it depend on your perspective? What's not to like for corporocracy to have its cannon fodder and its cheap labor in different parts of the world?

How long will "they" need us to do the dirty work? Time to move the headquarters to Dubai?

No, accountability results from knowledge, when it is available but it isn't for most and populism can be easily co-opted (cue the teabaggers who want what's good for the health insurance industry) Leaving people and their land alone is a "kumbaya approach"? wtf?

Like how? We provide the military muscle to keep oil flowing as long as possible while China and other developing nations provide consumerism growth and the unregulated environment to drive production costs down?

The dead-enders rejoice at the thought of squeezing that lemon one more time.

How is she worse than GW, besides her not being born with a silver spoon in her mouth? Granted, her sex puts her at a disadvantage with misogynists.

Frankly, I don't give a damn about Pope's style on ROTC. It's a hard climb but far from standard setting and I don't see how it features in the grand scheme of posturing for who has the biggest dick. Not that I personally care about that either but it seems what these so-called ethics are about.

So don't adhere to it! No one's forcing anyone to not hangdog/siege climb. We're presenting another perspective which is apparently some sort of crime on a climbing "discussion" site. If we think you're a stylistically-weak WUSS, who cares???? The way some of these vulgar clowns act around here, they must be a) foul-mouthed 13 years old, and/or b) think we have the power of the universe to take away their slacker version of fun! Siege climb all you want, and pretend you're good to go, if that's what get's you all excited! Go get it, cowboy! Yee ha! Make drilling bolts a casual and routine habit on public property, though, and then it does become an issue. Otherwise, WUSS AWAY! "Back off, ground-up, trad-mongering low-impact substantiators! We's workin' on our 'project! Take!" You either need remedial reading comprehension or you didn't read my post (there are other possibilities but none too flattering). Really, you didn't need to inflict the same old ramblings on your readers once again.

Don't be so bitter for you can share the ridicule. Your "ethics" are as incongruous as number chasing by any means available.

McCarthyist goon.

Over 2/3 of Americans never watch cable news. Regressives always exaggerate the relevance of their propaganda echo-chamber.

We all climb for the way it makes us feel, but Pope and Raindawg's ethics seem way too rigid to be enjoyable. For example, I never bother pulling the rope down to be able to claim the red point because I am much more concerned with not making a big deal out of ratings/difficulty/style of a climb. Focusing on style places too much emphasis on what I call the numbers game and eventually takes pleasure out of climbing, for me at least. I much prefer getting up something onsight because it is what gives me most pleasure but if I don't, see if I care.

Indeed Bug, she'll fit in perfectly with the other nincompoops at FOX. I am not sure why I should scream about that, especially since I find the sexism flung at Palin pretty repulsive: as I've said repeatedly she seems no more incompetent than GW or Reagan, yet they became president and are revered by regressives.