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Nothing in Seattle right now.

Al Qaeda decided not to have an attack prior to the election believing (rightly so) that it would only serve to help get Bush reelected. Now that he has been elected, the attacks will come. Are y'all ready?

I don't see a correlation between liberalism or conservatism and protectionism. Both parties have been guilty of it. Oh, and Jay, it's ASSESS, not ASSES.

I drop brown coils on the religious right from a great height.

That's it! We need to come up with a candidate who is more evil that George Bush and Karl Rove. Wait a minute, the definition of a liberal is that they care about their fellow man. Doh. We're fucked!

Great post, Jason. There are lots of very intelligent people who voted for Bush. My brother is a prime example. He's very intelligent. But what is notable about him is that he doesn't know how to think critically. For him, faith is enough for many issues. When you accept things on blind faith, you don't have to listen to any other advice or weigh any facts. There are many, many people like him in this country. Just because we have wonderful brains, doesn't mean we'll use them.

Bunker fuel tank or transfer line springs a leak, oil goes into bilge. The Oil/ Water separator is either deliberately disabled or malfunctioning. Automatic bilge pumps sense the rising level in the bilge and pump it out.

You DO understand that PP's post was a troll of sorts.

No kidding, man!

pp, is this what you consider a success story? Yes it IS a success story. I am from California and I once worked on clean fuels research for Arco. In the process, I learned a little about smog. The Los Angeles basin as most people know naturally traps pollutants in an inversion layer. It was hazy even in the days of the Spaniards. The air is much, much better than it was in the 1960's. Now Houston is an entirely different story...

There are arguments on both sides of the issue. Look at all the climbers who are out of work, but not interested in finding new jobs until they run out of money. I think the ideal situation would be for the government to research and publish more than one jobless figure- 1) Unemployed and seeking, 2) Underemployed, and 3) unemployed and "discouraged" (not seeking work).

Hey klenke, I hear Walmart is hiring.

"Prison Fellowship Ministries (which) seeks to rehabilitate prisoners by converting them to evangelical Christianity. " This means converting from unlawful theft to lawful theft.

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You gotta be kidding! The jobs are from hurricane reconstruction, which is being paid for out of insurance money. The cleaner air in Los Angeles has come as a result of local and State laws which are much more stringent than Federal Standards.

Maybe it's just me, but I find the name of the tanker a bit ironic: Polar Texas.

Saracing, what a horrible, fabricated new verb.

If you want to use real crevasses, you'll probably have to wait until spring. Popular places include the Easton and Coleman Glaciers on Mt. Baker, and the Nisqually Glacier on Rainier. However, anywhere you can find a very steep snow wall will work for hauling Z-Pulleys, such as a ploughed parking lot at a ski area or the lot at Paradise. Prusiking up a rope can be done anywhere you can manage to hang a rope- your garage, Marymoor Rock, you name it.

Nice post, David.

You guys have it all wrong. The terms Liberal and Conservative refer to a person's views on policy. The reason that Bush won and Kerry lost is not because Kerry was too liberal, but because Bush framed his campaign in terms of morals, belief and faith, whereas Kerry spoke in terms of policy only. Americans don't care that much about policy. They really don't give a fuck what the president and congress actually does in terms of policy. What they do care about is his morals. Bush did a better job of convincing people he was morally superior. He did that by keeping a very simple message that was rivetting for the religious masses. Kerry on the other hand spoke about what he would do and everyone's eyes glazed over.

Sure, it sucks that the shrub and the gop senate will get to place at least one supreme. it really sucks. Sure, ow has the right to post whateverthefuck he wants... I'm just saying he should have some fucking class. Rehnquist's illness is very serious, and it is likely that he won't live much longer. I don't care what your political beliefs are... you should have some compassion for the man and his family. I find it hard to have respect or compassion for those who wish to deprive me and my fellow Americans of life, liberty and freedom. This country had two opposing "view points" from the very beginning. Jefferson believed in individual freedom whereas Hamilton had more traditional or "continental" values of order, centralized control and collective safety, at the expense of the individual. I identify much more strongly with Jefferson's ideals. Rehnquist is a Hamiltonian.

Hey klenke!

The remarkable thing about this thread is that there are people expressing opinions on politics that I don't recall having done so before. Some of them are really well expressed.

Folks, that was a remarkably atypical post for Iain.