Doctorb

Two suicide bombings the next day. I'd say that a disoriented former head of state hiding "in a hole like a rat" has almost nothing to do with a national resistance movement. Great propaganda, though, parading him in front of the cameras, getting an oral exam even, completely empty of the "power" that he used to display. Things will get worse before they get better.

I have no sympathy for you. As I type this, you're driving to the Canadian Rockies for a month of climbing, girlfriend or not.

I folded a piece of paper into a knife and smuggled it on board while they were checking my sandals for Semtex.

Ford Enumclaw

Another gem. Pick up any basic macroecon textbook, flip to the section on natural unemployment rate, read it, and once you understand it, come back and spew. I'm so glad that you have swallowed the content of you're "Macroecon" texts without a second thought. I'm sure you're a great student.

You should know something about labor stats: You are only classified "unemployed" if you are actively seeking work. If you've realized after two fruitless years that there's no where else to look until the economic picture changes, you are technically not "unemployed". Some labor stats also use unemployment claims as a basis of calculation. So if your unemployment benefits run out, you're not taken into account. I often hear reports that "unemployment claims are down for the last two quarters.." Well NO SHIT, people have exhausted their benefits and still don't have a job...they CAN'T file a claim. If the economic situation stays the same, claims will eventually go down without any change in unemployed people. Thanks for pointing this out. People have simply stopped looking for work, or their benefits have run out. There are considerably more than 10.5 million people without jobs.

cracked: once a douche, always a douche. There is a reason why you're so hated around here. It faces you in the mirror.

Sadly, the occurance of presidential assination is terribly low. I pray every day that this nightmare will end before I get herded into a concentration camp for being a terrorist. I'm sure PP will be thrilled by the money that will be saved when myself and my fellow prisoners are forced to sew our own yellow "T"s.

That seems a bit extreme, killing someone because they are slow.

280 million people, 2/3 employable, 5.6% unemployment, that's 10,348,000 people without jobs. Thanks George!!!

When I pass a leader on an Alpine Climb, I usually tie him off to his last peice of gear with a clove hitch, so that he is forced to stop, and I can get by. Then, when I get to the belay, I kick a few rocks or some ice down, when I can, to teach him and his team mates about the importance of speed in the mountains. My question is: Is there a better knot for tying off a climber that you're passing? Or will a clove hitch work the best? I personally like the clove hitch because it is easy to tie with one hand.

Sensei, How is one to repsond to this pus? I can't help but to become enraged by someone who thinks that Bush is a good thing , instead of the WORST THING. And fuck "The Economy". It only tells you how fast the rich are getting richer, and how the rest are spiraling into debt and wage slavery, or rotting on the streets. PP is a douche. In the words of a great, great man, he should "shut the fuck up".

It's disgusting what Bush and his co-cunts have done to this country. Our civil rights are literally dissappearing. If Patriot Act II gets passed, it will be permanent. Additionally, the increased level of militarization since 9/11 will bankrupt us. So, PP, fuck right off and die. History will look back on this time, and you, with disgust.

Why is it that Dwyaner can get banned for his continuous stream of anti-bolt drivel, but we have to put up with Peter_Peckerhead endlessly cock-slobbering over the right wing agenda?

I wasn't feeling very French that day.

Wow, only three spelling errors. You must be in graduate school.

Let me know when you right wing twats are done jerking each other off, and I'll tell you how it is.

Missed it months ago, sorry. I don't think I'd ever go into the woods up there without a fucking cannon, after seeing these pictures. What's truly amazing is how many times the bear got shot without stopping. sisu: what's the slug/buckshot arrangement you're talking about?

NOT FOR THE MEEK!!! NOT FOR WORK!!! REALLY good reason for carrying a BIG gun in bear country.

Galaga

NICE JOB, AGAIN!!!!! You'd think, by now, that we'd start to feel some national guilt over this shit, but it seems we've sunk so far into our own decadance for that. I can't wait for the fall of our shitty empire, although it's going to take a while. I read last night that the US spends more annually on "defense" than Russia, China, Japan, France, and GB combined. And we wonder why people around here are so fucking stupid.

Could someone do me a huge favor and post something that's worth responding to? Thanks a Bunch!

I prefer to use NWIG (Northwest Indoor Guides)

Bush didn't fly into Iraq to serve turkey to the troops, he flew into Iraq to be seen serving turkey to the troops.