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I was in O.C. this August. Everyone drank bottled water. The going price as $2.75 for a 20 oz bottle.

Enough! You guys have clearly demonstrated that France is full of a bunch of pussies!

In the vein of the seven-deadly ones: slothmobile

Yeah, talk about "deja vu".

erlenmeyer flask? That's some kind of deformity!

Good things DO happen - you just need to pay attention and recognize them when they do (sometimes easier said than done).

I think Rudy is a great name for a bitch.

Ha!! My dog actually responds to that name! Are you a Steve Martin fan as well?

"shithead"

A company I once worked for eliminated a whole department - all employees in that department were told that they were "redundant".

or anybody who remembers their o-chem at all...

He was poisoned well before the election. It is only now that his Austrian doctors finally announced what the cause of the poisoning was.

I could definitely live with that! I've never heard a Republican articulate an environmental policy of any sort. Lack of a policy leads to bad outcomes. I think conservation and regulation of industry for clean air, water, etc. are legitimate roles for government and are needed to balance "pure capitalism".

I wonder how many other "Robert Loria's" there are though.

I've heard arguments on both sides of this. One explanation I've heard for this is that since WWII vets are dying off quickly, there is less need for VA services and cut-backs are legit. Also, cuts in bureaucratic excess would make sense to me. Comments? Do you know the specific breakdown and size of these cuts?

Nice try. Government has a legitimate role, including national defense. Indeed defense is one of the few roles explicitly mentioned in the constitution. Any soldier who defends this country, deserves to be compensated. This is not about "working hard" - its about sacrificing - and being willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice - in defense of the country. Those who make such sacrifices don't deserve to be f**ked over by our bloated bureaucracy. As for "Work hard, retire, and expect to get something in return", well, sir, nobody is stopping people from saving and investing on their own. The problem is that so many want a nanny state to do it for them, whether it be from lack of discipline, lack of self-confidence, fear, or whatever.

Of course I did gloss over your point about our modern volunteer army. Back in WWII, many did volunteer, but many were drafted...

That's funny. A friend of mine said the same thing after he visited there.

I was thinking of things like the GI Bill - education, housing programs for vets, a good VA benefit. Nostalgia? Don't know - seems like everyone agrees on this - at least I have not heard anything to the contrary.

Seems like we treated our veterans much better after WWII, and that would be a worthy standard to meet...

I mean something worth paying $32+ to ski on. damn, damn, damn this weather...

This season is not starting well! Do you think the conditions will be any better at Baker?

You'll get no arguments from me on that one. I think a Dem could have made more headway against Bush if he proposed fiscal responsibility - all Kerry could promise was more spending above and beyond Bush's already exorbitant levels.

Lowest, true, but still a huge burden. And the socialist European nations are not to be emulated.

Stevens is opening CONDITIONS PERMITTING. Just called Snoqualmie to sign my kid up for a day of skiing, and THEY decided not to open after all. I hope Stevens will not be changing their mind....