KaskadskyjKozak

Right....for defense only. Yeah, and cut the FDA! Go Ron Paul!

We still need a military. The problem is we try to do way too much with it (worldwide bases, multiple wars) and want the most expensive toys of every flavor imaginable (bombers, interceptors, aircraft carriers, missile systems, etc)

Hey, Amen KK. The title is wrong. He spent more then anyone, his rate of increase is just the smallest. Which if fucking crazy considering all the entitlement programs that he has put into effect. It should me much higher. If you attribute the stimulus to Bush, and then consider the backlash that got, yeah, Obama got a lot of pressure to slow spending, so it makes sense. I thought Obama would cut spending on the wars and roll back tax cuts. He's done neither. In my perfect world the size of gov't has an upper limit (that we've frankly gone over) and what differentiates the parties is HOW THEY CHOOSE TO SPEND THAT FIXED AMOUNT OF MONEY. The pie is sliced and diced differently, that's all. Furthermore, in times of surplus we would not just spend like crazy (except maybe to pay for long-neglected things like infrastructure).

Yes, but he still "reigned in spending" more than you or I, didn't he? It would seem most conservatives would consider this to be a good thing. I'm still genuinely confused why republicans don't like Obama. He's more of a republican than Bush was (which isn't saying much, I suppose) If I spent 900 million and you spent 1 trillion, and jon spent 1.1 trillion, it seems to me that jon's "share" of the spending is way less than your "share" of the spending. Sounds like spending less, to me. You couldn't blame Jon for the 900 million *I* was responsible for. You could only blame him for the spending he added to the pie, which would be less than either of us. Not a hard concept If he spent less than he'd actually cut spending. Government spending has outpaced inflation for decades now. What I want to see is less spending period, not more. I'm not saying Romney would do that, nor do I believe a 2nd term of Barry would "reign in spending". And it's no surprise that Bush 43 spent too much year after year. All I commented on was how the chart is mislabled and BS. Barry is not the smallest gov't spender, he is the biggest. Incrementalism, my friend. But all the leftwingers here are looking for a big argument. Sorry, but I see nothing to get excited over here. You can all pat each other on the backs and talk about how great Barry is, and cheer for how we are on the right track as a country. Enjoy!

Rob spends 900 billion, I spend 1 trillion, and you spend 1.01 trillion. You still spent more than me or Rob. I know, a tough concept to grasp.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.

plus la change, plus c'est la même chose

[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXgvxg8StnI

There are not many bands with great keyboardists. Good stuff!

Don Airey played on that Rainbow album, but that's cool

So are some delicious chicken recipes. Gonna have some classic roasted chicken tonight in fact.

Richard Lord would be, but Jon? Don't see it.

Perfect Strangers was also simultaneously the greatest and the worst television program ever created. Balki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That show was horrible. I bet Kevbone liked it.

Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover and Ian Paice. Each a virtuoso.

Hush Highway Star Smoke on the Water Woman from Tokyo All still on airwaves regularly. Apparently you can't count either Weird, I had the song Hush running through my mind as I read this thread. Carry on. Band reunions can often come across as flat, but damn if Perfect Strangers was not an ass-kicking song, including Jon Lord's intro.

Not sure why you feel the need to shit on other people's threads, but if a fuck you is in order here, it is directed towards you. Now bugger off already.

Hush Highway Star Smoke on the Water Woman from Tokyo All still on airwaves regularly. Apparently you can't count either

Use the internet, boner. Not only ignorant, but stupid. From Wikipedia: Deep Purple are cited, along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, as pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal.[3][5] The group have influenced a number of rock bands, including Metallica,[92] Queen,[93] Aerosmith,[94] Van Halen,[95] Alice in Chains,[96] Pantera,[97] Bon Jovi,[98] Rush,[99] Motörhead,[100] as well as many New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands such as Iron Maiden,[101] Judas Priest,[102] and Def Leppard.[103] Iron Maiden's bassist and primary songwriter, Steve Harris, states that the band's "heaviness" was inspired by "Black Sabbath and Deep Purple with a bit of Zeppelin thrown in."[104] Lead vocalist of Def Leppard, Joe Elliot, has stated, "In 1971, there were only three bands that mattered, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple."[4] In 2000, Deep Purple were ranked number 22 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" programme.[105] In 2011, they received the Innovator Award at the 2011 Classic Rock Awards in London.[16]

Someone who makes Eddie Van Halen look like a 5 year old playing chopsticks at his first piano recital. ("Jump" LOL)

[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72jJh_e6eeg

You don't just rope up on a glacier to be able to group arrest. If you keep slack out of the rope and someone punches through a hidden crevasse or unstable snow bridge they will should not fall far, whereas without roping up you could go for a long ride.

Sad news. Link: http://jonlord.org/2012/07/16/jon-lord-has-sadly-passed-away/ [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fZBiqVjEhw

An event held annually in Puyallup?

sounds "fun"

There are 37 and 40 m glacier ropes that are sold (at least I recall that when shopping in the past). For moderate slopes a 30m is fine for 2-3 persons, including the DC.