November 2006 - Posts

Monday, November 27, 2006 12:55 PM

Prophetic Statements

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." James Madison It's really really really creepy how many things where said then that people today don't seem to notice, heed, or even know of.  Very,
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Thursday, November 23, 2006 3:59 PM

Grand Articles and Bad News!

So I sat down at my parents preparing to enjoy turkey day dinner and read the Novermber 27th, 2006 issue of Newsweek.  One of the articles was very interesting and one bore the bad news of a great and knowledgeable thinker and economist passing away.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:57 AM

Why Mommy is a Democrat?

I recently went galavanting around the internet.  I found this book.  It is absolutely disgusting that a children's parents would begin brainwashing their child at such a young age to be mindless of one's political decisions.  It is reprehensible
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Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:18 AM

Budget of the Iraqi Conflict

Let's take a nice solid "we know it's spent already" amount of that budget.  We'll go with 500 Billion bucks.  Just to be conservative and safe with our estimate and be absolutely 100% confident in our numbers we'll say that 500 Billion from
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Monday, November 13, 2006 2:56 PM

Oxymoron of the Day

So I go to the DMV today to get my drivers license changed over to an Oregon license.  Well just to start off with that didn't happen.  I had my birth certificate, Louisiana Drivers License, but I didn't have proof of residence at my current
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Friday, November 10, 2006 9:28 AM

Some Quotes that Started my Friday

Know who made these statements?  If you're an American, Frenchman, or even a British Citizen you SHOULD know."That government is best which governs least.""Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:12 AM

Cheers for Count the Votes Day!

Finally, I'm euphoric that we'll all cease to be bombarded (at least for a while) with these senseless, ignorant, uneducated pieces of tripe they call political ads.  The outright lies, deceptions, and derived ideas coming from these ads show several
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:59 AM

Ripped Off

So everybody always wants to get a good deal, to find the price point, to get the "steal", to get the goods, etc.  Nobody ever wants to get ripped off or to even feel like they're being ripped off.  Bang for the buck, the buck stops here, the
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006 12:01 AM

I Always Wanted to Help Others Spend my Money..

...that has been taken against my will in the first place!  Weeehoooey!  :)   Gotta love perversion of the Republic (The US is NOT a Democracy). But anyway, the Commissioner is at it again, for a socialist though I gotta say you're
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Thursday, November 02, 2006 9:27 AM

Getting Stuff

Dale Carnegie - "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get." Now that is just an interesting concept !    Some more insightful statements from Mr. Dale. Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:39 PM

Smile, Capitalism Loves You!

So I sit in the office of Dr. X (I'd mention his name, but it has slipped my mind at the moment).  My girlfriend and I are doing something that would not be an option in most countries.  Within one week we have scheduled and arrived here to
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:34 PM

Before Subsidies

First I want to clarify something that most people don't seem to understand.  Land grants and the associated loan funding of the railroads was NOT a subsidy.  The land grants had to be paid for and the funding had to repaid over a number of
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:33 PM

Unionized Software Development

Ok, so to any software developer that should strike fear into the mind and dread into the mere thought of your profession! I started thinking after looking at the unions and their interaction with employees, usually of lower income nature that are susceptible
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:43 AM

My Suggested Outcomes for Portland Metro Regional Transportation Plan

Preferred Outcomes for Portland Liveability/Transportation: Organizational Leadership is increased for business and related transit oriented development. Overall subsidization of the transit systems (including roadways) decreases by at least 50% at
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