jgoose71

Dude, did you read your own article? That, my friend, is what they call "Spin". This is where you split from myself and the Chamber of Commerce. Small businesses are the largest creators of jobs in America, and when they are thriving, create a very robust middle class in the private sector. For those that have forgotten, the private sector is where you want the middle class. Also, American inventors can produce their own goods and make a ton of money while employing fellow Americans, but with current taxes and regulations, it's not worth it. Might as well sell the patten to a "GE" take a smaller share of the profits, and let the rich get richer. Why jump through the hurdles of a stacked deck to try to compete? "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Why? Would his color make his family miss him any less? "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Well, no actually, you don't. To break the rule of the corporations, you remove the rules and regulations that are designed to give them an advantage and not let the little man break through. If you want to take the big man's money, you take his customers away. So tell me why in 2010, GE earned $14 Billion in profits and paid no taxes (actually got government hand outs) while small businesses in the U.S. paid the highest tax rates in the world? And how is the little man supposed to compete under those circumstances? "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

There won't be a civil war. I would describe it more as a "political upheaval". Our current system is getting to be more and more broken by the day and is representing the average American less and less. The problem is the average American is to ill informed now a days to know what the problem is or how to fix it because our "free press" doesn't do it's job anymore. So ya, call it what ever they were doing in Greece... "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Then the GOOD ones should do ALL that they can to police their own force and get rid of these SHITS.... It's Their JOB to protect the public even from the inside. Liberals gave LEO's collective bargaining, and now all the shit cops have the best lawyers union money can buy. If you can't get rid of a shit cop, thank a Democrat. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

No they don't name Runner's up, but she was in the runnings for the Peace Prize. The winner was the U.N. Organization "Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons" who is now overseeing the destruction of Chemical weapons is Syria. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/world/chemical-weapons-watchdog-wins-nobel-peace-prize.html?_r=0 The reason they won, from what I understand is that the Norwegian Committee that oversees the peace prize wants to give a boost to their cause. If you ask me, Malala is more deserving. The more the world focuses on the Evil that is the Taliban and Muslim Extremism, the sooner we will know peace. That also includes Syria. Not to mention the personal courage that she has shown in her cause. Her life will be endanger from here on out. It's a heavy burden she has taken on at the age of 16. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Surprise liberal twist ending!!! "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

...should have been the winner. http://www.upworthy.com/watch-this-incredible-young-woman-render-jon-stewart-speechless This girl will undoubtedly spend the rest of her life looking over her shoulder. I hope she finds her fair share of peace and happiness. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Wow, surprise twist ending... Just remember there is a difference between banning discussion of Sharia law and banning enforcement, lest you want the Religious Police coming for you too... "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Honestly, I've never heard of Halacha Law until you mentioned it. But, I feel the same way about it as I do Sharia law. Civil matters and arrangements can be made however the associated parties see fit. Consenting adults of legal age doing something that they agree to. No laws, police, or strong armed enforcement officers saying that they must. The minute the Religious Police coming knocking at my door to take me to jail because because I'm looking at porn, eating something that's not kosher, or enjoying a slice of bacon, there will be hell to pay. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

At what point did I ever say BAN any mention of Sharia Law? Even though I am conservative in many ways, I strongly believe in the separation of Church and State. I will not pander or bend to Muslims who want to form a church based state or rule of law inside the United States. The OP is a perfect example of what would happen. To me, it goes against the individual rights guaranteed by our constitution. If you want to live in a Sharia based society and be allowed to beat women and rape boys, there are a lot of other places you can go other that the U.S. Now when a person is of a consenting age and they want to willingly submit them selves to this shit, by all means, go ahead. You are an adult, do what your going to do. But to allow laws on to the books that say a person "must" will always be a no go. I'm sick of being accused of being labeled as "Anti-Muslim" for this point of view. I still want to know how liberals consolidate the "Pro-Muslim," "Pro-gay," and " Pro-woman" thing. It it, "You got your right to chose, bitch, now get in the kitchen and put your burka on before I give you the pimp hand. And if you look at another woman I will bury you up to your neck and throw stones at your head until dead"? "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Wow, a 2 week ban for mentioning Sharia law. I wonder what our founding fathers would think about how people now a days use their authority. Also, way to show how liberals like to have an honest discussion about stuff. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

And yet liberals still want to allow Sharia law in the U.S. How does this jive with gay rights and women's rights again? "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

So don't go there. Why would you want to anyways? I think the real question is why do liberals want to allow Sharia Law in the U.S.? "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

I get bullseyes with my Browning A bolt .270 Winchester Short Mag. I had to paint the stainless steel barrel. I'm using a 150 grain bullet for deer and elk. You didn't paint it black, did you? As "all inclusive" and "non-racist" as liberals claim to be, they do raise a stink about black guns... Hopefully you painted it "environmental green"... "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

$100K was the amount of the old SGLI. I wonder how long the author of this piece has been out of the military? Hopefully these death benefits will get fixed soon. This most definitely is not the way to honor our fallen. There were a couple of times when I was still in where the only place I found the courage to move forward was because I knew my family would be taken care of. You take that away from some of these soldiers and you may be in for some serious problems... "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

I think the man might be a little off... When a service member dies, the sequence of events goes something like this: 1st thing to happen, his pay stops (He's dead, he's not earning it anymore) 2nd thing, the military chaplain, usually accompanied by the commanding officer, comes to the next of kins house to express condolences. Once the next of kin is notified, then the names can be released to the public. 3rd thing, after about a 24 hour cooling off period, someone will come by again with a $15,000 check, and sit down and explain the survivors benefits. The check is to help take care of bills until the SGLI (Service Group Life Insurance Policy) gets paid out. The processing can take up to 3 months. It goes on from there, but you get the idea. I'm not sure what the $100,000 number is for. I feel fortunate in my chosen career to only have had to see this process happen twice. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Please cite documents. Obama and Reid saying so is not well documented. The house has been sending over "mini-bills" for them to sign, trying to get out bits and pieces that everyone can agree on, and the Senate has shot them down. But people are going to believe what ever they want, truth or not. Here's an article explaining the basics. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/us/a-federal-budget-crisis-months-in-the-planning.html?hp&_r=1& Here's the actual document in question. Hilariously, the document is still on-line. http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/ryanriebe/joint-letter-on-sequester-savings Also, one of the bills Obama threaten to Veto would have opened up state parks and brought life saving Cancer medicine to the children. Why does Obama hate children? "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Please cite documents. Obama and Reid saying so is not well documented. The house has been sending over "mini-bills" for them to sign, trying to get out bits and pieces that everyone can agree on, and the Senate has shot them down. But people are going to believe what ever they want, truth or not. Here's an article explaining the basics. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/us/a-federal-budget-crisis-months-in-the-planning.html?hp&_r=1& Here's the actual document in question. Hilariously, the document is still on-line. http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/ryanriebe/joint-letter-on-sequester-savings Yes, the Articles you link site a "road map to defund Obamacare" in the road map there is mentions of attaching appropriations riders for the defunding. None of that is on the floor right now. The bills being shot down by the senate though have nothing to do with Obamacare. Reid wants the budget to come come over all as one bill with Obamacare in tact and will not sign any more "mini-bills" until it does. He is trying to avoid a discussion on Obamacare by it's self, and holding the country hostage in the process. Yes, the republicans want to get rid of Obamacare. Yes they have a plan. It's Harry Ried holding the country hostage right now though. And Obama is supporting him. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Please cite documents. Obama and Reid saying so is not well documented. The house has been sending over "mini-bills" for them to sign, trying to get out bits and pieces that everyone can agree on, and the Senate has shot them down. But people are going to believe what ever they want, truth or not. You forget, they did compromise, they allowed back pay.

Please cite documents. Obama and Reid saying so is not well documented. The house has been sending over "mini-bills" for them to sign, trying to get out bits and pieces that everyone can agree on, and the Senate has shot them down. But people are going to believe what ever they want, truth or not. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Well, it was judged constitutional because it was a tax, not a law. Therefore, they are completely within their right to bring it in to question when talking about the budget. Especially when Obama wants to start dolling out the benefits without enforcing the taxes associated with them (which would be against the law, assuming it was a law). I am unclear as to whether it is a Tax Law though. Either way, as far as I am concerned, they are completely within their right to put in on the table with the budget talks. It wouldn't be a "clean" bill with out it, especially when we are talking about the budget and this is about to be a huge part of it. "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Well, it was judged constitutional because it was a tax, not a law. Therefore, they are completely within their right to bring it in to question when talking about the budget. Especially when Obama wants to start dolling out the benefits without enforcing the taxes associated with them (which would be against the law, assuming it was a law). "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

Good thing Lewis and Clark had Sacagawea (First Gov't employee?) to show them the way. They would have never found those Motel 6's... "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything

For those of you who don't recognize it, that was the Pier at Ocean beach in San Diego. Yes, that is indeed the level of education you can expect from the people there. As for him being an ass when people didn't know which party BHO is associated with, well, I'll let you be the judge of deciding if they deserve to be ridiculed for preferring to go smoke dope... "There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything