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Prepared...absolutley. What preparations should we be making? Tamiflu? Not nearly enough to go around and it doesn't prevent, only shorten. There is a vaccine. Complications included paralysis. Other than common sense things as stated from the CDC we are as prepared as we'll ever be. This isn't a political thread. Just an example of what can happen when a situation is misunderstood, ignored, or not taken seriously. Sorry if you found it embarrassing. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

When dealing with a new virus strain, don't you think it better to be over-prepared rather than under-prepared? Some people early last year underestimated the seriousness of the economic situation (the "R" word). Look where lack of action on that got us. "A stitch in time saves nine" If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Gallup I do not even need to know what you post says. I bet your view is great I love this shit

Gallup If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

ONE hot summer’s day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch. “Just the things to quench my thirst,” quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning round again with a One, Two, Three, he jumped up, but with no greater success. Again and again he tried after the tempting morsel, but at last had to give it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying: “I am sure they are sour.” If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Oh, for moment there I thought you were talking about the entire Illinois delegation. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090423/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama100_days_ap_poll "for the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is on the right track." "The "right direction" number is up 8 points since February and a remarkable 31 points since October, the month before Obama's election." I suppose anything is better than the previous 8 years. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Thermites - aren't they little ant like things that eat wood? If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Why do you read valueless threads? If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://jimgallup.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ccc-home-med-vs-inc-med-thru-12081.jpg&imgrefurl=http://jimgallup.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/median-income-meet-median-home-price/&usg=__1FjJTX8QzSeOGQIY_fY1SrI1Igc=&h=480&w=701&sz=44&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=4etqpMMCxwqORM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcontra%2Bcosta%2Bcounty%2Bmedian%2Bincome%26hl%3Den Take a look at house values in CC County! I expect they all feel poor. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

If one supports water boarding, they support torture, plain and simple. It is not legally ambiguous, despite what those blowhards Cheney, Yoo, et al. want to claim. That would appeasr to be the position of the DoD's Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (the agency responsible for SERE training). “The unintended consequence of a U.S. policy that provides for the torture of prisoners is that it could be used by our adversaries as justification for the torture of captured U.S. personnel,” Joint Personnel Recovery Agency memo, July 2002. The memo goes on to say: The requirement to obtain information from an uncooperative source as quickly as possible-in time to prevent, for example, an impending terrorist attack that could result in loss of life-has been forwarded as a compelling argument for the use of torture. Conceptually, proponents envision the application of torture as a means to expedite the exploitation process. In essence, physical and/or psychological duress are viewed as an alternative to the more time-consuming conventional interrogation process. The error inherent in this line of thinking is the assumption that, through torture, the interrogator can extract reliable and accurate intelligence. History and a consideration of human behavior would appear to refute this assumption. (NOTE: The application of physical and or psychological duress will likely result in physical compliance. Additionally, prisoners may answer and/or comply as a result of threats of torture. However, the reliability and accuracy information must be questioned.) … upwards of 90 percent of interrogations have been successful through the exclusive use of a direct approach, where a degree of rapport is established with the prisoner. Once any means of duress has been purposefully applied to the prisoner, the formerly cooperative relationship can not be reestablished. In addition, the prisoner’s level of resolve to resist cooperating with the interrogator will likely be increased as a result of harsh or brutal treatment. ... "The application of extreme physical and/or pyschological duress (torture) has some serious operational deficits, most notably the potential to result in unreliable information." If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

So, monetary worth is the only indicator of value, is it? That's the definition of value, isn't it? . That's a very shallow and short sighted definition of value. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

What DID play a role in a broker's decision to push a NINJA loan, besides pure greed? For that matter, what played a role in AIG Financial Services' decision to go huge into CDS's, besides greed? If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Most people in SC seem to be satisfied with the efficiency of their local DMV. Personally, it's been a few years since I've had to wait unnecessarily at the DMV. Usually I'm in and out pretty quickly, in the event I can't take care of things online. I've got no complaints with my local Post Office (or USPS in general) either. I wish every private organization I deal with worked as efficiently as those two government agencies, but the fact of the matter is that they are often far less efficient. I suspect the passenger who recently landed the King Air after the pilot died was quite pleased with the performance of the FAA employees who helped him get it down safely. I can't say that I've noticed any significant differences in attitude between government agencies and private companies in my interactions with them. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Nonsense, the CEO doesn't answer to the employees, he (she) answers to the board that supposedly represents the stockholders. The workers are just another expense on the balance sheet If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

An FBI interrogator was interviewed on NPR (All Things Considered) this afternoon. I don't have a link but the gist of it was that the CIA's waterboarding produced no useful intel, contrary to the self-serving claims of the CIA. OK, found a source: In the NYT he wrote “One of the most striking parts of the memos is the false premises on which they are based. The first, dated August 2002, grants authorization to use harsh interrogation techniques on a high-ranking terrorist, Abu Zubaydah, on the grounds that previous methods hadn’t been working. The next three memos cite the successes of those methods as a justification for their continued use. It is inaccurate, however, to say that Abu Zubaydah had been uncooperative. Along with another FBI agent, and with several CIA officers present, I questioned him from March to June 2002, before the harsh techniques were introduced later in August. Under traditional interrogation methods, he provided us with important actionable intelligence. We discovered, for example, that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. Abu Zubaydah also told us about Jose Padilla, the so-called dirty bomber. This experience fit what I had found throughout my counterterrorism career: traditional interrogation techniques are successful in identifying operatives, uncovering plots and saving lives.” If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

I'm not sure how you define "righties;" there have, however, been a number of individual conservatives and conservative-identified organizations who have opposed torture, including waterboarding and other euphemisms for torture. E.g., 5 Reasons Torture Is Always Wrong: And why there should be no exceptions Stand Up and Be Counted The Conservative Case Against Torture Torture and moral bankruptcy More on Torture On Bush's torture policies Opposition to torture has long been a uniting, non-partisan issue across America. It's been one of the many things that makes America great! It's been a key part of President Reagan’s invocation John Winthrop’s vision for America to be that “shining city on a hill.” /Marg I do not like the position that indicates I support torture. I clearly do not but, there is a raging debate of what exactly torture is. I do not think waterboarding is. I think bambo under your nails is......... Perhaps you can explain why the US imprisoned a Japanese (15 years hard labor) after WWII for waterboarding US POWs? If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

G8 and GTO. The plan was to bring Holden in the mix completely. Their strategy was a model at a time, but they still rolled it too slowly, and their marketing was abysmal. As to your statement, the same can be said for the entire GM brand, save Cadillac. GMC Acadia, Chevy Traverse, Saturn Outlook Pontiac G5, Chevy Cobalt, Saturn Ion Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Suzuki XL7, Saab 97, Isuzu Ascender Pontiac G6, Saturn Aura, Chevy Malibu, Saab 95 Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic... So how will you blame that on the government? If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Not all defaulters were scumbags. Many, I'd suggest most, were caught by circumstances beyond their control. And even then, $400k is peanuts compared with the thievery of people like Madoff, Lay, Skilling, Swartz, Kozlowski, etc. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Do you really like making yourself look silly? If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

If she was privy to classified information, it is most probable that she would be unable to divulge that she knew, let alone what she knew. The important point is that Pelosi supported the interrogations, and wanted more to be done. . We know this HOW? "It has been widely reported" simply doesn't mean much. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Besides which, they are clearly illegal under our treaty obligations (and hence under the US Constitution). You DO believe in the US Constitution, don't you? Ya I do, and you still like to make claims that your opions are some kind of facts. Now that is not cool But, since your support of claims that is does not work are not debunked I understand you need to change the direction of the thread. You are really confused, aren't you? The bolded statement came from Admiral Blair. The US IS a signatory to the treaty, and therefore it becomes "Supreme law of the land" according to the Constitution that you claim to support. That isn't opinion. When it comes to opinion, Blair's trumps yours every time. So, for that matter, does nerdgirl's. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

obviously there is a huge difference in what people consider torture. while i can certainly see where people would find waterboarding torture, stress positions are definately not torture. what i really wish we knew for sure is what exactly is effective. there seems to be a plethora of people on both sides of this claiming its effectiveness/non effectiveness. We imprisoned Jap soldiers after WWII for doing it to US prisoners. Please explain how is it not hypocrisy to claim that it's OK and legal when we do it. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Maybe because shooting pirates is effective, and torture isn't. "The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world. The damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security" - Admiral Blair. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

Could it be that instead of a single thinking organism, maybe there are actual PEOPLE with independent thoughts that might not entirely agree exactly with every one else within that collective group? Nice try. However, the evidence of this forum over the past 3 months is that the right will take any opportunity to bash Obama, even if it means contradicting themselves over the space of a few hours. Wow. Just wow. Wow indeed, but it's true. Just yesterday we had simultaneous threads, one lamenting that Obama was favoring private investors, and the other lamenting that he was bringing us socialism. If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.