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I'm not going to read all of that article since i consider that rag to be extremely biased politically and therefor any "evidence" they cite to be suspect. HOWEVER, even if we assume for the sake of argument that everything they say and claim is true, and all the election results in Ohio were changed to suit the Dems wishes, that would mean Kerry would have won the electoral vote but not the popular vote...something the Dems have been complaining about since the 2000 election. Would they then do what they wanted the Repubs to do and concede to the winner of the popular vote?? You should really read it. And I am not so concerned with who should have won what - that is pointless now. I am concerned that elections can possibly be tampered with in the USA on such a massive scale. The facts are nearly impossible to explain away. If it is true, then if the Repubs can do it, so can the Dems, and neither is good for democracy. Agreed. Acussations of election fraud/tampering go back as far as there have been elections. Always have been, always will be.

I'm not going to read all of that article since i consider that rag to be extremely biased politically and therefor any "evidence" they cite to be suspect. HOWEVER, even if we assume for the sake of argument that everything they say and claim is true, and all the election results in Ohio were changed to suit the Dems wishes, that would mean Kerry would have won the electoral vote but not the popular vote...something the Dems have been complaining about since the 2000 election. Would they then do what they wanted the Repubs to do and concede to the winner of the popular vote??

I cannot think of a single great and/or decent leader that has invoked the name of god as a personal protector and familiar in the process of engaging an enemy in war, that has been a decent human being. Doesn't mean they don't exist, just that I cannot come up with a name. Saying "God bless America" is very different from "God is at my side, and God wants me to do this." FWIW, in my daily life, doesn't matter what I'm doing, or whom I may be doing it for. When "God supports this" or "God is with us on this project" comes into the mix, I walk away immediately. That sort of delusional behavior is one that I've learned to avoid at all costs. Nothing good can come of it. And I'm not a politician. I have no need to be politically correct, and rarely am. The inclusion of 'god' in a political statement is nothing more than an attempt to justify actions that cannot be justified, IMO. Try Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, and Lee just to name a few great leaders who called God their protector and were also decent men.

Fixed it for you. Car Manufacturers are doing GREAT in the Non-Union South East US. Nonsense. The management is tasked with managing the company. You mean the auto makers in the south-east aren't doing well? No, it means exactly what it says: that management is responsible for managing the company - don't blame the unions for management's shortcomings. So sorry, I thought you were replying to the statement concerning the status of automakers in the southeast since that was the post your reply was quoting. As far as who is to blame...unions or management...they both can claim a share. Neither is without fault. How much of that blame falls on each is a matter of opinion, a debate that has been ongoing for years and will, most likely, never be settled. Since I witnessed first hand the downfall of a company as a direct result of a union I tend to place more of the blame on them. You may see things differently and probably do.

Not so. Ask anyone who has been around racecars and streetrods. A weak ignition means a weak engine. If ignition had very little to do with burning the fuel, companies such as Accel, D.U.I., Mallory or MSD would not be sought after for high performance ignitions. NASCAR and NHRA teams do not use stock ignitions due to their weak spark. One of the first things that a streetrodder sends to the waste bin is the weak stock ignition. Stock HEI systems have weak coils and unreliable HEI amplifier modules. Past a certian rpm point, such as 4500 rpm, you simply are not burning all of your fuel resulting in cylinder load up. A stock coil puts out, I'm guessing, about 30,000 volts? Where as a performance coil gives you 45,000 to over 50,000 volts and burns the fuel more completely. Other componets come into play such as spark plugs (plug type and gap is extremely important), modules for dwell control for coil charging, spark wires that are compatible for your system, a high performance distributor to get the fire where it belongs (advance weights and springs, bushings, capacitor, rotor and cap as well as bearings and the vacuum advance cannister), a good timing chain (a slack chain causes erratic timing making all the other parts not able to perform their duty), properly adjusted valves, properly prepared heads (valve grinds, seats, springs), a compatible intake system (whether it's carburator, TBI or FI) and exhaust system. Any of these things that are not up to snuff will cause problems, loss of HP, weak acceleration and low mpg. The ignition system is the heart of your engine. Any amount of fuel that is not burned throughout the ignition stroke is fuel lost. Even with closed loop systems there are variables that come into play that can cause problems that are not readily noticable. Sensors over time become unreliable rsulting in less than favorable conditions in the fuel/air mixture. Anything less than a 14.7 to 1 ratio is a loss of hp and lower mpg. I personally prefer carburation and no computer systems to monitor my engine. But, then I am a gearhead and just enjoy working on engines. My 355 chevy had zero pollution controls, except for a hp catback connected to headers, on it and passed an emission test with flying colors. It ultimately failed inspection in St. Louis county due to lack of devices. I went and registered it in another county that did not have the Clean Air rule. Most problems can be overcomed with a combination of componets designed to work together. Side note; when I bought my El Camino, the guy before me had swapped out the 305 heads and replaced them with heads from a 350. 350 heads on a 305 will cause lower compression resulting in cylinder load up, weak acceleration and lousey mpg. A wet cylinder will not fire properly. I replaced those heads with hp 305 heads and also swapped out the 305 cam for a Crane 327, 300hp fireball cam and also swapped in the MSD 6AL along with headers and a catback. I eventually swapped out engines from the 305 to the 355. Due to a weak componet, rocker studs, I ventilated the engine. Ignition systems have everything in the world to do with how the fuel is ignited, but once that occures how the fuel burns is, for the most part, independent of how it was ignited.

Sounds like the old guy is losing his marbles. I say good..let him leave.

Yet another reason it was a bad idea to attempt an impeachment of BC. Shoulda waited until he was out of office then try him in criminal court like anyone else. Oh well, the past is gone.

Thanks for posting that.

Why does Libby get 30 months and $250,000 fine for lying to investigators and obstructing an investigation when Bill Clinton did the same thing and got nothing? Not saying Libby doesn't deserve it, he does, but I thought we were supposed to have something called equal justice?

Not helping things is the fact that IC engines are extremely inefficient when it comes to converting the enrgy contained in fuel into forward motion. If a car can get 20% of the energy from a gallon of fuel transfered to motion it is doing VERY well. Most operate around 15%. As we both know almost all the rest is lost through the radiator, exhaust pipe, etc.

Fixed it for you. Car Manufacturers are doing GREAT in the Non-Union South East US. Nonsense. The management is tasked with managing the company. You mean the auto makers in the south-east aren't doing well?

17/25. I noticed a couple questions that could be answered correctly with more than one choice, and one in particular that is very questionable.

It's not illegal here if the traffic is at stand still. In fact it was a COP that taught me to ride (many many moons ago) and t'was he that told meto never sit behind stopped vehicles, but to pull along side them That very thing saved my ass many years ago. I had stopped at a red light just off the right rear corner of the sedan in front of me. Just a few seconds later that car was rear-ended by another car. Though I was hit by glass and part of a tail light (and shit my pants) I was uninjured.

Look! It's the automotive equivalent of 'but Clinton got a blow job'

Well since it's the same IP address as unformed . . . I could just ban both IPs due to rules violations. Damn! All this time, that sneaky GWB has been posting here under the alias "unformed"? Me thinks his (GWB's) alias was supposed to be un-in-formed.

One of the most ironic bumper stickers I ever saw was on the back of a Ford Excursion. I saw it as he passed me on the highway doing at least 70 (I was). It read, simply, "No Drilling in the Arctic." Go figure.

I had pure breds for a long time, but have gone back to mutts.

Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. Windshield is much, much better. I once felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes. Then I met a man with no feet. So I took his shoes...he didn't need 'em. Winners never quit and quitters never win. Life is like a box of chocolates- Just when you think you got it figured out...BAM!...you get one filled with coconut! When you are old and feeble you will spend a lot of time thinking, "I wish I had....". Do all you can to eliminate the things you can finish that thought with. If it doesn't move, get a bigger hammer. If it breaks, its needed replaced anyway. If it doesn't move and should, use WD-40. If it moves and shouldn't, use duck tape. Never look back, someone may be catching you. "If I had to choose between humans and dogs, I would choose a dog. You want to teach someone what love is, you give them a dog." Valentine Camurati Never, ever, under any circumstances give up!

http://www.graco.com/Internet/T_MainSite.nsf/Webpages/StartPage Anything from these guys. Of course, most are well over $300 so renting would be best.

I believe that is the case. The boy's father has a website set up explaining a lot of what went on... www.monsterpig.com Personally, I think a lot of controversy could have been avoided if a different picture had been circulated. The one that was taken with a wide angle lens and makes the hog look twice as big as it really is was a poor choice and most likely led people to think that if they used a "trick" photo then there must be something fishy going on. One from the website showing a group of men behind the hog is much more reallistic.

Hmmm....test with this thought... Rosie O'Donnell ...on the beach...nude...dancing to the beat of "Wipeout".

One heck of a ballgame tonight! Down 11-7 in the bottom of the 9th and the Tribe scores 5 runs to win it 12-11! Ya just can't keep these guys down! Go Browns! (I'm not a Cavs fan, though.)

After seeing the attached picture I can believe the hog was 1000+ pounds. The latest news, however, gives a possible reason for the unusual size for the "feral hog". http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18989526/

I can appreciate your frustration. Want some more irony? You're ranting to even more humans through yet another machine. Ain't technology wonderful? WalMart should give free beer to those waiting in line.

You will be ok, it's just a flesh wound. hahaha. My gf drives a pickup truck. (said with a Forrest Gump accent) Never said there was anything "wrong" with a Sporty........if you are short or a chick. Hell even some chicks ride REAL Harleys. But I'm 5'11" 185 lb male. I like Sportsters as much as any other H-D. They are a simple, bare bones, no frills bike. And, best of all, they ain't no crotch rocket!