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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090427/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_treasury_borrowing Go, Obama, go! Spend, Obama, spend! "It's the third straight quarter the government's borrowing needs have set records for those periods." 2 of the those 3 quarters were under a Republican administration. Can you link to the posts that you decried Bush for setting spending records. I don't know about posts here that decried any, but the press had a field day with every dollar Bush spent that they deemed wasteful, starting with the cost of innaugaral parties on the very day he took office. Funny - Obama set spending records for that too - several times over the cost of Bush's parties - and all the press would talk about is B.O. making his rounds at every ball. Jus' point'n out the obvious. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

You must have missed the thread in which it was pointed out that such expenses are covered by the Obamas, not the taxpayers. Kind of interesting - I checked out numerous news stories on the subject and each one said the Obama's cover the make-up artists travel expenses, but did not say who pays for the actual services. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

If I did, I'll bet they wouldn't include the cost of a personal make-up artist for the first lady as we have now. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Suicide. Like Vince Foster. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJSVPAx8xc Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Ya lost me there. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

a. Why do you care if someone decides to live their life in a way that makes them fat? b. What exactly do you propose we do about it? c. Pass me that gallon tub of Rocky Road. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Good luck finding a rigger that will allow it in his packjob. Unless you are the rigger, and it's your own gear. Illegally, yes. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Good luck finding a rigger that will allow it in his packjob. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

I assume you were replying to OP. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

This is another great example of a lib trying to tie conservatives to something negative without justification - and showing his true colors in the process. Next you'll probably try to convince us that liberals give more to charity than conservatives. Oh wait, that's already been proven wrong. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

There ya go. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

So is that tax fraud or welfare fraud? Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

And people wonder why SCRs are going out of style... Actually SCR's are still popular in Texas. One of the reasons why is the ceremony. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Indeed. Those ships were being operated by for profit companies in known dangerous waters. If they want protection they should hire it. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Gee I thought it was this: The purposes for which USPA is formed are as follows: To encourage unity among all persons interested in skydiving; to promote safety in all skydiving activities in the United States, to sanction skydiving competitions; to document officially all national and world skydiving records set by citizens of the U.S., to promote and encourage the study and knowledge of skydiving among the membership and the public at large; to cooperate with all government agencies connected with aeronautics or aeronautical activities; to compile information regarding the science of skydiving and to edit, publish, and disseminate the same; to select and train the United States Parachute Team for world competition. from http://uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/Man_GovMan_2008_07.pdf . That's pretty much the details of what I quoted. And none of that says a damn thing about USPA supporting, regulating, guiding or otherwise getting into the business of DZ's either. ...,to ensure skydiving’s rightful place on airports and in the airspace system" What are you, some kind of constitutionalist? Enumerated Powers, right. That would be the equivalent to the Commerce Clause in the US Constitution. It can be interpreted to the point that the BOD can do virtually anything they like and point to the "ensure skydiving's rightful place..." Martin Using that logic, the BOD can do anything they want to achieve any or all of the stuff on that list. Maybe I don't get your point. MY point is that there is no need for a GM program for USPA to perform the functions of its' own stated purposes. USPA was founded to support the sport and the individual members. Getting involved in the business side of skydiving is not necessary to perform the functions needed to achieve its stated purposes, and doing so creates a direct conflict of interest. The fact that GM's routinely ignore any part of the pledge they want to without consequences clearly demonstrates that. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Gee I thought it was this: The purposes for which USPA is formed are as follows: To encourage unity among all persons interested in skydiving; to promote safety in all skydiving activities in the United States, to sanction skydiving competitions; to document officially all national and world skydiving records set by citizens of the U.S., to promote and encourage the study and knowledge of skydiving among the membership and the public at large; to cooperate with all government agencies connected with aeronautics or aeronautical activities; to compile information regarding the science of skydiving and to edit, publish, and disseminate the same; to select and train the United States Parachute Team for world competition. from http://uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/Man_GovMan_2008_07.pdf . That's pretty much the details of what I quoted. And none of that says a damn thing about USPA supporting, regulating, guiding or otherwise getting into the business of DZ's either. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Oh really? Is that why when ICE cleaned out a boatload of illegals at a chicken processing plant there was a line of applicants around the building the next day? Legal applicants, by the way. Many of them natural born citizens. A truer statement is "They just don't want those jobs at that wage". Many under the table jobs are grossly underpaid because they are filled by illegals. Why doesn't the left whine about that little chunk of injustice?? Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Not sure that's true. I'm pretty sure I remember there were "USPA affiliated centers" or some such designation before there was a GM program, and to be one DZ's had to promise to make everyone that jumped there become a member - by the first freefall or before level 2 AFF I think it was. They used the third party liability insurance provided to individual members, a listing in parachutist, and who knows what else as the motivators to play. I believe affiliated DZ's also had to use only USPA rated instructional staff as well. So if memory is serving me correctly, that means USPA was getting DZs to force membership upon jumpers before there was a GM program, so scrapping the program wouldn't necessarily remove the incentive. Back then, the incentive was the affiliation itself. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Bring back Texas to me! Hell yes!! Bill Newell will be pouring beer on the maggots as well, lets show NC how its done!!!!! Consider it done, but I may want to bring in an apprentice too. After a few nights of good ol' Tejas ceremonies I usually don't have a voice left. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Hey J, I've heard incredible things about Skyfest (a big reason I wanted to come as an organizer), but I have heard some of the SCR ceremonies are lacking in traditional SCR pomp and circumstance. Should I plan on bringing a classic Texas version with me???? Maybe even the long version??? Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

The group member pledge is a joke and has been since the inception of the GM program - as is the program itself. USPA is supposed to be an organization with the following purpose (from uspa.org): The purpose of USPA is three-fold: to promote safe skydiving through training, licensing, and instructor qualification programs; to ensure skydiving’s rightful place on airports and in the airspace system, and to promote competition and record-setting programs. I don't see a damn thing in there about supporting, regulating, guiding or otherwise getting into the business of DZ's. The GM program should be scrapped where it stands. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

At least here in the U.S., there must not be a population problem. According to the libs, we don't even have enough legal citizens to fill the jobs here. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

Yup. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX

I met this guy back in the early 90's while working at the mighty KLOL. His name is Enigma and at the time he was with the Jim Rose Circus - a very freakish stage act. Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX