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Skookum
14 years ago
While driving home, I listened to Savage. He reported that Scott Brown had voted with the Dems on an Obama Jobs bill. It’s mazing what a game of hoops can do to a potential Rino. We now have Benedict Brown.
Skookum
14 years ago
It’s official, Brown, the potential Repub Presidential candidate has sold out to Obama and his Communards.
Further proof that a track record or lack of one is everything!
Hard Right
14 years ago
Let’s not panic yet. While I expected some votes to be thrown the way of the dems (he is from MA after all), he may yet turn out to be better than what would have won.
Besides, from what I am hearing the bill won’t pass. If that is the case and he knows it, it’s a vote to make himself look good at home.
Smorgasbord
14 years ago
@Skookum: I call republicans like Brown republicrats because they are a part of each.
Smorgasbord
14 years ago
@Hard Right: They got 62 votes, and 7 republicans DIDN’T vote. Those of you living in UT, KS, NC, WY, UT, GA, and AL might want to ask your senator why they didn’t vote. The vote count is at:
HR, they are nine months away from oblivion: placating the Liberals back home seems to be a weak excuse, when they could have sent a card carrying Liberal to the White House. For Brown to fall from grace on his first vote is more than a little suspicious.
American Voter
14 years ago
Brown voted against Becker on his first vote. . .had Coakley won. . . every vote she cast would have pleased Harry.
BRob
14 years ago
Brown voted correctly on the jobs bill because he wants to have a chance at re-election in 2012. This is a moderate R. seat a best; Brown cannot vote like Massachusetts is Mississippi.
By the way: Patrick Kennedy just resigned his Rhode Island Congress seat. If you catch wind that he has moved across the border to Fall River, Massachusetts, or to the Cape, you will have your answer as to who Brown will be facing in 2012.
JustAl
14 years ago
Romney just endorsed McCain, business as usual, nothing to see here, move along and stay in line.
goreshade
14 years ago
Brown not only voted with Reid, he was the first in line to vote yes.
hi CURT what a nice picture i wonder what is the big nice blue circle is? bye
jackson51
14 years ago
These people continue to vote against the will of the people. Maybe in Mass. they are happy with him voting for this garbage. Mass is not the whole United States. It just frustrates me to no end.
Smorgasbord
14 years ago
@BRob: Senators are for six years. House are for two. I do wish you were right.
Smorgasbord
14 years ago
@goreshade: He actually interrupted the speaker when he started the roll call vote, then he went into the hall and talked to reporters. It doesn’t look like it took too long for him to become a TRUE politician and want to be in the limelight. I wonder how he was in the MA congress.
Smorgasbord
14 years ago
@ilovebeeswarzone: I don’t remember what they call it, but each little white dot is a star or galaxy. The diameter is probably measured in light years.
SMORGASBORD thank you would the big circle be a moon or the moon ,i should know but i dont bye
pat
14 years ago
@ILOVEBEESWARZONE
It’s a colorized picture of a “planetary nebula,” the gas cloud left after a star explodes. The telescope that took it was probably seeing in parts of the spectrum that human eyes can’t; ultra-violet or infra-red. Consequently a computer colors the different parts of the cloud according to the frequency recorded. It’s a false-color image. I’m guessing blue is the hottest part. There are blue stars in the picture also.
I get where you’re coming from, but I have a strong feeling that when there is a pattern, you may not be so confident in such a strong victory. I doubt he’s going to prove to be anything other than what many on your side call a “RINO”
For a state that already has a health care plan in place, and a political opponent who ran such a poor campaign as to say that Al Qaeda no longer exists in Afghanistan, I think it’s a bit far fetched to point the finger at Obama so much.
And I believe it was Stephen Colbert who said that the only real pattern MASS is showing is their proclivity for electing good looking people. LOL
Well, one this is for sure. We knew what Brown was all about before the election. We also knew what he wasn’t.
Furthermore, now that the election is over we can look back at the exit polls and see what the voters of MA had to say about why they chose to elect Scott Brown. The voters were clear in their desire to stop Obie’s agenda. We know that because Brown specifically stated that he would be the 41st vote to stop ObamaCare.
And I believe it was Stephen Colbert who said that the only real pattern MASS is showing is their proclivity for electing good looking people. LOL
Well, let’s analyze that reasoning for a sec.
There was Uncle Teddy…nope, not good looking.
There’s John Kerry….nope, not good looking.
Then there’s Bawney Fwank….nope, not good looking (shudder).*
Nope, not seeing the pattern that Colbert (?) was referring to. You?
* Pass the eye bleach please.
Cary
14 years ago
@Aye Chihuahua: Oh, I absolutely agree with what you’re saying. They did indeed want to stop the health care plan that was on the table, as many Americans on both sides of the isle did. And I do believe that it was a factor in his election, but certainly not the only one. The exit polls also indicated that there is support for a health care plan, just not the one that was being discussed (I think this is what Howard Dean was trying to say, but he gets all excited and forgets how to use his words….)
And now that you mention it, I do believe you have foiled Colbert’s hypothesis! I’m guessing that the question mark after his name indicates that you don’t know who he is. He’s a political comedian (quite Left) who’s show follows John Stewart’s. Very funny, even if you don’t agree with him. He had O’Reilley’s set crew in stitches when he guested on his show.
Skookum
14 years ago
Surely you aren’t including the swimmer as one of the beautiful people.
The people of Massachusetts rejected Obama just as the rest of America will in November. Democrats are scared of losing their assured seats all over the country; for there was no more of an assured seat than that of Ted Kennedy. Some would say that he might have been in danger of losing his own seat if he were still with us.
Why aren’t the Progressive Socialists calling Bayh a quitter and casting aspersions on him for deserting Obama at a critical time. I have yet to hear one sour word like those that followed Palin’s resignation. Bayh didn’t even have multiple frivolous law suits hounding him out of office.
No, he quit to keep from being pulled under with Obama’s utterly absurd ship of state that is headed for a wreck on the rocks as if it is being navigated by a drunk. He wants to distance himself as far as possible from a sure loser, to possibly salvage his career in the future rather than trusting in a forlorn hope like Obama. Dems with political savvy will be jumping ship more and more as we approach the November elections. Who can blame them?
Smorg, don’t think I approve of his vote, but I expected something like this to happen. I also expect him to vote with the Reps more than his dem opponent would have. Hopefully, much more.
Smorgasbord
14 years ago
Michelle Malkin said she had been mentioning Brown’s “moderate” record for some time. You can read her update about him, and the vote at:
I still would like to know why he interrupted the start of the roll call vote to be the FIRST to vote for it, then went out in the hall to talk to reporters.
Skookum
14 years ago
Check out the sanctimonious liars of ’05 and their views on Reconciliation.
Brown didn’t vote for the original $58 billion package. He voted for a $15 billion package. That package wasn’t really a job package. It was some tax cuts and a replenishment of highway funds. The Federal Highway Administration estimated the cost of repairs in 2005 was $375 billion with congress already authorizing $286 billion. That bill may keep some workers busy but it’s probably not going to save or create any jobs.
Now that Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking.
Believe it or not, these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website.
Obviously the answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked!
Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? ( England )
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.
Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends on how much you’ve been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto – can I follow the Railroad tracks? ( Norway )
A: Sure, it’s only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada ? ( Sweden )
A: So it’s true what they say about Swedes.
Q: Are there any ATM’s (cash machines) in Canada ? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto , Vancouver , Edmonton and Halifax ? ( England )
A: No, but you’d better bring a few extra furs for trading purposes.
Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada ? ( USA )
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe Ca-na-da is that big country to your North…oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary . Come naked.
Q: Which direction is North in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada ? ( England )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? ( USA )
A: Aus-t ri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is…oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
Q: Do you have perfume in Canada ? ( Germany )
A: No, WE don’t stink.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can I sell it in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy )
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Only at Thanksgiving.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.
Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada , but I forget its name. It’s a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA )
A: It’s called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
Please send this on to any Canadian (or others) who you think will enjoy it as much as I did.
Mr. Irons
14 years ago
Reading the answers to those questions reminds me of my brother’s sarcastic nature, it brings much joy.
Obama believes in the Free Market, he just has a problem with profit and Capitalists!
“Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, I am an ardent believer in the free market,” Obama said in prepared remarks.
Obama said his efforts to enact sweeping legislation to overhaul financial regulations and set caps on carbon emissions to fight climate change were not aimed at thwarting businesses.
“We have arrived at a juncture in our politics where reasonable efforts to update our regulations, or make basic investments in our future, are too often greeted with cries of ‘government takeover’ or
Missy
14 years ago
Watching the unicorns and rainbows healthcare conference, figured out the dem scam right away. Their response to the republicans on everything so far has been either, “it’s already in the bill,” “we are already working on it” or, “that’s a great idea, we are so close, we can work together on that.”
Anytime a republican speaker nears anything they don’t want discussed, they are interrupted by Obama. He’s been filibustering, even had to hear about his clunker and worthless auto insurance he had right out of college. Totally missed whatever point he was trying to make. Otherwise the dems have been phoney, syrupy and sickening in their presentations, repubs have been sharp and to the point.
The President specifically asked to start the discussion with the things they agreed on, and the only Republican to do so thus far was Senator Coburn, who had some great things to say. The rest simply don’t seem interested in working the issue out at all.
Cary
14 years ago
What I really hate is msnbc constantly interrupting to tell us what we’re watching. Does the media really need to give us play by play? It’s insulting.
The Reps are running circles around the Dims during this “Summit”.
They are using the words of the Dims and the language of the Dims’ very own bills to beat them severely about the head and neck.
This installment of Kabuki Theater will not resolve anything and is nothing more than another waste of taxpayer money.
This whole thing was a non-starter from the get go.
Only 25% of the American People want this thing to pass.
If the Dims think that they have enough votes to run it through on reconciliation [they don’t] then let them have at it.
Nov 2010 will be a bloodbath worse than any ever seen in the history of the American political scene and the Dims will spend the next three generations in the wilderness.
I said way back when that the Dims would overreach and my prediction is coming true.
Cary
14 years ago
@Aye Chihuahua: I went to CSPAN earlier and it wasn’t there, now they have a blurb up saying it’s on CSPAN3 – which I’ve never seen on my tv, nor can find now! I’d watch the White House feed, but my computer is having issues and I have no sound! UGH! I guess I’m stuck with the Summit for Dummies channel…
Only 25% of the American People want this thing to pass.
By “this thing” you mean the bill on the table in the form it’s in? My research says that 85% of Americans want a change or complete overhaul of the health care system, while 56% want health care reform this year, and 72 – 77% want a public option. (count me in all three)
As Rep. Slaughter said, “Pre-existing conditions has to GO. It’s cruel and capricious” Who can disagree with that?
Cary
14 years ago
@Aye Chihuahua: I finally found CSPAN3! Now I can watch with the grownups!
I’m not sure where you’re getting your polling numbers from but, as Mata has shown so eloquently pointed out, the public option/single payer question results are greatly influenced by the way the question is worded.
As for pre-existing conditions, that is largely a fallacious argument because exclusions for pre-existing are limited by law already. Employees changing from one employer to another are not subject to exclusion. Persons enrolling in employer plans for the first time are limited to a 12 month wait period max.
Actually, exclusions for pre-existing conditions makes perfect sense and there are those of us who can disagree with their across the board elimination.
What will happen if there are no exclusions for pre-existing will be the equivalent of a homeowner signing up for a policy after the house is on fire or after the hurricane is making landfall.
What will also happen if you eliminate pre-existing restrictions is that the relatively, or completely, healthy and responsible individuals will necessarily be required to pay higher premiums because those at risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, etc will be taken into the fold and not charged anything more than the person who has no higher risk level.
Cary
14 years ago
@Aye Chihuahua: I got my polling numbers from a quick Google search. As both Mata and I have discussed before, we don’t take much stock in polls, I’m simply rebutting your claim. Clearly we can each find polls to support our positions.
Part of the problem is that people don’t enter the system until after they’re sick. Imagine getting auto insurance only after you’ve had an accident. That’s why the mandate is important. Denying a person coverage because they already have a condition is not the answer. Getting more people coverage and preventative care is, which will bring costs down.
Cary: Part of the problem is that people don’t enter the system until after they’re sick. That’s why the mandate is important. Denying a person coverage because they already have a condition is not the answer. Getting more people coverage and preventative care is.
Let me reiterate a few facts once more for you, Cary.
The “mandate” is important simply because they need the cash revenue from those who do *not* burder the system to pay for those that need the system. This mandate does nothing to address the actual hornets nest problem (as opposed to swatting at the random fly bys and think you stumbled upon the solution of hornets…).
Again I say, the problem is not capping insurance premiums, which only make 2-3% profit. The problem is not collecting more revenue from healthy people.
The problem is that the cost to medical providers… drugs, equipment, E&O insurance… is so high that they demand high costs and do unnecessary treatment to cover their base operating costs.
What in this O’healthcare addresses that problem? Nothing, or little at best the way it’s structured. They just demand more money to pay the still rising costs. This is the point we conservatives keep trying to make to the unwilling.
No one… I repeat, NO ONE is suggesting the answer is denial of coverage for pre’existing conditions. This is a straw man, pitched to the ignorant. The only difference between denial and a cap on denial of 12 months is individual policies v group policies. It’s the same principle as buying products in bulk for a better price.
So what’s the answer? Eliminate “individual” policies and have enough “groups” available so that individual policies are a thing of the past. Everyone will be bulk packaged.
Preventive care? In some ways good, and in some ways another hornets nest for government intrusion. Does this then lead to illegal foods? Fines and punishment for indulging in french fries more than an alloted times a year? How closely are you monitored for “preventive” care and how does this affect medical history privacy from government?
For every action, there is a reaction. And sometimes that initial action is simply not worth the ensuing reprecussions.
And one more add INRE polls and opinion on this bill, Cary. Yes, I place little stock in polls. I will, however, point out that even a supermajority of Dems for over a year has not been able to agree on this O’healthcare. The GOP doesn’t even have to show up if there is concensus in the Dem party. Therefore even amongst the elite elected, there is suspicion and resistance.
I got my polling numbers from a quick Google search.
That may very well be true, however, every major pollster has presented results which fly directly in the face of what you posted in number 45.
The opinion and concern of the American People is why they tried to cram this thing through before last years’ recess. They knew that the longer the fish laid on the dock the more it would stink. The American People aren’t going to stand for this foolishness. The Dims would be wise to back away, lick their wounds, and move along hoping in the process that November will be more forgiving than what it looks to be at this moment.
Part of the problem is that people don’t enter the system until after they’re sick.
There are basic principles in America known as freedom and liberty. I have the freedom and liberty to not carry health insurance if that is what I wish to do. I also have the freedom and liberty to carry it if I choose. Those are my basic rights as an American.
The Dims want to deprive me of those rights.
Where in the US Constitution do you find the Enumerated Power which allows Congress to do what they are proposing? That’s right. It’s not there and these attempts by DC are a direct affront to the Constitution as a whole and the 10th Amendment in particular.
If individual states wish to establish their own programs for their citizens then let them do so as long as those plans are not in violation of their state constitutions.
Those states should keep in mind, however, as HI and MA have learned, state run plans look better on paper than they function in reality.
While driving home, I listened to Savage. He reported that Scott Brown had voted with the Dems on an Obama Jobs bill. It’s mazing what a game of hoops can do to a potential Rino. We now have Benedict Brown.
It’s official, Brown, the potential Repub Presidential candidate has sold out to Obama and his Communards.
Further proof that a track record or lack of one is everything!
Let’s not panic yet. While I expected some votes to be thrown the way of the dems (he is from MA after all), he may yet turn out to be better than what would have won.
Besides, from what I am hearing the bill won’t pass. If that is the case and he knows it, it’s a vote to make himself look good at home.
@Skookum: I call republicans like Brown republicrats because they are a part of each.
@Hard Right: They got 62 votes, and 7 republicans DIDN’T vote. Those of you living in UT, KS, NC, WY, UT, GA, and AL might want to ask your senator why they didn’t vote. The vote count is at:
http://michellemalkin.com/
HR, they are nine months away from oblivion: placating the Liberals back home seems to be a weak excuse, when they could have sent a card carrying Liberal to the White House. For Brown to fall from grace on his first vote is more than a little suspicious.
Brown voted against Becker on his first vote. . .had Coakley won. . . every vote she cast would have pleased Harry.
Brown voted correctly on the jobs bill because he wants to have a chance at re-election in 2012. This is a moderate R. seat a best; Brown cannot vote like Massachusetts is Mississippi.
By the way: Patrick Kennedy just resigned his Rhode Island Congress seat. If you catch wind that he has moved across the border to Fall River, Massachusetts, or to the Cape, you will have your answer as to who Brown will be facing in 2012.
Romney just endorsed McCain, business as usual, nothing to see here, move along and stay in line.
Brown not only voted with Reid, he was the first in line to vote yes.
@goreshade:
FitFit,
You’ve been around these parts long enough to know that we don’t tolerate sock puppets.
Choose a screen name and stick with it.
Sock puppets change names frequently, this is my third in two years, not really apt.
@goreshade:
Your excuse is not really apt.
Sock puppets are not allowed here.
How much more clearly can it be explained to you?
Next time I’ll fill out a 230-A Authorization Request to Change Screen Name form and submit it for approval.
hi CURT what a nice picture i wonder what is the big nice blue circle is? bye
These people continue to vote against the will of the people. Maybe in Mass. they are happy with him voting for this garbage. Mass is not the whole United States. It just frustrates me to no end.
@BRob: Senators are for six years. House are for two. I do wish you were right.
@goreshade: He actually interrupted the speaker when he started the roll call vote, then he went into the hall and talked to reporters. It doesn’t look like it took too long for him to become a TRUE politician and want to be in the limelight. I wonder how he was in the MA congress.
@ilovebeeswarzone: I don’t remember what they call it, but each little white dot is a star or galaxy. The diameter is probably measured in light years.
SMORGASBORD thank you would the big circle be a moon or the moon ,i should know but i dont bye
@ILOVEBEESWARZONE
It’s a colorized picture of a “planetary nebula,” the gas cloud left after a star explodes. The telescope that took it was probably seeing in parts of the spectrum that human eyes can’t; ultra-violet or infra-red. Consequently a computer colors the different parts of the cloud according to the frequency recorded. It’s a false-color image. I’m guessing blue is the hottest part. There are blue stars in the picture also.
PAT thank you it is incredible to see in the debt of if i can say that word ETERNITY?
So if he votes in line with his constituents (MASS, not the entire US), supporting the President, is his election still a referendum against Obama?
@Cary:
One vote does not a pattern make.
The loss of a Senate seat held by Teddy “The Swimmer” Kennedy after, what, 50 years?….now that’s a referendum against Obama.
@Aye Chihuahua:
I get where you’re coming from, but I have a strong feeling that when there is a pattern, you may not be so confident in such a strong victory. I doubt he’s going to prove to be anything other than what many on your side call a “RINO”
For a state that already has a health care plan in place, and a political opponent who ran such a poor campaign as to say that Al Qaeda no longer exists in Afghanistan, I think it’s a bit far fetched to point the finger at Obama so much.
And I believe it was Stephen Colbert who said that the only real pattern MASS is showing is their proclivity for electing good looking people. LOL
@Cary:
Well, one this is for sure. We knew what Brown was all about before the election. We also knew what he wasn’t.
Furthermore, now that the election is over we can look back at the exit polls and see what the voters of MA had to say about why they chose to elect Scott Brown. The voters were clear in their desire to stop Obie’s agenda. We know that because Brown specifically stated that he would be the 41st vote to stop ObamaCare.
Well, let’s analyze that reasoning for a sec.
There was Uncle Teddy…nope, not good looking.
There’s John Kerry….nope, not good looking.
Then there’s Bawney Fwank….nope, not good looking (shudder).*
Nope, not seeing the pattern that Colbert (?) was referring to. You?
* Pass the eye bleach please.
@Aye Chihuahua: Oh, I absolutely agree with what you’re saying. They did indeed want to stop the health care plan that was on the table, as many Americans on both sides of the isle did. And I do believe that it was a factor in his election, but certainly not the only one. The exit polls also indicated that there is support for a health care plan, just not the one that was being discussed (I think this is what Howard Dean was trying to say, but he gets all excited and forgets how to use his words….)
And now that you mention it, I do believe you have foiled Colbert’s hypothesis! I’m guessing that the question mark after his name indicates that you don’t know who he is. He’s a political comedian (quite Left) who’s show follows John Stewart’s. Very funny, even if you don’t agree with him. He had O’Reilley’s set crew in stitches when he guested on his show.
Surely you aren’t including the swimmer as one of the beautiful people.
The people of Massachusetts rejected Obama just as the rest of America will in November. Democrats are scared of losing their assured seats all over the country; for there was no more of an assured seat than that of Ted Kennedy. Some would say that he might have been in danger of losing his own seat if he were still with us.
Why aren’t the Progressive Socialists calling Bayh a quitter and casting aspersions on him for deserting Obama at a critical time. I have yet to hear one sour word like those that followed Palin’s resignation. Bayh didn’t even have multiple frivolous law suits hounding him out of office.
No, he quit to keep from being pulled under with Obama’s utterly absurd ship of state that is headed for a wreck on the rocks as if it is being navigated by a drunk. He wants to distance himself as far as possible from a sure loser, to possibly salvage his career in the future rather than trusting in a forlorn hope like Obama. Dems with political savvy will be jumping ship more and more as we approach the November elections. Who can blame them?
Buh bye Fit
Smorg, don’t think I approve of his vote, but I expected something like this to happen. I also expect him to vote with the Reps more than his dem opponent would have. Hopefully, much more.
Michelle Malkin said she had been mentioning Brown’s “moderate” record for some time. You can read her update about him, and the vote at:
http://michellemalkin.com/2010/02/22/the-15b-porkulus-ii-cloture-roll-call-vote-scott-brown-the-voinovich-pay-off-business-as-usual/
I still would like to know why he interrupted the start of the roll call vote to be the FIRST to vote for it, then went out in the hall to talk to reporters.
Check out the sanctimonious liars of ’05 and their views on Reconciliation.
http://www.breitbart.tv/
Brown didn’t vote for the original $58 billion package. He voted for a $15 billion package. That package wasn’t really a job package. It was some tax cuts and a replenishment of highway funds. The Federal Highway Administration estimated the cost of repairs in 2005 was $375 billion with congress already authorizing $286 billion. That bill may keep some workers busy but it’s probably not going to save or create any jobs.
Tin Can People by Gloria Jones describes the liberals and their policies–shiny, noisy and empty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAhQiBx_eYE
CA NA DUH
Now that Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking.
Believe it or not, these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website.
Obviously the answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked!
Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? ( England )
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.
Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends on how much you’ve been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto – can I follow the Railroad tracks? ( Norway )
A: Sure, it’s only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada ? ( Sweden )
A: So it’s true what they say about Swedes.
Q: Are there any ATM’s (cash machines) in Canada ? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto , Vancouver , Edmonton and Halifax ? ( England )
A: No, but you’d better bring a few extra furs for trading purposes.
Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada ? ( USA )
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe Ca-na-da is that big country to your North…oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary . Come naked.
Q: Which direction is North in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada ? ( England )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? ( USA )
A: Aus-t ri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is…oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
Q: Do you have perfume in Canada ? ( Germany )
A: No, WE don’t stink.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can I sell it in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy )
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Only at Thanksgiving.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.
Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada , but I forget its name. It’s a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA )
A: It’s called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
Please send this on to any Canadian (or others) who you think will enjoy it as much as I did.
Reading the answers to those questions reminds me of my brother’s sarcastic nature, it brings much joy.
SKOOKUM who is A to answer thoses questions it looks like you did the answers very funny again a must read in your book bye
Canadian Olympic coverage and lack there of, I hope it works!
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Obama believes in the Free Market, he just has a problem with profit and Capitalists!
“Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, I am an ardent believer in the free market,” Obama said in prepared remarks.
Obama said his efforts to enact sweeping legislation to overhaul financial regulations and set caps on carbon emissions to fight climate change were not aimed at thwarting businesses.
“We have arrived at a juncture in our politics where reasonable efforts to update our regulations, or make basic investments in our future, are too often greeted with cries of ‘government takeover’ or
Watching the unicorns and rainbows healthcare conference, figured out the dem scam right away. Their response to the republicans on everything so far has been either, “it’s already in the bill,” “we are already working on it” or, “that’s a great idea, we are so close, we can work together on that.”
Anytime a republican speaker nears anything they don’t want discussed, they are interrupted by Obama. He’s been filibustering, even had to hear about his clunker and worthless auto insurance he had right out of college. Totally missed whatever point he was trying to make. Otherwise the dems have been phoney, syrupy and sickening in their presentations, repubs have been sharp and to the point.
@Missy:
Are we watching the same thing here?! LOL
The President specifically asked to start the discussion with the things they agreed on, and the only Republican to do so thus far was Senator Coburn, who had some great things to say. The rest simply don’t seem interested in working the issue out at all.
What I really hate is msnbc constantly interrupting to tell us what we’re watching. Does the media really need to give us play by play? It’s insulting.
@Cary:
Ummm…. the bolded portion is the root of the problem.
The eleven viewers of that network need that sort of narrative commentary.
Get thee over to CSPAN.
The Reps are running circles around the Dims during this “Summit”.
They are using the words of the Dims and the language of the Dims’ very own bills to beat them severely about the head and neck.
This installment of Kabuki Theater will not resolve anything and is nothing more than another waste of taxpayer money.
This whole thing was a non-starter from the get go.
Only 25% of the American People want this thing to pass.
If the Dims think that they have enough votes to run it through on reconciliation [they don’t] then let them have at it.
Nov 2010 will be a bloodbath worse than any ever seen in the history of the American political scene and the Dims will spend the next three generations in the wilderness.
I said way back when that the Dims would overreach and my prediction is coming true.
@Aye Chihuahua: I went to CSPAN earlier and it wasn’t there, now they have a blurb up saying it’s on CSPAN3 – which I’ve never seen on my tv, nor can find now! I’d watch the White House feed, but my computer is having issues and I have no sound! UGH! I guess I’m stuck with the Summit for Dummies channel…
@Aye Chihuahua:
By “this thing” you mean the bill on the table in the form it’s in? My research says that 85% of Americans want a change or complete overhaul of the health care system, while 56% want health care reform this year, and 72 – 77% want a public option. (count me in all three)
As Rep. Slaughter said, “Pre-existing conditions has to GO. It’s cruel and capricious” Who can disagree with that?
@Aye Chihuahua: I finally found CSPAN3! Now I can watch with the grownups!
@Cary:
Via CNN
I’m not sure where you’re getting your polling numbers from but, as Mata has shown so eloquently pointed out, the public option/single payer question results are greatly influenced by the way the question is worded.
As for pre-existing conditions, that is largely a fallacious argument because exclusions for pre-existing are limited by law already. Employees changing from one employer to another are not subject to exclusion. Persons enrolling in employer plans for the first time are limited to a 12 month wait period max.
Actually, exclusions for pre-existing conditions makes perfect sense and there are those of us who can disagree with their across the board elimination.
What will happen if there are no exclusions for pre-existing will be the equivalent of a homeowner signing up for a policy after the house is on fire or after the hurricane is making landfall.
What will also happen if you eliminate pre-existing restrictions is that the relatively, or completely, healthy and responsible individuals will necessarily be required to pay higher premiums because those at risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, etc will be taken into the fold and not charged anything more than the person who has no higher risk level.
@Aye Chihuahua: I got my polling numbers from a quick Google search. As both Mata and I have discussed before, we don’t take much stock in polls, I’m simply rebutting your claim. Clearly we can each find polls to support our positions.
Part of the problem is that people don’t enter the system until after they’re sick. Imagine getting auto insurance only after you’ve had an accident. That’s why the mandate is important. Denying a person coverage because they already have a condition is not the answer. Getting more people coverage and preventative care is, which will bring costs down.
Let me reiterate a few facts once more for you, Cary.
The “mandate” is important simply because they need the cash revenue from those who do *not* burder the system to pay for those that need the system. This mandate does nothing to address the actual hornets nest problem (as opposed to swatting at the random fly bys and think you stumbled upon the solution of hornets…).
Again I say, the problem is not capping insurance premiums, which only make 2-3% profit. The problem is not collecting more revenue from healthy people.
The problem is that the cost to medical providers… drugs, equipment, E&O insurance… is so high that they demand high costs and do unnecessary treatment to cover their base operating costs.
What in this O’healthcare addresses that problem? Nothing, or little at best the way it’s structured. They just demand more money to pay the still rising costs. This is the point we conservatives keep trying to make to the unwilling.
No one… I repeat, NO ONE is suggesting the answer is denial of coverage for pre’existing conditions. This is a straw man, pitched to the ignorant. The only difference between denial and a cap on denial of 12 months is individual policies v group policies. It’s the same principle as buying products in bulk for a better price.
So what’s the answer? Eliminate “individual” policies and have enough “groups” available so that individual policies are a thing of the past. Everyone will be bulk packaged.
Preventive care? In some ways good, and in some ways another hornets nest for government intrusion. Does this then lead to illegal foods? Fines and punishment for indulging in french fries more than an alloted times a year? How closely are you monitored for “preventive” care and how does this affect medical history privacy from government?
For every action, there is a reaction. And sometimes that initial action is simply not worth the ensuing reprecussions.
And one more add INRE polls and opinion on this bill, Cary. Yes, I place little stock in polls. I will, however, point out that even a supermajority of Dems for over a year has not been able to agree on this O’healthcare. The GOP doesn’t even have to show up if there is concensus in the Dem party. Therefore even amongst the elite elected, there is suspicion and resistance.
@Cary:
That may very well be true, however, every major pollster has presented results which fly directly in the face of what you posted in number 45.
The opinion and concern of the American People is why they tried to cram this thing through before last years’ recess. They knew that the longer the fish laid on the dock the more it would stink. The American People aren’t going to stand for this foolishness. The Dims would be wise to back away, lick their wounds, and move along hoping in the process that November will be more forgiving than what it looks to be at this moment.
There are basic principles in America known as freedom and liberty. I have the freedom and liberty to not carry health insurance if that is what I wish to do. I also have the freedom and liberty to carry it if I choose. Those are my basic rights as an American.
The Dims want to deprive me of those rights.
Where in the US Constitution do you find the Enumerated Power which allows Congress to do what they are proposing? That’s right. It’s not there and these attempts by DC are a direct affront to the Constitution as a whole and the 10th Amendment in particular.
If individual states wish to establish their own programs for their citizens then let them do so as long as those plans are not in violation of their state constitutions.
Those states should keep in mind, however, as HI and MA have learned, state run plans look better on paper than they function in reality.