OK. so education doesn't count and

• McCain finished 894 out 899 at the Naval Academy. - Facts are Facts
  • some famous unschool or little schooled... - play fair
    • exception proves the rule - twaddle
    • great post!! - nm
      • Better post below. "Economics not strong suit." (JM) - I'D be stupid to buy what you're selling. n
  • Smarts - sm
    • Yeah, just look at Bush and all he's done..... - nm
      • At least we haven't been attacked - sm
        • How can a party brainwash - the brainless? nm
          • I don't know - why don't you tell me??? - sm
        • cant prove a negative - twaddle
          • So now you are dragging E.T. into this? - sm
  • nothing to do with incompetent however, - sm
    • The fact is he finished 894 out of 899. - Facts are Facts
      • oh, i thought it was only 3 planes... - sm
        • OK. so education doesn't count and - he only lost 3 planes. Got it. szq
          • At least he was brave enough to serve his country.. - sm
            • The military is not the only way - to serve the country. szq
          • Life experience can count as much or more. - glad you finally get it :)
            • Life experience tells me 90% over 8 years = - 4 more years. Common sense. Yes? szq
              • W gave dumb a bad rep. 80% want change. - We'll try smart this time. No brainer. nm

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It never counts when they do it.

And the Conservative hypocrisy of the day:

They themselves posted this about Liberals: *If they dont' say it here, under a pseudonym, they say it THERE and then gather like little old ladies to chew the fat.*

Just take a look at the posts Nan... or should I say Brunson.. has posted over there today at the top of the board.

to protect them against advances of sexual predators.  It's all how you twist the words.  Remember, too much twisting and you cut off the blood supply and wither away.  watch out mcc.

I  have heard so much about our education system and I'm sure some of it is true.  However, I would like to relay a recent experience I had......

Living in a small community that is loaded with history, I and a couple of other "older" ladies hosted the local 4th and 5th grades on a field trip regarding the history of a couple of landmarks.......anyone interested can visit my website http://www.ozarkmountainmemories.com and read about them. 

I was to do the historical presentation on the Cane Hill College Building.  My good friend was to do the presentation on the Old Mill.  Before I knew that there were 212 students plus teachers and parents, I opened my big mouth and said I would make cookies and Kool-Aid for the kid's field trip.  I ended up having a lot of help there!!!

Both my friend and I were very apprehensive about this field trip.  Well, I want to tell you that those were the best behaved kids I have seen in a long time.  This field trip was to prepare them to write an essay for the Arkansas Historical Society.  They were attentive and, asked very pertinent and intelligent questions.

One of the teachers called me yesterday and said that she was going to bring me some of the essays the kids had written.  She read one to me and it started out with "You may think the Cane Hill College is just a 2-story brick building...." and the student proceeded to write what  I would consider a very excellent essay.  I will post some of these on my website when I have them in hand.

I might also say that there were a good many parents present for the field trip.  I came away from that field trip with a whole different perspective on the local school, which is reputed to be one of the worst school districts in the state with the highest teen pregnancy rate.  I think if these 4th and 5th graders continue through high school with teachers such as I met and parents who are involved in their education, each and every one of them will be just A-okay.

In a story that appeared in the Times on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Ayers told a reporter while promoting his memoir "Fugitive Days": "I don't regret setting bombs...I feel we didn't do enough."

I lived in River Oaks, (yes, it's possible), then west Houston for many years before moving to Sugar Land.  Married to HPD, so I do have a concern about Sharpstown.  He won't let his mother go there for Catholic Charities shopping, and quit working in that area long before we met. 

I, too, remember when Sharpstown was "the place to move."  A Radiologist friend of mine had a condo there and it went down the tubes literally overnight.  It's a shame that it happened over there. 

If you feel safe over there, God bless ya.  If you didn't, I imagine you'd move. 

But anyone stupid enough to think that someone in a little, bitty town can't get their head blown off by a nutjob is truly in need of an eye exam or something.

I feel safe in Sugar Land, but we have crime here, too.  But there are enough sharpshooters on our extremely quiet subdivision to really help matters.  Another plus is the master-planned community thing, which hopefully is catching on.  But people rob houses, drive drunk, and all that stuff even in River Oaks.

I love living here, and was so proud of our city when Katrina & Rita hit.  Greta certainly fell in love with our city, too while reporting from here.  While crime is everywhere, Houston has always been a very friendly, welcoming city.

An excellent post, I think you have set an example for your McCain supporters  here.  You can be sure that I will be right there with you holding Obama's (and the Congress's) feet to the fire

I'm going to back on out of here too.  I think we all have our work cut out for us holding the politician's ....all of them....feet to the fire and there is nothing to be gained by keephing hashing over the old stuff.  I think everyone "gets" it.

1. Behaving as if he had a mandate from day 1.

2. Iraq, Iraq, Iraq and Iraq (this includes everything from the phony  buildup to the quicksand of today).

3. Leaving Afghanistan to go to Iraq.

4. Tax cuts for the billionaires.

5. Restoring integrity to the WH??? Libby, Rove, Cunningham, Goss, DeLay, Cheney, Wilkes, Allen, Watergate redux (we are not only replaying Viet Nam, we are replaying freaking Watergate).

6. Staffing his cabinet with old fogies from his Dad and even Ford's time who see the world quite differently from what it has become in reality.  

7. Gross incompetence in domestic and foreign affairs.

8. Making the United States a laughingstock.

9. Turning us into a third world country with outsourcing, offshoring, hiring illegal immigrants, importing much more than we are exporting, the glorification of cheap Chinese stuff at Wal-Mart and on and on....

10. Medicare fiasco.

11. Education fiasco.

12. The reuniting of church and state.

13. Job losses.

14. Healthcare fiasco.

 

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Obama, Huckabee on top in Iowa poll

Email|Link|Comments (0) By Scott Helman, Political Reporter December 2, 07 11:47 AM

There are polls, and then there are polls. Here's one that matters.

A new Des Moines Register survey of likely Democratic caucus-goers gives Barack Obama a narrow edge over rival Hillary Clinton, with John Edwards holding steady just below them. Obama is at 28 percent, compared with Clinton at 25 percent and Edwards at 23 percent. Obama's lead over Clinton is within the margin of error.

On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee, who has skyrocketed in recent Iowa polls, has overtaken Mitt Romney and now leads 29 percent to 24 percent. Rudy Giuliani is in third at 13 percent. Both parties' races in Iowa, which holds caucuses in a month, remain fluid, the poll suggests. And in Iowa time, a month is an eternity. Still, both current front-runners can find good omens in the results.

Obama leads Clinton among women 31 percent to 26 percent, the Register reports, a stark change from October, when 34 percent of women caucus-goers said they would vote for Clinton, and 21 percent preferred Obama. Women account for about 60 percent of likely caucus-goers, the poll indicates.

Huckabee leads Romney, 38 to 22 percent, among those who call themselves born-again Christians, who make up half of likely caucus-goers. Romney drew more support than Huckabee from that group in October.

...until they're hatched.

The timing of this whole Israeli mess is very interesting.  Don't count out martial law just yet, in case there's a "terror attack" on the USA or some other scheme going on in Washington. 

1.  Really poor choice of Republican presidential candidate (republican lite).

2.  George Soros's backing.

3.  Mainstream media gave him a complete pass as far as any close scrutiny.  Still are, although the honeymoon may be ending.

4.  He's gonna fill my gas tank and pay my mortgage.

5.  Political correctness.

6.  The teleprompter.

7.  Etc.

"I spent 19 years in the military."

It's not until someone thanked her for her service and asked what branch she was in that we found out that she was in a military FAMILY.  Was that a lie?  OF COURSE NOT AND DON'T ANYONE DARE SAY SHE LIED.

Another poster (maybe the same as the above) really displayed the extent of her intelligence when she responded to a poster by referring to their "vaucity." When asked what that meant, she responded by saying look it up.  When a poster responded that she tried BUT IT ISN'T IN THE DICTIONARY, she replied that it's a "combination of 2 words" that can be found on blogs all over the net.  (When asked WHICH 2 words, she couldn/didn't respond.)

Turns out, it was a typo and was supposed to read "vacuity."  The irony was that she was trying to tell the original poster that they were stupid, but who REALLY looked stupid during all this????  Can she say it's a typo?  NO.  And as far as a "blog" term that doesn't exist, SHE DID NOT LIE, SO DON'T CALL HER A LIAR.

Best part is if a little HONESTY could be employed by these people, there wouldn't be an argument.  It's absolutely honorable to be a member of a military family, and they, too make sacrifices and should be thanked for that.  But it is NOT the same as saying "I spent 19 years in the military."  I know people who actually DID spend 20 years in the military and retired at a very young age. Still, it is very honorable to be a member of a military family.  At least in my eyes it is.  Guess it wasn't in hers or she would have been honest about her role.

Also, instead of saying "I made a typo, and I meant to write vaucity," again, the invention of "facts" about a combination of two nonexitent words.

Another member of their gang... well, just go visit the Conservative board for yourself and read the entire thread about the activist judges/groups who are responsible for not letting the poster place a nativity scene in her own yard.  She was questioned by someone, and it's not until the fourth post that she begins by saying, "I'll be up front with you."  HOW NICE.  It's quite comical.  If you haven't read it, you should.  Turns out it had nothing to do with "activist judges/groups" at all.  BUT SHE DID NOT LIE!!!!!

When I come to these boards, I start out with the belief that everyone has credibility.  It's only after they prove to me THEMSELVES that they don't, by their very OWN ACTIONS AND WORDS that they can't be believed, that I begin to form negative opinions.

What you wrote is a perfect example of someone whose credibility is definitely ... uh.... challenged. (trying to be kind)

And yes, LOL, I'd bet a psychiatrist could make a mint from some of these people.

And riled?  Yeah, used to a little bit, but now I just find them more comical than anything.  But I'll grow out of it like I did with the OTHER Curly, Larry and Moe.