You are SO WRONG about Cyndiee

• Posible new "boon" to the economy? Higher minimum wages??.....PSM - Cyndiee
  • You are forgetting...........sm - m
    • How about this...(sm) - Just the big bad
      • EXACTLY!! - Marmann
        • That's why... - mythbuster
          • If the profit factor (insurance companies)... - Marmann
    • So we offer substandard wages and attract more people to welfare???...sm - Cyndiee
      • Like I said..........sm - m
      • They want it both ways, Cyndiee. - Shirley U. Jest
        • Can't have your cake and eat it too, don't you want your husband, son, daughter...sm - Cyndiee
          • I just cannot grasp the fact that you can't buy shampoo - sm
            • I buy the cheapest stuff on the shelf.... - sm
              • And that is one of my biggest problems, unfortunately....sm - Cyndiee
                • To Cyndiee: - Marmann
                  • Thank you so much for your care! And I will be praying for you....sm - Cyndiee
            • Let me guess...(sm) - Just the big bad
              • wow, nasty this morning,,, - sm
                • It's glaringly obvious who has the attitude here...(sm) - Just the big bad
                  • thanks sweetie, i appreciate that! - nm
            • What a snooty post, no,we have PAID OFF all debt, own our home,,,,sm - Cyndiee
              • What does living in the northeast have to do with anything... - huh
                • No, do your research. In the Northeast we have some of the....sm - Cyndiee
                  • HELLO, yes, I do... - huh
                    • I would never earn a martyr badge, and again, I am not complaining...sm - Cyndiee
              • You have such a better-than-you attitude, I can't stand to read your posts anymore. - hypocritical
                • You are SO WRONG about Cyndiee - MTPockets
                  • Applauding! Great post. (nm) - Marmann
                • Did you even read the thread at all? No preaching, no judging, ....sm - Cyndiee
              • Nothing snooty my dear... - sm
                • GOT TO earn $70K?????? - judytee
                • How nice for you, but how does this apply to the political topic.....sm - Cyndiee
                • You are right...it was beyond snooty! - Shirley U. Jest
                  • Oh please, it's the truth.... - sm
                    • Not snooty..just ignorant - MTPockets
                    • You have nicely defined snooty for everyone,thanks......nm - Cyndiee
                      • Cyndiee, you hang in there girl, I am - MTfromLA
                        • Ditto! I enjoy her posts, as well. (nm) - Marmann
                        • I'm with ya, friend, thanks for posting, actually, ....sm - Cyndiee
              • Also, because we are white middle class and have a house, we are putting kids through college, ever - Cyndiee
  • It doesn't seem that you have thought - No, no, no.
    • Number one, less peole SHOULD eat at McDonalds, some of the most unhealthy eating habits...sm - Cyndiee
    • You are absolutely right! - Shirley U. Jest
      • The point was.......... sm - m
        • Can anyone say "spend your $$$ wisely?" Do you realize their profit margins over the years?.. - Cyndiee
          • Cyndiee, why can't you just say - No, no, no.
            • The price of shampoo or McDonalds WAS NOT my original post at all.....sm - Cyndiee
              • Big Macs and shampoo......sm - m
                • You know, I had forgotten about the old - MTfromLA
                • Like the commodities idea...thanks for your post!...nm - Cyndiee
              • I think you have me confused - no, no, no
                • Not THE solution, but perhaps one of many? sorry I put an idea out there for discussion, didn't - Cyndiee
    • And think of the small business owner...sm - Confetti
      • With the stimulus package there are built in tax credits for small businesses and SBA...sm - Cyndiee
        • minmum wage - sasha
          • Agree a lot; but can we consider that the President only in for a month??.....sm - Cyndiee

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Oh, now I see.  I never thought of it that way.  What difference does it make about whether or not people should be eating at McDonald's??!.  Let's stay on point.

For another example, if you raise the minimum wage, that shampoo that you have to put off buying (and I applaud your use of a budget - more people need to practice self-restraint) will now go up in price because the people who stock the shelves where you buy that shampoo have now had a raise and that money has to come from somewhere.  The increased payroll cost will drive up prices everywhere. 

I think your earlier point about cracking down on welfare fraud is a great idea and I have been saying that myself for a number of years.

Wow!  I can surely relate to you!  I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis three years ago and was hospitalized nine times for pancreatitis (caused by CF) since then.  I was just discharged from my TENTH hospitalization after having a very mild stroke last week.

I am prescribed a Duragesic patch (which costs almost $700 a month), other painkillers, and an array of other medications to treat associated problems with CF.  I obviously can't afford my medication.  (Unlike you, though, I did apply for SSDI when I realized that I just can't produce as I used to be able to do.  This is after working 40 consecutive years and paying into the system.  Like most applicants, I was denied and am awaiting a hearing which probably won't happen for another year or so.)  I can certainly relate to the difficulty in paying for medications, and I'm writing this post to you to inquire if you ever looked into the patient assistance programs offered by the manufacturer of the drug.

Right now, I am receiving my Duragesic and Lopid for free from the manufacturer.  After my most recent hospitalization, I've also been prescribed Plavix ($160 at Walmart) and Lipitor ($130 at Walmart).

Since I've already been approved by Pfizer (their "Connection to Care" program) for the Lopid, I am also automatically eligible to receive other products they manufacture (such as Xanax and the Lipitor) for free, as well.

It is very easy to apply, and it is based upon your income.  The income guidelines are very liberal, and if you don't qualify for free medication, you may very well qualify for the medication at a very reduced cost.

I found all of this on the internet by simply Googling to find the manufacturer of the drug and then seeing if they have a patient assistance program.

If it wasn't for these programs, I don't know how I would deal with my medical problems.  I have lived a pretty healthy life, so I can't complain even a little at being diagnosed with this horrible disease, especially when I consider how many babies and small children struggle with CF.

As far as the stroke, I THINK I'm supposed to have a CT scan next Wednesday (the 11th), and I have an appointment with my doc on the 18th of March.  (I just discovered the note about the CT scan and don't recall them talking to me about it before I was discharged, plus I had a CT scan when in the hospital, so I'm just not sure; I guess I'll have to call.  Guess my brain just isn't working -- not really anything new.  LOL)

Anyway, if you're having difficulty paying for your meds and don't have prescription drug insurance, PLEASE look into this option.  I can't begin to express how thankful I am that they exist and that they make applying so easy.

My best wishes to you!! 

Maybe you should just take a break instead.  I left for about a month, and now that I'm back, I have a little different perspective and don't get as involved as I used to.

I have enjoyed reading your posts because you DO try to be polite and find a middle ground where people can hopefully agree and discuss, instead of bash and condemn. 

Unfortunately, this board may represent a microcosm of the entire country, where people are fed up and angry and maybe a little frightened of what their futures may hold.  If we met each other on the street, we'd probably be friendly; however, the internet offers an aspect of anonymity (sp?), maybe what we see are just raw, unadulterated feelings of anger -- normal feelings, but directed at the wrong people -- people who are basically just like them.

I hope you decide to return to the board, and I hope people on this board could show a little more tolerance when dealing with the people to whom they respond, because we all ARE PEOPLE, with human feelings.

I think there are some intelligent people on this board -- both Republican and Democratic -- and who knows?  Maybe a little intelligent conversation could help to solve some of the terrible problems we face or at least let us know most of us are in the same boat, regardless of our political leanings.

Maybe you just need a break.  I hope so, and I hope to be reading your posts again soon.  Take care. 

Maybe you should just take a break instead.  I left for about a month, and now that I'm back, I have a little different perspective and don't get as involved as I used to.

I have enjoyed reading your posts because you DO try to be polite and find a middle ground where people can hopefully agree and discuss, instead of bash and condemn. 

Unfortunately, this board may represent a microcosm of the entire country, where people are fed up and angry and maybe a little frightened of what their futures may hold.  If we met each other on the street, we'd probably be friendly; however, the internet offers an aspect of anonymity (sp?), maybe what we see are just raw, unadulterated feelings of anger -- normal feelings, but directed at the wrong people -- people who are basically just like them.

I hope you decide to return to the board, and I hope people on this board could show a little more tolerance when dealing with the people to whom they respond, because we all ARE PEOPLE, with human feelings.

I think there are some intelligent people on this board -- both Republican and Democratic -- and who knows?  Maybe a little intelligent conversation could help to solve some of the terrible problems we face or at least let us know most of us are in the same boat, regardless of our political leanings.  Bashing each other on a personal level, however, will never lead to anything that's good.

Maybe you just need a break.  I hope so, and I hope to be reading your posts again soon.  Take care. 

Not with the priests who do the molesting.

Not with the Senator who absolves the priests of blame and instead blames the Liberals.

No.  Instead something is definitely wrong with ME for my outrage that a Republican Senator can make such an outlandish, IRRESPONSIBLE statement, instead of trying to SAVE these children and condemning what the priests are doing.  Unfortunately, this is typical of the Republican party these days.  Typical of the "We are perfect and make no mistakes" mentality that's prevalent in this country.  They couldn't be honest if their lives depended on it.

Not everyone is a liar.  Only the ones who have done it on this board before and don't deserve to be trusted or believed again.

It's quite simple. If you want to be believed, stop lying.

What posts are you talking about?  Either I wasn't here then or you're wrong.  I've read through most of the posts but don't remember seeing that.  Prove it.

I corrected myself.  I admitted to my mistakes.  I always admit to my mistakes, and believe me, I make a lot of them.  I'm even harsher on me than the neocons are.

If the neocons could just admit to theirs, the dialogue might be more productive.

We both could be wrong.  I find debating what if's a waste of time. 

The simple answer to any what if question is:

If you're right then I'm wrong.  However, I find dealing in knowns a better way to logistically deal with any scenario.  You can what if yourself all day long and never get anywhere.

Despite the UN ruling that Israel completed its withdrawal from southern Lebanon (UN, June 18, 2000), Hizballah and the Lebanese government insist that Israel still holds Lebanese territory in eastern Mount Dov, a 100-square-mile, largely uninhabited patch called Shebaa Farms. This claim provides Hizballah with a pretext to continue its activities against Israel. Thus, after kidnapping three Israeli soldiers in that area, it announced that they were captured on Lebanese soil.  Israel, which has built a series of observation posts on strategic hilltops in the area, maintains that the land was captured from Syria; nevertheless, the Syrians have supported Hizballah's claim. According to the Washington Post, the controversy benefits each of the Arab parties. For Syria, it means Hizballah can still be used to keep the Israelis off balance; for Lebanon, it provides a way to apply pressure over issues, like the return of Lebanese prisoners still held in Israeli jails. For Hezbollah, it is a reason to keep its militia armed and active, providing a ready new goal for a resistance movement that otherwise had nothing left to resist. In January 2005, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning violence along the Israel-Lebanon border and reasserted that the Lebanese claim to the Shebaa farms area is not compatible with Security Council resolutions.

I never said this person was sent to SHUT DOWN down the board, as I was accused of saying by the rude, rabid person you're defending.

I said this person was sent to crash the board (as in INVADE the board, as in someone who would CRASH A PARTY). 

Yes, I made the mistake of posting on the other board twice before I read further and realized the nature of these boards.  I haven't repeated that mistake since.

I suppose I can expect 3,869 more posts from you to make us even for my two posts.

After reading some posts by you on your board (such as Prophecy certainly is being fulfilled.  So much of the world has turned their back on Israel.), I can totally understand your blind, unquestioning loyalty to Israel.  You obviously believe the end times are near, and if you don't support Israel, you won't get to spend eternity with people like Ann Coulter.  People like you scare me because I believe you will do anything it takes to self-fulfill that prophecy.  That is yet another reason why religion and politics don't mix; I can't help but wonder if God told Bush to bring the end times about, which he seems to be intent on doing with his bomb first, ask questions later tactics.  After all, God told Bush to go to war with Iraq, and Bush obeyed that order.

Clinton was impeached on two counts, grand jury perjury and obstruction of justice, with the votes split along party lines. The Senate Republicans, however, were unable to gather enough support to achieve the two-thirds majority required for his conviction. On Feb. 12, 1999, the Senate acquitted President Clinton on both counts. The perjury charge failed by a vote of 55–45, with 10 Republicans voting against impeachment along with all 45 Democrats. The obstruction of justice vote was 50–50, with 5 Republicans breaking ranks to vote against impeachment. 

So....even though he was not convicted and not told to step down from office....he was still impeached.  Only one president has been impeached and told to step down and that was President Andrew Johnson...I do believe.  President Nixon chose to resign rather than be impeached.

It is not that the Soup Nazi didn't have any soup, it is just that he was free to deny soup to anyone he felt was not deserving of it.  The same goes for us.  We are not obligated to respond to your demands for documentation if we feel you are not deserving of it.  Therefore, no soup for you!