Political & Elections

longprime · longprime

Selling your bacon to overseas China company. 1. China love pork. 2. China probably, and already buy Smithfield's pork hocks, tails, ears, heads, and stomachs. USA is eating less sausage and cured meats. 3. Corn has hidden subsidies. Finally China has figured out that it is cheaper to buy the fin...

soccerguy315 · soccerguy315

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/playing-politics-with-tax-records/2013/05/10/e36d...

longprime · longprime

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1503475-sorry-college-grads-i-probably-wont-hire-you-unless-you-can-program.html

longprime · longprime

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/11/this-bill-wants-to-cut-ethanol-production-in-half.aspx-- Edited by longprime on Sunday 12th of May 2013 11:00:58 AM

longprime · longprime

CC: Did the 2008 financial crisis happen because of SEC micromangement? [q=soccerguy315: #44]; "just to be clear, my position is that the government supported changing policies and encouraged the private sector to make loans that they otherwise would not make b/c they couldn't lose. th...

conyat · conyat

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/everett-dutschke-makes-first-court-appearance-in-ricin-case.php?ref=fpblg

hope · hope

Too funny, people at CC are applauding the decision (non-Catholics who must of course weigh in!)) because he is focused on social justice. Obama has already co-opted himas a simpatico because he cares about the vulnerable. Seriously people, the Church is not a socialist organization. Specific...

longprime · longprime

http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2013/04_-_April/Texas_fertilizer_plant_owner_sued_after_deadly_explosion/

hope · hope

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/03/05/white-house-cancels-tours-due-to-sequester/ Glad he fit in his boys' golf week with Tiger and Reggie, though, and the girls got to Aspen before he decided to tighten the country's belt. -- Edited by hope on...

Intrepid1 · Intrepid1

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/obamacare-exemption-lawmakers-aides-90610.html?hp=l1_b3

longprime · longprime

Blood is thickeer than ideology.

longprime · longprime

Possible the suspect is cornored. Automatic weapons fire. 1630hrs PDT. Did we do a Rambo? What are the instructions to the law enforcers? Shoot to kill or Capture alive. Need questions to answers. -- Edited by longprime on Friday 19th of April 2013 04:55:32 PM

longprime · longprime

Honor Mother Earth, April 20, and everyday. We had some very nice days in April, here in the PNW. However, there are very few to none honey bees. Our fruit trees, hedges, and bushes should have been humming with wild bees but not a bee in sight. As a past commercial farmer-use pesticides conservatively...

hayden · hayden

I came back this morning to see how you all were doing. Obviously I'm happy because the people I voted for won. However, I know how it feels to be on the other side. I was devastated by the Kerry loss in 2004. I empathize with how some of you may be feeling right now, and all I wanted to say is that our country an...

cbreeze · cbreeze

WASHINGTON — Following President Obama’s lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins described the food served and said the president was not able to eat since his “taster” was not present. “University of Maine recipe for healthy lobster salad —...

catahoula · catahoula

Like the batman killer, another unbalanced young male, but what to do about it? With the hundreds of millions of guns in the US, keeping them out of the hands of the mentally ill (but not so much they can't pass) doesn't seem practical.

longprime · longprime

No a good night. MIL fell. Appears to have only bruised ribs and a shaken confidence. Made two trips home to assist wife. Back to Mom's and find that she is partially seated in the wheelchair with the instructions to stay in-bed. Then I seat her on the toilet and the instructions to stay there until I do p...

catahoula · catahoula

When it isn't Nixon that is, what with the "Drudge is a big ol' hating bully" whine. Sequester phobia has turned out to be a flop, the president both misses Pelosi being in charge and can't recall the mechanics of the weapons he'd like to outlaw for everyone other than his daughter's protect...

longprime · longprime

Attourney Charles Cooper defending CA gay marriage ban got reamed and creamed by the Justices. Nine men and women each took their turns and made Mr Cooper squirm and nearly collapse from the onslaught. Gingsburg, Kagan, and Soutermeier got laughs from their comments. The Onion's take: http://ww...

longprime · longprime

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1483545-lol-mom-real.htmlverylimited observation, there are plenty of accomplished young men and wome...

longprime · longprime

Cyprus Banking System is being hit. Low taxation, low regulation, low oversight in their banking system allowed the banks to become too big in relation to their economy And allowed relatively few entities to essentially control the banks. This concentration of debt and deposits allows a few debt...

romanigypsyeyes · romanigypsyeyes

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/justice/michigan-kilpatrick-verdict/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1A jury on Monday convicted former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of most of the federal charges against him -- including racketeering conspiracy, extortion and the filing of false tax r...

longprime · longprime

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/tomas-young-letter-i...

longprime · longprime

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Component...

longprime · longprime

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/senate-jpmorgan-ignored-risks-fought-000726094.html

longprime · longprime

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324096404578356740206766164.html

winchester · winchester

US colleges need affirmative action for conservative professors As a devout Democrat, I can't believe I'm saying this, but Bill O’Reilly is right. Universities should institute affirmative action for conservative professors, so all the professors aren't overwhelmingly libe...

Razorsharp · Razorsharp

Good riddance! The long cruel joke on Venezula is now over. I just hope another one does not start.

longprime · longprime

Jeesh, Feminism. She's a feature today on NPR, cover of TIME, featured on Vanity Fair. I'm all for Feminism but if the Woman's Lib Movement and Boomer Generation trying to raise their children gender neutral, didn't do it, Nothing will. Odds are you are not going to get a girl to use a wrench or a boy buy...

longprime · longprime

Good for 'bin' Paul. Takes after his Dad. Killing US Citizens on USA soil needs to be clarified. We can't have a rouge, CIA element, like in the Bourne story,

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Smithfield (Preview) Selling your bacon to overseas China company. 1. China love pork. 2. China probably, and already buy Smithfield's pork hocks, tails, ears, heads, and stomachs. USA is eating less sausage and cured meats. 3. Corn has hidden subsidies. Finally China has figured out that it is cheaper to buy the fin...	longprime	0	107	May 29, 2013 by longprime
	IRS targeted conservative groups during the election season (Preview) http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/playing-politics-with-tax-records/2013/05/10/e36d...	soccerguy315	22	416	May 29, 2013 by longprime
	Tech Jobs: CC-Sorry Grads, I Probably Won't Hire You (unless you can program) (Preview) http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1503475-sorry-college-grads-i-probably-wont-hire-you-unless-you-can-program.html	longprime	3	195	May 29, 2013 by longprime
	EToH Production (Preview) http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/11/this-bill-wants-to-cut-ethanol-production-in-half.aspx-- Edited by longprime on Sunday 12th of May 2013 11:00:58 AM	longprime	0	107	May 12, 2013 by longprime
	Government pushing Homeownership (Preview) CC: Did the 2008 financial crisis happen because of SEC micromangement? [q=soccerguy315: #44]; "just to be clear, my position is that the government supported changing policies and encouraged the private sector to make loans that they otherwise would not make b/c they couldn't lose. th...	longprime	5	153	May 3, 2013 by catahoula
	On top of everything else (Preview) http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/everett-dutschke-makes-first-court-appearance-in-ricin-case.php?ref=fpblg	conyat	2	142	Apr 30, 2013 by catahoula
	The new Pope ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Too funny, people at CC are applauding the decision (non-Catholics who must of course weigh in!)) because he is focused on social justice. Obama has already co-opted himas a simpatico because he cares about the vulnerable. Seriously people, the Church is not a socialist organization. Specific...	hope	172	2600	Apr 30, 2013 by catahoula
	Regulation_Texas Fertilizer Mixing, Distribution, & Storage Plant Explosion and Fire (Preview) http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2013/04_-_April/Texas_fertilizer_plant_owner_sued_after_deadly_explosion/	longprime	3	147	Apr 29, 2013 by conyat
	Presidential Temper Tantrum (Preview) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/03/05/white-house-cancels-tours-due-to-sequester/ Glad he fit in his boys' golf week with Tiger and Reggie, though, and the girls got to Aspen before he decided to tighten the country's belt. -- Edited by hope on...	hope	49	521	Apr 29, 2013 by conyat
	Congress Wants out of Obamacare (Preview) http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/obamacare-exemption-lawmakers-aides-90610.html?hp=l1_b3	Intrepid1	2	135	Apr 26, 2013 by conyat
	Sen Portman (Preview) Blood is thickeer than ideology.	longprime	20	367	Apr 24, 2013 by conyat
	Holed Up? (Preview) Possible the suspect is cornored. Automatic weapons fire. 1630hrs PDT. Did we do a Rambo? What are the instructions to the law enforcers? Shoot to kill or Capture alive. Need questions to answers. -- Edited by longprime on Friday 19th of April 2013 04:55:32 PM	longprime	2	119	Apr 20, 2013 by busdriver11
	EarthDay, April 20, Saturday (Preview) Honor Mother Earth, April 20, and everyday. We had some very nice days in April, here in the PNW. However, there are very few to none honey bees. Our fruit trees, hedges, and bushes should have been humming with wild bees but not a bee in sight. As a past commercial farmer-use pesticides conservatively...	longprime	1	96	Apr 19, 2013 by catahoula
	Election results ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I came back this morning to see how you all were doing. Obviously I'm happy because the people I voted for won. However, I know how it feels to be on the other side. I was devastated by the Kerry loss in 2004. I empathize with how some of you may be feeling right now, and all I wanted to say is that our country an...	hayden	69	1141	Apr 18, 2013 by SamuraiLandshark
	Obama couldn't eat at Hill meeting without a taste tester (Preview) WASHINGTON — Following President Obama’s lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins described the food served and said the president was not able to eat since his “taster” was not present. “University of Maine recipe for healthy lobster salad —...	cbreeze	12	338	Apr 15, 2013 by conyat
	The murders today. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Like the batman killer, another unbalanced young male, but what to do about it? With the hundreds of millions of guns in the US, keeping them out of the hands of the mentally ill (but not so much they can't pass) doesn't seem practical.	catahoula	99	1757	Apr 14, 2013 by hope
	Longterm care (Preview) No a good night. MIL fell. Appears to have only bruised ribs and a shaken confidence. Made two trips home to assist wife. Back to Mom's and find that she is partially seated in the wheelchair with the instructions to stay in-bed. Then I seat her on the toilet and the instructions to stay there until I do p...	longprime	1	101	Apr 12, 2013 by longprime
	And his name was Carter. (Preview) When it isn't Nixon that is, what with the "Drudge is a big ol' hating bully" whine. Sequester phobia has turned out to be a flop, the president both misses Pelosi being in charge and can't recall the mechanics of the weapons he'd like to outlaw for everyone other than his daughter's protect...	catahoula	14	215	Apr 9, 2013 by longprime
	SC & Gay Marriage (Preview) Attourney Charles Cooper defending CA gay marriage ban got reamed and creamed by the Justices. Nine men and women each took their turns and made Mr Cooper squirm and nearly collapse from the onslaught. Gingsburg, Kagan, and Soutermeier got laughs from their comments. The Onion's take: http://ww...	longprime	11	225	Apr 1, 2013 by longprime
	The Search (Preview) http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1483545-lol-mom-real.htmlverylimited observation, there are plenty of accomplished young men and wome...	longprime	0	92	Apr 1, 2013 by longprime
	Off Shoring MONEY (Preview) Cyprus Banking System is being hit. Low taxation, low regulation, low oversight in their banking system allowed the banks to become too big in relation to their economy And allowed relatively few entities to essentially control the banks. This concentration of debt and deposits allows a few debt...	longprime	12	218	Mar 26, 2013 by catahoula
	A little justice for Detroit (Preview) http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/justice/michigan-kilpatrick-verdict/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1A jury on Monday convicted former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of most of the federal charges against him -- including racketeering conspiracy, extortion and the filing of false tax r...	romanigypsyeyes	13	240	Mar 21, 2013 by Razorsharp
	Anniverseries (Preview) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/tomas-young-letter-i...	longprime	0	106	Mar 20, 2013 by longprime
	Palin, Bad Hair Day (Preview) http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Component...	longprime	3	135	Mar 18, 2013 by longprime
	Bank's Proprietary Trading-JPM derivative trading (Preview) http://finance.yahoo.com/news/senate-jpmorgan-ignored-risks-fought-000726094.html	longprime	0	128	Mar 15, 2013 by longprime
	Sugar (Preview) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324096404578356740206766164.html	longprime	17	193	Mar 15, 2013 by longprime
	Affirmative Action for Conservative Professors (Preview) US colleges need affirmative action for conservative professors As a devout Democrat, I can't believe I'm saying this, but Bill O’Reilly is right. Universities should institute affirmative action for conservative professors, so all the professors aren't overwhelmingly libe...	winchester	1	121	Mar 13, 2013 by soccerguy315
	Hugo Chavez is Dead (Preview) Good riddance! The long cruel joke on Venezula is now over. I just hope another one does not start.	Razorsharp	13	201	Mar 11, 2013 by longprime
	Sheryl Sandberg (Preview) Jeesh, Feminism. She's a feature today on NPR, cover of TIME, featured on Vanity Fair. I'm all for Feminism but if the Woman's Lib Movement and Boomer Generation trying to raise their children gender neutral, didn't do it, Nothing will. Odds are you are not going to get a girl to use a wrench or a boy buy...	longprime	2	102	Mar 11, 2013 by longprime
	Rand Paul-Patriot Act (Preview) Good for 'bin' Paul. Takes after his Dad. Killing US Citizens on USA soil needs to be clarified. We can't have a rouge, CIA element, like in the Bourne story,	longprime	4	144	Mar 10, 2013 by catahoula
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