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Wyden goes to war

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has vowed to prevent the Senate from extending any other expiring laws until it extends unemployment benefits and subsidized health insurance for laid off workers.

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) is single-handedly blocking Senate action needed to prevent an estimated 1.2 million American workers from prematurely losing their unemployment benefits next month. When, on the Senate floor, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) begged him to drop his objection Bunning replied: "Tough #&1109;hit."

The Senate adjourned on Friday without renewing the benefits. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people will stop receiving unemployment checks every week, starting Monday.

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Wyden is fighting back with the same much-maligned parliamentary tactic Bunning is using. "It's awful that you have to do this," he said. "I am the ringleader of the effort to blow the whistle on outdated secret procedures."

[Peikko 1,575]

not everyone deserves dignity.

Some people flat out act like ###### idiots in the real world.

I'm more for 'thinning the herd' at this point!

(sorry, it's a road rage thing... people need to learn to ###### drive)

Individuals may well act like idiots, whether that means they deserve to be 'culled' is another matter entirely. However, that doesn't really address the notion of slavery and what those who became slaves did to deserve that particular fate or indeed how anyone can postulate that slavery was for the most part a benevolant instutution with slaves having fantastic opportunities compared to non slaves from the same background and how slavery and child labour are better than nothing for those who are lucky enough to have these opportunities.

[Ali G. 37]

Sorry, what? When we have people that excuse slavery in this very thread, it beggers belief that the US treats everyone in society with the dignity that they deserve.

By the way BY, do us a favour and post tiny picturs, or tiny thumb nails at the very least, those huge ones ####### everything up.

Dignity they deserve? Respect is earned rather than a right. It will be a cold day in hell before I treat someone who insists on gaming the system with dignity. Just the other day there was an 11 year old rapped in the ghetto. Dignity..

How about wearing clothes your size that don't hang down to your knees first.. How about showing some respect to the community you live in and picking up some trash rather than destroying the area... How about spending $50 to renovate your home.. How about talking care of your government subsidized home.. How about obeying the law for a change.. How about actually studying at school.. How about starting from something, as every other immigrant with nothing does..

I might no agree with the libertarian view but I not going to sit here and pretend that those in the ghetto have been wronged for 40 years or that this is Sudan or the slums of India, where they have little chance to improve. As I said the other day, it says something than an Indian can work in a gas station in the ghetto yet folks a block down are just chilling..

Edited February 26, 2010 by Booyah

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Dignity they deserve? Respect is earned rather than a right. It will be a cold day in hell before I treat someone who insists on gaming the system with dignity. Just the other day there was an 11 year old rapped in the ghetto. Dignity..

How about wearing clothes your size that don't hang down to your knees first.. How about showing some respect to the community you live in and picking up some trash rather than destroying the area... How about spending $50 to renovate your home.. How about talking care of your government subsidies home..

I might no agree with the libertarian view but I not going to sit here and pretend that those in the ghetto have been wronged for 40 years or that this is Sudan or the slums of India, where they have little chance to improve. As I said the other day, it says something than an Indian can work in a gas station in the ghetto yet folks a block down are just chilling..

It is interesting how in the lower-income sections of the inner city, most of the stores are owned and operated by immigrants.

[Texanadian 10]

Re groceries.....Gene, did you miss the thread where people said that certain foods should be banned and that only healthy foods should be allowed to be sold? Punish the individual for the better of society. What if you're one of those people that can eat as much as they want and never gain weight? Then you lose on both counts. Nobody wants to shop at a grocery store that doesn't sell ice cream. Or italian bread. Or even pasta noodles for that matter.

The grocery thing segways into other markets. Cigarette companies are supposed to be fazing out the use of "light" and "ultra light" labels in the next year or so. So they've switched to using colours to differentiate their types. Now the government is clamping down on that too. Well how the heck are you supposed to pick your preferred brand? Then they won't allow them to be seen by the public in stores. It will be behind the counter like prescription drugs. All in the name of "saving the children."......Libertarians think that it should be the parent's job to decide if and/or when a child can smoke. What's wrong with that? But instead they have to ruin it for the rest of us.

Child labour laws/sweatshops. Hey, I'll admit it. The situation flat out sucks. But what is the alternative? Would you rather that they simply starve?

As far as cities go, I think it has more to do with geographical climate than it does how much the public pays to make it nice. Vancouver has both mountains and waterfront. Dallas and Houston don't. Sydney is on the ocean. Don't know much about Melbourne. Why does everything have to be funded by taxpayers? What's wrong with privately payed for/donated parks, museums, forests, nature sanctuaries, hiking trails, murals, etc etc.......

[Peikko 1,575]

What are you going on about? I was addressing a certain mentality that is all to frequent and you talk about street bums as if that's relevant?

[Ali G. 37]

It is interesting how in the lower-income sections of the inner city, most of the stores are owned and operated by immigrants.

You're telling me. I only noticed that the other week when I had to stop in such an area, as I forgot to fill up gas.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

The grocery thing segways into other markets.

And that, in turn, segues into a conversation about segways.

You're telling me. I only noticed that the other week when I had to stop in such an area, as I forgot to fill up gas.

A family friend owns 2 liquor stores in the hood. He's always suggesting I partner up with him, make some real money. I'm tempted until I remember the big difference between my life and his. I've never been shot at work. He has. Twice. Lie down with dogs and you get fleas.

[Ali G. 37]

Why does everything have to be funded by taxpayers? What's wrong with privately payed for/donated parks, museums, forests, nature sanctuaries, hiking trails, murals, etc etc.......

Because that is not in the scope of the private sector nor is it in their interest. Hence, why we have a government. There is a place for government and there is a place for the private sector. When it comes to our country and community, the private sector should have no say period. They should just bid on any projects we request.

I've seen areas of Dallas and Houston and was amazed at the sheer cookie-cutter streets in the newer areas. Street after street lined with the exact same homes; quite freaky actually. Obviously such construction methods are nice and cheap for the company to build but will look like ####### in 10 to 20 years time. Whereas, various state and local planning codes prevent this from happening in Victoria, AUS, where a neighborhood must have a unique livable factor.

Edited February 26, 2010 by Booyah

[Texanadian 10]

Same question as COBRA....Should FEMA trailer deadlines be extended for Katrina victims?

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Because that is not in the scope of the private sector nor is it in their interest. Hence, why we have a government.

In America, small-government clowns have been brainwashed to believe the only reason we have a government is so ACORN employees don't have to pay their mortgage.

[Texanadian 10]

I can't speak for Dallas. But Houston has no zoning bylaws. It's come up for vote a few times over the years. But people like it the way it is. Lots of variety that way for sure.

To a large extent, Houston grows outwards at an ever expanding rate. It's not contained by mountains to the north and ocean to the left like Vancouver is. Can't forget that the border is south of Vancouver not that far too. The lack of hills here makes it that much easier to expand outward. So houses tend to be cheaper than comparable sized cities like Chicago or Los Angeles.

As far as housing looking the same. It's more region oriented than neighbourhood oriented. Although I can't say as I like that people are buying up old homes in cozy old subdivisions, leveling them, and putting up fourplexes that take up the entire lot.

Because that is not in the scope of the private sector nor is it in their interest. Hence, why we have a government. There is a place for government and there is a place for the private sector. When it comes to our country and community, the private sector should have no say period. They should just bid on any projects we request.

I've seen areas of Dallas and Houston and was amazed at the sheer cookie-cutter streets in the newer areas. Street after street lined with the exact same homes; quite freaky actually. Obviously such construction methods are nice and cheap for the company to build but will look like ####### in 10 to 20 years time. Whereas, various state and local planning codes prevent this from happening in Victoria, AUS, where a neighborhood must have a unique livable factor.

I'm sure if you look hard enough, you can find generic homes anywhere. Even Victoria. Builders who do it for a living tend to repeat the same thing over and over compared to the person building their own home.

Edited February 26, 2010 by Texanadian

[Ali G. 37]

In America, small-government clowns have been brainwashed to believe the only reason we have a government is so ACORN employees don't have to pay their mortgage.

That's never going to change either because the second problem is that people have been indoctrinated to believe that the US is the center of the world, hence why bother looking or even caring about who does what, let alone better. On top of that, if Rush says smaller government is better, then surely it is better. Then you have the Constitution being used as some sort of holy grail that must never be altered. You'd think those who wrote it must have been 100 Einsteins into one. As such, it must never be questioned, amended or modernized.

When you sit there and attempt to illustrate that 25 workers in 300 counties cities is actually more government than 1,500 employees, I am ignored. Only to have these same folks turn around and shout how inefficient the government is. It's like, did I not just illustrate why it's inefficient, furthermore, how ridiculous it is for each city and county to duplicate the same jobs; which could be handled more efficiently and cheaply on a state level.

Edited February 26, 2010 by Booyah

[scandal 951]

I've never been shot at work.

I guess you don't work in a post office. Or a Colorado high school. Or a DC/Northern Virginia gas station circa 2002.

Come to think of it, there are really are way too many Americans walking around with loaded weapons who's sanity is just this side of 'going postal', aren't there?

[Ali G. 37]

I can't speak for Dallas. But Houston has no zoning bylaws. It's come up for vote a few times over the years. But people like it the way it is. Lots of variety that way for sure.

To a large extent, Houston grows outwards at an ever expanding rate. It's not contained by mountains to the north and ocean to the left like Vancouver is. Can't forget that the border is south of Vancouver not that far too. The lack of hills here makes it that much easier to expand outward. So houses tend to be cheaper than comparable sized cities like Chicago or Los Angeles.

As far as housing looking the same. It's more region oriented than neighbourhood oriented. Although I can't say as I like that people are buying up old homes in cozy old subdivisions, leveling them, and putting up fourplexes that take up the entire lot.

I'm sure if you look hard enough, you can find generic homes anywhere. Even Victoria. Builders who do it for a living tend to repeat the same thing over and over compared to the person building their own home.

Dallas – Fort Worth Metro area is 1,407 sq mi

Melbourne metro area is 3,400 sq mi

Next closet city to Melbourne is 9.5 hours drive away.

Australian cities are living proof of what you get when you let your government regulate and consider investments that are best for the state / city. Furthermore, what you get when the planning process considers the long-term impact to the community. Companies are not permitted to build and run. Then when you throw in a healthy dose of huge investments into the city by my fellow conservatives there, what do you end up with is the third most livable city in the world.

Edit: It's also why so many from abroad move there daily. How many professional foreigners (ex Mexico) move to Dallas or Houston?

Edited February 26, 2010 by Booyah