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The government shut down is causing safety inspections to be omitted.
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they would have to pay to process in hazardous waste disposal sites. On top of that, brazen criminals are breaking federal laws by tearing off the tags from their mattresses. Oh, the humanity... think of the children |
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My dad was complaining about telemarketers calling his new home phone number.
"No problem," says I, "give me a second and I'll put the new number on the Do Not Call list." Er... nevermind. Quote:
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But the "Do Not Call" Registry is one of the most successful laws ever passed. Our dinner-times are so much more peaceful now. |
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If I could afford it, the entire thing (except the seat cushion) would have a Tri-Helical Plasteel 1000 Molecular Bonded Shell plating similar to that of the original K.I.T.T., and it would transform into an exo-skeleton much like the Robotech bikes:
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It's their last hope - a new drug trial, when standard drugs have failed. So Harry Reid was asked this VERY question about it by CNN's reporter. Here's what the bastard had to say: Read this through and you'll understand EXACTLY why I hate the idea of the Feds running our health care, etc. Because so many are like this Democratic leader: From CNN and Canada Free Press: http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/58331 Quote:
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I agree that Reid "lost it" in this exchange, and it will be quoted again and again by the GOP.
But..., and there is a always a "but" with these kinds of "gotcha" scenes. Just as the Reid lost this bout, the GOP face is losing in the long run because that "just one child" was already waiting there in line all along ... well before the GOP forced this shut down. The GOP knew - or should have known - that NIH research would be affected, and children would be dying because of their rigidity that caused the shut down. It makes for juicy TV for both sides, but "just one child" is being overwhelmed in public opinion by what caused it: Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind.: Quote:
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No one would have predicted that the NIH would have been shut down, AND that the Senate would not approve (or possibly even vote on), a resolution from the House, to keep it working.
Marlin Stutzman sounds like he's been asleep for the last 5 days or so. Another shut down victim: Mt. Vernon museum - yes, George Washington's Home. The feds don't own it, so they couldn't shut it down - but they do own the land that the Mr. Vernon parking lot uses. So they erected their Barrycades. The museum is still open, but you can't park your car as is normal. It's all about making us uncomfortable. We the People don't own the parking lot - the gov't owns the parking lot, and they'll decide we We the People, can use it. |
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First, the position of the Senate was well-known before even the first vote by the GOP demanding de-funding Obamacare. Next, NIH did not shut down... they continued all patient support, and interrupted only their non-essential management activities. Further, the "just one child" is faux drama by the GOP. NIH does not take on patient treatment for the sake of the person who is suffering. Each individual is enrolled in NIH research only if they meet the given research criteria. In fact, the person may be given "non-therapeutic treatment" as part of, for example, a classic double-blind control study. I agreed with you that the "gotcha" question sent Reid off in a tizzy, but to suggest the GOP didn't know what they were doing or could not foresee the ramifications is not tenable. Bit then, if you want to argue the GOP does not know what it is doing,... it says a something about (your opinion of) the GOP. |
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This is the Google News on "Republicans" today (10/4/13), yet the GOP says they are winning.
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Yeah, but that's just the liberal main stream media Obama owns.
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Somehow, that makes him a good guy?? No! That just makes him a predetermined SonOfABitch. Quote:
Somehow, due to the media coverage, the registration is now going forward. Problem solved. No thanks to Reid or the Democrats. Quote:
The point was, EVEN IF the patient met the study criteria, NO ONE was being admitted to them, because they "couldn't be registered", for it. You can't fail to see the hand of the gov't bureaucrat in this. Quote:
But we can be sure that Obama will do everything he can to make us as uncomfortable as possible, during the shutdown. Then he will continue to make us paupers, at his leisure. I can hardly wait. To be fair, Obama wasn't the first President to use this strategy. I'm hearing that Nixon came up with it, but never used it. I don't remember Ford using it during his shut down, but Ford was a nice guy. Same with Carter. Inept President, but undoubtedly one of the most civil Presidents we've ever had, despite some very trying times. (bad economy and hostages in Iran) Clinton used it during the shutdown quarrel with Gingrich, closing the Washington Monument, I remember. He didn't close the open air memorials, I don't believe. Hard to remember it all. Mainstream Republicans are VERY uncomfortable with the shutdown. This may be a harbinger of the future of politics. If the Democrats elect socialists, the conservatives will simply shut down the gov't, in order to be represented in a liberal government that, like Reid and Pelosi, want their way or the highway, for everybody else. How can you negotiate something - anything - with a Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi. They're absolutists, and will make it clear even before any "negotiations", that they won't negotiate. Isn't that EXACTLY what Harry Reid did here? He finally got called into the White House to negotiate, but he wouldn't do it. OK, you SonsOfBitches, enjoy your shut down. Last edited by Adak; 10-05-2013 at 07:10 AM. |
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Why is the government shutdown happening in the first place ... Is it because the GOP is fighting in every way it can to kill Obamacare ? I think the answer for most people is a simple, Yes. If the so, how do you balance your "just one child" against the GOP goal of killing a program of health care benefits for several millions. Among those millions, would there be "just one child" to die for lack of medical care ? I think the answer for most people is a simple, Yes. It's the difference between the GOP's concern over $, and the Democrat's concern for the people's welfare, by advancing government programs to do the most good possible for those that need it most. When it comes down to it, naming-calling and "gotcha moments" are, indeed, faux drama. |
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