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QUOTE: “Dodge has great engineering, great ideas, great features & looks. BUT, the quality just isn’t there like in Ford.”

While the Fords (F250/350’s diesel)are certainly good work trucks, I’m surprised no one has mentioned Dodge Ram’s with the Cummins. I have a Ram 3500 Dually with the Cummins and used to be a huge GM fan. The Dodge kicks as$. The truck has 138K miles (2005) and I’ve only done oil changes and front u-joints. The engine is amazing - would pull down a house! The only dually I’ve ever owned that will leave a skid of 4 tires from a stand still. Unbelievable power and torque. It tips the scales at over 7100 lbs, can tow 23,000 lbs, and gets 22 mpg. Oh, and its a quad cab.

The Ram 2500 with the Cummins is awesome too. A 2005-2008 would be in your price range, and would go 300K miles easy!

Good luck!

This was something that was presented to me earlier today after hearing about it for the past few days:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx9GxXYKx_8&feature=share

Trying REALLY hard not to be part of the tin foil club. Still, some of the reports I saw the day of and immediately following didn’t make sense to me and after seeing this I really don’t know what to think.

Could this all be part of a plan? Think back on the past 4 years....

Cool. But someone already has sent one to China and they’re ramping up production now. Should hit the US store shelves by next Wednesday. I think Harbor Freight and Northern Tool stores will carry them.

Just in time for Christmas.

j/k

Agree! Flipping channels and I came across the concert just before The Who being introduced. They rocked!!! Excellent. Watched history being made as likely this was one of their few remaining performances. Missed the Stones - would’ve liked to see those guys.

The audience members around the “hosts” were hammered and acted rediculous. Didn’t exactly make me want to open my checkbook.

Where do you buy gold and silver?

I’ve heard the ads on the radio just like everyone else and looked into Lear. It all seemed like high-pressure sales and turned me off. I came away feeling that I was about to WAY over pay.

So how’s a novis dip into gold and silver without feeling like they’re over-paying?

So very, very predictable the media is. Two massive days of selling in the equity markets directly attached to the election results, and on the third day this story surfaces.

Is all BS.

I supported Neuman for Govenor and feel that I got to know him pretty well during the campaign, and even arranged for him to come speak at my employer. I’m very happy with the way the election turned out as Walker has done more for Wisconsin than I feel Neuman would/could have done in the same period of time.

While Neuman is a nice guy, family man, business man, etc., he’s lost four elections and isn’t going to win the Senate seat.

I recently attended a Thompson session at my employer, and came away entertained, but convinced that he was NOT the right guy to be our Senator. He does have liberal views and said some things that raised an eyebrow or three in the room. Then there was the “old person” gaffs. He was wearing a microphone and constantly had issues with it. Frankly, I was a bit surprised at how he came across...
- disorganized
- Adult Attention Deficit Disorder - “oh look, shinny object!”
- clumbsy
- all around nice guy! Someone you’d definitely like to have a beer with.

Folks loved him. He was practically a stand up comedian. But nice guy aside, he said somethings related to taxation and healthcare that concerned some folks, including me.

I haven’t heard Hovde in person, but I like what I’ve learned of him through research. He’s bright, young, good looking (according to my wife), and presents himself well. He’s interested in undoing everything obama.

Any of these guys would be better than Herb Kohl was, and certainly would be better than Tammy Baldwin. But sadly, Neuman is not going to make it, and while Thompson is popular and an all-around nice Wisconsin guy who rides a Harley, I think Hovde is the most electable guy that would be a long-term solution for our State and Country.

If this trash is passed by our elected officials, this basically says that we will no longer be able to purchase foreign-made “equipment” (I can’t type the “g” word here). That will not sit well with the majority of hobbyists, hunters and owners.

We saw what we believe to be two of them here in NE Wisconsin. Had to turn around and try and catch a glimpse of what we saw because we thought “Really? Mountain Lions or Cougars?!?!? Here?!?!”

Perfect. Thank you!

It was reported locally that only 3% remain undecided. This is just about as polarized of an election as I think anyone has ever seen!

Still, we all must get out and vote next Tuesday! The dems are counting on folks assuming Walker will win and staying home.

Vote Walker and Kleefisch Tuesday, June 5th.

Agree. 60% blockage shouldn’t cause cardiac arrest and death. Symptoms, perhaps, but not cardiac arrest/death.

Folks need to keep the support and pressure on. Donate to Walker’s “Friends for Scott Walker” campaign and help them keep the positive campaign that they’re running on track. They’re winning with the facts! The ad’s provide references to the sources and they can’t be discredited because their accurate!!!

Still, if folks think the unions are rolling over and giving up, they’re sadly mistaken. I predict massive voter fraud.

The Voter ID law was back-burnered by a Liberal Madison Judge so that it would not apply to the recall election. Voter Fraud WILL happen June 5th. Watch for it!

Praying for a landslide victory for Scott!!! Wisconsin needs it, and so does the rest of this great country!

This can happen automatically through satelite and GPS. Expect before long to see counties and cash-strapped local governments begin issuing sitations to you via the mail because you once sped through their town. Don’t pay the fine, and your vehicle becomes immobilized.

This has been in the works for a long, long time. I began writing my elected officials about this about 10 years ago. This not only paves the way for more government control and taxes, but its lawyer friendly too!

Insurance companies and lawyers will now have much stronger cases to assess blame.

I quit doing business with BofA years ago. I actively avoid programs and financing that uses them.

They were the ones that issued Visa cards in California to illegal aliens who didn’t need to show a SSN to get credit. I’d like to get credit extended without having to show my SSN, wouldn’t you?

BofA may be too big to fail, but I wish they would.

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Important, but buried news....
http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/sheriff-joes-posse-probable-cause-obama-certificate-a-fraud/

“For any readers who think Gov.Walker is exaggerating, he is not at all. As my fellow Wisconsinites know, these liberals are batsh*t crazy and fully capable of anything because their free candy has been scaled back.

God Bless Scott Walker.”

Amen. You have this 100% right. Have you seen the knobs they get to stand out in the cold to get signatures. Most that I’ve seen don’t have shoe laces (velcrow shoes) and they need a shower.

The bumper stickers calling for Walker’s recall are amazing as well. All this because state workers had to begin to contribute towards the cost of health benefits (approximately $12/month) and their pensions?!?!?!

You and Huck are missing the point here. Cain’s tax idea is intended to provoke a serious tax dicussion amongst our elected officials. Nothing get’s passed and enacted into law simply because the President likes it (thank God or we’d be sunk with Barry’s ideas).

Why is it right for someone making $25K, who uses all of the same public services that the rest of us use, to not pay a tax? And why is it fair for the so-called rich to limit taxes through lawful loopholes and deversions to capital gains? An across the board flat tax is the only “fair” way to tax American citizens.

You are also forgeting that people’s paychecks would grow with the elmination of the federal payroll tax. So they’d enjoy more spending money each month.

Move along folks, nothing to see here, move along....

Now back to our continuing coverage of the various occupy wall street protests by these precious Americans.

Agree. Newt made himself part of the top 3 tonight and needs to find a way to keep the mojo.

Probably because its very difficult to manage to an 80% loss ratio in the individual health insurance market. Expenses run much higher in the individual market than they do in the group market, and those expenses as a percent of premium are much higher.

Our elected officials were ill-equipped to write this legislation using these financial targets.

If the rating agencies were all saying last week that the US Government needed to cut $4 Trillion in order to prevent a downgrade, why then, in heavens name, didn’t one of these plans contain at least $4 Trillion in cuts?!?!?

Durbin is involved, so this has to be crap.

Am I the only one that is concerned about this “over 10 years” crap?!?! We don’t have 10 years!!!!

I’m worried. Fantasy polling shows 70% blame the R’s, Boehner waffling (we knew this would happen), and the “gang of six” get’s a plan that obummer supports.

This is total crap. They aren’t serious.

I’ve never been a fan of term limits. I think I am now.

Its crazy hot! I’m in NE Wisconsin where the temp is 94 and the heat index is 105. IT literally takes your breath away.

I’m really trying not to put a tinfoil hat on, but this all just seems too stupid to be happening. How could Newt select a team so disloyal or what appears to be disfunctional? Who’s left on the team?!?!?

This all appears to be a strategy to cut Newt off at the knees before he has any opportunity to get his ideas out into the mainstream conversations.

Can you imagine what a Newt vs barry debate would look like! There are many that would love to prevent that from happening. Newt would chew him up.

Could this all be an inside job? Create such a disaster that he’s done even before he get’s started? Keep his ideas and strategies from catching on with the American public????

Just saying....

AMEN!

I saw this last night as well and commented to my wife that I hope he has protection. This is about to get ugly.

I pray for his safety and the safety of those around him. Truly amazing.

Used to have a 5.0L Mustang with a 5-sp. Missed it a lot. So much so, that in 2010 I bought a 2010 RT Challenger 5.7L with the 6-sp. Great car!

While it pains me to see the Chrysler/Fiat thing happen(ing), I love my Challenger and don’t really think about the Government’s involvement in this car company when I’m chirping the tires going into 4th gear at 5600 rpms. 8-)

maybe Barry is nothing more than a robot? maybe the odd behavior, the reliance on teleprompters and now the whole 2008 thing are simply glitches in the robot’s programing?

He’s a machine sent here to destroy us.

Seriously, I’m glad Donald is out there. I hope he goes nuts with this and get this story front page again.

Yep, it is! ‘bout time!

So the guy spends millions and hires attorneys to keep this (and other documents) sealed, and NOW releases it. Um yeah. That makes perfect sense.

I don’t buy it. Everyone knew that a forged BC would be produced. Everyone! Duh! Why spend all that time and money to concel something like that if there wasn’t something to hide. And so today they release it.

Again, I don’t buy it.

But I guess we all need to drop it now as he’s provided “proof.”

I wonder how many people who’ve commented here have actually read the book or seen the movie?

I found the one theater in NE Wisconsin that was showing it and went to see it this past Friday night. The reviewer noted a “slow movie.” Well, I’m guessing that they saw a different movie. We all thought it moved along very quick, perhaps too quick.

Interesting and facinating movie. $5 cup of coffee, $37.50/gallon gasoline, inner cities crumbling and in kaos, educated professionals holding signs looking for work.... And it takes place in 2016.

Take it for what it is - a story. But at the same time, consider that this may be a look into our future.

Also consider why this movie hasn’t been picked up for a broader release. Oh, I guess there are so many other quality movies out right now - um, no.

This is a sad, sad day for the State of Wisconsin and the United States of America. This should have been 70/30 in favor of Prosser. The union machine with their paid-for lackey's the DemocRATS stole this one and are waiting to produce the needed number of ballots in order to finish this.

How can democracy prevail? There needs to be voter ID and firm rules that require precincts to produce the results by a given time. Why can a huge precinct report but a smaller one not?

Fraud!!!! Booo!!!! HIsssss!

Sadly, I agree. This should have been an easy 60/40 win for prosser. I am complete sick over what’s unfolding right in front of our eyes. How does this $hit happen?

Praying HARD for a win tonight for Wisconsin.

This is making me sick. If the dems get this done tonight we will have lost Wisconsin. Fraud will be the reason.

NE Wisconsin is pretty fed up with the Dems and Madison, and folks were leary of fraud producing the win tonight for someone who’s never been a judge, but ran on the promise to stall or overturn Walker’s plan.

Wisconsin State employee’s benefits.....

The average dental insurance plan nationwide provides for 100% coverage for preventive services (check ups, x-rays, etc.), 80% coverage for basic services (fillings) and 50% coverage for major services (crowns, root canals, etc.). The average deductible is $50.

Guess what Wisconsin teachers have?

100% / 100% / 100% with a $0 (zero) deductible.

Some in the private sector don’t even have the option to purchase dental coverage. Many that do, pay 100% of the cost (voluntary dental plans). State workers pay practically nothing.

They also enjoy $5 RX copays and low deductible medical plans.

What benefits do you have?

I listened to a democratic consultant on the radio earlier this week argue that Walker needs to negotiate. He suggested a 1/2% sales tax increase for Wisconsin rather than take “drastic actions” like increasing benefit contributions or ending collective bargaining.

Sure, I guess this makes perfect sense. NOT! Let the general public pay more in sales tax to help state workers retain their 100%/100%/100% $0 dental plans.

I wanted to tell that consultant to go toe hell!

The average dental insurance plan nationwide provides for 100% coverage for preventive services (check ups, x-rays, etc.), 80% coverage for basic services (fillings) and 50% coverage for major services (crowns, root canals, etc.). The average deductible is $50.

Guess what Wisconsin teachers have?

100% / 100% / 100% with a $0 (zero) deductible.

Some in the private sector don’t even have the option to purchase dental coverage. Many that do, pay 100% of the cost (voluntary dental plans). State workers pay practically nothing.

They also enjoy $5 RX copays and low deductible medical plans.

What benefits do you have?

Heard on the radio today a democratic consultant argue that Walker needs to negotiate. He suggested a 1/2% sales tax increase for Wisconsin rather than take “drastic actions” like increasing benefit contributions or ending collective bargaining.

Sure, that makes perfect sense. Let the general public pay more in sales tax to help state workers retain their 100%/100%/100% $0 dental plans.

I wanted to tell that consultant to “Eat $hit bozo!”

Notice how the debate has included the narative that the state employees are going to get a pay decrease. This is simply not so.

Wages aren’t being changed. The reported taxable earnings of these state workers isn’t decreasing. What’s changing is “employee contributions” to their benefits. Their take home pay may change - providing they don’t change their benefit elections!

State workers will have to do what public sector people do all the time; evaluate the cost of benefits and make the best choice for their family situation, and live with what’s leftover.

This crap about loosing salary pisses me off. Seeing these dunderheads try to articulate why they are standing around in Madison with signs is laughable. They don’t have a clue. While saying they all work hard for what they get is an insult to ANYONE in this state (and beyond) who hold a job and work hard as well. Sheesh this pisses me off!!!

I expect that when it appears that this will pass and be signed by Walker, Holder/Barry will quickly present a lawsuit (ala Arizona) that prevents the Wisconsin law from being enacted. The unions will obviously back the effort. Mark my words, a lawsuit will come from the federal goverenment.

This could become the dividing issue for 2012.

deport wrote: “The outcome will depend upon who can stay clean for 499 1/2 miles and make it to the 4th turn in position. It’s anyones guess who that will be at this stage.”

Absolutely! One thing that I thought the Saturday night Bud Shootout showed us is that there will be lot’s of wrecks on Sunday. If Jr. can stay clean, and his engine lasts (those engines are buzzing at 9500 rpms!), he has a great shot!!!

He was the only driver to eclipse 186mph in today’s qualifying.

Go #88!!!!

I get what you’re saying, but do you really think our elected officials will make these radical changes to save our country?

Sadly, I don’t.

No one is willing to change the tax code. The “progressive” tax code is what is considered “fair” by our officials. The public on the other hand, thinks a fair tax makes sense.

Have you heard a single politician incorporate any of the things you mention in their platforms?

I think only the Huckster talks about changing the tax code.

Term limits - won’t happen.

Shutter agencies, boy this makes sense, but the only ones that talk about this are long shots, at best.

I agree. But what do we do? I haven’t heard a single Republican hopeful address this issue or mention any concerns towards it. This ought to be front and center in the public debate.

I got the $hit scared out of me when I learned about this issue. Made me physically ill and overly stressed. I am frightened for my future, my family, my children, and America as we know it.

This is so huge I’m not sure that anyone can do anything to stop it. I don’t believe that there are any public leaders who are willing to talk about this and offer up a position on how to deal with it.

I believe the larger metropolitan areas of Texas have their issues too. Parts of Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth aren’t known for fine public schools. Sure, there are great areas of those cities too, don’t get me wrong. Just sayin...

No doubt that Texas has favorable gun laws. But I think NC does as well (the other State you mention).

If you are only focusing on those three, Texas probably is your best bet.

But their football team still sucks.

This is all exciting and prudent. However, if anyone doesn't think this won't be vigorously fought and ultimately delayed (challenged in SCOTUS) is sadly mistaken. obummer has spent millions keeping records under wraps. This won't change just because a measly 10 States pass laws. A dictator always feels he's above the law.

I don’t mind the lawsuit, really. It may force Yum foods to make the meat entrees at Taco Bell even better tasting than they are today. More meat would likely mean more flavor.

JMHO.

Really? A “Sunshine” article that was written for a college newspaper is now considered credible journalism?

Rubbish from just another young lib. Ignore it.

scary

“Thanks for posting. I won’t be watching any races until NASCAR ends this partnership. Who’s with me?”

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Guys, guys guys...., this is so obvious, frankly I’m surprised that more don’t see what’s happening here.

This is the latest PC move on their part and represents an aggressive step in the direction of “prevention.” As big as NASCAR has gotten, they represent a huge opportunity for various groups with liberal agendas. In this case, the environmental nuts have NASCAR in their cross-hairs and NASCAR has taken steps to cut them off.

Tree huggers everywhere hated that the awesome machines ran on leaded race gas. So NASCAR introduced unleaded gas. What’s next? DUH - Ethanol. And 10% wasn’t enough; it had to be “better” than what’s sold at the pump. So they go with E15. This helps to keep the green nuts at bay - for a while.

Then there’s the money. NASCAR is all about the money. They knew that if they had to “go green” they would have to make a buck doing it. So why not get the companies that live off subsidies and earmarks finance this break-through and historical move to cleaner fuels?!?!? NASCAR is a business, pure and simple.

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All that said, my understanding of ethanol is, that while it does eat engines (anything related to the intake/induction side), it does allow you to run higher compression ratios which in turn can produce more power.

I left in 1995 and haven’t looked back. We took a hit on our house, but we have absolutely no regrets. Our kids have received a far better education than anything available from the very best So CA schools. Middle school and high school courses here are considered college level courses in CA. A neighbor came from El Toro/Saddleback area where he bragged about his honor roll student kids. They quickly became struggling C students here.

The state is a pit. Californians get what they deserve. Frickin unions and libs....

Back in the 1980’s there were two memorable bumper stickers that were pretty popular. They read:

“Welcome to California, now go home”

“When the last California native leaves, bring the flag.”