I'm shameless I love candy..
Posted on 10/31/2005 4:50:26 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Karl Rove to resign, and upon the President to pressure him to do so.
In response, it appears likely the President will throw Senator Reid the Senatorial bird (as opposed to Senator Byrd, but that's another rant...) by nominating Circuit Court Judge Samuel Alito (another nominee that's going to take some typing practice to spell correctly, oh well).
A synopsis of the Judge's actual judicial opinions [Courtesy: FR's YaYa123]:
A majority opinion in ACLU v. Schundler, 168 F.3d 92 (3d Cir. 1999), holding that the Establishment Clause was not violated by a city hall holiday display that contained a creche, a menorah, secular symbols of the season, and a banner proclaiming the city's dedication to diversity.
A majority opinion in Fatin v. INS, 12 F.3d 1233 (3d Cir. 1993), holding that an Iranian woman seeking asylum could establish that she had a well founded fear of persecution in Iran if she could show that compliance with that country's "gender specific laws and repressive social norms," such as the requirement that women wear a veil in public, would be deeply abhorrent to her. Judge Alito also held that she could establish eligibility for asylum by showing that she would be persecuted because of gender, belief in feminism, or membership in a feminist group.
A majority opinion in Saxe v. State College Area School District, 240 F.3d 200 (3d Cir. 2001), striking down as contrary to the First Amendment a public school district anti-harassment policy that extended to nonvulgar, non-school-sponsored speech that posed no realistic threat of substantial disruption of school work.
A majority opinion in Shore Regional High School Board of Education v. P.S., 381 F.3d 194 (3d Cir. 2004), holding that a school district did not provide a high school student with a free and appropriate public education, as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, when it failed to protect the student from bullying by fellow students who taunted the student based on his lack of athleticism and his perceived sexual orientation.
A majority opinion in Williams v. Price, 343 F.3d 223 (3d Cir. 2003), granting a writ of habeas corpus to an African-American state prisoner after state courts had refused to consider the testimony of a witness who stated that a juror had uttered derogatory remarks about African Americans during an encounter in the courthouse after the conclusion of the trial.
A dissenting opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 947 F.2d 682 (3d Cir. 1991), arguing that a Pennsylvania that required women seeking abortions to inform their husbands should have been upheld. As Judge Alito reasoned, "[t]he Pennsylvania legislature could have rationally believed that some married women are initially inclined to obtain an abortion without their husbands' knowledge because of perceived problems--such as economic constraints, future plans, or the husbands' previously expressed opposition--that may be obviated by discussion prior to the abortion." Chief Justice Rehnquist's dissent from the Supreme Court's 5-4 [corrected] decision striking down the spousal notification provision of the law quoted Judge Alito's dissent and expressed support for Judge Alito's reasoning.
A dissenting opinion in Homar v. Gilbert, 89 F.3d 1009 (3d Cir. 1996) arguing that that a state university did not violate the procedural due process rights of a campus policeman when it suspended him without pay and without a prior hearing upon learning that he had been arrested and charged with drug offenses. The Supreme Court, which reversed and remanded the case on other grounds, agreed with Judge Alito's reasoning that no hearing was required prior to the suspension because the drug charges showed that the suspension was not baseless.
A dissenting opinion in Sheridan v. Dupont, 74 F.3d 1439 (3d Cir. 1996) (en banc) arguing that a plaintiff in a sex discrimination case should not inevitably be able to survive summary judgment simply by casting doubt on the employer's proffer of legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for the adverse employment decision.
Folks--I think we have a real conservative here.
As I said on Friday, the President plays chess, and we need to stick with him.
Now, for the Gang of Seven in the Senate--we're watching. Harry Reid hates this guy. This is well worth the Nuclear Option.
In other news...
The Plamegate special prosecutor is demanding that VP Cheney testify in open court. The Administration will likely invoke Executive Priviledge--sparking a court fight on that issue.
And Prince Charles says he finds the pace of climate change is terrifying and people are becoming too dependent on technology.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
Some pundits are saying he's even more qualified than Roberts.
2-3 more years and we hope he can retire.
We'll catch up with you. LOL
Prayers for your brother, mom and you. (((((HUGS TO ALL OF YOU)))))
/john
Well stay there until it's safe to drive.
/john
/john
Hi, Peach, sorry about your brother's sitrep. I understand his complaints about the lousy chow. In 1990 I was in hospital here thanks to a [low speed] motorcycle accident [moron turned left in front of me, left knee fractured between MC tank and front of car], and the food was TERRIBLE! Thankfully [with the asthma troubles admitting me numerous times these last few years], the food has improved tremendously, to the point of actually being looked forward to--and it has won awards! [And not for rottenness!] And, as a bonus, you can order as much of anything you want that's on the scheduled daily menu! Oh, baby! We have, and many others as well, go to the hospital's cafeteria to eat, and it's cheap! [Double order scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, oatmeal, large coffee, corn flakes and milk--for less than $4! Try THAT at Big Boy!] Too cool... The one gripe I have is the schedule, they fed us at 0700. 1100, and 1600, and it's a LONG stretch from 1600 to 0700, I learned to order a couple things at supper that would keep, to ward off hunger pangs that kicked in around 2100 hours. [Insert obligatory belch of thankful rememberance here...ahhhh!]
I'm shameless I love candy..
I confess to hoping that we over-bought candy ... and right now it looks like we may have ... :-)
Meanwhile, the big box store that is behind our house (built although we protested, even on TV) had a Halloween ROCK CONCERT!!! It was so loud our windows were rattling!
Mr. Marple has called the police, the sheriff, the store, and the store's headquarters! He is as mad as I have ever seen him.
Meanwhile, I was out in the street accosting trick-or-treaters to give them candy. Mr. Marple could not be left with 50 peanut butter cups!
We just got our power back 5 minutes ago, but the concert is still going on. There is a nursing home down the block from us. I am sure they are thrilled.
WOW! That's really good community PR on behalf of that store ... NOT. You would think that if the neighbors put up that much of a protest the store would have been just a wee bit sensitive.
Now, without notifying anyone, they hold a rock concert in violation of the noise ordinance. Aargh!!
The store is MEIJER. That's MEIJER, and if you have one in your area, please shop elsewhere.
We don't have them around here, drat it. I'd love to boycott them on your behalf.
That'd be great lysie. John, the chef is in the kitchen with his assistant for meal prep, no way to really watch him but he comes out and talks with the folks having dinner.
I'm told he used to have a restaurant in town but somebody made him an offer he couldn't refuse for it. Now he does catering and cooks for the campground on Mondays. We sat with some folks tonight who aren't staying here at the park, they just drove out from their house in town because they miss this guy's restaurant.
I am tired. I think I will go to bed. See you all in the morning!
I don't like Meijer, either, they are too pricey for my taste.
But, any leftover Reese's cups can be split between Dog and myself! :)
Sorry, there's no MEIJERS here, either. If there was, I'd get my friends to sit in the parking lot and play Glen Campbell tapes on their car stereos with the volume cranked up as high as it will go.
How many hours of "Every Gentle on my Mind" do you think they could endure?
Another one that would drive people up the wall would be "Achy Breaky Heart." Right now I'm drawing a blank on the guy who recorded it. It's on the tip of my fingers but I can't quite type it.
And then there's always my favorite ... "It's a Small World." That one even drives people here on the ATRW thread nuts ... LOL!
Perhaps more appropriate would be "They're Coming to Take me Away"
Ha Ha Hee Hee
To the Funny Farm, where life is _ _ _??? ALL day long.
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