Posted on 02/19/2003 4:43:37 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! [President Bush]
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!!
Still a lot of snow out there, though it has melted down from 20 1/2" of snowpak to 17". More melting due today.
Donna Brazile lectures members of the Criminal Party yesterday, telling them they had better listen to Al Sharpton.
The left is believing President Bush is making more allusions to faith in his speeches and is concerned about that.
And Canada says it will not join in a "solo" (non-UN authorized) attack on Iraq.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
> GASOLINE SOLUTION! > > We CAN buy gasoline that's not from the Middle East, > Why didn't George W. > think of this? Gas rationing in the 80's worked even > though we grumbled > about it. It might even be good for us! > > The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should > return the favor. An > interesting thought is to boycott their GAS. Every > time you fill up your > car, you can avoid putting more money into the > coffers of Saudi Arabia. > Just buy from gas companies that don't import their > oil from the Saudis. > > Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that > every time I fill-up the > tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying > to kill me, my family, > and my friends. I thought it might be interesting > for you to know which oil > companies are the best to buy gas from and which > major companies import > Middle East oil (for the period 09/01/00 -- > 08/31/01): > > Shell ......................... 205,742,000 barrels > > Chevron / Texaco ......... 144,332,000 barrels > > Exxon / Mobil ............. 130,082,000 barrels > > Marathon / Speedway ... 117,740,000 barrels > > Amoco ...................... 62,231,000 barrels > > If you do the math at $30.00 / barrel, these imports > amount to over $18 > BILLION! > > Here are some large companies that do not import > Middle Eastern oil: > > Citgo ........................ 0 barrels > > Sunoco ..................... 0 barrels > > Conoco ..................... 0 barrels > > Sinclair ..................... 0 barrels > > BP / Phillips ............... 0 barrels > > Hess ........................ 0 barrels > > > All of this information is available from the > Department of Energy and each > is required to state where they get their oil and > how much they are > importing. They report on a monthly basis. Keep this > list in your car; share > it with friends. Stop paying for > terrorism............. > > But to have an impact, we need to reach literally > millions of gas buyers. > > OK Americans Let's show them what the "Silent > Majority" can do!
"I Didn't Realize What All Was in It"
The New York Times has a hilarious story describing how members of Congress are only now discovering, to their dismay, the requirements of the "campaign finance reform" law they voted for last year. "We sometimes leave our audiences in a state of complete shock," says a lawyer who teaches the intricacies of McCain-Feingold to Democratic legislators. The seminars elicit "a sort of slack-jawed amazement at how far this thing reached." A lawyer who runs similar sessions for Republicans says, "There's an initial stage where the reaction is, 'This can't be true.' And then there's the actual anger stage."
A few other snapshots from the story:
The new chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Representative Robert T. Matsui of California, who voted for McCain-Feingold, says he has been surprised by its fine print.
"I didn't realize what all was in it," Mr. Matsui said. "We have cautioned members: `You have to really understand this law. And if you have any ambiguity, err on the side of caution.' "
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It turns out that the law also includes a provision requiring that federal candidates appear full-faced for the last four seconds of their campaigns' television advertisements and personally attest that they stand behind the advertisements' content.
Several consultants said this could prove to be quite a problem politically when the time comes to begin televising the kind of hard-hitting negative advertisements that have become standard campaign fare. As a rule, those ads at present tend to reduce the role of the candidate to a small line at the bottom of a screen.
"I think it was a total surprise to people who don't read C.Q. with a yellow pen," said Bill Knapp, a Democratic media consultant, referring to Congressional Quarterly, which keeps close tabs on legislative maneuverings here.
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Members of both parties have been startled to learn the law's penalties. A violation of McCain-Feingold -- be it a national party official's soft-money raising, or a senator's acting as a host at a fund-raiser on behalf of a governor -- is a felony carrying a prison sentence of as much as five years.
McCain-Feingold may be an unconstitutional monstrosity, but maybe it will lead members of Congress to reconsider their habit of voting for legislation they haven't read. In any case, it's richly satisfying to see legislators worry that they might be tossed in jail for a seemingly trivial mistake such as speaking at the wrong event or letting your name appear on an invitation. This is the kind of fear and uncertainty their convoluted laws routinely impose on ordinary Americans.
$250.00!!
Is your driveway that /widelong? That a lot of moola!
Proofread, lysie.
You've got UN weapons inspectors in your country looking for biological and chemical weapons. You don't want them found. You can't really send these weapons to your neighbors for safekeeping, because you don't trust them.
What to do?
Why not send them to sea?
//excerpt from article follows//
Three huge cargo ships feared to be carrying Iraqi weapons of mass destruction are being tracked around the world by British and American intelligence.
//end excerpt//
Pre-storm prices were around $75. I was being gouged and I knew it. Since it's going to rain in a couple of days, I told him "never mind - it's going to rain soon anyway." Let's just say he wasn't a happy camper after that remark.
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