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Georgia has an unusually high state tax on jet fuel. In 2014, it was .15/gallon, the 11th highest in the nation. Seems to me, that with such a high rate in comparison to other states, it isn't "corporate welfare." Normalizing a tax in comparison to what other states charge isn't welfare. Either way, rewarding or punishing corporations for agreeing with a state legislator's view is a long term bad policy. North Carolina was going to do the same thing to American a few years back for a similar thing, but backed off. Cost to Delta is about $100/flight, about half the cost of the average domestic ticket.

I'm not a Trump supporter, but that has little to do with my point. Do those who are "outraged" by this have any idea how the US is disadvantaged in trade? Have you ever been to China and seen what US goods are priced at? Is your outrage a reasonable response based on knowledge of how unfair and protectionist many of our trade partners are?

I had Mick Jagger on a trip once. Talked to him for about five minutes. Such a tiny guy.

Please. Rome has to be one of the most insane driving experiences one could experience. Depending on what you call "the civilized world," Brazil and Argentina are far worse than the US.

No. Jacobs, Stratton, John Tracey.

Japan has some serious cultural oddities. Some make it nice, like the immense social pressure to not be a criminal, as it shames your family for awhile. Others are not so nice, like their resistance to integrate other races or cultures. Add that to a serious demographic problem, agricultural problems of all sorts and the unbelievable earthquake/tsunami threat and you have quite a situation. I really don't think the place will be around in the same form in 50 years. Simply unbelievable amount of relatively serious seismic activity there and in the nearby ocean floor. It is realy unusual to spend a couple days there and not feel some trembler. It's the only place I routinely traveled to that I dept a get-away kit on my nightstand. Clothes, flashlight, passport, wallet etc., and we always briefed a rendezvous point in case we had to abandon the hotel.

I was there also, and you could clearly hear the hit. I thought Lincoln was dead. He wasn't OK. He had at least one broken rib.

Here's a bit of Ron McDole trivia. He had a migraine problem. He used to get some kind of physiological warning about five minutes before a migraine, but it was a serious issue. Great player. Not Sestak, but really good.

I just sent this suggestion to my state delegate. I'll see what happens. I am certain that the community that I live in could get enough in contributions to fund a test of this, and who knows? I have had the idea for quite a while, but never got around to proposing it to an elected official. I did propose a similar suggestion on another issue, I suggested to my state rep and both senators that explosive manufactures be required to impregnate high explosives used in hand held bombs, like C4 etc., with strong scents or other easily detectable markers. Much like we require natural gas to have a specific odor so leaks can be in detected in a home. It would be very easy to detect explosives attempted to be carried on an airliner if they were impregnated with some detection component. Interestingly, my state rep and both senator's staffs claimed it was a great idea, one stating it was a "no brainer." Noting has ever been done.

A beagle makes more sense.

Put a trained sniffer beagle at the door. Classes take turns taking care of it. End 90% of this crap.

As I said, I have a commercial drone license. Not that important to this discussion, but I am very familiar with current capability. First, they are are extremely unstable unless adequate GPS data is available, and it isn't, inside. Second, the cameras are relatively small field of view, and to fly one into someone heavily armed, inside a building and effect a stop would be nearly impossible. Anyone with an automatic weapon would shoot it down way before it would be able to act offensively, and no jurisdiction would accept the liability associated with an unmanned, unstable, remote controlled vehicle with offensive weapons. Just not reality.

Forget about drones at current technology level. Drones need GPS to be stable. Not possible inside. Further, a drone operator would be incredibly vulnerable. It takes both hands on the controls and looking at a display to operate. I have a commercial drone license, and it isn't possible. I'm not talking about legality. The statement was made that students in the US "know their teachers are armed." That is not my experience.

Really? I've raised three, from kindergarten through college, and have served on numerous committees in that time. I've never heard that, and would have acted if I had.

Pitt puts up 7 in the first half against Virginia. 1 for 22 from the field. Wahoo-Wa

There is quite a bit of information starting to get out about this, and wow. Total annihilation of this Russian "Blackwater" like group. Just a total elimination of this "force" once they crossed the "don't cross this river" line. Complete with lots of interesting coincidences.

The scam is called "Flag of Convenience." International shippers have used the scam for years, thus the amount of ships flagged in Liberia. It has spread to airlines as well. Norwegian Air is a perfect example . Designed for no other reason than to be a flag of convenience carrier to avoid various labor laws in various countries.

That's her problem, at least with folks who have dealt with her, and her imperious, racial disposition. Oprah refuses to talk to people, or even acknowledge their presence. She insists that you talk to her "assistant." God probably wan't up to that.

God has already told her that her history of behavior towards others is despicable.

Every school should have a dog at the entrance trained to sniff out guns. Get the benefit of teaching the school kids a little responsibility by rotating the care during the day among classes.

Now I'm sure it's you.

So they are leaving a work site to go back to a hotel room in order to watch Hannity or O'Reilly? If true, ever thought it might be you, and they are making that up?

Not a fan of either, but maybe they are leaving because they have a home to go to.

Do you think the failed candidate and ex first lady has ever done anything that would warrant a spousal abuse charge? The result of a physical confrontation with her spouse? Hush money hell....He would have had to bail her out.

I'm glad someone else noticed it. I'm certain anyone who has served in the military and had to handle a flag noticed it. I'm also sure that the US Olympic Committee will address it for future athletes. When you carry the colors of your country, you are acknowledging something bigger than yourself or your personal achievement. It should never touch the ground, intentionally.