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...but somehow, they seem to be finding that budget since their plan includes it. They support the troops because they have flags behind them during their staged press conferences.

Don't let details get in the way of a good rant.

Putting flags in the background of press conferences. Talk about substance.

If your plan consists of waving the flag, saying, "See I am patriotic and support the troops. See my flag?" then how do you expect to regain power? Minority parties become the majority by providing an actual solution. Flag waving is not a solution. I also am not buying into this, "well, we are not the majority so we can accomplish nothing" crap. The Reps do not have a super majority. All the Dems need is to get one or two Republicans and the Reps can do nothing. The reaon why the Dems are accomplishing nothing right now is the fact that they are not providing any solutions for any Reps to cling to. Where is the Dem plan for Social Security? Oh, it is do nothing. What about Medicare? <crickets> Welfare Reform? <crickets> Now, they think that by waving a flag that they will all of a sudden impress on people that they are strong on National Security? Please...

Didn't I say that? There is no difference between the parties.

Stop taking the focus off the cows. This is why we have global warming. People keep forgetting about the cows. EAT A COW AND SAVE THE PLANET!!

How is staging blatantly fake press conferences going to solve that? Putting a flag up at a press conference does nothing for national security.

Nice to see that they need an election to show that they are concerned with national security. National security itself is not an important enough reason to do it, it needs to coincide with an election. Pathetic. Isn't this the same party that is blasting Bush for using photo-ops? Nice to see yet again that there is no difference between the parties.

Good point. The more cows you eat, the less global warming. EAT COWS AND SAVE THE PLANET!! (That should tick off the PETA people )

The problem with this is that the government would be involved. That is a sure way to fvck things up. It needs to be driven by the private sector.

My point was that one side says: "illegal does not really mean illegal and you are a racist if you think that illegal means illegal" and the other side says: "what part of illegal do you not understand?"

So, sides can only be Republican vs. Democrat? It is impossible for it to be Democrat vs. Democrat or Republican vs. Republican? Thanks for letting me know. It makes the primary process useless since all candidates are the same.

A very valid point that will obviously get lost because one side needs to score political points over the other. One side wants to uphold the law and the other side wants to ignore the laws.

It is like the UN, where if you do not abide by a resolution, they will just create another resolution. "It is illegal now and so help us, if you do not follow the law, we will make another law. That will show you."

Wifey and I were planning on going to San Diego this summer. Anyone have suggestions on "must see" destinations and restaurant reviews?

Sounds like you have already passed that mark. Happy Birthday!!

We could probably work something out. I don't have any wheat beers yet, but I have an Amber Ale, Belgian Trippel and an Old Ale. The Blonde needs more time to ferment and then time to condition. It will probably be May before it is finished. Then the Ginseng beer (experimental).

Yup. Blue Moon is Coors. Not bad a bad Belgian Wit, but if you like that style, go more towards Hoegaarden. Hoegaarden was purchased by an European version of Anheuser-Busch and they have messed with the recipe (dumbed it down for the masses), but it is still a pretty good example of a Wit.

That's just wrong. Don't mess with a guy and his beer.

...but it is time to hate the Asians. CNN Thingy

They are pretty sneaky, aren't they?

My co-collaborator John Steffenhagen has lots of Jeffs gear. I highly doubt that he would part with it, however.

If anyone is interested, I have just re-launched my Rochester Jeffersons website. It contains scores and rosters from Western New York's first NFL franchise. This website is the first step in the complete history of pro/semi-pro football history in Western New York, prior to the current Bills franchise.

SPOILERS: They start with a "On previous episodes of South Park" stuff with Chef leaving. It then cuts to real-time with chef returning and everyone rejoicing. They soon notice that Chef is not himself. Trey and Matt spliced Chef lines from other episodes, making all of his lines "I want to make sweet love to children", etc. The kids find out that Chef was with Super Adventure Club and they brainwashed him into a child molester. They are able to break chef out of the brainwashing by taking him to a strip club. The SUper Adventure Club re-brainwashes him and as chef is returning to the mansion (crossing a bridge), the bridge collapses and he supposedly dies (the fall from the cliff along with getting mauled by animals). The Super Adventure club re-animates him as Darth Chef, but this is unknown to the people of South Park. At the funeral, (I can't remember whether it was Stan or Kyle), but they said, "A lot of us don't agree with the choices the Chef has made in the last few days. Some of us feel hurt and confused that he seemed to turn his back on us. But we can't let the events of the past few weeks take away the memories of how Chef made us smile. We shouldn't be mad at Chef for leaving us. We should be mad at that fruity little club for scrambling his brains." Nice little shot at Scientology at the end.

I had problems in Dallas and Philly only with luggage. Otherwise, things have been OK. Philly sucks for bags.