TPS
-
Posts
7,731 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by TPS
-
-
While the administration is trying to down play this, seems to be some serious critiques from some former heavy weights. What say you vets?
-
I'm heading out to CA on the 4th for a 50th wedding anniversary party in the Bay area. It's been a great spring in WNY (and winter wasn't bad either). Actually played golf in March. gotta love that global warming stuff....
-
-
-
Ok, first, let me admit that the post you are responding to is inebriated tps. Damn! I spent 4 hours at Coles, then got on the computer--I need a breathalizer control on this thing. So, yes, I was a little over the top on the response you responded to.
That said, you're over the top a bit on the Bush bad thing. I don't say bush is bad, rather, it's his administration and advisors. Also, many of my posts are about his economic policies which are based upon "reagonics."
On the other hand, yes, I believe this administration is one of the worst on record. It's hard to find something good about them. HELL, what is it that the right posts? Democrats are idiots or have no policy. IN fact the most common responses are "Bush bad" "halliburton" etc. You guys don't even try to respond most of the time, all you do is change the subject because these guys are so bad.
I was not a Clinton supporter either. i post negative things about bush because I hope to try and convince the right that the the right is just as bad as the left. I think most of us here probably agree on many things, and want to see an administration that responds to the average American. I only wish we--the right and the left--could come together and get rid of the one party system that rules this country...
Ok, yes, I've been drinking tonight too...so if my post is contradictory...I have an excuse......
-
-
-
-
More left- than right-leaning schools, in my experience.
However, also in my experience, I've never known anyone to be politically swayed by the culture of their school. All the conservatives I knew in college remained staunchly conservative despite the overwhelmingly liberal nature of the school and faculty. Methinks the writer of the op-ed piece is over-estimating the influence of professors and malleability of students.
Colleges and universities should be "overwhelming(ly) liberal in nature." Students should be exposed to all ideas. And I mean liberal in the traditional sense, not the political. Given that, you are absolutely right on with your last statement.
From my experience, yes, colleges tend to have more liberals (in the political sense) than conservatives. I'd say it's due to the generalization that conservatives who do post-grad degrees are more inclined to go into the private sector because it offers greater financial rewards, and (we) liberals tend to go into higher ed because we're less concerned about the financial reward and prefer the life-style.
Even though there are more liberals on campus than conseravtives, I have had students tell me stories about being forced to accept ideas from both liberal AND conservatives profs (by "forced" I mean they better write papers or answer questions that support the prof's leanings). However, these have been rare instances. Like so many issues today, people like Horowitz take these rare instances and make it sound like a pandemic.
One of my best friends on campus is a conservative historian (our history department actually is overwhelmingly conservative), and we argue all the time about issues (it helps that we mainly do this at the campus watering hole). This is what education is about.
I wonder how diverse the convesation is at Liberty College?
-
Good editorial in the Washington Post today by a liberal professor. He goes on to point out that there are too many liberal teachers, and therefore the people granduating are only having oneside of every political arguement drummed into them. He calls for more moderation and bringing the school back to the center, so the kids get a well rounded education, and the actually ability to learn and think about choices again.
Before anyone complains, there were several studies including one by GMU to support the evidence.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6040500970.html
or
That must be why the democrats control every branch of government....
Get over it Rich...
-
Did RichiO move?
-
You can't be serious. Do you think for one second Moran's issues would be anything more than a blip on the national news? You seriously think Moran even comes close to the House Majority leader stepping down because he's under indictment (the first time in the last 100 years, btw)? You seriously think Moran's questionable loan issues come close to Delay's ties to the Abramoff scandal, perjury, gerrymandering, money laundering, violating election law, accepting bribes, and on and on? Oh, right...,it's got to be the liberal media, the liberal grand jury members, the liberal prosecutors....
Here's the freaking Wikipedia entry on Delay....Tom Delay. I only link to it because it would take me too long to compile all the links that show how corrupt and morally vacant Tom Delay is.
If that link isn't long enough for you, here's more specific entries on The Tom DeLay corruption investigation, Delay and the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, andThe K street project, to name but a few.
Your crusade to show that Tom Delay is just a run-of-the-mill corrupt politician doesn't do him "justice." But he'll get his. Why do you really think he dropped out? It couldn't have anything to do with his former staffer Tony Rudy's guilty plea on March 31, could it?
JC,
You need to understand these guys have a hard time with the realization that the republicans are just as, if not more, corrupt as the democrats. If we're lucky, they might eventually vote for alternative parties...
On the other hand, most of them still believe invading Iraq was the right way to fight global terrorism...
-
-
Simple answer: Miller isn't as good as everyone says he is. Even when the Sabres were winning all those games in a row, they were like 5-4 or 6-5 games. Sorry, but you don't give up 4-5 goals a night when you're a good goalie.
His GAA is 11th in the league.
2.58, distinctly average, IMO.
Not true. Prior to this losing streak he was floating around 4th or 5th in the league in GAA and Save pct. His slump started a little before the Olympic break, when Lindie was over-playing him and wearing him out.
I'd be willing to bet Joe a six-pack that Miller will be a top 5 goalie within the next two years.
-
-
So that you can donate and earmark it. Some people give because it's the right thing, not for the deduction.
I am not a CPA either but I have given to specific charities in the last few years with instructions on how to use it specifically. I was not permitted a deduction because I did that, however, these were things I felt strong about and worth more to me then the deduction.
I'd look into this a bit more. As long as the charity is a qualified charity (501c3), and as long as you personally don't materially benefit, you should get a deduction. Why should it matter what aspect you specify if it's a charitable organization?
While it's admirable of you to donate and not expect the deduction, I think you are being given incorrect info.
With respect to Babs, she doesn't materially benefit, so she should still get the deduction. Why would this surprise anyone? This is standard Bush (substitute any other politicians name if you like) operating policy.
-
-
Oh, oh! That sounds a lot like my kindergarten days...Am I a closet neo-con?
-
-
When its a minority-centric left leaning group pulling this type of sh-- to forqward their agenda, it goes unnoticed as Status Quo and even validated by the media. But becuase a more-right leaning group is taking this tact....a JEWISH right-leaning group, its suddenly a problem.
Shocker.
Why do you consider AIPAC a "right-leaning group"?
-
Found it with a quick google. Haven't read it yet. Will do so now.
-
-
-
From the bit on Triplett from BB.com:
"Levy said Tripplett will serve the role as a penetrating tackle, and the team will use a bulkier player to play alongside him."
Rumsfeld vs. Generals
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Posted
I sober up on Mondays...