John Adams

They wouldn't want the job because they'd refuse to play into the machine. Plus, they all had other jobs--full-time politician wasn't their calling.

No doubt the teachers are really upset by this...seeing as how it will give them all 3 day weekends every week and they get so little vacation as it is.

I weep for the public school system. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...wsj_gadgv1& This of course swims against the research that shows pretty unequivocally that students who don't have Summers off perform much better in schools. (The speculation is that there is a lot of knowledge and focus loss during Summer vacation...ahh, no ****.) In view of this and facing budget crises, public schools are now going to 4 day weeks. Awesome.

Race is a factor when 8 of the 10 threads you started involve it...so when you post one that doesn't mention it, you do not get the benefit of any doubt.

If you vote for ant but about 2 incumbents, it's on you.

How's the white power crusade going Wisconsin? Got any followers here on TBD yet? (For those unaware, visit the depths of PPP and note this classy guy's topics.)

The search function at TBD is racially biased. Oh and for anyone who was giving WisconsinBillz "the benefit of the doubt," do you care to reconsider yet?

Much ado about little. The controller is talking to the pilot before and after the kid says "Flight ### clear for takeoff." Not a moment's danger but that's not stopping people from getting their breasts in a wringer.

Darin's being mean again. I'm gonna tell.

I was not a supporter but was eager to see see transparency, closing of Gitmo, and stopping wars. FAIL

Your posts are as open and touching now as they were when you originally went through this. You are a good dad.

7 of the 8 people eliminated from American Idol thus far have been minorities. Good news for WisconsinBillzfan: The balance is slowly returning to white side up. Stay classy America.

The rub on this is that the bill provides health coverage for everyone, much of it coming at taxpayer expense. And one of the things that a person covered by public insurance could do is get an abortion. The issue is with the versions of the bills--they had different approaches. So the abortion debate is that there is a block of Dems who refuse to vote for the bill unless there is language in it stating that no federal funds will cover abortions. Why? Their constituents will go crazy knowing that they are paying for even any health coverage related to abortions.

Right, looking at the list of 5+magnitude quakes just in the last month http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/rec.../quakes_big.php There are freaking hundreds of them. The media is just excitable now.

You forgot flu pandemic, asteroids, global cooling/warming, supervolcano, death of bees, mad cow disease...each of these has had its day and then passed. Today it's earthquake.

White people love the diverse array of music produced by American Idol.

I read the title to this thread and thought it was WisconsinBillzfan again. Have you ever seen any of the articles on how DC is way more gay than San Fran? Anyone here post from DC?

Your humor is opaque.

Zero interest. If anything, I'd trade down from #9 and get more picks. Draft picks are a crapshoot--the more picks, the better your chances of getting a good player. See NE Patriots.

Wow, I get a thread dedicated to me and it's a story just dripping with meaning. Thanks for bringing this critical story to my attention. You are the man. Next up: A story about how the NBA is dominated by blacks. Or the flip side: How golf is dominated by whites. Your racial insights add much to this board. With you covering race and pbills on the economy, you guys almost form a presidential cabinet.

Extra ankle bone? What do you think the reason is? That they just won't work their way up and take advantage of the freedoms of the USA? Unfortunately the answer is harder than that isn't it? What happened to blacks (let's just stick with African blacks for simplicity on this subject) in this country is not something that is easy to overcome in a few generations. The black American has had ingrained in him a sense of self-worth that is near nil. Psychologically, that's a hard shackle to shake off and it will take for long past when I'm dead before it's truly shaken free and blacks and whites are no different in economic/crime/education measures. Now, before you get all uppity, understand where I come from on this. I don't think they are entitled to jack squat. I am anti-affirmative action. I think that MBE rules are BS. And on and on for minority entitlement programs. But with that said, I am more than willing to acknowledge the reason for why blacks are so far behind whites in this country and I believe it's awful and we should help where we can. Not help as in government entitlements...but help in charity organizations. Help in not being racist. Help as in not going on anti-minority campaigns on bulletin boards pretending that the white guy is somehow in worse shape than the black guy.

I didn't get it backwards. I referring to the video he linked to where the old insane white guy beat up the punky black kid. And come on man: His way of promoting an agenda of melting pot is to post links to interracial crime? I'll wait for you to join me in Tom's "He's an ass" club. I'm waiting to meet the person obsessed with this issue that is not a racist. People who are concerned about it--like LABillz earlier post today--I understand. But Wisc's posts, which show some odd obsession with googling interracial crime or maybe he's on a mailing list, are pretty telling.

You compiled those stats from many sources. I've heard them and their like many times. I see tons of crimes reported daily where the accused is black. So what's your point? You want more people to know that black people commit lots of crimes. Bully for you and 3rdnlong: You have a noble cause.

I am sure Wisc has been searching for the white on black racist incidents with the same diligence he searches for black on white. Sure, he doesn't have a problem. Sorry that I don't feel overly demonized for being a honky.

There's been plenty of outrage over Iraq and Afghanistan spending. Bush started this !@#$ing mess. Obama is keeping it going. Bring them all home now. Why? It makes no difference whether we stay or go.