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Matthew 3:7-10
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg
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| 23 September, 2006 |
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So, about those dems. How 'bout 'em, eh? I tell you what, I can't stand the current administration and the right wing "moral majority" BS that has run rampant in the last six years, but that's not news to anybody. What I want, more than anything, is for the Democratic Party to GIVE ME A REASON! That's all I want. Maybe a little more party unity, maybe a solid political strategy, maybe someone in their party who is politically savy enough to hold the party to that strategy instead of changing course during election season. They keep saying, "we think it's time for a change," and "we're gonna do things differently" but they never tell us how. So many people agree with those two very simple sentiments, but no one is going to vote for someone who runs a campaign on the platform of "I'm gonna change everything." Specifics people, what are you gonna change? Give me a reason, damnit.
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If the Democrats support an "undermine France" and "make France look bad" platform, they will have my vote. grumble@frogs
I like the current tax cuts and so on. Do you think the Democrats will raise taxes? Dubya says they will and I am inclined to believe it.
Also, Cobra said you were going to move to Raleigh maybe. Quit jaw-waggin' and do it. I'll invite you over for Dr. Peppers and front porch sittin'.
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R-dawg,
Your hero and mine (Tony "Bupkis" Snow) had this to say about the report that iraq is making Terrorism worse:
"The report is not limited to Iraq. I'll just read these out. First, the false impression has been created that the NIE focuses solely on Iraq and terrorism. This NIE examines global terrorism in its totality, the morphing of al Qaeda and its affiliates and other jihadist movements. It assesses that a variety of factors, in addition to Iraq, fuel the spread of jihadism, including longstanding social grievances, slowness of the pace of reform, and the use of the Internet. And it also notes that should jihadists be perceived to have failed in Iraq, fewer will be inspired to carry on the fight."
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A few points on the issue of taxes:
I do think the Democrats will raise taxes.
I have enjoyed the Bush tax cuts.
I think that eliminating such a huge chunk of federal funding as the Estate Tax is a bad idea when trying to fund a war that costs several hundreds of billions of dollars.
As to the rumoured move to Raleigh:
I know where to find a great apt. in the heart of downtown for less than $500 a month.
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for the most part i concur with the cobra's points...
if the dems take congress, yeah, taxes will probably go up...
here's why that doesn't bother me:
1) the current "conservative" admin/congress may not be taxing like liberals, but they're spending like it, leaving a huge deficit that will, let's face it, require us to shell out some extra cash at some point.
2) if i have to trade a few bucks outa my paycheck for better leadership of this country/this war, i'll take it... well, let me rephrase... if i have to trade a few bucks out of my paycheck for different leadership of this country/this war, i'll settle for that.
as to raleigh:
I'm pondering.
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Rockel, move your ass to Raleigh, then you're only an hour away instead of 2.
Next up, Dems, Reps, Libs, and Cons. Someone do something useful out of that whole bunch. That's honestly what first turned me off to Kerry was that he never said how he was going to be better than Bush, just that Bush sucked and he was better. You can't get a plank to stand on if you're just using it to beat someone else without building anything with it afterwards.
National Debt is a joke. If we ever called in all the debts this country was owed for wars (ie. WWII and Germany) and times we bailed people out of disasters, famines, wars (ie. the mess in eastern Europe), or just the charity this country gives yearly, we'd be out of debt shortly. But we won't, because since we're the most powerful/prosperous/etc. country in the world, it is our "duty" to do all that. And so, we will remain in debt and get more so as we go. Fantastic.
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits
("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")
sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.
so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.
and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.
so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.
so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.
so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.
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So, about those dems. How 'bout 'em, eh? I tell you what, I can't stand the current administration and the right wing "moral majority" BS that has run rampant in the last six years, but that's not news to anybody. What I want, more than anything, is for the Democratic Party to GIVE ME A REASON! That's all I want. Maybe a little more party unity, maybe a solid political strategy, maybe someone in their party who is politically savy enough to hold the party to that strategy instead of changing course during election season. They keep saying, "we think it's time for a change," and "we're gonna do things differently" but they never tell us how. So many people agree with those two very simple sentiments, but no one is going to vote for someone who runs a campaign on the platform of "I'm gonna change everything." Specifics people, what are you gonna change? Give me a reason, damnit.