Online story: "WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will announce plans Thursday to funnel billions of dollars in economic aid to Egypt and Tunisia as part of a broader effort to inject democracy into the Middle East and North Africa. * Obama will unveil a massive package of economic measures, including up to $1 billion in debt relief and another $1 billion in loan guarantees, during a speech on U.S.-Middle East policy set for Thursday morning at the State Department" -- A general once said, "A million dollars here, a million dollars there, and pretty soon we're talking about serious money" (or something like that). Now mentioning only a billion or so seems like chump change to a politician. What I want to know is if Emperor Scarlett O'Bama is going to release this info before a speech, why give the speech at all?
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Online headline: "Obama Birth Certificate T-Shirts Rolled Out By President's Reelection Campaign " -- Hmm, wanna bet that the t-shirts are "made in China"?
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Online headline: "White House: No Alternative To Raising Debt Ceiling " -- Yes there is, cut up the credit cards!
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Online "headlie": "Senate Blocks GOP Bid To Speed Offshore Drilling " -- Wrong, DUMB&DUMBERats in the Senate block the Republican quest to speed up drilling of oil anywhere.
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You know, Tom Bodett should open up a Motel 6 in the Us. Capitol and the White House. America needs somebody there to keep the light on there so we can see what's going on.
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L-E story: "Columbus police officers on ATVs will escort the (bicycle riding) group and officers will control traffic at road crossings. A patrol car escort will accompany the group once it leaves the bike path at the Buck Ice and Coal plant and proceeds into downtown to Broadway for music and a celebration." -- Hmmm...thought one of the reasons to ride a bike was to escape the exhaust of gasoline powered vehicles, but it sounds like such will be in all the riders' faces. Hope they observe the laws and stay off the sidewalks, especially downtown!
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Had a phone call at our business yesterday; the caller said, "Finally! You people are hard to get in contact with. "You people", I thought....funny, I didn't think of it as a racial attack. Guess it's how I was raised.
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You know, if a government employee is responsible for discrimination or other crimes against another government employee, why are tax dollars used to pay off the 'victim'? The taxpayers had nothing to do with the 'crime', and a taxpayer supported judicial system should recognize that.
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L-E "soundoff": "What good are energy saver appliances when utility companies around the nation, including Georgia Power, keep raising their rates? " -- Amen, brother! It's gotten to be that the number one complaint to the PSC that GA Power uses is that people are using less, and at the same time. GA Power uses the expenses of advertisng to people not only how to use less energy, but that it's almost patriotic to do so.
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You know, it seems the burr under the saddle of anti-freeze proponents is that their neighbors are paying less than them for the same circumstance. Maybe these proponents should work on the basis that they should only pay the lesser amount that their neighbors pay. It would be more gratifying to win.
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L-E story: "The historic Liberty Pool at Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park will not open this year due to lack of money to operate it, according to Georgia Department of Natural Resources. " -- This is a typical government response to budget crises... stop providing recreation services as a reminder to the public that the public is being blamed for lower revenues. Why doesn't the DNR try to open the pool on a customer 'pay as you go' basis before just announcing it won't open it at all?