BBRoundtable

soloist wrote:Well, if one were to look at the laws and
regulations (both fair and unfair) of
old (during this country's found-
ing)... it can be seen that t-
here are many which hav-
e not changed to refle-
ct the times. There
is more to it tha-
n that, but su-
ch info can
cause, u-
m pro-
blem-
s!!

soloist wrote:Laughs! Nothing of that nature, but
remember that an actor bec-
ame a president so any-
thing's possible (lau-
ghs). At this poi-
nt, maybe a
cat shou-
ld ru-
n.





N-
o ec-
conomi-
c woes wh-
en commerce
is based on the a-
ccumulation of catni-
p... a resource not bas-
ed on foreign dependency.




(yet...)

In the second part of the CBS interview with Palin, which will air tonight on the "CBS Evening News," Couric, to her enormous credit, asks Palin to explain what this talking point means.



COURIC: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?

PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land -- boundary that we have with -- Canada. [...]

COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.

PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our -- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia --

COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We -- we do -- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where -- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is -- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to -- to our state.

Frong wrote:Anyway, those who make more money are ALREADY taxed more than those who make less money. The problem is that Obama wants to effectively punish the rich for being rich by taxing the living crap out of them, even though they buoy the economy. They are, after all, the ones with most of the money. When faced with the prospect of having the government take half their money, the rich tend to put it in places where it's not so easily taxed, and nothing good ever comes of that. If the rich stop investing because the capital gains tax is through the roof, for example, the economy will go down the tubes.

punkypower wrote:My kitteh, Muzby, would like your vote for president. He's cute, cuddly, and would pass a law requiring everyone take at least four naps per day. He would increase everyone's access to ice cream in the hopes that you would let him lick some off your spoon. He will also guard your shoes and will make sure you never oversleep on weekends. He doesn't have a running mate because the only other cat he knows is his sister and she doesn't give a rat's ass about this.

punkypower wrote:
My kitteh, Muzby, would like your vote for president. He's cute, cuddly, and would pass a law requiring everyone take at least four naps per day. He would increase everyone's access to ice cream in the hopes that you would let him lick some off your spoon. He will also guard your shoes and will make sure you never oversleep on weekends. He doesn't have a running mate because the only other cat he knows is his sister and she doesn't give a rat's ass about this.

Frong wrote: I dunno, man... putting a kittah in charge of the government could cause some problems. We'd all be subject to scratching with representation, unless Congress can block the proposal.

Lagoon Bug wrote:I live in close proximity to the Pacific Ocean. I've never studied marine life or ocean geography in college. But I just live near an ocean. That makes me an expert on oceans and ocean life.