Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-15 Thread John Williams
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Honestly, I should have known better. LOL! By the way, I noticed that some of your posts do not begin with honestly. Is that a clue? ___

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-15 Thread John Williams
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you think there should be any minimum legal age for people to make that decision and take those actions, as frex there is with alcohol or tobacco? Those minimum ages always struck me as rather arbitrary. I'd think

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-15 Thread John Williams
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:02 PM, Charlie Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I have pointed out, the only substantive difference between viewpoints on this List is the degree to which we view goverment control as acceptable. Which is a euphemism for whether it is right to force one's will on

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-15 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:22 AM Saturday 11/15/2008, John Williams wrote: On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Honestly, I should have known better. LOL! By the way, I noticed that some of your posts do not begin with honestly. Is that a clue? Honestly? . . . ronn! :)

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-15 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:27 AM Saturday 11/15/2008, John Williams wrote: On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you think there should be any minimum legal age for people to make that decision and take those actions, as frex there is with alcohol or tobacco? Those

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-15 Thread John Williams
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Ronn! Blankenship Okay, let's approach it from the other end: Is there any age or group of people by age that you think would be too young to self-administer hard drugs for recreational purposes? My kids, as long as I judge them unable to decide for themselves

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
Jphn W. wrote: I think that heroin addicts should use drugs responsibly. I think anybody does. Let's give the addicts a plentiful suppy of heroin and hope they behave! Now that's a good idea! At once we have heroin addicts that aren't going to be stealing stuff to get their fix and we cut

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
I mean John W. wrote, sorry. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jphn W. wrote: I think that heroin addicts should use drugs responsibly. I think anybody does. Let's give the addicts a plentiful suppy of heroin and hope they behave! Now that's a good

$290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread John Williams
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/12/AR2008111202846_pf.html It's a mess, said Eric M. Thorson, the Treasury Department's inspector general, who has been working to oversee the bailout program until the newly created position of special inspector general is filled. I

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread Dave Land
On Nov 14, 2008, at 8:26 AM, John Williams wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/12/AR2008111202846_pf.html Considering how taxpayers' money around Washington isn't respected, a day shouldn't go by without having an inspector general checking on it, said Sen.

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread John Williams
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 14, 2008, at 8:26 AM, John Williams wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/12/AR2008111202846_pf.html Considering how taxpayers' money around Washington isn't respected, a day shouldn't

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
John Williams wrote: I think that heroin addicts should use drugs responsibly. I think anybody does. Let's give the addicts a plentiful suppy of heroin and hope they behave! I don't like to feed the trolls, but this time I think you crossed the line. Comparing government expending with

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread Nick Arnett
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:05 AM, John Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I think that heroin addicts should use drugs responsibly. I think anybody does. Let's give the addicts a plentiful suppy of heroin and hope they behave! Many people would agree with this, even though I suspect you meant

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread John Williams
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that heroin addicts should use drugs responsibly. I think anybody does. Let's give the addicts a plentiful suppy of heroin and hope they behave! Many people would agree with this, even though I suspect you meant it

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:05 PM Friday 11/14/2008, John Williams wrote: On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that heroin addicts should use drugs responsibly. I think anybody does. Let's give the addicts a plentiful suppy of heroin and hope they behave! Many people

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread Dave Land
On Nov 14, 2008, at 11:05 AM, John Williams wrote: On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 14, 2008, at 8:26 AM, John Williams wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/12/AR2008111202846_pf.html Considering how taxpayers' money

Re: $290 billion down the government money hole

2008-11-14 Thread Charlie Bell
On 15/11/2008, at 5:56 AM, Dave Land wrote: On Nov 14, 2008, at 8:26 AM, John Williams wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/12/AR2008111202846_pf.html Considering how taxpayers' money around Washington isn't respected, a day shouldn't go by without having