Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-24 Thread Ken Brown
Vincent Penquerc'h wrote: Tim - I don't think the cowboy (aka Shrubya) knows enough economics to realize that, in the long term, income and expenditure must be in some kind of rough balance. He's always been able to lean on daddy's money. I'm wondering whether the successive US

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-22 Thread Adam Shostack
On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 10:57:12PM -0500, Tim Meehan wrote: | an okay economy but too many yuppies and climbers (and crappy pot). | Montreal is the best, but you're better off if you speak Freedom -- | and like hash. The local pharma retail business seems to be quite flexible in supplying

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Tim May
On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 03:23 PM, Bill Stewart wrote: At 01:50 PM 03/20/2003 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: The other one we hear is You should be ashamed which brings a chorus of No, we're proud or Have you forgotten about Sept. 11th? We did have some older fellow stopped at the

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Mike Rosing
On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Tim Meehan wrote: Vancouver is nice, but the economy sucks (except if you're growing). Toronto has an okay economy but too many yuppies and climbers (and crappy pot). Montreal is the best, but you're better off if you speak Freedom -- and like hash. Yeah, I can speak

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 03:23:19PM -0800, Bill Stewart wrote: At 01:50 PM 03/20/2003 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: The other one we hear is You should be ashamed which brings a chorus of No, we're proud or Have you forgotten about Sept. 11th? We did have some older fellow stopped at

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Bill Frantz
At 7:28 PM -0800 3/20/03, Tim May wrote: Shrubya doesn't care, as he just raises taxes. (Or he squawks and whines as Congress raises taxes, same difference.) Tim - I don't think the cowboy (aka Shrubya) knows enough economics to realize that, in the long term, income and expenditure must be in

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread R. A. Hettinga
Greetings traitors, :-). At 7:28 PM -0800 on 3/20/03, Tim May wrote: In fact, Turkey is shaking down the U.S. for $30 billion in grants and aid and loan guarantees. Nope. See Below. Cheers, RAH --- begin forwarded text Status: RO Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 23:32:42 -0500 To: Philodox

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Mike Rosing
On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Tim Meehan wrote: Bill Stewart said: Then there's the old America: Love it or Leave it line, from folks who got really really upset when people _did_ leave it to avoid Selective Slavery during the Vietnam Police Action. Some yahoo from Kansas has been flaming me with

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread John Kelsey
At 03:49 AM 3/20/03 +0100, Thomas Shaddack wrote: ... While over 70% of local citizens are against it (caveat: I am not closely familiar with the polling method, but no one of my local friends is supporting Shrubya's pet war). Your sample is probably seriously biased, though. My friends and

RE: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Vincent Penquerc'h
Tim - I don't think the cowboy (aka Shrubya) knows enough economics to realize that, in the long term, income and expenditure must be in some kind of rough balance. He's always been able to lean on daddy's money. I'm wondering whether the successive US administrations are not increasingly

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Harmon Seaver
On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 05:41:08PM -0600, Anonymous wrote: On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 01:42:16PM -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: What bullshit. You just suck right up to those war criminals don't you? Do you work for them too? On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 11:18:09AM -0600, Keith Ray

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Bill Stewart
At 01:50 PM 03/20/2003 -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: The other one we hear is You should be ashamed which brings a chorus of No, we're proud or Have you forgotten about Sept. 11th? We did have some older fellow stopped at the redlight ranting about us needing to go back to Russia, which was

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Tim Meehan
Mike Rosing said: Given how Vancouver is going now, that might have been a nice restful place :-) Vancouver is nice, but the economy sucks (except if you're growing). Toronto has an okay economy but too many yuppies and climbers (and crappy pot). Montreal is the best, but you're better off if

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-21 Thread Anonymous
On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 01:42:16PM -0600, Harmon Seaver wrote: What bullshit. You just suck right up to those war criminals don't you? Do you work for them too? On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 11:18:09AM -0600, Keith Ray wrote: argument elided Nicely argued, Mr. Seaver. I've never seen

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-20 Thread Keith Ray
Quoting Thomas Shaddack [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Interesting point of observation: According to our laws, approving of a crime is a crime (with some more accurate specifications but I am not a stinkin' lawyer). According to international law, the recent Shrubya's desert adventure is quite likely a

Re: What shall we do with a bad government...

2003-03-20 Thread Keith Ray
Quoting Harmon Seaver [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What bullshit. You just suck right up to those war criminals don't you? Do you work for them too? No, I just refuse to allow lies to go unchallenged by a bunch of bloodthirsty peaceniks who want to see US troops gassed, shot, blown-up, or nuked.