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Old April 17th 04, 03:47 PM
Judah
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Correct. They want to just take other peoples assets and keep them.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
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And the "conservatives" are different, how?


Conservatives don't want to take other peoples assets and redistribute
them.



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Old April 17th 04, 04:18 PM
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in article , C J Campbell at
wrote on 4/16/04 8:04 AM:


"BllFs6" wrote in message
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Liberalism is Communism one drink at a time. - P.J. O'Rourke


If only it was even as good as that

Liberalism is more imprisoning than communism ever thought of being while
hiding under the fake facade of true freedom.....

Its much better when poision is labeled poison, tastes like poison, and
everyone knows its poison.....rather than thinking and being told its free
jelly doughnuts instead....


People still buy cigarettes.... How can anyone possibly explain why vast
numbers of people will continue to buy something that burns their mouths and
lungs, makes the eyes sting, smells bad, makes food taste bad, is likely to
burn themselves, their friends, and their possessions, and is deadly
poisonous to boot, and even claim that they 'enjoy' it? Perhaps liberalism
is to politics what tobacco is to recreation.

Maybe JFK was right after all, when he claimed that he was a jelly doughnut.
:-)


Okay, I was gonna stay out of this, but since people are comparing
liberalism to poison, cigarettes and other cancerous substances, it may be
time to remind everyone that our country was founded on some quite liberal
principles. Thomas Jefferson would likely be appalled to hear liberalism
likened to "poison".

C'mon folks, one of the reasons our country is so divided is rhetoric such
as this. Turn off Sean Hannity's rants for 10 seconds and get yourselves
together. Sheesh.




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Old April 17th 04, 04:24 PM
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BllFs6 wrote:

Liberalism is Communism one drink at a time. - P.J. O'Rourke



If only it was even as good as that

Liberalism is more imprisoning than communism ever thought of being while
hiding under the fake facade of true freedom.....


Jesus was a liberal.
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Old April 17th 04, 04:26 PM
Philip Sondericker
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in article , Dan Truesdell at
wrote on 4/16/04 6:32 PM:

I don't feel guilty. I feel fortunate. And I look at the whole
picture. I've worked hard to get a degree, develop a career, and have a
comfortable lifestyle (that fortunately includes a plane). However, I
also recognize that, due to the fact I grew up in a poor family in a
poor town, you all paid for half my college education. (I paid the
other half.) Thank you! That "Robin hood Government" you speak of took
a small piece of your hard earned money and invested it in me. Guess
what? I paid more in taxes last year than I received in 4 years of
financial aid. Sounds like a good investment to me. What did you get
for your money? A very productive member of society who recognizes
that, thanks to a government that believes that an educated populous is
critical, I am able to visit a doctor when I need one. And get a
plumber when I need one. DO you think that the oft-touted "Free Market
Economy" will generate all of the necessary services we all need and
use? Not likely. Only the ones that are profitable. Think of that the
next time you visit a government educated doctor. Or the next time you
kid goes to a government funded school. Or the factory in your town is
kept from dumping toxic waste in your backyard because a government
funded EPA official keeps them from doing it. I realize that there is
certainly waste in government, but let's keep the whole picture in mind.


Wow, a bit of calm, rational sense. Thank you.

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Old April 17th 04, 05:27 PM
Ricky Robbins
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On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 11:34:05 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
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"Pete" wrote in message
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Conservatives are a bunch of lying liars.


You've bought the propaganda.


Ha. No doubt about that. He's using Al Franken phrases, for goodness
sake.

Ricky
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Old April 17th 04, 05:52 PM
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"Matthew S. Whiting" wrote:

The average G/A guy who flys a Cessna 182 100 hours a year doesn't begin to
pay for the system.


But he doesn't need much of the system either. He needs a few grass
runways, and a good map and compass! :-)

Matt


Well, although that may be true for you, there are lots of Cessna 182's that make
a lot of instrument approaches at airports with control towers. Or, even
instrument approaches at airports without control towers; all supported by center
equipment, controllers, FAA approach designers, expensive flight inspections,
etc., etc.


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Old April 17th 04, 06:03 PM
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Well, although that may be true for you, there are lots of Cessna 182's that
make
a lot of instrument approaches at airports with control towers.


And use all the runway, and land so hard that anything less than reinforced
concrete wouldn't do, and hold the centerline so poorly that a 150 foot wide
runway is barely sufficient.

Did you know that truckers pay an average of $15,000* in highway taxes? What
do you pay for your car tax? And bicycles ride free (except on highways).
Shouldn't bicycles pay $15,000 in taxes to be fair?

Jose
* From a bumper sticker. I made the number up because I can't remember the
real one, which is five figures in any case.
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