Sorry wrong again. At least about airplanes. In particular used airplanes. Can;t say about tractors.

KFG, Rachel Maddow just called Pat Buchannan her friend. WTF.
——————

What’s wrong with that? Don’t you have any conservative friends?

You will notice that most of the talking heads don’t take it all that seriously (some do I suppose) But it is the freaks that haunt the web that are the nuts. To whom ideology is everything.

I think that is a sad, shallow existence.

Infinite: they blame it on the other side.

Its the same question I asked a few weeks ago- If you were a patriotic German and Hitler was rising to power- at what point would you decide that his policies were evil and hurting the country?

The comparison is valid- we are at war with at least one country based on the same kind of propaganda.

Sorry you are incorrect. Or should I say only partially incorrectg. Capitol equipoment depreciates in real value. In real dollars. It is nearly always worth LESS when sold than when purchased. (unless of course you are a dealer or merchandiser or some such)

He deserves it.

I want him to live.

Live to see everything he stands for reputiated by the American people.

Isn’t this POS Cal Thomas dead yet?

Didn’t you know? They prefer stay-at-home moms!

“Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, equated lawmakers’ requests for funding for special projects with corruption on Wednesday even though Palin herself has requested nearly $200 million in so-called “earmarks” this year.”

http://www.kansas.com/wireupdates/story/524899.html

The concept of depreciation is a tax concept. Alaska does not pay taxes.

What if the state of Alaska finds the Vice President of the United States guilty of obstruction of justice? That’s the problem with nominating an Alaskan to anything. The outcome can never be foreseen.

““Here are some of the questions Palin should be answering, for Alaskans and the rest of the country:”
——–

Another question,

- How many acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would be opened to drilling?

http://www.inforain.org/Northslope/anwr_3.html

Behold! The McCain Palin “Truth Squad!”

The ‘Truth Squad’? Why is it that Republicans love to have these little names? I’ve posted previously about Alaska’s own Don Young and his “A-Team”, and his “Wolf Pack” of lobbyists. For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with Don Young, these are all the lobbyists that get immediately patched through to our Congressman in DCwhen they call the office. These guys are Don’s big guns. The A-Team was referred to as a separate group, but is also a subset of the Wolf Pack. So if you’re on the A-Team, you’re also by default in the Wolf Pack, but if you’re in the Wolf Pack, you’re not necessarily a member of the A-Team.

We’re not only corrupt, we’re silly.

And now, on the national front, we have the McCain-Palin “Truth Squad”, a group of spunky Republicans put together based completely upon party affiliation, and mostly on ovary ownership, to dispel the myths that are circulating about Palin. A couple of these myths had to do with figuring out budget line items and reallocations so it looked, at first, like Palin had slashed funding for special ed, and for homeless teen mothers. She didn’t.

But other things that are supposed to make us feel better on the list include the fact that Palin didn’t actually attempt to force public schools to teach creationism, but that she merely “wouldn’t oppose” teaching creationism in public schools.

And she didn’t actually fire the librarian who wouldn’t agree to ban books. She only tried to fire her. After public outcry, she agreed to let the librarian stay, even though she wasn’t being ’supportive’. And the list of banned books that’s been circulating? Bogus! We don’t know which books Palin wanted the public librarian to pull from the shelves for content she found offensive.

And most of all, she was NOT officially a member of the secessionist Alaskan Independence Party, even though the Vice Chair said she was, (and called her out on video tape for infiltrating the Republican Party to get elected, while holding the AIP ideals). It was actually her husband that was a member of the secessionist group. She simply gave a supportive speech at their convention this year and told them to keep up the good work.

Don’t you feel better now? Phew! I was worried for a minute, but my mind is put at ease. It’s fortunate that the Truth Squad will be galloping across the land coming to the GOP’s aid. “We’re meeting it head on,” said Brian Rogers, a campaign spokesperson. All right! (fist bump).

Oh, and they dared to accuse her pastor of being a Jew for Jesus. That guy was only invited to speak by her pastor. And why should we care about her pastor, anyway. People shouldn’t be condemned for the views of their pastors. We learned that from Obama and Rev. Wright. We need to focus on what Palin herself believes. She’s just a normal sensible gal who thinks the world is 6000 years old, and that Jesus will come and rapture the faithful during her lifetime.

So knock it off, and quit with all this fringe, liberal, left-wing nutty blogosphere over-reaction, will you? Sheesh.

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/behold-the-mccain-palin-truth-squad/

Later, the language specifically authorizing the bridge was stripped from the final version (of the bill?), but the money was appropriated anyway. I haven’t found out exactly how this was done, but was likely accomplished when the bill was reconciled. As usual, such things are complex. Obama could have known there was no hope that the amendment would pass, but he may as well have known what the likely outcome would be. This is why senators seldom become presidents. Their compromises are too complex for people to understand, including me.

Alaska later used the money for other purposes. The bridge was never built because another $400 million or so would have been required, and the public had been alerted, so Palin “stopped” the bridge to nowhere.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/election2008/story/51846.html

Yup, the party of change. Once they leave office you’re lucky to have some left.”

ya got that right. Bastards have left their upbringing. I’m about to break their plate.