On Do Harrison, Kennedy, Jefferson make sense on closing list?

Posted on July 17 at 12:33 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

No.

On Wis. Dems file recall petition for 3rd GOP senator

Posted on April 21 at 8:17 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

poobah - What you call lame is only a matter of opinion (the view somebody takes about an issue, especially when it is based solely on personal judgment).
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By the way, you would not believe the knowledge that is gained when you have to do a research paper (just my opinion, of course).

On Wis. Dems file recall petition for 3rd GOP senator

Posted on April 19 at 8:30 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

i_luv_jvl – That was an opinion? Maybe that is why I stated it was an Op – Ed piece (which wasn’t the point, by the way). No need for me to do anymore research on corporations as I did a paper on multi-national corporations in college.

On Wis. Dems file recall petition for 3rd GOP senator

Posted on April 18 at 9:02 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

i_luv_jvl – This came from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/opinio...
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"Yet the article The New York Times published a few weeks ago — saying that G.E. was likely to pay no federal income tax at all in 2010 — has landed like a bombshell, arousing the kind of populist outrage that hasn’t been seen since those derivatives traders at A.I.G. got their last big bonuses. In responding to the article, G.E. did not exactly help itself with its defensive tweets and conflicting statements. A week ago, a G.E. spokeswoman told a reporter that “G.E. did not pay U.S. federal income taxes last year because we don’t owe any.” On Monday, its tune changed. In an article jointly published by Fortune and ProPublica, a company spokesman said, “We expect to have a small U.S. income tax liability for 2010.”
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Whatever. The point remains that the company is going to pay little or nothing in federal income taxes for 2010. And the unambiguous reason for this is that G.E. took full advantage of the various tax loopholes in the U.S. tax code that are available to it. Wouldn’t you? The real villain here isn’t G.E. for gaming the corporate tax system. Rather, the villain is a political system that makes the corporate tax system so easy to game."
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My favorite part is the "Whatever . . . “ – love the journalistic integrity!
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This is an Op-Ed piece, but does mention the same source . . . so is the NY times any more credible? There are always two sides to everything.

On Wis. Dems file recall petition for 3rd GOP senator

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"Did GE get a $3.2 billion tax refund? No.

Did GE pay U.S. income taxes in 2010? Yes, it paid estimated taxes for 2010, and also made payments for previous years. Think of it as your having paid withholding taxes on your salary in 2010, and sending the IRS a check on April 15, 2010, covering your balance owed for 2009.

Will GE ultimately pay U.S. income taxes for 2010? After much to-ing and fro-ing -- the company says it hasn't completed its 2010 tax return -- GE now says that it will pay tax. (For more on GE's tax strategies, see GE's taxes: A case study)"
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see-The truth about GE's tax bill
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http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/20...

On Union warns of boycotts for lack of support

Posted on March 31 at 8:40 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

The Borg - Collective consciousness is experienced by the Borg as "thousands" of voices — they are collectively aware, but not aware of themselves as separate individuals. Consequently, they never speak in singular pronouns.
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The Borg only want to "raise the quality of life" of the species they "assimilate."
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"I - Borg" - For those that did not wish to be assimilated, resistance was not futile.

On Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill

Posted on February 17 at 8:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

inconvenienttruth – To reiterate what I stated below: “I am ALWAYS dismayed when elected representatives are not willing to find workable solutions for all of their constituents, regardless of political affiliations.”
Apparently you misunderstood. My intent was only to admit that my beliefs are valid, because those are the ones that I own.

On Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill

Posted on February 17 at 7:52 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

inconvenienttruth – Hypocrite - somebody who pretends to have admirable principles, beliefs, or feelings but behaves otherwise.
Idealistic - somebody who aspires to or abides by high standards or principles.
I may be idealistic, but I definitely know that I am not a hypocrite and am most definitely not naïve. However, if you choose to believe otherwise, that is your right.

On Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill

Posted on February 17 at 7:02 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

inconvenienttruth – Whether you like it or not, those legislators that may represent you also may represent me. I am just as much a citizen as you are, regardless of whether or not you agree with me. It is in no way hypocritical, because I am not naïve enough to believe that whose represent me as a citizen will always agree with me on what I want AS a citizen.

On Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill

Posted on February 17 at 6:48 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Bealab – Nowhere in my post did I specify my political affiliation nor address the citizens who are exercising their right to protest. I was specifically addressing the legislators that decided to go in “hiding” rather than “stand” up for ALL citizen of their district REGARDLESS of their political affiliation.
I am ALWAYS dismayed when elected representatives are not wiling to find workable solutions for all of their constituents, regardless of political affiliations.