tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post2328949996108427950..comments2024-03-28T03:47:46.544-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Why are Americans leaving? Iraqis having buyers remorse.Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1492598002427435132009-06-26T08:38:20.163-04:002009-06-26T08:38:20.163-04:00Yeah, she's the UNIX enthusiast.
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Surprise...Yeah, she's the UNIX enthusiast.<br /><br />---<br />Surprise, Surprise:<br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/25/conyers-abandons-plan-probe-acorn/?feat=article_top10_read" rel="nofollow">Conyers abandons plan to probe ACORN</a><br /><br />House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. has backed off his plan to investigate wrongdoing by the liberal activist group ACORN, saying "powers that be" put the kibosh on the idea.<br /><br />Mr. Conyers, Michigan Democrat, earlier bucked his party leaders by calling for hearings on accusations the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN) has committed crimes ranging from voter fraud to a mob-style "protection" racket.<br /><br />"The powers that be decided against it," Mr. Conyers told The Washington Times.<br /><br />The chairman declined to elaborate, shrugging off questions about who told him how to run his committee and give the Democrat-allied group a pass.<br /><br />Pittsburgh lawyer Heather Heidelbaugh, whose testimony about ACORN at a March 19 hearing on voting issues prompted Mr. Conyers to call for a probe, said she was perplexed by Mr. Conyers' explanation for his change of heart.<br /><br />"If the chair of the Judiciary Committee cannot hold a hearing if he want to [then] who are the powers that he is beholden to?" she said. <br />"Is it the leadership, is it the White House, is it contributors? <br /><br />Who is 'the power?'"<br />---<br />I wonder...Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46223744037480749412009-06-26T06:08:01.059-04:002009-06-26T06:08:01.059-04:00Thanks. I just bought it.
I'm toying with the...Thanks. I just bought it.<br /><br />I'm toying with the idea of partitioning the HD and installing UNIX on about half the volume. Know anything about that?<br /><br />Terresita, or WonderWoman, or whoever the hell she is today, thought Unix was the cat's meow. Maybe I'll look her up.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46827019944506173552009-06-26T05:43:19.513-04:002009-06-26T05:43:19.513-04:00I must say that aside for the period after I dropp...I must say that aside for the period after I dropped this on our tile floor and fragged the hard drive, prior to that it was the most stable computer I've owned.<br />Since replacing the hard drive, it's back to that condition again.<br />---<br />I would be unable to tolerate Vista without two modifications, both said to reduce security back toward XP Level, but I have never been disabled by a virus or malware.<br />(never have been in 20 years, believe it or not, nor, until I dropped this one, I had never lost data on a hard drive!)<br /><br />Anyhow... the two modifications to factory settings consist of turning off the UAC,<br />(I think that stands for "User Account Control")<br />and running as an administrative account.<br />UAC presents itself as a near constant and endless number of dialog boxes popping up asking you if you are sure you want to do this or that every time you attempt to do anything.<br />Running a non-administrative account is not as bothersome, but still makes you jump through hoops to do mundane things like file maintenance, software installs, and the like.<br /><br />So, all I can say is that I have very few complaints about my little Hp.<br />So few that you might want to consider checking out the Hp's at Costco.<br /><br />From time to time they have better deals on Hp laptops than almost anyone, plus you just pay and play with no shipping charges, not to mention Costco's unparalleled return policy.<br />(try spelling unparalleled w/o assistance from the spell checker!)<br />The biggest advantage over Xp is the longer period of time it will be supported by Micro$oft.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67252522018040173312009-06-26T04:15:17.984-04:002009-06-26T04:15:17.984-04:00Add some tranquility to your life and get a mac.Add some tranquility to your life and get a mac.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23173970497215848072009-06-26T04:09:04.652-04:002009-06-26T04:09:04.652-04:00Question for Doug:
I'm seriously looking at a...Question for Doug:<br /><br />I'm seriously looking at a new Dell laptop. Would you go with the Windows Vista, or take the offered option to have it loaded with XP?<br /><br />I'm happy with XP right now, and can't see anything in Vista that I'd use.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36728072596554416932009-06-26T03:47:56.770-04:002009-06-26T03:47:56.770-04:00Calling Bob...come in, Bob...
Trish has a new con...Calling Bob...come in, Bob...<br /><br />Trish has a new contest that's just right for your talents, and the best part when ya win is <em>Winner gets to try and figure out whether Chuckie's "fuck them (Iraqis)" supersedes his inexhaustible contempt for their American military counterparts. Or if Chuckie understands incongruity</em>.<br /><br />Don't miss out!linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35982987280112775802009-06-26T03:42:39.096-04:002009-06-26T03:42:39.096-04:00I thought he lives in Moscow. This isn't my we...I thought he lives in Moscow. This isn't my week for accuracy in commenting.<br />----<br />That does sound like him, Doug.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16761601609179730082009-06-26T02:54:25.135-04:002009-06-26T02:54:25.135-04:00I think he just left this nuggat in the Nutjob thr...I think he just left this nuggat in the Nutjob thread @ Belmont Club.<br />-<br />11. bob:<br /><br />Creation is itself the fall, breaking the one into the many, crosspurposed, so some say.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48907559610568706452009-06-26T02:43:53.953-04:002009-06-26T02:43:53.953-04:00He lives in Coeur d'Alene.He lives in Coeur d'Alene.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1779124043965573602009-06-26T02:25:37.863-04:002009-06-26T02:25:37.863-04:00Where's bob?
Did he say something about a tri...Where's bob?<br /><br />Did he say something about a trip to Core-da-lane?linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73984545790428208122009-06-26T02:24:34.641-04:002009-06-26T02:24:34.641-04:00ACORN, as Trish knows, are as innocent as choirboy...ACORN, as Trish knows, are as innocent as choirboys.<br /><br />And the Marxist in Chief is all about Empathy.<br />In Judges,<br />Not Healthcare.<br />---<br />Next question. Member of the audience. <br />Jane Sturm:<br />"My mother is now over 105.<br />But at 100, the doctors said to her, 'I can't do anything more unless you have a pacemaker.'<br />I said, 'Go for it.' She said, 'Go for it.'<br /><br />But the specialist said,<br />'No, she's too old.'<br />But when the other specialist saw her and saw her joy of life, he said, 'I'm going for it.'<br />That was over five years ago.<br /><br />My question to you is:<br />Outside the medical criteria for prolonging life for somebody who is elderly, is there any consideration that can be given for a certain spirit, a certain joy of living, a quality of life, or is it just a medical cutoff at a certain age?"<br /><br />Obama:<br />"I don't think that we can make judgments based on people's 'spirit.'<br />Uh, that would be, uh, a pretty subjective decision to be making.<br /><br />I think we have to have rules that, uh, say that, uh, we are going to provide good quality care for all people.<br />End-of-life care is one of the most difficult sets of decisions that we're going to have to make. But understand that those decisions are already being made in one way or another. If they're not being made under Medicare and Medicaid, they're being made by private insurers.<br /><br />"<em>At least we can let doctors know -- and your mom know -- that you know what, maybe this isn't going to help.<br /><strong>Maybe you're better off, uhh, not having the surgery, but, uhh, taking the painkiller." </strong></em>"<br /><br />Do you realize how cold and heartless that answer is? This woman is asking about her mother.<br /><br />So they found a specialist:<br />"Maybe this woman really loves living. I'll put it in."<br /><br /><strong>She's lived five years with the pacemaker, and still Obama:<br />"<em>Maybe you're better off to tell your mother to take a pill, take a painkiller.</em>" </strong><br /><br />We have to have rules!<br /><br />"We have to have rules. Your mother should have died five years ago, lady. She would have been better off taking that painkiller."<br /><br />Who says we have to have his rules?<br /><br />The President of the United States is not a king.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61168432729031877742009-06-26T02:16:28.267-04:002009-06-26T02:16:28.267-04:00Trish used to give better prizes. Times gettin'...Trish used to give better prizes. Times gettin' hard all over.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66842831223620078742009-06-26T02:09:27.106-04:002009-06-26T02:09:27.106-04:00Rep. Michele Bachmann, citing concerns about gover...<i>Rep. Michele Bachmann, citing concerns about government intrusiveness, says she won't fully fill out the U.S. Census form next year, even though that's a violation of federal law.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Bachmann also has said she also fears that ACORN, the community organizing group that came under fire over its voter registration efforts last year, will be part of the Census Bureau's door-to-door information collection efforts.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Bachmann spokesman Dave Dziok said calls to her office about the issue have been generally supportive. "In all honesty, all the comments have been from people who share her concerns."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/49104281.html?page=1&c=y" rel="nofollow">Census</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66151318967435313372009-06-26T01:54:12.475-04:002009-06-26T01:54:12.475-04:00I hereby declare Friday, June 26, 2009, Dumb Analo...I hereby declare Friday, June 26, 2009, Dumb Analogy Day, the objective being to surpass "ACORN Basiji thugs." Or at least match eight years' worth of senile rants on Bushitler. I don't think that's setting the bar too high. <br /><br />Winner gets to try and figure out whether Chuckie's "fuck them (Iraqis)" supersedes his inexhaustible contempt for their American military counterparts. Or if Chuckie understands incongruity.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28420070065607393032009-06-26T00:51:57.152-04:002009-06-26T00:51:57.152-04:00"...ACORN Basiji thugs..."
Oh, I never ..."...ACORN Basiji thugs..."<br /><br />Oh, I never tire of this stuff.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49938663051245864462009-06-25T23:59:57.547-04:002009-06-25T23:59:57.547-04:00Indiana 16th in population.
First in deployments.
...Indiana 16th in population.<br />First in deployments.<br />Amazing.<br />Hawaii's high in terms of per capita.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54285753331097966032009-06-25T23:50:54.365-04:002009-06-25T23:50:54.365-04:00Only if we did not let them, rufus.
They bought t...Only if we did not let them, rufus.<br /><br />They bought the tanks, a couple of hundred, years ago, from Hungary.<br /><br />Plus the let the contracts to refurbish the tanks Saddam had,<br /><br />Six years is a long time, if they are not ready, the US military has failed in their primary Iraqi mission, no doubts there.<br /><br />That performance counts, and that there will be no accountability for results, almost assured.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13737970751261408402009-06-25T23:15:30.928-04:002009-06-25T23:15:30.928-04:00They don't have an Air Force, yet, do they?
O...They don't have an Air Force, yet, do they?<br /><br />Or, a Tank Division (a "Real" one, with "Real" tanks?) Helicopters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4368879162026300852009-06-25T23:12:28.762-04:002009-06-25T23:12:28.762-04:00Wait till the pipelines start to blow.
Gasoline b...Wait till the pipelines start to blow.<br /><br />Gasoline blows through $3.00 to $3.50, or $4.00.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66776892076113003202009-06-25T22:21:24.976-04:002009-06-25T22:21:24.976-04:00Colonel Burt Thompson, the commander of US forces ...<i>Colonel Burt Thompson, the commander of US forces in the area, whose troops still patrol Baquba</i>, admitted that he was not sure that the US had succeeded in its' mission of "Standing Up" the Iraqi Secirtiy Forces.<br /><br />That after six years, the US military had not been able to train and equip an indig force to successfully hand off to.<br /><br />Fuck them, if they cannot hold and secure their own country.<br />It is not worth one more US life.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25042883267626322402009-06-25T22:19:25.783-04:002009-06-25T22:19:25.783-04:00That's the least of our worries, WIO.
Glad at ...That's the least of our worries, WIO.<br />Glad at least part of the time this dedicated Marxist was dedicated toward diminishing his capacity.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56897884292727271362009-06-25T22:17:44.662-04:002009-06-25T22:17:44.662-04:00Honor Their Service - Move America Forward
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Troop...<a href="http://www.troopathon.org/" rel="nofollow">Honor Their Service - Move America Forward</a><br />-<br />Troopathon<br />Live from Ronald Reagan Library.<br />Melanie Morgan is a saint.<br />-<br />'Rat:<br />Says her brother was seriously injured in Panama.<br />Did you know a Morgan?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59722416975132845342009-06-25T21:57:16.050-04:002009-06-25T21:57:16.050-04:00Governor Sanford is fine as President..
Our curre...Governor Sanford is fine as President..<br /><br />Our current President was crack addict....What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20557333427105345662009-06-25T21:54:58.192-04:002009-06-25T21:54:58.192-04:00Republican theme song '12<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8-dIezr8Ww" rel="nofollow">Republican theme song '12</a>allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27621902498859015022009-06-25T21:43:27.657-04:002009-06-25T21:43:27.657-04:00The link eees no good.The link eees no good.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.com