Unfortunately, when those same 27 randomized trials were analyzed for  mortality benefits, none were seen.


Keep the country country.  All new housing should be directed to the urban core.


Harper did it. Why not Trudeau?


It's simply not being collected. A windfall for potheads and dispensaries.


I knew there were still rational, caring republicans out there, thank you. I only wish there were more of you, what happened?


No doubt most of those reading and commenting here, applauded the
appendage grafted onto the Canadian Constitution know as the Charter
of Rights and Freedoms, by Pierre Trudeau — as a means of amending the
constitution by other means than a vote in Parliament.

Trudeau well understood that the Charter would enable the Supreme Court to rule an imbalance in power be made lawful within the
precincts of power in Canada. As soon as the Charter was made law
close to 80% of Canadians were made ineligible to participate in the meaningful running of their country.

Now the courts are empowered to make lawful any incursion
whatsoever which is in accord with the peculiar notion of special
rights for any and all outliers whom might lay claim to a singular
demand for a privilege not accorded the majority.

All that is necessary is for a claimant to assert their claim as religious
and demand some specious notion of it being a right.

Redistribution of rights is the consequence.


So?


There should be an added stat as to what the jobs pay.


Given the circumstances, this is a terrific success.  Kudos to everyone involved.


The author is passionate enough in his thesis but with no evidence to back it up or suggestions  going forward, it comes across as self-serving.   Good on the Mme Justice for at least addressing the issue.


Milan - When geologists warn of future earthquake risks, we heed it. We retrofit buildings, change building codes, etc. When geologists (e.g. Richard Alley) warn of climate change, people like you attack the scientists…why? Because fossil fuel companies have spent plenty to convince you to do so.  All I see from you is unsubstantiated claims and personal attacks. That says a lot about the strength of your argument.


Thanks for the *non sequitur*.


Darn, we have to deal with almost 3 years from Kirky's clown grinning pal. Maybe if Sheehan was the "Chair" someone would be already be wearing #1 on their badge.


The violence at Trump rallies is caused by counter-protesters.


I know it's great O&G doesn't get any subsidies or tax breaks and don't have to abide by any zoning regulations.  The free market is in full force.


Accusing Obama of not being an American citizen and demanding the American public see his birth certificate, now that was a witch hunt.  What's happening to Trump, on the other hand, is a turkey shoot.


You comment illustrates very clearly what I say . . . the left wants to paint conservatives black.  "Traditional social institutions" might mean your description to you, but to the vast majority of Canadians it means "the workings of how societies establish subsystems that facilitate their survival."

The negative connotation you paint is the left's construct, established solely to discredit the notion of conservatism, not because it reflects the reality of conservative thought.


Keeping America safe... how? The ban appears only to have stopped innocent bystanders.


It was appropriate to report to report boos, etc., my point is that it's unfortunate that some Democrats would "boo" the President, any President, BTW.


Well, that certainly went right over your head. I tried, next time I'll dumb it down a little more.


The bright spot is that thousands of Alaskans who didn't vote have suddenly come to understand that maybe they should have.  Big news for them also that "their" legislators have names.  When, for example, a thug robs you it's helpful to be able to provide  the police with more than a vague description.

the b


No , they are trying to 'shut down the House of Representatives', just like the Republicans tried to 'shut down the government' a couple of years ago.


Look around, you were raised in the same country as I was.  So the deviant  behavior that is 'accepted' as normal  today, was not accepted a generation ago, unless  you were  born 100 years ago? Jesus had words for Pharisees who acted shocked  that He had the 'nerve' to dine with 'sinners' . Not just sinner's but the worst in the Pharisees views.  Jesus called them hypocrites and a brood of vipers, even though the Pharisees  'appeared' righteous but like whitewashed tombs, that were beautiful on the outside, on the inside they were full of dead men's bones and every impurity'   Mathew 23:27
The 'morals' the left espouses today are about as nihilistic as you can get. They look in earnest  for science to discover  ' life' existing anywhere other than earth and would wet their pants to find  even the tiniest  bacteria on Mars, yet they have no problem flushing a human' life', here on earth, down the drain in an abortion. That doesn't reflect well on any of us. Sure doesn't


So, a silent protest to draw attention to police brutality angers you and the other deplorables. But, the second ya'll get a "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" it's a Defcon 1 freak out. Precious little snowflakes...


Most of the population of Clallam County lives in the unincorporated county  --  so probably at least half your patients were not drinking fluoridated water during this period of steady general improvement.

Interestingly, the WHO and other international bodies report that dental health has improved worldwide over the past 20 years, for the most part in the absence of fluoride ingestion.


Charges were never filed, partly because Brenda did not wish to pursue them, it is true. And while no accused perp has ever admitted to a crime, the suspects did admit to having carried out sexual acts with Brenda with her saying "no" before and after. So the absence of criminal charges is not the end of the story.


Trump didn't nominate Gorsuch?

Speaking of ludicrous!

If The Paris Accords aren't dead, you need to mention it to Angela Merkel.  She is ignorant of that fact, apparently.

You are now trying to say if it isn't legislation it doesn't count!  Lame argument on a good day which this clearly isn't for you!

You are 'forgetting' [ignoring] all 12 of his Obama rule cancellations under the Congressional Review Act.  I can list all of them if you like.  And the Congress vote count.

The EPA rule changes and reversals don't require legislation.  Just an Obama-like 'stroke of the pen' or telephone call.

Same thing with the pipeline decision.

And we 'will see' on NAFTA.  Hillary and Bill invented the current treaty and now Trump is in the process of modifying that treaty.

Which he can cancel with a notice to the Congress.

President Carter did it to the Taiwan defense treaty and G. W. Bush did it to the ABM treaty.

Your beliefs and hopes are not matching objective reality again.


So right skinnerAK! The reflexive Republicans did vote for a sales tax, a reduced PFD, and a gigantic gift to the oil industry by voting down the repeal of SB21! You said it so well! TY


or maybe the world should just start making a whole lot less weapons?


I didn't call Trumpass  supporters Nazis but Nazi sympathizers.  Trump is a deadbeat because he's gone belly up numerous times and he is known for stiffing vendors, ie.  not paying his legit bills.  But go ahead and kiss his fat but.  When I was one of the top salesman at Amfac we would have put his butt on COD or joint check.


"ugly treatment of government employees"??????? That is too funny!

Government employees have been afforded benefits including early out DB plans that the rest of us could only dream of.

You are living in a fantasy world Art. Don't expect a lot of support from others on this board who are struggling to pay for your comfortable arrangement.


Good going, Lisa!  Somebody's gotta give that trump a good swift kick in the arse.


Girmac…The only scientist you read is Dr. Seuss.

Winters are warmer than normal
And this if formal,
Even for you
Mr. Magoo.


Fellow Alaskans, take note: you have until November 1st to give your input concerning two proposals for Alaska Administrative Code regulatory changes: proposals 62 and 63 can be found under "All Permits for Possessing Live Game" in the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game Proposal Book, which can be accessed via the following link:

http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=gameboard.proposalbook

Proposal 62, submitted by "Mojo's Hope" president Shannon Basner, would legalize maintaining colonies of feral cats outdoors--essentially further expanding the horrific mess described above at the Matsu shelter into our communities and wilderness, to the extreme detriment of public health and wildlife conservation.

Proposal 63 alters the language of 5AAC.92.02 to expressly prohibit maintaining unconfined feral cats outdoors under the aegis of any worthless "no-kill" program, specifically "TNR".

Failure to enforce existing law has created this mess.  Adopting Prop. 62 will make it FAR worse.


Four more years Dan


Even Trump's running mate, Mike Pence allowed Medicaid expansion in his state as governor of Indiana.


State land "in the park?"   Get serious here!   The park was expanded AROUND 3 sides of land already selected/TA'd to the State.


Dear Comrade Donald and Comrade Kush:

We appreciate all the love you have shown us to date.  The water sports video will be kept safely tucked away for the time being.  It's OK if you agree to some additional sanctions if that will help to take the heat off.

One of our oligarchs has recently made several million dollars trafficking arms to rebels in Congo and will need to launder some of the profit.  Not that you guys would help us with money laundering, but stay tuned just in case.

By the way, Comrade Kush, your idea of using the Globe and Mail website as a secret back channel was awesome.  Mueller has better taste than to read this newspaper.

Luv & cuddles,
Big Bear


I suppose that is true if one is in high school, knows nothing about Russia, believes anything, entertains her or himself writing limericks on bathroom walls, and reads and writes at a 4th grade level.

For adults it's an insult to one's intelligence regardless of whether one hates or admires the president-elect.


"Many voters saw the crisis coming, but half the voting populace works for the government, so they chose not to vote against their gravy train."

I'm not sure that half the voting populace works for the government but Hudak's decision to frame his party's campaign as opposing the interests of the broader public sector didn't  help, of course.  That pretty much eliminated a huge chunk of voters from considering voting for the PCs and pushed many middle of the road voters who might otherwise have considered the NDP into supporting the Libs in order to stop Hudak from gaining power.  Let's hope the current iteration of the PC party isn't as obtuse when crafting a strategy to oust the Libs in 2018.


"Really? Hadn't heard that one before. Got a source I can access on this?"

Whether dropping the nukes was to deter Stalin in Europe or Asia, it is often cited by the Left as the real reason (don't entirely agree) for using the atomic bombs.

In any case, this is just another example of the today's historical revisionism that looks at historical events thru 21st century lenses and ignoring the zeitgeist and sentiments (6 years of brutal global war at that time) of times that they occurred.


Appalling, petty and vindictive.


The same guy who laid out all the evidence of Killary's serial felonies and claimed no prosecutor would try the case.  The same guy who told Trump three times he was not under investigation, but refused to say that to the public.  Comey is a careerist weasel.


This is one of the better analyses I have read about #45 and his MO. Yes, so ironic that a win-lose, zero-sum operator finds himself in such a win-win situation politically speaking, albeit one that depends on and will generate so many losers. Sad!


Trudeau needs to supply more details to explain why taxpayers are being hosed AGAIN!


If I felt comfortable with any person displaying that flag, I might ask. But it doesn't matter. Nowhere did I mention repulsiveness, condemning. Instead, I find it unbelievable that some still display the Confederate flag no matter what the reason. I understand that some are old school, stubborn, and not racist. Like the letter writer, I never gave those flags much thought, although certainly not a fan.   The horrible event in 2015 changed some things quickly.  Several big companies would no longer sell Confederate merchandise,  VA cemeteries would no longer display the flags, states wanting the emblem removed from their flags, license plates, flags removed from capitol grounds, etc.  No mystery why it would give anyone pause to see Confederate flags displayed.


.

Gutting SS and Medicare is already in motion. Ryan has legislation ready and January they'll begin voting,

…Trump gave his approval last week.

He promised his marks in the campaign that he wouldn't touch it.

.


Most men I know simply don't see any advantage to marriage.

I hate to say it, but it's "what's in it for me"?

The 2 things marriage used to provide - sex and someone who would look after the home no longer exist within marriage.  So what is it exactly I'm getting with it?  The only thing IMO is children.  But if you don't want kids or don't care about them?  Why would you ever get married?  I'm dead serious.  I don't see any advantage only downsides.


Agree.
Besides the Benghazi investigation which was fruitless, the Republicans have headed seven other House committee investigations of Clinton.  Result, no wrong doing.
Add to that two FBI investigations: Result, no wrong doing.
The Republicans have spent years and estimates between $30 million to $200 investigating Clinton.
They have found nothing with which a prosecutor  can make a case.
Meanwhile, Drumpf is awash in conflicts of interest and most Republicans are standing by their man.


What a childishly stupid question


Kim Jong Il died six years ago......


If Manufacturing ever returns to the USA it will be in the form of automation.


Right.  Same buncha KKKlowns that don their white sheet party-dresses to dance around burning crosses at night after the NASCAR rallies.  Your point?


From Dublin.
Just to bring to your attention that Marie Collins was one of four  panelist on a current affairs programme; screened the 16th March at 11:00pm. The programme objective is to hold powerful people or institutions accountable. It is a nightly edition, transmitted by an Irish commercial station.  You will probably need to bear with 4 x 20 second ads first.

Anchorman Vincent Browne initially picks up with Marie re NCR report above; and opens up the discussion to involve three other panelist; including a priest. It will give you an opportunity to view Marie in person and evaluate her for yourself. A little insight into an Irish perspective. Vincent may appear brash at times; it's just his way of stoking the fire.

Link:  www.tv3.ie/3player/show/41/0/0/

In case of problems Google : TV3 Ireland player, Tonight with Vincent Browne


This is awesome. I used to work at a bar in Texas where they served 69 beers on tap. This is even more impressive. I'll probably apply for a serving job here when they open ;)


Tom,

Thank you for reminding us that in celebrating Christmas we have a grand opportunity to do special things for others so they will see His great love and be drawn to Him. You have reminded me that I need to be asking Him what that special way will be this year.


"Nobody has a sense of humor anymore".....or maybe Goober, you're just not funny.   Stick a red ball on your nose and I might laugh.


I believe Dallas. Why would he drug his dogs knowing the officials would drug test and he had his own blood tests scheduled, makes no sense.


So you interview "Canadians" in your spare time?      I would bet that you know very few people with views different from your own.


If you knew anything about the Bible you wouldn't make such a foolish statement.


Is this the same Charles Wohlforth who supported APD Officer Honeman as an Anchorage Assemblymen? The same APD Officer who stood idly by (literally)as APD Officer Rollins received sexual favors under the table in front of him.


This is just another in the series of articles that has "TEKIYAH" as its core objective.  A fundamental Muslim concept, “TEKIYAH” in Persian means a kind of “righteous deception.” It is similar to the Arab belief, espoused in the Koran, that it is acceptable to lie and deceive those around you in order to bring the Infidels down. Anything which would bring the reign of Mohammed was deemed acceptable according to text.  This author is relentlessly at it, and we in the West, are lapping it up!


During the final hearings of the Catholic Wrap Up of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Sexual Abuse, the Commissioners heard from Fr Gerry O'Hanlon sj, theologian and former leader of Irish province of the Jesuits. When asked about the strategies adopted at the highest levels of governance in the Church to deal with clerical sexual abuse of children, Fr O'Hanlon remarked, "Culture easts strategies for breakfast."

No just, transparent, accountable and effective strategies to address the hierarchy's 'criminal negligence' (Archbishop Fisher of Sydney) will ever make it through the Curia's culture of clerical protectionism and 'management by inertia' (Francis Sullivan, CEO of the Australian Truth, Justice and Healing Council) unless Pope Francis dismantles the entire system of Church governance. He has to get rid of the career priests, bishops and their clericalized lay courtiers and fill their places with sane, decent laity from across the world.


eric - I gotta say, you're nowhere near as sharp as jjp58 was.  Not even close.


Your short term rental is a leading contributor to the lack of affordable rentals for Hawaii's working class that is being completely shut out of the housing market. For you to say that not being able to use your 2nd home as an illegal vacation rental will cause you to have to sell is utter nonsense. You could easily rent it out long term and be quite fine. You also could have easily bought in Waikiki (or other area) that is zoned for such rentals, and stop contributing to the destruction of our neighborhoods.


Dusty your joking right? The Chugach was destroyed because of Federal concession.. C'mon guys - wake up already!!!


Can they beat $212k for the title page?


Yo, this just went from 0 to 100 to O.M.G. real quick


Trid. does indeed misunderstand!  Trid. (and a few others like Trid.) will simply be denied access to my screen, and mine only, though I may have option of viewing or reviewing such comments with a couple clicks on a mouse button, if I so choose.  The focus of these systems is both incivility and harrassment, and incorporate state-of-the-art algorithms which are not on the market at this time.  Detection parameters will be user-adjustable.  So, any qualified poster here will have access to my comments, and could even reply, though both comment and reply are subject to being screened out.  As I mentioned earlier, this will begin as an experiment.  And commenters/repliers who are screened will ordinarily receive NO notification, before or after.


It's not just that Mueller was part of the German language group at the Synod, it's also that the Synod was responsible for writing it's own report, not the CDF.  To say Mueller had no input in AL is incorrect.  He had every opportunity to offer input and did, as you say, vote with the rest of the German group in the affirmative on the solution to the divorce question.  If Pope Francis really wanted to sideline Mueller he would have done so in 2013 and not elevated him to Cardinal.


The leadership selection process  for this new party has to guard against the left wing strategy leftists being party members only to vote in Liberal 's like Redford and Stelmach.

Alberta has not had a right of centre Premier for 11 years, since Klein,

Allowing everyone (including opposition supporters) to pay $10 to pick the premier was a grassroots political experiment that failed horribly.


It's a sad commentary on the state of the NDP that the array of candidates to replace Tom Mulcair is so incredibly sparse and weak.

Tom Mulcair had his faults but he was a brilliant speaker, a great parliamentarian, was moderate in most of his views (or at least reasonable according to NDP standards), and displayed sincerity and class.  When the likes of Niki Ashton aspire to lead the NDP you really know things are desperate.  When potentially good candidates like Nathan Cullen decide to sit it out you really know things are bad and the NDP's prospects of ever forming a government are virtually non-existent.


You seem to want my approval. Don't vote for white racists. I have had a full rich life without your support. My taxes pay for your public services and you voted for a guy that doesn't pay taxes.


Bad hire for the Dawgs good for everyone else however. Jim Haney 2 going to Seattle. Bon Apetit! Hahahaha


Anybody but the p__y grabber.


Typically, when directly quoting someone, credit is given.....
But thanks for determining that I am quotable....


I don't care if he did it because he ate too many Twinkies.  He was armed, in a combat zone and killed a soldier of one of our allies.  He's damned lucky they didn't execute him summarily.


And all the OPEC-paid environmentalist stooges?


I was a paramedic for 14 years in Toronto and I've seen several drivers do this.  Each time I stopped, got out of my car and told the person not to follow me.  If they got into an accident following me then I'd have to stop and help them, and the person I was responding to would have a delayed response.  I always felt that we should have a camera facing backward that the second paramedic could monitor and if someone was 'drafting' us we could just send the video of it to the cops and they'd send the dangerous driver a massive ticket.

I do have to say though, that MOST people, MOST of the time, are thoughtful and let us through.  We notice that, and we thank you.  It's a privilege to be able to help.

Also, for the record, EMT is a (mostly) American term.  In Canada we are all called paramedics.


The U of A system needs to close ALL campuses except FBX, Anch, Matsu, and Juneau.

All State employees making over 75K (and there are THOUSANDS of them) need to take big pay cuts.  Maybe 10% or more.  No State employee should be making more than 100K.

All "extras" from the Dept of Ed need to be cut.  There are tons of extra programs that are expensive and not that beneficial - such as the teacher mentor program and the Dolly Parton reading program.


Why do pay the government works so much and they still need more money? Let them fund their own party with their own salaries!


Freeheels;  The fact is the majors have paid lobbyist that help make laws that are pricing Alaskans out of the drilling and selling oil for a profit business so they can have a monopoly on Alaska's oil!

Alaskans are being sold out and no one seems to care or notice, why?


hey lefty, the prices today should be then about $1 a litre, see that  5 cents a litre is still more tax than we should be paying


This reads like GOP erotica.

"Mainstream media" - just ughh. Can we stop with this. We all know Denny sits at home and watches totally not mainstream FoxNews at night.

"isn’t the personification of an ideal leader" -- Denny stop using words above your grade level. You can't personify something that is already human. per·son·i·fi·ca·tion - the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

"No Ronald Reagan is he" - The Ronald Reagan worship by the GOP is just embarrassing at this point. Iran-Contra affair, supplying Saddam Hussein with weapons and tactical information so he could use chemical weapons, caving to terrorist demands in Beirut, his fake war in Grenada to divert attention from Beirut, helping to create Al Qaeda, more documented corruption than any president in U.S. history on and on it goes. Reagan was a terrible president.

"socialistic agenda" - Denny your making up words


The fact that no one at foreign affairs was held to account for openly contacting another government to work against the elected parliament of Canada (this was confirmed by USA embassy staff and secretary Clinton' s prople) is a shameful part of Canada's history.


Well exactly. And under that same premise it is easy to determine from Tom's letter that he fully supports violent behavior if you do not agree with a groups opinion/comments. Freedom of Speech...as long as I agree with you. Seems I missed that clause when learning of the birth of this great nation.


I completely agree, John_Kawamoto, that deficiencies in management *must* be addressed if public education in Hawaii is going to make significant strides forward.  I am convinced poor management at all levels from school on up to BOE is the root of all evils that plague the DOE.  I thank you very much for posting a link to the Star Bulletin article from 1999.  I felt nauseous when reading about the results of the commissioned study in 1999 because here it is 18 years later and nothing has changed!  It's all the same old BS.  And THAT, far more than pay, is really the retention problem.  They can't even retain volunteers willing to work for free!


exactly


This is contributing to the 'normalizing' of a demagogue. The "fruit" develops over time. Meanwhile,  there is the psychological traumas of  millions of children living in fear that their parents will be rounded up and deported.  The list of demagogues who were able to placate the populus by simply "making the trains run on time", is too long and of too recent a memory.


that'll learn em!!


So you post a link to a video from Russia Today to prove that the video isn't a Russian fake? Hilarious!


Some on these boards think you should be nominated for COTY With Oakleaf Cluster, by all appearances, Gary.  ;-)


I have a feeling Junior and his second-rate cabinet are going to get crushed by Trump and his powerhouse cabinet.


Read the Bill!

Honestly, it is not even governments job to teach government ideas of moral values to my children. Public education needs to be about the basics. Math, reading, writing, ect...It is the job of a parent to instill good moral values in their children.  PP needs to go back to what they were created for. PLANNED PARENTHOOD!  They used to be all about helping and planning to be good parents. Now they are all about abortions and STDs.

You say we have some of the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and teen pregnancy.  Do you know why?  Here is a hint, "Its the way its always BEEN".

When you have villages that are ruled by counsels instead of the law you get bad behavior. I have seen way to many products of unruly sexual behavior coming from the villages to count.  From incest to bestiality. How can more education help if there is no interest to get educated?

When you take that out of the equation you will see a dramatic drop in those statistics.


When the White House claims that Trump's campaign chairman played a very limited role in the campaign, you know that they probably have good reasons for trying to create as much distance as possible between Manafort and Trump. It's a desperate and transparent tactic that shows how afraid they are that Russian collusion will be (or has already been) uncovered.


The candidate I voted for did not win.
I support the electoral college, regardless of the outcome. It may not be the most perfect process, but I agree with the reasoning behind it and why it was formed.


One doesn't have to be "alt-right" to point out the painfully obvious fact that modern and postmodern art are shams perpetrated and perpetuated by people (the very wealthy and powerful among them) who are trying to demonstrate their aesthetic superiority by valorizing the grotesque. A better analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNI07egoefc


The  new young  fascists today are left wing.


Sarah: Your picture needs a more positive make-over, if I may humbly suggest. At least, this will give you a fighting chance with this lot.


Trudeau government ,,, Over the past two years, the country has positioned itself as a beacon of openness – to trade, to refugees, to collaboration on ....climate change.
JENNIFER WELSH
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what the author calls 'openess"
-
openness to refugees - or to illegal refugees and border crossers
the author, a professor, should know the difference
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openness to trade - what so open?  Canada's supply management of dairy industry is not "openness"
-
openness to climate change
so "open" Canada sent over 300 delegates to Paris climate meeting, more than any country with larger populations, except the host country France


York has no concept of what the presidency is about. Read a book please.  Using "Trump is Trump"
as some kind of defense for this embarrassment  is sad. Is this what you'll put up with just to get a right winger on the court?


This was one of Obama's model countries....


In a visit to Quebec City several years ago (perhaps in the days of Lucien Bouchard as Premier), the then Catalan leader was asked whether the cases of Québec and Catalunia were comparable, and the Catalan leader replied that if Catalunia had half the powers that Canadian provinces have, there would be no talk of independance in Barcelona.

Spain could be somewhat more accommodating to its numerous and strong cultural minorities, i.e. the Catalans, the Basques, the Andalus and the Galicians.


Fair enough. 30 bills.  Let's run through some of them:
 - 13 of them are reversals of recently enacted regulations.  That's hardly 'legislation'.
 - three bills appointing people to the board of the Smithsonian;
 - name a VA clinic in Pago Pago, Samoa;
 - name a VA clinic in Pennsylvania the Abie Abraham Clinic;
 - H.R. 255: Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act
 - S. 305: Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017
 - H.R. 72: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
All of the rest of are similarly obscure and were created well before Trump's inauguration.
Frankly, I can't find any legislation that he championed that even remotely relates to his campaign promises.
You can put lipstick on it, but it's still a pig.


We disagree on this, then. ... I think brand loyalty, say to Fox News or MSNBC (or Democrats or Republicans), regardless of content, actually creates the echo chamber, because it eliminates the act of thinking. Instead of just taking whatever is shoveled, and by examining the content in detail, piece by piece, and thinking critically about it, news consumers can determine themselves how credible each piece is. In reality, even the best writers have off days, and even the worst journalists stumble upon real news. So I prefer to read news in a modular fashion, with each work getting a chance to stand (or fall) on its own, with some consideration to ethos but most to logos (and little to pathos). ...


I got hit by a cyclist at a designated pedestrian crosswalk. Cars stopped but the cyclist did not. He sped away without stopping. Cyclists act like the rules of the road do not apply to them. Most do not obey traffic signals or any rules. Many ride on the sidewalk hitting pedestrians. Our elected officials are so afraid of the cyclist mob that they will do nothing about it. We need some leaders who will stand up for pedestrians.


Wrong. Obstruction of justice does.


Sorry but no "bill in Congress" can bypass the Constitution. You need to stop denying that you're saying a law can supersede it then follow that by calling for a law to supersede the Constitution. It simply will not happen. The 14th Amendment grants birthright citizenship to all people born on US soil except for the offspring of foreign diplomats or ministers, or hostile invading armies. Always has been this way. Sen. Howard's quote does not say what you claim. It supports me. You claim Howard "clearly stated the citizenship clause didn't include illegal aliens nor temporary visa holders." Show us where Howard "clearly states" this. You can't because he didn't. Howard said no such thing, he said only that the offspring of foreign diplomats or ministers were not covered, which is and always has been the case.

Liberals "believe this clause is based on common law" because it is. For centuries, this has been true. This is not even remotely open to dispute.


Yeah, Beardsley's that's what he did drive away smiling, like you were there. Drama much?


No, I am not jesting. You claimed to be quoting (and to be following) what Our Lord told you. And I'm showing that you are not following His instruction.
If you cannot follow Jesus's instruction because this is a public forum, then you need to reconsider how you are writing on this forum.
You immediately accused Br. Robert - here, in public (not privately, as your were told by Jesus to do; one-to-one) - of being "an apostate".
BTW, there are plenty of other people on this forum, like you, who leap to similar conclusions, and with equal rapidity. What I am challenging, is not your claim to have and express your opinion, but your claim that Jesus "would have me do this". For in reality He gave you (and me) a very different approach to follow.


Pence wouldn't be bad. Sure, he's way over to the right, and would be bad news for the left and progressives, but at least he has legislative experience and seams rational. The world would be safer, and that's all I care about at this point.


The old Scab rises early to continue his daily assault on all women's rights, worker rights, civil rights, human rights.  All to be replaced by the dictatorship and absolute rule of fascist religious dogma.  Fat union pension provides the means to own a computer, live in a warm house, fully stocked larder far beyond necessity, multiple mechanical transportation toys, and travel freedom.  Yet, he focuses all of his time and efforts to deny all the rest of humanity the same life.  Nothing worse than a Scab.


This analysis is simplistic because it assumes the extra burden on low income Canadians will not result in compensating changes. In fact, it will increase the threshold for the 'living wage' which should prompt increases in the minimum wage.

Business groups and convenience conservatives are in opposition to this change and increased minimum wages. Real conservatives believe people should take responsibility for their themselves, and that good government creates the framework where people are able to do that. Real conservatives should support the increase in CPP premiums and oppose economic policies that prop up business models that are unable to pay a living wage and impose extra costs on the taxpayer.

Some (most?) business leaders tend to be convenience conservatives that support conservative ideals to the extent that they can personally profit from them. When conservative ideals impose responsible behaviour on them, they become convenience socialists.


If Obama had been President, he might well have said --- with more accuracy than he said of Treyvon Martin --- "Kaepernik could have been my son."  Would that have given us cause to call him disabled?  LOL.  Don;t think so.


They may pretend that they're serving as beacons, but it's all about getting clicks.  Frankly, if the Globe really cared about women, it wouldn't constantly post columns   that makes feminism seem as cartoonish and hate-filled as its opponents want everyone to think.


He added $180 billion in new debt and $110 billion was unnecessary debt....don't rewrite history and he finally balanced a budget thanks to selling shares and assets ...hardly a bragging point.... and yeah, the Libs bite too.  Radawanski is right.


China Joy "Likes" his/her own comments because no one else will.

I wonder if he/she ever "Disagrees" with his/her own comments?


Embraer suck it up. China, US and the European subsidizes most of their industries. Welcome to the new world of global competition.  Please go after Airbus and Boeing as well if you really serious.


I have the right bestowed upon me by virtue of doing the hard work to reconnect with my family, my community my clan my language and all my relations.  I can say;  Thohahente yontiats. Kanyen'kehá:ka ní:'i nok wakenáthen.  Joseph Boyden cannot because no indigenous Community will claim him.  He is a white parasite.

As a white man, you do not have the right to say what I can and cannot do as an Indigenous person.

There are 10's of thousands of us seeking to reconnect to our families as a result of colonization and Canadian genocidal policies.  Some of us have made the connections and will work all our lives to re-establish our connections to the land, language and culture.  Others are so sorely damaged by Canadian racism and colonialism that they will never get back.

Rather than attacking my credentials as an Indigenous person, what are you going to do about all the awards Joe Boyden has accepted that were intended for Indigenous People like me?


Next is Israeli to make gay marriage legal.


Timothy, you are back!


ABSA was the lender to one of the subsequent buyers of the home.


lol.
Do you really care about that old ceremonial stuff?
It's all about the old British imperialism. Either get rid of the GG thing or let the person be a human being with opinions. As a brilliant, accomplished worldly wise woman of amazing intellect and achievements, Ms. Payette should be heard more.
  And CBC should help Canadians overcome the secretive   anti-science consequences of Harper's regime by losing their obsession with British royalty.
  It's 2017. Canada's democracy and sovereignty are diminished. Where's the outrage?


DBCooper:
I worked 20 years moving convicts around Alaska and the lower forty-eight. I have been in 12 Federal joints, twenty-some state joints and a half dozen private prisons. Not one was even close to being drug-free. NOT ONE. PLease, get some basic knowledge before you embarrass yourself again.


Must be nice to have money and be privileged. You can do anything, and money will buy your way out of it.  I'll pass.  Proud day for Punahou!


He considered not having a Mass but in the end decided to have one. Be happy with the result. Your comment strikes me at nitpicking.


Linus, Charlie Brown, and Lucy have worked this one out:

http://i.onionstatic.com/avclub/5807/95/animated/original.gif


I'll have to call BS on this one.


By the way , Nazis were and are fascists so if you are one, your a fascist . Scum like this and Trumpler need to be run out of our country and given to ISIS to use as chew toys


Rule and Raven: I think Francis is also doing the study not only for the Catholic Latin/Roman/Western Church but also for other First Millennial Churches -- Orthodox, Oriental Churches (including the Coptic), and Eastern Catholic Churches. One hears of "Orthodox women deacons," but never sees them or hears of them in the sanctuary. At times, one feels that these First Millennial churches prefer obscurity, indifference regarding this issue (i.e.,women's diaconate) instead of study, dialogue. Hopefully Francis will engage them as if against their own traditions to come up with a common resolution, one way or the other. Doubt and resolution grow with knowledge, scholarship.


i'm ok - ..wondering if maybe you had a run in with nitrous.... for such a happy person you support a real sour puss... wouldn't you love to be trumps next door neighbor?  the guy that the whole neighborhood wishes would leave...


So if the cops use pepper spray they are over reacting. If they use muscle power to overcome resistance they are over reacting. If they use a baton against a knife they are over reacting. If the use a gun against a person armed with a knife they are over reacting.

Well I guess that is all they do is get a dispatched call and over react. Tell the civilians to handle their beefs themselves. You nay- sayers would not be satisfied if Clint Eastwood and his film crew were on scene and did the filming.


Exactly. This is a great time for Democrats to vote in the Repuglican primary, as soon as they decide who's the worst candidate in the general.


Taiwan warned on Tuesday that “the threat of our enemies is growing day by day”

China is not our enemy as the above statement would like to imply.


It might even have been self-defense for all we know at this point.....There is a reason the police carry out thorough investigation and don't just make assumptions and jump to conclusions as so many folks do who contribute to these discussions.


Just as a matter of information, the commission was created after the Massie case and was intended to remove politics from the oversight and leadership of HPD.  Giving the Mayor direct control over the police chief would only serve to bring politics back into the fold.  In an ideal world this is less bureaucratic.  Unfortunately this isn't an ideal world.


"the Nei" = "the this"

??


Do ya think that people will slow down to look at the buffalo?  Do ya thank?  What happened to the buffalo that used to be on the north side of I-70 at the Chart House exit?


It's bemusing to see progressives believe a new tax will solve global warming.


Too bad the Demorats are pure obstructionists and have no ideas other than running on bumper stickers.  Their bill is a failure.  You'd think they would want to replace it.


Yeshh!  Shhouki and Shhaiki shhtart with "S"hh, but Shhouki ishh eashhier to shhimulate.  Shhaiki will be shheverely troubleshhome.


You think sitting on your butt at home, collecting rent, is a job?


This is what extreme left wing populism looks like folks.
For the sake of my kids, it's time to get out of this country.  The declining Liberal poll numbers are hopeful, but why take the risk?  Other countries invite successful business people with money to invest.


Don't get your knickers in a twist, interest rates aren't going up just because Trump won the election.  The current slowdown in global growth has absolutely nothing to do with politics.  Trump's nationalism will only untame the depression we are already in.


Doing something is not the same as doing something right.  Detroit handed the keys for design and manufacturing to accountants and they ran the USA auto business into the ground. Your Brazilian friends are doing the same with this business.


Of course the Republicans are going to try and bury tRump on his pledge to bring jobs back to the US.  One can bet they all have overseas investments to protect.


It does not stop the fact that it happened. You can add as many caveats as you like but the truth is the truth.


The difference between Watergate and Fantasygate is that there is no crime for Trump to cover up.  What a colossal waste.  I'm not sure why Trump fired Comey.  The cop was so pathetic that he couldn't find any corruption investigating Hillary.  If Trump were guilty, why would he want a competent head of the FBI?


So her 25 years as a journalist working for private broadcasters was not a real job. She was the Anchor at CTV news in Toronto when she quit.

Mcfool is a good moniker for you, Obviously you are too lazy to perform basic research to prevent you from making erroneous comments.

Here let me help you ... it's easy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Jansen


Nothing but love for these two 🙌🙌 Doing a great job guys!


You are incorrect, and chauvinistic.  The female bears the ultimate responsibility of having the child, but she may not have responsibility for whether or not she gets pregnant.


You pompous, arrogant fools spewing your superiority by claiming you have little or no use for a cell phone etc......you remind me of the same arrogance once upon a time listening to your counterparts proclaiming their superiority NOT have a television at home.


Does the DA realise how annoyed and irritated Capetonians are at this point with De Lille and Limberg?


St. Paul wrote at least three of his epistles within 20 years of the death and resurrection of Jesus. The Gospel According to Mark was completed and circulated well before the year 70, when the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed, which would make it less than 40 years after the year 33, which is the year Jesus died. Irinaeus wrote to his followers near the end of the first century, detailing eyewitness accounts of the events of Jesus' life. Our contemporary accounts of World War I are not lies, and yet you assume all these people are lying. For what reason? Because you choose to not believe it?


I thought Taylor showed a lot in pre season. Good routes and some great hands, willing to fight for the ball. What does he bring to special teams? Latimer feels like a busted pick to me. Would love to see this be a break out year for Fowler. He's a play maker. Virgil Green as well.


Shades of old "tail gunner" Joe McCarthy! He was into jingoism and stereotyping too and was just as wrong as you are today! There is no monolithic, single agenda force in the Democratic Party and there never has been. Small minds are given to stereotypes and conspiracy theories, wiser minds recognize that we are all individuals possessed of independent thoughts and many different motivations. Calling people socialists is a way to demonize anyone with whom you disagree or who appears or dares to act differently from yourself. Millions of people aren't wrong simply because you are possessed of a narrow world view and think, therefore, you are right.


Ron, I think you summarized perfectly why we need to provide 'housing now' for homeless people.  In order to get and keep a job, you need to sleep indoors.  An inexpensive solution for transition housing is to create military style barracks with bunk beds and lockers.  Free, clean, with on site social workers and security.


very true I use a BlackBerry PRIV but also use my trusty BlackBerry 10 Paspport Silver ED ....can;t wait for a BlackBerry Secured Inside tablet with HUB+ services .......come on Canada ....BlackBerry is back support our Canadian Jobs .......oh  ...shucks we are talking hardware again BlackBerry is much more folks


I'm wondering what has happened to Anchorage? It never used to be bad, even tho It has always been too big for me; but now it seems like things are really out of hand. A couple of years ago my niece had someone shot in front of her at the Dimond Mall; now shootings seem an almost daily occurrence. These things are just plain nuts: folks are getting hurt and killed.

Some people have said that things like the loss of the PFD will make things worse. They claim that poverty will escalate crime. My experience is that when economies suffer, productive people leave and nonproductive folks stay. Some point to Detroit as a case in point. I think this goes deeper, and wonder is a solution can be found. I hope so!


He did fire some shots before fleeing.  What does the law say about that?


Sen. Begich was a team player in Congress, and as such had a lot of influence. He also was highly responsive to constituents when Alaskans were running up problems with federal bureaucracy issues. Lisa threw Alaska's best Senator under the bus. A low mid-term turnout sealed the deal. 2016 is not mid-terms and Alaska can do better than Lisa. Vote Stock!


Back in the 1940s/50s our (Coos Bay)  Marshfield Junior High teams were called  the "Redskins"  and we used stereotypical  terms like tom-toms, wampum, braves, and  squ-ws to refer to them.  We didn't know any better.  Today we do  know much better and there is no reason to keep repeating these racist terms from the past, especially for a team  in our nation's capital..


"He has no concept of the cost of heath care in this country for the working class"

What are you talking about??

I am no fan of Trump, but anyone with employees knows full well just how much healthcare/maintenance benefits costs.  Even if a employer does not provide healthcare benefits, they certainly have looked at the costs.


Thank you for your positive response sir.


Populists believe that a democratic vote is king. Fair enough. But as everyone should know, we did away with absolute monarchs centuries ago.

Even though a majority of a region's people may wish to separate from the mother nation, the separation itself must adhere to legal and human rights principles. Otherwise few outside nations will recognize the breakaway region as a legitimate entity. Instead it becomes a pariah state, one that has no respect for the accepted norms of democracy.

If a country's constitution has a defined procedure for secession, it must be followed. If no such constitutional procedure exists, the manner of the secession must instead be negotiated between the two parties. And in both cases the division of "assets" must be negotiated as well. It's an enormous undertaking that done properly will take a long time. Populists don't like that. They'd rather ignore the niceties and jump right to the finish.


Charter: " lots of pollutions"

LOL!


And the news from the mainstream media is as usual...Russia is lying and everyone else is telling the truth. I'd be ashamed at using subjective sources for blaming a whole country. Where is an evidence to the contrary and that Russia and the independent reporters are lying.


Keaukaha, I have not read or heard about Trump not fully cooperating with Mueller’s investigation or with other investigations that have been or are still being conducted.  What evidence do you have to justify your comment?  With regard to expediting the process, you must know that the allegations of collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia started 15 months ago in July 2016.  The allegations have been investigated by the best U.S. intelligence agencies the world has ever known, by several Congressional committees and, since March 2017, by Special Prosecutor Mueller.  Not a shred of evidence has been produced to support the allegations in 15 months.   The charges from Mueller’s investigation to be announced tomorrow could change that, but I do not believe the charges will have anything to do with the alleged collusion.  They may get Manafort for alleged money laundering and Mike Flynn for failing to dot and “i” or cross a “t” on some government form, but not much else.


THE CONONO CAUCUS WINS AGAIN ...  ENJOY,  PEASANTS!


South Australia offers a good lessons what happens when there is too much reliance on intermittent power. Rocketing price of electricity and frequent blackouts.


Please point to a specific action or policy to support what some would call a tin foil assertion.


I give up.  You have totally ignored my answer to your original question and reduced yourself to babbling on abortion and birth control...again.  You asked me to cite one liberal idea that has made an impact on poverty.  I gave you a big one, the empowerment of women, and you replied with a rant.  The next time you want to spout on about free birth control, do it to men, especially married men.  See how far you get.


Now you're flailing, bavius.


This statement is gonna go down in history as the MOST IDIOTIC statement ever made by a brick

Wait for it

Waaiit foorrrr it!!!!

"THE BUDGET WILL BALANCE ITSELF"

OMG


What will a shiny new liturgy accomplish?  It gives them something to point at and say, "see, we did something, we take this seriously, it's other people's problem if they don't see it, oh, poor persecuted us."  Thus their consciences are appeased.


Two prelates do not constitute a change in the church's hierarchy and its leadership. MSW overstates reality. To date, the American Bishops do not share Tobin or Capich's understanding of Catholicism. This is our current view of Catholicism which is held by the majority of Catholics, especially those who voted for Donald Trump. We are the majority. Conservative in politics and conservative in our understanding of Catholicism. Capich and Tobin do not represent our ideals of Catholicism. Instead, they push us further to the Right and force us to align ourselves with Burke. Be careful what you wish for.

There is a schism headed for the church and it seems like MSW is advocating for it.


Well, I rented out my previous house and moved to a bigger one. Took out $400,000 from the house before renting out. $1700/m is more than enough to make a profit, but that was last year. This year I see rent has gone up by at least 10% so far. So that house should be at least $1850 in current market. If this new rule makes it to $2000 I am even happier. :-)


So it takes the loss of life for hatred to take a holiday.

Sick twisted people, them Impeachers.


we'll see how much the owners and sponsors stand up for the players when they start losing money.


Georgia reinstituted the death penalty in 1973 and started executing its first in 1983. Good.


The number is 48% of Canadians agree, not 40%; does your bobbing up and down in the waves confuse you?


My original posting that I unintentionally deleted: "Hillary drew boos too. Plus, while she had an opportunity, she never apologized for her campaign's anti-Catholic remarks that leaked out a few days earlier."


the public wants to see a fight.  As for the NHL. follow the money


There was another missile crisis in 1962 when the Soviet Union was constructing missile launch sites in Cuba and bringing in missiles that could easily reach the U.S. 90 miles away.  President Kennedy ended that in October 1962 by ordering a naval blockade of Cuba.  Blockades are considered acts of war, so Kennedy called it a “quarantine.”  It worked.  Soviet ships heading to Cuba with missiles turned back to Russia and missiles already in Cuba were removed.  North Korea has shown that sanctions do not work.  A quarantine of North Korea just might do it.  Nothing in and nothing out by sea.   Yes, the poor people of North Korea will suffer, but perhaps no more than they have suffered since the Communists seized power in the 1940s.  And yes, a sea quarantine will place a great burden on China and Russia that border NK, but that should not matter because they created this monster.  It just might be enough to get China and Russia to cure NK's madness.


diverdave, Trump announced that Sessions was a member of his National Security Advisory Committee that would advise Trump on matters of foreign policy and national security.  The announcement was made in March, 2016.  It was later that year, in July, that Sessions had contact with the Russian Ambassador to the US.  However, at his confirmation hearing he said that during the campaign, "I did not have communications with the Russians.”


The Health and Welfare department of the federal government completed a report “Charting Canada’s Future” which concluded that Immigration has only a short-term effect on Canada’s age structure. Moreover, increases in immigration to as high as 600,000 per year would have, in the long-term, no impact on the age structure. Even changing the age structure of immigrants from 23% below age 15 to 30% below 18 and then 50% below 15 would have little long-term impact on Canada’s overall age structure.


Nice job sir. I was kind of shocked to see the Fairbanks Fire Department only searched for 1.5 hours before calling off their recovery efforts. I appreciate Mr. deWildes
motivation and innovative design and application of a new tool to help our community in the future.


So you want to claim that racism no longer exists in this country? Or, if it does, it's a minor problem that can be ignored?

No, to misquote Charles Baudelaire, the finest trick of the racists is to persuade you that they do not exist. The real hatred is in the large number of rightists who are racist or who tacitly support racism.


Tell a cake baker they have the right to deny service to someone they disagree with.


The Middle East is part of Asia.   The term "Asia" is used somewhat differently (and more geographically accurately) in the UK than it is in North America.


One may wonder that, but not one who has much intelligence. Sullivan is the US Senator for Alaska. He was voted into office by Alaskans so he could do the work Alaskans want done. ACA repeal is one of those things. Now, as to documented liar. If you was a good example of that, look at your post. I understand that you don't like Sully, but it is hard to take someone seriously when you say things that are so far from accurate while calling someone else a liar.


Did you read the column? Try that, and respond to that ... Thanks!


Good idea.


Apparently to our senators, actually taking care of the environment for future generations is a bad thing.


"I understand the NFL has similar rules which these players are breaking."
You understand incorrectly. The NFL has no rules that require players to stand during the anthem, and they have no rules about players expressing political beliefs. They do have a dress code that prevents political speech on their uniform, but that is not about the speech, it to prevent unlicensed logos or brands, not to prevent speech.


You're wrong.

You have MORE of a chance of being killed by a mentally ill or angry white guy with a gun.  Exponentially more.


Will President Trump run outside to the march and grab pussyhats left and right?


The memory of Syria in 2011 is still fresh, though. All that's left is for US to start financing the "rebels" in Venezuela and send them weapons. I guess, that's the plan.


although Coalitions are legal
they are not common-
-
only in desperation to taste power are Coalitions formed
usually by NDP, Green who seldom taste power


Are the authors listed in this article all cranks too, Mark? I guess in your world, any author who doesn't buy the Malthusian climate prognostications is a crank...
http://notrickszone.com/skeptic-papers-2016/#sthash.4zvZx9Q1.t1R3mI8R.dpbs


Whats wrong with WAITING until the Investigation is "Complete",before passing judgement?


No, "pasty white" is not racist. I'm white, and I am not offended. Why would I be? Is it because my ancestors were slaves? Nope, as my ancestors were not slaves. Is it because my mother used to have to ride in the back of the bus? No, as my mother never had to ride in the back of the bus. No, I got to go to the good schools because I was white. I know it's hard for cretins like you to understand it all. You have my sympathy for having to ride the short bus to school.


I think it is problematic to ask the public to vote on whether a comment is civil or not. OF COURSE that is an open door for people to vote down comments not based on civility but the opinion and obvious political party.


Which is what I did.


Asleep during 'civics' class, were you?


Maher makes his living by being as a$$, it's just who he is.


Thank you Cory for voting to repeal Obamacare.

How come our other Senator, Michael Bennett, does not care about the failure that is the VA?


Wynne's rules allow cabinet ministers and their staff to solicit donations by phone and e-mail. That ruling simply drives the whole slimy mess underground and away from the prying eyes of the press, who were asking some very embarrassing questions.


The article continues:
"Cotler said he has no issue personally with the word, because he understands it. Others, he suggested, might not. "

I'm with Cotler on this one - I'm tired explaining over and over that the meaning of "phobia" has evolved since we borrowed it from latin.  There are people who actually hate the religion, but for the most part it's aimed at the people. I have no problem with calling several of the posters here anti-muslim bigots rather than islamophobes.  I'm glad you agree. Sounds like a win-win to me.


Trudeau and the Liberals will negatively wear the unpopular Khadr decision - as well as their rush to pay-off  Khadr despite knowing the US widow was beginning court proceedings to stop the compensation payment.


Even though John McCain will always be too conservative for my liking, his defining mistake was choosing bubblehead Sarah Palin as his 2008 running mate. With a wiser choice, he could have finished his second presidential term six months ago.


I have a question in my mind.  I'm wondering if we should just have this tax be on "employment" alone and not be on trusts.  Because, don't we want this employee tax tool to be available to the august legislators to come to their budget aid soon?  The Alaskan people are not clamoring to deliver we pray our proceeds or changing upward values of our family trusts (which are diminutive in general anyways) to the communal state budget.  But, we do see and hear the exemplary populace begging to be taxed.  Perhaps they are think exclusively on say an employment tax alone.  Let's just leave it there and if btw there is going to be a vast gap...  well, let's do our best to live within means.  If we are going to have a state trust tax let's have Steve Greer come to Juneau.  He wrote Alaska's wonderful trust law several decades ago I believe.  He may be willing to assist and help us hurry out of this financial debacle.  Thanks ever so...


Perhaps you could quote for us what Jesus had to say on the matter.  Maybe it's just too easy for the Church to put words into the mouth of God!


1. Who the fuck asked you?
2. Being trans is not a mental illness.
3. This article is a perfect example of why we say things like cis are trash.
4. Gender is a social construct. Humans decided that penis=boy and vagina=girl. Male/female has no meaning biologically because the cultural implications far outweigh them. Anyone who refuses to respect trans people is just being difficult.
5. It’s so easy to respect trans people. You already respect cis people, why not just make it easy and be a decent fucking human being?


Recount in Florida was automatically triggered when vote  came in with less than something like .05% difference. Gore asked for hand recount of some random precincts to verify the results of the constitutionally mandated automatic machine recount. To avoid that hand recount the Bush campaign filed suit in the Court of Appeals saying that any change in the results would "disenfranchise" him and his victory of 500+or- votes out of the millions cast in Florida. That court dismissed his suit as frivolous and without merit. The GOP goons including some of Don Youngs staffers converged on the places that Floridians were hand recounting and poring over the "hanging chads" . Called the "Brooks Brothers Riot" by media the goons were doing their damnedest to stop the counting of the votes via intimidation. Hand recount lowered the difference to around 100. Supreme Court took up the Bush "stop the count" case and decided 5-4 to stop counting thus appointing Bush to the Presidency of the USA. Sad.


I don't think McKenna was particularly bothered by the comment but it presented an opportunity for Liberal/left/progressives to display their chronic self-righteous indignation. Shop worn and boringly routine.


You're stating the obvious about the FPTP system. The rest of your post is personal bias.


These are clueless young boys misusing the CBF, which most citizens, like you, haven't a clue about the accurate history of this flag!!  Any thoughts on those illegal aliens that flag their different flags, thus rubbing them in our faces, about being here illegally and staying here and how they want to make America Mexico??  Or the hateful, racist Black Panthers, or those that fly the Iranian, ISIS flags, etc.  No comments, right!!??  Yes because these are all people of color and liberals haven't the courage to discuss their racism and ignorance.


warren is a total extreme left wing kook, nothing more


Cities and teams are fortunate to be able to have a "franchise QB" once in a generation.  We've been fortunate here to have had 2, so. . .

The standard for football performance is higher here than in most-other cities.  We demand a lot, but deservedly so.  No-other city has supported its team so well over the long haul.


People feel great when their stocks and real estate go up in value.  When they start to go down they panic and sell.  This begets more selling.  It's been relatively easy to make money in markets as interest rates have come down to near zero.  So, right now people are highly leveraged particularily in the housing market.  It's like buying a $100,000 worth of a penny stock on margin.  Once it starts to fall, get ready for the margin call.  Many will have to sell out.  So yes, I would agree to avoid bank stocks as the carnage in real estate could hit any day and last a year or even two.  People are up to their eye balls in debt, when the correction comes, they will feel less wealthy and curtail spending thus affecting bank earnings.


Thanks for pointing that out. It is corrected.


Tax the video games!


Trump is the weakest president we have had in over 100 years.  His bluster is meant to cover his lack of courage and judgment.


Where did all this ugliness come from?  Trump's rants and raves are epidemic, like the black plague.  Never thought I'd read such "road rage" comments.  Why are you all so angry?


aaa NO, we can both, good treatment of animals while raising them, and good bacon!
PETA,,, people for tasty animals!


Because that will completely solve all of our healthcare related issues. Try again: what's a real solution?


maybe it was a probe sent by aliens searching for intelligent life in our solar system.

surely they would have ended up very disappointed.

"nothing to see here, folks. just move along!"


I can't believe the sad comments to this thread. What kind of society are we living in?


The whole point of Singh's leadership would be to establish a base of support in urban ridings and the suburbs immediately surrounding them.  This is Trudeau's power base that resulted in his election.  Notely is not in play.  She has all ready done the re-build of a Party from the ground up.


Must have seen someone on the bus that she thought was a bear .....


The cups were filled before Mass and the trays place on the altar at the offertory with the priest's chalice


or, in his case, NOTHING!


Trump's right. Goodell, as usual, is wrong.


The left-wing anarchists, like the right-wing anarchists, are too few in number to incite the 'Revolution' you seem to be anticipating.

Plus both groups  are too self-focused to know that their visions are not accepted by enough armed and angry people to be a real threat.   Whether it's the 'kill the Corporations' anarchists in Seattle or the  'eliminate the Federal bureaucrats' in Malheur,  or the camo-wearing fat-guts in Idaho, they just aren't gaining enough traction with the rest of us.

And lastly, they will never 'pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor' as was done in the American Revolution.  Quite a few participants in that one lost at least one of those in the process.  Our mouthy punks aren't going to go there.


And you need to stop telling me what to do how bout.


You mean, of course, mislead them into thinking that R&R approves of evil. You are not God.


It is good to see that there is fairly lengthy coverage of an important topic.

I would have to agree, however, with the other comments in that the edits done seem to favor one side heavily.  Is this due to not being as familiar with the policy positions of one candidate versus another?  Were the responses legitimately different enough in length and content to warrant such different synopses?


Blamining the Republicans is ironic considering Hillary has been anointed by the party elite. If not for super delegates she would be toast by now. The republicans are going to have to live with the choice of the people. The consensus that glued the U.S. together since WW II is over and we are now more inclined to view another American of  a differentpolitical persuasion as a enemy. In the case of the Elites which is representative of the DNC a conservative is someone that is ignorant, racists, or both, and in need of reeducation. I am not a Trump fan, but I would not dismiss so easily the people who have gathered to support him. Trump maybe a carnival barker, but how is then a fascists as well. I have heard and read that tyranny in the U.S. will come in a cross and wrapped in a flag. I find that highly unlikely the left has a strong hold on education, academia, the courts, and the 4th Estate (new/old media). It will come in the name of inequality and progressivism.


An excellent overview.  There are many proactive strategies in place to address the challenges.  Also complements to HIDOE for creating a master list of all their data sets:  found at  http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/DOE%20Forms/DataGov/PublicHIDOEdr.pdf


The recently failed Republican health care plan is a good example. Cut Medicaid by $800 billion in order to fund a tax cut for the wealthy.


I paid 91.4 a few days ago in a remote northern community.  How are you enjoying your carbon taxes so far.  Gonna vote Wynne again?  How about sunny boy.  Still your darling?


Just blame it on Vegas and stay away. Everything in Las Vegas in built on gamblers' losses.


I LOVE THIS!   GREAT ARTICLE!


"If I understand Trolls thinking right, the answer to our fiscal crisis is just simply to grow government."
False premise?  Arguing against a position does not necessitate a belief in or support of the diametric opposite of that position.


"The cases show the disturbing extent to which the rape myths, outdated stereotypes, and obsolete understandings of trauma and memory inform these unfounded conclusions."

Personally I was frustrated with how the report seemed to think it showed those things, but never came across with the proof it imagined.


And we fought side by side with Russians during WWII. The Cold War is over. So your point is?


I see a couple of these every year off these rocks.


It's because the schools are old (need more money), there's lead in the pipes (need more money), and the teachers aren't paid enough (need more money)...


In dynamic New York, just 15 percent of white understudies go to state funded schools . In dynamic Massachusetts the Louise Day Hicks/Kennedy main residence Southie state of mind is still as a result.
No say ever of Eurasian children, so we are well out of this, bless your heart.

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Hmmmm....

This article is moved to the top again?


If these guys would read Trump's book the Art of the Deal they would know that this is just negotiating Trump style.  If they dont realize it then they are dumber than we think.


Why are so many issues falling through the cracks? Watching that PBS Insights show last week starring Chad, Wayne Yoshioka, the new Speaker, and the Senate President makes me wonder why is this new Speaker in charge? It appears that so much legislation and significant issues are failing under the House leadership. Auwe! These good-hearted foster families need the support they're due from our State, and they can't receive their financial support because of politics? That is not the Hawaii I grew up in. What is Hawaii becoming?


You're joking about Canada not being a softer touch right? We're babes in the woods being sold out by the 0.01%


Be careful with the gofund me. This community will jump the gun and call it fake and get a fraud investigation started before finding facts out.


I drive on South street every day during the week and most days, there isn't a single biker on that lane.   However, the noticeable amount of traffic backlog has increased.


"First prove your contention that a baker has to make a kkk cake."
Your reply does it for me. In my state of California gay marriage bills have been defeated on every occasion (although I have voted in favor of them). It was made legal by a Federal judge not the will of the people. Therefore the argument can be made that gay marriage is offensive to most people. Therefore the contention that the KKK are offensive to most people becomes irrelevant. Therefore if the ACLU is successful in this case, all someone would have to do when the go to this black baker (just to be evil to him) is order a cake with the Grand Cyclops of the KKK on it...claim they were gay and therefore protected and watch with incredible glee as this black business owner has to submit...under the law...to decorate this Alt-Right guys cake with this heinous image on it. It's a virtual civil rights kick right in the teeth.
The Little Guy


Kind hard to build an retirement fund when the government "Knows Better" and grabs half of your earnings and investments in taxes... to fund their luxurious pension plans for the drones in civil service...

I guess hard work and saving is not really worth it anything anymore when you can get a cushy gov't job that pays well, you work 30 hours a week, get 5 weeks vacation, every stat known to man plus a risk free indexed pension worth millions....

...while we toil for peanuts...


Exactly!


True.  We had to this in the high school English in grades 11 and 12 and write a report on the books we read.


Hawaii, with its large Asian population, should be particularly invested in supporting this action.  The statement that affirmative action is deemed to discriminate against white students totally ignores those students most discriminated against:  Asians.


"And though Kushner had no previous diplomatic or government experience, Trump also tasked him with trying to broker a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians."

I can see it now, when Jared's not making any progress on peace between Israel and Palestine:  "Who knew peace in the Middle East was so complicated!?"


FINALLY, something appropriate: oiwi808 asks THE question, “who is she?”

She is a talented [British I believe] actor who plays a key role in the story of a spy ring that gave George Washington a critical advantage in the TV series “TURN”.

Her character “Anna Strong” is a person with beauty, brains, guts, initiative and lots of human failings (eg. she abandons her husband newly freed from a British prison ship and occasionally sleeps with a married member of the ring with whom she had had an earlier youthful fling before the war when they were both single). Without her the ring would have collapsed.


But the entertainment value!  Especially if you can find an historical Facebook page which totally refutes his position!


Sad


University are now infested with Marxist  who run the show with the full backing of a union.
Freedom of speech is met with a politically correct gulag and violence is permitted when deemed necessary.
Management has been handcuffed and are now largely comprised  of those who support the gulag.
Take a look at Kathleen and Justin, their ideology  best exemplify the mentality of the faculty that are teaching our children.
God help us.


The problem is that increasing substitution of automation and artificial intelligence for human inputs (i.e. actual workers) means we need a new way to distribute the productive rewards from our economy. Have you heard about the rising tide of worry about inequality? The pace of that substitution is increasing and already the social inequity is a big and growing problem- just about everywhere. Civilized societies ignore the implications at their peril. Get over it.


Proximity does not convey ownership.


ACLU says 'We'll see Trump in court'.

https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/well-see-you-court-20-once-muslim-ban-still-muslim-ban
But it’s still religious discrimination in the pretextual guise of national security. And it’s still unconstitutional.

So the new executive order is, like the old executive order, intended to target Muslims. That intent violates the first principle of the Establishment Clause, which forbids the government from singling out particular religions for favor or disfavor.

The fact that the government has repackaged the ban does not alter its intent or effect
The executive order has other flaws as well.

It maintains the first executive order’s unilateral reduction of the annual limit on refugee admissions from 110,000 to 50,000. That reduction, imposed unilaterally by the president without consultation with Congress, is unauthorized


The owner "was issued an infraction ticket". What's that? $20?


Morality of sex acts are beyond the purview of science.


Scary stuff.


Whatever became of "leave politics at the shores"?  I'll bet if McCain had been elected president he wouldn't appreciate a politician making disparaging comments while in a foreign country.


This story helped me understand a quote I never could grasp, until reading this article. "Misery loves company" The miserable ones were the cops to clarify.


Incorrect Robn56.  Airbus has the A318, which can accomodate about 105 to 132 passengers. the C series can accomodate 108 to 160 passengers (CS100 seat 108-133, CS200 seats up to 160).  They are in the very same category.  You are thinking of Boeing who don't have a plane in this category.  I think it is a reasonably sure thing that Airbus will do its best to bury the C series.


We kill Muslims and they kill Christians and Jews.  Imagine that.


There is no honour amongst thieves...


The women left the Annual Council, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.    Every day, in the Conference offices and from church to church and school to school and house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.


#BYEFELICIA!


Do you have any rational basis for this claim?


Your naiveté is depressing and very typical of the uninformed and gullible right wing.


You cannot polish a t**d, you just have a pretty t**d. Repeal the SB91 and get back to basics. If the criminal is in jail, the criminal cannot commit crime. He/she cannot hurt or prey on citizens. That is reality.


What exactly were the specific flaws of the bill? I'm not sure if I even agree or disagree with your statement without hearing what the actual flaws in the bill were for you characterize it as a "flawed bill".
Looking forward to your response and perhaps a conversation about the issue.


Incredible what our judiciary does in these cases.  These two should be in prison for life. Period!


richschlosser,

I am not claiming that wind and solar energy will meet all of our energy needs now or in the near future. I'm confident that fossil fuels will be used as long as I am around. However, when it comes to the generation of electricity, renewables are now, in some locations, the cheapest and most environmentally attractive option. Clearly solar will not works as well in Canada as in the Atacama desert. However, even in the oil and gas rich Persian Gulf solar is now the cheapest way to generate electricity and this was not the case before 2016. In the UAE, Saudi Arabia and so on solar is being rolled out to power air conditioning water desalination and so on. China reached peak coal in 2014 and is increasing the % of electrical power generated by renewables every year. The world is changing, too quickly for some and too slowly for others.

I appreciate your points.. I am following Sask Power's efforts with the Boundary Dam project closely.


Fact: Washington Post Fact Checker: “Data on immigrants and crime are incomplete, but a range of studies show there is no evidence immigrants commit more crimes than native-born Americans.” [Washington Post, 7/8/15]


What a JOKE!  Xcel VP?  Please, these people are money grubbing bums.


The Obama appointed leaders of nine different agencies, it wouldn't take much to get their approval.


Re: "many millions of people are completely happy with what he is doing"

Those would be the "poorly-educated" that T-rump "loves", of course.

"Sad!"


Dang, Twy. You keep reinforcing the worst stereotypes I have about Trumpeters.

Knock it off.


Actually, I disagree with you. As the name states, been there, done that (for many years) The recycling discount of $1.00 only applies if you are dumping garbage, wood recovery, brush ,tires or a appliances.  With that said, it is my opinion that 80% of the true recyclers, not the people who park in the garbage line and jump out with one milk jug, one newspaper, a filthy empty jar of salsa or one beer can full of stale beer and cigarette butts and expect a card for a $1.00 off, I'm talking TRUE to the core, recyclers, who come in by the droves each day with no garbage to throw, but to just recycle only, couldn't care less about the $1.00 discount.
 If people would only comprehend the basics of  FREE recycling, which not only keeps recyclables out of the landfill,  it will lighten your load of garbage and could save you more than a $1.00 at the fee booths!


I worked with Mary when I was in active ministry, and I know her as a woman of great integrity. She has wisdom to share with faithful disciples.


"impacts of the dam removal have ended,"  Oh yah, then what about the ongoing erosion at the bridge on Highway 101?


Spent all the road money being tough on crime. Nice!


She is ignorant of what happens in America and the rest of the world, Jewish Zionist Supremacist are leading the agenda of destroying white countries #US, #UK #EU with multiculturalism and she points the finger at Muslims.....the hypocrisy is not funny.


Then don't act like it, don't tweet "I hate black people,' and maybe don't appoint people to your administration who have a history of doing racist things against black people.


The Archdiocese of Westminster has an archbishop, four auxiliary bishops, and 603 priests for 488,000 Catholics, or one priest per 810 people. Most dioceses of that size in the US have one bishop and perhaps 150 priests. So I'm not sure these guys have a good handle on the problem.


My neighbour is a Canadian infantry vet.  He says "he was blown up 3 times" in Afghanistan. He was discharged from the army after 9 years and 7 months because of his injuries. After 10 years he was eligible for a full pension. It would seem from this story the military treat their vets very unfairly. This war seemed so stupid to me - a waste of our soldiers lives.


And he disagreed AGAIN without attempting to defend his position.  Perhaps ADN should have a "whiny-face" image for this guy...


What does this have to do with lightning and humans from starting such devastating fires?


He thinks he is a sangoma and is trying to redirect the lightning away from himself.


This is the perfect tax.  Big bucks are raised.  Gullible citizens think that somebody else is going to pay for it.  I could not design a better tax to sucker in citizens to vote for it believing that somebody else was going to pay when in reality the citizens will through higher taxes.  Obviously, Fred Meyer with a 1.8 percent profit margin must pass on the 2.5 percent tax to the customers since the tax is on sales and not profits.


Bernie sold out the American voters for a new house.


I agree that the notion of compromising political, civil and human rights, especially of minority persons and communities, ought to make us very uncomfortable. I think with respect to GLBTQ persons, same-sex marriage, and related issues, the following principles should be honored:
1. No-one who disapproves of same same-sex marriage should be required to enter into one.
2. No-one should be required to accept an invitation to attend a same sex wedding, or any other wedding.
3. No minister should be required to officiate at a marriage that does not comport with the requirements of her or his faith community.
4. There must be no discrimination against GLBTQ persons in accessing services of government or business.
A related issue: it’s probably time for ministers to cease functioning as agents of the state when they witness marriages.
The US Bishops have done a pretty thorough job of trashing the notion of religious liberty. It’s time to just stop.


By the time Trump takes this all the way to the Supreme Court, Trump will have shot down all rulings of the lower court.
The power and authority of the President granted by the US constitution involving National Security is overwhelming.


Many would agree with you in that the US was founded by irrational people's belief in that primitive book of savages.  Manifest destiny is barbaric and self-serving savagery.  What good could ever come from such a compiled discourse of primitive dribble?  Of course, we best quantify humanity by pro-forma of economics and  scientific analysis, and remain consistent in judging moral life from a social utility perspective.  Yes, the real tragedy as that logic extends is the 1820 arrival into Hawaii of savages wielding that primitive book used to penalize local culture and take the kingdom away from the natives.  Yes.  Just abort all future "fetuses" and return the islands to the natives.


absurd! they still pay taxes, probably as much as trumpunk has


Worthless.


oh, you mean like they did for barry, huh?  You people are so pathetic......


You need to develop better argumentation than Nazis and bear analogies.


I 200% agree with Harper on NAFTA. Why the heck are we negotiating with the Americans to defend Mexico's interests? What has Mexico done to win such dedication on our part?


Islamaphobia is just an excuse to shut down free speech and prevent rational and critical debate about Islam.
How come people who quote from the Quran are censored, despite the fact that they are quoting from the definitive text on Islamic belief?


He was just shot in the leg? Sounds like a warning.

It did happen way out in the suburbs so this might be a case of the Mrs.  found out the Mr. was foolin around on the side.

She may have been aiming at something else.


The shootout is dead because of the NCAA changes and nothing else. That arena would be full if Duke, Kentucky, UCLA and other big name schools came to town. There would be sponsors despite the economy. The dwindling attendance started while oil prices were still high and to blame it on the economy is faulty logic.


If you are not paying for it, and you  are  not , why should you care? Last time I checked ,it is still a free country, free to spend your money any way you like.


I suggest that this woman drop this Religion and go on and live her life.


RE: " Liberals to spend $77.5-million on centre to study gender-based violence"

Absolutely disgusting! No wonder Lie berals are worshiped in a pathetic nation of fools. Run out of stupid ideas to waste money on? No worries, just call Justin, Gerald or Kathleen, those morons will help you with brand new lows. UNBELIEVABLE!!, There ought to be a law preventing this malfeasance.


Yes, boys and girls are included in Princess for a Day and also, we have a second event called 'Hero for a Day' and this includes both boys and girls as well.  We are delighted to celebrate all children.  Thank you, A Family For Every Child.


We have a breadfruit tree on our one acre here on the Big Island.  I've tried cooking/preparing breadfruit in a variety of ways.  So far, I have not come up with something that I find very appetizing.  My latest creation is breadfruit fritters and it is just OK.  My neighbor owns Pele's Kitchen restaurant in Pahoa and deep fat fries them creating something like a potato chip.  Our tree produces much more than we can ever use and I always find people who will take our excess.  In preparing them, they are messy in that knives and boiling pots end up with a sticky residue on them that have to be scrubbed with a  steel wool pad.


As a councillor, Doug Ford accepted illegal gifts and used improper influence twice for two separate companies (Apollo and Donnelley) that were associated with both the City and his family company (Deco) as detailed in the December 6, 2016 Integrity Commissioner's Report.
He now has us guessing if he will announce if he is running for Mayor or MPP. What really matters is that he is unfit for either. Since both positions are even bigger gravy troughs, imagine what he would do.


Looks like Sessions has let his own genie out of the bottle with undisclosed Russian involvement.
Maybe he'll get replaced with an attorney general who has the integrity to go after Big Tobacco, killing 500,000 Americans a year, instead of harmless little pot.

That would be a sight to see!


You mean like "completely inexperienced" obama when he was first elected?

Is that what you mean?


I believe your hypothesis is correct. Trump is becoming a lame duck Republican but I disagree that the American form of democracy is showing cracks. I believe it is working exactly has the founding fathers had wanted it to. The system works best through consensus. It restricts presidential power, congressional power and the power of the courts.

When a nutjob like Trump gets elected Congress can, had does assert itself (e.g. Russian probe, Russian sanctions, ObamaCare, etc.).

I would not rule Trump out. If Dems get majorities in Congress I would expect Trump to push through an infrastructure package, tax reform and other items that Dems can get behind. He will rationalize and say he is "making deals"  - even if it is not the conservative agenda he hitched his wagon to. Remember, Clinton got a fair bit done with a Republican congress.


The tragedy is how this has wrecked TB treatment in the north.

Medically, there's no animal reservoir in the north -- no reason why we couldn't succeed in eradication.

Culturally, because we so thoroughly abused people's trust, there's no way to persuade them to accept treatment and work towards that goal.


"Back off of"? Maybe "back off from," but as Sylvia Stead said just the other day in her mea culpa quiz based on Globe and Mail gaffes, there is no need for two propositions in cases like this.

This is our national newspaper and it has headlines like this? Time to look for new talent.


canadac3.ca/en/expedition/expedition-map/

They are basically sailing along the coast ... meanwhile there is a Chinese icebreaker that just crossed central Arctic:

thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2017/08/chinese-icebreaker-navigates-across-central-arctic

Looks like arctic ocean is indeed opening up gradually.


200-300? Way more than that. See they cannot even come up with a grassroots number based on what they see at needle exchanges or through suboxone programs. If you have 3 people likely they were shooting it fall out in one day in a tiny village. You can bet that 20-30 people in that village are addicts at a minimum. This stuff isn't cheap either and is the cause of much of the recent crime. 100 bucks a dose easy in Bethel. I could break down the math more if anyone is curious on the costs from start in southwest Usa to Bethel. You basically have a 1000 % increase in price as it moves north.


Holland can do as he likes.  The only question would be what the Rockies do with the bullpen if he opts to stay.  But Buddy and Bridich can figure that out - especially since Buddy knows pitching better than anyone in the Rockies Organization.

And I agree with CaliMark - Lucroy is the most important player to lock down for the pitching staff.  His defense and relationship with the pitchers on the field is obviously solid and the pitchers trust in him.


N.O. has been around most of your life. Give it up. I remember the old Mass. I was three when it changed. You cannot be that much older.


So, basically you're going to defy Pope Francis??


That may be all you heard about, but not the rest of us. There were well-reported incidents of a women who alleged to have been physically assaulted by Trump on an airplane, a female reporter who says she was assaulted at Mar-a-Lago, and a woman who claimed that Trump groped her under the table at a formal dinner. And those are just the ones I recall off the top of my head.

The reason they lack "legs" is that each of these incidents came down to a "he said/she said," which shouldn't surprise anybody. Sexual predators usually go to great lengths to make sure their actions aren't witnessed. But the preponderance of claims, when combined with the Access Hollywood tape and Trump's well-documented marital infidelities, should convince any objective person that Trump is (how shall I put this?) a swine.


“I told the people of Afghanistan in the Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) we must not sign the BSA with the U.S., that we must not give them bases till the day they bring peace to Afghanistan,” he said. “Why would the Afghan people want to give the U.S. bases? For what? To continue the war in Afghanistan, to become more insecure, to lose peace forever, to suffer, to receive more bombs, to receive a weapon of mass destruction? Or for security, for peace and for a better life?”
Not sure what this man wants. He wants peace for his country as everyone wants but what has he done to bring peace to his country? You need to help yourself too.
I do understand his feelings on the bomb though. Like Kaho'olawe?


Peter:  I think any Scotch is too much scotch... Maybe I'm just a wimp, but I can't handle that stuff.  I agree finding any compromise re: gun safety is really difficult.  There are folks who think the answer is to confiscate all firearms...there are others who oppose any increased "control" because they truly believe the "slippery slope" argument.  Then there are folks who really would like to find some middle ground leading to enhanced safety.....and with the shouting coming from both extremes, that's very hard to do.  regards, Gary crum


The guy is a jerk, was always a jerk and will continue to be a jerk.  Looking for attention causes people to think and act like idiots and he personifies that.


Doctor Demento.  You are wrong and you know it.  The laws and beliefs of indgenenous Americans were violated with a vengeance in so many ways by the European arrivals.  The only difference is the indigenous peoples did not have the power to stop and expel the intruders.  That is the ONLY difference.

It is 100% true that Ms Moreles entered the US illegally.   But she has a husband and children in the USA now - and she was allowed to stay and work for many year.   To expel her now is cruel, inhuman and callous.   I don't give a **** if you or anyone else think it is justified - she was working and contributing to American society.  She did not steal anybody's damn job.   If caucasian Americans wanted her job - they would have been given it.  And yes, that is exactly what we are talking about - giving caucasian Americans preferential treatment.   But they did not want her job.  And they still do not want her job.

America, and Canada, were built on the success of immigrants.


" Just another reminder that people are generally stupid sheep."
 Hussein Obama is all the reminder we need that the " stupid" vote.


REALITY CHECK...What you're saying sounds great in theory - but clearly this has never happened to you.

But let's go with your "solution" and truly see where it leads....

I am to borrow money during a down turn (which I have no idea when thing will get better).  Let's assume a bank will lend me money when my business is not going well (big big assumption).

Now, I'm not sure what bank you deal with, but for me if my business is in the dumps the bank will always want a personal guarantee.  Which means I am now putting my personal assets on the line - like my house (which is co owned by wife).

However, now the government is saying my wife and family should bear this risk, but can't receive dividends.

Is this your big idea?  Its academic theories like yours that frustrate real businessmen who've struggled through real down turns and lost many hours of sleep just to make pay roll.  Under the new rules, why should I bother to keep people employed next time?  THIS IS BAD POLICY.


Instead of virtually no sentence or fine, how about sending him and the each of any others alone  to one of the Northern Hawaiian islands for several months to help with conservation projects or clean ups. If they are successful in what they are tasked, then reduce the convictions. No easy off for these want to be gangsters


similar in many ways to 1980, when media elite said of course the reasonable Democrat will come out on top at the end, the alternative is .... unthinkable!

Rush Limbaugh made this parallel several times a day in weeks before the vote, replaying NBC reactions from Nov 1980 when no one could believe this was happening; and in fact in 2016 the CNNs etc. looked stunned


Poor kid. I wonder if these people just opened the door for him to be pushed into the foster system? I truly wish him well.


But it's not terrorism when they do it right ?


You have been engaging in selective reading.


That's a hell of a think to say about Don Rickles...


Enough of these drug accusations.
Has anyone ever seen dad do drugs??
Pot ...maybe.
Alcohol yes.
LSD etc...no.... because it was rare as hell. I have only heard of or seen him take lSD in tiny unnoticeable doses 2-3 times over the last 30 yrs of his life.
He and others did it largely back when it was legal. Then they grew up.
But...the media likes it's sound bites. ...he NEVER drove a bus cross country handing out LSD... that is false!


Perhaps you should read up on this issue a bit more.  There was actually a great article in the G&M just the other day that explained it all very well.  This is NOT about who owned slaves.  It IS about celebrating those who fought to preserve slavery, and who fought against the very idea of America.


'Trudeau says he and Trump hold different views on women'

I look forward to the new fall line of extremely obvious G&M headlines. Maybe the paper could even recycle some old classics.

Something went wrong in jet crash, expert testifies

Mars is still very far away - NASA

Trump blames voters for record loss: 'I was betrayed'


Well, something I learned early in life is to improve anything in this world, be it a car, a house or a city, it takes money, time and effort. Effort and volunteerism can only go so far (especially with a populace which lacks motivation).... so ultimately, if you want to change the way things are, you have to invest and spend money. Sure, it's not perfect, but it's the way the world works.

I'm sure the city could raise taxes to pay for the visitor center and new city administrator.... I'm sure a lot of people would just love that... but in reality, there are a lot of state and federal funds and grants which are dedicated to small towns like ours. Better to use those funds to their fullest extent, and leverage those investments, than immediately resort to raising funds with taxes.

Some of the most successful tourists traps in the Puget Sound are old timber towns. They invested in their community, leveraged outside funding sources... and they've seen incredible success because of it.


true. lots of work means little down time. so you nibble and type. and  many folks are introverted, so avoid social time with colleagues. that's not a bad thing. just a preference!


Oh...and I forgot to mention our wives outfits are by Ivanka. Gorgeous!


I got an enhanced Drivers License..   Not needing a passport for land/water transfer to the US or Mexico.   That was a waste of $40.  Because,  I have no plans on using that item at any time in the next number of years.  No reason for me to cross that border.