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[janesvilleflash]

So, here I am in beautiful Milwaukee Wisconsin.  Only had time for 3 tastey mar...marger....those things with tequ....teq....booze in them. Ran into a guy in the elevator at the hotel who SAID he had a medical pump on his newly operated foot that made it sound like he was farting. I told him that was a good one and I would use that in the future. Off to Chammps now for some rum and cokes, it's not easy being me, but somebody has to do it. btw, I might be getting on a Merry Go Round tonite BDB.

[tmerton]

So, here I am in beautiful Milwaukee Wisconsin.  Only had time for 3 tastey mar...marger....those things with tequ....teq....booze in them. Ran into a guy in the elevator at the hotel who SAID he had a medical pump on his newly operated foot that made it sound like he was farting. I told him that was a good one and I would use that in the future. Off to Chammps now for some rum and cokes, it's not easy being me, but somebody has to do it. btw, I might be getting on a Merry Go Round tonite BDB.

Who's your designated driver, Flash?  I sure as hell hope it's not you (I have friends in Milwaukee).  The Merry-Go-Round sounds like a good idea, though.

Here's Flash's limo ...



Picture of Flash's driver, waiting patiently ...

[frankrickard]

So, here I am in beautiful Milwaukee Wisconsin.  Only had time for 3 tastey mar...marger....those things with tequ....teq....booze in them. Ran into a guy in the elevator at the hotel who SAID he had a medical pump on his newly operated foot that made it sound like he was farting. I told him that was a good one and I would use that in the future. Off to Chammps now for some rum and cokes, it's not easy being me, but somebody has to do it. btw, I might be getting on a Merry Go Round tonite BDB.

Sounds boring...no where near as fun as working...I need a Hamm's

[janesvilleflash]

tmert-I don't drink and drive. The hotel I'm at has
chammps on one end, and Outback Steak House on the other end, without going outside. Mrs. Flash does any driving necessary when I drink, or cab drivers. On my way to Outback now, to hoist a few in honor or Oz Johnnie.

[tmerton]

tmert-I don't drink and drive. The hotel I'm at has
chammps on one end, and Outback Steak House on the other end, without going outside. Mrs. Flash does any driving necessary when I drink, or cab drivers. On my way to Outback now, to hoist a few in honor or Oz Johnnie.

Good!  Don't forget the Merry-Go-Round!

[repete]

Also, public assistance 70 years ago was the "New Deal", right?  Which assistance parts of the New Deal would you like to have prevented?

BTW, I think that most public assistance that lets able bodied people just sit at home and collect a check has pretty much disappeared since the Reagan and Clinton years.

In the interest of peace, love and Hamm's and in an effort to avoid the board taking a political delve which would turn away all but 3 users, I changed my sig.

My final parting thought in response to your sentence quoted above; you've clearly never worked at a county hospital, taken foster children, or shopped at a grocery store in a poor neighborhood. I've had 4 year olds explain to me that you don't have to work and you will get checks in the mail for doing nothing. I've seen completely able bodied individuals in on permanent disability for "back pain" with no injury, no issues on any testing scans and completely normal exams. I've seen people on welfare driving nicer cars than I do. I've overheard young unwed mothers who can't comprehend that putting breast milk in a child's ears doesn't help ear infections explaining to other similar persons how to calculate how much more money you can get for each additional child. I've seen people in front of me at the grocery store pay for chips, twinkies, ground round, and pop with their food stamp card then pay cash for their beer and cigarettes.

With that, I'm done on the topic. Back to Hamm's, the Twins, and McHale being an idiot.

Fair enough, your experience is certainly valid in terms of formulating your opinion.  

I too could counter with numerous examples of situations that I have encountered where very deserving people were denied help that could have returned them to being productive tax payers but that help is no longer available or only available if they get a lawyer to sue on their behalf.  But no point in belaboring this much further.  We all have our own values and it's hard to argue values.  Public displays of values do tend to create reactions and arguments.

Just finished reading a book called "Where Does The Money Go?"  Makes a solid case that Medicare is our biggest looming crisis, followed by social security and interest on the national debt in terms of long term impacts.  These three plus national defense make up 60% of the 2006 budget and all are growing.

As you sift through everything else there isn't much to gain, unless you weed out everything that anyone thinks is wasted spending.  Various types of income security (where the deadbeats lie) make up about 5%.  The deadbeats also suck up some of the 6% that make up food, health and housing assistance.

Let's go have a beer (O'Doul's for me), talk some football and watch some babes sunbathe.

BTW your conclusion about what I've never done is a bit off the mark.  And I will admit that standing behind food stamp people in a poor neigborhood grocery store can be an irritating and depressing experience. 

One comment on this whole thing.  Know KR and knowing that the line was rooted in truth and humor I think it was totally acceptable.  Also all welfare is discriminatory.  As the welfare has grown to provide more for the "needy" as they have more kids it does nothing to stop and make sure that the people having these kids are good or sound parents.  The unwed mothers that KR speaks of is all true.  Working in retail for most of my adult life I have seen this.  Seen how buying a peice of nickel bubble gum getting the change for the dollar food stamp and then after the kid has his bubble gum the parents take the change and get their beer and cigarettes with the left over change was pure theft IMHO.  That has changed with the EBT cards.  Users can no longer get that change.  Welfare has changed but it still does nothing about these people making good decisions with their money.  The welfare goes to people earning a paycheck now because they can not make it.  Now here in Iowa we have the Hawk-I program.  Gives health insurance to people who make up to 41,000 a year.  That may not be much in Cali or New York but here in Iowa that is a decent living.  Why do we as tax payers allow this.  I think Judge Johnnie Red can attest that the Constitution that we all are supposed to live under has an equal protection clause.  I think that little phrase has been left out and ignored.  Why should we give some people money and benefits without holding them accountable for their actions and decisions.  Because I am wise with my life decisions and make good decisions with my money I have to pay for all the bad decisions of my fellow man.  Sounds to me like the Equal Protection Clause is being ignored.  Enough of my rant.  Now back to the good times and humor I like about this board.

I guess I -- or someone else on this board or perhaps the folks at the Cato Institute (libertarians, I know)-- could do a perfect parallel by substituting big-name corps for welfare mothers in the anecdotes here. But I'm having a beer instead.

[janesvilleflash]

Finished up the evening with a white russian at Outback. There were a dozen or so at the bar and I raised my glass and said "to Ozzie". They all stood and said to Ozzie. You had to be there.

tmerts, your Milwaukee friends are safe for tonite. Mrs. Flash went back to the mall to shop some more though, and she drives worse sober than I do drunk, so they still should be on their toes.

I picked the fastest horse on the merry go round and came in first.

Funny thing, this is my 4th time at this hotel in a year and a half, and the bartenders at Chammps and Outback remember my name and what I drink the minute I walk in. Maybe I look like their dad?

[DutchFan2004]

Finished up the evening with a white russian at Outback. There were a dozen or so at the bar and I raised my glass and said "to Ozzie". They all stood and said to Ozzie. You had to be there.

tmerts, your Milwaukee friends are safe for tonite. Mrs. Flash went back to the mall to shop some more though, and she drives worse sober than I do drunk, so they still should be on their toes.

I picked the fastest horse on the merry go round and came in first.

Funny thing, this is my 4th time at this hotel in a year and a half, and the bartenders at Chammps and Outback remember my name and what I drink the minute I walk in. Maybe I look like their dad?

Are you kind of getting to be the "Norm Peterson" there now?      Do they yell "Flash" when you walk into the place?

[Klopenhiemer]

Finished up the evening with a white russian at Outback. There were a dozen or so at the bar and I raised my glass and said "to Ozzie". They all stood and said to Ozzie. You had to be there.

tmerts, your Milwaukee friends are safe for tonite. Mrs. Flash went back to the mall to shop some more though, and she drives worse sober than I do drunk, so they still should be on their toes.

I picked the fastest horse on the merry go round and came in first.

Funny thing, this is my 4th time at this hotel in a year and a half, and the bartenders at Chammps and Outback remember my name and what I drink the minute I walk in. Maybe I look like their dad?

Flash I think that is a great thing.  Think about all those poor suckers that wait in line when the bar is busy.  You walk in and they know your poison.   

[Rugman]

No matter where you live, it's always best to build on the highest ground around.

[retagent]

Let's all pull out our Constitutions and read just what function the Federal Government is expected to fill. What a government chooses to provide, it can choose not to provide. And remember, it is easy to be generous with other peoples' money.

On a lighter note, or maybe not - I happened to notice that three ex Twins were starting tonight.

                                                      W  L
                                 J. Santana         8     2
                                 K. Lohse            7     3
                                 M. Garza            5     3
                                           
    A combined 20 - 8, for those of you who are math challenged.

[snoop dawg]

Shoulda.......right now in So. Cal, the highest ground in your pecture is our shade or most air conditioned spot.  It's 9 p.m. and its 94 degrees in my back yard.  You need to know that where I live the ocean breeze usually keep us 15 degrees cooler than the surrounding area.  My electric bill will be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.  I will not rant  about our rate increases like I did about the mini van drivers,  however, I would love to kick Arnold's ( ! ).

[Gray Fox]

Shoulda.......right now in So. Cal, the highest ground in your pecture is our shade or most air conditioned spot.  It's 9 p.m. and its 94 degrees in my back yard.  You need to know that where I live the ocean breeze usually keep us 15 degrees cooler than the surrounding area.  My electric bill will be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.  I will not rant  about our rate increases like I did about the mini van drivers,  however, I would love to kick Arnold's ( ! ).

When did you move to Texas?

[OzJohnnie]

Finished up the evening with a white russian at Outback. There were a dozen or so at the bar and I raised my glass and said "to Ozzie". They all stood and said to Ozzie. You had to be there.

Ah... Flash you're making me blush!

Here's the traditional Aussie cheer.  You'll hear it frequently in the background of sporting events (or bars where Aussies frequent). Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

And if you ever wondered about the AC/DC song TNT and the Oi! Oi! Oi! chant going on there, now you know.

[tmerton]

Here's the traditional Aussie cheer.  You'll hear it frequently in the background of sporting events (or bars where Aussies frequent). Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

And "Oi! Oi! Oi!" means "Where's the men's room, Sheila, I'm goinna blow chunks!"