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Open Thread for March 24…….

Well…Well…..Well…..

The Healthcare Bill has passed….Good

Now we can all move on…..

Let’s see what happens ….

We welcome more visitors here at the Dog everyday….including Terry Green, DSD, Illinois Brandon, KeithSauders, The CenterSquare, and others…..The Dog is very happy to see that we have a good amount of  female visitors…something P1 doesn’t currently have….( We love P1! ) …….

Daniel also sends his greetings!

Keep up the good work people!…jump in there with comments!…….

We also welcome the steady stream of twitter viewers and facebook viewers also now……

The Dog will it keep it going…….( We now have over 600 hits a day!…..We’re on our way! )

But needs your comments to get him thru the day…..

So jump in….and as always….

Subscribe!

Thanks fellow pak members.!…..

March 24, 2010 - Posted by | Blogs, Breaking News, Counterpoints, Media, Open thread, Other Things, Politics, Updates |

107 Comments »

  1. we have a good amount of female visitors…something P1 doesn’t currently have….( We love P1! ) …
    ——————————

    I hope they make it pretty

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  2. TPL…you’re always around!

    And you’re first on the thread!

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  3. james b

    Actually I feel the other way around

    I know it is not MONDAY but here is some pretty music from UPSTATE NY

    http://www.myspace.com/mgmt

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  4. Wow….I didn’t know about that site…..

    Listen I’m out….just too tired catch you later….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  5. Daniel G

    I just wanted to let you know MINNESOTA law allows people to seek office and live OUTSIDE the USA while running.

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  6. Morning james.

    Comment by Daniel G. | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  7. Good Day sir!

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  8. Hi gang

    Left work earlier then usual for Friday

    had some outside help.. which was nice .. the peanut galley had a lot of people with “Joe Wilson disease”

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

    • Ha, ha, ha!

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  9. james,

    Please check your Mail.

    Thanks

    Comment by Daniel G. | March 24, 2010 | Reply

    • It’s here…

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

      • Where?

        Comment by Daniel G. | March 24, 2010

  10. * Wednesday

    SHows you how much gaslighting fazes me

    I am hair short of stabbing the next GASLIGHTER to find out if they bleed orange

    I dont understand why there are so many ASSHOLES in this area

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  11. Ok…I was curious about being three days ahead?!

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  12. explain gaslighters?

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  13. james b

    It is tough

    I have a real Achilles heal when it comes to GASLIGHTING

    on St Patricks day it got so bad I had to place my knife on the bar table just get the people behind me to shut the f up

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  14. Gaslighter–person that blurts comments since such as “Grouphome” , “Mole” ” “You/He got raped” when I enter a bar or building

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  15. Ok….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  16. they make think it is cute to mess with me with verbal outbursts,but I wonder how they will fell when t they are holding their bleeding stomach guts

    Anyways … gotta go get a BIGGER knife

    be back later

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  17. Daniel I did NYS Dan Senor first…I have the other one….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  18. James B, post this: the Texas GOP has filed an ethics complaint against former Houston Mayor Bill White (D), who still isn’t releasing all of his tax returns including those during his 6 years as mayor despite the fact he released tax returns from 2009.

    http://www.texasgop.org/news.asp?artid=155

    Comment by Conservative Democrat | March 24, 2010 | Reply

    • Culp was the guy who played the corrupt President on “The Pelican Brief”, who had 2 Supreme Court justices assassinated.

      Comment by Conservative Democrat | March 25, 2010 | Reply

      • CD..he will always be ‘I Spy’ to me……

        Comment by jamesb101 | March 25, 2010

  19. I spy something blue.. any guesses

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  20. James,

    This is hot:

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aaU6VAG.43hg&pos=1

    Comment by BenjaminDOG | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  21. Ah, what?

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

    • Did you read the article?

      Comment by BenjaminDOG | March 24, 2010 | Reply

  22. which one?

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 24, 2010 | Reply

    • About Toyota..

      Comment by BenjaminDOG | March 25, 2010 | Reply

      • Yea….

        Comment by jamesb101 | March 25, 2010

  23. hmmm, i see the gopers in the senate succeded in finding small differences in the reconciliation bill. gong back to the us house. they are just delaying reality. they lost. GET OVER IT!

    Comment by Terry Green | March 25, 2010 | Reply

    • It’s alright…..The Bill is history…..

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  24. Folks, I gotta go print out Chp. 8 slides for my Health class this afternoon, later.

    Comment by Conservative Democrat | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  25. Bye!

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  26. Morning James,

    Do you got my Wisconsin Governor Post this morning?

    Comment by Daniel G. | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  27. Yep…working on it….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  28. Politicos Josh Krausharr thinks CA-SEN, WI-SEN and WA-SEN will be in play for Republicans.

    Comment by Daniel G. | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  29. James B and Daniel G., it’s official.

    American Idol is getting more and more less diverse with Paige Miles getting sent packing last night with the Top 10 tour being with 1 African American in Michael Lynche and 1 Latino in Andrew Garcia (he’s ripe for Bottom 3 appearance because he’s tanking badly).

    Next week, the judges and producers are going to be pressured to have some of the guys see the bottom 3 in R&B week.

    Comment by Conservative Democrat | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  30. The field is weak this year….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  31. In Entertainment news, Actor Dennis Hopper is very near death tonight:

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/25/dennis.hopper/index.html

    Sad that my prediction is coming true. He will always be the crazy old man in “Speed” and the Judge in “An American Carol” to me

    Comment by SE-779 | March 25, 2010 | Reply

  32. More from the US China Battle:

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aO1wAOcrT3Bc&pos=5

    Comment by BenjaminDOG | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  33. Sad that my prediction is coming true.
    ——————

    It is because your a SAGE

    You have the power to help us avoid NATIONAL disaster

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • May be.

      I managed to predict Cronkite’s passing.

      Never been able to successfully predict a national disaster though.

      Comment by SE-779 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

      • I’m glad about that….

        bad vibe

        Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010

  34. james b

    Very surprised you dont care about democracy winning out and having this health control bill go through all proper channels and challenges

    I guess you are one of the ones that would have CAVED to the Nazis

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • excuse me check my post from yesterday on the bill going back to the HOUSE….I did post that they should get it right…

      TPL you gotta man up and stop being blind to anything else but your point of view that Obama is no good…..

      That view is tired….

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  35. http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/ryocigarette_2096_17885212

    saw this today it is a tobacco machine

    Symbol bothers me looks like a folded swastika

    It is bad enough I have to bear witness to the WORST economic times in 30 decades now I have to watch the HOLOCAUST happen all over again

    Comment by Timothy Peter Leal | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  36. I guarantee you will care when you see on your w-2, additional income
    that you never earned but will be getting taxed on so crackheads on the
    corner can have basic bullshit healthcare.

    Comment by Incredible Hullk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • Every american should have healthcare……it’s the human thing to do…and in the end it will save money because the insurance co poll will be larger…less cost per person in taxes…

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  37. The bill sucks we are all f**ked, you can stay on your parents health insurance til your 26, that’s just crazy. Yep, I can’t wait to pay for everyone’s healthcare, I guess there weren’t
    enough people scamming the system already

    Comment by Wiza | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • except for the kids going to school who need medical coverage right?

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  38. how about if your kid can’t find a job…and gets sick…or has a health problem……what happens?

    They just go like animal and lay down and die?

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  39. why are you 26 still going to school?

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • but there a lot of kids going for master’s that are still in school and more kids that can’t find jobs because the economy is starting to recover from shedding a boat load of jobs…..

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  40. ALL you guys with the ‘I got mine!’….don’t lose your job…you’d be shit out of luck if you get ill…….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  41. this healthcare bill is bull sh*t on every level. it will hit hard working middle class guys like myself who happen to work for a large company AND i already pay a lot for my insurance.

    aside from me me talk, let’s give healthcare to people who already milk the system for everything they can, providing them absolutley no iniative to ever contribute to society. if you give give give, people will just take take take.

    people are accepting of it now, wait until they see $ coming out of their pockets.

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  42. A lot of people are short sighted on this….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  43. i don’t “got mine”, i “earn mine”!

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  44. what about before you got your’s….

    or even better

    if you LOST your’s

    too damn bad…huh?

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  45. what would rather spend money on….healthcare or some tank in Aftganistan?

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  46. how about a study on why mice fart in the dark?

    some congressman is gonna get money for that so someone in his district has a job……

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  47. i get the bill and i saw the little boy who’s mom who died of cancer battling insurance companies to the very end. touching story and obviously very sad. in reality though had she had this basic coverage the gov. is going to make you have, does she live, or is she on line waiting to see a doctor she will never get to see b/c there aren’t enough of them? how do they solve that snafu? there is such little incentive for people to even consider getting into the medical field as it is, this only adds to it.

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  48. Actually that is incorrect…where I work I have a large amount of people studying to become doctors, nurses and druggists….

    The medical field still attract a huge amount of smart decided people….

    Some who have to study for year to pass their boards…..

    in answer to you and the other guys..the more people insured..the more the cost should go DOWN! Not up…..

    Do have any idea how much it costs this country to pay for treatment of uninsured sick people?

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  49. dedicated…sorry…..

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  50. you guys have to get past the me…me…me stuff…..

    the government is going in your pocket for the rest of your lives….

    what till you have kids or get old……

    at least this for something good…..

    not a war…or going to the moon……

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  51. exactly, “should” go down. but will it?

    who else is going to worry about me? you? my neighbor?

    i hope you are right about young eager minds who want to continue to help others. we’re going to need them.

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  52. I see them everyday..they are committed……

    I don’t worry about taxes..they always go up…I have been paying more for the past few years…and have paid 20 times more in taxes in the past five years to the government that anybody I know…

    It sucks….

    But it just…. IS…….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  53. i have nothing but love for you james, but im gonna have to kick your son out of my basement now 😉

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  54. I have nothing but love for you…..

    You guys will be okay…one way or another……

    When are you getting engaged?

    He, he, he

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  55. Gottcha!

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  56. Just kiddin!

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  57. you should be asking your son that question, not me. maybe it’ll happen tonight on lane 10!!

    aight, i have to get back to working for the man.

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  58. glad to have you visit……

    don’t be stranger…….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  59. The Hulk?

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  60. your eldest did that, so i kept it going. go Duke!

    hope the ceiling fan works out.

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  61. Yea…lets see how far they can go…..

    They need to win one…

    (They ain’t gonna beat Ketucky…even I know that!)

    The Huck….He, he, he

    It fits!

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  62. Kentucky……

    I’m spelling challeged

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  63. I don’t have time to get into a debate on healthcare with it being tax season and all but “elliot” unfairly posted my comments from an email i sent to him earlier that wasn’t meant for any kind of an educated discussion. Next time I see you I’ll explain my issues with the new healthcare bill.

    Comment by wiza | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • Sorry about that…elliot really shouldn’t misrepresent you…..if you want… I can make those comments go away…..

      And I always look forward to seeing you…..

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

      • It’s not a big deal. I just wanted to clear the air because the original post clearly wasn’t appropriate for this sort of discussion.

        Comment by wiza | March 26, 2010

  64. Morning james.

    I’ll be having Polling shortly.

    Comment by Daniel G. | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • how are you!

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

      • Great. I saw you Markxists Kos Poll. Don’t believe this crap.

        Comment by Daniel G. | March 26, 2010

      • You are in good form already……

        He, he, he…….

        Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010

      • They are gonna take some hits…..Boehner knows that…..

        Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010

      • james,

        May I suggest to you to open a new Open Thread?

        Comment by Daniel G. | March 26, 2010

  65. Wiza you don’t have to clear anything…you are family…

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  66. ditto with Wiza’s response

    Comment by Incredible Hulk | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  67. Hulk I got your back…..and I’m here for you also…..

    Anytime…..

    And thank you for taking care of my son…..

    Who needs someone to have his back…..

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  68. james,

    Do you got my North Dakota Senate Post?

    Comment by Daniel G. | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • Yep

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  69. Texas by current projections will be majority Latino by 2030 and so will California. That is bad for the GOP especially Texas.

    Comment by illinois Brandon | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  70. The untold story is how the Mexicans are retaking the land we took from them in the war. By 2050 New Mexico, Arizona, California and Texas will all have Latino majorities. About 60% of the nation’s Latinos will live in these states. Texas and California are the nation’s two largest states and they are both projected to have Latino Majorities by 2030 like it or not. I have 4 latino cousins.

    Comment by illinois Brandon | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • Hey..if they pay taxes…..they can vote…right?

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  71. That would be a good suggestion…….

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  72. james b,
    If they pay taxes yeah sure!

    Comment by illinois Brandon | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • Okay..let me run this past ya…what about ALL the illegal that do pay taxes abnd get shipped back?

      do they get refunds?

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  73. I’ll post up a new thread as soon as get finished posting up my partner Daniel’s posts……

    Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

  74. james b,
    That is tough. Their children if born here are legal. LBJ signed the 1965 Immigration act which opened the door to Non Europeans. I wonder what he would think of a Latino Majority in his homestate. We encoraged Whites in the 1830’s to move to Texas after it split from Mexico and before it joined the union. Texas was independent for about 10 years.

    Comment by illinois Brandon | March 26, 2010 | Reply

    • You bet your behind this is tough…..I’m glad you just made a distinction for Latinos and Hispanics…..

      Because everybody else Illegal…. flys under the radar, right?

      Comment by jamesb101 | March 26, 2010 | Reply

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    Anticipation it disposition improve you.

    Thanks

    Comment by mumcegreeOres | April 3, 2010 | Reply

  76. I’m your newest member with the name Elliott C. Leininger.
    I like being a new member of this group. Gratitude for welcoming me.

    Comment by berry_hi | April 24, 2010 | Reply

    • Welcome

      Comment by jamesb101 | April 24, 2010 | Reply

  77. This member is Walter R. Kornack.
    I’m looking forward to valued member of this community. I’m Grateful for welcoming me.

    Comment by side_wl | April 24, 2010 | Reply

    • Welcome….

      Comment by jamesb101 | April 24, 2010 | Reply


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