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World's Top Ten Scariest Runways

Posted by David on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:54:15 AM
While surfing the web today I came across this. Check it out! After all, we need to take some time out from all the 'Heavy Issues' of the day, rrelax a bit and have a laugh.
 
 
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Why do we have such horrible elected officials today?

Posted by David on Saturday, April 12, 2008 4:02:53 AM
I'll repeat the question; "Why do we have such horrible elected officials today?".
 
I have an idea why. I was recently re-reading "Plato's Republic" (or one of his dialogues) and over 2500 years ago these folks realized the worst politician was someone who wanted to be in politics. The best politician was someone who was capable and 'reluctantly' served in office. I am reminded of George Washington who, upon hearing his inauguration as President had been delayed (and I'm paraphrasing here), said he felt like 'a condemned man who had just received a reprieve from the gallows'. One of the 'Founding Fathers' made mention of the fact we will get the 'government we deserve'. I think he was right.
 
Absurd government educational policies may have a lot to do with it, but that's another story.
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Cell Memory

Posted by David on Friday, April 11, 2008 2:27:38 AM

I've heard of such stories before, however, this one struck a nerve. It's about a heart transplant recipient who married his donor's widow then commited suicide as his donor did. There are stories in the NY Daily News and USA Today.

A little cursory research on Google revealed little supporting articles. The first documents I came up with were from SkepticReport and The Quackometer.

However, there are some folks at Montgomery College that may take exception as this link shows.

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Constitutional Rights?

Posted by David on Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:14:14 AM
I think Thomas Jefferson said it best, "A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as a gift of their chief magistrate." --Thomas Jefferson: Rights of British America,1774. ME 1:209, Papers 1:134
 
The question is not "Where in the Constitution does an individual have a right to such and such?". The more correct question is, "Where in the Constitution is the Federal Government granted the power to infringe on said rights?".
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