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Bubba is decent, I suspect that he'll be back on Sirius eventually. Did I just see someone recommend Jason Ellis over Bubba? Honestly, I'd snack on afterbirth before listening to that oxygen wasting douche.

That's a common misconception. The assets are not already taxed. Monetary transactions are taxed as they are received. For instance, your company makes money, it gets taxed. Then they pay you money, and when you get that money, it is taxed. The fact that your company was already taxed for their income does not mean that you will not get taxed for yours, simply because it comes from the same dollars. Inheritance is much the same - your grandfather was already taxed on his earnings. That doesn't mean that when you inherit his millions, you shouldn't get taxed on your new earnings. Your grandfather was taxed on HIS earnings. You are being taxed on YOUR earnings. Further, a person who inherits a family property worth $800,000 will be just fine. At least, at the federal level, $800,000 is way below the bracket for any estate tax. In Ohio, there would be a 6% tax. That's a burden, certainly, but nothing like the 55% the feds used to take.

It doesn't punish those who have made good decisions and who have contributed to society. It's an inheritance tax - the person who made the good decisions is dead. It's more like income to the person receiving the inheritance. When you get income, you pay tax on that income. If your parents give you $3 million dollars while they're alive, you've got to pay taxes on that. My primary objection to the inheritance tax is more or less the idea that it's just bad taste to tax money coming from your dead dad.

There's nothing semantic about it. He doesn't have the power to approve an amendment, either. There's no such thing as executive approval of a constitutional amendment. He has no power to approve, veto, or otherwise cause an amendment to be passed or not to be passed. An amendment to the state constitution can only be made if three-fifths of the General Assembly (House and Senate) vote in favor of placing the proposed amendment on a ballot, and the people then vote to adopt the amendment.

The governor cannot write anything into our state constitution, or do anything even remotely like writing something into the constitution. Hell, he can't fix a typo, much less write a private corporation into it.

Elected members of Congress and the Executive are elected to create and execute law. Is it terribly surprising that Republicans are less likely to be well versed in the law? That was my first reaction. My second is to point out that the email FW: is right. Elected Republicans are real Americans, not lawyers. Well, except for Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Jon Kyl, Saxby Chambliss, James E. Risch, Mike Crapo, Mark Kirk, Sam Brownback, David Vitter, Scott Brown, Kit Bond, Roger Wicker, Thad Cochran, Mike Johanns, Judd Gregg, Lindsey Graham, Lamar Alexander, John Cornyn, Orrin G. Hatch, Mike Rogers, John Shadegg, Dan Lungren, Doug Lamborn, Mike Castle, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Charles K. Djou, Peter Roskam, Judy Biggert, Timothy V. Johnson, Don Manzullo, Steve Buyer, Jerry Moran, Edward Whitfield, Harold Rogers, Anh, Dave Camp, Thaddeus McCotter, regg Harper, Howard Coble, Lee Terry, Scott Garrett, Pete King, Thomas Reed, Michael Turner, Bob Latta, Steven C. LaTourette, Jim Gerlach, Todd Russell Platts, Joe Wilson, Bob Inglis, John J. Duncan, Jr., Louie Gohmert, Ted Poe, Ralph Hall, Jeb Hensarling, John Culberson, Michael McCaul, Mac Thornberry, Lamar Smith, John Carter, J. Randy Forbes, Bob Goodlatte, Eric Cantor, Frank R. Wolf, F. James, Tom Petri, and Cynthia Lummis.

Snopes didn't say it wasn't there. They said that the artist who painted it did so because he was disgruntled at being let go after he finished that project; they talked to the artist who says it was accidental. They acknowledge that it was there (and show a picture of it). They don't say anything about it being pulled from the shelves, though, just that it was altered for the laser disc release.

I don't know who that guy is, or if he's a contributor to OR, but I kind of want to punch him in the face.

Fake: http://www.snopes.com/photos/food/mountaindew.asp

Your first statement is irrelevant. No one is arguing that requiring health insurance and requiring auto insurance is the same thing. The only comparison is to costs. Your second statement is interesting. I'd be interested in seeing where those numbers come from. I know that my car insurance is far less expensive now than it was in 2000, whether adjusted or real dollars. I'm sure my driving record is partly responsible for that, but as I'm with my insurance company for longer, and go longer without an incident, my premiums go down. According to one source I've found, the cost of auto premiums are going down, not up. http://www.carinsurance.com/Average-Premiums.aspx Are those costs high because people are required to purchase insurance? And consider that health insurance, which is not required, has had costs skyrocket in that amount of time. We're not talking 5-10%, we're talking 150-300%.

A judges ideology should never be important. Judges are not appointed to support their own ideology, they are appointed to rule according to law, regardless of whether or not the law reflects their own personal viewpoints. A judge who rules or finds according to their own partisanship has no business being in a court room, unless they are fighting a speeding ticket. Powell was not a liberal judge, he a moderate. Bork didn't believe in natural rights, which is one of the viewpoints that caused such opposition to his nomination. He also did not believe that people had a right to privacy that wasn't explicitly and solidly supported by legislation. For instance, Bork believes that if there is no law which explicitly protects the privacy of your video store rentals, then you have no such privacy. He additionally does not believe in medical privacy, evidenced by his statements supporting the overturn of Roe v Wade. Obama's choices thus far have been sound. Sotomayor may very well lean to the left, but we don't really know how she will rule or find at this point. Kagan, on the other hand, is moderate to right, but again, we don't really know how she will judiciate at this point.

A president can't seat a judge. It's not simply a formality, either. It's very rare that a truly partisan or idealistic judge is nominated to the court, since the President who nominates wants them confirmed. Bork comes immediately to mind. He was a firmly planted on the right, and wasn't confirmed because of it (he also didn't believe in natural law, which would not make him an ideal protector of the Constitution). A judge isn't there to support his own beliefs or opinion, he is only there to support the law of the land. His own ideology is largely unimportant (except for in cases when it's clear that his support of his own ideology would hinder his ability to rule fairly).

That's not going to happen regardless of who nominates judges. Judges are bound to rule according to law. There may be disagreement about law, but that's really it. Republican Presidents have nominated judges who have ended up being part of the "liberal wing" of the Supreme Court, it happens frequently. Souter and Stevens, for instance, were nominated by George H W Bush and Ford respectively. Brennan, the judge Stevens replaced, possibly the most "liberal" Supreme Court justice to ever sit on the bench, was nominated by Eisenhower.

If you want to drive, in Ohio, you are forced to buy auto insurance, or pay a bond. Since the overwhelmingly vast majority of people in Ohio are not wealthy, and considering paying a bond requires to to have the state hold on to thirty grand for you, I have doubts that most wealthy people go that route. The comparison is completely valid, in the context it's made. The fact that auto insurance is required of most people has not caused the price of insurance to go up. Insurance companies need to compete for your business. There's no reason to think that this wouldn't be the case if people start to purchase individual health care plans.

No one is saying that. And for the most part, all sides agree that the tax cuts should be extended for the middle and lower class.

The Republicans will pass it when it comes to a real vote. They didn't vote against it, rather, they blocked the ability for the bill to come to a vote. They have vowed to block all legislation until a tax bill passes. It is important for the tax issue to be dealt with first. After all, millionaires need to hold on to this 4% tax cut so that they continue to not create the same sort of jobs that they did not create in the 7 years that they've enjoyed the temporary cuts.

I plan on letting the battery sit on a charger.

Pretty much any IPA. Magic Hat #9 Anchor Steam Newcastle

I bet a bunch of people were kicking themselves for putting their bikes up after the last couple of days we've had, but it looks like the warm weather is finally done now. I might wait a couple more weeks, but I think it's about time to pack it in, as much as I hate to do it? Anyone call it a season yet? Or still riding on nice days? Or riding even on the days when it's so cold that your junk goes missing?

I agree, mostly. I don't think it really matters what you're busting down my door for, if I think that you're going to put me or my family in danger, I'm gonna shoot you. That said, if I catch you stealing my TV, and you're going out the door, I'm not going to shoot you in the back. I don't think castle protection should be used to shoot any intruder at any time for any reason. But any inkling that there is a risk of harm, fire away.

Sweet, that worked, thanks. Alison Araya.

Check your CPU fan. I had the exact same issue, and my CPU fan was loose, so it was overheating and shutting down. Might save you some cash.