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  1. Who do you want as the next Governor of Ohio?

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    Cost to secure Ohio Gov.-elect John Kasich's home withheld

    http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20110102/UPDATES01/110102001/1002/NEWS01

    COLUMBUS (AP) — Officials aren't commenting on the cost of securing Ohio Gov.-elect John Kasich's private home.

    Kasich and his family plan to stay in their home in Westerville, outside

    Columbus, rather than moving into the state's governor residence. This

    means taxpayers will foot the bill for security improvements to their

    house.The Columbus Dispatch says the State Highway Patrol —

    which protects the governor — won't comment on the costs. A Kasich

    spokesman also refused to discuss the security arrangements.A

    patrol spokesman tells the newspaper that money for the upgrades will

    come from a $6.4 million fund used for the governor's patrol guards and

    other security.Kasich is the first governor to live outside the governor's home since the 1970s.

    And if you're curious, the last governor that lived outside the home was -
    The house has been occupied by Ohio's governors ever since, except for 1975–1983, the third and fourth terms of Governor James A. Rhodes.

    (He had lived in the house during his first two terms, from 1963–1971,

    but then acquired a Columbus residence of his own and remained there

    after his return to the governorship.)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Governor%27s_Mansion

    Mr. Rhodes was a Republican as well, and the guy in charge when the Kent State shootings went down.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Rhodes

    I wonder why they're withholding costs? What would this guy from the party of fiscal responsibility possibly be hiding? Hmmmm.....

  4. Two brothers restore their father's motorbike and surprise him

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    I'm guessing this is the "Norton" story? I'll watch the video... I read the headline about this last week but never got around to seeing the story.

    How Two Sons Gave Their Father A Christmas He'll Never Forget

    Before they become barn finds or scrap metal, old vehicles stumble into a purgatory, stashed somewhere by owners who never find time to fix them. Here's the story of two men who gave their father a Christmas gift of time.

    http://vimeo.com/11285536

  5. FS: Motorcycle Hitch Carrier

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    I've always thought the idea of a hitch carrier was interesting, but I'm concerned about tongue weight issues if I were to put the Hayabusa on one.

    rslo - what class hitch did you use? what truck/suv did you use it with (along with the rated tongue weight)? How easy are the tie downs? I know I always have to finagle straps around the fairings because the clip-ons don't stick out far enough...

  22. Dangerous Things

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    I get the message, but his examples and delivery are pretty sophomoric (esp. the machine gun at the fast food restaurant example). And 'self-regulation' also isn't an effective technique all the time... as shown by the recent economic collapse.

    It's funny how he advocates personal responsibility, but people will still be idiots and while it's great that "the buck stops with them" -- what about the people they've injured or killed. Yea, they're responsible and have to deal with the 'punishment', but they're still alive.

    He also uses the slippery slope argument... which is a logical fallacy.

    Plus his political money pull for the NRA, for "freedom"... c'mon, really?

    I wonder if 'Nutnfancy' has kids of his own and what kind of goobers they are (or aren't).

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