Way to go, fellas. /golfclap.Mr_Chaz said:
More like, WW2 helped us get into one of the longest periods of economic growth in recorded Human history despite the changes. And unemployment was still 17% in 1939. And I know people are probably tired of me linking this.Edrondol said:
So, aside from being rude by interrupting, she wasn't rude?Krisken said:
I'm saying it would have been minor in the realm of rude, her phrasing was polite and understandable, and the general didn't seem put out by the request.Armadillo said:
Way to miss the point. She interrupted a general to publicly wag her finger at him over such a minor thing. If it really put her out, couldn't she have waited until a break, or had an aide or someone like that tell the witness to please address the panel as "Senator?"Krisken said:
It's just the arrogance and entitlement mentality that gets to me. Believe me, I'm not stewing on this 24/7 or anything, but I do tend to think that politicians from the two major parties are, with a few exceptions, pond scum, yet they think they're oh-so-important.Krisken said:This obviously bothers you a whole lot more than it does me, so believe whatever floats your boat. I'm not missing any point, but thank you for making that assumptionArmadillo said:
The Washington Times are a little behind in their reporting. This is kinda old news, isn't it?GasBandit said:
He didn't tell his wife because he's been having an affair.DarkAudit said:
Damn. I thought it was the KennedysGasBandit said:
It was based on this article.DarkAudit said:
Right. I mean, I don't care a whole lot about private family matters, but when those private matters spill over into, I don't know, a governor not telling anyone where he is going or for how long, leaving no one in charge....that's rediculous.GasBandit said:
The way teacher's unions stick so much with seniority is a travesty, as others in the thread have commented.
Hell, it's a good thing companies like Citigroup and BofA are undergoing a brain drain. They were attracting TOO MANY bright people. I mean, finance is an important occupation and all, but it seemed like half of new graduates with PhDs in physics and math were going into that occupation. Ok, ok, that's undoubtably an exaggeration, but the point is the rewards for I-banking were artificially high, and therefore those banks were attracting too much talent. It's natural for a brain drain to result afterwords.
First of all, that's from 1999. Secondly, it gives no sources (just says "according to our research") and quite frankly, some of those numbers don't pass the smell test. 71 members of Congress cannot get a credit card due to bad credit? Even in this economy, I get a pre-authorized credit card through the mail every couple of weeks, and I'm too young to have a very good credit score. But 71 members of Congress couldn't get a credit card at the height of internet bubble? That just doesn't make sense. I'd need a lot more than "because we say so" to believe that.GasBandit said:
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