Comments on: Hal Bidlack: Colorado’s next congressman

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:13:07 +0000

Brian, then I suggest you take this up with Hal. He is one of — if not the most — scrupulous and intensely honest people I know.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:35:29 +0000

I have done my research as any responsible voter will do and have found some discrepencies in Hal Bidlack’s TV ads. House Resolution numbers appear at the bottom of the screen to refer to what is said; however, that is not the case. H.R. 2776 appers talking about forclosure protection for troops at war, but it is a bill dealing with tax incentives for renewable energy and energy conservation. Nothing about troops and their homes.
H.R. 3221 is a bill to Provide Needed Housing Reform. If you go to Congres.org to look this one up it will drive you batty. All I can say about it is politicans getting their dirty hands on everyone elses business and making a mess of it. And people wonder why forcolosures are happening?

By: Barton Paul Levenson

Barton Paul Levenson — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:10:49 +0000

QD: Go out at about 3 AM and fill the hole with pebbles or sand. Pour it from a car or pickup truck so you can do it fast and get out. Buy the material for cash in another neighborhood and destroy the receipt and any container materials.

It’s not a fix but it might prevent car damage, at least temporarily. I know the wheels would spin the topmost material right out again, but we’re talking mitigation versus doing nothing at all.

By: Barton Paul Levenson

Barton Paul Levenson — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:01:30 +0000

Doc writes:

[[Funny, but since I’ve started reading “Atlas Shrugged”, I can see all around me exactly what Any Rand was talking about.]]

As Olaf Stapledon wrote, “Gordelpus.”

By: Barton Paul Levenson

Barton Paul Levenson — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:59:52 +0000

I have to agree with Daffy (and how often do you hear that from me?) about the use of “Democrat” as an adjective. In addition to being grammatically wrong, it’s clearly a put-down.

If it becomes okay for Republicans to refer to “Democrat candidates” and “Democrat positions” and so on, I recommend we Democrats start referring to “Stupid Republican candidates,” “Stupid Republican positions,” etc. “The Democrat Party” can be met with “The Stupid Republican Party.”

You can see how the GOP has evolved over the decades. There was a time — the 1960s — when folks like William F. Buckley actually defended the idea that the US was a republic and not a democracy per se, so that calling the DP the “Democratic Party” was descriptive.

By: ZaphodBeeblebrox

ZaphodBeeblebrox — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:26:29 +0000

@ eigenvector …

I too Thought about Voting for John McCain, that is Until I Heard him Bragging, ‘Cause he’d Supported The Failed Arizona Initiative to Ban Gay Marriage …

As a Jewish Person I Simply Refuse to Vote for a Bigot, Regardless of The Group so Being Targeted; It CAN Happen Here!

:-S

By: Quiet Desperation

Quiet Desperation — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:22:08 +0000

I suspect that pushing your local government more - and getting yourself elected to local government - would be less expensive.

Ha! Don’t be so sure. How much have Hillary and Barack spent for ther POTUS race? Something like $500 million billion just for the primaries? (I’m estimating here) That level of expense, I’m sure, is trickling down to lower level elections. The last set of local races had some really snazzy color mailings on heavy card stock.

Anyway, here’s a picture of the pothole on my street.

http://tinyurl.com/38rtws

You’d think we could get someone to look at it, you know?