Partsman

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autoteach

SO, the DHS twitter account tweeted this UL video and safety advice for those people using a deep fryer this thanksgiving? sounds like that tweet broke the bank.

autoteach

I am fairly certain that if the president had tweeted this on his page you would have been just as upset. I have 5 sisters, I am not married, and have no children. I am sure that no one really cares to know more about DHS, and I think that we could do without it all together if we would just quit with our "foreign policy". That being said, I doubt that this mole hill of Turkey Frying is the mountain you are making it out to be. Now, how about getting those boys and girls home from overseas?

autoteach

Not defending the man but the decision...
It is my understanding that the pipeline hasn't been killed, just its initial intended route through the Sand Hills. As for the jobs created:



In 2008, TransCanada’s Presidential Permit application for Keystone XL to the State Department indicated “a peak workforce of approximately 3,500 to 4,200 construction personnel” to build the pipeline.
Jobs estimates above those listed in its application draw from a 2011 report commissioned by TransCanada that estimates 20,000 “person-years” of employment based on a non-public forecast model using undisclosed inputs provided by TransCanada.
According to TransCanada’s own data, just 11% of the construction jobs on the Keystone I pipeline in South Dakota were filled by South Dakotans–most of them for temporary, low-paying manual labor.



I think being rational and careful about our oil exploration, production, and consumption doesn't strike me as a bad trait. Will I vote for Obama? I didn't the first time.

autoteach

Well, It looks like there are things that our nation of individuals could come to a consensus on. Now, only if our government could do it. I wonder who they are working for

I know we have been at each others necks lately, but I think it is constructive, so if I see the chance again, I will jump on your case. Likewise, I will make sure that I get behind you when you are on the money.

Partsman

It happens.....some of us have more control then others????

autoteach

FDR did it, and our country was better for it. It is the type of national debt that people should be getting behind, not the bailouts. I argued once upon a few years ago that when the economy hit the bricks, they should have started rebuilding the schools, roads, etc. When the loans went to crap, they should have paid them off (they could have paid off nearly all of them for what they gave the banks), putting spending money back in the pockets of the people, keeping the economy alive and at the same time putting the banks back in the black. When loan rates go down, and the communities are at a high unemployment, there is no time like then to make a move on reinvesting in the community. Sure, it is not sustainable, but you purposefully put people on the payroll rather than the soup line while improving the community and saving on expenses (upkeep of building, heat, electricity, etc with new structure). Maybe I am off base here, help me out.

thetophatflash

No, you are doing just fine. Keep it up! By the way, depending on your time scale most jobs are temporary, but they are good for economic activity and create more "temporary" jobs and so on and so on.........

autoteach

List of federal political scandals in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I dont know if that is the worst scandal, but the above should be reading material. Obviously it has the opportunity for being incorrect, but I am sure that each president has things that made them "the worst president of modern times" when they were pres. So, do I like the Solyndra deal, no. In fact, I am against all corporate welfare. Just wait until the new CAFE standards hit Chrysler (I have theorized that GM and Ford will make it) and they are looking for 3 times the charm.

autoteach

The sad thing is I dont know what end of it is a joke. The side where our avg fuel economy hasnt increased in 20-30 years( although in recent years there are more higher FE cars avail.) or the end where the standard is set at an arbitrary goal. My view, europe is already doing it and I am not sure why we shouldnt. As for motorcycles, if the govt or consumers dont demand it, they dont supply it. Which came first?

autoteach

I assume that you are talking about the 2025 standards, which I believe will fully necessitate diesel and lightweight vehicles. Some large vehicles are not included in the figures, but you have to admit that while technology, fuel efficiency, weight, and the such have gone up, fuel consumption should have gone down? You should never upgrade to a newer version of a vehicle and lose fuel mileage.

autoteach

No problem!

autoteach

I don't get it. Is that like a lapdance tour?

VTRsurfer

Obama said today that he would veto the bill for the Keystone Project (pipeline from Canada) if it passes the legislature.

Great idea for an Obama 2012 bumper sticker:

"RE-ELECT OBAMA IN ALL 57 STATES"

autoteach

I still dont understand the idea of a debt ceiling. If you budget for a loss, shouldn't your debt ceiling include that? It would be like borrowing 100k from the mob but only willing to pay them 50k of it. So, what you are saying is that he wants to pay the bills. Now, I get that he will propose a budget, but congress needs to approve. If congress passes the budget (budget negative), how can they later choose to not cover the debt. Maybe we should be pissed at the congress members for not cutting off spending. This isnt the first president that has been budget negative, so get over it. If your daughter asks you for a pony, and you give her a pony, you probably will have to pay for the G D pony. So, that is what I have to say about budget ceilings.

autoteach

Um, who doesn't get it? The debt ceiling is the dumbest Fing thing ever. Balanced budgets are pretty awesome, and congress makes those. Choosing to go in debt and not pay it? Yeah, who doesn't f-ing get it! And, how about checks and balances? Obama is making us socialist? Frack, You know what would be G D awesome? If we could try another 10 years of hardcore corporatism. I'm going to **** away my vote this year on either Ron Paul, or Buddy Roemer, or maybe both if they run together. Or maybe we should all vote Republican ticket?! Romney? Maybe we could get Palin in there, or another 8 years of Bush, because that worked so well. I don't watch Fox news and I don't think that this should be a sounding board for there bad information or made up stories. This just in, Obama "hired" as president in largest Affirmative Action move in history. What do you call it when you "hire" a mentally handicapped guy for 8 years?

blamecanada