tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post8336699572748187497..comments2023-12-17T20:37:39.572-08:00Comments on Wayne's Dirty Lab: Col. Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-82755724427461618302008-10-17T21:01:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:01:00.000-07:00Kent,If they don't put out that fire, Hawaii's soc...Kent,<BR/><BR/>If they don't put out that fire, Hawaii's socialized medicine will require yet another federal bailout.Col. Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-91075732959409239962008-10-17T21:00:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:00:00.000-07:00MK, Thanks. I may be a few days before I can put s...MK, <BR/><BR/>Thanks. I may be a few days before I can put something together, but it's important that these stories get out to Americans, before we end up depending 'pon doctors with bones through their noses, shaking rattles over a bonfire.Col. Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-80368377659176030662008-10-17T20:57:00.000-07:002008-10-17T20:57:00.000-07:00Kent,On Ayers & Joe the Plumber: Hannity today...Kent,<BR/><BR/>On Ayers & Joe the Plumber: Hannity today asked why so many tv trucks were lined up around Joe the Plumber's house, yet none have ever been around Ayers' house.Col. Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-91081331843686149242008-10-17T20:53:00.000-07:002008-10-17T20:53:00.000-07:00TWC,I think you're right. In the period I lived in...TWC,<BR/><BR/>I think you're right. In the period I lived in OC between '69 snd '74, <I>all</I> of the gas tax was used for street and highway purposes. 'Twas soon after that that we began hearing about parts of those funds were being diverted to pie-in-the-sky projects such as subways through fault zones and artwork on the retaining walls.Col. Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-55763681038930265892008-10-17T20:43:00.000-07:002008-10-17T20:43:00.000-07:00Kent,What they're doing in the Stalag is "teaching...Kent,<BR/><BR/>What they're doing in the Stalag is "teaching to the test." As the time for the test grows near, teachers abandon the curricula and concentrate on drilling on-the-edge kids on the actual test questions.Col. Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-24063735392021341462008-10-17T20:29:00.000-07:002008-10-17T20:29:00.000-07:00Kent,Haven't had time to follow your links yet. Re...Kent,<BR/><BR/>Haven't had time to follow your links yet. Reagan had been president of SAG before going into government thuggery. I believe he was more of a liberal then. I suspect he arced to the right during subsequent years, but only became effective as he ran for President of the US. Effective, that is, except for reining in spending.Col. Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-6868903992643358442008-10-17T19:00:00.000-07:002008-10-17T19:00:00.000-07:00Re:Socialized Medicine... I'm sure you all have se...Re:Socialized Medicine... I'm sure you all have seen the news out of Hawaii:<BR/><BR/>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,439607,00.html<BR/><BR/>"People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that was the intent of the programAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-75668340386874083782008-10-17T14:43:00.000-07:002008-10-17T14:43:00.000-07:00Sorry, too early in the morning, here are the link...Sorry, too early in the morning, here are the links<BR/><A HREF="http://mksviews.wordpress.com/category/public-health/" REL="nofollow">Public Health</A>.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://mksviews.wordpress.com/category/socialized-medicine/" REL="nofollow">Socialized Medicine</A>MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-11118780390566422912008-10-17T14:41:00.000-07:002008-10-17T14:41:00.000-07:00Hi CH. Just replying to your request about my post...Hi CH. Just replying to your request about my post on socialized medicine, go for it mate, reprint away. And if you wanted more examples of it, on my blog, click on the categories 'Socialized Medicine' and 'Public Health' and help yourself. The list is horrifying, you folks are already partly paying for other's healthcare and it's already failing you, and yet the likes of Obama want to fix it by MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-28411669662133247752008-10-17T01:58:00.000-07:002008-10-17T01:58:00.000-07:00It's like a game to them isn't it. Bastards indeed...It's like a game to them isn't it. Bastards indeed.MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-52260436608819594412008-10-17T01:19:00.000-07:002008-10-17T01:19:00.000-07:00Side note: Just read that Joe the Plumber works fo...Side note: Just read that Joe the Plumber works for the guy that did the plumbing on my house! Wife thinks that Joe, we knew him as Sam and he was bald, may have replaced a sump pump working for another company.... I see, also, that he has back taxes - freepers are taking up a collection ;-) He's getting the full anal exam by the MSM. Checking his plumbing ;-)<BR/><BR/>Kent CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-45653613495535110552008-10-17T00:31:00.000-07:002008-10-17T00:31:00.000-07:00Then there's this (on students):"You can’t trust a...Then there's this (on students):<BR/><BR/>"You can’t trust anything a student says, they’re just trying to get over on you. You can never trust their parents—what are you crazy?—they’ll lie to your face to defend the little darlings. Remember: parents are the main reason the kids are the way they are, so of course they’ll lie, too." <BR/>William Ayers<BR/>(from Ann Coulter's site)<BR/><BR/>KCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-55730180685984179742008-10-16T21:16:00.000-07:002008-10-16T21:16:00.000-07:00aka Guber Moonbeam. He may not have started it, bu...aka Guber Moonbeam. He may not have started it, but he greatly accelerated the <I>taking of funds from traditional services such as highways, police, courts and less important services such as forests and parks. Those funds were diverted to pet projects, welfare, the arts and other nonsense that doesn't fill the potholes.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes he did start it. Moonbeam and Ms Cal Trans. He cancelled Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-69863335735681815062008-10-16T21:14:00.000-07:002008-10-16T21:14:00.000-07:00On cheating....I know that in Ohio, it's the teach...On cheating....<BR/><BR/>I know that in Ohio, it's the teachers and 'the system' that leads the way with cheating and because it is so transparent to the kids, I think it has an effect on them. <BR/><BR/>We have a '9th grade proficiency' test that Seniors have to pass in order to graduate. (what? you say, a 9th grade test?? Yep.) And they get 4 chances a year starting with the 9th grade to pass Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-5368222568005580282008-10-16T21:03:00.000-07:002008-10-16T21:03:00.000-07:00Good summary of Reagan as Governor here:http://www...Good summary of Reagan as Governor here:<BR/>http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/new200406100853.asp<BR/><BR/>From what I get, Dems had the majority in the legislature 6 of the 8 years but even when the Republicans had the majority there was a 'special case' in California where you have to have 2/3 majority on fiscal issues at that time (don't know if that still holds), but yeah, he did finallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-24657840997464865982008-10-16T20:41:00.000-07:002008-10-16T20:41:00.000-07:00TWC,I never thought it was the kids. It's the coac...TWC,<BR/><BR/>I never thought it was the kids. It's the coaches, and the teachers. Sometimes it's the parents. Also, players and staffs of professional sports. <BR/><BR/>It's the way kids are taught ethics--or rather not taught.Col. Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-76104229993404073762008-10-16T20:37:00.000-07:002008-10-16T20:37:00.000-07:00TF, I'm thinking that the Stalag began its slide s...TF, <BR/><BR/>I'm thinking that the Stalag began its slide south in the mid-1970's, during the gubership of Pat Brown, Jr, aka Guber Moonbeam. He may not have started it, but he greatly accelerated the taking of funds from traditional services such as highways, police, courts and less important services such as forests and parks. Those funds were diverted to pet projects, welfare, the arts and Col. Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661036185268724026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-27021008675600216692008-10-16T13:48:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:48:00.000-07:00I'm not quite sure I completely agree with you abo...I'm not quite sure I completely agree with you about the state of the nation's children and their cheating ways, however, I share your disdain for the entire legal community, top to bottom. <BR/><BR/>The legal system is entirely about tricks and technicalities with no pretense of getting at the truth. And I believe that begins in high school debate class where kids take opposing sides of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6110093.post-46766895375020402642008-10-15T17:29:00.000-07:002008-10-15T17:29:00.000-07:00Cheer up my friend, it could be worse; California ...Cheer up my friend, it could be worse; California could one day be controlled by Democrats, then you'd have something to worry about.<BR/><BR/>Okay, that was a sick joke....T. F. Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998813855197833260noreply@blogger.com