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I want to know your position.  You skated around giving an answer.  That sounds an awful lot like the person whom you replaced.

The problem as those of us who are tech savvy see it is the same as what just happened with some other sites.  No due process.  Government can shut down websites who don’t even know they are linking to pirated material.  It’s also far too easy for government to take down opposition political sites.  It happens all the time all over the world.  The difference here is the rule of law which keeps government in check.  Once the law changes, there’s no going back.  Our rights are being lost at a record pace in the name of, in this case, money for the MPAA and RIAA mostly.

Stand up for what’s right for the people.  In this case it’s also what is popular with the people.  That in itself should be enough to make you want to do it.  Voters are watching today more than ever.

I’m also posting this letter on my blog, justalkin.us, as well as your response.  Thank you.”

The obscene juxtaposition of the first lady on a $4 million vacation while asking what would have to be middle to low income earners for three bucks – who else would they be targeting with such an appeal? – is yet another example of lack of perspective the Obamas seem to be gaining while in power.

Mrs. Obama takes extravagant vacations to Spain and southern Africa. The president golfs obsessively and is currently dining at Honolulu’s ritziest restaurants. All while asking their fellow Americans to “sacrifice” during this time of not plenty.

via On a $4M Vacation, Michelle Seeks $3 From Backers | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!

In a textbook for 10th-graders, printed for the 2010-2011 academic year, al-Ahmed said teenagers are taught barbaric practices. “They show students how to cut (the) hand and the feet of a thief,” he said. In another textbook, for ninth-graders, the students are taught the annihilation of the Jewish people is imperative. One text reads in part: “The hour (of judgment) will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them. … There is a Jew behind me come and kill him.”

via Extremist Teachings Remain In Saudi Textbooks Despite Kingdom’s Claims Of Reform | Fox News.

Airlines would no longer be allowed to charge passengers for their first checked bag under a bill being introduced in Congress ahead of the holiday travel season.

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., announced the legislation Tuesday, describing it as way spare passengers from “unfair fees” while encouraging them to ease up a bit on the carry-on bags.

via Senate Bill Aims To Block Airline Baggage Fees | Fox News.

Here we go again.  Didn’t they learn anything from the Bank fee debacle?  Apparently not.  Stay out of the way of business and you will create more jobs. They are going to have to pay for the cost of flying one way or another. Either you charge specific fees like this one or you increase overall cost for everyone. Maybe next the Dems will introduce a bill to stop those unnecessary additional costs for First Class.  I mean, to be fair to everyone you have to make sure that everyone is treated exactly the same, right?  Why are the people in First charged more than the people in coach? And since you’re looking at it, why should people in First get special treatment?  It just isn’t fair. Congress should pass a bill!  MORON…

I’ve been saying for years that Putin wants to take Russia down that old road of communism again.  He’s old school commie.  He’s Stalinist style as it were.

American politicians who aren’t afraid to speak their mind will tell you the same thing.  He’s dangerous and there’s going to be hell to pay if he gets power back as it appears he will.  Russia accounts for about 20 percent of the world’s production of oil and natural gas.  The higher gas prices go, the more money they have.  It’s a false boost to their economy that could be very volatile in the short run and prove dangerous to their economy once again.

Corruption rules in Russia much like it did in the Soviet era.  Interestingly Putin has still been seen favorably by the public even after so many of his critics have turned up dead.  Who knows what these people are thinking, but if they don’t come to their senses soon they, and the rest of the world, could be feeling the pain of a communist Russia again.

“I am calling on the president of the United States to cancel those bonuses and explain to the American people, the taxpayers who bailed out Freddie and Fannie, why he continues to reward failure,” Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.

via Republican Senator Calls On Obama To Cancel Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bonuses | Fox News.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.  I don’t know the answers and don’t know if anyone really does.

How many times have you said that you are blessed?  Whether it’s because you have healthy children, get a new job, have a great spouse who treats you well, get a raise, get over an illness, etc. etc. etc.  I’m not disputing that you are blessed or that I am blessed, I just don’t understand why you (or I) would receive these blessings while someone else is suffering.  For instance.  I feel blessed because I have a wonderful wife and healthy children and on top of that I have a good job, home, etc.  But why me?  I certainly haven’t done anything to deserve any special blessings over anyone else.  How about that child down the street or blocks away or in Thailand or anywhere else who is being sexually abused?  Why are they not getting these same blessings?  Is it their parents fault?  Can a child carry the burden of being punished for a parent’s wrong?  That child may be praying to God, asking Jesus to help them and yet still be abused day in and day out.  So how can I say that I’m blessed for no reason while that child suffers for no reason?

I have a lot of Christian friends who are always posting on Facebook and such about  how good God is and how they are blessed.  I do it too.  My problem of understanding is why?  As the Bible says, we can’t buy our way to heaven with deeds and we are all undeserving of God’s blessings, so why are some so blessed while others suffer?  Saying that it’s man’s free will that makes us suffer isn’t logical in my mind.  Not when you compare those who are blessed for no reason (like me) and those who suffer daily for no reason.   Using that logic, it’s completely moronic for us to ask for anything like a better day tomorrow when we had a hard day at work or had the flu.  If we suffer because of our own shortcomings how are the degrees reached?

I think about this and find it so idiotic when I hear people, like the woman at the ballgame the other night, praying for her son to catch a pass in the game.  The first thing that came to mind was, lady, there are soldiers fighting for their lives and for your freedom somewhere around the world right now.  Why in the hell would you bother God with something so superficial as that?  And in public no less.

That kind of thing aside, I don’t get it.  Tell me where my fallacy is here.  Explain how it works to me and why it works that way.  I can’t believe that I am blessed while someone else suffers for no reason.  What am I missing?

Educating consumers with regards to online security is admirable, but it’s hard to argue that Microsoft isn’t a bit biased here. To further prove out the absurdity of the site in its current implementation, using the iPad’s Atomic browser I was told “they didn’t have enough info” to assign a score, but when I changed the identify to “Internet Explorer 9” in the settings menu, I was given a perfect score.

via Maximum PC | Microsoft Launches New Browser Security Test; Declares Themselves the Winners.