Here are a few comments that caught my eye this past Fri - Thu.

In the category of government focusing on the wrong things goes:

duhmoose Says:
February 24th, 2007 at 5:19 am e

OK, I can fix our energy problem and child obesity in one easy solution. Mandatory after school exercise bikes. We hook up the wheels to generators, and as the children work off all that unhealthy weight, we generate tons of energy. Of course if you can’t convince the children to do it, we could get the illegal immigrants to do it. After all, they should be in pretty good shape from doing the Rio Grande marathon.

In the category of best mockery of Gov. Perry’s imitation of Bill Clinton feeling your pain goes:

Matt ‘Zilla’ Bramanti, CPO™ Says:
February 27th, 2007 at 2:21 pm e

“I refuse to look a gay man in the anus, and tell him we could have done something to prevent this cancer, but didn’t.” -Rick Perry

In the category of political hypocrisy goes:

Lawrence C. Says:
February 28th, 2007 at 9:12 am e

#35. Rep. Lois Kolkhorst - ” I am confident that the governor did not run on an issue and (then) is not going to fulfill it. I’m confident that this governor has said publicly that he needed $100 million for border security, and I am confident that was not rhetoric.”

Perhaps you have misplaced your confidence Rep. Kolkhorst. Perhaps you need to consult with someone who is a better judge of the One tRick Perry’s character. Like Rep. Sylvester Turner, for example - ” Maybe it was just an ad. A campaign ad.”

In the category of quickest way to get put in the barrel goes:

hamous Says:
February 27th, 2007 at 7:58 am e

At the risk of provoking the ire of the GLOLST, I have to say this: George Strait is overrated. Never understood why he was so popular. He doesn’t write songs. He can’t play the guitar. The thing that ticks me off the most is he uses a guitar as a prop. There should be a law against a “musician” holding a guitar but not playing it. Oh, and lets talk about his “acting”. Remember Pure Country?

And many more….

1. trl3 Says:
   February 23rd, 2007 at 6:33 am e
   I guess I will look in later to see if any one with any common sense has something of value to share. So far just so much worthless blather by ericp.
2. Matt ‘Zilla’ Bramanti, CPO™ Says:
   February 23rd, 2007 at 10:56 am e

   Seriously? The groom has to go to the bridal shower? Aw, hell…I thought I got to sit that one out.

3. hamous Says:
   February 23rd, 2007 at 11:06 am e
   #55 - I suppose you’re right duhmoose. The Amish are essentially socialist. But you could also argue that they are not really successful, if you define success as a vibrant growing community. They exist but does that mean success? However, as you pointed out, I did mean socialist governments.
4. Shannon Says:
   February 23rd, 2007 at 11:27 am e
   61 Just to follow up on that thought….It was reported that Perry only got 40 emails protesting his attempt to force on 11-year-old girls shots for a sexually transmitted disease.I was shocked.So, just to repeat folks, the Texas GOP is trying to restrict participation in the coming Presidential Straw Poll.
5. bweldon Says:
   February 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm e
   Liberalism… The disease that can be controlled but never cured…
6. Kyle Says:
   February 23rd, 2007 at 9:11 am e
   Way to go, David! It’s not often that an esteemed news journal like the Barnacle listens to someone as lowly as the owner/publisher of what is probably the city’s most-read blog.
7. KRogers Says:
   February 24th, 2007 at 5:58 pm e
   Well we heard the same types of arguments against Friendswood giving a tax rebate and guess what–the sun still comes up, the police still protect and serve, the fire department and EMS are STILL on the job–the City has not rolled up the sidewalks and closed down!The most ridiculous argument I’ve heard, so far, is that “it costs money to send out the rebate checks”! Well, it costs money for Burger King to make change, but they still do it. It would be a lot faster to take your $10, hand you your food (and laugh all the way to the bank). It is the TAXPAYERS money! Return some of it!
8. Shannon Says:
   February 23rd, 2007 at 2:15 pm e
   NSS. We are so damned in need of more coverage of unattractive bi-sex.
9. txpatriot Says:
   February 23rd, 2007 at 3:42 pm e
   “the 96 word blurb on changes to the state’s child-abuse prevention system”The best way to prevent child abuse is to keep them out of the government indoctrination centers, a.k.a., public schools, which are the reproductive organs of statism.
10. duhmoose Says:
    February 23rd, 2007 at 12:19 pm e
    Just wait till the Muslim extremists start trying to convert them. Then we will have suicide bombings in the jungles. The democrats will be very confused who to side with, the Muslim extremists, who are their friends, or the Chimps who are a minority.
11. The Dude Says:
    February 23rd, 2007 at 12:26 pm e
    Ahhh, I ain’t worried about no stinkin’ power hungry monkey. I’ll just fold up a paper plane and fly it. While they’re staring awestruck at the miracle of flight I’ll whack ‘em upside their monkey heads and run like crazy.
12. I Am Iron Man Says:
    February 23rd, 2007 at 3:34 pm e
    “I think he’s brave,” said Iraq Veterans Against the War Executive Director Kelly Dougherty. “Everyone has to make their own decision, of course.”I think he’s a coward and deserves the punishment he EARNED. He VOLUNTEERED, and shirked his responsibility! He should live with the consequences of the decision he made.I hope he drops the soap….. a lot!
13. Lawrence C. Says:
    February 23rd, 2007 at 4:01 pm e
    Doesn’t look like his wife is too proud of him either, judging by the sour look on her face. She obviously wears the testicles in that family, though.
14. Shannon Says:
    February 23rd, 2007 at 5:24 pm e
    The Republican party is going the way of the British Conservatives.Their destiny is to be ridiculed by all.All due to a generation of fools at the top.Nice job, guys.An historical squandering of power and opportunity.
15. Wino Says:
    February 24th, 2007 at 1:16 am e
    “Well, if you want to drive to California, the cord will have to be about 3,000 miles long, Mr. President.”
16. duhmoose Says:
    February 24th, 2007 at 5:19 am e
    OK, I can fix our energy problem and child obesity in one easy solution. Mandatory after school exercise bikes. We hook up the wheels to generators, and as the children work off all that unhealthy weight, we generate tons of energy. Of course if you can’t convince the children to do it, we could get the illegal immigrants to do it. After all, they should be in pretty good shape from doing the Rio Grande marathon.
17. Shannon Says:
    February 24th, 2007 at 10:38 am e
    On weekends, I like to read the paper and eat breakfast at a local eatery.I see that the Chronicle editorialists continue to reach new highs in stupidity.The circuitous logic displayed in today’s lead editorial is the exclusive lofty purview of liberty-hating left-wing ignoramuses:http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/4577753.htmlThese people need to find another country in which to live. I despise, curse and spit on them.
18. texan1953 Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 3:43 pm e
    caption: “Si Senor Bush…we can stuff cinco peoples in the trunk…if they are muy small”.
19. DanielJames Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 7:37 am e
    Yesterday on my drive back to Austin at 7 am I turned on the radio to 950. I could not believe my ears. Jesse Jackson has a talk show? Black this and black that….I pray the black community wakes up and smells the shake down.
20. hamous Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 8:59 am e
    #26 - Aw c’mon, that’s no fun! The FBI bombed themselves???? I was hoping for something a little more interesting. Like maybe the Pope. Or Elvis and Nixon. Because you know they’re not really dead. The Japanese have them frozen in an asylum and they’re just waiting for the right time to bring ‘em back as President and Vice President of the PHG.
21. twocute64001 Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 2:46 pm e
    This is just over the top: Mexico is upset that americans were 10 feet inside the mexican border but we are not suppose to care if mexicans come here illegally - BS!!!!!!!!!
22. hamous
    Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 3:22 pm e
    #68 - Incidents like this, which show the hypocrisy of the Mexican government, will only strengthen the resolve of the American people to demand our government secure our borders. We should welcome such foolishness on their part.
23. SC Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 4:16 pm e
    #71 Absolutely, its too bad they learned not to carry the Mexican flag. Another week of that and the anger might have been enough to make something happen. I am getting slightly tired of the slow boil. But more of this may turn up the heat.
24. willsin Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 10:47 am e
    Wow! So the Chron apparently believes that slavery is good, unless the slaves are part of a political group they favor. The depth of the Chron’s stupidity and immoral nature while attempting to justify socialism never ceases to amaze me.
25. duhmoose Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 11:35 am e
    I have to agree with bj on this. I Church leaders tend to their flocks and focus on forming true Christ centered churches, the church would be able to reach out to more people, more people would be interested, and we might be able to overcome the “hypocritical christian” stereotype that many young people have.
26. Robert Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 12:42 pm e
    There are too many hypocrites out there. You had better judge on their actions and not their words. And I’m always leary of any public forum that has to have a secret meeting. That’s how Hillary’s healthcare reform started with “secret” meetings and look where that ended up.
27. glynne Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 9:19 am e
    Something seems so wrong here but I can’t quite place where it is. And I am referring to bigjolly posting this. Not the meeting as much.
28. Peggy V. Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 12:35 pm e
    We need a spending limit that works FOR taxpayers. The current spending limit failed to limit spending, and now is a roadblock to providing property tax relief. Legislators needed to follow through on the commitment to property tax relief. Now they need to change the spending limit to provide us with a mechanism to return surplus revenue to taxpayers. It’s a broken spending limit - let’s fix it!
29. cutmytaxes Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 3:32 pm e
    If you’re confused about this issue, consider the reliability of your sources for information. Here’s the bottom line:Those who voted against exceeding the spending cap were led by and defended by liberal Democrats.Those who voted to exceed the spending cap and provide the largest tax cut in state history were led by conservative groups like Texans for fiscal responsibility.Which group do you trust more to defend taxpayers?
30. RickG Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 4:16 pm e
    Lots of interesting comments but nobody really addressed the merits of the article - unless one takes the continued outrage at the legerdemain of politicians to essentially recognize the validity of the article.Thus, if the article is correct - and I’ve seen no one dispute its facts or reasoning - then that means the folks voting against the measure were, in effect, voting to keep us from getting a tax cut without any effective tradeoff - ie, voting the increase down would not have changed the broken system.I welcome being further educated on this issue, but it concerns me that the Republicans who voted with the liberal Dems to defeat this measure would have done nothing but prevent tax relief. I understand that people like Sen. Patrick may be willing to deny me my money to make a point about the spending cap, but isn’t government thinking it had a right to my money one of the things he railed against? So he too thinks he has a superior right to my money because he is now in a position to play games with it? This bothers me a great deal.
31. willsin Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 2:31 pm e
    ACLU assisting average law-abiding citizens with their right to bear arms????!!!!!!!!!!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!Plunk! (sound of head falling off shoulders)
32. DennisOnTheRight Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 9:08 pm e
    From time to time, the ACLU does show up on the right side of an issue such as guns. I remember a very notable case several years ago where people in public housing (I think it was around Chicago) were being barred from exercizing their rights under the 2nd amendment. It just goes to show - even a broken clock is right twice a day.
33. sunny Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 4:03 pm e
    Fair crack of the whip, mate! Crikey! Strewth! It must be their diet! Fair Dinkum! Not only do we have Drop Bears but now we’ve got Dyke Bears!What’s the bush coming to?
34. PBFloyd Says:
    February 26th, 2007 at 10:16 pm e
    Q: What do you call a 100 heavily armed lesbians?A: Militia Ethridge!!!!
35. hamous Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 7:58 am e
    At the risk of provoking the ire of the GLOLST, I have to say this: George Strait is overrated. Never understood why he was so popular. He doesn’t write songs. He can’t play the guitar. The thing that ticks me off the most is he uses a guitar as a prop. There should be a law against a “musician” holding a guitar but not playing it. Oh, and lets talk about his “acting”. Remember Pure Country?
36. Shannon Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 8:18 am e
    Aw Hammie, your so mean.
    He can damn sure sing….and he’s so purty.
37. Butch Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 9:04 am e
    Hambone has got to be a yankee…woops - did I say that?running now/now where to be found
38. navymom Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 9:24 am e
    Yes, and George Strait is A REAL cowboy. Knows his way around a horse, with a rope, etc. Definitely not a wannabe.
39. tedtam Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 9:34 am e
    And since when has been “lookin’ good for the ladies” been an issue? *I* sure appreciate his efforts!;DI don’t care what he stands there holding…his guitar, me, whatever works.
40. BoxieAgain Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 10:25 am e
    George does not even have to sing….just standing there looking good is enuf for this old gal.
41. sunny Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 12:22 pm e
    I don’t care if you knock “Pure Country”…I have the video and I always enjoy the movie. Sure…it’s not an award winner, but that last scene with Strait sitting on the edge of the stage singing gets me every time and the tears flow! Ahhhh….yes…I’m a softie for romance! He’s got a great pure country voice. His wife looks like a bit of a dragon, though…I reckon he could have done better in that department!
42. hamous Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 12:56 pm e
    Man, I thought yesterday was my day in the barrel?Tedtam, ain’t nothing wrong with “Jorge Derecho” looking good for the ladies. But calling him a “musician” is using the term very loosely.
43. Shannon Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 1:10 pm e
    57 And all our libertarian friends insist the only way to rebuild the party is to jettison the social conservatives. Harrumph.
44. Katfish Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 5:54 pm e
    #74 - I’m curious how anyone could actually “enjoy” a newspaper in ANY circumstance? (short of using is as a fuse for a molotov cocktail or lining a bird cage of course)
45. gregg Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 8:38 am e
    Actually, as our bulbs have burned out I have replaced them with the florescent ones. The light is cleaner, cooler and the bulbs last 10 times as long. If you buy the multi packs at Sams they are about $1 a bulb. Plus I have reduced my wattage from 4000 watts to about 700 with the same or more light. Our home was built with about 25 recessed light cans in the ceiling that contained 125 watt flood bulbs. The kitchen and family room was always very hot when they were on. Now with the fluorescents the rooms are cool and the ac doesnt need to run as much. My electric bills have never been lower. I am sold on them.
46. Robert Headford Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 8:56 am e
    Some folks will argue against anything just because a Liberal is for it.
47. Owen Courrèges Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 9:01 am e

    Some folks will argue against anything just because a Liberal is for it.

    Nonsense. I oppose mandating CFLs for the reasons above — that the Chron is liberal has nothing to do with it. Heck, John Howard is conservative and I oppose his view on the issue as well. I supported Perry, but was outraged over the whole HPV vaccine mandate. I oppose these ideas because they’re examples of government overreaching.

48. gregg Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 9:36 am e
    No problem Owen, you can buy which ones you want. Do you wish you could still buy leaded gas? Or paint that contains lead? How bout insulation that contains asbestos? Can you still buy or use a rotary phone?Just saying at some point we cant keep building power plants. If energy can be reduced with just changing technology then I dont think its a bad thing.
49. jpn4022 Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 11:27 am e
    Have you tried them? I have them running in about 60% of the house now, and will switch others out as the bulbs burn out.
    “Soft white” fluorescents exist, they’re just like incandescent bulbs in their spectrum.
    As far as the flicker goes, “they flicker imperceptibly”.
    Hmmm, imperceptible means you can’t see it.
    So, if you can’t see it, how is that a problem?
    Mine don’t flicker.
    Put a lampshade on the bulb, and they’re just as good as any other.
    They even have floodlamps, spotlights, and 3-way bulbs now, all of which use a fraction of the power, and produce just as much light, for example, floodlamps in the back yard produce the equivalent of 500 watts of light, using 50 watts of juice.
    You should actually TRY something before slamming it out of ignorance.
50. ThunderHawkk Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 12:10 pm e
    #10 Put me down as someone who opposes anything just because a liberal supports it. Yeah, that’s right. A million years ago I was one of them and I know how stupid their thought process is. Anything they are for, I am against.
51. Owen Courrèges Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 12:28 pm e
    gregg,First of all, we can keep building power plants. We can build them until the cows come home.
52. Owen Courrèges Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 12:33 pm e
    jpn4022,As I’ve said before, I do use a few CFLs. As for their light quality being comparable, I’ve never seen it. I’ve even run the bulbs through a tiffany fixture, and the quality is still poor. You can’t hide that the light is, in fact, fluorescent, and therefore of poor quality. Lampshades definitely don’t help, so don’t try and tell me otherwise.The imperceptible flicker can be a problem as it is part of what leads to migraines; you can’t see it, but it affects you nonetheless.
53. gregg Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 2:07 pm e
    Owen, we switched over to them, my house is cooler, my electric bills are lower, I dont have to change burned out bulbs very often,I have noticed no change in our quality of light life. These things seem like a modern upgrade of the 100+ year old light bulb.That buggy whip did make the horse go faster than just yelling at it.
54. DennisOnTheRight Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 12:35 pm e
    Anyone who commits such a crime should never have been allowed out again in the first place. I have to agree with a statement I once heard, might have been Dennis Miller - Far better device than ankle bracelets for keeping track of child molesters: headstones.
55. Robert Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 3:09 pm e
    Reply to No. 13: Jon’s been on the radio for a long time. You can’t be a phony for that long without your true colors coming to the surface. He was very compassionate about his conservative beliefs without being overtly religious about it. That was one of the things I liked about him when I listened to him. You knew he made the Crummyicle mad by the way they covered his legal problems. I’ve heard of stories about what they do to people like him in prison, maybe his age (61) will play in his favor. Only Jon and his maker know why he turned out this way. Good luck, Jon, your going to need it.
56. animalplanet Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 6:59 pm e
    Well, David you got your wish. I knew Jon. I worked with Jon. Go figure what happened. How do you figure that a reasonably intelligent person and a talented radio person could sink to this. Who knows what demons he was able to repress when he was riding high on the conservative talk show wave. I don’t know that I would say Jon was compassionate about his conservative beliefs. Passionate to be sure. But he made no bones about it - ask him and he’d tell you - he was “doing the show.” So, maybe the lesson here for conservative standard bearers is - don’t get so full of your self that you lose yourself. And for people on the other side of the “box” - don’t look to conservative personalities to show you the way - seek it for yourself.
57. The Deacon Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 1:09 pm e
    He may wind up being the new host for “The Prison Show” on KPFT. Now wouldn’t that be ironic?
58. plonker Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 10:25 pm e
    I assume thet Jon got his start on this slippery slope, when he started using a computer and going on the internet. Obviously he has become afflicted by the power of his choices at that time. Nevertheless, the things I learned from Jon will forever be part of me. I did not know so many things about the Constitution and the Right of a JuryIto nullify a conviction. I hope that he and others with similar problems are able, with God’s help, to extricate themselves from the swamp of depravity. As for some of you people, these types of situations are neither Liberal or Conservative.
59. trl3 Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 3:11 pm e
    I wonder how EricPJohnson will spin the exposure of this lie. Last time he claimed that there was no proof that the drug runner was caught again.
60. EricPJohnson Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 8:31 pm e
    I guess reading comprehension is different in different parts of the countryAED was NOT arrested because he was NOT there
61. TheDefender Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 12:37 pm e
    24. And why don’t you guys see the facts?-Agents shot someone and walked away after cleaning up evidence!-Testimony from Agent Juarez that no threat was there!-Agents asked another agent to clean any more shells found! (They knew they did something wrong)How can we allow rogue agents or officers to do this?
62. Robert Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 1:43 pm e
    It would be negligent on my part if I didn’t try to explain Algore’s excessive use of electricity. So here’s my “Top Ten” list of explanations for that electricity use:1) He’s growing his own marijuana plants.2) He’s doing Frankenstein-like experiments, trying to put life into himself.3) He’s staying up night and day trying to recount those Florida votes and checking those “hanging chads”.4) He’s doing “global warming” experiments, melting model cities.5) He’s trying to get a tan so that he’s doesn’t look like a dead stiff.6) He’s scared of the dark.7) He’s maintaining a climate suitable for running around the house in the nude.

    He’s watching “his” Oscar winning movie, over and over again.

    9) He’s working on his 2008 Presidental campaign.

    10) He just forgot to turn off the lights.

63. Neocon Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 8:39 pm e
    nz-texasBecause he is a fraud and this article proves it. Wants all of us to stop driving SUV’s, but doesn’t affect him driving an SUV. Same with this flying all over the country.As far as global warming (climate change), just follow the money. “Scientists” are getting grants out the A$$ to prove that there is global warming. In the ’70’s they were trying to prove the next ice age was coming. Give me a freakin’ break!
64. Marc Franke Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 8:31 am e
    Well, I know that Al probably uses more electricity than I do. I don’t have Secret Service protection and I don’t entertain people from all over the world at my “estate”. If Al purchases all of his power with a “green energy contract” then that seems like he is “walking the talk”. Considering the great possibilities that Texas is already exploiting for “no-CO2″ wind energy, I’m a little surprised at the comments I see here. Maybe Texans aren’t even aware of the economic stimulus that wind energy is having and will continue to have in their own state?
65. StacyE Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 1:27 pm e
    I’m confused … so if my state or my country are using wind energy I don’t have to conserve on my own? Meanwhile, I can critize others and tell them to take public transportation instead of driving their cars?Mr. Gore says it’s not a political issue but a moral one, if that’s so … aren’t his morals bothering him over his SUV* driving and his high energy consumption? Clearly, the issue isn’t “moral” enough for him to change his behavior. It’s only moral enough for him to tell us to change ours.*even if they are secret service issued … they are still SUVs.
66. Matt ‘Zilla’ Bramanti, CPO™ Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 2:21 pm e
    “I refuse to look a gay man in the anus, and tell him we could have done something to prevent this cancer, but didn’t.” -Rick Perry
67. jacampbell Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 3:21 pm e
    I say let’s get some of the retired Marines and bus them down to the border towns for some weekend “tourist” activities. I think that may help settle the situation.
68. ShinerBlonde Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 9:22 pm e
    Much as I love the lists of hurricane preparedness items y’all have listed -especially Iron Man’s - after I quit laughing I did find myself somewhat in Cowboy’s camp. This so-called hoilday does sounds a bit of grandstanding to me. It’s an easy sell to the other Ledges, the media, and John Q but it’s not exactly shaking-up things much. Maybe Patrick is just bidding his time, building-up consensus for the bigger issues.
69. z1069 Says:
    February 27th, 2007 at 9:45 pm e
    This is crazy !!! Your ripping off the local and state governments of revenue. They’ll have to cut back on fire and police and don’t forget the border control agents.
    I can not believe how selfish some of you are !! You people should bend down and kiss those politicians rings for letting you kept as much money as they do.Shame !!! Shame !!!
70. skigib Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 6:28 am e
    Did he say yesterday on the radio- Bar-B-Que pits?
    WTF is going on?
    Why are we wasting time in the legislator on this crap?
    I thought i voted for Dan because he was going to make a difference not waste time.Maybe he should pass a non-binding resolution that he’s is against paying taxes if there’s a hurricane in the gulf or drinking hurricanes while playing golf.
    Whatever, it’s more of the same…
71. RickG Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 12:01 pm e
    But Senator Patrick has always been a showman. It remains to be seen how many times he will have a dog and pony show each time he introduces a mundane bill before it becomes old with the voters.However, if they are going to do it, they better include gin, beer and wine or they don’t have a clue what hurricane preparation is all about.
72. Raptor Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 9:46 pm e
    What do you want to see exempt from state sales tax?Me (and all I buy)!
73. hamous Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 8:22 am e

    Where on your global map is the “gee” spot?

    After careful scientific research I have determined that it is here.

74. duhmoose Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 8:28 am e
    My favorite quote from that hamous:
    “For visitors of any age, there’s plenty to do in Intercourse! Enjoy your visit!”Priceless.
75. Shannon Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 8:56 am e
    Senator Patrick says that Perry’s submitted budget includes nothing for increased border security. Not 100 million. Not a single dollar.
76. Lawrence C. Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 9:12 am e
    #35. Rep. Lois Kolkhorst - ” I am confident that the governor did not run on an issue and (then) is not going to fulfill it. I’m confident that this governor has said publicly that he needed $100 million for border security, and I am confident that was not rhetoric.” Perhaps you have misplaced your confidence Rep. Kolkhorst. Perhaps you need to consult with someone who is a better judge of the One tRick Perry’s character. Like Rep. Sylvester Turner, for example - ” Maybe it was just an ad. A campaign ad.”
77. The Dude Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 12:12 pm e

    But in the past ten years, a new set of values has sneaked in to take its place, erecting another barrier between young and old. And as it did in the fifties, the older generation has responded with a disgusted, dismissive squawk.

    So that’s the deal. Squawk was sent here to LST by the “older generation” to express their disgust and dismissiveness towards us youngsters.

78. bigmck Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 12:39 pm e
    I have this Global Warming thing figured out. The Earth has a mini global warming all time. It goes from cold to hot and hot to cold. The call it a YEAR. Substitute a thousand years for a month and this is the Global Warming everyone is talking about. == Aren’t you glad I explained that.
79. Smacktle Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 12:20 pm e

    hamous Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 10:13 am
    duhmoose, I did not know that

    You heard it here from the horses mouth folks!
    I just about fell outta my chair. I thought hamous knew everything. I’m going outside, the sky must be falling.

80. Smacktle Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 9:28 pm e
    Squawkbox is a CYBERBULLY! You saw it here folks, I’m not the only one. I would make this a long post, but I’m scared the great grumpy gremlin Squawk would get me and have me for dinner!
81. Squawkbox Noise Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 10:34 pm e
    Trolling is a fine art. It is more fun getting the boot for arguing a point without the insults. Anyone can do the name calling stuff. It is more fun to get banned because of views or illustrating absurdity with absurdity. Al Gore is my favorite subject. Anyone (Smacktle) can go anywhere and drop an f-bomb.
82. FourAlarm Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 9:07 am e
    Cycling back home one night from a jaunt for a Strombolli my rides’ front wheel caught a crack between lanes of the pavement. It’s amazing how quickly things turn bad. Went down and woulda cracked my mellon right there on Shepherd save the helmet on my noggin. Handle bar jab into the ribs was the only painful outcome.Protection’s out there, guys. Use the damn stuff. Vest, seatbelt, helmet, life jacket, condom… whatever it is. If you think you’d ever come home to your sweetie gladly proclaiming “I’m sure glad I wasn’t wearing a ______” then leave it at home. It’ll be there for your widow to hand to your replacement when he leaves the house.
83. RickG Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 11:52 am e
    We will once again see the anomaly of law enforcement organizations coming out against law-abiding citizens’ right to protect themselves, and the national media ridiculing Texas as a “cowboy” state.None of that bothers me. What bothers me is whether the PC movement in the full house or Senate will nanny-state the bill to death or whether Gov. Perry will veto it because he did not want to look the mother of a shot-dead burglar in the eye and say he could have prevented it.
84. tedtam Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 12:06 pm e
    “Being required to retreat”Who are we, the National Guard?
85. I Am Iron Man Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 12:20 pm e
    As far as a “Cowboy State”… correct me if I’m wrong, but nobody ever robbed a cowboy…Will the Brady Bunch Against Hand Rubbing Violets ensure 100% that my family and I will never, ever get robbed, burgled, raped, unlwafully sodomized, penetrated, violated, or victimized? Until then, I’ll keep my 1911 Model Colt handy, and a fresh magazine ready to slap in when the one in the gun runs dry.Two in the chest and one in the head. Repeat as necessary.
86. RickG Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 3:43 pm e
    Remember when states first started to consider, and then pass, concealed carry laws? There was great wailing and there were somber predictions of daily bloodbaths and massacres in every city where such barbaric practices were allowed.Still waiting.
87. DennisOnTheRight Says:
    February 28th, 2007 at 7:56 pm e
    RickG, it was actually better than that: crime rates fell. That was to be expected, of course, since perps suddenly had to consider the possibility that the government hadn’t disarmed the victim in advance, but it certainly proved to be difficult for the Sarah Brady crowd and the liberal media to explain.
88. malcolm Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 6:53 am e
    Dude: Re #14 They could have done just about anything they wanted to do when they controlled both the house, senate and the oval office but blew it! I ask myself Why?
    I almost gagged when I saw GWB talking about the initiatives for fat kids. Yikes! Talk about an about face.
    They all need to go!
89. texpat Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 7:02 am e
    #14 Dude RE: Limp RepublicansDeserved criticisms aside, the ultimate reason Newt Gingrich was so admired in the 1990’s was because he is a fighter, with a capital F. Two very simple things: (1) He clearly and repeatedly explains his beliefs and (2) Newt will slash and burn to win. He doesn’t apologize or equivocate. He is not afraid to speak the truth as he sees it and doesn’t care how outrageous the MSM tries to characterize his positions. Newt uses them in a way no other conservative but Reagan did.
90. texpat Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 8:28 am e
    #37 DudeReagan spent 25 years talking about ideas and principles before he was elected President. He understood this essential truth: People of a free nation will follow leaders who come and go, but they will live and die for their most heartfelt beliefs.
91. The Dude Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 10:51 am e
    Experts shmexperts. Whatever happened to just throwing the spastic little reprobates into the dungeon under the stairs? That’s the way it was for me and I liked it just fine. These kids today and their fancy shmancy drugs…
92. Wino Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 1:49 pm e
    Since diets are being discussed, I’m going to publish the “Wino Diet.” The main thing about the “Wino Diet” is that it is guaranteed to work, and has never failed to cause people to lose weight.The Wino DietConsume fewer calories than you expend.
93. Smacktle Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 1:55 pm e
    I figured the Wino diet would be all liquids.
94. The Dude Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 4:08 pm e
    So DJ is lambasting Newt for being a quitter while simultaneously espousing that we quit hoping for the Republican party to rebuild itself like he has. More of that anarchist/nihilist cognitive dissonance I suppose. Maybe it’s just one of those cat people/dog people things.
95. gregg Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 3:56 pm e
    I get a kick when Hillary talks about her opponents using the tactic of personal destruction. Uhh, wasnt she the architect of that strategery? Everytime a Bill bimbo would pop up she would have that woman destroyed.She is like a mafia boss except with bigger testicles.