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Can someone explain why gas is going up not on actual shortages, but on "fears"? Every day its a new "fear" that drives up the price. Fear of a terrorist attack. Fear of a Hurricane. Fear of a war. Fear of an oil rig worker in Saudi Arabia catching a cold. Every day its some new excuse as to why the price goes up another $2/bbl. And often, it seems whats driving that rise is NOT actual events, but the "fear" of those events POSSIBLY taking place. Sounds like a BS excuse to gouge....whats the real story?

Translation: The armature sprocket is causing trouble with the combustion line. Which in turn is causing a flow into the dynaflow.

This is my first venture into a WWII piece and so far, Im amazed. It has tremendous insight into the Japanese culture and history which led to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and China. And brutally describes how countries conducted themselves leading up to and during the War. Every time I read another account, I want to find the nearest !@#$ bitching about some terrorist not getting a Koran or complaining about how our troops "behave" in combat and just slap them silly.

Im currently reading the author's second book, "Flyboys." Amazing read.

This business about the oxygen masks...Im surprised the geniuses among us didnt pick this up........ WHY didnt they come down??? THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE !@#$ING GROUND.

I read somewhere that the Captian ran from the plane flagged down the first car he could, and had it drive him to the hospital. Can anyone confirm? Ive seen some spectacular pics of the evac.

Jerry Garcia died of "sleep apnea" like Hendrix died of an upset stomach. And stojan...once...just ONCE...get your head out of your ass.

Sad state of affairs when Kofi Annan has a better grasp on the American political process than a lot of American congressmen and others do.

Hate to bust your bubbles fellas, but I wasnt lashing out at CTM. Unlike last time, I understood the "sublety" of his sarcasm and I was railing not at him, but against those who make that ludicrous statement and MEAN IT. I know Tom didnt becuase I know he is smarter that that....he told me so! , indeed!

Then what the !@#$ "produced" terrorists during the 80s and 90s? The lousy food at Club Med? "Gitmo Produces Terrorists"...one of the dumbest, most assisine soundbytes ever uttered. People who say this with a straight face might as well just say "im insulting your intelligence" and stop wasting my time.

Its also quite simple to keep up with the moral standards set by the LEFT. You know....if you don't subscribe to their "enlightened" way of thinking, it's probably because youre a racist, a Nazi, intolerant or just a plain old "idiot".

Any time a politician promises not to raise taxes. Another is from the GOP here in Nassau County which blasted Democrat Tom Suozzi for raising taxes. They always left out that little tidbit that the reason why he had to raise taxes is because the previous Republican County Executive, Tom Gulotta, got the County in so much debt and in such financial hot water, it was practically bankrupt.

I loved the implication that the President should have taken direct action against some of the events brought up. As if Bush HIMSELF should have handled that plane flying in regulated airspace. This article is just red meat for nozzlenut and the toinfoil hatters who scream the troll-bait soundbytes all day long.

I believe some dude named Osama made a similar statement a few years back. So it's pretty safe to assume this kook is recruiting for terrorist operations.

Nothing like that was even CLOSE to being said in this thread or any other discussion o nthe topic. The only person on PPP who ever came even CLOSE to lumping all muslims together is a libertarian. The other is Richio (no explanation needed). But dont let that get in the way of yet another half-baked, half-assed, smug comment. Seriously, Deb.

And noooooooby's said a bad word about the Bush sisters, right? Good Lord....dont you people have more important things to get twisted over, like the fact that Hussein Jane is fueling her peace train with corn oil?

His point is not that "all of Islam is violent". Nodbody thinks that. His point is that the notion that "only a very very small minority of Islam is violent" is being whittled away day by day.

Agreed. The small agency I used to work for had a CEO who carried a similar schedule, only occasionally weilding power and the place did pretty well. The agency I work for now has an absentee owner, no CEO, and predictably, has its top tier power structure in chaos.

Well, Id say that if he's "just what they needed" and his hire accomplished his employer's goals than he's doing his job properly and therefore, earning his pay, right?

Good for them. Wish I could make millions and do nothing.

Flame me if you want, but I have little sympathy for Bruschi. Please keep in mind that this guy was one of the "bad guys". He was a huge headhunter and had no problem trying his hardest to put other players on a stretcher. His blatant attempt to end Todd Collins' career years ago still galls me. I wish him well and hope he's OK. But from a football standpoint, what goes around comes around, Teddy-boy. Aint Karma a B word?

Not if youre in a room full of tools.

I think most, if not all DWI laws are "bad laws". Does that mean I advocate drunken driving?

Thats kind of absolute, dont you think? Maybe I have too much faith in people, but I doubt most got the impression that what would be set up in Iraq would be a carbon copy of what we have here. I think most, including myself, expected the new Iraq to have a good part of their Constitution based on Islamic Law. If thats the case and you take this debate a step farther, than one can argue that what they are getting is indeed very close to what we have, a Consititution written with reference to and guidance from the religious beliefs of the majority.

Over 200 years, WE havent figured out OUR society.....our Consititution, how to handle the rights of women and minorities. But we expect THEM to figure out THEIRS in a few short months?