It helps to know where to buy rental properties so that you can best avoid paying taxes when you do report the income. - Craig Eddy via Bookmarklet
"Rangel's finances have been under scrutiny since July, when the Times reported that the lawmaker lived in multiple reduced-rent apartments provided under a plan to preserve affordable housing in New York City." - Craig Eddy
"Fernandez, Alvarez and the city's legal team are scheduled to attend a court hearing this morning. City Manager Lawrence Hughes said the city has been negotiating with the owners the last two weeks to resolve building and zoning issues, and an agreement was reached. It stated that if the owners tore down the wall before the hearing and cleaned the premises by the end of next week, the city would drop the case." - Craig Eddy via Bookmarklet
FINALLY. The city should have torn down this blatant zoning violation months ago. My kids literally cheered in the car this morning as we drove past the property on the way to drop them off at school. - Craig Eddy
So McCain is bipartisan, but Obama bashes Bush for a few hours and he's not, huh? Typical AP drivel <---- please see my correction below... - Craig Eddy via Bookmarklet
Bipartisan means straddling the fence, appealing to both parties. Your description of Obama's bashing Bush (pardon the alliteration) would be "partisan." But, yeah, he's that, too. - Gregory Pittman
Oh dude...I'm operating on way too little sleep today. You're 100% correct. - Craig Eddy
I think I need a break...when I read the headline I immediately read "partisan" and not "bipartisan". Something about "leader for all" didn't seem to click with the rest of it, but I ignored that "smell" - Craig Eddy
"The election-year rhetoric has made me think a lot about Cuba and what transpired there. In the late 1950s, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they were right. So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least receptive.
When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced the old system, the press fell in love with him. They never questioned who his friends were or what he really believed in. When he said he would help the farmers and the poor and bring free medical care and education to all, everyone followed. When he said he would bring justice and equality to all, everyone said "Praise the Lord." And when the young leader said, "I will be for change and I'll bring you change," everyone yelled, "Viva Fidel!"" - Craig Eddy via Bookmarklet
"Senator Obama acted as if he had never thought about it that way. He probably hadn't. He is a politician, not an economist.
Politically, what matters to the left-wing base that Obama has been playing to for decades is sticking it to "the rich." What effect that has on the tax revenues received by the government is secondary, at best." - Craig Eddy via Bookmarklet
I can't imagine why John Kerry's name would come to mind in response to that comment - Craig Eddy
I assumed that when you mentioned one man in the election fighting that you meant that only one man in the election fought in the military. I might have missed the cue... - Kirk Kittell
Well, in THIS election Kerry isn't running. That was a few years back. :) - Craig Eddy
Yeah, totally -- just comparing 2008 vs 2004 in that regard, that they might appreciate it. Nerding: I wonder what a graph of military experience vs. election year for Presidential candidates through history would look like... - Kirk Kittell
IMHO, someone who will be C-in-C would be well-served to have served. - Craig Eddy
Yes, John Kerry did serve in the military, though it's hard to compare his time of service to John McCain's. Plus, when McCain left the military, he didn't lie about what he "saw" in Vietnam in front of Congress. - Charles LePage
@Charles: I was thinking about the candidates for the two major teams in an election year versus match regarding that one comment. In 2004, Kerry vs. Bush, Kerry matches the comment. In 1996, it's Dole. In 2000 and 1940, it's a draw (not counting Gore's stint as journalist in Vietnam). The comment made me wonder about the trend. - Kirk Kittell
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About halfway thru it myself. Perplexed. Let's compare notes when we finish. - Larry Huffman
Will do Larry. I've heard so much about how good it's supposed to be, I thought I'd try it. Have you read "Dinner With a Perfect Stranger"? That's a powerful book! - Craig Eddy