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This is indeed a "duh" type of inquiry. Much like when I was once given the smallest Kia created at Budget and was told it was their third-tier car. I disputed the entire charge once Budget's corporate office refused to answer my question of "tell me the two smaller car models you rent".

Probably the wind. :-:

Metro v. Metro?

I am off to get some racquetball in.

As someone who works for a global corporation and who used to pal around with teh EO's, I couldn't agree with you more.

With that being said -- perhaps I'm overly optimistic but I don't see the death of our middle class like others are predicting. Yes, we'll lose the bulk of our manufacturing but we'll adapt and figure out how to move to an intellectual capital based economy. One thing the US is very good at is coming up with great ideas and having other people make them better.

We just need to figure out a way to monetize that system into a sustainable economy.

What frustrates me more than anything in regards to our current political system is at the State and lower level the corruption is astounding. The EO's serve to do nothing more than maintain their jobs. NYS, as an example, is perhaps the most inefficient organization that exists this side of BK (and we're close. Oh so close.). From a corporate perspective NYS should be obsolete, but because it's a government it doesn't have to change or adapt. Why? Because the people that would affect the change would essentially be putting themselves out of a job. And who, in their right mind, would want to do that.

On the Federal level there's a healthy dose of corruption and vote pandering, but what kills me is the ideological rift that exists between Libs and the GOP. Yet, when you look at who actually gets elected, they're general very central. Why? Because the loons are a minority.

I think a third party would achieve fantastic results if they pitched themselves as simply governing by common sense. Provide basic services (from a Federal level) that created jobs and kept our infrastructure in tact, without creating a tremendous deficit. Promote business and job creation without giving away the bank, and the farm. And let people do what they want to do as long as it doesn't harm others. (Essentially a social democrat and a fiscal Republican)







(I had that all written down on my hand)

+1

+1 (I can hear belynch screaming OMNI from hear)

Yes and the train was derailed. Add to this the closing of one of the two westbound lanes of I-10 at I-45 and the traffic situation in downtown is an epic amount of :rolleyes:

Nope. He decided to join in teh :rolleyes:. :D

With or without a paperweight?

Allen Parkway/Memorial can be your friend.

ETA: Metro needs to get some capable bus drivers. Their current bus drivers all seem to be maniacs who speed through red lights and are incapable of staying within their lanes.

Ruh-oh. Hope it is up and running by later tonight. :eek:

I would have to be able to get to either of those for it to be a viable option. I'm coming from the far east side on I-10 trying to get to the Heights, making my options the North Loop or I-10... Now there are two things that blow.

On an ideological level, I align with them much more than either "mainstream" party. What turns me off about the LP is the loon factor. That extra 20% dose of :rolleyes: they throw in there doesn't make them a serious contender.