I think it is a great idea (being one of these drug free Mormon's @steve is referring to). I also enjoy the fact that it brings the spotlight on how screwed up our tax system is. The working class poor pay little to none in federal taxes. The super rich have access to so many loopholes and exemptions to avoid payments. It is not a fair or equitable solution. I also don't like the implication that a tax deduction is considered a government expenditure. There are no monies exiting the coffers. It perpetuates the myth that the my money is only mine because the government is gracious enough to let me keep what it thinks I am entitled to.
I'm all for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals or terrorists (I know that is redundant). My concern is how do you do that without violating the rights of the law abiding citizens. I'm all for restricting gun sales to those on the watch lists if there were credible protections in place to guarantee due process. To me this sit-in seems like little more than a toddler's temper tantrum.
It definitely can be and has been. That still doesn't make it right. Too many people are more concerned about 'doing something' than doing the right thing. Pushing through rushed legislation without proper checks for due process is not the right thing to do. Ramming through the Patriot Act brought us the NSA surveillance nightmare. Let's not let history repeat itself.
My favorite quote from this article: “We talk about this all the time,” Quintero says. “We were looking so forward to it when it was coming. I thought, ‘Oh, how exciting. There is going to be a big difference.’” She shrugs. “The pay went up. The rent went up. The food went up. I make more than minimum wage and I’m still struggling. . . . In all honesty, it’s upsetting because everyone always says, ‘Oh, the minimum wage is great there.’ No, it’s not. You still can’t break even.”
You go Glenn CocCo!!
I would settle for just getting back to the moon. I had dreams as a child of the 80's going to a Lunar Scout camp. Baby steps people!
I love the soundtrack to 'Across the Universe'. Jim Sturgess' version of 'I've Just Seen A Face' is so much fun. While it may not have eclipsed the original it is such an amazing tribute project.
http://www.giantitp.com/ I love the Order of the Stick. Great for any fans of old school D&D gaming.
I have always been a fan of singles & play lists. There aren't many full albums that I can listen to start to finish. But here are a few: They Might Be Giants - Flood (I wore out the cassette driving from Detroit to Salt Lake City, can still sing along to every song 25 years later)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
The Black Keys - Brother
Did many a musical in school. Props out to TL for the experience! Only one drama that I didn't particularly enjoy. Singing and dancing were always easier for me than real acting. I was an extra dancer in one professional performance of Bye Bye Birdie. Seeing the lifestyle those actors had, it turned me off from a future in show business.
I represent that statement! What is awesome is seeing my son become one as well.