Re: [CTRL] Great Idea

2004-03-26 Thread Bill Howard
How is the corporation tied to the VP? His assets are in a blind trust. On Mar 25, 2004, at 8:48 PM, Joshua Tinnin wrote: -Caveat Lector- What if the corporation in question is tied to the vice president,. Published on Monday, March 22, 2004 by CommonDreams.org Company With Ties To VP

[CTRL] Great Idea

2004-03-25 Thread Prudy L
-Caveat Lector- You've read about all theseterrorists --- most of them came here legally, but they hung around onexpired visas, some for as long as 10 - 15 years. Now, compare that toBlockbuster: you are two days late with a video and those people are allover you. Let's put Blockbuster in charge

Re: [CTRL] Great Idea

2004-03-25 Thread Bill Howard
Great idea! The private sector is always superior to a government run agency. Bill H. On Mar 25, 2004, at 4:59 AM, Prudy L wrote: x-tad-bigger Now, compare that to/x-tad-biggerx-tad-bigger /x-tad-biggerx-tad-biggerBlockbuster: you are two days late with a video and those people are

Re: [CTRL] Great Idea

2004-03-25 Thread Eric Hoffsten
Great idea! The private sector is always superior to a government run agency. Bill H. On Mar 25, 2004, at 4:59 AM, Prudy L wrote: Now, compare that to Blockbuster: you are two days late with a video and those people are all over you. Hmmm... Except when it comes to utilities like water

Re: [CTRL] Great Idea

2004-03-25 Thread Bill Howard
-Caveat Lector- Ask the farmers in southern Oregon about the federal government controlling water. The farmers were almost put out of business by the government refusing to give them water for their crops. The government said it needed the water to save an endangered species of salmon. It turns

Re: [CTRL] Great Idea

2004-03-25 Thread Eric Hoffsten
-Caveat Lector- Electricity. Both the feds and state do a wonderful job or regulating that. Just look at how the California State Government let its citizens get ripped off a couple of years ago. Wait... So you're saying it's not Enron's fault for being greedy criminals, but the *government's*

Re: [CTRL] Great Idea

2004-03-25 Thread Bill Howard
-Caveat Lector- On Mar 25, 2004, at 1:53 PM, Eric Hoffsten wrote: -Caveat Lector- I won't say that Enron was greedy, Enron was just flat out criminal. In the Los Angeles area of California the DWP which is municipally- held utility is being investigated for over charging their customers during

Re: [CTRL] Great Idea

2004-03-25 Thread Joshua Tinnin
-Caveat Lector- On Thursday, 25 March 2004 4:05 PM -0800, Bill Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Caveat Lector- On Mar 25, 2004, at 1:53 PM, Eric Hoffsten wrote: -Caveat Lector- I won't say that Enron was greedy, Enron was just flat out criminal. In the Los Angeles area of California