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On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > they do. But the law does away with a bad court decision that meant you > could not go to court over it, essentially. You had to file within 180 days > of your pay becoming unequal, or too bad. Nobody can meet that, not that > anybody wants to go to court anyway or that there aren't plenty of other > hurdles if you do. But the Lily Ledbetter Act made women a little less > powerless. > > Open.gov used to exist but the republicans killed the funding. Data > transparency in government. Can't have *that*. > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:14 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> What did he do for equal pay? It's my understanding that women still make >> only a percentage of what men do? >> >> Also what's open.gov? There is no domain by that name. >> >> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:06 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > we don't have to argue. I realize our opinions differ, and probably >> differ >> > a lot on health care. That's ok. I just think small government is good, >> > except where it's ineffective. You probably disagree on the meaning of >> > "ineffective" for one thing. >> > >> > Romney was mentioned as the option to be avoided is all. We've talked >> about >> > Gary Johnson -- I personally think he's not a bad option but don't want >> to >> > see him do a Ralph Nader. Myself. >> > >> > On the rest, well. Hopefully equal pay is not something we disagree on, >> or >> > we might have to argue about that one at some point ;) >> > >> > I was against Detroit, but some good did come of it. I'm a pragmatist, >> > fundamentally, shrug, but we may well interpret our facts differently >> too. >> > But you asked for something Obama did that was good -- let's go with >> equal >> > pay for women. That works for me ;) >> > >> > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 10:50 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > I'm not sure what Romney had to do with the question, as I've never >> come >> > > out in support of the guy. >> > > >> > > As to the rest, well, let's just saw we don't agree, cause I'm not in >> the >> > > mood to argue tonight. >> > > >> > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 1:44 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > > >> > > > He signed the Lily Ledbetter Act on his first day in office as I >> > recall. >> > > > >> > > > open.gov was a start. Like a number of his other issues, not >> enough. I >> > > > count health care reform as positive, personally. Though not enough >> and >> > > not >> > > > done properly. Sotomayor (sp?) was a good appointment. The stimulus >> > was a >> > > > good idea until it was compromised out of existence. He did save >> > Detroit, >> > > > though I have to say I was against that at the time. I dislike >> military >> > > > intervention but Libya was probably a good idea. State Department >> > > > internet-in-a-suitcase thing was good. Student loan interest was >> good. >> > > > >> > > > The theme here though is that he has tried to compromise with people >> > who >> > > > were determined to undermine him. >> > > > >> > > > Negatives: >> > > > >> > > > Guantanamo >> > > > Use of drones >> > > > Wasted lots of money on Wall Street bailouts. >> > > > SOPA/PIPA >> > > > >> > > > Shrug. I put this next to Romney, who is a total tool as far as I >> can >> > > > tell..... >> > > > >> > > > Republicans have wagged the dog on one bogus issue after another. >> Why >> > do >> > > we >> > > > have to argue that voting rights are a good idea all over again? >> Why is >> > > it >> > > > a good idea to mandate vaginal probes? Why do people think it's bad >> > that >> > > > Planned Parenthood saved my freaking life and maybe it cost the feds >> > > forty >> > > > cents or so? (I'd have to go look up how much of their primary care >> > costs >> > > > get a federal subsidy? It wasn't much because I did pay about fifty >> > bucks >> > > > for the visit but nobody else wanted to deal with it and you know >> what, >> > > if >> > > > I don't get the prescription I do get blood clots and those will >> > > > absolutely kill you about mmm twenty to thirty percent of the >> > time...the >> > > > exact number is discussable. Point is, Romney is not only a tool, >> he's >> > a >> > > > tool who parrots a platform that endangers my dignity, my health >> and my >> > > > life. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:36 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > I have a hard time identifying anything he's done good, fill me >> in. >> > > > > >> > > > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Eric Roberts < >> > > > > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > There is still a large contingent on the left that is none too >> > happy >> > > > with >> > > > > > Obama and his continuance of the Bush policies....but yes, >> there is >> > > > also >> > > > > a >> > > > > > good number who think that Obama's shit doesn't stink. He is >> > > donesome >> > > > > > really good stuff...but he has also really screwed the pooch >> hard. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > > > From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] >> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:43 PM >> > > > > > To: cf-community >> > > > > > Subject: Re: Good news from NY today - NDAA >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > The funniest thing about the loudest of the party loyalists is >> that >> > > > they >> > > > > > often don't understand their own parties beliefs, and just >> parrot >> > > > > whatever >> > > > > > they are told. From what I can see these are the ones that >> either >> > > > > blindly >> > > > > > follow the party of their parents, or blindly rebelled by >> choosing >> > > the >> > > > > > other >> > > > > > party. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > The differences I see between parties at this point are pretty >> > small >> > > in >> > > > > my >> > > > > > mind. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Judah McAuley < >> > > ju...@wiredotter.com >> > > > > > >wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Yeah, I've seen "anti-war left now pro-warrior president left" >> > bit >> > > > > > > quite a lot. It really bugs me. The same folks who would be >> > > > demonizing >> > > > > > > Bush or McCain for taking out Bin Laden and then pushing the >> fact >> > > > > > > during an election are trumpeting the same thing being done by >> > > Obama. >> > > > > > > On the other hand, you've got all the guys on the right who >> are >> > > > trying >> > > > > > > to shame Obama for pointing out that he made the call to take >> out >> > > Bin >> > > > > > > Laden when Bush was all 9/11 all the time in 2004 and showing >> up >> > > in a >> > > > > > > flight suit on an aircraft carrier under a Mission >> Accomplished >> > > > > > > banner. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > So many people are seemingly into it to support "their guy" >> > instead >> > > > of >> > > > > > > trying to support right and wrong and making things better. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Judah >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 7:04 PM, LRS Scout < >> lrssc...@gmail.com> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Not a big fan of salon generally, but recently I have >> noticed >> > > that >> > > > > > > > they >> > > > > > > are >> > > > > > > > very upfront when dealing with the difference between >> reporting >> > > > > > > > facts, >> > > > > > > and >> > > > > > > > offering opinion. They have even talked about how the >> formerly >> > > > > > > > anti-war left has turned into the pro-warrior president >> left. >> > > That >> > > > > > > > was an interesting stor >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350772 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
