hey, data.gov still exists. Lemme see if they have something about my fiber question. But yeah, pretty sure that open.gov did too and it was a lot more extensive, and that the funding went away.
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:37 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.whitehouse.gov/open > > > 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:350773 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
