Comments on: Senators Blocked Clinton, But Will They Block Obama? http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/ Sun, 27 May 2012 09:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: ~~JustMe~~ http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317603 ~~JustMe~~ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:54:55 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317603 OMG!! sowsear so glad you got that important bowl replaced. OMG!! sowsear so glad you got that important bowl replaced.

]]> By: sowsear http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317595 sowsear Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:45:40 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317595 One Christmas we had three things go wrong. Luckily our kids were home and could help us replace the toilet, at least. One Christmas we had three things go wrong. Luckily our kids were home and could help us replace the toilet, at least.

]]> By: sowsear http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317588 sowsear Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:32:41 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317588 When I was a kid, almost all lines were party lines, mostly 4. Only the rich could afford a private line. Numbers would be 123J , 123W, etc. depending on which family it belonged to. All calls went through an operator at the main switchboard, and she and others on your line would often listen in. Some lines had a hogger who would talk for hours so you couldn't reach the operator. Sometimes you would have to break into the conversation and say you had an emergency. You always knew when school was out because the kids would call and ask non-sensical questions and then hang up. When we first had a phone at our camp in 1982, it was an 8 party line and we could never get on that d... line. If you wanted a private line, you had to pay to have the line strung from the main road to your camp. Could be quite a distance.  Now we have a different problem. We have a Verizon cell phone, which is in the same area code for both our house and our camp. At camp we are often charged roaming charges because Verizon has <strong>their tower in Canada</strong>. We now call them and they take the charges off, but at first they gave us and others a hard time and insisted that we pay. If you live anywhere near Lake Ontario or the Cannadian border, you have trouble. When I was a kid, almost all lines were party lines, mostly 4. Only the rich could afford a private line. Numbers would be 123J , 123W, etc. depending on which family it belonged to. All calls went through an operator at the main switchboard, and she and others on your line would often listen in. Some lines had a hogger who would talk for hours so you couldn’t reach the operator. Sometimes you would have to break into the conversation and say you had an emergency.
You always knew when school was out because the kids would call and ask non-sensical questions and then hang up.
When we first had a phone at our camp in 1982, it was an 8 party line and we could never get on that d… line. If you wanted a private line, you had to pay to have the line strung from the main road to your camp. Could be quite a distance. 
Now we have a different problem. We have a Verizon cell phone, which is in the same area code for both our house and our camp. At camp we are often charged roaming charges because Verizon has their tower in Canada. We now call them and they take the charges off, but at first they gave us and others a hard time and insisted that we pay. If you live anywhere near Lake Ontario or the Cannadian border, you have trouble.

]]> By: bayareavoter http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317585 bayareavoter Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:27:57 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317585 RRRAmy--great post. Many great comments, too. i called my senators and rep yesterday to say I was a lifelong Dem who was against this bill. Probably a rarity from here in Marin County. RRRAmy–great post. Many great comments, too.

i called my senators and rep yesterday to say I was a lifelong Dem who was against this bill. Probably a rarity from here in Marin County.

]]> By: sowsear http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317578 sowsear Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:16:50 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317578 When I was little, all lines were party lines. The number would be 123J or 123W to distinguish which family you wanted to talk to. All calls were put through by the operator at a main switchboard. Often the operator and others on the line would listen in; often there would be a line hogger on for hours just chit-chatting away. Sometimes you would have to interrupt and say you had an emergency. Sometimes they would let you on. You always knew when school was out, because the kids would get on and ask non-sensical questions and then hang up. Party lines could be 4, 8, or maybe even 16 in the country. In 1982 when wefirst had a line at our camp, it was 8 parties. We never could get on that d...line. When I was little, all lines were party lines. The number would be 123J or 123W to distinguish which family you wanted to talk to. All calls were put through by the operator at a main switchboard. Often the operator and others on the line would listen in; often there would be a line hogger on for hours just chit-chatting away. Sometimes you would have to interrupt and say you had an emergency. Sometimes they would let you on. You always knew when school was out, because the kids would get on and ask non-sensical questions and then hang up.
Party lines could be 4, 8, or maybe even 16 in the country. In 1982 when wefirst had a line at our camp, it was 8 parties. We never could get on that d…line.

]]> By: AC http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317554 AC Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:37:34 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317554 sowsear, I'm not very knowledgeable on this but it's been my understanding that the Vice Presidents' only duty in the Senate is to break a tie. sowsear,
I’m not very knowledgeable on this but it’s been my understanding that the Vice Presidents’ only duty in the Senate is to break a tie.

]]> By: ~~JustMe~~ http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317552 ~~JustMe~~ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:32:09 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317552 yes nothing like living off the fat of the land! yes nothing like living off the fat of the land!

]]> By: sowsear http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317548 sowsear Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:13:21 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317548 Someone above said that Biden could overrule the Parliamentarian.  ??? Someone above said that Biden could overrule the Parliamentarian.  ???

]]> By: sowsear http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317547 sowsear Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:07:36 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317547 ACORN likes it that way. Twice as many voters. ACORN likes it that way. Twice as many voters.

]]> By: sowsear http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317546 sowsear Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:05:33 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317546 Planned obsolescence... Planned obsolescence…

]]> By: Diana L. C. http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317541 Diana L. C. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:51:02 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317541 Well, we had a telephon, but since we lived in the country, we had a party line, with about four families on the line.  One old geezer wanted naps all the time, so he took his phone off the hook so it wouldn't ring, and then we all lost our telephone connection. I am sure all the high school kids might commit suicide today if they had to endure that and if they couldn't constantly be texting and calling (with separate ringtones for each person on their list). Well, we had a telephon, but since we lived in the country, we had a party line, with about four families on the line.  One old geezer wanted naps all the time, so he took his phone off the hook so it wouldn’t ring, and then we all lost our telephone connection.

I am sure all the high school kids might commit suicide today if they had to endure that and if they couldn’t constantly be texting and calling (with separate ringtones for each person on their list).

]]> By: BBF http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317534 BBF Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:40:23 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317534 http://blog.heritage.org - Morning Bell: Obamacare at Any Cost Yesterday was particularly tough for the President’s plan. First, the White House underwhelmed the Democratic Caucus [6] in a presentation of the new (still unwritten) reconciliation bill. Then, the Senate Parliamentarian killed the Democrats favored procedural path for passage [7] by signaling he would rule that President Obama must sign the original Senate bill into law before the Senate could act on the President’s new reconciliation package. Finally, the Associated Press [8] reported that House leaders have abandoned all hope of finding language to satisfy Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-MI) concerns that the Senate bill funds abortion. By the end of the day, the leftist firedoglake site had dropped its count [9] of committed House Democrats for passage to 189 (Speaker Pelosi needs 216 for passage). Politico reports that despite the Parliamentarian’s initial verbal ruling, they will press on with their Slaughter Rule plan to pass the Senate bill without voting on it. NRO’s Yuval Levin quips [16]: “Democratic leaders should be asking themselves just how they have gotten to the point that their strategy is to amend a law that doesn’t exist yet by passing a bill without voting on it.” URL to article: http://blog.heritage.org/2010/03/12/morning-bell-obamacare-at-any-cost/ http://blog.heritage.org -

Morning Bell: Obamacare at Any Cost

Yesterday was particularly tough for the President’s plan. First, the White House underwhelmed the Democratic Caucus [6] in a presentation of the new (still unwritten) reconciliation bill. Then, the Senate Parliamentarian killed the Democrats favored procedural path for passage [7] by signaling he would rule that President Obama must sign the original Senate bill into law before the Senate could act on the President’s new reconciliation package. Finally, the Associated Press [8] reported that House leaders have abandoned all hope of finding language to satisfy Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-MI) concerns that the Senate bill funds abortion. By the end of the day, the leftist firedoglake site had dropped its count [9] of committed House Democrats for passage to 189 (Speaker Pelosi needs 216 for passage).

Politico reports that despite the Parliamentarian’s initial verbal ruling, they will press on with their Slaughter Rule plan to pass the Senate bill without voting on it. NRO’s Yuval Levin quips [16]: “Democratic leaders should be asking themselves just how they have gotten to the point that their strategy is to amend a law that doesn’t exist yet by passing a bill without voting on it.”

URL to article: http://blog.heritage.org/2010/03/12/morning-bell-obamacare-at-any-cost/

]]> By: Cindy http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317532 Cindy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:35:38 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317532 carol haka---hubby installed the one service pack which had not been installed, but it didn't help with my particular problem which is: if i click "like" then scroll down and comment somewhere else, it will negate the "like" I just clicked on. it's driving me crazy! But thanks for trying to help. carol haka—hubby installed the one service pack which had not been installed, but it didn’t help with my particular problem which is: if i click “like” then scroll down and comment somewhere else, it will negate the “like” I just clicked on. it’s driving me crazy! But thanks for trying to help.

]]> By: Noogan http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317517 Noogan Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:17:08 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317517 You know, when you have to break the rules to pass a health care bill that 53% of the public oppose, you're DESPERATE in the extreme. This is where Obama has led the Democratic Party; just exactly the path down which G.W. Bush led the GOP during the past decade.  BOTH parties, gave up all pretense of ethics, of principles, and of accountability to the American people, to follow these stupid men, and engaged in the worst hypocrisies, corruption and criminality imaginable. Meet the new "boss" same as the old "boss."  Sickening. Slaughter's shameful and unethical behavior shows how low the Democrats have sunk in this pathetic debacle, which should never have been the focus in the first place, when the economy is in such danger.  I couldn't possibly be more disgusted by this administration.  You know, when you have to break the rules to pass a health care bill that 53% of the public oppose, you’re DESPERATE in the extreme. This is where Obama has led the Democratic Party; just exactly the path down which G.W. Bush led the GOP during the past decade. 

BOTH parties, gave up all pretense of ethics, of principles, and of accountability to the American people, to follow these stupid men, and engaged in the worst hypocrisies, corruption and criminality imaginable. Meet the new “boss” same as the old “boss.” 

Sickening. Slaughter’s shameful and unethical behavior shows how low the Democrats have sunk in this pathetic debacle, which should never have been the focus in the first place, when the economy is in such danger. 

I couldn’t possibly be more disgusted by this administration. 

]]> By: Rabble Rouser Rev. Amy http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/42966/senators-blocked-clinton-but-will-they-block-obama/#comment-1317516 Rabble Rouser Rev. Amy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:52 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=42966#comment-1317516 Hey, Teak - I did see that Slaughter is looking at doing that.  Wow - we have a real stand up bunch of people, don't we?? Here's the thing - Byrd had it RIGHT in the video above.  This is a SERIOUS issue, and it demands true debate, serious consideration, not being shoved through benefitting this or that state or corp.  WHY can we not do that? Because it is ALL abt Obama's ego, damn the country, apparently...  Thanks Just Me! Hey, Teak – I did see that Slaughter is looking at doing that.  Wow – we have a real stand up bunch of people, don’t we??

Here’s the thing – Byrd had it RIGHT in the video above.  This is a SERIOUS issue, and it demands true debate, serious consideration, not being shoved through benefitting this or that state or corp.  WHY can we not do that?

Because it is ALL abt Obama’s ego, damn the country, apparently… 

Thanks Just Me!

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