Recent content by Bitterhook

I remember when my parents sacrificed a lot of things so they could move to a better neighborhood with better schools. These are choices people can make, at a cost to themselves and not others in order to better provide for their own wellbeing. If people are dissatisfied with what the...

People often give all kinds of examples of how the great Roman Empire fell, but where many things contributed to its fall, Rome itself fell in August of 410 AD when it was sacked by the Visigoths. The greatest contributor to Rome getting sacked was the fact that Rome could no longer defend...

Oh my goodness, it's going to be like the geriatric ward with everyone shooting blanks. Just grab yourself a bottle of Ensure before nap time, so you won't fall asleep during Wheel of Fortune this evening.

Well now daisyhead. you can just take that glitter and go fuzzy-bunny yourself. :auiqs.jpg:

Oh yeah, I understand what you are saying about the "system", just that my review of the system indicated more of a circle jerk with the top seven than running roughshod over anything. Maybe I will understand the effects more when anything they post is worth reading. :auiqs.jpg:

Cool, I just found the listings and cannot disagree. I guess it makes a difference to some people, and maybe it will to me at some point.

Well, in some cases he could be better described as an autopen. :auiqs.jpg:

My point exactly and ask the average person on the street in Iran to point to Iran on a map and I bet they can find it. :auiqs.jpg:

Well, it is correct that people often fail to understand each other. But at least you answered my point and are more interested in the necessity of enforcement than personal responsibility. Of course, you are also correct in suggesting expecting personal responsibility to outweigh the lack...

It would be easier to explain that Iran is not the United States. People here often have no understanding of exactly how screwed "not here" can be.

Yes, it does grant Congress the power to Declare War, however it does not make Congress the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

Summary: Senate fails in attempts to make themselves the Commander in Chief.

Especially when people fail to understand that the "reactions" are not "scored" outside of the idea that any reaction amounts to a participation trophy in scoring.

They are not going to give you a definitive answer if they use any discretion in adjudicating the offense. You want them to give you a "yes" or "no" answer, when it is quite possible the answer is "sometimes" and measured to the degree they feel actions are in violation. It is clear some would...

When 3800 hp purrs like a kitten. :auiqs.jpg: