The thing is that when I'm hungry, I care about getting calories much more than exactly how I get the calories. And fat and sugar have lots of calories, with little effort to eat (compared to the many many more say carrots that I would have to eat for the same number of calories.)
Though yeah protein would be much better. They should bring the vending machine back and have it sell stuff like beef jerky and tuna fish (yay for mercury poisoning) and precooked chicken and stuff. Mmm. Precooked chicken.
But fat and sugar are better than nothing. And for me offering pop could be much healthier than offering just water, because I consistantly don't drink as much as I should.
Oh, and btw, I really don't eat or drink much fat or sugar. It's mostly milk and whole grain wheat in its many forms for me.
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Wow, that got really sidetracked. So, about those election results.
Hatch lost by 1%-2%. So we're still stuck with Pawlenty for our governor. Stupid Hutchinson siphoning votes... But everything else is lookin' good for the Democrats.
We've regained the state house and widened our lead in the state senate enough to maybe even block Pawlenty vetos, and nationally we now have the house and last I heard we still have a chance at the senate. Which would be awesome for like the environment and education and stuff. No more drilling in wildlife refuges.
Did you vote?
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The only teaching that will be going on is those fucking Liberals teaching the world how to be pansy-ass fuckups. Trust me, the next two years are going to be the worst the world's ever seen. Come next presidential elections you guys are going to BEG for a Republican government to save your asses from the terrorists and Chinese that the democrats are going to let run the fucking country because they're too pussy to stand up for the American people. That is if there isn't a fuckin civil war to stop them first.
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Well, bye bye low taxes and great economy. You shall be missed.
On the bright side many of the democrats that won were running under the "Conservative Democrat" label. If they truly are conservatives then I'm not really bothered too much about republicans losing.
As Rush said today, Conservatives were not dealt a blow or a victory by the elections.
Democrats will do fine as long as they weed out the blasted liberals. If not, then they and we are in for a crappy set of years.
All in all I'm optimistic that democrats in office will not really listen to their hardcore leftists. And hell, Liberman won in Connecticut, I was happy about that. IMO he's a really decent guy and goes with his conscience, and that is all I ask for.
As an added note, the democrats really need to get rid of harry reid and chucky schumer (Not sure I spelled the last names right), as they will cause a lot of problems with process for the democrats imo.
BTW those of you who don't care for the war in iraq, I wouldn't get really excited about a "Troop Redeployment". Mainly because the democrats aren't stupid enough (well at least the majority) to think that the US can just pull out and everything will be ok. That would cause a serious shitstorm and they know it.
Meh, we'll see. The thing that kinds screws democratic voters over is the fact that they have been doing absolutely nothing except waging a war vs bush for 6 years. They have never defined themselves, and never presented anything but a very vague agenda. Hopefully they planned ahead somewhat thoroughly and have a plan for what to do now.
Oh BTW, a simple warning. Most likely the gas prices will go up rather soon, so you might wanna enjoy $2.08 while it lasts. Also, keep an eye on the stock markets. ATM they are at record highs, so if that goes way down you'll have some people to thank for that little gem as well.
I really do hope that all goes well though. Internally the country has been doing quite well, and the tax cuts have generated a hell of a lot of revenue for the government due to increased buying from consumers and corporations. Personally I would like to see my taxes still relatively low in 2 years from now.
Lindir, Rumsfield was not kicked out by Bush. They are personal friends. Don't forget that. I would not be suprised if Rumsfield had the idea first. Now that the dems are in power he is looking at a lot of hard fighting against them and accomplishing nothing. Personally I would agree with (most likely) is own job assessment at this point in saying "Fuck this. It's not worth it.".
On the bright side many of the democrats that won were running under the "Conservative Democrat" label. If they truly are conservatives then I'm not really bothered too much about republicans losing.
As Rush said today, Conservatives were not dealt a blow or a victory by the elections.
Democrats will do fine as long as they weed out the blasted liberals. If not, then they and we are in for a crappy set of years.
All in all I'm optimistic that democrats in office will not really listen to their hardcore leftists. And hell, Liberman won in Connecticut, I was happy about that. IMO he's a really decent guy and goes with his conscience, and that is all I ask for.
As an added note, the democrats really need to get rid of harry reid and chucky schumer (Not sure I spelled the last names right), as they will cause a lot of problems with process for the democrats imo.
BTW those of you who don't care for the war in iraq, I wouldn't get really excited about a "Troop Redeployment". Mainly because the democrats aren't stupid enough (well at least the majority) to think that the US can just pull out and everything will be ok. That would cause a serious shitstorm and they know it.
Meh, we'll see. The thing that kinds screws democratic voters over is the fact that they have been doing absolutely nothing except waging a war vs bush for 6 years. They have never defined themselves, and never presented anything but a very vague agenda. Hopefully they planned ahead somewhat thoroughly and have a plan for what to do now.
Oh BTW, a simple warning. Most likely the gas prices will go up rather soon, so you might wanna enjoy $2.08 while it lasts. Also, keep an eye on the stock markets. ATM they are at record highs, so if that goes way down you'll have some people to thank for that little gem as well.
I really do hope that all goes well though. Internally the country has been doing quite well, and the tax cuts have generated a hell of a lot of revenue for the government due to increased buying from consumers and corporations. Personally I would like to see my taxes still relatively low in 2 years from now.
Lindir, Rumsfield was not kicked out by Bush. They are personal friends. Don't forget that. I would not be suprised if Rumsfield had the idea first. Now that the dems are in power he is looking at a lot of hard fighting against them and accomplishing nothing. Personally I would agree with (most likely) is own job assessment at this point in saying "Fuck this. It's not worth it.".
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um, liberalism isn't the source all evil. In fact let me paint a political picture here. To clarify all the terms here. It seems a lot of ppl have gotten them messed up since the two parties have been working so hard to polarize the system here.
In the political world, there is a thing called the political spectrum. This has little to do with parties, but rather a simple basis of measuring someones political views.
First in the middle of the spectrum we have the "Moderates." These ppl are the political ideal. They don't exist in either party. Actually John McCane of all ppl is the closest thing to a moderate. What Moderates beleive is actually quite simple: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Fix what needs fixing. And don't over do it." Thats the moderate system in a nutshell.
Slightly to the right of the spectrum is a "Conservative." Conservatives want to keep things the way they are at all costs, and for the most part hold a hard line, but are still flexible. They relate best to the rich. (They like things how they are and want to keep it that way.)
Slightly to the left is the "Liberals." Liberals like to change as much as they can, sometimes even the stuff that doesn't need changing. Yes, they do spend a lot, but they are ussually more likely to relate best to the poor. (These ppl have it rough, and would like a few changes.)
Then on the FAR right, we have what are called "Reactionaries." These guys are scary mother fuckers. They want everything to be how they were 30-50 years ago, and will stop at nothing to push their agenda. They have an extremely hard line and are strongly biased to the super rich. (Reactionaries often look to the rich for support and often try to turn their governments into biased and unfair oligarchies.) The current republican party is dangerously close to being reactionary.
Finally, on the FAR left is the "Radicals." These guys are just as brutal and unforgiving as reactionaries. Only in the opposite direction. Radical movements ussually spawn from the lower classes and often result (in recent years) communist movements. Whenever a Reactionary movement takes hold, a radical movement is not far behind to respond. This is what causes civil wars ppl.
Forboding says the economy was stong during the last six years. I beg to differ. The STOCK MARKET was strong. But the only ppl feeling the benefit of that was the super rich. No one else, the middle class and lower class especially. We haven't seen a penny from this "Strong Economy" for the last six years. In fact, all we've seen has been, pay cuts, job losses, and higher insurance costs. No, the economy has been in SAD shape for a long time. And it is indeed time for some serious change.
In the political world, there is a thing called the political spectrum. This has little to do with parties, but rather a simple basis of measuring someones political views.
First in the middle of the spectrum we have the "Moderates." These ppl are the political ideal. They don't exist in either party. Actually John McCane of all ppl is the closest thing to a moderate. What Moderates beleive is actually quite simple: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Fix what needs fixing. And don't over do it." Thats the moderate system in a nutshell.
Slightly to the right of the spectrum is a "Conservative." Conservatives want to keep things the way they are at all costs, and for the most part hold a hard line, but are still flexible. They relate best to the rich. (They like things how they are and want to keep it that way.)
Slightly to the left is the "Liberals." Liberals like to change as much as they can, sometimes even the stuff that doesn't need changing. Yes, they do spend a lot, but they are ussually more likely to relate best to the poor. (These ppl have it rough, and would like a few changes.)
Then on the FAR right, we have what are called "Reactionaries." These guys are scary mother fuckers. They want everything to be how they were 30-50 years ago, and will stop at nothing to push their agenda. They have an extremely hard line and are strongly biased to the super rich. (Reactionaries often look to the rich for support and often try to turn their governments into biased and unfair oligarchies.) The current republican party is dangerously close to being reactionary.
Finally, on the FAR left is the "Radicals." These guys are just as brutal and unforgiving as reactionaries. Only in the opposite direction. Radical movements ussually spawn from the lower classes and often result (in recent years) communist movements. Whenever a Reactionary movement takes hold, a radical movement is not far behind to respond. This is what causes civil wars ppl.
Forboding says the economy was stong during the last six years. I beg to differ. The STOCK MARKET was strong. But the only ppl feeling the benefit of that was the super rich. No one else, the middle class and lower class especially. We haven't seen a penny from this "Strong Economy" for the last six years. In fact, all we've seen has been, pay cuts, job losses, and higher insurance costs. No, the economy has been in SAD shape for a long time. And it is indeed time for some serious change.
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