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The once mighty community activist group ACORN announced Monday it is folding amid falling revenues _ six months after video footage emerged showing some of its workers giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute. "It's really declining revenue in the face of a...

The Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:00 pm Worsening economic conditions caused the nation to reach a bleak milestone in January: For the first time since The Associated Press began analyzing conditions in more than 3,100 U.S. counties nearly a year ago, the average...

From S.D. News Saying the federal government has exceeded its Constitutional authority with an unfunded mandate, South Dakota officials announced Tuesday it has joined 12 other states in seeking court action challenging the recently passed health care reform bill. "Congress has exceeded...

I just wanted you to have a snicker...:p

Yeah it would be from one angle...but it's the appointment by ruling party....there is NO vetting process...one person picks period....so it goes by patronage...

The way the appointments are done is just protocol/courtesy...the PM actually decides who sits in the Senate...usually almost always patronage appointment...that is why there is a movement to abolish the Senate...and have an elected Senate... to your Senate question: Members of the Senate...

Interesting factoid: As originally conceived, a constitutional monarch was quite a powerful figure, head of the executive branch even though his or her power was limited by the constitution and the elected parliament. Some of the framers of the US Constitution may have conceived of the...

Kinda true A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the perimeters of a written (i.e., codified), unwritten (i.e., uncodified) or blended constitution. It differs from absolute monarchy in that an absolute monarch serves as the sole...

Just for Chef.....:eek: Barack Obama has done more than salvage his presidency by winning the vote for his hard-fought health care reform. He has also reminded Americans – and, by extension, Canadians – that leaders are "capable of doing big things" when they dare to advocate progressive...

I am taking the old American way out... It hasn't hit my wallet yet..so I don't care...:rolleyes: I'll post a news story that will really turn your crank...:D

Oh I heard about that green tax they just started...and there was another they were trying to sneak in before the budget so it wouldn't be included just so they could make the claim. A sneaky bunch they are.....:D

Exactly how it goes...Awesome.:D

Since no one can say for any certainly how this is going to all wash down....nothing has changed from my point...at this exact time. Not to say it won't or by how much...but then again I have a much different view from my perspective... This is far from a done deal...so this endless speculation...

don't be trying to get him in trouble now..you know advertizing is a no-no....:rolleyes:

I am amazed what an impression you and Dougie have made...every new persona is accused and or suspect of being you or him...*LOL* Righties sure are a paranoid bunch...:D

Welcome to the van world.....:D

well if were regulating I would have all vans that interstate to be marked with US DOT # in plain sight... the locals don't need one or grandma. The plumbers would be marked "not for hire" it would not be that hard...

It is a professional drivers responsibility to keep informed of all laws of the state they are passing thru....

Wisconsin and S, Dakota is 8,000 lbs as well, but they don't want to see us....only at their leisure....:rolleyes:

Unless you are getting a consistently good rate and FSC anything under 15 mpg would be a no no to me...in to-days world it just doesn't support any less... over the last 9 fill ups I've been averaging 24.4 mpg, low was 22.2, high 27.1