According to Merriam Webster dictionary the first definition is about flawless. The 5th definition is about being complete. Also the most common use of perfection is not about complete first -it is a state of flawlessness. Typically, when something is flawless there is no way to make it better so it is thusly complete. But being complete is not the first answer
Synonyms: Perfect, Whole, Entire, Intact. Entire has an "implies" and then completeness. But considering the size of the entry, this is small
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect

The framers of our constitution never intended for the consititution to be perfect or complete - it is a living body to be changed as the times changed. They were also arrogant SOBs and some of them were fairly racist (e.g. the three fifths clause). Thank god they had the forsight to realize someone may want to edit this document in the future.

Yes, how dare he open up the mall to allow more people to view this event

Other things that raised the price which is not the fault of the inauguration committee: Bad weather, Emergency services, security, Virginia and Maryland asking for money due to this event. The amount budgeted was actually 49 million. According to the article, you linked, obama asked people to hold events local to them to help alleviate the stress to DC. What does my current paragraph have in common, that the people came in the million+ range and the gov't has to acknowledge this with extra security, transportation, emergency services, etc.

I read the article you linked - where does it say that MOST of the spending came from the gov't and not private funding? The core of the event is paid by the gov't, plus things like the city services (transportation, security, emergency services, etc) are paid for by the gov't. The article does not say this - you say this. In fact, according to the article YOU quoted

That is a far cry from "MOST is from public"

Yea it's supposed to liken him more towards Saddam Hussain and/or Muslims...specifically Muslim extremists.

The OP poster is racist and stupid. Being Muslim does not mean you are an extremist. Though the name Barak is also a name that Jewish folk used. Think Ehud Barak (former prime minister of israel).

I don't agree with the 1:1 download:lost sale ratio. I don't agree with this judge, however. This judge is basically stating "even though company X created this work, and owns the rights to it, they should not be able to restrict how it is distributed". Hmm, can I go to my local car dealership and tell them "hey I think i am going to take one of your cars off the lot and not pay you for it"...no I would get arrested if i did that. If you don't own the rights to it then you do not have a say as to how it is distribtued/used unless the OWNER gives you that right.

That's fairly simple.

Your biggest hurdle is training. Getting people to learn the new software.

If your office trades documentation that has specific formatting that will be another problem unless you convert it to a standard like PDF. Then you run into the problem of people who need to edit those documents who are not using your software.

Why should he be denied what the previous guy in office, who helped get us to this mess, got?

It's also paid for by private funds - not tax dollars.

It also generates revenue (tourism dollars, media ad buys, etc)

It also makes people happy to see the president they elect take the oath

It also lets the world know there is a new sheriff in town.

In jail, with Gallileo.

Assuming he proposed a bill today, and congress was nice enough to pass it today, do not expect anything to be noticeable by the people for at least 6 months (on the simplest of measures, like tax rebates).

Gov't is a locomotive...it takes a lot of effort to get it going...but once it does, it won't stop easily for better or for worse.

I was told that I should buy a car before he got elected, invest everything before he got elected, and take out ridiculous loans before he got elected.

I was told to do this because 1 second after he got elected all debts would be forgiven and the stock market would sky rocket!!!

Wait....hmm maybe it will take time for things to get better and won't be instantaneous. Hmm Dollar is up .0096 against the Euro. Oil is up .80. And everything else is down but about 2-4%

Mod +1 Inspirational
Mod +4 Correct

That is how our system is supposed to work. We may never get perfection but we can always strive for it.

I was telling my friends. "If you were trying to get a loan, and they gave you before you signed the promisary note - would you still sign it?" He became President and but didn't make his promise until after the fact. I was expecting a big flicking of two fingers. Now the real question - did Bush's staff remvoe the "H"s from the keyboards in the White House?

The whole thing is disgusting to me though. We're not living in any semblance of a free country when your neighbors can tell you what things you can and can't have on your property simply because they don't look pretty.

Disclaimer: I think there can be a place for solar panels (roof)

As for your other comments - if you live in a community (townhouse association, etc) you have to abide by there rules - which are voted on by the members of the community. Otherwise you can not move there, or move out. It's in the rules/regulations contract which you signed before you bought the place.

Now on the non-community places - if you say do something in front of your house and it reduces my property value - are you going to pay me for that loss of capital? Because if not your freedoms do not have a right to infringe on my freedoms.

Dang blast it, it's nearly 2010

You won't have to worry about electricity after 2010....estate tax has a morritoreum that year. If you die then your next-of-kin will get your money tax free...so yea, plan on not living beyond 2010..unless you have no next-of-kin then you are fine!

Considering he was the vice-president then no. For him to hop on a 747 would cause a lot of problems security wise. Each customer, service worker, fuel attendant, etc would have to be screened and background checked (moreso then normal). The plane would need to be specially monitored. The amount of work involved would cause too many problems - hence a private plane.

As for his costs - yea he may have a huge house and that raises the costs - but guess what - my parents live in a city house and their heating/ac bill (central heat/air) comes to about 400/month. They don't keep it crazy hot or cold, average (68-74). And they turn everything down if they plan on not being home for a period of time.

I live in a one bedroom condo and pay about $150/month in electricity (i have no gas/oil...heat, kitchen, lights all on electricity). My heaters are wall-mounted (5 foot wide ac/heaters) that i ONLY use when I am home, and actually I keep them off when I sleep (I use a small space heater and two blankets - I like it cool).

Stuff is expensive these days. And if Gore lives in CA then its really expensive for him (not sure where he lives).

People talk about single solutions but that is not the answer. It will be a blended solution. It will be a combination of solar, natural gas, wind, water, AND nuclear. In Israel, ever since I can remember (80s) each house/condo has solar panels to help heat water tanks...which are also sitting under the sun. Wind turbines are in various areas (Atlantic City NJ has about 5 or 6 MAJOR wind mills). Water turbines can work well. In California they created these water turbines that are hidden into the cliffsides. So when surf hits it water is sent up (and back down) to generate electricity.

But all of those will not be enough. We also need to supplant that with natural gas and nuclear energy. We also need to find ways to recycle spent nuclear fuel and convert it to useful energy...put it this way if that spent fuel is SO radioactive (meaning having lots of energy) then we could harnass it - we just don't know how (i think).

Until we get warp power - a blended solution will be needed - but it can work.