Man that's going to chafe....

I miss the CowboyNeal options, they were at least some form of official 'none of the above, who gives a crap' vote to the polls.

That's okay, I'm using Old Glory Insurance. It'll protect me, when the metal ones attack.

Mwahahahaha... Hahahahahahahaa.. HAHAHAHAHAHAH!

*cough* I mean, whatever do you mean?

mwaha....

Seriously, if you don't like the idea of going to the gym and doing a death march for an hour or so, convince a friend to go with you! I go to Planet Fitness, and have the membership that lets me drag someone along at no extra charge. I get company, friend gets to go without paying, and we both enjoy ourselves and the exercise. Time flies so much faster when you've got a buddy than if you're just trying to hammer out an hour by yourself. I tend to make it a minimum of 3 trips a week, 1 hour each trip. Going strong since November. Has been working wonders for me.

Judging from that picture it looks like the hat has given the wearer a stroke.

Thank you for responding, we probably have more in common than either of us would like to admit, and I can agree with you on a few of your views. And no offense taken in your view of OK, it is one of the views we seem to share. I also appreciate you sharing with me your views on pot, Christianity, abortion and gay marriage. It is not important to know which ones I share a views with you on, but know that I do.

I agree somewhat that the federal government should follow the 10th Amendment. We are a large collection of assorted ideologies. Some states do better than others in their own fiscal affairs. Other times a federal version of a program is a better fit.

If you're like me, you can agree that the "sound bites" are getting old. However in a twenty-four hour news cycle, one must take what one can get I suppose. Getting news from several sources helps some. I do agree, both sides use them, and it is very annoying when someone tries to reduce a complex issue or solution into 4 to 10 seconds of speech. My opinion, again possibly influenced by my location, is that Republicans are more likely to invoke them. I can understand why, it helps to have a catchy slogan to rally behind. As for the 'war on' labels, both sides are using them to their own ends. Fox news (I am sincerely trying to not poke the hornet's nest here) seems more than ready to declare that there is 'war on' something. It is not only the left attaching this label. I dislike it's use also as war is a violent bloody event, simply disagreeing or suggesting alternative actions (whether it be D or R doing it) does not mean that they are declaring war. I dislike that it is used for emotional appeal.

As for the student loan bill, I think it is safe to say both sides want to pass it, neither side can agree how to pay for it, and see it as an opportunity to snipe or cut into the projects of their opponents.

Again, I appreciate you taking the time to respond and have tried to respond in like. I might be slow to respond after lunch as I will be office hopping, and mean no disrespect by it. Have a good day!

Thank you for demonstrating exactly what I was talking about in the majority of my post. I find nothing wrong with a presidential campaign slogan, both sides use them. I was looking more to the lines of "Drill, baby, drill!" or "Homosexual agenda" when referring to easy to digest soundbytes without offering any real substance to address an intricate issue. That is not to say all sides are guiltless because 'everybody does it,' just that Republicans seem more apt to invoke them.

I am sorry that you don't wish to learn my views and that you stopped so abruptly. Unfortunately, I am unable and unwilling to make them any less threatening than I already have.

I used to believe this when I was younger, not anymore. Now the Republican party seems to be about faux outrage and easy to digest soundbytes, offering overly simplistic (and mostly unrealistic solutions) to vastly complex issues. They used to be good adversaries, now they are too busy trying to rewrite history and redefine patriotism, it is hard to see the forest for the trees. They seem more interested in presenting a marketable product than they do presenting a liveable government. I am sad to see Lugar go. In my opinion, he understood that compromise is needed, not pledges to rigid idealism. Gone are the attempts to relate to your opponent and understand their reasoning, and in it's place is a mentality of all or nothing, with us or against us, when did you stop beating your wife, venom and attack. They hold a man, Regan, in such high regard that he is becoming more myth than man, and many attribute ideals, quotes, behavior to him that he himself never actually exhibited.

I try to understand them. I try because it helps us both. The level of willful stupidity (not willful ignorance) is disheartening, the frothy red-eyed posturing that results from a mention of any view not currently theirs, even if it was theirs as recently as a year ago, the feeling I am beneath them simply because I do not tow any one party line, am not of a mainstream religion, or have a sexual orientation they're not willing to understand, makes them difficult to approach on any subject. Perhaps living in Oklahoma has made me disillusioned.

I do not hold any party in high esteems at the moment. However, the Republicans are the only party I feel I must be particularly vigilant around. Again, possibly because I live in Oklahoma.

Only the silent ones... So if you fart, make sure it's loud and proud.

Sure there are! However, I must note that after performing the experiment a few dozen times, all I am left with are a few dozen bodies in caves with stigmata on them. Not a single one has moved the boulder yet and all are past the three day mark. Am I doing something wrong with this experiment?

Me too!

It would appear you are being down modded. I can only conclude this is because you're using the derogatory term, goat herders. May I offer assistance by suggesting the term 'Capra aegagrus hircus range and mobility engineers' in its place?

Damnit man! Why did you let them know?! Now I gotta figure out how to armor the pigeons so they're not shot out of the skies... How tiny do they make bullet proof vests? Maybe I could use a swallow instead. Does anyone here know the air speed velocity of... Never mind, I'll figure something out.