Eddie, this particular "feature" is driving me nuts. Is there anyway it can be disabled without doing something systemic like disabling javascript altogether?
I think he's ultimately trying to get the Wrigley Gum Co (market cap ~ $15-20 billion) to pay for the advertising and goodwill they get from their name still adorning those walls. Right now, they get it for free. At the time it was named for Wrigley, how many other fields had corporate sponsors? Why should the Cubs in this day and age not be allowed the same latitude to naming rights other teams have? I'm all for tradition, and I love baseball (see my old Bl*gster blog), but that field has a corporate name on it already. I don't see how changing it from a corporate freeloader to a paying customer, whether it's Wrigley or anyone else, changes anything.
Bill is an okay guy. I'm sure he'll accept your apology.
"Frustrated" is a word I've *always* associated with her.
The senator and lobbyist deny any such allegations, which are nearly ten years old. Even if it were true -- or even recent -- thank goodness the Left defended the personal lives of politicians even when it involved a president committing perjury in a sexual harassment case. Maybe someday the Left will come to grips with their hypocrisy. Or maybe not!
Maybe you're right. I mean, how many Republicans oppose ANWR drilling compared to Democrats? And what about the respective party platforms in 2004 (and before) with the Democrats having a plank called "We cannot drill our way to energy independence" while the GOP platform called for more domestic production and easing regulations to increase refining capacity to meet demands? Or how about Democrat platforms across the board that oppose drilling and exploration, e.g., the platform of the North Carolina Democrat party: OFFSHORE DRILLING: We recognize that our coast is an outstanding natural resource that must be protected for future generations of North Carolinians. We oppose any offshore exploration for oil or natural gas adjacent to this State. https://www.ncdp.org/platform
I venture to guess there were throngs of right-wingers opposed to expanding refineries but they just don't get the same press, even if it would be more newsworthy to see someone from a conservative think-tank opposing increased refining capacity. Maybe it's just coincidental that Rahm Emmanuel and Dick Durbin are leftists and led the charge against expanding that BP refinery in Detroit last year: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec07/oil_09-19.html
Oh yeah, and I suppose you're correct that opposition to nuclear power has historically been bipartisan -- notwithstanding leftwing/Democrat opposition to nuclear storage facilities in Nevada and west Texas (though they had vast GOP support) and blanket opposition to new plant construction that's led to no new nuclear power plant construction in the US in, what, 20 years. Never underestimate the clout of the GOP no-nukes crowd, eh?
I guess in the whole scheme of things it doesn't matter that the "left" gave President Bush authority to go to Iraq, just that he actually did it and followed through on the stated official policy of the Clinton Administration of changing the regime in Iraq. Tut tut. Shame on him for erring on the side of caution.
FWIW, the price of oil would be about what it is irrespective of any Iraq regime change. The same period has seen maturing of (free market) economies in eastern Europe, India, and China. The global demand for oil has never been greater and it isn't going to decrease.
You don't want an honest left-right discussion of the issue? Fine. But while you "progressives" are trying to massively subsidize one unprofitable industry ("renewable energy") at the expense of a profitable industry ("big oil"), the rest of the real world continues to need petroleum. Your policies ARE increasing prices at the pump. The Democrats are driving up the cost of energy by unwise, unenlightened policies that #####-slap those offering what we need *now*. They did this again yesterday with the new oil company taxes that will be passed along to consumers; and the leadership admitted we'll be the ones paying the higher costs at the pumps. You go ahead and give them a pass. I can't and won't.
Inflation isn't "runaway." From the NYT this morning: "the core rate of inflation — which excludes food and energy — remains closer to the Fed’s target of 1 percent to 2 percent." Energy costs won't come down any time soon because the developing world has needs that are comparable to or exceed our own and because we've had too many pissing matches over energy development versus environmentalism.
Those two areas driving up costs -- food and energy -- are interconnected now more than ever because of the Left's demands for biofuels that increase demand for crops like corn and divert them from the food supply into the fuel supply. The result is higher costs for everything in the food chain -- bread and beef -- and in the fuel supply because demand isn't waning.
Until the Left can get off its extremist and dogmatic high horses about pollution, its Luddite objections to nuclear power, and its immature bleatings for immediate transitions to "green" sources, we're stuck in the same hamstrung position we've been in. They've limited refining capacity, the inability to do oil exploration in our own country or on our own coasts, and all but killed the growth of the nuclear power in the US. Unfortunately, that's not about to change -- nobody wants drilling in their own backyard, nobody wants new "toxic" refineries even if they get to use them as campaign props about how polluted Texas and Louisiana are. Everyone just wants to whine when the consequences of environmental extremism are detrimental to the economy while denying that the economy is slowing specifically because of these backwards environmental policies.
Whoa about that stereotype! Not all Europeans are like that. Just the dominating sexist ones like here and everywhere. I know plenty of 30-something and 40-something American couples who are like that.
Part of the "time" thing is cultural and part is probably related to the distance involved. I think a lot of people take it for granted when their relatives are within a day or two distance or a short plane trip. If you get to visit family frequently and often, you probably don't think twice about just staying a weekend or a week -- if that long. The further it takes to travel and the less frequently you get to visit, the longer the trips seem to last.
It's unfortunate that the branch of government entrusted with matters of justice is as influenced by the political process as the other branches. Great poem!
Take care. Don't retreat, share your burdens with friends.
Don't worry what other people think. You're entitled to your own thoughts and the right to express them in any manner you see fit.
Last issue first. The president can submit a budget but the Congress (specifically the House) develops its own budget as required by the Constitution. Presidents don't have to submit budgets but Congress must pass one. Democrats play games with the budget -- please look at FY08 cuts (*PASSED*, not proposed) to VOCA under the Democrat Congress which adversely affects domestic violence programs. I don't think supporting one party to the exclusion of the other is the answer. If the president's proposal is out of line, what about what Congressional Democrats actually did?
The religious issue is one that shouldn't be an issue but, human nature being what it is, will always be one. Back at Bl*gster, I wrote a post outlining my political views. In a nutshell, I don't trust either party. One wants to create Utopia on my dime, the other wants heaven on earth by controlling what I think, read, say, do, etc. There's no such thing as Utopia no matter how much the Left want to tax and spend, and heaven won't happen on this earth no matter how strict the Right want to make laws. Alas, neither party can get past its delusions or its allegiances to extremists on their respective (left/right) sides. I fear both sides equally because neither is for my total and complete freedom.
I agree we should try to be civil with others regardless of how others present their views. Sometimes that's a lot easier said than done -- we would be able to walk on water if it weren't.
Jonathan said they'd like to hire another programmer but they want someone in-house. Is your dog willing to relocate?
prairiefire half an hour after your comment: 'Your "update" doesn't work so well. I tried to upload a picture to the article I was writing, and not only did the picture not appear, the page unexpectedly reloaded and I lost what I wrote. It looks like I'll be blogging elsewhere.'
Blessed -- sounds like they need more like a miracle.
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