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[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Wow, so he mentally put the word "love" in there.  That's even worse.  He must still love her.

Die. 

Truth hurts.

[Sgt PSN]

Yeah, that's totally it.  My secret's out and I'm ashamed. 

[Rome]

Nice to see Congress getting down to serious business now that dem bums from the GOP have been ousted from power:

Updated: Jan. 18, 2007, 7:06 PM ET
Georgia congressman opposes pro-Gators resolution
By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Congressman Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) rarely goes against GOP opinion in key votes on Capitol Hill. But on Tuesday, the eight-term Congressman really found himself in the minority.

Kingston, who has represented District 1 in southeast Georgia since 1993, was the only member of Congress to oppose House Resolution 39, which commended "the University of Florida Gators for their victory in the 2006 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and for winning the national college football championship."

His reason? Kingston grew up in Athens, Ga., home of the University of Georgia, his alma mater and one of the Gators' fiercest rivals. Kingston still lives in Savannah, Ga., and flies to Washington weekly.

"Any time you can see Ohio State lose, it's a good day," said Kingston, who also attended Michigan State for two years. "However, there's just so far you can go. The Bulldog tendency in me hit and I had to vote no in a good, friendly rivalry."

The House bill passed by a vote of 414-1. Eight other congressmen from Georgia voted yes to the proposal, two voted present and two others didn't vote at all. The bill was sponsored by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and 19 other representatives from Florida.

The Gators defeated unbeaten and then-No. 1 Ohio State 41-14 in the BCS title game Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz., to win the school's second national championship in football. The Gators also won a national championship in men's basketball last season, becoming the first Division I-A school to hold both titles concurrently.

"I supported Florida in the game and wanted them to win and win big," Kingston told ESPN.com Thursday. "I'm obviously going to be partial to the SEC."

Such bills typically pass unanimously in Congress. For example, House Resolution 43, a bill that commended "the Boise State University Broncos football team for winning the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and completing an undefeated season," passed by a vote of 415-0 on Tuesday.

Mark Schlabach covers college football and men's college basketball for ESPN.com. You can contact him at schlabachma@yahoo.com.

[Munson]

Nice to see Congress getting down to serious business now that dem bums from the GOP have been ousted from power:

Updated: Jan. 18, 2007, 7:06 PM ET
Georgia congressman opposes pro-Gators resolution
By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Congressman Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) rarely goes against GOP opinion in key votes on Capitol Hill. But on Tuesday, the eight-term Congressman really found himself in the minority.

Kingston, who has represented District 1 in southeast Georgia since 1993, was the only member of Congress to oppose House Resolution 39, which commended "the University of Florida Gators for their victory in the 2006 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and for winning the national college football championship."

His reason? Kingston grew up in Athens, Ga., home of the University of Georgia, his alma mater and one of the Gators' fiercest rivals. Kingston still lives in Savannah, Ga., and flies to Washington weekly.

"Any time you can see Ohio State lose, it's a good day," said Kingston, who also attended Michigan State for two years. "However, there's just so far you can go. The Bulldog tendency in me hit and I had to vote no in a good, friendly rivalry."

The House bill passed by a vote of 414-1. Eight other congressmen from Georgia voted yes to the proposal, two voted present and two others didn't vote at all. The bill was sponsored by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and 19 other representatives from Florida.

The Gators defeated unbeaten and then-No. 1 Ohio State 41-14 in the BCS title game Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz., to win the school's second national championship in football. The Gators also won a national championship in men's basketball last season, becoming the first Division I-A school to hold both titles concurrently.

"I supported Florida in the game and wanted them to win and win big," Kingston told ESPN.com Thursday. "I'm obviously going to be partial to the SEC."

Such bills typically pass unanimously in Congress. For example, House Resolution 43, a bill that commended "the Boise State University Broncos football team for winning the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and completing an undefeated season," passed by a vote of 415-0 on Tuesday.

Mark Schlabach covers college football and men's college basketball for ESPN.com. You can contact him at schlabachma@yahoo.com.

Good to know the War in Iraq is close to being solved. Dicks.

[Rome]

Here's how farged up real estate is at the moment.

There's a condo unit that just went to contract.  It was listed for sale in September for $789,000, dropped in price in November to $649,900 before finally crashing and burning at a sale price of $525,000.

That's shiver-inducing, folks.  At least for those of us in the real estate biz.

[Diomedes]

Ya well, you guys have been enjoying a nice long summer.  If you haven't packed your acorns away for the inevitable winter, then screw you skinny squirrel.

[ice grillin you]

axtually the dems are in the process of trying to get a huge bill thru that repeals many of the tx breaks that big oil companies get...the house did it now on to the senate


the dems also just passed a huge ethics bill

[Diomedes]

They also passed an increase to min. wage, a bill to halve college loan interest rates, and some other stuff.

This bit about the Gators doesn't exactly occupy their time.  It's the kind of thing that happens routinely, regardless who controls Congress.  The only interesting thing is that a fleshpopweed from GA can't be a good enough sport to congratulate the Nation's winning team.

[Rome]

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[PoopyfaceMcGee]

axtually the dems are in the process of trying to get a huge bill thru that repeals many of the tx breaks that big oil companies get...the house did it now on to the senate

It's easy to believe this is a good idea, but the oil companies have no reason not to just turn around and give it to the consumer up the ass in order to maintain their profits.

the dems also just passed a huge ethics bill

I don't care if it's Republicans or Democrats - legislators on Capitol Hill presuming to pass "Ethics" bills is funny.

[ice grillin you]

It's easy to believe this is a good idea, but the oil companies have no reason not to just turn around and give it to the consumer up the ass in order to maintain their profits.


so lets let them get away with tax murder and STILL give it up the ass to the consumer....like they have for the last two years???

makes sense

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The bottom line is that it will just end up being another tax we pay.  Unless they actually work toward meaningful regulations before passing tax bills, pretty much all tax increases get passed right now to us.

But yeah, it's totally awesome to raise their taxes.  That'll show 'em.  Thank God we have a Democratic congress so that they can really get the important stuff done.

[Diomedes]

Oh stop it.  Congress did nothing but cater to Bush for six years, blocking any proposal from the other side.  People like you cry about middle ground and how important it is, until the other side actually gets some leverage, at which point it's all a corrupt thing anyway and they couldn't possibly improve upon the system engendered by the ruling party.

[ice grillin you]

But yeah, it's totally awesome to raise their taxes.  That'll show 'em

theres a reason the bush admin has fought this tooth and nail
and theres a reason the oil companies are up in arms about it

and i can guarantee you the reason is not because they care about the american consumer

big business in general has a ridiculous amount of tax breaks as it is and big oil has tons more that other big business dont even have...all thanks to the oil men in the white house....its time for that to end

[Rome]

Gas prices went down about ten cents since yesterday.  I was driving past an intersection where two gas stations are located and noticed prices went from $2.33 yesterday to $2.23 today.