tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85925382024-03-08T10:57:54.278-05:00Modern AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-46654295737181326552009-08-14T15:36:00.002-04:002009-08-14T15:38:28.413-04:00Health Care ScareCurrently, I don't have any form of health care... never have. When I go to the hospital, etc, I have to pay for it out of my own pocket. So, I rarely ever go, even with major illnesses and injuries. So, why the hell wouldn't I want some reform?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-46539710434763562462008-11-24T11:13:00.001-05:002008-11-24T11:13:44.129-05:00.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vzLc6_AJIgQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vzLc6_AJIgQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-76978519897758107962008-04-12T04:40:00.002-04:002008-04-12T04:49:19.134-04:00Future foreseen43g6z52m<br /><br />All the buzz seems to be surrounding Obama... not good.<br /><br />In other news, high fuel prices might just take my job from me. I am guessing that within a month, my job will be gone. My current employer has demanded a raise from his contractor, but they have declined his request. So, he gave his one month notice and unless he gets a raise or they pay for his fuel, I am gonna be tossed into the fields of unemployment... and then what ever will I do?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-73071286645017500682008-04-05T11:42:00.004-04:002008-04-05T12:01:38.726-04:00Clinton Vs Obama... Vs McCain?Right now, everyone is arguing over which ground breaking headline will top the newspapers after the November elections, "First female president" or "First Black President". Evidently McCain is not even being considered by these folks. <br /><br />Everyone out there better carefully decide whom the Democratic candidate is going to be to face off against McCain, because the Republican war machine has proven time and time again that they are capable of winning elections based on character assassination. And if "Flip-flopper" was strong enough to destroy Kerry and get Bush elected once again, even after all the horrors he produced, our Democratic nominee is going to face a hell of a fight. I urge you all to ignore the "first black man" or "first woman" president aspect of it. Vote on who will actually be able to save our country. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Wasn't Bill Clinton one of the most beloved presidents? When he was in office the US was very popular, leaders of other nations respected and admired him. He would be one heck of an asset.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-50833908753394115512008-04-03T20:10:00.002-04:002008-04-03T20:13:45.599-04:00thecountydems.org<a href="http://www.thecountydems.org"> Our website's</a> launch is being delayed. But don't worry! =P It'll be coming together soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-17184081452322952542008-04-01T17:02:00.003-04:002008-04-01T17:15:38.446-04:00Virgle... voyage to Mars.<a href="http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html"> Virgle</a><br /><br />Virgin founder Richard Branson and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be leading/plotting a voyage to the planet Mars in hopes of becoming the first Earthings to settle on mars. Questions... so many questions.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">April Fools?!</span><br /><br />It is obvious that this Virgle site is an April Fool's joke, but the mass amount of people that responded sincerely isn't. Kinda funny and sad. Although this concept is very well being planned by NASA scientist and others around the world, the Virgle time frame of 20 years is a little unconvincing. Thumbs up on the joke though.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-30823019136448679242008-03-30T12:10:00.000-04:002008-03-30T12:11:27.133-04:00.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://store.hillarystore.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/experiencebumper.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://store.hillarystore.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/experiencebumper.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href=""></a><br /><blockquote><br /></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-33535044207269744942008-03-30T11:30:00.008-04:002008-04-04T20:20:27.859-04:00Hillary Clinton: (n) A unit or tool of strength which is used to rectify the errors of past Republicans.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZG9p8TuoTmA/R--36cPUhAI/AAAAAAAAAAY/MIne_lf2XkU/s1600-h/6433248_400x400.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZG9p8TuoTmA/R--36cPUhAI/AAAAAAAAAAY/MIne_lf2XkU/s320/6433248_400x400.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183563910767477762" /></a><br /><br /><br />In reference to the republican-esque college student who asked Chelsea Clinton if the handling of the Monica Lewinski incident revealed weaknesses in Hillary's leadership ability, I feel obligated to say: Shut up!<br /><br />I am tired of hearing people's opinion that a candidate isn't strong enough to lead, or they do not have enough foreign relations experience or whatever the repetitive verbal sludge is. Look at the current incumbent. Unintelligent, idiotic, misguided, confused, one-track minded, define George W. Bush, and he has gotten the position twice. So, while one might be able to argue that Obama is all of those things that make him not capable of leading, Hillary is far from it.<br /><br />If anything, the Monica Lewinski incident has shown that Hillary is a strong, capable leader. Most people would have broken down and lost it. Yet, there she is, steadfast and confident in her abilities, making the hard decisions everyday as wife, mother and Senator. Hillary has a vast amount of experience, while Obama has hardly any at all. Hillary has already been in the white house, as first lady, and knows how things operate. This will be a whole new ballgame for Obama.<br /><br />Obama needs to drop out of the race for the good of the party, for the good of the nation and for the good of himself. He will only get McCain elected. And the media need to be more balanced and end their love affair with Obama. I can't believe they are denying the grand abilities that a Clinton can bring to the White House.<br /><br /><br />A Clinton can get it done. Vote for Hillary.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-27358943818671340632008-03-24T23:13:00.008-04:002008-03-26T19:27:43.779-04:00"Dr. Death" Kevorkian plans to run for Congress<a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ned=us&q=%22Dr.+death%22&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1">Jack Kevorkian</a>, assisted suicide advocate known as "Doctor Death", famous for helping over 100 people end their lives through euthanasia, said on Monday he will run for the U.S. Congress.<br /><p><br /><blockquote><br />The 79-year-old pathologist announced his bid to run as an independent less than a year after being released from prison where he served eight years for second-degree murder.<br /><br />"I have no ties, no fetters. I am free," Kevorkian told reporters, adding that he planned to run against the "tyranny" of the U.S. Supreme Court which he said has robbed Americans of their rights.<br /><br /></blockquote><br /><br />I am not gonna discuss Kevorkian's past and one's right to euthanasia if they so choose. But while thinking about Kevorkian as congressman, I can't help but to shiver.<br /><br />So, convicted felons can't vote in elections, yet hey can run for office? He hasn't got the 3000 petition signatures needed in order to run, but let's see if he gets them. I don't know what kind of chance he has in Detroit, but I would imagine very low. Interesting nonetheless.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-58734429046264369392008-03-22T00:44:00.001-04:002008-03-22T00:46:09.506-04:00Web<a href="http://www.thecountydems.org">The County Dems</a> Coming soon!<br /><blockquote><br /></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-42956623334901508432008-03-09T00:27:00.001-05:002008-03-09T00:28:57.568-05:00Hmmm...<a href="http://reason.com/blog/show/125327.html">What are they really up to? Click me.</a><br /><blockquote><br /></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-56530071796437493262007-08-16T00:48:00.000-04:002007-08-16T00:49:22.681-04:0050 most powerful West VirginiansJust an interesting list that we may refer back to in the future.<br /><br />http://www.wvexecutive.com/featured/summer06/50-most-powerful/page1.phpUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-76764073178111474072007-08-14T01:37:00.000-04:002007-08-14T02:23:27.416-04:00A few Things...* First, I would like to comment on the pattern of posts and contributor activity of Modern America.<br /><br /> * ► 2007 (4)<br /> <br /><br /> * ► 2006 (3)<br /> <br /><br /> * ► 2005 (168)<br /> <br /><br /> * ► 2004 (70)<br /><br /><br />-Post activity by years since Modern America began.<br /><br />As you can see, Modern America began in (late) 2004, in the heat of the 2004 presidential/local elections. And during that that time, MA contributors pumped out 70 posts. However, once Bush and others had taken office in 2005, we were provided with so many interesting topics, we had pumped out 168 posts. This was when the majority of MA contributors were in College and were following the political scene like watch dogs. Unlike other bloggers who post 3-10 posts a day, we had other aspects of our lives that demanded attention, otherwise we probably would have produced 500-1000 posts. <br /><br />Then, in 2006, I had dropped out of college and explored job opportunities in a different field. Other MA contributors had also began filling up their plates with more personal things, thus leaving MA vacant. And sadly, only 3 posts had managed to find a permanent home on MA.<br /><br />It would seem that 2007 has found the same fate as 2006, but since it isn't 2008 yet, I would like to think otherwise. As of now, we have 5 posts for 2007. If the pattern of the previous years continue, MA's activity will boost during the 2008 elections, and will then double its activity in 2009. <br /><br />Although work consumes around 14 hours of my day, 5-6 days a week, I will still try to contribute to this great blog which stood up for Traditional Southern Democrats everywhere in the previous years. Let's get 2007 rolling before it ends.<br /><br />* Secondly, I would like get things going with Ol' Don "Massey Maniac" Blankenship.<br /><br /><blockquote>CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A mine company executive sued the state Democratic Party over a TV ad that he claims defamed him by quoting him as saying the deaths of 14 miners last year were statistically insignificant.</blockquote><br /><br />Evidently, Don isn't gonna give up with West Virginia. He does not want to be forgotten and some even think he has deeper, darker interests with West Virginia, after all, why else would he sink his teeth so deep into our politics... for the sake of the kids? I think not. <br /><br />Don Blankenship is a ruthless, take-no-prisoners, fighter. He does not want to accept defeat and is continuing his personal battle with WV Democrats. Why else would we just now be hearing about something that occurred back in Feb. 19, 2006? I'm not sure on how such a case can pan out, but I will be following it, hoping for another defeat for Blankenship. He has already gotten his way numerous times at the cost of WV citizens, we can't afford for him to do it again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1165597523125448942006-12-08T12:01:00.000-05:002006-12-08T12:05:23.140-05:00Still Active.Modern America has been sleeping, but is still alive.<br /><p><br />Our main writers have jobs that take up most of our time. I'm on the road 26 days of the month and just haven't found the time to blog. I'll be back as soon as I get a new laptop, then I can blog from any state I am in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130942321371907492005-11-02T09:37:00.000-05:002005-11-02T09:39:38.843-05:00Better Supreme Court Justice...Ito<br> <img src="http://events.clowningaround.com/images/Lookalike%20Photos/judge%20ito.jpg"><br /><br /><b>Or</b><p><br />Alito <br><img src="http://www.npr.org/news/specials/rehnquist/alito140.jpg">Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130886293140590602005-11-01T17:56:00.000-05:002005-11-01T18:21:22.933-05:00Alito a "yes" man? Nooooo, it's just a coincident that he would do everything as Bush would.<a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05305/598754.stm">Source</a><br /><blockquote><i><br />Alito's record shows backing of business interests<br />Tuesday, November 01, 2005<br /><br />By Jess Bravin and Jeanne Cummings, The Wall Street Journal<br /><br /><br />In 15 years on the federal bench, Judge Samuel Alito often has sided with positions backed by business leaders -- and shown himself a strict interpreter of contracts -- in cases ranging from employment discrimination and commercial speech to shareholder suits. <br /><br />Indeed, legal experts said that, while the immediate focus of supporters and critics Monday was on social issues like abortion, Judge Alito's extensive track record on business and regulatory issues at the Philadelphia-based court is likely to play a large role in his nomination process.<br /><br />Judge Alito's Third Circuit is one of the smaller federal jurisdictions, but it hears a disproportionate share of business-related cases because its three-state territory includes Delaware, where many companies are incorporated, and the heavily industrial New Jersey and Pennsylvania.<br /><br />For those assessing Judge Alito, there are dozens of business cases to sift, some of which are widely known and many which are more technical. One of the best-known is a 1997 dissent in which Judge Alito argued against a racial-discrimination claim made by a black housekeeping manager who was denied promotion to a job at a Marriott International Inc. hotel. The position, at a hotel in Park Ridge, N.J., went to a white woman. While the court ruled the woman could take the case to a jury, Judge Alito argued that, although she might be able to claim she had been treated unfairly, that wasn't enough to let her sue.<br /><br />"What we end up doing then is ... allowing disgruntled employees to impose the cost of trial on employers who, although they have not acted with the intent to discriminate, may have treated their employees unfairly," he wrote. "This represents an unwarranted extension of the anti-discrimination laws."<br /><br />Last year, Judge Alito wrote an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law that barred alcoholic-beverage advertising in college newspapers. The law violated advertisers' First Amendment rights, he found, while doing little to prevent underage drinkers from seeing liquor ads, since they were prevalent in many other media to which students had access.<br /><br />And in 1997, Judge Alito affirmed the dismissal of a shareholder class action filed against Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., of Burlington, N.J., after its earnings fell far short of its projections and its stock fell 30 percent in one day. He ruled that shareholder plaintiffs had failed to specify how the company's performance amounted to fraud, in a close reading of applicable statutes.<br /><br />Judge Alito has insisted on enforcement of contract terms challenged as unfair or otherwise as void, such as provisions that require consumers to use arbitration rather than lawsuits to pursue complaints, said Larry E. Ribstein, a law professor at the University of Illinois. Such contract terms can be "a very useful technique that business has today in avoiding excessive litigation," said Mr. Ribstein, who specializes in business legal issues and has served as editor of the University of Chicago's Supreme Court Economic Review.<br /><br />Major business groups, which have pressed the White House for business-friendly judges, Monday said they had yet to fully scrutinize Judge Alito's docket sufficiently to reach their own conclusions. Robin Conrad, senior vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Litigation Center, said her lawyers are beginning a review of more than 700 opinions written by Judge Alito, including dozens on labor and employment cases and race and sex discrimination.<br /><br />"There is a lot of stuff to look at," she said. "We're looking to see if there is a demonstrated understanding of business and economic issues."<br /><br />Some critics, however, said they already saw warning flags. "Judge Alito's record on the bench demonstrates that he would go to great lengths to restrict the authority of Congress to enact legislation to protect civil rights and the rights of workers, consumers and women," said Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat.</i><br /></blockquote><br /><br />More <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05305/598754.stm"> here</a>.<br /><br />Wow, a very "conservative" Republican nominated to the Supreme Court who just happens to love big business very much. I doubt Bushy had any idea that the ol' man had it in him. I am sure it was his moral values that allowed him to follow Miers.<br /><br />Hey Republicans, tell me if you think any harmful information to Alito's nomination will arise and if you think he will be approved.<br /><br />And all criticism aside, if Alito does prove to be a decent pick, i'd probably approve. I do not want to see this void in the court drag out in critical times.<br /><br />More infor <a href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/558e739e-4b06-11da-aadc-0000779e2340.html">here</a> and <a href="http://news.google.com/news?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&q=%22samuel+alito%22&btnG=Search+News"> here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130884142488435642005-11-01T17:17:00.000-05:002005-11-02T14:30:10.636-05:00Republicans Try to Cover It Up, But We Won't Let Them.<b>Senate Democrats Force Closed Session, Igniting Partisan Battle</b><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-110105senate_lat,0,2476919.story?coll=la-tot-promo&track=morenews">Link here</a><br /><br />Democrats are fed up with the corruption that the Republicans bring to the honorable halls of congress and are now fighting back. It has been a really horrible year for 'Corruptlicans' and today Minority leader Harry Reid forced the Senate to go into closed session to take up what the Democratic leader complained was the GOP-controlled Senate's failure to complete an investigation into intelligence used by the Bush administration to justify the war in Iraq. <br /><br />For far too long this quagmire has been ignored and covered up by the Republicans, and what a better way to tear into the truth than by applying pressure to an already unstable leadership. The people want the <b>truth</b> and they want it now. Bush and Co. may have been able to cover up the horrible response to Katrina by nominating Roberts, they may have been able to cover up the Libby indictment by nominating Alito, and he may have been able to cover up many other things with anti-democratic propaganda, but no longer. We won't stand for it.<br /><br />Senator Reid spoke boldly today to CNN which gave me the impression that Democrats are now finally giving these Republican rats a taste of good old fashion Democratic muscle. And with the self-inflicted wounds Republicans have, it shouldn't be much longer til the American people remember why the greatest Presidents and leaders this nation has seen were Democrats or would have been.<br /><br />Let's take a glance at some of what was said.<br /><br /><i>"It is clear now that the American people were not informed properly before the invasion of Iraq. Intelligence information was distorted, was misused, and we have seen as late as last week the lengths which this administration has gone to try to silence and discredit their critics of the misuse of this intelligence information," Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., told reporters.</i><br /><br />So, if the WMD claim was in fact BS, then ofcourse the American people want to know the truth. And even after President Bush admitted that there were no WMDs in Iraq, the uninformed Fox News viewers and Republicans across the globe still believe there was. It is up to the people in our federal government to do their jobs and investigate this predicament, not cover it up in the name of political bias and greed.<br /><br />When Reid spoke the truth, Frist had the gall to say it was "an affront to me personally" and labeled it a political "stunt." Sheesh, what an idiot.. or lying sack of crap. So what would you have done Frist? An investigation on the war in Iraq dies down and no answers have been given. What do you want, to just drop it? Leave it unanswered and pretend this ridiculous incident never happened?<br /><br />I think now is the perfect time to hit Republicans with everything we've got and do not let up. They are at a weak point in their reign and the world would be better of it they were taken out quickly. Slaughtergate gate is coming.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130780308582443032005-10-31T12:25:00.000-05:002005-11-01T11:25:14.566-05:00Capito... too cool for congresswoman?<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/934/103/1600/capito.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/934/103/320/capito.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.q-and-a.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1045">Capito on Q & A</a><br /><br /><blockquote><i><br />LAMB: So what have you learned from Senator Byrd about being a senator for the last eight terms? <br /><br />MOORE CAPITO: Well, I think that being in the Senate looks like a pretty cool job. <br /><br />LAMB: Why? <br /><br />MOORE CAPITO: Well, I think you get a lot more influence. Certainly he represents the entire state, and that presents a lot of huge opportunities. The Senate does things differently. IÂm not sure I agree with it, but if I ever got over there I would probably think it was great. </i><br /></blockquote><br /><br />Notice the key statements here: "<b>looks</b> like a <b>pretty cool</b> job", "I <b>think</b> you get a lot more influence", if I ever got over there I would <b>probably think it was great</b>".<br /><br />This is definitely the mark of a rookie and she has no place being a senator any time soon. Why take the egg when you have the golden goose?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130778064873032222005-10-31T11:54:00.000-05:002005-10-31T12:01:04.876-05:00Some Republicans Are ConfusedI am going to repost Mr. Brewster's article enlightening those dimwitted Repubs on the meaning of Modern America. Recently it seems we have slid from our orgininal intentions in hopes of obtaining some other goal. Maybe we were trying to become a proxy for news, but that is over with now. Our orgininal meaning was to provide our brutal commentary and stay firm on criticizing the corrupted Republican Party. <br /><br /><a href="http://modernamerica.blogspot.com/2005/07/what-is-modern-america.html">Original Article</a><br /><b><br />Friday, July 22, 2005<br />What is Modern America? <br /><img src="http://www.mediachannel.org/images/pol_ads/lbj2_120x123.jpg"><br /><br />Apparently some of you GOPers are confused. This blog isn't about intellectual topics on how to improve the life of everyday Americans and West Virginians. This blog is nothing more than a counter-punch to the Right-Wing attack machine that has brewed on a national and state level. We will occasionally talk about certain issues on this blog, however, don't make comments that ask where our substance is, we let our party leaders do the policy work. <br /><br />Our substance is simple: We are Blood Thirsty Democrats, ready to attack any Republican that we put our crosshairs on.<br /><br />It's a simple formula. Remember what happened to Barry Goldwater? It's kinda like that. </b><br /><br />Now, remember that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130775933283792182005-10-31T10:49:00.000-05:002005-10-31T12:04:07.570-05:00William Stewart Wants An Explaination And Now!One thing that is great about government of the people, for the people and by the people is that we can be very critical of our leadership without the fear of being harmed. Or can we? Does Valerie Plame sound familiar? Or what about Nixon's Enemy List? Should we use caution when criticizing those in command? Of course we should, but that should not hinder us from speaking our mind.<br /><br />A moment this morning, I took a couple of minutes to say that Alito is a "yes man" [for Bush], and <a href="http://www.williamstewart.org">William Stewart</a> was all over that comment like Vic Sprouse on a wad of bills. Did I go too far? Was my statement unjust and false? If so, should I apologize or just get a primetime tv show on Fox?<br /><br />What do we know about Samuel Alito? <br /><br /><em>He has served on the federal appeals court for 15 years since President George H.W. Bush nominated him in 1990. He was the deputy assistant attorney general in the Reagan administration from 1985 to 1987 and assistant to the solicitor general from 1981 to 1985.<br /><br />Among his noteworthy opinions was his lone dissent in the 1991 case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, in which the 3rd Circuit struck down a Pennsylvania law that included a provision requiring women seeking abortions to notify their spouses.<br /><br />Former appellate judge Timothy Lewis, who served with Alito, has ideological differences with him but believes he would be a good Supreme Court justice.<br /><br />"There is nobody that I believe would give my case a more fair and balanced treatment," Lewis said. "He has no agenda. He's open-minded, he's fair and he's balanced."</em><br /><br />There is much more information on ol' Alito making its way to the public as we speak, and I would imagine that it will be more information helpful to his Supreme Court bid. But when was the last time you seen an open-minded, self thinking, fair and honest individual working with the Bush administration? They all seem to get fired or their families get harmed in one way or another. <br /><br />Despite any evidence that shows Alito may be an honest man whom determines law fairly, it is very much fair to suspect that the most corrupt administration in America's history has nominated yet another man who will say "yes" to the executive branch for years to come. If not, his family may be harmed.<br /><br />If Mr. Stewart wants to discuss distortion he needs to contact Limbaugh, Coulter, Hannity, Carlson, Robertson and countless of other Republicans who distort data in the name of money. And if Alito has made one mistake, one unwise decision, he is going down in the name of Democratic Domination.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Alito Info<br />----<br /><a href="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/3427273">Houston Chronicle</a><br /><a href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9875730/">MSNBC</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/newspid=10000087&sid=afiGd70uY85Y&refer=top_world_news">Bloomberg</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130765319252682342005-10-31T08:26:00.000-05:002005-10-31T12:06:29.420-05:00Forget the criminal investigations ...<img src="http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,240270,00.jpg"><br />President Bush will today nominate Samuel Alito, a yes man, to the Supreme Court today according to reports.<br /><br />Also this headline in the Gazette caught my eye: "Manchin not the only Democrat to buck party on abortion". I am just curious if people have forgotten that they have been 'pro-life' for the length of their careers. This is not something new, and Byrd's base can vouche for it.<br /><br />And one by one the most notable WV Republicans are stepping down from the option of running against Byrd. Ireland and Capito know better, but their Junior Conservative Hiram "Bucky" Lewis needs some help understanding this. Does this piss off the Republicans? That their most beloved politicians are too scared to run against Byrd? You bet it does, as WVConservative has pointed out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130443801598311022005-10-27T16:05:00.000-04:002005-10-27T16:12:40.490-04:00West Virginia and its Coal<a href="http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=6211&catid=159"> Article</a><br /><blockquote><br />Through his West Virginia Coal Conversion Initiative, Gov. Joe Manchin is promoting development of coal liquefaction processes that convert coal to motor fuel. He promises streamlined permitting for companies that want to build coal conversion plants in West Virginia that can produce highly desirable motor fuels. <br />...<br />But West Virginia's energy opportunity extends far beyond coal-to-motor fuel opportunities. <br /><br />The American power grid is a thirsty beast that demands more and more energy, and coal is the nation's most affordable energy source for the foreseeable future. Coal's critics object loudly to the burning of fossil fuels, but the doomsday crowd offers few alternatives that can satisfy the nation's energy needs. <br /><br /></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=6211&catid=159"> Further Reading</a><br /><br />Along with Senator Byrd and the rest of West Virginia's leadership (besides Capito), I am confident that more opportunities will present themselves to West Virginia in the form of jobs. And not just any jobs, but coal/energy related jobs that will benefit WV and demonstrate how our roots in Coal is long standing and bright. As more inventions and innovations revise the life of the coal industry, we can again smile and welcome the chance for a better WV... but we gotta keep an eye on that Blankenship guy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130443125308520602005-10-27T15:57:00.000-04:002005-10-27T16:00:07.023-04:00Manchin's New Role.<img src="http://media.graytvinc.com/images/manchin.jpg"><br />Governor manchin has been appointed to the Medicaid commission.<br /><br />The national panel will advise U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt on how to modernize the state-and-federal insurance program.<br /><br />Florida Governor Jeb Bush also was named to the commission.<br /><br />Other members include health policy leaders, state health department officials, public policy organizations and people with disabilities.<br /><br />Medicaid provides health care for more than 300-thousand needy, aged, blind, disabled and low-income West Virginians.<br /><br />The state department of health and human resources said earlier this year that it needs to cut nearly 116 million dollars out of West Virginia's medicaid program because it faces a 156 million-dollar deficit.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wtap.com/news/headlines/1925397.html">Source</a><br /><br />I am curious as to where this will take ol' Manchin. I see more fame nationally being gathered, that's for sure.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130442942404962432005-10-27T15:52:00.000-04:002005-10-31T12:20:43.660-05:00Blankenship, will this guy ever shutup?<a href="http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=6214&catid=159">Source</a><br /><img src="http://www.wvmetronews.com/images/Blankenship_Don2_large.jpg"><br /><blockquote>Blankenship Avows His Role in West Virginia<br />Posted 10/27/2005 06:00 AM<br /><br />Blankenship insisted he has no political motives in his dabbling in the Mountain State's political landscape. Instead, Blankenship explained, his motivation is good citizenship. <br />Story by Steve Novotney <br /><br />WHEELING -- Who is Don Blankenship? <br /><br />It's a question, not a campaign slogan. <br /><br />Not like "Who Is Brent Benjamin?" The Republican candidate's campaign used common curiosity last November, and Benjamin dethroned former West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals justice Warren McGraw. <br /><br />But who is Don Blankenship? Now that's a question posed in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle as often as residents above the Mason-Dixon hear, "Paid for by Don Blankenship" on television. <br /><br />Those are the political ads, the TV spots broadcast in the state's largest markets promoting whatever Blankenship believes in or denouncing what he doesn't. For instance, it was Blankenship who supported Benjamin's victory, and it was Blankenship who spent six figures opposing Gov. Joe Manchin's failed pension bond amendment in June. <br /><br />His day job, however, means little to citizens of the state's northern counties because "Massey Energy" is not a household name here. Blankenship serves as president, chairman and CEO for Massey, the fourth largest coal producer in the United States with 19 mining complexes in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. <br /><br />Blankenship insisted he has no political motives in his dabbling in the Mountain State's political landscape. He said he possesses zero political aspirations or premeditated, revenge-driven agendas against the Manchin administration. <br /><br />Instead, Blankenship explained, his motivation is good citizenship. <br /></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=6214&catid=159">Rest of the article</a>.<br /><br />Good citizenship aye? Sorry if I seem too skeptical, but I am. When was the last time a Republican did something out of the kindness of his heart? Well, I can tell you that I wasn't even born. Blankenship wants to see all of his buddies run the state of WV so he can make more money. SImple as that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592538.post-1130337237139358022005-10-26T10:31:00.000-04:002005-10-31T08:05:52.970-05:00Byrd Meets With AEP CEO<a href="http://www.huntingtonnews.net/state/051025-staff-gasification.html">Article Here</a><br /><blockquote><B>Washington, DC (HNN)</B> – . U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd, D-WV., met with the head of American Electric Power (AEP), in hopes of strengthening West Virginia’s case for a new advanced coal-based electric power plant.<br /><br />“West Virginia has the workforce, the coal, and the desire to be home to a new AEP power plant,” Byrd said. “AEP has a strong presence in West Virginia. We have proved to be a good partner with AEP in the past, and I believe that our partnership will continue to grow.”<br /><br /> “If West Virginia is selected for this new power plant, it would mean an infusion of new jobs, construction of a 21st century facility, and a continued commitment to West Virginia coal. This new plant would be a mainstay of West Virginia for many years to come,” Byrd said.<br /></blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huntingtonnews.net/state/051025-staff-gasification.html">Complete article</a><br /><br />One man who has the ability to bring jobs and opportunity to West Virginia is Robert C. Byrd. And if the AEP decides to build the power plant in WV, then Byrd's billion dollar industry plan will be well on its way. This is something Capito, or any other Republican in West Virginia, is not capable of doing. <br /><br />Byrd is the word and shall remain in 2006.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0