It's the private utilities which have the unlimited resources, and they are using those resources to buy politicians to take your money as a public utility customer.



Good idea. We'll just hook a whole sh*tload of extension cords up to 'em.

... you do know that the local distribution system was destroyed, right?

Anyone seen Mr.C lately?

As an aside: I think Stash was wanting one of those bumper stickers.

Damn straight! But, why Nancy's picture? It could have been Cathy Colley's or Mr. C's or xmsyncguy's or anyone but Nancy. Geez Louise.

"Seize" would imply taking without compensation. PUD's have the power of emiment domain which requires,

A. a public need and/or benefit and,
B. fair market compensation

Property "seized", to use your word, under eminant domain would be appraised and that fair market compensation would consumate the deal. That's the way highways are built, bridges are build, heck that's the way the PUD was built. After the people formed the PUD, the assets of Grays Harbor Railroad and Light Company were appraised and a check was cut.

Do you really have a problem with that?

No photoshop here I just scanned the real bumper sticker.

If you want one just private email me your mailing address and I will send you one for free.

And you criticize Eddy for his endorsement by Democrats?

If I were Eddy, I'd by happy as heck that his opponent wants to make this a partisan race.

Democrat v. Repub... err "GOP"? Not a contest.

Good point!

Look at the 60+% Wilson, Van De Wege, and Kessler all got. Not to mention the 100% for Hatfield, Blake and Takko.

I'm just wondering if any of the Republicants are going to go below the Straka Line (27%) - The GHC political equivalent to baseball's Mendoza Line.

During my 20 yrs of service I suffered through the Carter years, he was the worst Commander and Chief ever. Then under Reagan-Bush (H.W.) we received the funding for equipment and training, troop morale was the highest anyone had ever seen. No matter where in the world I was assigned we as a Country were respected and in most cases welcomed and thanked for being there.

Then came Clinton, he and his socialist liberal agenda and policies first destroyed the morale, then the budget. Our equipment was not being updated or replaced, training was almost none existent. His foreign policies sent unprepared, ill-equip, understaffed units into non-traditional roles that lead to disaster and the needless deaths of thousands of U.S. Military personnel.

As far as the Iraqi war deaths, it is sad anytime an American loses his or her life on foreign soil. Because of this sacrifice the Iraqi people are now free and soon will have complete and total control of their country without US interference.

The GI bill you talk about, I too did not agree with it. The bill was pumped up by the libs with completely unrealistic benefits that would have encourage personnel to get out as soon as possible.

This bill went way beyond even what the WWII guys got (which was darn good). Pelosi and her Cronies’ porked the bill to force the Republicans to vote against it, this was done to give her side ammo to spin against the Republicans.
Well, the American people are starting to see through this BS and are going to vote Republican this year.

Bush (W) has not been (in my opinion) the best President. His intent was good but his execution was poor. However, after Carter & Clinton I would never want to serve under a Democrat again.

The economic suffering this County is plagued with along with having the 5th highest property taxes in the State are a direct resolute of the Democrats strangle hold on this County.

Because of the oppressive political attitude that runs ramped here in this County business bailed from here years ago.

This county is anti everything except welfare and labor unions. Most business can’t survive in that kind of environment, just look at Detroit the labor unions have destroyed the auto industry and the city of Detroit along with it. Boy that was good for the “worker” wasn’t it?

Libs just can’t seem to figure it out, government does not create wealth, individuals create wealth.

Reagan tripled spending for weapons development programs (especially the ones that didn't work, like the A-12, DIVAD, and Star Wars) and cut training, benefits, and maintenance for the front line soldiers and equipment. Also, it was under Reagan that the original GI Bill was junked.



Whose military did you serve in? Obviously not the U.S. military. Clinton actually spent more on the military than George H.W. Bush did, and it was Clinton's armed forces that were the instruments of the quick successes in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Unfortunately in both cases that military then had to be maintained by Dubya, not to mention given a mission, and he failed on both fronts.



Thousands?

Military casualties under Clinton: 179 dead, 164 wounded, and that includes Somalia, which was started by George H.W. Bush.

Military casualties under George W. Bush: More than 4,700 dead, over 30,000 wounded, and counting.

By comparison, the totals under Reagan were 344 dead and 319 wounded, and under Carter (your "worst ever," who also happened to be a decorated Navy officer) zero. NO dead, no wounded, no war.



Support the troops... just don't support them too well?

Admit it. The closest you've been to the military is a Boy Scout uniform.



Wrong. The bill includes a 20 percent increase over the Reagan-era Montgomery GI Bill. It's still not as much as the original or even the 1966 version.



Wrong again. The bill was sponsored by Senator Jim Webb, who was Ronald Reagans' Secretary of the Navy and only switched parties after realizing just how much damage the Republicans were (and are) doing to the military.

The new GI Bill is also supported by the VFW, AMVETS, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), and the Student Veterans of America (SVA).

Are they "Pelosi cronies"? I bet you have a hard time staying out of fistfights when you try b.s.'ing your way into the VFW bar, don't you?