Posts Made By: Brett Wylie

Oh brother!..as if public employees really deserve another dumb remark in the latest all the rage diatribes against people employed in the goverment..public service sector. Yes, there are some lazy public employees, just as there are lazy workers in the private sector everywhere, along with drug/alcohol addicts too...ditto, there are also a lot of hard working high integrity people in the public sector who don't deserve comments such as this...generalizations akin to the genre of "dumb blond jokes". If you have a gripe against a particular public employee, or department for valid reasons..I have no problem. Not everything can be done by private enterprise for the betterment of society though...the idea of privatizing everything is plain stupid..I've seen the result (not good) when private enterprise takes over and the only line is the bottom line, instead of a good job well done!..especially so in safety, road, health service sectors of our economy!
The so called energy crisis in California was the result of energy manipulation by Texas marketers in a deregulated energy market that bilked Californians out of an estimated 20 billion dollars.
Private contractors rarely do the job right with public money..it's definitely pigs at the trough (see Haliburton), especially so without adult supervision (ie..public employees overseeing to be sure it's up to specs). The worst situation is when you have private contractors bribing corrupt public watchdog employees to look the other way! :S And, they get by on the cheap by hiring imported labor without benefits, and without any concern for their workers health or safety..I've seen private contractor work crews out on the highway on a blind curve without any flags or cones placed and near accidents happening every five minutes! 8O I've also seen the results of their work..poor and dangerous.

I believe from what I've read of the decision, that the S. court is saying it is up to the state and local goverment to determine the rights of property owners. They are saying this should be determined at the state level. I completely agree with the conservative arm of the court on this one plus "liberal" O'Connor - writing the dissenting opinion. There should be a major backlash and uprising by all us citizens out here against this intrusion into our property ownership rights. >

David,
Starparty post was mistakenly posted here..I've moved it "south" under the forums starparty listing. Scuse me.

A have a couple of scientist friends which I'll talk to about attending...they are involved in research and maintenance of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory..it's possible we could get a tour of the facilities.
I would also recommend a tour of the Barcroft Lab..and for those fit enough..hiking to the top of White Mt from Barcroft Labs @14K feet plus offers a grand view..although oxygen is at a premium, the trek is relativley easy as there is a "road" trail all the way to the top. 8)

No, but it does seem you "exhaled". You "didn't" name "name", you did mention the "occupation" of Wilsons wife. But that wasn't a "full disclosure".

To break the opposing sides "Civilian resolve" to continue the war, was the object of the targeting of civilian areas. Although morally objectionable, the end sought was military victory. It is not equivalent to what the Germans pursued in their death camps. The camps, if anything, were a drain on their war effort, in my opinion. They certainly didn't do their cause good by murdering jewish/ethnic physicists...or goading them to leave.

If your an Iraqi, and you don't like US being in your country, or our influence on your new goverment, and you want us out, and your willing to pick up a gun/bomb to push us out..then your automatically linked to Al Quaida..the word terrorist..and by the military...insurgency. Youse the bad guy, were the good guys. Don't forget that.
We just happen to be building a few other things in your country..for the long stay...huge fortress building for our ambassador..filled with intelligence gathering potential, just souse we can keep an eye on youse...also some major military installations/with airlift capability...it's really none of your business what we do..it's just your country...but we control it..er, would like to. And the idea that we act arm n' arm with Israels security concerns is just a bunch of left wing conspiracy wacko garbage..Richard Pearl, Wolfowitz might be..J..E..W..S.., and a number of the administrations policy adivsors have spent a great amount of time in Israel, but the President is from the Republic of TEXAS.

Why the suprise? Disneyland et al see the parks as potential goldmines, ripe for commercial exploitation. This is an administration that will hand them that plate, if it can..that is..if the American people don't have the thoughtfulness and wisdom to protest this significant increase/intrusion of commerce into public lands. Hoffman has to ask, idiot.."why do you do things the way you do" about the Nat'l Parks system..this is what you get when you put a wolf in charge of the hen house.

I suppose you've heard the expression.."When Hell freezes over"...?

Wow~ who are/were these idiots! Sounds as if they're suffering from a odd type of religious or righteous fervor.

I wouldn't care if you showed up with a pair of cheap binocs on a string, nor would any of my astro friends..

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!

Cheers, BW