Remember the bridge?

It was a heart wrenching story with much sorrow, but some miracles of survival. Truthfully, it was a miracle that more didn't perish.

But the pundits were so quick to exclaim a political fault. Why, of course it had to be the fault of Bush and his budget cuts that allowed the bridge to fall into disarray! Barring that, then it , of course, had to be the fault of the state political leadership who didn't allocate funding for upkeep! And when I suggested we wait for answers, those who claimed to be for freedom (play on word there bulletin board fans) shouted me down for being contentious.

Well, throw the crap in your own face. It was a design flaw and had nothing to do with the repairs that were needed OR GW.

Read it here

I don't like George Bush. I think he will be on record as the worst president in our history, but he's not evil incarnate. When your hyperbole drowns out common sense and the ability to look at any situation objectively, YOU are what you decry.

WV Department of Oral Health

Maybe it's simply time to abolish the West Virginia legislature and end their misery.

Seriously

Do they not have enough to do?
Because kids have cavities they want to abolish all soda and sugary snacks from schools and create a new, more ludicrous, aspect of government. The "Department of Oral Health".

*sigh*

First: If you want to improve ANY medical condition in WV then you target the parents and educate them. You do NOT usurp their authority. In this case, dental care.

Secondly: Do you know why kids buy snacks at school? Because the meals served are so regulated they're often tasteless AND because a number of kids - especially growing teens - don't get full on the portions served. It's sad to watch a kid nearing 6 foot be fed three chicken strips and a few fries and be satisfied. Anyone who's had a teenage boy in their home knows it's often like stoking a furance. They're almost impossible to fill up. The meager portions in our high schools don't come close.

Do us a favor, legislators: Put your attention towards kids who do without. Without food. Without insurance. Without parental care. We don't need more red tape in our government.

Let's be realistic

There will be a republican candidate for President.
You didn't like Rudy.
You didn't like McCain.
You didn't like Fred.
You didn't like Mitch.

Democrats have decried every single candidate, mostly out of hand, on the republican ticket. You've taken preemptive strikes at every candidate that steps forward. So now Huckabee has risen from the bottom of the pack to the top you can pat yourselves on the back. Huckabee didn't begin as a serious threat until the noise machines started taking on the top runners. So now we deal with another evangelical in politics. The best way to place people on the defensive is to attack a wide berth of players. In doing so the democrats have rallied the troops.

The republican party thanks you.

I want this kid in jail for life

Aside from this just being a senseless and immensely cruel action, this kid has serial killer written all over him. Show the ass the same mercy he showed the dog and the owner. NONE

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Children were demanding $600 or else they would kill Edna, his beloved beagle mix. Whiting listened in horror to what sounded like the jingle of Edna's collar, and an animal yelping in pain. He agreed to pay the ransom.

"You don't understand, mister," a boy replied. "I want to kill your dog anyway."

What happened to Edna remains a mystery, but Philadelphia police have charged a 15-year-old with harassment, terroristic threats, theft by extortion and other counts for allegedly calling Whiting. Police have yet to find the dog.

I've had tears today a couple of times. I don't see any happy news in this," a heartbroken Whiting said Friday. "I don't have a dog coming back, apparently." He also said he believes at least two children were involved.

Edna had been Whiting's constant companion for more than 10 years. The 57-year-old employee of the University of Pennsylvania's archaeology museum described Edna as a gentle dog that loved children and had been a therapy animal at nursing homes and hospitals.

Whiting went to a police station in the middle of the night to make a report. When he returned home a few hours later, his land line rang almost immediately. "We killed your dog," the voice said. "It's dead."