[speechlesstx]

It most certainly is, pocket sized at the moment.

[tomder55]

here is one of mine at an agility trial

[talaniman]

Beautiful dogs guys.

[tomder55]

It most certainly is, pocket sized at the moment.

good luck I'm sure it will have plenty of energy to burn. I had an Aussie Shepard before my recent pack.

[speechlesstx]

Beautiful dogs guys.

Thanks. I agree on both counts.

good luck I'm sure it will have plenty of energy to burn. I had an Aussie Shepard before my recent pack.

I remember. I haven't had a pup in 7 years but I do remember these heelers are little terrors for a while.

[Tuttyd]

"yea that the fall back position but since the lefties point the J' accuse finger at us all the time, turn around is fair play".



Yes, I agree, and I am sorry you feel like the victim, but this is what happens when the power sharing base becomes too narrow; history has shown that civic virtue goes out the window.

Can I just also add that for any Republic to survive in cannot rely on the virtue of men. Rather it needs to rely on a genuine mixed power base. Not a personified triumvirate of big business, big government (both persuasions) and big unions.

[tomder55]

the American people are the victims ;and unlike the lefties ,I take on my side . As an example ;I'll have a lot to say about the phony Tom Donahue and how his organization ,the US Chamber of Commerce has become the US Chamber of Cronies...and how speaker Bonehead and the RINOs are falling in line behind the Chamber's policies.

[paraclete]

Sometimes I wonder Tom whether you are a conservative or just a devil's advocate.

[tomder55]

A real conservative does not support the Chamber of Commerce's immigration position. And I don't understand why the libs who claim to support the workforce would favor an influx of illegal cheap labor into an already over crowded job market....a labor force whose benefits are paid for through the excessive fees, and taxes of working American citizens forced into Obamacare.
I mean ;this is happening at the very same time the libs are extending unemployment benefits for the 11th time . Speaker Bonehead and the Repubic inside the beltway crowd are lining up to pass whatever legislation the Chamber tells them to .

A real conservative thinks that the consolidation of business into the hands of the politically connected is not free market .

[talaniman]

A real conservative thinks that the consolidation of business into the hands of the politically connected is not free market

Progressives and liberals think exactly the same thing.

[paraclete]

""A real conservative thinks that the consolidation of business into the hands of the politically connected is not free market .""As I said before not a conservative since conservatives want to preserve the prerogative of business to organise however they please. Cronyism must be resisted. I think Tom you are coming to the conclusion all is not well in republican land. This often happens when you have had a polarisation of views as has happened with your Tparty. There is a difference between conservatism and right wing extremism. You do have immigration problems and a taste for cheap labour, and it appears no taste for the greater American prosperity zone, now if you would just annex Mexico and Canada your problems would be solved

[paraclete]

Seriously, we have gone nuts. pandering to a few indigenous who might, and I say might, because they haven't been heard from, have their noses out of joint because a T-shirt suggests Australia was established in 1788. well modern Australia was actually established in 1901, from 1788 to 1900 it was a British colony and before that we could only describe it as Barbequearea or Terra Incognito, it wasn't Australia
Big W follows Aldi in recalling controversial 'Australia Est 1788' shirt - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
I wonder will they withdraw the invasion day Tshirts the indigenous wear on Jan 26 which I consider offensive

[tomder55]

since conservatives want to preserve the prerogative of business to organise however they please

A conservative believes in free market capitalism ,and not for businesses to cut deals with government for the purpose of getting a competitive advantage .

[NeedKarma]

and not for businesses to cut deals with government for the purpose of getting a competitive advantage .

Liberals believe that is wrong as well.

[speechlesstx]

Liberals believe that is wrong as well.

I'll believe that when I see them criticize their own for doing just that.

[tomder55]

I'll believe that when the emperor cuts, GE probably the biggest rent seeking corporation in the US, out of their cozy exclusive place in the Obamacare industry .

[NeedKarma]

Why would he? It's endemic in the system, they all do it. Having one or two people criticize it while still doing it solves nothing. You're basically saying it isn't a big issue when it's actually the biggest issue.

[speechlesstx]

He isn't saying that at all and I fail to see where anyone thought 1 or 2 people criticizing their bad behavior is going to change anything. That's endemic among liberals, they SAY they believe it's wrong, whine about the problem and lecture others on it while looking the other way when their guy does it.

[speechlesstx]

Here is the emperor's latest nonsensical ploy to spur the economy and wage their "income inequality" war, establishing "Promise Zones."

President Obama on Thursday will unveil another facet of his plan to combat income inequality, this time focusing on a theme embraced by Democrats and Republicans alike: economic mobility.


Joined by local leaders at the White House, Mr. Obama will officially announce the administration’s first five “promise zones” -- pockets of the country that will receive comprehensive federal assistance after being especially hard-hit by the recession. The five zones will be located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The administration aims to ultimately assist 20 such regions.

I suggest he tell us how his millions invested in "Promise Neighborhoods" has worked out before asking us to buy into this useless idea, but I doubt that will happen or that the media will even question it.

[paraclete]

Well, a regional development plan under another guise