>> ^Diogenes:

whether his ideas are good or bad... could a president paul actually get anything accomplished?
he'd be just the executive in our trias politica - congress would likely ignore his goals of substantive change, as well as override his vetoes that might threaten the status quo... and our judiciary would lock horns with him over the 14th amendment, at the very least
might as well elect a bag of sand, imho


That's a good point. I really don't know how a single man would get things done. I'm guessing a worst case scenario would be of constant deadlock, but a worsening economy would put enormous pressure on the opposition, I think we can count on Ron Paul not budging on his positions no matter what just based on his voting record.

whether his ideas are good or bad... could a president paul actually get anything accomplished?

he'd be just the executive in our trias politica - congress would likely ignore his goals of substantive change, as well as override his vetoes that might threaten the status quo... and our judiciary would lock horns with him over the 14th amendment, at the very least

might as well elect a bag of sand, imho

There is NO WAY we could have evolved. Because... because.. I don't BELIEVE in it. God said these other things and stuffs about these things and like ya know the things my preacher tells me are true because it was written in a musty tome written by a burlap sack wearing peasant who had shit to his name other than a bag of sand, a hand full of shit, and an ass raped goat.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'steve carrell, seth rogan, paul rudd, sex, boobs, sandbags, card game' to 'steve carrell, seth rogan, paul rudd, sex, boobs, bewbs, bag o sand, card game' - edited by calvados

Like a bag of sand... why didn't I think of that!

A few words on living in Portland:

Portland is 100' over sea level. It has very mild winters with the temperature rarely dropping under freezing. It tends to snow here about three times a year, and the snow actually sticks maybe once, maybe not.

Because of the relative rarity of real snow - and ice for that matter - few people in Portland buy chains or snow tires. It's a different matter when you head east, out toward Mt. Hood (view from Portland), where traction devices are required during the winter on various roads. Here, in the city, though, people just don't bother.

Driving in rain is something Portlanders understand. Driving on snow is an alien concept. They just don't get the amount of time necessary to build experience at it.

Me, I grew up in Massachusetts. I keep chains, a shovel, a tow rope, and a few bags of sand in my pickup every winter. Well... every winter except this one. See, I have a new vehicle, and haven't fitted it for chains yet. Frankly, it doesn't really matter. When it snows here, they only plow the major roads. If you don't live on one of them, you're SOL for driving. The public transit is one option - they do chain those beasts up - but that still requires walking a decent distance through the snow to get out to a bus. Most people in the city don't do that, and if you're commuting from a suburb, that might mean walking a few miles.

I suppose the questions are:

* How much money does the city lose each year by having so many businesses shut down?

* How much would it cost to outfit a larger fleet of plows and pay the hourly wages necessary?

* How much does the insurance company lose by having to pay out for all that damage? How much do they stand to make in the long run with increased premiums?

Ill, but enjoying my snow day anyway,
oohahh