CCfan

Darn it! I wish he would have to allow Federal law to control us over
all the states, but not. Oh well.

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PuyoPiyo

^^^ I felt the same.

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Barbaro

Sam Brownback

I don't agree with him on many abortion issues. He opposes abortion even for women pregnant by rapists. He also voted on recommending constitutional ban on flag desecration. Hmm...

Rudy Giuliani

Sure, he is popular, but he's got plenty of skeletons in his closet. As a mayor, he helped reducing the crimes in NYC. I also know a new yorker mentioned she was glad he did work hard by reducing the crimes. She didn't see any prostitutes on the streets anymore. She felt safe. I can understand why he was disgusted by Anti-Catholic art (Poo art). lol.. He is for free speech for private expression, not publicly-funded art.

On his gun control view, all gun owners should pass written test.

He mentioned he would personally execute Bin Laden for attacking NYC.

I disagree with him on allowing an immigrant to become the US president. He would change rule barring immigrants from running for president.

Ron Paul

He is one of the rare politicians that strongly supports the constitution, but he is too isolationist and too libertarian. He'd make a good senator, but will not be a good president.

Mike Huckabee

Not sure about him. I got a weird vibe from him for some reason. He hates abortion, but support a woman's right to choose. He also wants to raises teacher salary. He also supports self defense and castle doctrine. He supports Internet sales tax.. Argh, why, Huckabee?

Duncan Hunter

I've met him around the San Diego County. He is a lousy politician. I've know too many locals who have been ranting about him because he absolutely did nothing about illegal immigrants after he kept making comments that he will solve the illegal immigration. All he did is chit-chat. I would not recommend him.

John McCain

He is a military hero, but he needs to control his tact. I disagree with his bipartisan immigration bill. He also voted on allowing illegal immigrants to participate in Social Security. He said abortion is ok if raped: and no testing for rape. I am not a fan of the Patriot Act.

Mitt Romney

Ah, I know one of his distant cousins since I was 16. Nice fella. He needs to explain more on his views.

Tommy Thompson

He is all right, but not a wit. Please, ask your pal, Fred Thompson to make an announcement for presidential race.

webexplorer

Mitt Romney

I have read about Mitt Romney several times. He betrayed many of us because an underwater tunnel in Boston was severely damaged that cost us billions of dollars. He hired his own friends working on the tunnel project as doing their dirty work. They did not have right material because the cement has been cracked a few times. The broken cement landed a car from ceiling and killed a driver. That was a second time. There are more problems in the tunnel as water leaking and more cracks. They just refilled the cement instead of replace the cement because of state financial problems.

He almost has no mortal because he has a plenty of money whatever he is interested in helping them with his OWN choice. He has a big ego. He made a biggest debt in the state history. Springfield city is near broke. It is all about the tunnel issue that caused a biggest problem of all. They should have built a bridge instead of the longest underground tunnel.

He has a nice house in Hull, and hired them to build a large windpower mill so that he will have less electricity bills. There is a 2nd windpower near Hyannis. Why it is in Hyannis? - it's because Ted Kennedy wants one, and he lives there.

Many people want one in some towns, but it has been debating for years. Nantucket Island wealthy owners do not want them. I finally realized that they do not give a damn about us. We demand the windpowers so that the machines will help to clean air and clean environment. This is a number one.

Romney is not the best man to run the president. He leave his many unsolved problems to the new Governor of Massachusetts. That's the fact. The new Governor does want to bring them up yet until a president is selected. He made his promise to Mitt. Actually, we did not know Governor Deval Patrick that well.

Barbaro

Thanks, Webexplorer. Can you send me your credible sources you have read about Mitt Romney, please? I would like to read the information regarding him making a debt in the state history.

I fail to see Mitt Romney was responsible for the Big Dig disaster. I have watched the news and couldn't find any article that says Mitt Romney was at fault for the leaks and Big Dig accident. My heart goes out for a driver. That was such a tragedy. I am told MA residents were blaming the MA Turnpike Authority who was the responsible for the construction of the Big Dig. I recently looked up the history of the Big Dig project and the Boston Globe (you need to register in order to read the articles online) and I was surprised that President Ronald Reagan vetoed the Big Dig project because he felt it was too expensive, but Congress overrode his veto, and the project started in 1991. Mitt Romney was not a governor at the time. It also says under MA law, the Turnpike Authority is an independent agency that does not report to the governor. After Mitt Romney was sworn in 2003, he called for the merger in 2003 and 2004. But the MA legislature rejected Romney's call for consolidation. The leaks in the 1-93 tunnel was discovered and Romney called for Matthew Amorello, the chairman and CEO of the Turnpike Authority's resignation. But Amorello refused to resign. In June 2005, Romney asked the MA Supreme Judicial Court to grant him the authority to fire Amorello, but the request was denied. A year later, a driver was killed in the I-90. Amorello still refused to resign. Gov. Mitt Romney didn't appoint him. Governor Jane Swift appointed him. They are blaming her as well. Romney still wanted Amorello fired and had to scheduled a hearing for the chairman. Amorello faced pressures and everything and finally resigned.

I am curious about the wind power mill. We have wind powers in southern CA and they looks cool. lol I think it is one of the great ways to reduce electricity bills. I also found out about flat screen television increasing electricity bills triple, which is not a good sign. :X I am not a big fan of Ted Kennedy. A friend of mine is a Boston native. He personally know Gov. Mitt Romney. Anyway, my friend is moderate, a bit wealthy and takes enivornment issues seriously, but he absolutely cannot stand Ted Kennedy because wealthy residents keep voting him in his name. I think Teddy Kennedy needs to retire and play football in Hyannis.

Nantucket Island is beautiful and I see why wealthy residents do not want them because wind powers look hideous and don't want them disrupting their beautiful views. Sooner or later, wealthy residents need to learn to accept them. My friend also told me that MA residents always like to make fun of their home-state, "Taxachusetts".

I am sorry to hear the problems about Governor Deval Patrick. He overspent fortune on little things such as drapes for his office! I recall that Gov. Deval Patrick wanted to modify the immigration policy that was started by the Romney administration that means Patrick will remove the responsibility of MA state troopers to detain illegal immigrants that was given to them by Gov. Mitt Romney. State Police's Power To Arrest Illegal Immigrants Modified - News Story - WCVB Boston

Sorry for the long post. It is past my bedtime. Hopefully, I look forward to reading your future links, Webexplorer.

Peace out.

Reba

...or take a long drive over a short bridge for a reunion with Mary Jo.

webexplorer

You got very good detail about Romney. It is unfortunately for him that he cannot deal with the problems. He hides so many things when he is running for the president. He is probably nice man. I think that he is not best candidate.

Bad Days for Big Dig

I like Ted Kennedy, but I don't trust him. I even don't trust both parties. I am Democrat. Both parties NEVER promise that we want them to make a new bill or remove a bill.

Smile, you are right about Taxachusetts. My friend talked about that frequently, and he moved to Florida for his retirement. He cannot stand paying the tax in Mass. I avoid him to hear his repeating words. Yuck!

I'm glad that you brought up about the flat LCD monitor's electricity. I knew because I had the feeling about it. I am learning about green energy for my house, and it isn't easy.

I'll read the Boston Globe article. The link that you showed me - wow... They will be deported to Mexico, and it is likely that they will come back here again.

Last year, I saw six police troopers at Wal-mart store arrested 12 young Mexicans, and they walked outside in the front door to the police vans. I never saw like that in my life.

webexplorer

Who knows - if he really did it. He was probably drunk that day. His family history has bad lucks. But, I consider that he does a good job in political. What can I say about him and George Bush? I wonder if they are related cousins.

Reba

Having girl friends while married isn't "bad lucks." Getting drunk and then getting behind the steering wheel isn't "bad lucks." Leaving a girl to drown while covering your own butt isn't "bad lucks." That is extremely bad judgment and no conscious. I've never seen any proof that Teddy's done "a good job".

webexplorer

We don't see what a congress person do at the Capital everyday. They have a secret ballot once a year for creating a new terrible law. i.e. They revised a retirement age from 62 to 64. Haven't you seen on a TV with a bunch of Congress people at the representatives? (not from a president's speeches)

Off subject - Any Congress people have the power to protect themselves not being sent out to a Federal prison unless they are interested to enforce a Congress to be sent to the prison. It is almost like a vote game. Our people, not the Congress, could not protect ourselves. Kennedy never get arrested in decades. Anyway, he is too old to be arrested. (The Constitution stated that "We are the People..." That is not for us, and it is really for the Fathers of the Congress people.)

Ted does a good job because he understands about the green energies. George cares about it, too but he added the nuclear energies in the fine prints. There is always trick in the long bills if you already know about.

Why are you or we struggle to make money? Who faults? You? IRS? The U.S. President? Senators? Who has the power? Now, you know who...

What about the president election? I don't buy their stories. They cannot promise that it is going to work unless the Congress agree to submit a bill.

Reba

Congressional ballots are not secret; they are public record. You can look up how your Congressmen vote on all issues.

webexplorer

I think that it does not reveal the information until they pass it, then it will become public. I know that it is supposed to be public for all kind of issues.
I am asking you did you ever hear about the retirement age ("2nd version") before it became a law?

Reba

Are you talking about the minimum age for receiving SS retirement benefits?

webexplorer

Yes. My mistake - 67 years people receive their SS check / pension from their company. The law was changed in a few years ago. Older retired people can receive them when they turn 65 or 62 or 55 - I don't remember the exact info. It is likely that young people will get their SS when they turn later 67 - who knows. Young people live longer than their parent or the generation. I have no idea what would happens in 2050 when the SS would be depleted.

Reba

Maybe this will help you:

Retirement benefits by year of birth

SS retirement and company pensions are two different things; they don't follow the same rules.

The earliest that I can retire and get full SS benefits will be age 66.

Barbaro

Webexplorer,

The link you sent depicts that Gov. Mitt Romney wasn't at fault for the leaks and the Big Dig accident. It also never states that Gov. Mitt Romney was responsible for big debt in the state history. The article says that Gov. Mitt Romney had been trying to do something about fixing the Big Dig for two years and tried to fire MTA chairman Amorello, but his hands were TIED. The MA Supreme Court and the MA Legislature refused to listen to Gov. Mitt Romney when he had been trying to tell them regarding the leak problems. He was stuck. MA governor has NO power to personally fire Amorello. Governor is required to ask the Supreme Court for permission to fire. If a governor himself decides to fire him without the Supreme court's permission, He would abuse his power and that would lead to the corruption. Unfortunately, The Supreme court officially refused to grant Gov. Mitt Romney the authority to fire Amariollo, the MTA chairman, so Romney can get someone new to replace Amarillo to fix the Big Dig and leaks. But it was too late and a driver died. The article also says MTA chairman Amorello lied that these tunnels are safe during the New York Times interview. You see, that's why Gov. Mitt Romney had been trying to get Amorello fired in the first place.

This writer of the article failed to mention the important details and the history of the Big Dig project. There is nothing wrong with Gov. Romney trying to take responsibility for their implementation and describing in detail the issues at hand. Isn't that what Governor does his public duty? If I were a MA resident, I'd demand to know what caused the accident and the leaks, et cetera. Gov. Mitt Romney did his job describing everything to the MA public asked for.

I am sending you the link from Washington Post. It provides the lenghlty details of the Big Dig Project. According to this article (Nov. 19, 2004), Gov. Mitt Romney asked for MTA Amarillo's resignations.

Boston's Big Dig Awash in Troubles (washingtonpost.com)

Barbaro

Heh. Teddy Kennedy will say "Oh, Mary Jo! you are going to haunt me for all eternity?"

The whole world knows Teddy Kennedy was a notorious drinker and a terrible driver. He lies a lot..I mean, a LOT. Teddy Kennedy is the king of the scandals. I do not understand why they keep voting him.

He even was expelled for cheating at Harvard. What class was it? Spanish! He even paid a friend to take the exam for him. His friend also got expelled. His family managed to keep it secret. Later, he and his friend returned back to Harvard and graduated together. That is totally unfair.

He had a record of traffic violations. He was even convicted of three violations and fined. The whole world knows Teddy Kennedy was under the influence of DUI. Have you seen the photos of his car by the bridge? Teddy Kennedy even left her in the upside down car. That's where poor Mary Jo died.Teddy had a neck brace on and even showed up at Mary Jo's funeral. Teddy Kennedy's driver license had expired 5 months before the car accident. The license problem was "fixed" by officials at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, under the direction Registrater Richard McLaughlin before the legal proceedings began. That was the sign of corruption. Kennedy officially pled guiilty to leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury. He received a two month suspended sentence and one year probation. Mary Jo's family took a settlement and agreed to NOT to speak about the accident.

Teddy Kennedy is a far worse politician than JFK and Robert Kennedy. If the Kennedy brothers only race for the presidential election, I'd vote JFK over Teddy.

Teddy Kennedy obviously doesn't know what to do about the Bipartisan Immigration bill. That bill is terrible. . Remember Immigration and nationality Act of 1965? His quote is: " The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs."

In 1986, the Senate produced the amnesty bill, Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) and already gave amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. Teddy Kennedy on the floor of the US Senate in 1986 pushing for legislation that successfully granted amnesty to several million illegal immigrants. His quote is : "This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this."

I don't understand why they didn't learn their mistakes from the past.

webexplorer

Thank you for showing me the link.

Reba

You're welcome.

Barbaro

Were they illegal?

You should come here and live in San Diego. It is completely out of control here.

Last year, councilwoman came up with a proposal that would fine landlords who rent illegal immigrants. They even threw eggs at her store. There was a Mexican-born minuteman got fight with other who opposed the proposal at the city hall. How irony. The police had to send two cops to *guard* councilwoman for a while. The proposal was passed, but it was blocked by a judge named Houston. Funny. The city hall was forced to give up because they couldn't afford to pay the pricey lawyers to fight to save the proposal. A several months ago, illegal immigrant got shot by a gang called El Diablo. The police refuse to arrest illegal immigrants. They'd rather to arrest bums than illegal immigrants. I know too many friends who were in the car accidents with illegal immigrants. They are very frustrated because illegal immigrants do not have driver license and insurances. Some of them had to sue them to get them paying for their accidents.

The private company in San Diego who built the fence on the border actually hired illegal immigrants. Oops. The company is in trouble.

I used to take the random pictures of shopping carts, pre-teens spraying graffiti, etc. to post them on a private blog to show my friends to see what San Diego really is like. There are lots of illegal children at the schools. I even tutored a deaf illegal immigrant at a public high school who didn't know anything about sex and where babies came from. She didn't know how to write or read. I was 17. She was 20.

Tousi

And if you plan your retirement right, you could opt to commence SS benefits earlier than your "full retirement age for SS purposes"; you just take roughly a 25% cut. Then the trick would be to live long enough to make up that difference.

webexplorer

Romney didn't talk about this issue on his speech. Isn't he? (I'm behind the news.)

More water leaking into Big Dig tunnel

Associated Press - July 1, 2007 8:34 AM ET

BOSTON (AP) - More water is seeping into the Big Dig tunnel.

Nearly two million gallons of water have been leaking into the Thomas P. O'Neill tunnel each month this year.

That's an 18% increase over last year, according to an analysis by the Boston Sunday Globe.

The increase comes despite ongoing efforts to stem the leaks in the nearly $14.8 billion project.

The leaks could also translate into heavier maintenance costs for the tunnel in the future.

A spokesman for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, which oversees the Big Dig, said the leaks are a problem that the project will have to deal with for the foreseeable future.

The leaks have been a problem ever since the roof of the tunnel was attached well before it opened to traffic in 2003