tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post3639259122242560734..comments2023-10-11T08:31:50.397-04:00Comments on moneythoughts: The Work Is Not Donemoneythoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462893426608294171noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-76347885053441702009-02-16T20:55:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:55:00.000-05:00That is the great thing about our country, that ev...That is the great thing about our country, that everyone has a voice to say what they think. Congress is a body that does imperfect work. Or, as has been said, a camel is a horse designed by a committee, yet the camel may long funny, it may very well get us where we need to go. Hopefully, this stimulus bill will do enough good for our country and we will not be in this desert any longer than we need be. Happy President's Day!moneythoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462893426608294171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-49717951278507034442009-02-16T19:47:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:47:00.000-05:00I'm sorry guys. Don't take me wrong it is just th...I'm sorry guys. Don't take me wrong it is just that you might as well build the bridge to nowhere in Alaska, it would hire more people to work than studying the life of a mouse or any other creature. Believe me, I know what it is to learn from the creatures of the world for medical or enviromental concerns, however, my point was that it and some other items stuck in the bill just aren't what we Americans are looking for. Maybe I used the wrong item to make a point and true, the Republicans haven't helped themselves one bit. I didn't hear them offer any insight into what should be in the bill. As far as I'm concerned the mouse is out. This is so so typical of the political process, either party.<BR/><BR/>Being a product of the 60's, when I hear there is a mouse in the stimulus package I figure there is a snake in the wood pile. <BR/><BR/>You have to watch them all and in this issue, I disagree with the mouse and it's place. Sorry.Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617356024199023401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-89277073401840250442009-02-16T18:50:00.000-05:002009-02-16T18:50:00.000-05:00Butch, I think any research or study may have bene...Butch, I think any research or study may have benefit to our own survival. There are animals and plants that may hold the key or cure for some of our diseases. But, on another level, I agree with Lou that once a species is gone it is gone forever. You never know when other forms of life may hold the secrets to a healthier life for all of us.moneythoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462893426608294171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-90373069399340439532009-02-16T15:11:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:11:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, Butch, but it's those types of concerns...I'm sorry, Butch, but it's those types of concerns - or their expression - that the Bush Administration specialized in. There has to be room for the 'salt marsh mouse' - if we turn away it will be gone - and once it's gone it ain't coming back. And who knows what the consequences are of letting a species go extinct - for any reason - but especially because we have 'greater concerns'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-78211429654265502882009-02-16T09:52:00.000-05:002009-02-16T09:52:00.000-05:00I'm neither a Republican or Democrate, more indepe...I'm neither a Republican or Democrate, more independent. I too voted Obama and I was HOPING that he would go through items "line by line" as he said he would. Stimulus may be needed but supporting a 'salt marsh mouse' study or whatever it is will not bring homes to market, jobs in great numbers or support the financial institutions. BOTH sides need to get their heads out of the sand and think about the masses, not the few.Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617356024199023401noreply@blogger.com