Comments on Blog of Ages: Monday helpers

Norman Rockwell. Nice. Patriot. Liberal.

2008-07-09T10:04:00.000-05:00

Norman Rockwell. Nice. Patriot. Liberal.

If you libs can't be nice, continue being nothing ...

2008-07-07T21:04:00.000-05:00

If you libs can't be nice, continue being nothing at all. Isn't that what Thumpers mother said???
---- Goose

Karl Rove calls Limbaugh a force multiplier in pol...

2008-07-07T14:32:00.000-05:00

Karl Rove calls Limbaugh a force multiplier in politics and public opinion.

Hmmm. Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh. Two of the meanest, most divisive influences in America today.

I didn't see the Times Magazine article on Limbaug...

2008-07-07T14:26:00.000-05:00

I didn't see the Times Magazine article on Limbaugh but I did spot an item on the biz pages recently in our local daily, which reported that he just signed a $400 million, eight-year contract that included a $100 million signing bonus, then $38 million a year. Like I'm always saying, he's an entertainer and he obviously has a big audience for the drivel he spews. If that info wasn't in the magazine article it's probably because they went to press before that news broke.

When I worked for Cong. Pickle in the early 1970's...

2008-07-07T11:57:00.000-05:00

When I worked for Cong. Pickle in the early 1970's, we came up with a plan to fund three international routes: Vancouver, Montreal and Laredo. Pickle got it passed through both Houses and we had rail service for a while. But that's history now.

Too bad.

Regarding rail travel in Europe. I recall during ...

2008-07-07T11:53:00.000-05:00

Regarding rail travel in Europe. I recall during the 1980's there was a big push to get high speed rail service in Texas. Dallas/Ft.Worth,Austin,San Antonio and Houston would be served. The project got bogged down over real estate, and who would build the service...the Germans or the French. Oh well, given the hassle of air travel in Texas, wouldn't be nice to have high speed rail now?